Author of the book of Acts... From the first lines we understand that Acts is a logical continuation of the Gospel of Luke. The fact that the Acts of the Apostles was written by the author of the Gospel of Luke also confirms the general style and characteristic literary characteristics of both books. Some scholars question Luke's authorship, but not the fact that the above texts belong to the same author.

The Acts of the Apostles was written by the Evangelist Luke. This book differs significantly from both the four Gospels and the Epistles, especially from the Revelation of John the Theologian.

Acts speaks of the asceticism of the first Christians, but not so much about pastoral activity, as about the formation of their communities in the 1st century. n. NS. The title of the book - "Acts of the Apostles" corresponds to this idea.

Two facts deserve special attention: At first, judging by the preface to his first work (Luke 1: 1-4), the author is inclined to consider himself a historian. Of course, one can argue about this claim, but one thing is certain - he wrote a historical work, which in its significance stood on a par with the works of the famous historians of antiquity - Thucydides and Livy. In this sense, the work of Luke is not religiously moral, but is aimed mainly at strengthening the faith (Luke 1: 4). Faith in Christ has deep historical roots - this is the thesis that is repeatedly reflected in the Acts of the Apostles.
Secondly, The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles - a single work of writing belonging to one author. It is not known if a third book was planned or written. In any case, Luke traces an unbroken line of divine history from John the Baptist through Jesus Christ to the dispensation of the Church. Nevertheless, this text tells us something important in addition to information about the early period of Church history. This raises the question of the purpose of the book.

Purpose of writing the Acts of the Apostles.

What was the purpose of writing the Acts of the Apostles? Who is this work addressed to?
Both parts of the essay are addressed to a certain Theophilus, who was already a Christian, or at least had an idea of ​​the basics Christian faith, which could induce him to spread this doctrine. Probably, Theophilus possessed the necessary means for this purpose, being a wealthy and influential person. Some details contained in the text allow us to conclude that the described Christian community, and especially the Apostle Paul, had to resist attacks from opponents. This means that Acts was written during the period of severe persecution of Christianity, i.e., the events described in ch. 28 (Paul awaits judgment in Rome) correspond to the reality of that time. If this assumption is correct, then the appearance of this work was dictated by vital necessity, and not by the need for literary expression.

The historical veracity of the writing is another reason for studying the book of Acts. In addition, the motivation for creating this work will become clearer if we assume that Theophilus was to, using his connections, transfer this work to those people at the imperial court who were engaged in the "case of Paul of Tarsus."

Time of the writing of the Acts of the Apostles.
Thus, we come to the question about the time of the writing of the Acts of the Apostles... Recent research suggests that the first part of the work, the Gospel of Luke, was completed no later than 60 AD. NS. The book of Acts could appear during the first Roman imprisonment of Paul (with which it ends), that is, around 1-62. By that time, Paul could have already been released from prison. Recall that he died as a martyr in Rome a few years later, no later than 68 AD. NS.

Time of creation... The timing of the writing of Acts is highly controversial. Traditionally, the writing of the text is attributed to the 60s. The following facts speak in favor of this version:

• A sudden break in the narrative (apparently, the author brought the presentation to the point of his day). We know that Paul's imprisonment in Rome was between 61 and 63;
• There is no mention of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70;
• Questions are being raised that were topical for the Church in the 1950s and 1960s.
• The relationship of the Roman authorities in the Book of Acts is described as fair and impartial - this testifies to the writing of the text before the reign of Nero, when massive brutal persecutions against Christians began.

Sources of writing the Acts of the Holy Apostles.
In his work, Luca could use the sources of information available to him. All the experience gained from studying the New Testament teaches the need for caution in identifying these sources. Still, we can't be wrong if we stick to the following approach:
a) Acts mainly describe events that the author was not a direct witness to. In separate fragments of the book, the sources used by Luke are clearly visible. The general impression is that he included oral testimonies about individuals and local churches... Thus, Luke sets out a number of facts from the life of Peter and tells about the events in the Jerusalem and Antioch churches. Attempts to more accurately establish the origin of the evidence used in Acts add nothing significant to the commentary. For more details, see below, excursion "To the question of the sources of the Acts of the Apostles", section 4.1.
b) Beginning with Acts. 16:10 (in some handwritten texts already from Acts 11:28), narrated in the first person plural... From that moment on, Luke turns to his own memories, and perhaps to the travel diary written by himself or by someone from the witnesses of the relevant events. He partially includes these fragments in his work. The degree of processing of sources is not uniform, and in some places this can make it difficult to understand the book correctly. In addition, Luke does not always clearly indicate the chronology of events. But turning to oral or written sources should not be considered a flaw in Acts, rather, it is a sign of their historical reliability. The point of view of individual researchers, who saw in Luke only a storyteller and did not consider his work as a historical document, is now considered outdated.

H. Neudorfer's opinion on the sources of the Acts of the Apostles

If it is true that Luke, Paul's physician and companion, is the author of Acts in the form in which they have come down to us, then, for quite understandable reasons, he could not have witnessed the events described in the first chapters of the book. One of the fathers and historians of the Church, Eusebius of Caesarea, writes about him at the beginning of the 4th century: "Luke, a native of Antioch and a doctor by education, for the most part was with Paul and also actively communicated with the other apostles." We have no reason to doubt the veracity of this data. It should be noted that, only starting from the 16th chapter of the Acts of the Holy Apostles, messages from the first person plural ("we") are added to the story in the third person. Therefore, it can be assumed that from the moment of the second trip, Luke tells about the events of which he was an eyewitness. On the basis of this observation, various assumptions were made, for example, that Luke uses a certain source in his story that allowed the use of the pronoun "we" (possibly the travel diary of Paul's companion). But, in our opinion, this does not explain why Luke had to observe such formalities in following the source, while in other cases he is characterized by greater freedom of presentation. Therefore, it seems to us more likely that here he is talking about the events he actually experienced. Nevertheless, this does not exclude the possibility that Luke used some notes (for example, the same travel diary).

Thus, Luke's own testimony constitutes a lesser part of the book of Acts. Where did he get the rest of the information? If the argument of Eusebius of Caesarea is correct, then it happened during the communion with the apostles. Thus, Luke received testimonies about the early period of the deeds of Christian ascetics (the massacre of Stephen, Paul's participation in the persecutions, his journey to Damascus, Jerusalem and work in Antioch, etc.) from Paul. With Peter's help, the evangelist was able to record information about the early period of the Church in Jerusalem and about the events that happened to Peter outside this city. Both the apostles and other members of the early Church could supplement this information. As a resident of Antioch, he could collect material on his own about the history of the Church of Antioch. Most likely, he received these data in writing, and not orally. Luca could, without changing the content, present this material in a new way in his inherent free form, which he probably did. Figuratively speaking, it was a process of "remelting" and "new casting", and the form (style, for example) was changed, and the content (collected information), of course, was preserved. If we try to explain the origin of Acts in this way, it becomes clear why there are difficulties in identifying the "sources" (they were reworked), and also explains some unusual language and style of narration, which gives an obvious originality to the entire work.

