OF THE
APOSTLES
King James Version
1 ¶ The former treatise have I
made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2 Until the day in which he was
taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the
apostles whom he had chosen:
3 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.
5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized
with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6 ¶ When they therefore were
come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore
again the kingdom to Israel?
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 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 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 stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men
stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of
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.
12 ¶ Then returned they unto
Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's
journey.
13 And when they were come in,
they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John,
and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of
Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
14 These all continued with one
accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of
Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 ¶ And in those days Peter
stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together
were about an hundred and twenty,)
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 Jesus.
17 For he was numbered with us,
and had obtained part of this ministry.
18 Now this man purchased a field
with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in 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, 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 he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to
be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 And they appointed two, Joseph
called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 And they prayed, and said,
Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou
hast chosen,
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.
1 ¶ And 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.
3
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of
fire, and it sat upon each of them.
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.
6
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came
together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his
own language.
7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these
which speak Galilaeans?
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 Judaea, 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 Judaea,
and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my
words:
15
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but
the third hour of the day.
16
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
17
And it shall come to pass in the 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 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
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
whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a
man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did
by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and
foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and
slain:
24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed 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.
29
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the
patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre
is with us unto this day.
30
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he
would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
31
He seeing this before spake of
the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his
flesh did see corruption.
32
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are
witnesses.
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.
34
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith
himself, 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, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to
all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40
And with many other words did he testify and exhort,
saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and
the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
42 ¶ And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43
And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs
were done by the apostles.
44
And all that believed were together, and had all things
common;
45
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to
all men, as every man had need.
46
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple,
and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and
singleness of heart,
47
Praising God, and having favour
with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be
saved.
1 ¶ Now Peter and John went up together into the temple
at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
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, to
ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
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.
7 And he took him by the right
hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received
strength.
8
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them
into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9
And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
10
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful 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,
greatly wondering.
12 ¶ 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, as
though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
13
The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of
our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him
in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
14 But ye denied the Holy One and
the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15
And killed the Prince of life,
whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man
strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him
this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it,
as did also your rulers.
18
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth
of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may
be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of
the Lord;
20
And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached
unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive
until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the
mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
22
For Moses truly said unto the 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.
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
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant
which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And
in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent
him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
1 ¶ And as they spake unto the
people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came
upon them,
2
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached
through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3
And they laid hands on them, and 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,
6
And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and
Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered
together at Jerusalem.
7 And when they had set them in
the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name,
have ye done this?
8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy 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
raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand
here before you whole.
11
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders,
which is become the head of the corner.
12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none
other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and
perceived 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, 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 these
men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to
all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
17
But that it spread no further among the people, let us
straitly 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 right in the sight of God to hearken unto you
more than unto God, judge ye.
20
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, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that
which was done.
22
For the man was above forty years old, on whom this
miracle of healing was shewed.
23 ¶ And being let go, they went to their own company, and
reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
24
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to
God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and
earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
25
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain
things?
26
The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were
gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou
hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the
people of Israel, were gathered together,
28 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,
30
By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and
wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
31
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they
were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they
spake the word of God with boldness.
32 ¶ And the multitude of them that believed were of one
heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which
he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
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 them that lacked: for as many
as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the
things that were sold,
35 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,
37
Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it
at the apostles' feet.
1 ¶ But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his
wife, sold a possession,
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
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
Whiles 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.
5
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the
ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him
out, and buried him.
7 And
it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what
was done, came in.
8
And Peter answered unto her, Tell
me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9
Then Peter said unto her, How is
it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the
feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry
thee out.
10
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up
the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her
forth, buried her by her husband.
11
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many
as heard these things.
12 ¶ And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and
wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in
Solomon's porch.
13
And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the
people magnified them.
14 And believers were the more
added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
15
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the
streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of
Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16
There came also a multitude out of the cities round about
unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean
spirits: and they were healed every one.
17 ¶ Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were
with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with
indignation,
18
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the
common prison.
