Acts 2:1‑28:31• 1And when the day of Pentecost was in course of fulfilment, they were all together in one place.
2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a mighty blast rushing, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3And there appeared to them tongues parting asunder as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them.
4And they were all filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them to utter.
5Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, pious men, from every nation of those under heaven;
6and when this report was made, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because they each one heard them speaking in his own dialect.
7And they were all amazed and wondering, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galileans?
8And how hear we each in our own dialect in which we were born?
9Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those that dwell in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10in Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and the Roman sojourners, both Jews and proselytes,
11Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty things of God.
12And they were all amazed and perplexed, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
13But others mocking said, They are filled with sweet wine.
14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke forth unto them, Men of Judea and all ye that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and give ear to my words.
15For these are not drunken as ye suppose, for it is [the] third hour of the day;
16but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.
17And it shall be 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 visions, and your elders shall dream with dreams;
18yea, and on my bondmen and on my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19And I will give wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and vapour of smoke.
20The sun shall be changed into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and manifest day of [the] Lord come.
21And it shall be, whosoever shall call on the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.
22Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man shown forth from God to you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in your midst, as yourselves know
23(him, given up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by hand of lawless [men] did crucify and slay;
24whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held fast by it.
25For David saith as to him, I kept the Lord in view always before me, because he is on my right hand that I may not be shaken.
26On this account my heart was cheered and my tongue was exceeding glad; yea more my flesh also shall dwell in hope
27because thou wilt not leave my soul to hades nor give thy Holy One to see corruption.
28Thou didst make known to me ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
29Brethren, one may speak with freedom unto you about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is amongst us unto this day.
30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God swore with an oath to him of the fruit of his loins to seat upon his throne,
31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left to hades nor did his flesh see corruption.
32This Jesus did God raise up whereof all we are witnesses.
33Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God and received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this which ye see and hear.
34For David ascended not into the heavens, but saith himself, The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand
35till I make thine enemies [the] footstool of thy feet.
36Let all [the] house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God made him both Lord and Christ(this Jesus whom ye crucified.
37And when they heard, they were pricked in heart and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
38And Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for remission of sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as [the] Lord our God shall call to [him].
40And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.
41Those then that accepted his word were baptized; and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
42And they persevered in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, the breaking of bread and the prayers.
43And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
44And all that believed were together, and had all things common,
45and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all according as anyone had need.
46And day by day, continuing with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they did take their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord was adding day by day together those that were to be saved.
1Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.
2And a certain man being lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms of those that entered into the temple;
3who, seeing Peter and John about to enter into the temple, asked to receive alms.
4And Peter gazing on him with John said, Look on us.
5And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, this I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth walk.
7And grasping him by the right hand he raised [him] up; and immediately his feet and ankle-bones were made strong.
8And leaping up he stood and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, and praising God.
9And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
10and they recognized him that he it was that sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.
11And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the portico that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12And Peter seeing [it] answered unto the people, Men of Israel, why marvel ye at this [man]? or why gaze ye at us as though by [our] own power and piety we had made him to walk?
13The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, did glorify his servant Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied before Pilate's face, when he decided to release [him].
14But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you;
15but the Author of life ye killed, whom God raised from [the] dead of which we are witnesses;
16and on the faith of his name did his name make this man strong whom ye behold and know; and the faith that is by him gave him this entireness before you all.
17And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as also your rulers;
18but God thus fulfilled what he announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.
19Repent therefore, and be converted for the blotting out of your sins, so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
20and he may send forth him that hath been fore-appointed for you, Jesus Christ,
21whom heaven indeed must receive till times of restoring all things whereof God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.
22Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord our God raise up from among your brethren as [he did] me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.
23And it shall be that every soul which shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.
24Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel, and those in succession, as many as spoke, did also announce these days.
25Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God covenanted with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
26To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away each from your iniquities.
1Now as they were speaking unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them
2being distressed because of their teaching the people, and announcing in Jesus the resurrection from [the] dead;
3and they laid hands on them and put them in ward unto the morrow, for it was already evening.
4But many of those that heard the word believed, and the number of the men became about five thousand.
5And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes
6were gathered together at Jerusalem, and Annas, the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of high priestly lineage,
7and having set them in the midst they enquired, By what power, or in what name, did ye this?
8Then Peter, filled with [the] Holy Spirit, said unto them, Rulers of the people and elders [of Israel],
9if we today are examined as to a good deed done to an infirm man, whereby he hath been cured,
10be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from [the] dead, in him he standeth before you whole.
11He is the Stone that was set at nought by you the builders, that was made head of [the] corner.
12And in none other is there salvation; for neither is there a different name under heaven that is given among men by which we must be saved.
