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And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, shew which of these two thou hast chosen,

And they gave forth their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly there was a sound from heaven, as of a rushing, violent wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And they were amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What can this mean?

And in those days I will pour out of my Spirit upon my servants and upon my handmaids, and they shall prophecy.

And hearing this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?

Then they, gladly receiving his word, were baptized; and there were added to them that day about three thousand souls.

And they continued stedfast in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

And continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking the bread at home, they ate their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that were entering into the temple, Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple,

And they knew him, that this was he who had sat for alms at the beautiful gate of the temple, and were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had befallen him.

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple,

and the Saducees came upon them, Being grieved that they had healed the lame man, and preached thro' Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold till the next day: for it was now evening.

And having set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and understanding that they were illiterate and uneducated men, they marvelled, and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.