²¹But they, threatening, sent them away, not finding how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified what had been done, in that which had come to pass.

²²For the man was above forty years old, in whom that miraculous cure had been wrought.

²³And being let go, they came to their own company and related all that the chief priests and ancients had said to them.

²⁴Who having heard it, with one accord lifted up their voice to God and said: Lord, thou art he that didst make heaven and earth, the sea and all things that are in them.

²⁵Who, by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy servant, hast said: Why did the Gentiles rage: and the people meditate vain things?

²⁶The kings of the earth stood up: and the princes assembled together against the Lord and his Christ.

²⁷For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

²⁸To do what thy hand and thy counsel decreed to be done.

²⁹And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants that with all confidence they may speak thy word,

³⁰By stretching forth thy hand to cures and signs and wonders, to be done by the name of thy holy Son, Jesus.

³¹And when they had prayed, the place was moved wherein they were assembled: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they spoke the word of God with confidence.

³²And the multitude of believers had but one heart and one soul. Neither did any one say that aught of the things which he possessed was his own: but all things were common unto them.

³³And with great power did the Apostles give testimony of the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord: and great grace was in them all.

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