Chapter 1
1 Introduction
The first 4413 account 3056 I composed 4160, Theophilus 2321, about 4012 all 3956 that Jesus 2424 began 757 to do 4160 and teach 1321,
2 until 891 the day 2250 when He was taken 353 up {to heaven,} after He had by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 given 1781 orders 1781 to the apostles 652 whom 3739 He had chosen 1586.
3 To these 3739 He also 2532 presented 3936 Himself 1438 alive 2198 after 3326 His suffering 3958, by many 4183 convincing 5039 proofs 5039, appearing 3700 to them over 1223 {a period of} forty 5065 days 2250 and speaking 3004 of the things concerning 4012 the kingdom 932 of God 2316.
4 Gathering 4871 them together 4871, He commanded 3853 them not to leave 5563 Jerusalem 2414, but to wait 4037 for what the Father 3962 had promised 1860, "Which 3739," {He said,} "you heard 191 of from Me;
5 for John 2491 baptized 907 with water 5204, but you will be baptized 907 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 not many 4183 days 2250 from now."
6 ¶ So 3767 when they had come 4905 together 4905, they were asking 2065 Him, saying 3004, "Lord 2962, is it at this 3778 time 5550 You are restoring 600 the kingdom 932 to Israel 2474?"
7 He said 3004 to them, "It is not for you to know 1097 times 5550 or 2228 epochs 2540 which 3739 the Father 3962 has fixed 5087 by His own 2398 authority 1849;
8 but you will receive 2983 power 1411 when the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 has come 1904 upon you; and you shall be My witnesses 3144 both 5037 in Jerusalem 2419, and in all 3956 Judea 2453 and Samaria 4540, and even 2193 to the remotest 2078 part 2078 of the earth 1093."
9 The Ascension
And after He had said 3004 these 3778 things 3778, He was lifted 1869 up while they were looking 991 on, and a cloud 3507 received 5274 Him out of their sight 3788.
10 And as they were gazing 816 intently 816 into the sky 3772 while He was going 4198, behold 2400, two 1417 men 435 in white 3022 clothing 2067 stood 3936 beside 3936 them.
11 They also 2532 said 3004, "Men 435 of Galilee 1057, why 5101 do you stand 2476 looking 991 into the sky 3772? This 3778 Jesus 2424, who has been taken 353 up from you into heaven 3772, will come 2064 in just 3779 the same 5158 way 5158 as you have watched 2300 Him go 4198 into heaven 3772."
12 The Upper Room
¶ Then 5119 they returned 5290 to Jerusalem 2419 from the mount 3735 called 2564 Olivet 1638, which 3739 is near 1451 Jerusalem 2419, a Sabbath 4521 day's journey 3598 away.
13 When 3753 they had entered 1525 {the city,} they went 305 up to the upper 5253 room 5253 where 3757 they were staying 2650; that is, Peter 4074 and John 2491 and James 2385 and Andrew 406, Philip 5376 and Thomas 2381, Bartholomew 918 and Matthew 3102, James 2385 {the son} of Alphaeus 256, and Simon 4613 the Zealot 2208, and Judas 2455 {the} {son} of James 2385.
14 These 3778 all 3956 with one 3661 mind 3661 were continually 4342 devoting 4342 themselves 4342 to prayer 4335, along 4862 with {the} women 1135, and Mary 3137 the mother 3384 of Jesus 2424, and with His brothers 80.
15 ¶ At this 3778 time 2250 Peter 4074 stood 450 up in the midst 3319 of the brethren 80 (a gathering 3793 of about 5616 one 1540 hundred 1540 and twenty 1501 persons 3686 was there together), and said 3004,
16 "Brethren, the Scripture 1124 had 1163 to be fulfilled 4137, which 3739 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 foretold 4275 by the mouth 4750 of David 1160 concerning 4012 Judas 2455, who became 1096 a guide 3595 to those 3588 who arrested 4815 Jesus 2424.
17 "For he was counted 2674 among 1722 us and received 2975 his share 2819 in this 3778 ministry 1248."
18 (Now 3767 this 3778 man 3778 acquired 2932 a field 5564 with the price 3408 of his wickedness 93, and falling 1096 headlong 4248, he burst 2997 open 2997 in the middle 3319 and all 3956 his intestines 4698 gushed 1632 out.
