Men and brethren, I may say to you freely of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is among us to this day.

For Moses truly said to the fathers, The Lord your God shall raise you up a prophet of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatsoever he shall say to you.

And beholding the man who had been healed, standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought.

For we have heard him say, That Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the rites which Moses delivered us.

Then some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers incountered him: and some said, What would this babler say? Others, he seemeth to be a proclaimer of strange gods; because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.

Therefore do this that we say to thee: there are with us four men, who have a vow on them:

For the Saducees say, there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

And when it was shewn me, that an ambush was about to be laid for the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to thee, commanding his accusers also, to say before thee what they have against him. Farewel.

Or let these themselves say, what crime they found in me, when I stood before the council,

Saying, Go to this people and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive.