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Acts 1
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1 The former
treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and =
teach,
2 Until the d=
ay in
which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given
commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
3 To whom als=
o he
shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being see=
n of
them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of Go=
d:
4 And, being
assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart fr=
om
Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have
heard of me.
5 For John tr=
uly
baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many =
days
hence.
6 When they
therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at
this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said=
unto
them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father =
hath
put in his own power.
8 But ye shall
receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be
witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 And when he=
had
spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud receiv=
ed
him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked
stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in wh=
ite
apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men=
of
Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is take=
n up
from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go i=
nto
heaven.
12 Then returned they unto
Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath d=
ay's
journey.
13 And when they were come=
in,
they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and Joh=
n,
and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of
Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
14 These all continued wit=
h one
accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of
Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 And in those days Peter=
stood
up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together w=
ere
about an hundred and twenty,)
16 Men and brethren, this
scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth=
of
David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesu=
s.
17 For he was numbered wit=
h us,
and had obtained part of this ministry.
18 Now this man purchased a
field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in
the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 And it was known unto a=
ll the
dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper ton=
gue,
Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
20 For it is written in th=
e book
of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and
his bishoprick let another take.
21 Wherefore of these men =
which
have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out amo=
ng
us,
22 Beginning from the bapt=
ism 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.
23 And they appointed two,
Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 And they prayed, and sa=
id,
Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two =
thou
hast chosen,
25 That he may take part o=
f this
ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he m=
ight
go to his own place.
26 And they gave forth the=
ir
lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven
apostles.
1 And when th=
e day
of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly
there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled a=
ll
the house where they were sitting.
3 And there
appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of
them.
4 And they we=
re all
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there w= ere dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. <= o:p>
6 Now when th=
is was
noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because th=
at
every man heard them speak in his own language.
7 And they we=
re all
amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which
speak Galilaeans?
8 And how hea=
r we
every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
9 Parthians, =
and
Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and
Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia,=
in
Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews =
and
proselytes,
11 Cretes and Arabians, we=
do
hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
12 And they were all amaze=
d, and
were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
13 Others mocking said, Th=
ese
men are full of new wine.
14 But Peter, standing up =
with
the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and =
all
ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words=
:
15 For these are not drunk=
en, as
ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
16 But this is that which =
was
spoken by the prophet Joel;
17 And it shall come to pa=
ss in
the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and =
your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see vision=
s,
and your old men shall dream dreams:
18 And on my servants and =
on my
handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall
prophesy:
19 And I will shew wonders=
in
heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of
smoke:
20 The sun shall be turned=
into
darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the =
Lord
come:
21 And it shall come to pa=
ss,
that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear =
these
words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and
wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselv=
es
also know:
23 Him, being delivered by=
the
determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked
hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom God hath raised up,
having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he shoul=
d be
holden of it.
25 For David speaketh conc=
erning
him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, =
that
I should not be moved:
26 Therefore did my heart
rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:=
27 Because thou wilt not l=
eave
my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.=
28 Thou hast made known to=
me
the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
29 Men and brethren, let me
freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buri=
ed,
and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
30 Therefore being a proph=
et,
and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his
loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his thron=
e;
31 He seeing this before s=
pake
of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither =
his
flesh did see corruption.
32 This Jesus hath God rai=
sed
up, whereof we all are witnesses.
33 Therefore being by the =
right
hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the H=
oly
Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
34 For David is not ascend=
ed
into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit tho=
u on
my right hand,
35 Until I make thy foes t=
hy
footstool.
36 Therefore let all the h=
ouse
of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have
crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 Now when they heard thi=
s,
they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the
apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
38 Then Peter said unto th=
em,
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.
39 For the promise is unto=
you,
and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD
our God shall call.
40 And with many other wor=
ds did
he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generatio=
n.
41 Then they that gladly
received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them
about three thousand souls.
42 And they continued sted=
fastly
in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in
prayers.
43 And fear came upon every
soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
44 And all that believed w=
ere
together, and had all things common;
45 And sold their possessi=
ons and
goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
46 And they, continuing da=
ily
with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did =
eat
their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
47 Praising God, and havin=
g favour
with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should =
be
saved.
1 Now Peter a=
nd
John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth
hour.
2 And a certa=
in man
lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of
the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into=
the
temple;
3 Who seeing =
Peter
and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter,
fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave=
heed
unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6 Then Peter =
said,
Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
7 And he took=
him
by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bo=
nes
received strength.
8 And he leap=
ing up
stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leap=
ing,
and praising God.
9 And all the
people saw him walking and praising God:
10 And they knew that it w=
as he
which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled
with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
11 And as the lame man whi=
ch was
healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the po=
rch
that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12 And when Peter saw it, =
he
answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why l=
ook
ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made t=
his
man to walk?
13 The God of Abraham, and=
of
Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; =
whom
ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was
determined to let him go.
14 But ye denied the Holy =
One
and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
15 And killed the Prince of
life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16 And his name through fa=
ith in
his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith wh=
ich
is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.=
17 And now, brethren, I wo=
t that
through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
18 But those things, which=
God
before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suff=
er,
he hath so fulfilled.
19 Repent ye therefore, an=
d be
converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing
shall come from the presence of the Lord.
20 And he shall send Jesus
Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must re=
ceive
until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the
mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
22 For Moses truly said un=
to the
fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethr=
en,
like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto =
you.
23 And it shall come to pa=
ss,
that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from =
among
the people.
24 Yea, and all the prophe=
ts
from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likew=
ise
foretold of these days.
25 Ye are the children of =
the
prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto
Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26 Unto you first God, hav=
ing
raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of
you from his iniquities.
1 And as they=
spake
unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadduc=
ees,
came upon them,
2 Being griev=
ed
that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection fr=
om
the dead.
3 And they la=
id
hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now event=
ide.
4 Howbeit man=
y of
them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five
thousand.
5 And it came=
to
pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
6 And Annas t=
he
high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of =
the
kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
7 And when th=
ey had
set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye =
done
this?
8 Then Peter,
filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and el=
ders
of Israel,
9 If we this =
day be
examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made
whole;
10 Be it known unto you al=
l, and
to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, =
whom
ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand
here before you whole.
11 This is the stone which=
was
set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
12 Neither is there salvat=
ion in
any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, where=
by
we must be saved.
13 Now when they saw the
boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and igno=
rant
men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been wi=
th
Jesus.
14 And beholding the man w=
hich
was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
15 But when they had comma=
nded
them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
16 Saying, What shall we d=
o to
these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is mani=
fest
to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
17 But that it spread no f=
urther
among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth=
to
no man in this name.
18 And they called them, a=
nd
commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answ=
ered
and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto=
you
more than unto God, judge ye.
20 For we cannot but speak=
the
things which we have seen and heard.
21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish th= em, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done. <= o:p>
22 For the man was above f=
orty
years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.
23 And being let go, they =
went
to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had
said unto them.
24 And when they heard tha=
t,
they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art
God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them i=
s:
25 Who by the mouth of thy
servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine v=
ain
things?
26 The kings of the earth =
stood
up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his
Christ.
27 For of a truth against =
thy
holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, =
with
the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28&=
nbsp; For
to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
29 And now, Lord, behold t=
heir
threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may
speak thy word,
30 By stretching forth thi=
ne
hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy
child Jesus.