This is facilitated by various documents, which Luke quotes verbatim. Here, first of all, the so-called "Apostolic Decree" is meant, as well as the church prayer of the faithful for the granting of courage and the message of the thousand commander. Quite in the spirit of the historical works of his time, Luke shows the reader that in the most diverse events that took place in the process of formation Christian Church, one can recognize the thread of the history of God's relationship with His people, starting from the crucifixion and leading to the fact that "all people are saved and attain the knowledge of the truth."

To summarize, in the book of Acts, Luke refers to three kinds of sources:

• to eyewitness reports (especially about the early period of the Church),
• to his own experience
• and to some legends.

His writing skills do not allow us to clearly identify these individual components, which, however, not only does not interfere with the study of Acts, but, on the contrary, allows us to perceive and understand them precisely as a whole work.

Acts of the Apostles: A Matter of Authorship.
Thus, the question of authorship has arisen for a long time. But neither in the Gospel, nor in Acts, the author of our book does not identify himself. The ancient church tradition mentions only one name in this connection: the physician Luke, referred to in Col. 4:14, 2 Tim. 4:10 and Phil. 24. In later church sources (Irenaeus of Lyons and Canon Muratori) it is reported that he was a native of Antioch, companion and friend of Paul, which allows us to consider him real historical person... Several details indicate that the author of both works was a well-educated man by profession, a doctor, as evidenced by his use of medical terms. This issue is covered in more detail in the interpretation of the Gospel of Luke. So, based on all of the above, we join the generally accepted view that the author of the Acts of the Apostles was Luke, a Gentile Christian convert, a native of Antioch, who at times accompanied Paul on his travels.
Composition of the Acts of the Apostles.

The composition of Acts follows a clear outline based on geographic and chronological principles. “… But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth ”(Acts 1: 8). Luke follows this plan of worldwide evangelism, describing the emergence and development of the Church first in Jerusalem (Acts 1: 12-8: 3), then among the "half-Gentiles" of Samaria and, finally, the fifth Gentiles. Next, the author describes Paul's preaching ministry in the Mediterranean region (Cyprus, Asia Minor, Greece-Acts 13: 1-21: 16). The story ends with a description of the apostle's arrest, his journey to Rome and his stay in Rome (Acts 21: 17-28: 31). Throughout the entire work, Luke's desire is manifested, on the one hand, to justify the need to preach the Good News among the pagans and, on the other, to tell about the travels of the gospel.

Acts of the holy apostles interpretation.

The central theme of Acts is the formation and development of the Christian church after the resurrection of Christ.

Most theologians believe that the main idea of ​​the Acts of the Apostles is the universal character of Christianity. The author tells readers how the Good News reaches different people- poor and rich, educated and uneducated, women and men in different geographically distant places. Acts emphasizes the idea of ​​God's omnipotence: despite opposition, His Word spreads throughout the earth.

There was practically no doubt about the canonicity of the Acts of the Apostles in the early Church. The book of Acts was widely used in Christian worship.

The language of the book of Acts is distinctive. The word “Lord” is used as a basic epithet for Christ, which is intended to confirm the divinity of the Messiah. The role of the Holy Spirit is also great in Acts. The Holy Spirit is mentioned 56 times in the book. He is the power that unites and guides the Church.

The book of the Acts of the Holy Apostles is also important from the point of view of the further interpretation of the epistles of the Apostle Paul. It provides a lengthy and very consistent description of Paul's work as an apostle.

Acts is the main source of information about the formation of the early Christian Church. This book inspires Christians today by describing the pure faith and obedience of early Christians.

Acts of the Holy Apostles: a summary.

Conventionally, the narration can be divided into two parts:

• Chapters 1-12... Creation of the Christian Church. Sermons of the Apostles in Palestine.
• Chapters 13 - 28. Paul's Missionary Activities in Asia Minor and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Chapter 1. An appeal to Theophilus. Resurrection of Jesus. The election of Matthias to the place of Judas.

Chapter 2. Pentecost. The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. Peter's sermon. Formation of the first Christian community.

Chapter 3. Healing the lame. Second Sermon of the Apostle Peter.

Chapter 4. The first persecutions. Peter's speech to the elders. Community prayer. Fraternal love of the first Christians.

Chapter 5. Death of Ananias and Sapphira. Apostolic miracles. Persecution again. Convocation of the Sanhedrin. Gamaliel's speech. Continuation of sermons.

Chapter 6. Election of the first deacons. Stefan's accusation.

Chapter 7... Deacon Stephen's speech before the Sanhedrin. The execution of Stephen.

Chapter 8... Great persecution of Christians. Saul's participation in the persecution. Preaching by Peter and John in Samaria. The magician's attempt to buy spiritual gifts. Conversion of the nobleman of the Ethiopian queen by Deacon Philip.

Chapter 9. Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus. Saul's Blindness and Healing. Saul begins to preach Christ in Damascus and Jerusalem. Miracles of Peter in Joppa and Lydda.

Chapter 10. Visions of Cornelius and Peter. Conversion of Cornelius and the First Gentiles.

Chapter 11... Peter on the acceptance of pagans into the Church. Founding of the community in Antioch. Meeting of Saul and Barnabas.

Chapter 12. Murder of Jacob. Arrest and miraculous deliverance of Peter Death of Herod. Return of Barnabas, Saul and Mark to Antioch.

Chapter 13. Missionary journey of Paul (Saul) and Barnabas. Sermon in Cyprus, conversion of the proconsul Sergius Paul. Sermon in Pisidia and Lycaonia.

Chapter 14. Paul's sermon in Iconium, Lystra and Derbe.

Chapter 15... Apostolic Cathedral in Jerusalem. Disagreements about the Mosaic Rite. Speeches of Peter and Jacob. The decision of the cathedral. The beginning of Paul's second missionary journey to Asia Minor. Missionary journey of Barnabas from Mark to Cyprus.

Chapter 16. Founding of the first Christian community in Macedonia.

Chapter 17. Paul's sermon in Thessalonica, Berea and Athens.

Chapter 18... Paul's activity in Corinth. Return to Antioch.

Chapter 19... Paul's activity in Ephesus. The revolt of the silversmith Demetrius against Paul.

Chapter 20. Paul's activity in Macedonia, Troas and Militus.

Chapter 21... Paul goes to Jerusalem. Paul comes to James the Righteous. The Jews captured Paul in the temple.

Chapter 22. Paul's Defense Speech to the People. Interrogation.

Chapter 23. Paul appears before the Sanhedrin. Conspiracy of the Jews. Paul is sent to trial in Caesarea.

Chapter 24. Felix's trial of Paul.

Chapter 25... Felix's successor Festus sends Paul to Rome for the judgment of Caesar.

Chapter 26. Paul before Agrippa.

Chapters 27 - 28. Departure for Italy. Shipwreck. Paul in Rome.

Reading Acts, it is difficult not to notice that the first part was written based on oral tradition, or written sources, by a person who was not an eyewitness to the events. In the second part, the author's "we" appears - that is, the first person in the descriptions. There are several possible explanations for this fact:

• The author began to write about events that he witnessed,
• The author used eyewitness diaries for writing,
• The use of the first person is an author's technique to give more credibility to the story.