19
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison
doors, and brought them forth, and said,
20
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the
words of this life.
21 And when they heard that, they
entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest
came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the
senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22
But when the officers came, and found them not in the
prison, they returned, and told,
23
Saying, The prison truly found we
shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but
when we had opened, we found no man within.
24
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and
the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would
grow.
25
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom
ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
26 ¶ Then went the captain with the officers, and brought
them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been
stoned.
27
And when they had brought them, they set them before the
council: and the high priest asked them,
28 Saying, Did
not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold,
ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's
blood upon us.
29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
30
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and
hanged on a tree.
31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince
and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
32
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also
the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
33
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took
counsel to slay them.
34
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named
Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and
commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
35
And said
unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as
touching these men.
36
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to
be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves:
who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to
nought.
37
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the
taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as
many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
38
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let
them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of
men, it will come to nought:
39
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye
be found even to fight against God.
40
And to him they agreed: and when they had called the
apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the
name of Jesus, and let them go.
41
And they departed from the presence of the council,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased
not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
1 ¶ And in those days, when the number of the disciples
was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews,
because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
2
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto
them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave
the word of God, and serve tables.
3
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of
honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this
business.
4
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to
the ministry of the word.
5
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose
Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus,
and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
6
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had
prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 And the word of God increased;
and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great
company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 ¶ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great
wonders and miracles among the people.
9
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called
the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and
Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
10
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit
by which he spake.
11
Then they suborned men, which said, We
have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
12
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the
scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
13
And set up false witnesses, which said, This
man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against
this holy place, and the law:
14 For
we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place,
and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
15
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of
an angel.
1 ¶ Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
2
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God
of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before
he dwelt in Charran,
3
And said unto him, Get thee out
of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew
thee.
4
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans,
and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him
into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
5
And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as
to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a
possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
6
And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that
they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
7 And the nation to whom they
shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come
forth, and serve me in this place.
8
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day;
and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
9
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into
Egypt: but God was with him,
10
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him
favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of
Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no
sustenance.
12
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent
out our fathers first.
13
And at the second time Joseph was made known to his
brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
14 Then sent Joseph, and called
his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
15
So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our
fathers,
16
And were carried over into Sychem,
and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a
sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17 ¶ But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which
God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
18
Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
19
The same dealt subtilly with our
kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young
children, to the end they might not live.
20
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and
nourished up in his father's house three months:
21 And when he was cast out,
Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
22
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians,
and was mighty in words and in deeds.
23
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his
heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
24
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and
avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
25
For he supposed his brethren would have understood how
that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
26
And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they
strove, and would have set them at one again, saying,
Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
27
But he that did his neighbour
wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler
and a judge over us?
28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
29
Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the
land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
30 ¶ And when forty years were expired, there appeared to
him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in
a bush.
31
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he
drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
32
Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not
behold.
33
Then said the Lord to him, Put
off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest
is holy ground.
34
I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which
is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them.
And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
35 This Moses whom they refused,
saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same
did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which
appeared to him in the bush.
36
He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and
signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in
the wilderness forty years.
37
This is that Moses, which said unto the children of
Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren,
like unto me; him shall ye hear.
38
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with
the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and
with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
39
To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from
them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
40
Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods
to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of
Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
41
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice
unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42 ¶ Then God turned, and
gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the
prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and
sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
43
Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of
your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you
away beyond Babylon.
44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the
wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it
according to the fashion that he had seen.
45
Which also our fathers that came after brought in with
Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave
out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
46
Who found favour before God, and
desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47
But Solomon built him an house.
48
Howbeit the most High dwelleth
not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49 Heaven is my throne, and earth
is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the
place of my rest?
50
Hath not my hand made all these things?
51 ¶ Ye stiffnecked and
uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your
fathers did, so do ye.
52
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted?
and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of
whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
53
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels,
and have not kept it.
54 ¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the
heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus
standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the
heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their
ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the
witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
59
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying,
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord,
lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.