31 And when they had praye=
d, the
place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all fill=
ed
with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
32 And the multitude of th=
em
that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them t=
hat
ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things
common.
33 And with great power ga=
ve the
apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was
upon them all.
34 Neither was there any a=
mong
them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold th=
em,
and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
35 And laid them down at t=
he
apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had
need.
36 And Joses, who by the
apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of
consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
37 Having land, sold it, a=
nd
brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
1 But a certa=
in man
named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept ba=
ck part
of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, =
and
laid it at the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter s=
aid,
Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to
keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it
remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine =
own
power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied
unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias
hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on
all them that heard these things.
6 And the you=
ng men
arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it was =
about
the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, c=
ame
in.
8 And Peter
answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she sa=
id,
Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter =
said
unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the
Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the doo=
r,
and shall carry thee out.
10 Then fell she down
straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came i=
n,
and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upo=
n all
the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
12 And by the hands of the
apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they we=
re
all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
13 And of the rest durst n=
o man
join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
14 And believers were the =
more
added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
15 Insomuch that they brou=
ght
forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at=
the
least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16 There came also a multi=
tude
out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them
which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
17 Then the high priest ro=
se up,
and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and =
were
filled with indignation,
18 And laid their hands on=
the
apostles, and put them in the common prison.
19 But the angel of the Lo=
rd by
night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
20 Go, stand and speak in =
the
temple to the people all the words of this life.
21 And when they heard tha=
t,
they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high
priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, =
and
all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have th=
em
brought.
22 But when the officers c=
ame,
and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,
23 Saying, The prison truly
found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the
doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
24 Now when the high pries=
t and
the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they
doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
25 Then came one and told =
them,
saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, a=
nd
teaching the people.
26 Then went the captain w=
ith
the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people,
lest they should have been stoned.
27 And when they had broug=
ht
them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
28 Saying, Did not we stra=
itly
command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have fil=
led
Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.=
29 Then Peter and the other
apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
30 The God of our fathers =
raised
up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
31 Him hath God exalted wi=
th his
right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, =
and
forgiveness of sins.
32 And we are his witnesse=
s of
these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them th=
at
obey him.
33 When they heard that, t=
hey
were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
34 Then stood there up one=
in
the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputa=
tion
among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little spac=
e;
35 And said unto them, Ye =
men of
Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.=
36 For before these days r=
ose up
Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about fo=
ur
hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, =
were
scattered, and brought to nought.
37 After this man rose up =
Judas
of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: =
he
also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
38 And now I say unto you,
Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this wor=
k be
of men, it will come to nought:
39 But if it be of God, ye
cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
40 And to him they agreed:=
and
when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they
should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 And they departed from =
the
presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer
shame for his name.
42 And daily in the temple=
, and
in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
1 And in those
days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmur=
ing
of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in=
the
daily ministration.
2 Then the tw=
elve
called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason
that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 Wherefore,
brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy
Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 But we will=
give
ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
5 And the say=
ing
pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith an=
d of
the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and
Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
6 Whom they s=
et
before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on the=
m.
7 And the wor=
d of
God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem grea=
tly;
and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 And Stephen=
, full
of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 Then there =
arose
certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, =
and
Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing =
with
Stephen.
10 And they were not able =
to
resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
11 Then they suborned men,=
which
said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against =
God.
12 And they stirred up the
people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him,=
and
brought him to the council,
13 And set up false witnes=
ses,
which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this ho=
ly
place, and the law:
14 For we have heard him s=
ay,
that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the
customs which Moses delivered us.
15 And all that sat in the
council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of=
an
angel.
1 Then said t=
he
high priest, Are these things so?
2 And he said=
, Men,
brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father
Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3 And said un=
to
him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the l=
and
which I shall shew thee.
4 Then came h=
e out
of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when =
his
father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
5 And he gave=
him
none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promi=
sed
that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, w=
hen
as yet he had no child.
6 And God spa=
ke on
this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they sh=
ould
bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
7 And the nat=
ion to
whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall =
they
come forth, and serve me in this place.
8 And he gave=
him
the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised h=
im
the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarch=
s.
9 And the
patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, =
10 And delivered him out o=
f all
his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh kin=
g of
Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 Now there came a dearth=
over
all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers fo=
und
no sustenance.
12 But when Jacob heard th=
at
there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
13 And at the second time =
Joseph
was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto
Pharaoh.
14 Then sent Joseph, and c=
alled
his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.=
15 So Jacob went down into
Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
16 And were carried over i=
nto
Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of=
the
sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
17 But when the time of the
promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and
multiplied in Egypt,
18 Till another king arose,
which knew not Joseph.
19 The same dealt subtilly=
with
our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their yo=
ung
children, to the end they might not live.
20 In which time Moses was=
born,
and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months=
:
21 And when he was cast ou=
t,
Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
22 And Moses was learned i=
n all
the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
23 And when he was full fo=
rty
years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Isr=
ael.
24 And seeing one of them =
suffer
wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the
Egyptian:
25 For he supposed his bre=
thren
would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they
understood not.
26 And the next day he she=
wed
himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, say=
ing,
Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
27 But he that did his nei= ghbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? <= o:p>
28 Wilt thou kill me, as t=
hou
diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
29 Then fled Moses at this
saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. =
30 And when forty years we=
re
expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of =
the
Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 When Moses saw it, he
wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the L=
ORD
came unto him,
32 Saying, I am the God of=
thy
fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Th=
en
Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
33 Then said the Lord to h=
im,
Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy
ground.
34 I have seen, I have see=
n the
affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning,=
and
am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
35 This Moses whom they re=
fused,
saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ru=
ler
and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.=
36 He brought them out, af=
ter
that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red s=
ea,
and in the wilderness forty years.
37 This is that Moses, whi=
ch
said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up
unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
38 This is he, that was in=
the
church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sin=
a,
and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
39 To whom our fathers wou=
ld not
obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into
Egypt,
40 Saying unto Aaron, Make=
us
gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the la=
nd
of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
41 And they made a calf in=
those
days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of the=
ir
own hands.
42 Then God turned, and ga=
ve
them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the
prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and
sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
43 Yea, ye took up the
tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye ma=
de
to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
44 Our fathers had the
tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto
Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
45 Which also our fathers =
that
came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom =
God
drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
46 Who found favour before=
God,
and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47 But Solomon built him an
house.
48 Howbeit the most High
dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49 Heaven is my throne, and
earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what=
is
the place of my rest?
50 Hath not my hand made a=
ll
these things?
51 Ye stiffnecked and
uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your
fathers did, so do ye.
52 Which of the prophets h=
ave
not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of
the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and
murderers:
53 Who have received the l=
aw by
the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
54 When they heard these t=
hings,
they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
55 But he, being full of t=
he
Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and
Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see=
the
heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 Then they cried out wit=
h a
loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58 And cast him out of the=
city,
and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's
feet, whose name was Saul.
59 And they stoned Stephen=
, calling
upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 And he kneeled down, and
cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he
had said this, he fell asleep.
1 And Saul was
consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution
against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abro=
ad
throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 And devout =
men
carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul=
, he
made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and wo=
men
committed them to prison.