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The first book was written yak to you, Theophilus, about everything that Jesus did what he taught from the beginning until the day in which He ascended, giving the Holy Spirit commands to the Apostles whom He chose, by whom He revealed Himself alive, after His suffering, with many faithful proofs , during forty days being them speaking about the Kingdom of God. And, having gathered them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but wait for the promised from the Father, which you heard from Me, for John baptized with water, and you, in a few days after this, will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Therefore, when they came together, they asked Him, saying whether at this time, Lord, you are restoring the kingdom to Israel, He told them not your business to know the times or dates that the Father put in His power, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth.
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The first book, Theophilus, I compiled about everything that from the very beginning did what Jesus taught, until the day when He was raptured, giving by the Holy Spirit commands to the Apostles whom He chose, to whom They showed themselves alive, through their suffering, with many proofs, forty days being them speaking about the Kingdom of God. And at the meal, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father promised, "which you heard from Me. For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit after a few days. So, having gathered together, they asked To His "Master at this time, are you restoring the Kingdom of Israel?" You will receive new power when the Holy Spirit finds on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. And having said this, as they watched, He was lifted up, and a cloud hid Him from their eyes. And as their eyes were directed to heaven, during His departure, two men appeared to them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, stand looking at heaven. This Jesus, lifted up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you when they saw Him departing into heaven, they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Olives, which is near Jerusalem, at the distance of the Sabbath journey.
Acts 1: 1–12 The Ascension of the Lord The Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 2 In those days the Apostles returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Olives, which is near Jerusalem, in the distance of the Sabbath journey. And when they came, they went into the upper room, where they were, Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew,
Jacob Alfeyev and Simon Zealot, and Judas, Jacob's brother. All of them were unanimously in prayer and supplication, with some wives and Mary, the Matter of Jesus, and with His brothers. And in those days Peter, standing among the disciples, said (there was a congregation of about one hundred and twenty men of the brethren;

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4 Through the mouth of David concerning Judas, the former leader of those who took Jesus, he was numbered among us and received the lot of this ministry. So it is necessary that one of those who were in dreams all the time when the Lord Jesus was converted in dreams, from the baptism of John until the day when He ascended from us, be witness to His resurrection in dreams together. And they appointed two Joseph, who is called Barsava, who is called Justus, and Matthias; And they prayed and said, O Lord, the Knower of the Heart of all, show one of these two, whom You chose to receive the lot of this ministry and Apostleship, from which Judas fell away, in order to go to his place. And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell out for Matthias, and he is numbered among the eleven Apostles.
Acts 1: 12-17 21–26 Monday of Bright Week Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 3 In those days, at the coming of the day of Pentecost, all the Apostles were united with one accord. And suddenly there was a noise from the sky, as if from a rushing strong wind and filled the whole house where they were. And divided tongues appeared to them, as it were, of fire, and rested, one on each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to speak. And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout people, from every nation under heaven. When this noise was made, the people gathered and were in confusion, for everyone heard them speaking in his own dialect. And they were all amazed and wondered, speaking among themselves, these speaking did not bring the Galileans? How do we hear each of our own dialects in which we were born. Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and parts of Libya adjacent to Cyrene, and those who came from Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them in our tongues talking about the great works of God?
Acts 2: 1–11 Week of Pentecost Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 4 In those days Peter, standing with eleven, lifted up his voice and cried out to them the men of Judah, and all that dwell in Jerusalem let this be known to you, and hearken to my words, they are not drunk , as you think, for now is the third hour of the day, but this is what was predicted by the prophet Joel: And it will be in the last days, says God, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters and your young men will see visions, and the elders will prophesy your dreams will be enlightened. And on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy. And I will show miracles in heaven above and signs on earth below, blood and fire and smoking smoke. The sun will turn to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Acts 2: 14–21 Tuesday of Bright Week Acts of the Holy Apostles, conceived 5 In those days Peter said to the people of Israel, hear these words of Jesus
Nazarene, the Man, testified to you from God by the powers and miracles and signs that God created through Him among you, as you yourself know, this, according to the specific advice and foreknowledge of God's devotee, you took and, having nailed the hands of the wicked, killed, but God raised Him up breaking the bonds of death, because it was impossible for her to keep Him. For David speaks of Him, I have always seen the Lord before me, for He is at my right hand, so that I would not be shaken. That is why my heart rejoiced and rejoiced

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5 my tongue, even my flesh, will rest in hope, for you will not leave my soul in hell, and you will not allow your holy one to see corruption. You have given me to know the way of life, You will fill me with joy before Your face. Let the men of the brethren be allowed to boldly tell you about the forefather David, that they died and was buried, and his grave is with us until today. Being a prophet and knowing that God with an oath promised him from the fruit of his loins to raise up Christ to incarnate and set him on his throne, He first said to the resurrection of Christ that His soul was not left in hell, and His flesh did not see corruption. This Jesus God raised up, of which we are all witnesses. So, being lifted up by the right hand of God and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He poured out what you now see and hear. For David did not ascend into heaven with his noses, says the Lord to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool. Know therefore, all the house of Israel, that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Acts 2: 22–36 Wednesday of the Old Week Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 6 In those days Peter told the people to repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise belongs to you, and to your children, all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God will call. And in many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, save yourself from this perverse generation. So those who willingly received his word were baptized, and that day about three thousand souls were added. And they constantly dwelt in the teaching of the Apostles, in communion and the breaking of bread and in prayers. But there was fear on every soul, and many miracles and signs were accomplished through the Apostles in Jerusalem.
Acts 2: 38–43 Thursday of the Holy Week Acts of the Holy Apostles, conceived 7 At that time Peter and John walked together to the temple at the ninth hour of prayer. And there was a man lame from his mother's womb, who was carried and planted every day at the doors of the temple, called the Red ones, to beg for alms from those who entered the temple. When he saw Peter and John in front of the entrance to the temple, he asked them for alms. Peter and John, looking at him, said look at us. Ion gazed at them intently, hoping to get something out of them. But Peter said silver and gold I have not, but what I have, I give you in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk. And, taking the fiddler's right hand, they suddenly raised his feet and knees, and jumping up, began to walk, and went in and took off into the temple, walking and jumping, and praising God.
Acts 3: 1–8 Friday of the Old Week Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 8 While the healed lame man did not leave Peter and John, all the people in amazement fled to them in the vestibule, called Solomon. Seeing this, Peter told the people of Israel that they were amazed at this, or that they were looking at us, as if we, by our strength or piety, had done what he walked The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Son Jesus, whom you are betrayed and denied in the face of Pilate, when he thought to release Him. The new ones denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked to grant you a murderer, but they killed the Head of Life. This God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. And for the sake of faith in His name, His name

