I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,

and as they were leaving they said to one another, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

(Now this man Judas acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, and falling headfirst he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

to assume the task of this service and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this perverse generation!”

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

This was the one who exploited our people and was cruel to our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.

This man led them out, performing wonders and miraculous signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.

All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”

saying, “Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.