19 And it became 1096 known 1110 to all 3956 who were living 2730 in Jerusalem 2419; so 5620 that in their own 2398 language 1258 that field 5564 was called 2564 Hakeldama 184, that is, Field 5564 of Blood 129.)
20 "For it is written 1125 in the book 976 of Psalms 5568, 'LET HIS HOMESTEAD 1886 BE MADE 1096 DESOLATE 2048, AND LET NO 3361 ONE 3361 DWELL 2730 IN IT'; and, 'LET ANOTHER 2087 MAN 2087 TAKE 2983 HIS OFFICE 1984.'
21 "Therefore 3767 it is necessary 1163 that of the men 435 who have accompanied 4905 us all 3956 the time 5550 that the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 went 1831 in and out among 1909 us--
22 beginning 757 with the baptism 908 of John 2491 until 2193 the day 2250 that He was taken 353 up from us--one 1520 of these 3778 {must} become 1096 a witness 3144 with us of His resurrection 386."
23 So 2532 they put 2476 forward 2476 two 1417 men 1417, Joseph 2501 called 2564 Barsabbas 923 (who 3739 was also called 1941 Justus 2459), and Matthias 3103.
24 And they prayed 4336 and said 3004, "You, Lord 2962, who 2589 know 2589 the hearts 2589 of all 3956 men 3956, show 322 which 3739 one 1520 of these 3778 two 1417 You have chosen 1586
25 to occupy 2983 this 3778 ministry 1248 and apostleship 651 from which 3739 Judas 2455 turned 3845 aside 3845 to go 4198 to his own 2398 place 5117."
26 And they drew 1325 lots 2819 for them, and the lot 2819 fell 4098 to Matthias 3103; and he was added 4785 to the eleven 1733 apostles 652.
Chapter 2
1 The Day of Pentecost
When 1722 the day 2250 of Pentecost 4005 had come 4845, they were all 3956 together 3674 in one 846 place.
2 And suddenly 869 there came 1096 from heaven 3772 a noise 2279 like 5618 a violent 972 rushing 5342 wind 4157, and it filled 4137 the whole 3650 house 3624 where 3757 they were sitting 2521.
3 And there appeared 3708 to them tongues 1100 as of fire 4442 distributing 1266 themselves, and they rested 2523 on each 1538 one 1520 of them.
4 And they were all 3956 filled 4092 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and began 757 to speak 2980 with other 2087 tongues 1100, as the Spirit 4151 was giving 1325 them utterance 669.
5 ¶ Now 1161 there were Jews 2453 living 2730 in Jerusalem 2419, devout 2126 men 435 from every 3956 nation 1484 under 5259 heaven 3772.
6 And when this 3778 sound 5456 occurred 1096, the crowd 4128 came 4905 together 4905, and were bewildered 4797 because 3754 each 1538 one 1520 of them was hearing 191 them speak 2980 in his own 2398 language 1258.
7 They were amazed 1839 and astonished 2296, saying 3004, "Why 2400, are not all 3956 these 3778 who are speaking 2980 Galileans 1057?
8 "And how 4459 is it that we each 1538 hear 191 {them} in our own 2398 language 1258 to which 3739 we were born 1080?
9 "Parthians 3934 and Medes 3370 and Elamites 1639, and residents 2730 of Mesopotamia 3318, Judea 2453 and Cappadocia 2587, Pontus 4195 and Asia 773,
10 Phrygia 5435 and Pamphylia 3828, Egypt 125 and the districts 3313 of Libya 3033 around 2596 Cyrene 2957, and visitors 1927 from Rome 4514, both 5037 Jews 2453 and proselytes 4339,
11 Cretans 2912 and Arabs 690--we hear 191 them in our {own} tongues 1100 speaking 2980 of the mighty 3167 deeds 3167 of God 2316."
12 And they all 3956 continued in amazement 1839 and great 1280 perplexity 1280, saying 3004 to one 243 another 243, "What 5101 does this 3778 mean?"