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6 He strengthened him whom you see and know, and the faith that is from him has given him this healing before you all.
Acts 3: 11–16 Saturday of Bright Week Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 9 At that time Peter said to the people to repent and be converted, so that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and may He send Jesus Christ, destined for you, whom Heaven must was to accept until the time of the accomplishment of everything that God spoke through the lips of all His holy prophets from time immemorial. Moses said to the fathers, the Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet out of your brothers, like me, obey Him in everything that He says to you, that every soul that does not listen to that Prophet will be cut off from the people. And all the prophets, from Samuel and after him, no matter how many spoke, also foretold these days. You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God bequeathed to your fathers, saying to Abraham: and in your seed all the families of the earth will be blessed. God, having resurrected His Son Jesus, was the first to send Him to you to bless you, turning everyone away from your evil deeds.
Acts 3: 19–26 Monday 2 weeks after Easter Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 10 At the time when the Apostles spoke to the people, the priests and the chiefs of the guards at the temple and the Sadducees came to them, annoyed that they were teaching the people and preaching in Jesus resurrection from the dead and laid hands on them and put them into custody until morning, for it was already evening. Many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of such people was about five thousand. The next day, their leaders and elders, and scribes, and Anna, the high priests of Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and others of the high priest's line, gathered in Jerusalem and, placing them in the midst, asked by what power or by what name you did it.Then Peter, being filled with the Spirit Holy, the leaders of the people and the elders of Israel said to them.If today they demand from us an answer in kindness to a weak man, how he is healed, then let all of you know to all the people of Israel that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, By him He has been placed before you in good health.
Acts 4: 1–10 Tuesday 2 weeks after Passover Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 11 At that time the Jews, seeing the courage of Peter and John and noticing that they were not ordinary people and simple people, were amazed, meanwhile they recognized them that they were with Jesus seeing but take off the healed man standing, they could not say anything in spite of it. And, having ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin, they reasoned among themselves, telling us what to do with these people.For everyone who lives in Jerusalem knows that they have done an obvious miracle, and we cannot deny it, so that it would no longer be divulged among the people. , with a threat we will forbid them not to speak about this name to any of the people. And having called them, they ordered them not to speak or teach about the name of Jesus. But Peter and John told them in response, judge whether it is right before God to listen to you more than to God. We cannot but say what we have seen and heard. They, having threatened, let them go, not finding the opportunity to punish them, because of the people, because everyone glorified God for what had happened. For more than forty years was the man over whom this miracle of healing was performed.
Acts 4: 13-22

ACTS
SAINTS
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7 Wednesday 2 weeks after Easter Acts of the holy Apostles conceived 12 At that time the Apostles, having been released, they came to their own people and told them what the chief priests and elders had said to them. They, having listened, unanimously raised their voices to God and said the Lord God, Who created heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them You, through the mouth of our father David, Your servant, told by the Holy Spirit that the pagans were in turmoil, and the nations were plotting in vain The kings of the earth rose up , and the princes gathered together on the Lord and on His Christ. For truly, Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and the people of Israel gathered together in this city against Thy Holy Son Jesus, Thy anointed, to do what Thy hand and Thy counsel predetermined to be. And now, Lord, look at their threats, and give Thy servants with all the boldness to speak Thy word, while Thou stretch out Thy hand for healings and for the making of signs and wonders in the name of Thy Holy Son Jesus. And, through their prayer, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.
Acts 4: 23–31 Thursday 2 weeks after Easter Acts of the Holy Apostles conceived 13 In those days, a certain man named Ananias with his wife Saphira, having sold the estate, withheld from the price, with the knowledge of his wife, and brought some of it to the feet of the Apostles. But Peter told Ananias! Why did you allow Satan to put in your heart the thought to lie to the Holy Spirit and hide from the price of the earth What did you own, was it not yours, and what was acquired by selling was not in your power? Why did you put it in your heart? You did not lie to men, but To God. Hearing these words, Ananias fell breathless and great fear seized all who heard this. And the young men got up, prepared him for burial and, carrying him out, buried him. About three hours later his wife also came, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, tell me if you sold the land for so much. She said yes, for so much. But Peter told her that it was you who agreed to tempt the Spirit of the Lord, behold, those who buried your husband come in through the door, and they will carry you out. Suddenly she fell at his feet and gave up her ghost. And the young men came in, found her dead, and carried her out, buried her beside her husband. And great fear gripped the whole church and everyone who heard it.
Acts 5: 1–11 Friday 2 weeks after Easter Acts of the Holy Apostles, conceived 14 In those days, many signs and wonders were performed among the people by the hands of the Apostles, and all were unanimously in Solomon's porch. Of the strangers, no one dared to stick to them, and the people glorified them. The believers were more and more joined to the Lord, a multitude of men and women, so that they carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and beds, so that although the shadow of Peter passing by would overshadow some of them. Many from the surrounding cities also came to Jerusalem, carrying the sick and possessed by the unclean spirits, who were all healed. The high priest and with him all who belonged to the Sadducee heresy were filled with envy, and laid their hands on the Apostles, and locked them up in the people's prison. But the Angel of the Lord at night opened the doors of the dungeon and, leading them out, said go and, standing in the temple, speak to the people all these words of life.
Acts 5: 12–20 Week 2 after Easter, St. Apostle Thomas

Liturgical books in Ancient Rus were often the only source for reading, some of them taught to read and write. The texts contained in them were constantly sounded during church services. Then other times came ... Now these books are again publicly available, but many people, with the exception of clergy and some scientific workers, have not even heard of their existence. We will try to fill this gap a little.

Liturgical Gospel has its own differences in the organization of the text from the Gospel that we read at home. In the liturgical Gospel, the text is divided into "conceptions," that is, passages that are read at the service. In addition, it indicates the beginnings of phrases that we hear during divine services, but never find in the text of the Gospel: "During it ..." or "Speech by the Lord ..." etc. At the end of the liturgical Gospel there is an index of readings for each day of the year (each liturgical book has its own "core", the basis of its content, and more or less numerous appendices that are included in it for ease of use; sometimes the appendices may be the same for different books).

Apostle contains the Acts of the Apostles and Epistles. This book also includes prokimens and alleluiaries, since it is very convenient: the reader or deacon comes out, proclaims the prokeimen, reads the Apostle, and then recites verses that are called alleluiaries. There are festive and daily antiphons in the Apostle, as well as an index of readings by day of the year.

Book of Hours - a liturgical book containing the texts of the unchangeable prayers of the daily liturgical circle (including hours), as well as the texts of some of the most commonly used changeable prayers.

Typicon this is a liturgical book containing a liturgical charter, chapters with Markov chapters connecting the movable and immovable annual liturgical circles, rules on fasting, rules for a monastery hostel and instructions on celebrating temple holidays

Oktoich contains chants (troparia, kontakion, canons, etc.), divided into eight chants or "voices". Each voice, in turn, contains chants for the entire week, so that the services of the Octoichus are repeated every eight weeks. The division of church singing into voices was accomplished by the famous songwriter of the Greek Church, St. John Damascus (VIII century). He is also credited with the compilation of the Octoichus, although it should be noted that St. Mitrofan, Bishop of Smyrna, St. Joseph the songwriter and others

Volume I

volume II

Menaion General contains hymns common to a whole face of saints, for example, in honor of prophets, apostles, martyrs, saints, etc. It is used during divine services in the event that a separate service is not compiled for any saint in the Monthly Minea.

Festive Menaion contains the services of the Great Feasts, extracted from the Monthly Menaion.

Trebnik This is a liturgical book containing the rites of the Sacraments and other sacraments performed by the church on special occasions and not included in the temple (public) worship of the daily, weekly and annual cycle.

