ACTS
1 The former account I made, O
Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2until the day in which He was taken up, after He
through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,
3to whom He also presented Himself alive after His
suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and
speaking of the things pertaining to the
4And being assembled together with them, He commanded
them not to depart from
5for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be
baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
6Therefore, when they had come together, they asked
Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to
7And He said to them, "It is not for you to know
times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.
8But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in
9Now when He had spoken these things, while they
watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
10And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He
went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,
11who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand
gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven,
will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."
12Then they returned to
13And when they had entered, they went up into the
upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and
Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the
Zealot; and Judas the son of James.
14These all continued with one accord in prayer and
supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His
brothers.
15And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the
disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and
said,
16"Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be
fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;
17for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in
this ministry."
18(Now this man purchased a field with the wages of
iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his
entrails gushed out.
19And it became known to all those dwelling in
20"For it is written in the Book of Psalms:
"Let his dwelling place be desolate, And let no one live in it'; and,
"Let another take his office.'
21"Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us
all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22beginning from the baptism of John to that day when
He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His
resurrection."
23And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who
was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24And they prayed and said, "You, O Lord, who know
the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen
25to take part in this ministry and apostleship from
which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."
26And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on
Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
2When the Day of Pentecost had fully
come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a
rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of
fire, and one sat upon each of them.
4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and
began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout
men, from every nation under heaven.
6And when this sound occurred, the multitude came
together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own
language.
7Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one
another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?
8And how is it that we hear, each in our own language
in which we were born?
9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in
Mesopotamia, Judea and
10Phrygia and
11Cretans and Arabs--we hear them speaking in our own
tongues the wonderful works of God."
12So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one
another, "Whatever could this mean?"
13Others mocking said, "They are full of new
wine."
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his
voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let
this be known to you, and heed my words.
15For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is
only the third hour of the day.
16But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17"And it shall come to pass in the last days,
says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall
dream dreams.
18And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will
pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.
19I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the
earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon
into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
21And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the
name of the LORD Shall be saved.'
22"Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of
Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which
God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know--
23Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and
foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put
to death;
24whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death,
because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
25For David says concerning Him: "I foresaw the
LORD always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be
shaken.
26Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.
27For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You
allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
28You have made known to me the ways of life; You will
make me full of joy in Your presence.'
29"Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of
the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us
to this day.
30Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had
sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the
flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
31he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection
of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see
corruption.
32This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all
witnesses.
33Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and
having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out
this which you now see and hear.
34"For David did not ascend into the heavens, but
he says himself: "The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand,
35Till I make Your enemies Your footstool."'
36"Therefore let all the house of
37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart,
and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what
shall we do?"
38Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every
one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins;
and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39For the promise is to you and to your children, and
to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."
40And with many other words he testified and exhorted
them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation."
41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized;
and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
42And they continued steadfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and
signs were done through the apostles.
44Now all who believed were together, and had all
things in common,
45and sold their possessions and goods, and divided
them among all, as anyone had need.
46So continuing daily with one accord in the temple,
and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and
simplicity of heart,
47praising God and having favor with all the people.
And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
3Now Peter and John went up together
to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was
carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called
Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
3who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the
temple, asked for alms.
4And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said,
"Look at us."
5So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive
something from them.
6Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have,
but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up
and walk."
7And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up,
and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the
temple with them--walking, leaping, and praising God.
9And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
10Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at
the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and
amazement at what had happened to him.
11Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter
and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called
Solomon's, greatly amazed.
12So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people:
"Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us,
as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our
fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence
of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.
14But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked
for a murderer to be granted to you,
15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from
the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16And His name, through faith in His name, has made
this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him
has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17"Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in
ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18But those things which God foretold by the mouth of
all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.
19Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may
be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the
Lord,
20and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached
to you before,
21whom heaven must receive until the times of
restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.
22For Moses truly said to the fathers, "The LORD
your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you
shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.
23And it shall be that every soul who will not hear
that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.'
24Yes, and all the prophets, from Samuel and those who
follow, as many as have spoken, have also foretold these days.
25You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant
which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in your seed all
the families of the earth shall be blessed.'
26To you first, God, having raised up His Servant
Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your
iniquities."
4Now as they spoke to the people, the
priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
2being greatly disturbed that they taught the people
and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody
until the next day, for it was already evening.
4However, many of those who heard the word believed;
and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
5And it came to pass, on the next day, that their
rulers, elders, and scribes,
6as well as Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and
Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered
together at
7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked,
"By what power or by what name have you done this?"
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to
them, "Rulers of the people and elders of
9If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a
helpless man, by what means he has been made well,
10let it be known to you all, and to all the people of
Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom
God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.
11This is the "stone which was rejected by you
builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.'
12Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no
other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and
perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they
realized that they had been with Jesus.
14And seeing the man who had been healed standing with
them, they could say nothing against it.
15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of
the council, they conferred among themselves,
16saying, "What shall we do to these men? For, indeed,
that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell
in
17But so that it spreads no further among the people,
let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name."