4 Therefore t=
hey
that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip=
went
down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the peo=
ple
with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and
seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean
spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with
them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8 And there w=
as
great joy in that city.
9 But there w=
as a
certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, =
and
bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one=
:
10 To whom they all gave h=
eed,
from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.=
11 And to him they had reg=
ard,
because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
12 But when they believed =
Philip
preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus
Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Then Simon himself beli=
eved
also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beh=
olding
the miracles and signs which were done.
14 Now when the apostles w=
hich
were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent
unto them Peter and John:
15 Who, when they were come
down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 (For as yet he was fall=
en
upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) =
17 Then laid they their ha=
nds on
them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 And when Simon saw that
through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offer=
ed
them money,
19 Saying, Give me also th=
is
power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter said unto him=
, Thy
money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may =
be
purchased with money.
21 Thou hast neither part =
nor
lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of thi=
s thy
wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forg=
iven
thee.
23 For I perceive that tho=
u art
in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24 Then answered Simon, and
said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have
spoken come upon me.
25 And they, when they had=
testified
and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the
gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
26 And the angel of the Lo=
rd
spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that
goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27 And he arose and went: =
and,
behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen=
of
the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to
Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitt=
ing in
his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said un=
to
Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither =
to
him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou wh=
at
thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I,
except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up
and sit with him.
32 The place of the script=
ure
which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a =
lamb
dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his
judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life=
is
taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered
Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himsel=
f,
or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his =
mouth,
and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36 And as they went on the=
ir
way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is wate=
r;
what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said, If thou
believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the ch=
ariot
to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the
eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come=
up
out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch
saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at
Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to
Caesarea.
1 And Saul, y=
et
breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord,
went unto the high priest,
2 And desired= of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. <= o:p>
3 And as he
journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him=
a
light from heaven:
4 And he fell=
to
the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest t=
hou
me?
5 And he said=
, Who
art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is =
hard
for thee to kick against the pricks.
6 And he trem=
bling
and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said =
unto
him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must =
do.
7 And the men=
which
journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
8 And Saul ar=
ose
from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led =
him
by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
9 And he was =
three
days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
10 And there was a certain
disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision,
Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
11 And the Lord said unto =
him,
Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the
house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
12 And hath seen in a visi=
on a
man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might rec=
eive
his sight.
13 Then Ananias answered, =
Lord,
I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints =
at
Jerusalem:
14 And here he hath author=
ity
from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
15 But the Lord said unto =
him,
Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the
Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
16 For I will shew him how=
great
things he must suffer for my name's sake.
17 And Ananias went his wa=
y, and
entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the
Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath s=
ent
me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost=
.
18 And immediately there f=
ell
from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and
arose, and was baptized.
19 And when he had received
meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples wh=
ich
were at Damascus.
20 And straightway he prea=
ched
Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
21 But all that heard him =
were
amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this n=
ame
in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bou=
nd
unto the chief priests?
22 But Saul increased the =
more
in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that =
this
is very Christ.
23 And after that many day=
s were
fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
24 But their laying await =
was
known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
25 Then the disciples took=
him
by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
26 And when Saul was come =
to
Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all
afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him, =
and
brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lor=
d in
the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at
Damascus in the name of Jesus.
28 And he was with them co=
ming
in and going out at Jerusalem.
29 And he spake boldly in =
the
name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went ab=
out
to slay him.
30 Which when the brethren=
knew,
they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
31 Then had the churches r=
est
throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walkin=
g in
the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied=
.
32 And it came to pass, as=
Peter
passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt=
at
Lydda.
33 And there he found a ce=
rtain
man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the
palsy.
34 And Peter said unto him,
Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he aro=
se
immediately.
35 And all that dwelt at L=
ydda
and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
36 Now there was at Joppa a
certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: t=
his
woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
37 And it came to pass in =
those
days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her=
in
an upper chamber.
38 And forasmuch as Lydda =
was
nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent =
unto
him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
39 Then Peter arose and we=
nt
with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and a=
ll
the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which
Dorcas made, while she was with them.
40 But Peter put them all =
forth,
and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, ar=
ise.
And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 And he gave her his han=
d, and
lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her
alive.
42 And it was known throug=
hout
all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
43 And it came to pass, th=
at he
tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
1 There was a
certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the
Italian band,
2 A devout ma=
n, and
one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people,=
and
prayed to God alway.
3 He saw in a
vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in =
to
him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
4 And when he
looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto =
him,
Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
5 And now sen=
d men
to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
6 He lodgeth =
with
one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what
thou oughtest to do.
7 And when the
angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his househo=
ld
servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
8 And when he=
had
declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
9 On the morr=
ow, as
they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon=
the
housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
10 And he became very hung=
ry,
and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
11 And saw heaven opened, =
and a
certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the
four corners, and let down to the earth:
12 Wherein were all manner=
of
fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and f=
owls
of the air.
13 And there came a voice =
to
him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
14 But Peter said, Not so,=
Lord;
for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
15 And the voice spake unt= o him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. <= o:p>
16 This was done thrice: a=
nd the
vessel was received up again into heaven.
17 Now while Peter doubted=
in
himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men whi=
ch
were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood befo=
re
the gate,
18 And called, and asked w=
hether
Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
19 While Peter thought on =
the vision,
the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
20 Arise therefore, and ge=
t thee
down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
21 Then Peter went down to=
the
men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom=
ye
seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
22 And they said, Corneliu=
s the
centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among a=
ll
the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for th=
ee
into his house, and to hear words of thee.
23 Then called he them in,=
and
lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain breth=
ren
from Joppa accompanied him.
24 And the morrow after th=
ey
entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and he had called
together his kinsmen and near friends.
25 And as Peter was coming=
in,
Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
26 But Peter took him up,
saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
27 And as he talked with h=
im, he
went in, and found many that were come together.
28 And he said unto them, =
Ye
know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep compa=
ny,
or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not
call any man common or unclean.
29 Therefore came I unto y=
ou
without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what int=
ent
ye have sent for me?
30 And Cornelius said, Fou=
r days
ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my hou=
se,
and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
31 And said, Cornelius, thy
prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.=
32 Send therefore to Joppa=
, and
call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one
Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.=
33 Immediately therefore I=
sent
to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we a=
ll
here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.=
34 Then Peter opened his m=
outh,
and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he =
that
feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
36 The word which God sent=
unto
the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all=
:)
37 That word, I say, ye kn=
ow,
which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the
baptism which John preached;
38 How God anointed Jesus =
of
Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and
healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
39 And we are witnesses of=
all
things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom th=
ey
slew and hanged on a tree:
40 Him God raised up the t=
hird
day, and shewed him openly;
41 Not to all the people, =
but
unto witnesses chosen before God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him
after he rose from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to =
preach
unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to =
be
the Judge of quick and dead.
43 To him give all the pro=
phets
witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive
remission of sins.
44 While Peter yet spake t=
hese
words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
45 And they of the circumc=
ision
which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on=
the
Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
46 For they heard them spe=
ak
with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
47 Can any man forbid wate=
r,
that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as we=
ll
as we?
48 And he commanded them t=
o be
baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain day=
s.
1 And the apo=
stles
and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received =
the
word of God.