"Apostle"- a liturgical book that includes the Acts of the Apostles, seven conciliar epistles and fourteen epistles of the Apostle Paul. Like the Service Gospel, the text of the Apostle is divided into conceptions (division of chapters by meaning), but the conceptions are counted for all component parts books. As in the Gospel, here at each conception there are asterisks, and below the line are the days and holidays when they should be read.

The Legend of Saint Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus	The Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to Ephesus
The election of the seventy apostles	The Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to Philip
About the miracles of the saints the apostle	To Kolosai the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul
Inscription of the chapters of the apostolic acts	The first epistle of the holy apostle Paul to the Solunians
Acts of the saints apostle	The Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to Solunyan
Epistle to Jacob	The first epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to Timothy
Epistle of the first to the Holy Apostle Peter	The Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to Titus
Epistle II of the Holy Apostle Peter	The Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to Philemon
Epistle of the first to the holy Apostle John the Theologian	The Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Jews
Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle John the Theologian	The Legend of Antiphons and Prokemen
Epistle III of the Holy Apostle John the Theologian	Cathedral of Twelve Months
Cathedral Epistle of Judas	Prokimeni and alleluaries of resurrection, Liturgy, osmi voices
The Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans	Prokimeni, alleluaria and the sacraments of the diary
The first epistle of the holy apostle Paul to the Corinthians	Prokimeni, apostles and alleluaries, for every need of difference
The second epistle of the holy apostle Paul to the Corinthians	Antiphones for all days
The Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Galatians

The liturgical "Apostle", in addition to the named books, also contains a collection of general and Sunday prokimns, prokimns for special services (dedicated to martyrs, prophets, etc.) and alleluaries - individual verses from the Psalter or other books of Holy Scripture.

Reading of the "Apostle" at the service

The "Apostle" is read at the Divine Liturgy of John Chrysostom in the part called the Liturgy of the Catechumens, after the Trisagion, before the reading of the Gospel. Before the reading of the Apostle, one or two prokimna are proclaimed, and after the reading, Hallelujah is pronounced three times and the alleluaries are recited.

If the "Apostle" is read from the "Acts of the Apostles", then it is preceded by the words "In the days of them ...", if from the letters of the Apostle Paul to the Churches, then it begins with the word "Brothers ..." "Child of Timothy ..." or "Child of Tite ..."

During the reading of the "Apostle" and the singing of the Alleluaria, the deacon, taking the censer and receiving a blessing for the incense from the priest, censes the throne, altar, iconostasis, as well as the priest, who then reads the apostle, the face (choir) and all those praying. To burn incense the iconostasis, then the reader and the worshipers, the deacon leaves the altar through the royal gates. This censing of incense is performed as a sign of the grace of the Holy Spirit, which descends into the hearts of those praying, listening with reverence to the word of God.

According to the established practice, censing is performed during the reading of the "Apostle" himself, but it is more correct to burn incense on the alleluaria, which is a kind of prokimn to the Gospel. Therefore, it is necessary to proclaim the verses of the Alleluia and sing "Hallelujah" with an exclamation and solemnity. As before the reading of the Apostle, the prokeimenon is sung, so before the reading of the Gospel at the Liturgy, "Hallelujah" is sung. Hallelujah is a song that glorifies the Lord and announces His coming to earth.

The priest, while reading the Apostle, sits on the southern side of the high place as an equal to the Apostles by the grace of teaching.

Handwritten apostles

Among the oldest surviving Old Church Slavonic manuscripts, several are "The Apostle" or its fragments (Yeninsky, Ohridsky, Slepchensky, Macedonian, two Khludovsky "Apostles").

The Apostle, in all likelihood, should have entered the translated Slavic books already at first under Cyril and Methodius, but, like the Gospel, they first began to make extracts from the Apostle, and collections of such extracts were called praxapostles... Only then did the texts begin to replenish and, like tetra-gospels, whole Apostolic acts appeared.

The most ancient and therefore the most linguistically important monuments of this kind are the following whole or fragmentary monuments: Ohrid "Apostle", taken out by V.I. Grigorovich from Ohrid; most of it is written in Cyril, and a small passage is written in Glagolitic script. Now it is kept in the Rumyantsev Museum and consists of 111 sheets. Slepchensky "Apostle": 6 sheets of this book were taken out by V.I. Grigorovich from the Slepchensky Monastery and are in the Rumyantsev Museum. The Macedonian or Strushitsky "Apostle" was written later than the previous ones, probably at the beginning of the 13th century. It consists of 83 sheets that ended up in the Czech Museum in Prague.

The Apostle - The First Printed Book

The liturgical "Apostle" is also interesting because it became the first Russian printed book. In 1553, Ivan the Terrible ordered to build a special house for a printing house on Nikolskaya Street in Moscow, which published several "anonymous", that is, containing no imprint, editions (at least seven of them are known). It is believed that Ivan Fedorov also worked in this printing house, and that here he mastered certain printing techniques that were not used anywhere else.

It was the "Apostle" that was printed by Ivan Fedorov and Peter Mstislavets in the first state printing house, set up with the blessing of Metropolitan Macarius in 1553, in the chambers on Nikolskaya Street. From the epilogue to the "Apostle" it is known that printing work was carried out throughout the year. The text of the "Apostle" was edited and prepared for publication with the participation of Metropolitan Macarius himself. The book was printed in the "old-printed" style, which was developed by Ivan Fedorov himself on the basis of the Moscow semi-official letter of the middle of the 16th century. The publication is decorated with a frontispiece engraving depicting the Apostle Evangelist Luke, according to legend, the author of the Acts of the Apostles. The rich ornamentation in many ways goes back to the samples of ornamental decorations in the manuscripts and engravings of Theodosius Isograf.

The first printed "Apostle" is distinguished by the highest editorial culture. Not a single spelling error, erasure or typo was found in it. Researchers continue to admire highly artistic engravings, filigree typography, original headpieces and excellent two-color printing quality. Ivan Fedorov himself cut and cast letters, engraved drawings and headpieces, edited and typed text and printed the entire "factory" - about 1200 books. 60 copies of this publication are kept in the largest libraries and museums in the world. “Beloved and revered Russian people,” Fedorov addressed to the readers of “Apostle,“ if my labors prove worthy of your grace, accept them with love ... ”“ Apostle ”is the first accurately dated Russian book. This publication, both in the textual and in the polygraphic sense, significantly surpasses the previous anonymous ones; it is assumed that in both respects the credit for this belongs to our first printer. The first printed "Apostle" contained 6 unnumbered sheets + 262 numbered, page size not less than 285 x 193 mm, two-color printing, circulation of about 1000 copies, at least 47 copies have survived to this day.

Several earlier Moscow publications are known, but they contain no imprint and are referred to as "anonymous". In the polygraphic sense, Ivan Fedorov's "Apostle" is made at a higher professional level. Ivan Fedorov also owns the first edition of The Apostle on Ukrainian soil (Lvov, 1574).