13Now beholding the boldness of Peter and John, and aware that they were unlettered and simple men, they wondered, and recognized them that they were with Jesus.
14And seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply.
15But, having commanded them to go aside out of the council, they were conferring among themselves,
16saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable sign hath been done through them [is] manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
17But that it be not spread farther among the people, let us threaten them severely to speak to no man longer in this name.
18And having called them they charged [them] not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19But Peter and John answering said unto them, Whether it be right before God to hear you rather than God, judge ye:
20for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
21And they having further threatened them let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them on account of the people, because all were glorifying God for what had been done.
22For the man on whom this sign of healing was wrought was more than forty years old.
23But being let go they came unto their own [company], and reported all that the chief priests and the elders said unto them.
24And they on hearing [it] with one accord lifted up [their] voice unto God and said, Master, thou [art] he that made heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all that in them [is];
25who by [the] Holy Spirit, [by the] mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did Gentiles rage and peoples meditate vain things?
26The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered,
28to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass.
29And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word
30while thou stretchest forth thy hand for healing, and that signs and wonders be done by the name of thy holy servant Jesus.
31And when they prayed, the place wherein they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.
32And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that believed were one; and not one said that aught of his possessions was his own: but they had all things common.
33And with great power did the apostles render the witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all.
34For neither was there anyone in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold [them] and brought the prices of the things that were being sold
35and laid [them] at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as anyone had need.
36And Joseph that by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Exhortation), a Levite, a Cyprian by birth,
37having a field, sold [it] and brought the money and laid [it] at the feet of the apostles.
1But a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession
2and reserved [part] of the price, his wife also being privy: and brought and laid a certain part at the feet of the apostles.
3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to reserve for thee of the price of the land?
4When it remained, did it not remain to thee; and when sold, was it not in thy power? How [is it] that thou conceivedst this thing in thy heart? Thou didst lie not to men but to God.
5And Ananias hearing these words fell down and expired; and great fear came upon all the hearers,
6and the younger [men] arose, swathed him, and carrying [him] out buried [him].
7And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9Then Peter said to her, How [is it] that ye agreed together to tempt the Spirit of [the] Lord? Behold, the feet of those that buried thy husband [are] at the door and shall carry thee out.
10Then she fell immediately at his feet and expired; and the young men coming in found her dead, and carrying [her] forth buried [her] by her husband.
11And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all that heard these things.
12And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all of one accord in the porch of Solomon.
13And of the rest durst no man join them; but the people magnified them;
14and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women:
15insomuch as even to carry out the sick into the streets and put [them] on beds and couches, that, as Peter came, at least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.
16And there also came together the multitude from the cities round about [unto] a Jerusalem, bringing sick [persons] and [persons] troubled by unclean spirits; and they were healed everyone.
17And the high priest rising up, and all those that were with him, which is [the] sect of the Sadducees, were filled with wrath,
18and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in public ward.
19But an angel of [the] Lord by night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out said,
20Go and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.
21And when they heard they entered about dawn into the temple and were teaching. And when the high priest arrived and those with him, they called together the council and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and sent unto the jail to have them brought.
22But the officers that arrived did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported,
23saying, We found the jail shut in all security, and the keepers standing at the doors, but on opening we found no one within.
24And when both [the priest and] the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were utterly perplexed about them whereto this would come.
25And there arrived one and reported to them, Behold the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.
26Then the captain went away with the officers, and brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27And having brought they set them in the council; and the high priest asked them,
28saying, We strictly charged you not to teach on this name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.
29And in answer Peter and the apostles said, Obedience must be to God rather than men.
30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom ye slew by hanging on a tree:
31him God exalted with his right hand as Leader and Saviour to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
32And we are [his] witnesses of these things and the Holy Spirit whom God gave to those that obey him.
33And when they heard, they were cut [to the heart] and took counsel.
34But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a law-teacher, in honour with all the people, and commanded to put the men out a little while,
35and said unto them, Ye men of Israel take heed to yourselves as to these men what ye are about to do.
36For before these days, rose up Theudas, saying that he himself was somebody, with whom a number of men, about four hundred, took sides; who was slain, and all as many as obeyed him were dispersed, and came to nothing.
37After this one rose up Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census, and drew into revolt people after him; and he perished, and all as many as obeyed him were scattered abroad.
38And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or if this work be of men, it will be overthrown,
39but if it is of God ye will not be able to overthrow them, lest ye be found [even] fighting against God.
40And to him they yielded, and having called the apostles, they beat and charged [them] not to speak on the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to be dishonoured for the Name.
42And every day in the temple and at home they ceased not to teach and preach that the Christ [is] Jesus.
1Now in those days, when the disciples were multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews that their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
2And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples unto [them] said, It is not seemly that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.
3Look out then, brethren, from among you seven men of good report full of [the] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;
4but we for our part will give ourselves closely to prayer and the ministry of the word.
5And the saying pleased all the multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch,
6whom they set before the apostles; and having prayed they laid their hands on them.
7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied exceedingly; and a great crowd of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.
9And there arose certain of those that were of the synagogue called [that] of the freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.
12And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes; and coming upon [him] they seized and brought him into the council,
13and set false witnesses, saying, This man ceaseth not speaking words against the holy place and the law;
14for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.
15And all that sat in the council, gazing fixedly on him, saw his face as it were an angel's face.
1And the high priest said, Are these things so?
2And he said, Brethren and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
3and said unto him, Go out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.
4Then came he out of [the] land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Haran; and thence, after his father died, he removed him into this land in which ye now dwell.
5And he gave him none inheritance in it, not so much as a foot's tread, and promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child.
6God thus spoke, that his seed should be a sojourner in a land not theirs, and that they should enslave and ill-treat them, four hundred years.
7And the nation, to whom they shall be in slavery, will I judge, said God; and after these things shall they come out and serve me in this place.
8And he gave him a covenant of circumcision, and thus he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac, Jacob; and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.
9And the patriarchs through jealousy sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,
10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.
12But Jacob, having heard that there was corn in Egypt, sent forth our fathers first;
13and at the second [time] Joseph was made known to his brethren, and his race became manifest unto Pharaoh.
14And Joseph sent and called to him Jacob his father, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15And Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers;
16and they were carried over unto Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in [son, of] Shechem.
17But as the time of the promise was drawing nigh which God vouchsafed to Abraham, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
18till there arose another king over Egypt who knew not Joseph.
19He dealt craftily with our race and evil-entreated our fathers, that they should expose their babes to the end they might not be preserved alive.
20At which season Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair, who was nourished three months in his father's house;
21and when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son.
22And Moses was instructed in all [the] wisdom of [the] Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.
23But when he was about forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the sons of Israel;
24and seeing one wronged, he defended [him], and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.
25For he thought that his brethren understood that God by his hand was giving them deliverance; but they understood not.
26And on the day following he appeared to them as they were striving, and compelled them to peace, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
27But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?
28Dost thou wish to kill me as thou killedst the Egyptian yesterday?
29And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in [the] land of Midian where he begat two sons.
30And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of the mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
31And Moses on seeing, wondered at the sight, and as he went up to observe, there came a voice of [the] Lord .
32I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe.
33And the Lord said to him, Loose the sandal of thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
34I have surely seen the ill-treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and am come down to take them out for myself. And now come, I send thee into Egypt.
35This Moses whom they denied, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge? him hath God sent [both] ruler and deliverer, with an angel's hand that appeared to him in the bush.
36This [man] led them out, having wrought wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
37This is the Moses that said to the sons of Israel, A prophet will God raise up to you out of your brethren, like me.
38This is he that was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give us:
39to whom our fathers would not be subject but thrust [him] away and turned in their hearts into Egypt
40saying to Aaron, Make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of [the] land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
41And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
42But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in [the] book of the prophets, Did ye offer me victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Remphan, the forms which ye made to worship them; and I will transport you beyond Babylon.
44Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he that spake to Moses commanded to make it according to the model which he had seen;
45which also our fathers having in succession received brought [it] in with Joshua, in their taking possession of the Gentiles whom God drove out from [the] face of our fathers until the days of David;
46who found favour before God and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob;
47but Solomon built him a house.
48But the Highest dwelleth not in [places] made with hands; even as the prophet saith,
49The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth a footstool of my feet: what sort of house will ye build me, saith [the] Lord, or what [is] my place of rest?
50Did not my hand make all these things?
51Stiffnecked and uncircumcised in hearts and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers so ye.
52Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those that announced beforehand of the coming of the Righteous One, of whom now ye became betrayers and murderers,
53ye, which received the law as ordinances of angels and kept it not.
54Now hearing these things they were deeply cut to their hearts, and gnashing their teeth at him.
55But being full of the Holy Spirit, looking fixedly into heaven, he saw [the] glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,
56and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
57But they crying with a loud voice held their ears and rushed upon him with one accord,
58and cast out of the city and stoned [him]. And the witnesses laid aside their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul,
59and stoned Stephen, invoking and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this he fell asleep.
1And Saul was consenting to the making him away. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly that was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria except the apostles.
2And devout men buried Stephen and made great wailing over him.
3But Saul was ravaging the assembly, entering throughout the houses, and, dragging men and women, was delivering [them] to prison.
4They therefore that were scattered abroad went about evangelizing the word.