13 But others 2087 were mocking 1315 and saying 3004, "They are full 3325 of sweet 1098 wine 1098."
14 Peter's Sermon
¶ But Peter 4074, taking 2476 his stand 2476 with the eleven 1733, raised 1869 his voice 5456 and declared 669 to them: "Men 435 of Judea 2453 and all 3956 you who live 2730 in Jerusalem 2419, let this 3778 be known 1110 to you and give 1801 heed 1801 to my words 4487.
15 "For these 3778 men 3778 are not drunk 3184, as you suppose 5274, for it is {only} the third 5154 hour 5610 of the day 2250;
16 but this 3778 is what was spoken 3004 of through 1223 the prophet 4396 Joel 2493:
17 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST 2078 DAYS 2250,' God 2316 says 3004, 'THAT I WILL POUR 1632 FORTH 1632 OF MY SPIRIT 4151 ON ALL 3956 MANKIND 4561; AND YOUR SONS 5207 AND YOUR DAUGHTERS 2364 SHALL PROPHESY 4395, AND YOUR YOUNG 3495 MEN 3495 SHALL SEE 3708 VISIONS 3706, AND YOUR OLD 4245 MEN 4245 SHALL DREAM 1797 DREAMS 1798;
18 EVEN 2532 ON MY BONDSLAVES 1401, BOTH MEN 1401 AND WOMEN 1401, I WILL IN THOSE 1565 DAYS 2250 POUR 1632 FORTH 1632 OF MY SPIRIT 4151 And they shall prophesy 4395.
19 'AND I WILL GRANT 1325 WONDERS 5059 IN THE SKY 3772 ABOVE 507 AND SIGNS 4592 ON THE EARTH 1093 BELOW 2736, BLOOD 129, AND FIRE 4442, AND VAPOR 822 OF SMOKE 2586.
20 'THE SUN 2246 WILL BE TURNED 3344 INTO DARKNESS 4655 AND THE MOON 4582 INTO BLOOD 129, BEFORE 4250 THE GREAT 3173 AND GLORIOUS 2016 DAY 2250 OF THE LORD 2962 SHALL COME 2064.
21 'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE 3956 WHO 3739 CALLS 1941 ON THE NAME 3686 OF THE LORD 2962 WILL BE SAVED 4982.'
22 ¶ "Men 435 of Israel 2475, listen 191 to these 3778 words 3056: Jesus 2424 the Nazarene 3480, a man 435 attested 584 to you by God 2316 with miracles 1411 and wonders 5059 and signs 4592 which 3739 God 2316 performed 4160 through 1223 Him in your midst 3319, just 2531 as you yourselves 846 know 3609--
23 this 3778 {Man,} delivered 1560 over by the predetermined 3724 plan 1012 and foreknowledge 4268 of God 2316, you nailed 4362 to a cross 4362 by the hands 5495 of godless 459 men 459 and put 337 {Him} to death 337.
24 "But God 2316 raised 450 Him up again 450, putting 3089 an end 3089 to the agony 5604 of death 2288, since 2530 it was impossible for Him to be held 2902 in its power 5259.
25 "For David 1160 says 3004 of Him, 'I SAW 4308 THE LORD 2962 ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCE 1799; FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT 1188 HAND 1188, SO 2443 THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN 4531.
26 'THEREFORE MY HEART 2588 WAS GLAD 2165 AND MY TONGUE 1100 EXULTED 21; MOREOVER MY FLESH 4561 ALSO 2532 WILL LIVE 2681 IN HOPE 1680;
27 BECAUSE 3754 YOU WILL NOT ABANDON 1459 MY SOUL 5590 TO HADES 86, NOR 3761 ALLOW 1325 YOUR HOLY 3741 ONE 3741 TO UNDERGO 3708 DECAY 1312.
28 'YOU HAVE MADE 1107 KNOWN 1107 TO ME THE WAYS 3598 OF LIFE 2222; YOU WILL MAKE 4137 ME FULL 4137 OF GLADNESS 2167 WITH YOUR PRESENCE 4383.'
29 ¶ "Brethren, I may 1832 confidently 3954 say 3004 to you regarding 4012 the patriarch 3966 David 1160 that he both 2532 died 5053 and was buried 2290, and his tomb 3418 is with us to this 3778 day 2250.