Handwritten or printed books

The attitude towards printing and the "mechanical" printing of liturgical books aroused protests from a significant group of clergy. The manuscript creation of the Apostle usually began after prayers and ablutions; the soulless printing press was perceived by them as something unclean. In addition, new trends in the book business provoked a protest from monks-scribes (their work became unprofitable, the press made it possible to print books faster and cheaper). The printers were accused of spreading heresy. Since the main defender of Ivan Fedorov, Metropolitan Macarius, died in 1563, the first printers were left without patronage. In 1566, a fire broke out in their printing house (possibly as a result of arson), and they decided to urgently leave the capital of Muscovy. "The envy and hatred of us from the land and the Fatherland and from our family were expelled to other countries, hitherto unknown," - I. Fedorov later wrote. The first printers fled to Lithuania, taking 35 engraved boards with them. Having been cordially received by the Polish king Sigismund, Ivan Fedorov found refuge with the Polish hetman Chodkiewicz, a philanthropist and educator, who founded a printing house on his estate Zabludove (not far from Grodno in Belostotsky Voivodeship). The first book printed in the Zabludovsky printing house by Ivan Fedorov and Peter Mstislavets was the Doctrine Gospel (1568), called Zabludovsky. In 1569, Pyotr Mstislavets left for Vilno, where he started his own printing house, and Ivan Fedorov continued to work in Zabludovo, publishing the Psalter with the Word of Hours (1570).

Printing was costly. When Khodkevich, impoverished by the beginning of the 1570s, could not provide material support for book publishing, Ivan Fedorov decided to leave for Lvov. Here, in 1573, the "Dukar Moskvitin" ("Moscow printer") organized his own printing house and in 1574 managed to re-publish the "Apostle" in more than 1000 copies, attaching his own epilogue to the publication. Thus, he laid the foundation for book printing in Ukraine. In the same year in Lvov he published the first Russian printed primer with grammar - "ABC", in his words, "for the benefit of the Russian people." The only copy of I. Fedorov's ABC, discovered in 1939, is now in the library of Harvard University in the USA.

In 1909, in the center of Moscow, next to the Kitaygorodskaya wall, where in the 16th century. there was the Tsar's Printing House, a monument to Ivan Fedorov was erected (sculptor S.M. Volnukhin). In 1998, at the Moscow courtyard of the Trinity-Seogievskaya Lavra, an icon was consecrated depicting Metropolitan Macarius and the first printer, Deacon Ivan Fedorov, next to a printing press - the first image of a printing press and a first printer on an Orthodox icon. The liturgical book "Apostle" is still used in church services.

APOSTLE
IN CHURCH-SLAVIAN CIVIL Font

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Then the Epistles of the Council of the Sevens:

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Judino credits 77 78

The Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul is different in essence 14:

To the Romans credits 79A 79B 80 81A 81B 82 83 84 85 86 87 88A 88B 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96A 96B 96V 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121A 121B

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To Galatom credits 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208A 208B 209 210A 210B 210V 211 212 213 214 215A 215B

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Legend of the prokemen:

In the weeks of all summer Succession of the Holy Forty

Prokimeni and alleluiare:

Sunday Diaries

The Cathedral of Twelve Months:

Septemvrius Oktovry Noemri Decembry Iannuarius
Fevruarium March April May Junius Julius August

Prokimeni, Apostles and Alleluiare:

Common to the saints For every need of difference

ACTS OF THE APOSTLE SAINTS,
DESCRIBED BY THE HOLY APOSTLE
AND THE EVANGELIST BOW.

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 1A.

First of all, we have created a word about all, about Theophilus, even Jesus began to create and teach even to the day, vonzhe, having commanded the Apostle with the Holy Spirit, they were chosen, and ascended. Before them and set yourself alive, according to your suffering, in many of the true banners, appearing to them for fourty days and saying even about the Kingdom of God. With them, he was poisonous, commanded them not to be separated from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, he even heard from Me: as John baptized with water, but you are going to be baptized with the Holy Spirit, not in many of these days. But when they came together, I asked Him, saying: Lord, why do you establish the kingdom of Israel in this summer? Speech to them: bear your understanding of the times and years, even the Father put in His power. But you will receive the power, I will find the Holy Spirit on you, and you will be witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the last of the earth.

Acts 1: 1-8

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 1B.

First of all, we have created a word about all, about Theophilus, even Jesus began to create and teach even to the day, vonzhe, having commanded the Apostle with the Holy Spirit, they were chosen, and ascended. Before them and set Yourself alive, according to Your suffering, in many of the true banners, appearing to them for fourty days and saying more about the Kingdom of God. With them, he was poisonous, commanded them not to be separated from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, he even heard from Me: as John baptized with water, but you are going to be baptized with the Holy Spirit, not in many of these days. But when they came together, I asked Him, saying: Lord, why do you establish the kingdom of Israel in this summer? Speak to them: bear your understanding of the times and years, even the Father put in His power. But you will receive the power, I will find the Holy Spirit on you, and you will be Me a witness in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the last of the earth. And these rivers will be seized by those who see them, and the clouds will lift Him up from their eyes. And as if looking at the sky, I go to Him, and behold two men stasta before them in white clothes. Yazhe and recosta: man of Galilee, why stand in sight in heaven? This Jesus, ascended from you to heaven, will come in the same way, and in the same way you will see Him going to heaven. Then, having returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is denounced, there is also near Jerusalem, having the way of the Sabbath.

Acts 1: 1-12

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 2.

In the days of One, when the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which was denounced, there is also near Jerusalem, having a way on the Sabbath. And when he entered, ascending to the upper room, where he was abiding, Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James Alphaev and Simon Zealot and Judas Jacob. These all byahu endure with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the wives and Mary the Matter of Jesus and with His brethren. And in the days of you, Peter stood up among the disciples, in a word, without the names of the people, together like a hundred and twenty: husband, brethren, befitting this Scripture, the Holy Spirit of the mouth of David predicted about Judas, who was the leader who had eaten Jesus, as if numbered with us and accepted Byashe sowing service lot, befits from the husbands who converged with us in every summer, in even in and out of us, the Lord Jesus, began from the baptism of John even to the day, ascended into heaven from us, the witness of His resurrection to be with us alone from these. And having placed two, Joseph was named Barsava, who was also named Justus and Matthia, and having prayed deciding: You, O Lord, are the one who knows the heart of all, show him who you have chosen from this two one, accept the lot of this ministry and apostleship, from the worthless waste of Judas to its place. And the dasha of the lot is ima, and the lot will fall on Matthia, and was numbered to be one of ten apostles.

Acts 1: 12-17 21-26

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 3.

In the days of One, when the day of Pentecost has passed away, all the apostles are madly together. And suddenly there was a noise from heaven, as if I was carrying a stormy breath, and fill the whole house, where I was sitting, and when the tongues appeared to them, they were like fiery ones, gray on one of them. And being filled with all the Holy Spirit and beginning to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gives them utterance. Byahu in Jerusalem, a living Jew, a man of reverence, from all the tongue, like under heaven. But I came to this voice, the people came down and be confused, as if I hear one every one of them in my own language, speaking them. All wondering and wondering, saying to each other: is it not, these are all Galileans who are verbally speaking? And how do we hear our language every day, in whom we are born, the Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and in Asia, in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the countries of Libya, even in Cyrene, and the coming Romans, Jews and comers, Cretans and Arabs, do we hear their tongues of the greatness of God speaking them with ours?

Acts 2: 1-11

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 4.

