Acts 1–2

The former treatise have I made, O ^aTheophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, ²until the day in which ^bhe was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost ^chad given commandments unto the Apostles whom he had chosen: ^3dto whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many ^einfallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of ^fthe things pertaining to the kingdom of God: ⁴and, being assembled together with them, commanded them ^gthat they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for ^hthe promise of the Father, which, ⁱsaith he, ye have heard of me. ⁵For ^jJohn truly baptized with water; but ye shall be ^jkbaptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. ⁶When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time ^lrestore again the kingdom to Israel? ⁷And he said unto them, ^mIt is not for you to know ⁿthe times or the seasons, ^owhich the Father hath put in his own power. ⁸But ye shall receive ^ppower, ^qafter that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be ^rwitnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in ^sSamaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ⁹And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, ^the was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. ¹⁰And while they ^ulooked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, ^vtwo ^wmen stood by them in ^xwhite apparel; ¹¹Which also said, ^yYe men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is ^btaken up from you into heaven, ^zshall ^aso come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. ¹²Then ^breturned they unto Jerusalem from ^cthe mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem ^da sabbath day’s journey. ¹³And when they were come in, they went up into ^ean upper room, where abode both ^fPeter, and James, and ^gJohn, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and ^hJudas ⁱthe brother of James. ¹⁴These all ^jcontinued ^kwith one accord in prayer and supplication, with ^lthe women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with ^mhis brethren.

¹⁵And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (ⁿthe number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) ¹⁶Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost ^oby the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, ^pwhich was guide to them that took Jesus. ¹⁷For ^qhe was numbered with us, and had obtained part of ^rthis ministry. ¹⁸Now ^sthis man purchased a field with ^tthe reward of iniquity; and ^ufalling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. ¹⁹And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in ^wtheir proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, ^xThe field of blood. ²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms, ^yLet his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and ^zhis bishoprick let another take. ²¹Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus ^awent in and out among us, ^22bbeginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was ^ctaken up from us, must one be ordained to be ^da witness with us of his resurrection. ²³And they appointed two, Joseph called ^eBarsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and ^fMatthias. ²⁴And they ^gprayed, and said, Thou, Lord, ^hwhich knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, ²⁵that he may take part of ⁱthis ministry and ^japostleship, from which Judas by ^ktransgression fell, that he might go ^lto his own place. ²⁶And they gave forth their lots; and ^mthe lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

II.And when ^athe day of Pentecost ^bwas fully come, they were all ^cwith one accord in one place. ²And suddenly there came ^da sound from heaven ^eas of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. ³And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of ^ffire, and it sat upon each of them. ⁴And ^gthey were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began ^hto speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. ⁵And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, ⁱdevout men, out of every nation under heaven. ⁶Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were ^kconfounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. ⁷And they were all ^lamazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak ^mGalileans? ⁸And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? ⁹Parthians, and ⁿMedes, and ^oElamites, and the dwellers in ^pMesopotamia, and in Judea, and ^qCappadocia, in ^qrPontus, and ^qsAsia, ^10tPhrygia, and ^uPamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about ^xCyrene, and ^ystrangers of Rome, Jews and ^zproselytes, ^11aCretes and ^bArabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the ^cwonderful works of God. ¹²And they were all ^damazed, and ^ewere in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? ¹³Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

¹⁴But Peter, standing up with ^fthe eleven, ^glift up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: ¹⁵for these are not ^hdrunken, as ye suppose, ⁱseeing it is but ^kthe third hour of the day. ¹⁶But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; ^17lAnd it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, ^mI will pour out of my Spirit ⁿupon all flesh: and your sons and ^oyour daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: ¹⁸and on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and ^pthey shall prophesy: ¹⁹and I will shew ^qwonders in heaven above, and ^qsigns in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: ^20rthe sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: ²¹and it shall come to pass, that ^swhosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ²²Ye men of Israel, hear these words; ^tJesus of Nazareth, a man ^uapproved of God among you by ^xmiracles and ^qxwonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: ²³Him, ^ybeing delivered by the ^zdeterminate counsel and ^aforeknowledge of God, ^bye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: ^24cwhom God hath raised up, having loosed ^dthe pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. ²⁵For David speaketh ^econcerning him, ^fI foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: ²⁶therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: ^27gbecause thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. ²⁸Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. ²⁹Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of ^hthe patriarch David, that ⁱhe is both dead and buried, and ^khis sepulchre is with us unto this day. ³⁰Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that ^lGod had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, ^maccording to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; ³¹he seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, ⁿthat his soul was not left in ^ohell, neither his flesh did see corruption. ³²This Jesus ^chath God raised up, whereof we all are ^pwitnesses. ³³Therefore ^qbeing by the right hand of God exalted, and having received ^rof the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath ^sshed forth this, which ye now see and hear. ³⁴For David is not ^tascended ^uinto the heavens: but he saith himself, ^xThe Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, ³⁵until I make thy foes thy footstool. ³⁶Therefore let all the house of Israel know ^yassuredly, that ^zGod hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both ^aLord and Christ.

³⁷Now when they heard this, they were ^bpricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, ^cwhat shall we do? ³⁸Then Peter said unto them, ^dRepent, and ^ebe baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ ^ffor the remission of sins, and ye shall receive ^gthe gift of the Holy Ghost. ³⁹For the promise is unto you, and ^hto your children, and to all that are ⁱafar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. ⁴⁰And with many other words did he ^jtestify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this ^kuntoward generation.

⁴¹Then they that gladly ^lreceived his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them ^mabout three thousand ⁿsouls. ⁴²And they ^ocontinued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in ^ybreaking of bread, and in prayers. ⁴³And ^pfear came upon every soul: and ^qmany wonders and signs were done by the apostles. ⁴⁴And all that believed were ^rtogether, and ^shad all things common; ⁴⁵and ^tsold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, ^uas every man had need. ⁴⁶And they, ^ocontinuing daily ^wwith one accord ^xin the temple, and ^ybreaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with ^zgladness and singleness of heart, ^47apraising God, and having ^bfavour with all the people. And the Lord ^cadded to the church daily ^dsuch as should be saved.

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