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Simon Cephas and John answered, and said to them: Whether it be right before God, that we hearken to you more than to God, judge ye.

And they threatened them, and dismissed them. For they found no ground for punishing them, because of the people: for every one praised God for what had been done;

And they, when they heard [fn] , unitedly lifted up their voice to God and said: Lord, thou art God, who hast made heaven, and earth, and seas, and every thing in them.

And when they had prayed and made supplications, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God boldly.

Was it not thine own before it was sold? And when sold, again thou hadst authority over the price of it. Why hast thou set thy heart to do this purpose? Thou hast not lied against men, but against God.

And Simon, with the legates, answered and said to them: God is to be obeyed, rather than men.

The God of our fathers hath raised up that Jesus, whom ye slew when ye hanged him on a tree.

Him hath God established as a head and vivifier; and hath exalted him to his own right hand, so that he might give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.

And we are the witnesses of these things; and also the Holy Spirit, whom God giveth to them that believe in him.

But if it be from God, it is not in your power to frustrate it: that ye may not be found placing yourselves in opposition to God. And they, assented to him.

And the twelve legates convoked the whole company of the disciples, and said to them: It is not proper, that we should neglect the word of God, and serve tables.

And the word of God increased, and the number of disciples was enlarged at Jerusalem greatly; and many people from among the Jews, were obedient to the faith.

Then they sent men, and instructed them to say: We have heard him speak words of blasphemy, against Moses and against God.

And he said: Men, brethren, and our fathers, hear ye. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was between the rivers, before he came to reside in Charran;

And then Abraham departed from the land of the Chaldeans, and came and dwelt in Charran. And from there, after his father had died, God removed him to this land, in which ye this day dwell.

And God conversed with him, and said to him: Thy seed will be a sojourner in a foreign land; and they will reduce it to servitude, and will treat it ill, during four hundred years.

And the nation, to whom they perform bondservice, I will judge saith God. And afterwards, they will go out, and will worship me in this land.

And those our fathers envied Joseph, and sold him into Egypt: but God was with him,

And when the time arrived for that which God had promised to Abraham with an oath, the people had multiplied and become strong, in Egypt:

At that time was Moses born; and he was lovely to God: and he was nursed three months in his father's house.