But Peter and the apostles answered, and said: "We must obey God rather than men.

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

"This Jesus God has raised up, of which we all are witnesses."

And we are witnesses of all things which He did, both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they also killed by hanging on a tree.

not to all the people, but to witnesses, who having been chosen beforehand by God, [even] to us, who ate together and drank together with Him after He arose from the dead.

who appeared for [many] days more to those going up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.

and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

And you are witnesses of these things.

And you also will testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

This [will be] the third time I am coming to you. "By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established."

how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which in the beginning was spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard [Him],

"But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me.

Nevertheless I speak the truth to you. It is profitable for you that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

of judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own [authority], but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will announce to you things to come.

God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to you they were ministering these things, which things were now announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

"For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those hearing the word.

(But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him were about to receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet [given], because Jesus was not yet glorified.)