2 And when Pe=
ter
was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with
him,
3 Saying, Thou
wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
4 But Peter
rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto the=
m,
saying,
5 I was in th=
e city
of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend,=
as
it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came
even to me:
6 Upon the wh=
ich
when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of t=
he
earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
7 And I heard=
a
voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
8 But I said,=
Not
so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mo=
uth.
9 But the voi=
ce
answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou
common.
10 And this was done three
times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
11 And, behold, immediately
there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from
Caesarea unto me.
12 And the Spirit bade me =
go
with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, an=
d we
entered into the man's house:
13 And he shewed us how he=
had
seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Jopp=
a,
and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
14 Who shall tell thee wor=
ds,
whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
15 And as I began to speak=
, the
Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
16 Then remembered I the w=
ord of
the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be
baptized with the Holy Ghost.
17 Forasmuch then as God g=
ave
them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ;
what was I, that I could withstand God?
18 When they heard these t=
hings,
they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the
Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
19 Now they which were sca=
ttered
abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as
Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the J=
ews
only.
20 And some of them were m=
en of
Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the
Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.
21 And the hand of the Lor=
d was
with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
22 Then tidings of these t=
hings
came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth
Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.
23 Who, when he came, and =
had
seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of
heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
24 For he was a good man, =
and
full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lor=
d.
25 Then departed Barnabas =
to
Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
26 And when he had found h=
im, he
brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assem=
bled
themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were
called Christians first in Antioch.
27 And in these days came
prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28 And there stood up one =
of
them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great
dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius
Caesar.
29 Then the disciples, eve=
ry man
according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which
dwelt in Judaea:
30 Which also they did, an=
d sent
it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
1 Now about t=
hat
time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.=
2 And he kill=
ed
James the brother of John with the sword.
3 And because=
he
saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were
the days of unleavened bread.)
4 And when he=
had
apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternion=
s of
soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the peop=
le.
5 Peter there=
fore
was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto =
God
for him.
6 And when He=
rod
would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two
soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the
prison.
7 And, behold=
, the
angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he s=
mote
Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his cha=
ins
fell off from his hands.
8 And the ang=
el
said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he
saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
9 And he went=
out,
and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel;
but thought he saw a vision.
10 When they were past the=
first
and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the cit=
y;
which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on
through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
11 And when Peter was come=
to
himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel,
and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectatio=
n of
the people of the Jews.
12 And when he had conside=
red
the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname w=
as
Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
13 And as Peter knocked at=
the
door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
14 And when she knew Peter=
's
voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter
stood before the gate.
15 And they said unto her,=
Thou
art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, I=
t is
his angel.
16 But Peter continued kno=
cking:
and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
17 But he, beckoning unto =
them
with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brou=
ght
him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to=
the
brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
18 Now as soon as it was d=
ay,
there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19 And when Herod had soug=
ht for
him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they sh=
ould
be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.=
20 And Herod was highly di=
spleased
with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, hav=
ing
made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because th=
eir
country was nourished by the king's country.
21 And upon a set day Hero=
d,
arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto the=
m.
22 And the people gave a s=
hout,
saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
23 And immediately the ang=
el of
the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of =
worms,
and gave up the ghost.
24 But the word of God gre=
w and
multiplied.
25 And Barnabas and Saul
returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took w=
ith
them John, whose surname was Mark.
1 Now there w=
ere in
the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, =
and
Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had b=
een
brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they
ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnab=
as
and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
3 And when th=
ey had
fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4 So they, be=
ing
sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they
sailed to Cyprus.
5 And when th=
ey
were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jew=
s:
and they had also John to their minister.
6 And when th=
ey had
gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false
prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
7 Which was w=
ith
the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for
Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
8 But Elymas =
the
sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to =
turn
away the deputy from the faith.
9 Then Saul, =
(who
also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.
10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? <= o:p>
11 And now, behold, the ha=
nd of
the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a
season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went
about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
12 Then the deputy, when h=
e saw
what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
13 Now when Paul and his c=
ompany
loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from
them returned to Jerusalem.
14 But when they departed =
from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the
sabbath day, and sat down.
15 And after the reading o=
f the
law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye=
men
and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
16 Then Paul stood up, and
beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give
audience.
17 The God of this people =
of
Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strange=
rs
in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
18 And about the time of f=
orty
years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
19 And when he had destroy=
ed seven
nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
20 And after that he gave =
unto
them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel t=
he
prophet.
21 And afterward they desi=
red a
king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of
Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
22 And when he had removed=
him,
he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their
testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine =
own
heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
23 Of this man's seed hath=
God
according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
24 When John had first pre=
ached
before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 And as John fulfilled h=
is
course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there
cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
26 Men and brethren, child=
ren of
the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the wo=
rd
of this salvation sent.
27 For they that dwell at
Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices =
of
the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in
condemning him.
28 And though they found no
cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
29 And when they had fulfi=
lled
all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him=
in
a sepulchre.
30 But God raised him from=
the
dead:
31 And he was seen many da=
ys of
them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses
unto the people.
32 And we declare unto you=
glad
tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
33 God hath fulfilled the =
same
unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also
written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee=
.
34 And as concerning that =
he
raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on
this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
35 Wherefore he saith also=
in
another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
36 For David, after he had
served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid u=
nto
his fathers, and saw corruption:
37 But he, whom God raised
again, saw no corruption.
38 Be it known unto you
therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the
forgiveness of sins:
39 And by him all that bel=
ieve
are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the =
law
of Moses.
40 Beware therefore, lest =
that
come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
41 Behold, ye despisers, a=
nd
wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall i=
n no
wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
42 And when the Jews were =
gone
out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preac=
hed
to them the next sabbath.
43 Now when the congregati=
on was
broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and
Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of
God.
44 And the next sabbath da=
y came
almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
45 But when the Jews saw t=
he
multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which
were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas =
waxed
bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been
spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy=
of
everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
47 For so hath the Lord
commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that t=
hou
shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
48 And when the Gentiles h=
eard
this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as we=
re
ordained to eternal life believed.
49 And the word of the Lor=
d was
published throughout all the region.
50 But the Jews stirred up=
the
devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised
persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coast=
s.
51 But they shook off the =
dust
of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
52 And the disciples were =
filled
with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
1 And it came=
to
pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jew=
s,
and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks
believed.
2 But the
unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected
against the brethren.
3 Long time
therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto=
the
word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.=
4 But the mul=
titude
of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the
apostles.
5 And when th=
ere
was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their
rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
6 They were w=
are of
it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region
that lieth round about:
7 And there t=
hey
preached the gospel.
8 And there s=
at a
certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mothe=
r's
womb, who never had walked:
9 The same he=
ard
Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith =
to
be healed,
10 Said with a loud voice,=
Stand
upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
11 And when the people saw=
what
Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaoni=
a,
The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12 And they called Barnaba=
s,
Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Then the priest of Jupi=
ter,
which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and
would have done sacrifice with the people.
14 Which when the apostles,
Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the
people, crying out,
15 And saying, Sirs, why d=
o ye
these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you
that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made hea=
ven,
and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
16 Who in times past suffe=
red
all nations to walk in their own ways.