In these days, Peter became one of ten, raised up his voice and spoke to them: all the men of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem, let this be reasonable to you, and inspire my verbs, no more, as if you do not feel, this is the essence of the third hour. day, but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: and it will be in the last days, saith the Lord, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your elders will see sleepyheads, for on My servants and on my handmaid in their days I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy, and I will give wonders in heaven, woe and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and smoking smoke. The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before even coming to the great and enlightened day of the Lord. And it will be, everyone like him, if he calls on the name of the Lord, will be saved.

Acts 2: 14-21

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 5.

In these days, Peter spoke to the people: the man of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazarea, a man from God known in you with powers and miracles and signs, even God create that in your midst, as well as the message itself, this is given by the advice and divine understanding of God Accept, with the hands of the wicked, nailed him: God, resurrect him, having resolved the diseases of mortality, as if I do not powerfully keep Him from being. David speaks of Him: I will take out the foresight of the Lord before me, as if I have my gum, but I do not move: for this sake my heart rejoice, and my tongue rejoice: yet my flesh will dwell in hope, as if you will not leave my soul in hell, below dasi to Thy monk, see decay: Thou hast said the ways of the belly: Fill me with gladness with Thy face. Husband brethren, worthy of boldly deciding to you about the patriarch David, as he died and was buried, and his grave is in us even to this day: the prophet, for this and knowing, as if by an oath God swears to him from the fruit of his loins in the flesh to raise up Christ and set him on his throne, foreseeing the verb of the resurrection of Christ, as if his soul did not leave in hell, nor his flesh in the form of corruption. God raise this Jesus, to whom we all are a witness. Ascended by the right hand of God, and receive the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, this outpouring, hedgehog you now see and hear. Not for David ascending to heaven, for himself he says: Speak of the Lord to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I will put Thy enemies under Thy feet. Firmly, let the whole house of Israel understand that God created both his Lord and Christ, this Jesus, whom you will crucify.

Acts 2: 22-36

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 6.

During these days, Peter spoke to the people: repent, and let everyone be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. There is a promise to you, and as a child of yours and to all the distant ones, if the Lord our God will call. And in other words, multiplying the testimony and begging I, verb: save yourself from this obstinate race. Already ubo kindly accepted his word, baptized, and added on the day of that souls like three thousand. Byahu, however, is patient in teaching the Apostle and in communion and in the breaking of bread and in prayers. There is fear on every soul: there are many miracles and signs that the Apostles were in Jerusalem.

Acts 2: 38-43

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 7.

In the days of Ona, together, Peter and John ascend to the sanctuary for prayer at the ninth hour. And a certain man, lame from the womb of his mother, we used to wear him, I believe him all the days before the church doors, recommended by the Reds, to ask for alms from those who enter the church. Even seeing Peter and John wanting to bring them into the church, begging for alms. Looking at Peter nan with John, he said: look at us. He is diligent ima, thinking to accept something from her. Speech Peter: I have no silver and gold, but the hedgehog imam, this I give, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk. And lift him up by the right hand, and abie will be firmly established in his mold and gleznoy, and jumped up a hundred and walked, and entered the church with him, walking and galloping and praising God.

Acts 3: 1-8

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 8.

In the days of Ona, holding on to the healed lame Peter and John, all people flowing to him into the vestibule, called Solomon, are terrifying. Seeing Peter told you to the people: O man, Israelites, why do you wonder about this, or what do you look at us, as if by your strength or by the piety that made him you walk? God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, God our father, glorify His Child Jesus, You will betray Him, and rejected Him in the face of Pilate, I judge Him to let Him in. But you rejected the Holy and Righteous, and if you ask for a husband to give you a murderer, you will kill the Head of life, His God will raise from the dead, for whom we are a witness of Esma. And about the faith of His name, this, you see and know, confirm His name, and faith, even for His sake, give him all this wholeness in front of you all.

Acts 3: 11-16

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 9.

In these days, Peter spoke to the people: repent and be converted, and be cleansed of your sins, as if the times come cool from the face of the Lord, and after Christ Jesus is called to you, He must be heavenly, even to the years of the dispensation of all, even the verb God the mouth of all His saints is a prophet from time immemorial. Moses speaks to the father: as if the Lord your God will raise up to you from your brethren, as if for me, listen to Him in everything, even if he speaks to you. It will be, every soul, even if it does not listen to the Prophet onago, will be consumed from people. And all the same prophets from Samuel and others like this, the trees of the verb, also foreshadow these days. You are a natural son of a prophet of the covenant, his will God bequeath to your father, saying to Abraham: and all earthly fatherland will be blessed about your seed. To you first God, raised up His Child Jesus, His Ambassador blessing you, in a hedgehog you must turn away from your wickedness.

Acts 3: 19-26

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 10.

In the days of Ona, the apostle speaking to the people, naidosh on them the priests and the voivode of the church and the Sadducee, stinging si, for the hedgehog people teach them and proclaim the resurrection of the dead about Jesus. And I laid my hands on them and laid them in observance until morning, it’s already evening. And many from those who heard the word of the faithful: and the number of men was like five thousand. If you are the next morning, gather together their prince and the elder and the scribe to Jerusalem, and to Anna the bishop and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and the trees are mad from the family of the bishop, and put them higher in their midst, I asked: by what power or in what name did you create this? Then Peter, being filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke to them: the princes of the people and the elders of Israel, if we are torturing today for the good deed of man is weak, for this reason, having been saved, wake up intelligently to all of you and to all the people of Israel, as in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, for whom you are crucify, His God, raise him from the dead, about this he stands before you healthy.

Acts 4: 1-10

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 11.

In the days of these, seeing the Jews of Peter's boldness and John's and understanding, as if a person is not a book eats and is simple, I am amazed, I know them, as with Jesus the best. Seeing the healed man, she stands with him, but she does not oppose the name. Having commanded Ima out of the crowd to leave, fighting with each other, saying: what shall we make a Sim man? As if a deliberate sign was ima for all living in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny ourselves, but let it no longer stretch out into people, let us forbid it to speak of this name to any of the people. And having called them, commanding them not to preach below teach about the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replying to them with the rest: if it is righteous to listen to you before God, rather than God, judge? We cannot, even by sight and hearing, not speak. They have forbidden ima, letting me go, nothing better than how to torment them, for the sake of people, as if all the glorification of God about the former. There are more than fourty more years than this, on which this miracle of healing happened.

Acts 4: 13-22

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 12.

In the days of Ona, the former apostle was released to come to his own people and herald, a tree to him, the bishop and the elders resh. They heard unanimously raised a voice to God and a rekosh: Master, you, God, who created heaven and earth and the sea and all, even in them, like the Holy Spirit of the mouth of the lips of our father David, Thy adolescent: Thou hast the heathen swaying, and people have learned to be vain ? The tsar of the zemstvo appeared, and the princes gathered together on the Lord and on His Christ. Gathering for truly in this city on Thy Holy Child Jesus, Thou art anointed, Herod and Pontic Pilate with the tongues and people of Israel, create Thy hand and Thy advice to be. And now, Lord, look at their reprimands and grant Thy servant with all boldness to speak Thy word, always stretch Thy hand for healing, and be a sign and a miracle in the name of the Holy One of Thy Servant Jesus. And those who prayed to them, move a place, where you gather byahu, and filled with all the Holy Spirit and verb the word of God with boldness.