18So they called them and commanded them not to speak
at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19But Peter and John answered and said to them,
"Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to
God, you judge.
20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen
and heard."
21So when they had further threatened them, they let
them go, finding no way of punishing them, because of the people, since they
all glorified God for what had been done.
22For the man was over forty years old on whom this
miracle of healing had been performed.
23And being let go, they went to their own companions
and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
24So when they heard that, they raised their voice to
God with one accord and said: "Lord, You are God, who made heaven and
earth and the sea, and all that is in them,
25who by the mouth of Your servant David have said:
"Why did the nations rage, And the people plot vain things?
26The kings of the earth took their stand, And the
rulers were gathered together Against the LORD and against His Christ.'
27"For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom
You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people
of
28to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined
before to be done.
29Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your
servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,
30by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs
and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus."
31And when they had prayed, the place where they were
assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit,
and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
32Now the multitude of those who believed were of one
heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed
was his own, but they had all things in common.
33And with great power the apostles gave witness to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all.
34Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all
who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of
the things that were sold,
35and laid them at the apostles' feet; and they distributed
to each as anyone had need.
36And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the
apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of
37having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid
it at the apostles' feet.
5But a certain man named Ananias,
with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
2And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also
being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles'
feet.
3But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled
your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the
land for yourself?
4While it remained, was it not your own? And after it
was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in
your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."
5Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and
breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.
6And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried
him out, and buried him.
7Now it was about three hours later when his wife came
in, not knowing what had happened.
8And Peter answered her, "Tell me whether you
sold the land for so much?" She said, "Yes, for so much."
9Then Peter said to her, "How is it that you have
agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who
have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."
10Then immediately she fell down at his feet and
breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying
her out, buried her by her husband.
11So great fear came upon all the church and upon all
who heard these things.
12And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders
were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's
Porch.
13Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people
esteemed them highly.
14And believers were increasingly added to the Lord,
multitudes of both men and women,
15so that they brought the sick out into the streets
and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by
might fall on some of them.
16Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities
to
17Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were
with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with
indignation,
18and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in
the common prison.
19But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison
doors and brought them out, and said,
20"Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people
all the words of this life."
21And when they heard that, they entered the temple
early in the morning and taught. But the high priest and those with him came
and called the council together, with all the elders of the children of
22But when the officers came and did not find them in
the prison, they returned and reported,
23saying, "Indeed we found the prison shut
securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors; but when we opened
them, we found no one inside!"
24Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and
the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be.
25So one came and told them, saying, "Look, the
men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the
people!"
26Then the captain went with the officers and brought
them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27And when they had brought them, they set them before
the council. And the high priest asked them,
28saying, "Did we not strictly command you not to
teach in this name? And look, you have filled
29But Peter and the other apostles answered and said:
"We ought to obey God rather than men.
30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered
by hanging on a tree.
31Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince
and Savior, to give repentance to
32And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also
is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him."
33When they heard this, they were furious and plotted
to kill them.
34Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named
Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded
them to put the apostles outside for a little while.
35And he said to them: "Men of Israel, take heed
to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men.
36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be
somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and
all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.
37After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days
of the census, and drew away many people after him. He also perished, and all
who obeyed him were dispersed.
38And now I say to you, keep away from these men and
let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to
nothing;
39but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it--lest
you even be found to fight against God."
40And they agreed with him, and when they had called
for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in
the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41So they departed from the presence of the council,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
42And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did
not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
6Now in those days, when the number
of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews
by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily
distribution.
2Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the
disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave the word of
God and serve tables.
3Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven
men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint
over this business;
4but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and
to the ministry of the word."
5And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they
chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus,
Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from
6whom they set before the apostles; and when they had
prayed, they laid hands on them.
7Then the word of God spread, and the number of the
disciples multiplied greatly in
8And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great
wonders and signs among the people.
9Then there arose some from what is called the
Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the
Spirit by which he spoke.
11Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have
heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
12And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the
scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.
13They also set up false witnesses who said, "This
man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the
law;
14for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth
will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses delivered to
us."
15And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly
at him, saw his face as the face of an angel.
7Then the high priest said, "Are
these things so?"
2And he said, "Brethren and fathers, listen: The
God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before
he dwelt in
3and said to him, "Get out of your country and
from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.'
4Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and
dwelt in
5And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even
enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, He promised to
give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him.
6But God spoke in this way: that his descendants would
dwell in a foreign land, and that they would bring them into bondage and
oppress them four hundred years.
7"And the nation to whom they will be in bondage
I will judge,' said God, "and after that they shall come out and serve Me
in this place.'
8Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so
Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot
Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
9"And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold
Joseph into
10and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave
him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of
11Now a famine and great trouble came over all the
12But when Jacob heard that there was grain in
13And the second time Joseph was made known to his
brothers, and Joseph's family became known to the Pharaoh.
14Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and all
his relatives to him, seventy-five people.
15So Jacob went down to
16And they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the
tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father
of Shechem.
17"But when the time of the promise drew near
which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in
18till another king arose who did not know Joseph.