30 "And so 3767, because he was a prophet 4396 and knew 3609 that GOD 2316 HAD SWORN 3660 TO HIM WITH AN OATH 3727 TO SEAT 2523 {one} OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE 2362,
31 he looked 4275 ahead 4275 and spoke 2980 of the resurrection 386 of the Christ 5547, that HE WAS NEITHER 3777 ABANDONED 1459 TO HADES 86, NOR 3777 DID His flesh 4561 SUFFER 3708 DECAY 1312.
32 "This 3778 Jesus 2424 God 2316 raised 450 up again 450, to which 3739 we are all 3956 witnesses 3144.
33 "Therefore 3767 having been exalted 5312 to the right 1188 hand 1188 of God 2316, and having received 2983 from the Father 3962 the promise 1860 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, He has poured 1632 forth 1632 this 3778 which 3739 you both 2532 see 991 and hear 191.
34 "For it was not David 1160 who ascended 305 into heaven 3772, but he himself 846 says 3004: 'THE LORD 2962 SAID 3004 TO MY LORD 2962, "SIT 2521 AT MY RIGHT 1188 HAND 1188,
35 UNTIL 2193 I MAKE 5087 YOUR ENEMIES 2190 A FOOTSTOOL 5286 FOR YOUR FEET 4228."'
36 "Therefore 3767 let all 3956 the house 3624 of Israel 2274 know 1097 for certain 806 that God 2316 has made 4160 Him both 2532 Lord 2962 and Christ 5547--this 3778 Jesus 2424 whom 3739 you crucified 4717."
37 The Ingathering
¶ Now 1161 when they heard 191 {this,} they were pierced 2660 to the heart 2588, and said 3004 to Peter 4074 and the rest 3062 of the apostles 652, "Brethren, what 5101 shall we do 4160?"
38 Peter 4074 {said} to them, "Repent 3340, and each 1538 of you be baptized 907 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 for the forgiveness 859 of your sins 266; and you will receive 2983 the gift 1431 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
39 "For the promise 1860 is for you and your children 5043 and for all 3956 who 3588 are far 3112 off 3112, as many 3745 as the Lord 2962 our God 2316 will call 4341 to Himself."
40 And with many 4183 other 2087 words 3056 he solemnly 1263 testified 1263 and kept on exhorting 3870 them, saying 3004, "Be saved 4982 from this 3778 perverse 4646 generation 1074!"
41 So 3767 then 3767, those 3588 who had received 588 his word 3056 were baptized 907; and that day 2250 there were added 4369 about 5616 three 5153 thousand 5153 souls 5590.
42 They were continually 4342 devoting 4342 themselves 4342 to the apostles' 652 teaching 1322 and to fellowship 2842, to the breaking 2800 of bread 740 and to prayer 4335.
43 ¶ Everyone 3956 kept feeling 1096 a sense 5401 of awe 5401; and many 4183 wonders 5059 and signs 4592 were taking 1096 place 1096 through 1223 the apostles 652.
44 And all 3956 those 3588 who had believed 4100 were together and had 2192 all 537 things 537 in common 2839;
45 and they {began} selling 4097 their property 2933 and possessions 5223 and were sharing 1266 them with all 3956, as anyone 5100 might have 2192 need 5532.
46 Day 2250 by day 2250 continuing 4342 with one 3661 mind 3661 in the temple 2413, and breaking 2806 bread 740 from house 3624 to house 3624, they were taking 3335 their meals 5160 together 3335 with gladness 20 and sincerity 858 of heart 2588,
47 praising 134 God 2316 and having 2192 favor 5485 with all 3650 the people 2992. And the Lord 2962 was adding 4369 to their number 846 day 2250 by day 2250 those 3588 who were being saved 4982.
Chapter 3
1 Healing the Lame Beggar
Now 1161 Peter 4074 and John 2491 were going 305 up to the temple 2413 at the ninth 1729 {hour,} the hour 5610 of prayer 4335.
2 And a man 435 who had been 5225 lame 5560 from his mother's 3384 womb 2836 was being carried 941 along, whom 3739 they used to set 5087 down 5087 every 2596 day 2250 at the gate 2374 of the temple 2413 which is called 3004 Beautiful 5611, in order to beg 154 alms 1654 of those 3588 who were entering 1531 the temple 2413.