Acts 4: 23-31

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 13.

In the days of these, a certain husband, Anania by name, with his wife Saphira, will sell the village and hide it from the price, to the knowledgeable and to his wife, and brought a part of it, put the Apostle at your feet. But Peter's speech: Ananias, why satan fill your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and hide it from the price of the village? Is it not yours that exists, and what is sold is not in your power? Why did you put this thing in your hearts? Thou didst not lie to man, but to God. Hearing Anania's words, he fell down. And the fear is great for all who hear this. The youth got up and took it and carried it out of the cellar. It would be like one hour past, and his wife did not lead the former in. Peter answered her: rtsy mi, will you give up the village on the road? She's a speech: her, on the spot. But Peter spoke to her: what if you agree to be tempted by the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the doors, and they will bear thee. But the pade abie is before his feet and from above: when the young man entered, he found her dead and worn out the cellar near her husband. And the fear was great on the whole church and on all who hear this.

Acts 5: 1-11

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 14.

In the days of these, by the apostolic hands there were many signs and wonders in people, and all byahu unanimously in Solomon's narthex. From others, no one dares to cleave to them, but I magnify their people. Moreover, I attach myself to those who believe in the Lord, there are many husbands and wives. Like and wear the sickly on the haystacks and put it on the bed and on the bed, but the coming Peter, until his shade will overshadow someone from them. And many are coming together from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing the sick and suffering from the unclean spirits, who are all healed. As a bishop, and all those like him, sheer Sadducee heresy, filled with envy. And he laid his hands on the apostles, and sent them to be kept in common. But the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the dungeon at night, and let them know, say: go, and become more, speak in the church people all the verbs of sowing life.

Acts 5: 12–20

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 15.

In the days of Ona, hearing the apostles entered the church at Matins and taught. Then came the bishop and his ilk, convening a council and all the elders from the children of Israel, and sent them to prison, to bring them. The servants, however, did not find them in the dungeon, returning, proclaiming, verbally, as if the prison was imprisoned with every statement, and the guardians standing before the doors, having opened, did not find a single one inside. As if hearing these words from the bishop and voivode of the church and high priests, wondering about them that this will happen. Someone came to erect for them, the verb, like behold, man, their rider in the dungeon, the essence of the church is standing and participating in people. Then the voivode went with the servants, do not bring them in needlessly, fearing more people, but they will not beat them with a stone: bring them, put them on the host, and ask their bishop, saying: do not you teach about this name by prohibiting the prohibition? And behold, you fill Jerusalem with your teaching and want to bring the blood of this Man on us. Having answered Peter and the Apostles, they decided: obedience befits God more than a man: God our Father raised up Jesus, Him you will kill, hanging on a tree. Exalt this God the Founder and Savior with His right hand, grant repentance to Israel and the remission of sins. And we are the witness of this verb, and the Holy Spirit, whom God will give to those who obey him. When they heard them, they burst out and counseled to kill them.

Acts 5: 21-33

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 16.

In the days of One, the multiplied disciple, the Hellenic murmur of the Jew was quickened, as if we despise you in the daily ministry of their widow. Having called on the two and ten multitudes of disciples, deciding: it is not pleasing for us, who have left the word of God, to serve meals. Behold, brethren, men have been testified by the seventh from you, filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom, we will set them up over this service. We will abide in prayer and ministry of the word. And this word was pleasing to all the people. And choosing Stephen, her husband is full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prokhor, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmen, and Nicholas, the stranger of Antioch. I put them before the apostles, and after praying I laid my hands on her. And the word of God is growing, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem is growing more and more, but many people of priests will obey the faith.

Acts 6: 1-7

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 17.

In the days of these, Stephen is full of faith and power, performing signs and wonders of greatness in people. Recover the same nettsy from the host of verbal lemmas of Livertinsk and Kirineisk and Aleksandrsk, and those of their ilk from Cilicia and Asia, striving with Stephen. And I can't resist wisdom and the Spirit, Imzhe verb. Then podustisha men verb, as if hearing him verb blasphemous verbs on Moses and on God. He encouraged people and elders and scribes, and attacked him and brought him to the host, placing false witnesses who spoke, as if this man does not cease the verbs of the blasphemous verb in place of this holy thing and the law. Hearing bo him saying, as if Jesus of Nazareth would ruin this place and change customs, even Moses betrayed us. And having matured the nan of all sitting in the host, I saw his face like the face of an angel. But the bishop's speech: what if this is the essence? He speaks: men, brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, who exists in Mesopotamia, before he even dwelled in Haran, and said to him: go out from your land and from your kind and from your father's house, and come to the land, where I will show you. Then he departed from the land of Chaldees, dwelt in Haran, and from there, after the death of his father, cast him into this land, on which you now live, and give him no inheritance in it, below the foot of the foot. Solomon built a temple for Him. But the Most High does not live in churches made with hands, as the prophet says: Heaven is my throne, but the earth is my footstool. Will you build a cue temple Mi, saith the Lord, or some place will I rest for Mine? Do not My hand create this whole thing? Hard-eyed and uncircumcised hearts and ears, you resist in the Holy Spirit, like your fathers, so are you. Whom did your fathers not drive out of the prophet? And having killed the forerunner of the coming of the Righteous One, you are now faster a traitor and a murderer, who will accept the law by an angelic dispensation and will not preserve it. Hearing this, my hearts burst open and my teeth gnash. Stephen, however, fill the Holy Spirit, looking up to heaven, seeing the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and speaking: behold, I see the heavens open and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. Having cried out with a great voice, I plugged my ears and rushed with one accord to hire, and came out of the city with a stone, I beat him with a stone, and I laid my witness off my robe at the foot of the young man Saul, and beat Stephen with a stone, praying and saying: Lord Jesus. Kneel down, cry with a great voice: Lord, do not set them up for this sin. And these rivers have succeeded.

Acts 6: 8-7: 5A, 47-60

Acts of the Saints Apostle, conceived 18.

In the days of these, Philip descended into the city of Samaria, preaching Christ to them. I will listen to the people with the words of Philip unanimously, hearing and seeing the signs, even more doing: dusi of uncleanness from many haves, I, with a crying voice of a great, I go forth, but many of weakness and lameness are healed, and the joy of greatness in that city is fast. A certain husband, by the name of Simon, was formerly in the city of sorcerers and surprising the language of Samaria, the verb of a certain being is great for him, I will pay attention to all from small even to great, saying: this is the great power of God. I will pay attention to him, since the time of sorcery amazes them. Whenever, believing Philip, preaching the good news about the Kingdom of God and about the name of Jesus Christ, men and wives are baptized. Simon himself was faithful and was baptized while staying with Philip, seeing the power and signs of the great things that are being done, he marvels terribly. Hearing the same Apostles in Jerusalem, as if Samaria was pleased with the word of God, sending Peter and John to them, and descended to pray for them, as if they would receive the Holy Spirit, as if they were not alone, they came to baptize byahu in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then I will put my hand on nya and welcome the Holy Spirit.

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