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But hee being full of the holy Ghost, looked vp stedfastly into heauen, and saw the glory of God, and Iesus standing on the right hand of God,

And said, Behold, I see the heauens opened, and the Sonne of man standing on the right hand of God.

And they stoned Steuen, calling vpon God, and saying, Lord Iesus receiue my spirit.

To whom they all gaue heed from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

But when they beleeued Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdome of God, and the Name of Iesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

Now when the Apostles which were at Hierusalem, heard that Samaria had receiued the word of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.

But Peter said vnto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiuen thee.

And Philip said, If thou beleeuest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered, and said, I beleeue that Iesus Christ is the Sonne of God.

And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that hee is the Sonne of God.

A deuout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gaue much almes to the people, and prayed to God alway.

He saw in a vision euidently, about the ninth houre of the day, an Angel of God comming in to him, and saying vnto him Cornelius.

And when he looked on him, hee was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said vnto him, Thy praiers and thine almes are come vp for a memorial before God.

And the voice spake vnto him againe the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

And they saide, Cornelius the Centurion, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Iewes, was warned from God by an holy Angel, to send for thee into his house, and to heare words of thee.

And he said vnto them, Ye know how that it is an vnlawfull thing for a man that is a Iewe, to keepe company or come vnto one of another nation: but God hath shewed me, that I should not call any man common or vncleane.

And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine almes are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast well done, that thou art come. Now therefore are we all heere present before God, to heare all things that are comanded thee of God.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a trueth I perceiue that God is no respecter of persons: