Category Archives: Acts

Introduction 1 The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when He was taken upto heaven,after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. 3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many […]

The Day of Pentecost 1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, […]

Healing the Lame Beggar 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at theninthhour,the hour of prayer. 2 And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in […]

Peter and John Arrested 1 As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the templeguardand the Sadducees came up to them, 2 being greatly disturbed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them and put them […]

Fate of Ananias and Sapphira 1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and kept backsomeof the price for himself, with his wife’s full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled […]

Choosing of the Seven 1 Now at this time while the disciples were increasingin number,a complaint arose on the part of theHellenisticJewsagainst thenativeHebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily servingof food. 2 So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the […]

Stephen’s Defense 1 The high priest said, “Are these things so?” 2 And he said, “Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, 3 and said to him, ‘Leave your country and your relatives,and come into the land thatIwill […]

Saul Persecutes the Church 1 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Somedevout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. 3 […]

The Conversion of Saul 1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to […]

Cornelius’s Vision 1 Nowthere wasa man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italiancohort, 2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave manyalms to theJewishpeople and prayed to God continually. 3 About theninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an […]