tion of the Christ, that neither was his soul abandoned to the underworld, nor did his flesh see corruption.

This Jesus God raised up, whereof we all are 32 witnesses. Being therefore exalted to the right 33 hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David 34 did not ascend into heaven; but he says himself: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool. 35 Therefore let all the house of Israel know as- 36 suredly, that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Now when they heard this, they were pierced 37 to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: Men, brethren, what shall we do? And Peter said to them: Repent, and be 38 each of you immersed, upon the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the prom- 39 ise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall have called.

And with many other words did he bear wit- 40 ness and exhort, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

They therefore, having received his word, 41 V. 41. or, They therefore who received

were immersed; and on that day there were 42 added about three thousand souls. And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the distribution, and the breaking 43 of bread, and prayers. And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were wrought 44 through the apostles. And all that believed 45 were together, and had all things common; and sold their possessions and goods, and divided 46 them among all as any one had need. And daily attending with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of food with gladness and singleness of 47 heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who are saved.

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III. Now Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, 2 being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, the one called Beautiful, to ask alms of them 3 that entered into the temple; who, seeing Peter

and John about to go into the temple, asked 4 alms. And Peter, looking intently upon him 5 with John, said, Look upon us. And he gave

V. 47. or, who are being saved

heed to them, expecting to receive something from them. And Peter said: Silver and gold 6 have I none; but what I have, that I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, rise up and walk. And he took him by the right 7 hand, and raised him up. And immediately his feet and ankles received strength; and leaping 8 forth, he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him 9 walking and praising God; and they recognized 10 him, that this was he who sat for alms at the beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

And as he held fast to Peter and John, all the 11 people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. And Peter, 12 seeing it, answered to the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk? The 13 God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he decided to release him. But ye denied the Holy and Just, and de- 14 manded that a murderer should be granted to you. But the author of life ye killed; whom God 15 raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses. 16 And his name, upon the faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; and the faith, which is through Him, gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ig18 norance, as also your rulers. But thus God fulfil

led what he before announced by the mouth of all 19 his prophets, that the Christ should suffer. Repent therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that the times of refreshing 20 may come from the presence of the Lord; and that he may send forth Jesus Christ, before ap21 pointed for you; whom the heavens, indeed, must receive, until the times of the restoration of all things, which God spake of by the mouth of all his 22 holy prophets from the beginning. Moses said: A Prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear in 23 all things whatsoever he shall say to you. And it shall be that every soul, that will not hear that Prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from 24 among the people. And all the prophets from Samuel, both he and they who followed, as many as have spoken, also foretold of these days.

25 Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the cov

V. 15. or, whose witnesses we are

enant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Unto you first, 26 God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

IV. AND while they were speaking to the 1 people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being 2 indignant because they taught the people, and announced in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put 3 them in prison unto the morrow; for it was now evening.

But many of those who heard the word be- 4 lieved; and the number of the men became about five thousand.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that 5 their rulers, and elders, and scribes, and An- 6 nas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together unto Jerusalem. And having set them 7 in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, did ye do this?

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said - 8 to them: Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel; if we are this day examined in respect 9