17 Nevertheless he left not
himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven,=
and
fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
18 And with these sayings =
scarce
restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
19 And there came thither
certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having
stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
20 Howbeit, as the discipl=
es
stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day=
he
departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 And when they had preac=
hed
the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra,
and to Iconium, and Antioch,
22 Confirming the souls of=
the
disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must
through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
23 And when they had ordai=
ned
them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended th=
em
to the Lord, on whom they believed.
24 And after they had pass=
ed
throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
25 And when they had preac=
hed
the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:
26 And thence sailed to An=
tioch,
from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which
they fulfilled.
27 And when they were come=
, and
had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with
them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
28 And there they abode lo=
ng
time with the disciples.
1 And certain=
men
which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be
circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
2 When theref=
ore
Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they
determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up =
to
Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
3 And being b=
rought
on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declar=
ing
the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the
brethren.
4 And when th=
ey
were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostl=
es
and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
5 But there r= ose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. <= o:p>
6 And the apo=
stles
and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
7 And when th=
ere
had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethre=
n,
ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentil=
es
by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 And God, wh=
ich
knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as =
he
did unto us;
9 And put no
difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10 Now therefore why tempt=
ye
God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers
nor we were able to bear?
11 But we believe that thr=
ough
the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
12 Then all the multitude =
kept
silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and
wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13 And after they had held=
their
peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
14 Simeon hath declared ho=
w God
at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his n=
ame.
15 And to this agree the w=
ords
of the prophets; as it is written,
16 After this I will retur=
n, and
will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will
build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
17 That the residue of men=
might
seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, sai=
th
the Lord, who doeth all these things.
18 Known unto God are all =
his
works from the beginning of the world.
19 Wherefore my sentence i=
s,
that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: =
20 But that we write unto =
them,
that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from
things strangled, and from blood.
21 For Moses of old time h=
ath in
every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath
day.
22 Then pleased it the apo=
stles
and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to
Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas,
chief men among the brethren:
23 And they wrote letters =
by
them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting =
unto
the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.
24 Forasmuch as we have he=
ard,
that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting
your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we ga=
ve
no such commandment:
25 It seemed good unto us,=
being
assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved
Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men that have hazarded =
their
lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 We have sent therefore =
Judas
and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
28 For it seemed good to t=
he
Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessa=
ry
things;
29 That ye abstain from me=
ats
offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from
fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye we=
ll.
30 So when they were dismi=
ssed,
they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, th=
ey
delivered the epistle:
31 Which when they had rea=
d,
they rejoiced for the consolation.
32 And Judas and Silas, be=
ing
prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confir=
med
them.
33 And after they had tarr=
ied
there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostle=
s.
34 Notwithstanding it plea=
sed
Silas to abide there still.
35 Paul also and Barnabas
continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many
others also.
36 And some days after Pau=
l said
unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we
have preached the word of the LORD, and see how they do.
37 And Barnabas determined=
to
take with them John, whose surname was Mark.
38 But Paul thought not go=
od to
take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not wit=
h them
to the work.
39 And the contention was =
so
sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so
Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
40 And Paul chose Silas, a=
nd
departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
41 And he went through Syr=
ia and
Cilicia, confirming the churches.
1 Then came h=
e to
Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheu=
s,
the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father
was a Greek:
2 Which was w=
ell
reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
3 Him would P=
aul
have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews
which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek=
.
4 And as they=
went
through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were
ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
5 And so were=
the
churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Now when th=
ey had
gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the
Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7 After they =
were
come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered th=
em
not.
8 And they pa=
ssing
by Mysia came down to Troas.
9 And a vision
appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed h=
im,
saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
10 And after he had seen t=
he
vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering
that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
11 Therefore loosing from =
Troas,
we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis=
;
12 And from thence to Phil=
ippi,
which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we wer=
e in
that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we w=
ent
out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we s=
at
down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14 And a certain woman nam=
ed
Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, h=
eard
us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which we=
re
spoken of Paul.
15 And when she was baptiz= ed, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be fait= hful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. <= o:p>
16 And it came to pass, as=
we
went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met =
us,
which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul =
and
us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, whi=
ch
shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many d=
ays.
But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in t=
he
name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19 And when her masters sa=
w that
the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them
into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the
magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city=
,
21 And teach customs, whic=
h are
not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose =
up
together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and
commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid =
many
stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep =
them
safely:
24 Who, having received su=
ch a
charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the
stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and
Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. <= o:p>
27 And the keeper of the p=
rison
awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his
sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been
fled.
28 But Paul cried with a l=
oud
voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a li=
ght,
and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, a=
nd
said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe =
on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him=
the
word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the sa=
me
hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all h=
is,
straightway.
34 And when he had brought=
them
into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with
all his house.
35 And when it was day, the
magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
36 And the keeper of the p=
rison
told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now
therefore depart, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said unto them=
, They
have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into pris=
on;
and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themse=
lves
and fetch us out.
38 And the serjeants told =
these
words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were
Romans.
39 And they came and besou=
ght
them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
40 And they went out of the
prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the
brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
1 Now when th=
ey had
passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where w=
as a
synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, a=
s his
manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them ou=
t of
the scriptures,
3 Opening and
alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the de=
ad;
and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4 And some of=
them
believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a gre=
at
multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of= the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. <= o:p>
6 And when th=
ey
found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the
city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither
also;
7 Whom Jason =
hath
received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that t=
here
is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they tr=
oubled
the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 And when th=
ey had
taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 And the brethren immedi=
ately
sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into =
the
synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble t=
han
those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of
mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Therefore many of them
believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few=
.
13 But when the Jews of
Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Ber=
ea,
they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
14 And then immediately the
brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus
abode there still.
15 And they that conducted=
Paul
brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timothe=
us
for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
16 Now while Paul waited f=
or
them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly
given to idolatry.
17 Therefore disputed he i=
n the
synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market dai=
ly
with them that met with him.
18 Then certain philosophe=
rs of
the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What wi=
ll
this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange go=
ds:
because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
19 And they took him, and
brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whe=
reof
thou speakest, is?
20 For thou bringest certa=
in
strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.=
21 (For all the Athenians =
and
strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to
tell, or to hear some new thing.)
22 Then Paul stood in the =
midst
of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye=
are
too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and
beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNO=
WN
GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24 God that made the world=
and
all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth no=
t in
temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped w=
ith
men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, a=
nd
breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one bl=
ood
all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath
determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; =
27 That they should seek t=
he
Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far
from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and=
move,
and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are
also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we ar=
e the
offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold,=
or
silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30 And the times of this
ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: =
31 Because he hath appoint=
ed a
day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom=
he
hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath
raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of =
the
resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee a=
gain
of this matter.
33 So Paul departed from a=
mong
them.
34 Howbeit certain men cla=
ve
unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a
woman named Damaris, and others with them.
1 After these
things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
2 And found a
certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his =
wife
Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rom=
e:)
and came unto them.
3 And because=
he
was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupa=
tion
they were tentmakers.
4 And he reas=
oned
in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
5 And when Si=
las
and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and
testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
6 And when th=
ey
opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto the=
m,
Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go un=
to the
Gentiles.
7 And he depa=
rted
thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that
worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
8 And Crispus=
, the
chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and =
many
of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
9 Then spake =
the
Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold n=
ot
thy peace:
10 For I am with thee, and=
no
man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
11 And he continued there =
a year
and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 And when Gallio was the
deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, =
and
brought him to the judgment seat,
13 Saying, This fellow
persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
14 And when Paul was now a=
bout
to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong =
or
wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
15 But if it be a question=
of
words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of =
such
matters.
