i Matt. 24. 3.

k Is. 1. 26.

Dan. 7. 27.
Am. 9. 11.

1 Matt. 24. 36.

Mark 13. 32.

1 Thess. 5. 1.

m ch. 2. 1, 4.

Or, the pow

Ghost coming upon you.

3 d To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: 4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

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5 For John truly baptized with water; hbut ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, i Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

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7 And he said unto them, 'It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

8 m But ye shall receive "power, "afer of the Holy ter that the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

n Luke 24. 49.

o Luke 24. 48. John 15. 27. ver. 22. ch. 2. 32.

p Luke 24. 51. John 6. 62.

q ver. 2.

r Matt. 28. 3. Mark 16. 5. Luke 24. 4. John 20. 12. ch. 10. 3, 30.

8 ch. 2. 7. & 13. 31.

t Dan. 7. 13. Matt. 24. 30.

Luke 21. 27. John 14. 3.

9 P And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them "in white apparel;

11 Which also said, Ye men of Mark 13. 26. Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

1 Thess. 1. 10. & 4. 16. 2 Thess. 1.

10. Rev. 1. 7.

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12 "Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

X

A. D. 33.

u Luke 24. 52.

x ch. 9. 37, 39. & 20. 8.

y Matt. 10. 2, 3, 4.

13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both y Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and a Judas the brother of a Jude 1. James.

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z Luke 6. 15.

b ch. 2. 1, 46.

c Luke 23. 49, 55. & 24. 10. d Matt. 13. 55.

e Rev. 3. 4.

f Ps. 41. 9. John 13. 18.

16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took & Luke 22. 47. Jesus.

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17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

k

John 18. 3.

h Matt. 10. 4. Luke 6. 16.

i ver. 25. ch. 12. 25. & 20. 24. & 21. 19. k Matt. 27. 5, 7, 8.

18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in 1 Matt. 26. 15. the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called, in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, m Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein : and," His bishoprick let another take. 21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

22 ° Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that Phe was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

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25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

CHAPTER II.

The outpouring of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost, and the gift of tongues. 14 Peter's discourse. 37 Three thousand repent and are baptized. 44 The

disciples have all things common. 47 Converts are

daily added to the church.

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ND when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

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3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, it sat upon each of them.

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4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak With other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

The sermon of Peter.

suppose, seeing it is but the third 1 Thess. 5.7. hour of the day.

16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel ;

17 h And it shall come to pass in the h Is. 44. 3. last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream k ch. 21. 9. dreams :

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy :

19 m And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

21 And it shall come to pass, that

f ch. 1. 11.

8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

14 ¶ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem,

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24 s Whom God hath raised up, havloosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Luke 22. 22. & 24. 44. ch. 3. 18. & 4. 28. r ch. 5. 30.

s ver. 32. ch. 3. 15. & 4. 10. & 10. 40. & 13. 30, 34. & 17. 31. Rom. 4. 24. & 8. 11. 1 Cor. 6. 14. & 15. 15. 2 Cor. 4. 14. Gal. 1. 1. Eph. 1. 20. Col. 2. 12. 1 Thess. 1. 10. Heb. 13. 20. 1 Pet. 1. 21.

t Ps. 16. 8.

Many are converted.

A. D. 33.

would raise up Christ to sit on his

throne;

CHAPTER III.

A lame man healed. man

healed. 12 Peter's discourse in Solomon's porch. 19 He exhorteth to repentance and faith in Christ.

32 This Jesus hath God raised up, a whereof we all are witnesses.

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33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

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34 For David is not ascended into the heavens but he saith himself, e The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. 37 ¶ Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, ch. 9. 6. & 16. and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

Now Peter

A. D. 33.

a ch. 2. 46.

OW Peter and John went up together a into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth b Ps. 55. 17. hour.

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c ch. 14. 8.

2 And 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, tod John 9. & ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

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3 Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

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7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

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e ch. 4. 10.

8 And he leaping up stood, and f Is. 35. 6. walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

9 And all the people saw him walk- | g ch. 4. 16, 21. ing and praising God:

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9. 8.

10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful h Like John gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, great- i John 10. 23. ly wondering.

i

ch. 5. 12.