19This man dealt treacherously with our people, and
oppressed our forefathers, making them expose their babies, so that they might
not live.
20At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to
God; and he was brought up in his father's house for three months.
21But when he was set out, Pharaoh's daughter took him
away and brought him up as her own son.
22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the
Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.
23"Now when he was forty years old, it came into
his heart to visit his brethren, the children of
24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended and
avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian.
25For he supposed that his brethren would have
understood that God would deliver them by his hand, but they did not understand.
26And the next day he appeared to two of them as they
were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, "Men, you are
brethren; why do you wrong one another?'
27But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away,
saying, "Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
28Do you want to kill me as you did the Egyptian
yesterday?'
29Then, at this saying, Moses fled and became a dweller
in the
30"And when forty years had passed, an Angel of
the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of
31When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as
he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,
32saying, "I am the God of your fathers--the God
of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And Moses trembled and
dared not look.
33"Then the LORD said to him, "Take your
sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
34I have surely seen the oppression of My people who
are in
35"This Moses whom they rejected, saying,
"Who made you a ruler and a judge?' is the one God sent to be a ruler and
a deliverer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and
signs in the
37"This is that Moses who said to the children of
38"This is he who was in the congregation in the
wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him on
39whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected. And in
their hearts they turned back to
40saying to Aaron, "Make us gods to go before us;
as for this Moses who brought us out of the
41And they made a calf in those days, offered
sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host
of heaven, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: "Did you offer Me
slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness, O
house of
43You also took up the tabernacle of Moloch, And the
star of your god Remphan, Images which you made to worship; And I will carry
you away beyond
44"Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in
the wilderness, as He appointed, instructing Moses to make it according to the
pattern that he had seen,
45which our fathers, having received it in turn, also
brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out
before the face of our fathers until the days of David,
46who found favor before God and asked to find a
dwelling for the God of Jacob.
47But Solomon built Him a house.
48"However, the Most High does not dwell in
temples made with hands, as the prophet says:
49"Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the LORD, Or what is the place of My
rest?
50Has My hand not made all these things?'
51"You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and
ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.
52Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute?
And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you now
have become the betrayers and murderers,
53who have received the law by the direction of angels
and have not kept it."
54When they heard these things they were cut to the
heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.
55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into
heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56and said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and
the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"
57Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their
ears, and ran at him with one accord;
58and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And
the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and
saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
60Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice,
"Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had said this,
he fell asleep.
8Now Saul was consenting to his
death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at
2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and
made great lamentation over him.
3As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering
every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
4Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere
preaching the word.
5Then Philip went down to the city of
6And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken
by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came
out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were
healed.
8And there was great joy in that city.
9But there was a certain man called Simon, who
previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of
10to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the
greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God."
11And they heeded him because he had astonished them
with his sorceries for a long time.
12But when they believed Philip as he preached the
things concerning the
13Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was
baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and
signs which were done.
14Now when the apostles who were at
15who, when they had come down, prayed for them that
they might receive the Holy Spirit.
16For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had
only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17Then they laid hands on them, and they received the
Holy Spirit.
18And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the
apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
19saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on
whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit."
20But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with
you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!
21You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for
your heart is not right in the sight of God.
22Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray
God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and
bound by iniquity."
24Then Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord
for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me."
25So when they had testified and preached the word of
the Lord, they returned to
26Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying,
"Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from
27So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia,
a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had
charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was
reading Isaiah the prophet.
29Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go near and
overtake this chariot."
30So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the
prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
31And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides
me?" And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.
32The place in the Scripture which he read was this:
"He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer
is silent, So He opened not His mouth.
33In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And
who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth."
34So the eunuch answered Philip and said, "I ask
you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?"
35Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this
Scripture, preached Jesus to him.
36Now as they went down the road, they came to some
water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from
being baptized?"
37Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your
heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God."
38So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both
Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
39Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of
the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on
his way rejoicing.
40But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through,
he preached in all the cities till he came to
9Then Saul, still breathing threats
and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2and asked letters from him to the synagogues of
3As he journeyed he came near
4Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying
to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
5And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the
Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to
kick against the goads."
6So he, trembling and astonished, said, "Lord,
what do You want me to do?" Then the Lord said to him, "Arise and go
into the city, and you will be told what you must do."
7And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless,
hearing a voice but seeing no one.
8Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes
were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into
9And he was three days without sight, and neither ate
nor drank.
10Now there was a certain disciple at
11So the Lord said to him, "Arise and go to the
street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul
of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying.
12And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias
coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his
sight."
13Then Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from
many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in
14And here he has authority from the chief priests to
bind all who call on Your name."
15But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a
chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children
of
16For I will show him how many things he must suffer
for My name's sake."
17And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and
laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who
appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your
sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
18Immediately there fell from his eyes something like
scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized.
19So when he had received food, he was strengthened.
Then Saul spent some days with the disciples at
20Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues,
that He is the Son of God.
21Then all who heard were amazed, and said, "Is
this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in
22But Saul increased all the more in strength, and
confounded the Jews who dwelt in
23Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to
kill him.