what is that to thee? Thou shalt follow me.

And there went out a saying among the brethren: This disciple dieth not. And Jesus said not unto him, He dieth not: but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what dost thou care?

This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and hath written these things: and we
know that his testimony is true].

There are also many other things which Jesus did, which, if they should be written one by one, I fear the world would not understand the books to be written.
Text of the unrevised Luther Bible 1545:
DeepL English Translation
[Processed by BackToLuther. German text published here.]
The Acts of Luke (Acts of the Apostles) ^
Chapter 1
Ascension of Christ. Calling of Matthias to the apostleship.
(Epistle on Ascension Day.)

The first discourse I have indeed done, dear Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

Until the day that he was taken up, after that he had given commandment by the Holy Ghost unto the apostles, whom he had chosen,

To whom, after his affliction, he shewed himself alive in many things: and he was seen of them forty days, and talked with them of the kingdom of God.

And when he had gathered them together, he commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which ye have heard (saith he) of me.

For John baptized with water: but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

And they that were gathered together asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

And he said unto them: It is not lawful for you to know the time or the hour which the Father hath reserved for his power,

But ye shall receive power from the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the ends of the earth.

And when he had spoken these things, he was visibly taken up, and a cloud received him away from before their eyes.

And as they looked on him going up to heaven, behold, there stood by them two men clothed in white,

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing into heaven? This Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall come as ye have seen him go into heaven].

And they turned again to Jerusalem from the mountain which is called the mount of Olives, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, and lieth by the way of the sabbath.

And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where Peter and James, and John and Andrew, and Philip and Thomas, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the son of James, were.

All these were always together with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of JEsu, and his brethren.
(Epistle on St. Matthew’s Day.)

And in those days Peter stood up among the disciples, and said, (and the multitude of the names was about an hundred and twenty,)

Men and brethren, the scripture must be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spake before by the mouth of David of Judas, who was a forerunner of them that caught Jesus.

For he was numbered with us, and had this ministry with us.

This man hath purchased the field for an unjust reward, and hath been hanged, and hath broken in pieces, and poured out all his bowels.

And it was known unto all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that the same field was called in their language Hakeldama, that is, a field of blood.

For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein; and let another receive his bishopric.

Now therefore one of these men, which have been with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went out and came in among us, must be with us,

From the baptism of John until the day he is taken from us, to be a witness of his resurrection with us.

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, whose surname was Just, and Matthias, 24. And prayed, and said: O LORD, the rebuke of all hearts, shew us which of these two thou hast chosen,

That one might receive this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas departed, to go into his own place.

And they cast lots upon them: and the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was assigned to the eleven apostles].
(Acts)
Chapter 2
Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, defended by Peter with a useful sermon.
(Epistle on the holy feast of Pentecost.)

And when the day of Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all with one accord together.

And there came quickly a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they sat.

And there were seen in them tongues parted, as though they were fiery. And he sat upon every one of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to preach with other tongues, when the Spirit had given them utterance.

Now there were Jews dwelling at Jerusalem, which were godly men of all people that are under heaven.

And when this voice was heard, the multitude came together, and were troubled: for every man heard that they spake with his own language.

And they were all amazed, and marvelled, and said one to another, Behold, are not all these that speak of Galilee?

How then hear we every man his own language, wherein we are born?

Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and them that dwell in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and in Cappadocia, and in Pontus, and in Asia.

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the ends of Libya at Cyrene, and foreigners from Rome, 11. Jews and fellow Jews, Cretans and Arabs: we hear them speaking with our tongues the great deeds of GOD.

They were all amazed, and went astray, and said one to another: What will this be?

And the rest had their mocking, and said, They are full of sweet wine].

Then Peter stood up with the eleven, and lifted up his voice, and spake unto them: Ye Jews, men, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known unto you; and let my words come into your ears.

For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, because it is the third hour of the day.

But this is that which was spoken before by the prophet Joel: 17. And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith GOD, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elders shall dream dreams.

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

And I will do wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath: Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and appearing day of the LORD come.

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved.

Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jehovah of Nazareth, the man of God, proving among you deeds and wonders and signs, which God did by him among you, as ye yourselves also know,

The same (after he had yielded to the counsel and providence of God) ye have taken by the
hands of the unrighteous, and have hanged him, and slain him.

Him hath God raised up, and loosed the pains of death, when it was impossible that he should be kept by him.

For David saith of him, I have set the LORD always before me: for he is at my right hand, that I should not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoiceth: for my flesh also shall rest in hope.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thy saint to see corruption.

Thou hast made known unto me the ways of life: thou wilt fill me with joy in thy sight.
(Epistle on Pentecost Tuesday.)

Men, brethren, let me speak freely unto you of David the arch-father: he is dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

And when he was a prophet, and knew that God had promised him by an oath, that the fruit of his loins should sit upon his throne,

He hath seen it before, and hath spoken of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul is not left in hell, neither hath his flesh seen corruption.

This JEsum hath God raised up; of whom we are all witnesses.

Having been raised up by the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out these things which ye see and hear.

For David went not up to heaven. But he saith, The LORD hath said unto my LORD, Sit thou at my right hand,

Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Know therefore all the house of Israel assuredly, that God hath made this Jesus, whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.

And when they heard it, they were troubled in their hearts, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles: Men, brethren, what shall we do?

Peter saith unto them: Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

For to you and to your children is this promise, and to all who are afar off, whom God our Lord