12 T And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, k ch. 5. 30. as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

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1 John 7.39. & 12. 16. & 17. 1. m Matt. 27. 2. n Matt. 27. 20. Mark 15. 11. Luke 23. 18. 20, 21. John 18. 40. & 19. 15. ch. 13.

13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, 'hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye 28. m delivered up, and n denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

o Ps. 16. 10.

Mark 1. 24. Luke 1. 35. ch. 2, 27. & 4. 27.

14 But ye denied the Holy Onep ch. 7. 52. & Pand the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

22. 14. q ch. 2. 24.

r ch. 2. 32.

15 And killed the Prince of life, Or, Author, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

r

Heb. 2. 10. & 5.9. 1 John 5. 11.

22 For Moses truly said unto the c Deut. 18. 15, fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

d ch. 2. 39. Rom. 9. 4, 8.

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3. 26.

23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

25 d Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying • Gen. 12. 3. & unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

18. 18. & 22.

18. & 26. 4. & 28. 14. Gal.

3.8.

f Matt. 10. 5. & 15. 24. Luke 24. 47.

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26 ' Unto you first, God having raised up his Son Jesus & sent him to bless ch. 15. 32, 33, you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

46.

g ver. 22.

h Matt. 1. 21.

Il Or, ruler,

Luke 22. 4. ch. 5. 24.

a Matt. 22. 23. Acts 23. 8.

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CHAPTER IV.

Peter and John imprisoned. 4 Five thousand believe.

5 Peter and John brought before the council. Pe

ter's defence. 13 The rulers command them not to teach in the name of Jesus. 23 They return to their

own company, who lift up their voice in prayer. 31 They are all filled with the Holy Ghost. 34 Barnabas and others sell their possessions.

Peter before the rulers.

put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

5 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

A. D. 33.

John 11. 49. & 18. 13.

6 And Annas the high priest, and b Luke 3. 2. Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

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7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

c Ex. 2. 14. Matt. 21. 23. ch. 7. 27.

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8 d Then Peter, filled with the Holy Luke 12. 11, Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God f ch. 2. 24. raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

13 ¶ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and per- i Matt. 11. 25. ceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, k ch. 3. 11. they could say nothing against it.

15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

16 Saying, 'What shall we do to 1 John 11. 47. these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is m manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

17 But that it spread no further

ple, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

2 a Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and

threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

18 "And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be

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m ch. 3. 9, 10.

n ch. 5. 40.

o ch. 5. 29.

The prayer of the church.

A. D. 33.

p ch. 1. 8. & 2. 32.

q ch. 22. 15. 1 John 1. 1,3.

right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

20 P For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, r Matt. 21. 26. because of the people for all men glorified God for that which was done.

Luke 20. 6, 19. & 22. 2. ch. 5. 26.

• ch. 3. 7, 8.

t ch. 12. 12.

u 2 Kings 19. 15.

x Ps. 2. 1.

y Matt. 26. S.

27 Fory of a truth against thy holy Luke 22. 2. & child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

23. 1, 8. z Luke 1. 35. a Luke 4. 18. John 10. 36.

b ch. 2. 23. & 3. 18.

c ver. 13, 31. ch. 9. 27. & 13. 46. & 14. 3. & 19. 8. & 26. 26. & 23. 31. Eph. 6. 19.

d ch. 2. 43. & 5. 12.

e ch. 3. 6, 16. f ver. 27.

g ch. 2. 2, 4. & 16. 26.

h ver. 29.

i ch. 5. 12.

2 Cor. 13. 11.

28 b For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

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

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30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

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31 ¶ And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, hand they spake the word of God with boldness.

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32 And the multitude of them that believed i were of one heart and of one Rom. 15, 5, 6. soul: neither said any of them that Phil. 1. 27. &aught of the things which he possess2. 2. 1 Pet. 3. ed was his own; but they had all things common.

8.

k ch. 2. 44.

1 ch. 1. 8.

m ch. 1. 22. n ch. 2. 47.

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33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and "great grace was upon them all.

34 Neither was there any among

Ananias and Sapphira.

A. D. 33.

them that lacked: them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of o ch. 2. 45. the things that were sold,

35 P And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

3 b But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

4 While it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.