3 When he saw 3708 Peter 4074 and John 2491 about 3195 to go 1524 into the temple 2413, he {began} asking 2065 to receive 2983 alms 1654.
4 But Peter 4074, along 4862 with John 2491, fixed 816 his gaze 816 on him and said 3004, "Look 991 at us!"
5 And he {began} to give 1907 them his attention 1907, expecting 4328 to receive 2983 something 5100 from them.
6 But Peter 4074 said 3004, "I do not possess 5225 silver 694 and gold 5553, but what 3739 I do have 2192 I give 1325 to you: In the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 the Nazarene 3480--walk 4043!"
7 And seizing 4084 him by the right 1188 hand 5495, he raised 1453 him up; and immediately 3916 his feet 939 and his ankles 4974 were strengthened 4732.
8 With a leap 1814 he stood 2476 upright 2476 and {began} to walk 4043; and he entered 1525 the temple 2413 with them, walking 4043 and leaping 242 and praising 134 God 2316.
9 And all 3956 the people 2992 saw 3708 him walking 4043 and praising 134 God 2316;
10 and they were taking 1921 note 1921 of him as being 1510 the one who used to sit 2521 at the Beautiful 5611 Gate 4439 of the temple 2413 to {beg} alms 1654, and they were filled 4092 with wonder 2285 and amazement 1611 at what had happened 4819 to him.
11 Peter's Second Sermon
¶ While he was clinging 2902 to Peter 4074 and John 2491, all 3956 the people 2992 ran 4936 together 4936 to them at the so-called 2564 portico 4745 of Solomon 4672, full 1569 of amazement 1569.
12 But when Peter 4074 saw 3708 {this,} he replied 611 to the people 2992, "Men 435 of Israel 2475, why 5101 are you amazed 2296 at this 3778, or 2228 why 5101 do you gaze 816 at us, as if 5613 by our own 2398 power 1411 or 2228 piety 2150 we had made 4160 him walk 4043?
13 "The God 2316 of Abraham 11, Isaac 2464 and Jacob 2384, the God 2316 of our fathers 3962, has glorified 1392 His servant 3816 Jesus 2424, {the one} whom 3739 you delivered 3860 and disowned 720 in the presence 4383 of Pilate 4091, when he had decided 2919 to release 630 Him.
14 "But you disowned 720 the Holy 40 and Righteous 1342 One 1342 and asked 154 for a murderer 5406 to be granted 5483 to you,
15 but put 615 to death 615 the Prince 747 of life 2222, {the one} whom 3739 God 2316 raised 1453 from the dead 3498, {a fact} to which 3739 we are witnesses 3144.
16 "And on the basis 1909 of faith 4102 in His name 3686, {it is} the name 3686 of Jesus which has strengthened 4732 this 3778 man whom 3739 you see 2334 and know 3609; and the faith 4102 which {comes} through 1223 Him has given 1325 him this 3778 perfect 3647 health 3647 in the presence 561 of you all 3956.
17 ¶ "And now 3568, brethren 80, I know 3609 that you acted 4238 in ignorance 52, just 5618 as your rulers 758 did also 2532.
18 "But the things which 3739 God 2316 announced 4293 beforehand 4293 by the mouth 4750 of all 3956 the prophets 4396, that His Christ 5547 would suffer 3958, He has thus 3779 fulfilled 4137.
19 "Therefore 3767 repent 3340 and return 1994, so 1519 that your sins 266 may be wiped 1813 away 1813, in order 3704 that times 2540 of refreshing 403 may come 2064 from the presence 4383 of the Lord 2962;
20 and that He may send 649 Jesus 2424, the Christ 5547 appointed 4400 for you,
21 whom 3739 heaven 3772 must 1163 receive 1209 until 891 {the} period 5550 of restoration 605 of all 3956 things 3956 about which 3739 God 2316 spoke 2980 by the mouth 4750 of His holy 40 prophets 4396 from ancient 165 time 165.
22 "Moses 3475 said 3004, 'THE LORD 2962 GOD 2316 WILL RAISE 450 UP FOR YOU A PROPHET 4396 LIKE 5613 ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN 80; TO HIM YOU SHALL GIVE 191 HEED 191 to everything 3956 He says 2980 to you.
23 'And it will be that every 3956 soul 5590 that does not heed 191 that prophet 4396