16 And he drave them from =
the
judgment seat.
17 Then all the Greeks took
Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgme=
nt
seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
18 And Paul after this tar=
ried
there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed
thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head=
in
Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
19 And he came to Ephesus,=
and
left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned wi=
th
the Jews.
20 When they desired him to
tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
21 But bade them farewell,=
saying,
I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will re=
turn
again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
22 And when he had landed =
at
Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
23 And after he had spent =
some
time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phryg=
ia
in order, strengthening all the disciples.
24 And a certain Jew named
Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures,
came to Ephesus.
25 This man was instructed=
in
the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught
diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
26 And he began to speak b=
oldly
in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him u=
nto
them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
27 And when he was dispose= d to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive hi= m: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: <= o:p>
28 For he mightily convinc=
ed the
Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
1 And it came=
to
pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the up=
per
coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto
them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto
him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said=
unto
them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. =
4 Then said P=
aul,
John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people,
that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Ch=
rist
Jesus.
5 When they h=
eard
this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Pa=
ul had
laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with
tongues, and prophesied.
7 And all the=
men
were about twelve.
8 And he went=
into
the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and
persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9 But when di=
vers
were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the
multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing da=
ily
in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 And this continued by t=
he
space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of =
the
Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11 And God wrought special
miracles by the hands of Paul:
12 So that from his body w=
ere
brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed fr=
om
them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
13 Then certain of the vag=
abond
Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the
name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.=
14 And there were seven so=
ns of
one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15 And the evil spirit ans=
wered
and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 And the man in whom the=
evil
spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so
that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17 And this was known to a=
ll the
Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the
name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 And many that believed =
came,
and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
19 Many of them also which=
used
curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: =
and
they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silve=
r.
20 So mightily grew the wo=
rd of
God and prevailed.
21 After these things were
ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and
Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see
Rome.
22 So he sent into Macedon=
ia two
of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself sta=
yed
in Asia for a season.
23 And the same time there=
arose
no small stir about that way.
24 For a certain man named
Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no s=
mall
gain unto the craftsmen;
25 Whom he called together=
with
the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft =
we
have our wealth.
26 Moreover ye see and hea=
r,
that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath
persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which a=
re
made with hands:
27 So that not only this o=
ur
craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the gre=
at
goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed,
whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
28 And when they heard the=
se
sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of =
the
Ephesians.
29 And the whole city was =
filled
with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia,
Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. =
30 And when Paul would have
entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
31 And certain of the chie=
f of
Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not
adventure himself into the theatre.
32 Some therefore cried one
thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused: and the more part k=
new
not wherefore they were come together.
33 And they drew Alexander=
out
of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with=
the
hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
34 But when they knew that=
he
was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great=
is
Diana of the Ephesians.
35 And when the townclerk =
had
appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that kno=
weth
not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess
Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36 Seeing then that these = things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. <= o:p>
37 For ye have brought hit=
her
these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of yo=
ur
goddess.
38 Wherefore if Demetrius,=
and
the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is
open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
39 But if ye enquire any t=
hing
concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
40 For we are in danger to=
be
called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we m=
ay
give an account of this concourse.
41 And when he had thus sp=
oken,
he dismissed the assembly.
1 And after t=
he
uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, a=
nd
departed for to go into Macedonia.
2 And when he=
had
gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into
Greece,
3 And there a=
bode
three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail =
into
Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
4 And there
accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians,
Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia,
Tychicus and Trophimus.
5 These going
before tarried for us at Troas.
6 And we sail=
ed
away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to
Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
7 And upon the
first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul
preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech
until midnight.
8 And there w=
ere
many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
9 And there s=
at in
a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep:
and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from=
the
third loft, and was taken up dead.
10 And Paul went down, and=
fell
on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in =
him.
11 When he therefore was c=
ome up
again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till
break of day, so he departed.
12 And they brought the yo=
ung
man alive, and were not a little comforted.
13 And we went before to s=
hip,
and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he
appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
14 And when he met with us=
at
Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
15 And we sailed thence, a=
nd
came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos,=
and
tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
16 For Paul had determined=
to
sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted=
, if
it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
17 And from Miletus he sen=
t to
Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
18 And when they were come=
to
him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia,
after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
19 Serving the LORD with a=
ll
humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by =
the
lying in wait of the Jews:
20 And how I kept back not=
hing
that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you
publicly, and from house to house,
21 Testifying both to the =
Jews,
and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Je=
sus
Christ.
22 And now, behold, I go b=
ound
in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me
there:
23 Save that the Holy Ghost
witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
24 But none of these thing=
s move
me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my cou=
rse
with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to tes=
tify
the gospel of the grace of God.
25 And now, behold, I know=
that
ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my f=
ace
no more.
26 Wherefore I take you to
record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
27 For I have not shunned =
to
declare unto you all the counsel of God.
28 Take heed therefore unto
yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made y=
ou
overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own
blood.
29 For I know this, that a=
fter
my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the floc=
k.
30&=
nbsp; Also
of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away
disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, and
remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one n=
ight
and day with tears.
32 And now, brethren, I co=
mmend
you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, an=
d to
give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
33 I have coveted no man's
silver, or gold, or apparel.
34 Yea, ye yourselves know=
, that
these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with=
me.
35 I have shewed you all t=
hings,
how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the wor=
ds
of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.=
36&=
nbsp; And
when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
37 And they all wept sore,=
and
fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
38 Sorrowing most of all f=
or the
words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they
accompanied him unto the ship.
1 And it came=
to
pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a
straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from then=
ce
unto Patara:
2 And finding=
a
ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
3 Now when we=
had
discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and
landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
4 And finding
disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit,
that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5 And when we=
had
accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought=
us
on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we
kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
6 And when we=
had
taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.=
7 And when we=
had
finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethr=
en,
and abode with them one day.
8 And the nex=
t day
we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we ent=
ered
into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and ab=
ode
with him.
9 And the sam=
e man
had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
10 And as we tarried there=
many
days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
11 And when he was come un=
to us,
he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus sai=
th
the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this
girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
12 And when we heard these
things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerus=
alem.
13 Then Paul answered, Wha=
t mean
ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but
also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
14 And when he would not be
persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
15 And after those days we=
took
up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
16 There went with us also
certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of
Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
17 And when we were come to
Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
18 And the day following P=
aul
went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
19 And when he had saluted=
them,
he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by =
his
ministry.
20 And when they heard it,=
they
glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousa=
nds
of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
21 And they are informed of
thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsa=
ke
Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to =
walk
after the customs.
22 What is it therefore? t=
he
multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. =
23 Do therefore this that =
we say
to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
24 Them take, and purify t= hyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee,= are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. <= o:p>
25 As touching the Gentiles
which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thin=
g,
save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from
blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
26 Then Paul took the men,=
and
the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify
the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering shou=
ld
be offered for every one of them.
27 And when the seven days=
were
almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple,
stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
28 Crying out, Men of Isra=
el,
help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people,
and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the templ=
e,
and hath polluted this holy place.
