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The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

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

Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?