29 (For they had seen befo=
re
with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had
brought into the temple.)
30 And all the city was mo=
ved,
and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the
temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
31 And as they went about =
to
kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusal=
em
was in an uproar.
32 Who immediately took so=
ldiers
and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain=
and
the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
33 Then the chief captain =
came
near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and dema=
nded
who he was, and what he had done.
34 And some cried one thin=
g,
some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty=
for
the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
35 And when he came upon t=
he
stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the
people.
36&=
nbsp; For
the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
37 And as Paul was to be l=
ed into
the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said,
Canst thou speak Greek?
38 Art not thou that Egypt=
ian,
which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderne=
ss
four thousand men that were murderers?
39 But Paul said, I am a m=
an
which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and=
, I
beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
40 And when he had given h=
im
licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the peop=
le.
And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew
tongue, saying,
1 Men, brethr=
en,
and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
2 (And when t=
hey
heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silenc=
e:
and he saith,)
3 I am verily=
a man
which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this c=
ity
at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the =
law
of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
4 And I perse=
cuted
this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and
women.
5 As also the=
high
priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom al=
so I
received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them whi=
ch
were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6 And it came=
to
pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noo=
n,
suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7 And I fell =
unto
the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest t=
hou
me?
8 And I answe=
red,
Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou
persecutest.
9 And they th=
at
were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the
voice of him that spake to me.
10 And I said, What shall =
I do,
LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it
shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
11 And when I could not se=
e for
the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I
came into Damascus.
12 And one Ananias, a devo=
ut man
according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt ther=
e,
13 Came unto me, and stood=
, and
said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up
upon him.
14 And he said, The God of=
our
fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that J=
ust
One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
15 For thou shalt be his w=
itness
unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
16 And now why tarriest th=
ou?
arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the
Lord.
17 And it came to pass, th=
at,
when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I wa=
s in
a trance;
18 And saw him saying unto=
me,
Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive
thy testimony concerning me.
19 And I said, Lord, they = know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: <= o:p>
20 And when the blood of t=
hy
martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his de=
ath,
and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21 And he said unto me, De=
part:
for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 And they gave him audie=
nce
unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a
fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 And as they cried out, =
and
cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24 The chief captain comma=
nded
him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by
scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
25 And as they bound him w=
ith
thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to
scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26 When the centurion heard
that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest:
for this man is a Roman.
27 Then the chief captain =
came,
and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
28 And the chief captain
answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was
free born.
29 Then straightway they d=
eparted
from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afr=
aid,
after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30 On the morrow, because =
he
would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loo=
sed
him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to
appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
1 And Paul,
earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all
good conscience before God until this day.
2 And the high
priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. =
3 Then said P=
aul
unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge=
me
after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
4 And they th=
at
stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
5 Then said P=
aul, I
wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou sh=
alt
not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
6 But when Pa=
ul perceived
that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in =
the
council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the h=
ope
and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
7 And when he=
had
so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: =
and
the multitude was divided.
8 For the Sad=
ducees
say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Phari=
sees
confess both.
9 And there a=
rose a
great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and stro=
ve,
saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoke=
n to
him, let us not fight against God.
10 And when there arose a =
great
dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in
pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force
from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
11 And the night following=
the
Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testi=
fied
of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
12 And when it was day, ce=
rtain
of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that
they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13 And they were more than=
forty
which had made this conspiracy.
14 And they came to the ch=
ief
priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, =
that
we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
15 Now therefore ye with t=
he
council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to mor=
row,
as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we,=
or
ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
16 And when Paul's sister'=
s son
heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told
Paul.
17 Then Paul called one of=
the
centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain:=
for
he hath a certain thing to tell him.
18 So he took him, and bro=
ught
him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, a=
nd
prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto
thee.
19 Then the chief captain =
took
him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is =
that
thou hast to tell me?
20 And he said, The Jews h=
ave
agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the
council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
21 But do not thou yield u= nto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till th= ey have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. <= o:p>
22 So the chief captain th=
en let
the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast
shewed these things to me.
23 And he called unto him =
two
centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and
horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of=
the
night;
24 And provide them beasts=
, that
they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
25 And he wrote a letter a=
fter
this manner:
26 Claudius Lysias unto th=
e most
excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
27 This man was taken of t=
he
Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and
rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
28 And when I would have k=
nown
the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their counci=
l:
29 Whom I perceived to be
accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge
worthy of death or of bonds.
30 And when it was told me=
how
that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave
commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against h=
im.
Farewell.
31 Then the soldiers, as i=
t was
commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 On the morrow they left=
the
horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
33 Who, when they came to
Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also bef=
ore
him.
34 And when the governor h=
ad
read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood t=
hat
he was of Cilicia;
35 I will hear thee, said =
he,
when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod=
's
judgment hall.
1 And after f=
ive
days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain
orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
2 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,
3 We accept it
always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
4 Notwithstan=
ding,
that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hea=
r us
of thy clemency a few words.
5 For we have=
found
this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews thr=
oughout
the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
6 Who also ha=
th
gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged accor=
ding
to our law.
7 But the chi=
ef
captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of o=
ur
hands,
8 Commanding =
his
accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowle=
dge
of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
9 And the Jew=
s also
assented, saying that these things were so.
10 Then Paul, after that t=
he
governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that
thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerf=
ully
answer for myself:
11 Because that thou mayest
understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem=
for
to worship.
12 And they neither found =
me in
the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in
the synagogues, nor in the city:
13 Neither can they prove =
the
things whereof they now accuse me.
14 But this I confess unto=
thee,
that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathe=
rs,
believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
15 And have hope toward Go=
d,
which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the
dead, both of the just and unjust.
16 And herein do I exercise
myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward =
men.
17 Now after many years I =
came
to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
18 Whereupon certain Jews =
from
Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumu=
lt.
19 Who ought to have been =
here
before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
20 Or else let these same =
here
say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the coun=
cil,
21 Except it be for this o=
ne
voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the d=
ead
I am called in question by you this day.
22 And when Felix heard th=
ese
things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and sa=
id,
When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of
your matter.
23 And he commanded a cent=
urion
to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of
his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
24 And after certain days,=
when
Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and
heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25 And as he reasoned of
righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answer=
ed,
Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for
thee.
26 He hoped also that money
should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he s=
ent
for him the oftener, and communed with him.
27 But after two years Por=
cius
Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasur=
e,
left Paul bound.
1 Now when Fe=
stus
was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to
Jerusalem.
2 Then the hi=
gh
priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought hi=
m,
3 And desired
favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in=
the
way to kill him.
4 But Festus
answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would
depart shortly thither.
5 Let them
therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse t=
his
man, if there be any wickedness in him.
6 And when he=
had
tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the =
next
day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
7 And when he=
was
come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid m=
any
and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
8 While he an=
swered
for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the templ=
e,
nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
9 But Festus,
willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up=
to
Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10 Then said Paul, I stand=
at
Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done=
no
wrong, as thou very well knowest.
11 For if I be an offender=
, or
have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there=
be
none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto th=
em.
I appeal unto Caesar.
12 Then Festus, when he had
conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto
Caesar shalt thou go.
13 And after certain days =
king
Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
14 And when they had been =
there
many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a
certain man left in bonds by Felix:
15 About whom, when I was =
at
Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiri=
ng
to have judgment against him.
16 To whom I answered, It =
is not
the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is
accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for hims=
elf
concerning the crime laid against him.
17 Therefore, when they we=
re
come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and
commanded the man to be brought forth.
18 Against whom when the
accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I suppose=
d:
19 But had certain questio=
ns
against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, wh=
om
Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 And because I doubted o=
f such
manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and ther=
e be
judged of these matters.
21 But when Paul had appea=
led to
be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I
might send him to Caesar.
22 Then Agrippa said unto
Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt he=
ar
him.
23 And on the morrow, when
Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the pl=
ace
of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Fest=
us'
commandment Paul was brought forth.
24 And Festus said, King
Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about
whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, a=
nd
also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 But when I found that h=
e had
committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to
Augustus, I have determined to send him.
26 Of whom I have no certa=
in
thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you,=
and
specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might
have somewhat to write.
27 For it seemeth to me
unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid
against him.
1 Then Agripp=
a said
unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched for=
th
the hand, and answered for himself:
2 I think mys=
elf
happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee
touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
3 Especially
because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are amo=
ng
the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4 My manner o=
f life
from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, k=
now
all the Jews;
5 Which knew =
me
from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest se=
ct
of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6 And now I s=
tand
and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:
7 Unto which
promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to com=
e.
For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
8 Why should =
it be
thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
9 I verily th=
ought
with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of
Nazareth.
10 Which thing I also did =
in
Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received
authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my
voice against them.
11 And I punished them oft=
in
every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad
against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
12 Whereupon as I went to
Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 At midday, O king, I sa=
w in
the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round
about me and them which journeyed with me.
14 And when we were all fa=
llen
to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew
tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick
against the pricks.
15 And I said, Who art tho=
u,
Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 But rise, and stand upo=
n thy
feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minist=
er
and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those thing=
s in
the which I will appear unto thee;
17 Delivering thee from the
people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
18 To open their eyes, and=
to
turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that
they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are
sanctified by faith that is in me.
19 Whereupon, O king Agrip=
pa, I
was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
20 But shewed first unto t=
hem of
Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and th=
en
to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet=
for
repentance.
21 For these causes the Je=
ws
caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
22 Having therefore obtain=
ed
help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great,
saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say sh=
ould
come:
23 That Christ should suff=
er,
and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should =
shew
light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
24 And as he thus spake for
himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much
learning doth make thee mad.
25 But he said, I am not m=
ad,
most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
26 For the king knoweth of=
these
things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of th=
ese
things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
27 King Agrippa, believest=
thou
the prophets? I know that thou believest.
28 Then Agrippa said unto =
Paul,
Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
29 And Paul said, I would =
to
God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almo=
st,
and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
30 And when he had thus sp=
oken,
the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with the=
m:
31 And when they were gone
aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worth=
y of
death or of bonds.
32 Then said Agrippa unto
Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto
Caesar.
1 And when it=
was
determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain
other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
2 And enterin=
g into
a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; =
one
Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 And the nex=
t day
we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him
liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
4 And when we=
had
launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contra=
ry.
5 And when we=
had
sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Ly=
cia.
6 And there t=
he
centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us ther=
ein.
7 And when we=
had
sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind=
not
suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
8 And, hardly
passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereun=
to
was the city of Lasea.
9 Now when mu=
ch
time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now
already past, Paul admonished them,
10 And said unto them, Sir=
s, I
perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the
lading and ship, but also of our lives.
11 Nevertheless the centur=
ion
believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which=
were
spoken by Paul.
12 And because the haven w=
as not
commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by=
any
means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven =
of
Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
13 And when the south wind=
blew
softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they
sailed close by Crete.
14 But not long after there
arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was c=
aught,
and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
16 And running under a cer=
tain
island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
17 Which when they had tak=
en up,
they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall =
into
the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
18 And we being exceedingly
tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
19 And the third day we ca=
st out
with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
20 And when neither sun nor
stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that =
we
should be saved was then taken away.
21 But after long abstinen=
ce
Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have heark=
ened
unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and l=
oss.
22 And now I exhort you to=
be of
good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of =
the
ship.
23 For there stood by me t=
his
night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul;=
thou
must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that s=
ail
with thee.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of =
good
cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
26 Howbeit we must be cast=
upon
a certain island.
27 But when the fourteenth=
night
was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen
deemed that they drew near to some country;
28 And sounded, and found =
it
twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again,
and found it fifteen fathoms.
29 Then fearing lest we sh=
ould
have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished=
for
the day.
30 And as the shipmen were=
about
to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under
colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Paul said to the centur=
ion
and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut o=
ff the
ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 And while the day was c=
oming
on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth=
day
that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Wherefore I pray you to=
take
some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall fr=
om
the head of any of you.
35 And when he had thus sp=
oken,
he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he =
had
broken it, he began to eat.
36 Then were they all of g=
ood
cheer, and they also took some meat.
37 And we were in all in t=
he
ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
38 And when they had eaten
enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
39 And when it was day, th=
ey
knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into t=
he
which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
40 And when they had taken=
up
the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder
bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
41 And falling into a place
where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast,=
and
remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the
waves.
42 And the soldiers' couns=
el was
to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43 But the centurion, will=
ing to
save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could
swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
44 And the rest, some on b=
oards,
and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they
escaped all safe to land.
1 And when th=
ey
were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
2 And the bar=
barous
people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received =
us
every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
3 And when Pa=
ul had
gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper =
out
of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4 And when the
barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themsel=
ves,
No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet
vengeance suffereth not to live.
5 And he shoo=
k off
the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6 Howbeit they
looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after
they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed th=
eir
minds, and said that he was a god.
7 In the same
quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was
Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
8 And it came=
to
pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: =
to
whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him=
.
9 So when thi=
s was
done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:=
10 Who also honoured us wi=
th
many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were
necessary.
11 And after three months =
we
departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign
was Castor and Pollux.
12 And landing at Syracuse=
, we
tarried there three days.
13 And from thence we fetc=
hed a
compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we
came the next day to Puteoli:
14 Where we found brethren=
, and
were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
15 And from thence, when t=
he
brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The t=
hree
taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
16 And when we came to Rom=
e, the
centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was
suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
17 And it came to pass, th=
at
after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they =
were
come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed=
nothing
against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner
from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
18 Who, when they had exam=
ined
me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
19 But when the Jews spake
against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to
accuse my nation of.
20 For this cause therefor=
e have
I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the h=
ope
of Israel I am bound with this chain.
21 And they said unto him,=
We
neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the
brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
22 But we desire to hear o=
f thee
what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where i=
t is
spoken against.
23 And when they had appoi=
nted
him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and
testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of=
the
law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
24 And some believed the t=
hings
which were spoken, and some believed not.
25 And when they agreed not
among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well
spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
26 Saying, Go unto this pe=
ople,
and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye sha=
ll
see, and not perceive:
27 For the heart of this p=
eople
is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they
closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and
understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal the=
m.
28 Be it known therefore u=
nto
you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will
hear it.
29 And when he had said th=
ese
words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
30 And Paul dwelt two whole
years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
31 Preaching the kingdom o=
f God,
and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all
confidence, no man forbidding him.
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