5And Philip went down to a city of Samaria and preached to them the Christ.
6And the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
7For [as to] many that had unclean spirits, they went out crying with a loud voice, and many palsied and lame were healed.
8And there was great joy in that city.
9But a certain man, Simon by name, was before in the city practicing magic and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one:
10to whom they all gave heed from small to great, saying, He is the power of God that is called Great.
11And they gave heed to him, because a long time he had amazed them with his magic arts.
12But when they believed Philip evangelizing about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
13And Simon also himself believed; and being baptized he continued with Philip, and beholding signs and great works of power as they were done, was amazed.
14Now when the apostles that were in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John,
15the which, on coming down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;
16for as yet he had fallen upon none of them: only they had got baptized unto the name of the Lord Jesus.
17Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.
18Now Simon, when he saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given,
19saying, Give me also this power that, on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.
20But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou thoughtest to obtain the gift of God through money.
21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right before God.
22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and beseech the Lord if so be the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee,
23for I see that thou art in gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity.
24And Simon said in answer, Beseech ye for me with the Lord that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
25They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and evangelized many villages of the Samaritans.
26But an angel of [the] Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise, go southward unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza; this is desert.
27And he arose and went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch in power under Candace, queen of [the] Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had come to worship at Jerusalem;
28and he was returning and, as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join thyself to this chariot.
30And Philip running up heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31And he said, How can I unless someone shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this(
33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away.
34And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself or of some other?
35And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached to him Jesus.
36And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch said, Behold, water; what hindereth me to be baptized?
37(Verse not included in this translation)
38And he commanded the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
39But when they came up out of the water, [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he evangelized all the cities till he came to Caesarea.
1But Saul, still breathing threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2and asked of him letters unto Damascus to the synagogues; so that, if he found any belonging to the way, both men and women, he might bring [them] bound unto Jerusalem.
3And as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round him a light out of heaven,
4and falling upon the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest;
6but arise and enter into the city; and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7And the men that journeyed with him were standing speechless, hearing the sound but seeing no one.
8And Saul arose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; but leading by the hand they brought him into Damascus;
9and he was three days without seeing, and did neither eat nor drink.
10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold I [am here], Lord.
11And the Lord [said] unto him, Rise up, and go to the lane that is called Straight, and seek in Judas' house one of Tarsus named Saul; for behold he prayeth
12and hath seen in a vision a a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands b on him, so that he might receive his sight.
13And Ananias answered, Lord, I heard c from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem;
14and here he hath authority from the high priests to bind all that call on thy name.
15But the Lord said unto him, Go, for he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name before both d Gentiles and kings and sons of Israel;
16for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
17And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus that appeared to thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, so that thou mightest receive sight and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit.
18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received sight, e and rising up he was baptized;
19and he took food and was strengthened. And he f was certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
20And immediately in the synagogues he preached Jesus, g that he is the Son of God.
21And all that heard [him] were amazed and said, Is not this he, that in Jerusalem made havoc of those that called on this name, and had come hither for this thing, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests?
22But Saul increased the more in power and confounded the Jews that dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
23And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him;
24but their plot became known to Saul. And they were watching the gates also day and night that they might kill him;
25but the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26And when he arrived at Jerusalem, he essayed to join himself to the disciples; and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27But Barnabas took and brought him unto the apostles, and declared to them how he saw the Lord in the way, and that he spoke to him, and how in Damascus he preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
28And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,
29preaching boldly in the name of the Lord; and he was speaking and discussing with the Hellenists, but they had in hand to kill him.
30And when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off unto Tarsus.
31The assembly then, throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, being edified, and walking in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
32Now it came to pass that Peter going through all [parts] came down also to the saints inhabiting Lydda.
33And there he found a certain man named Eneas, for eight years lying on a couch, who was paralyzed.
34And Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus [the] Christ healeth thee; rise up and make thy couch. And immediately he rose up.
35And all that inhabited Lydda and the Sharon saw him, who also turned to the Lord.
36Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which being interpreted is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
37And it came to pass in those days that she fell sick and died: and, having washed, they laid her in an upper room.
38And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter was there sent two men unto him, beseeching, Delay not to come on to us.
39And Peter rose up, and went with them; whom, on his arrival, they brought up into the upper room; and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing [the] coats and cloaks which Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
40But Peter, putting them all forth and kneeling down, prayed; and turning unto the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up.
41And, giving her a hand, he raised her up, and calling the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.
42And it became known throughout the whole of Joppa, and many believed on the Lord;
43and it came to pass that he remained many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
1Now a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of a cohort that was called Italian,
2pious and fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and entreating God continually,
3saw in a vision manifestly about ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in unto him and saying to him, Cornelius.
4But he gazing on him and being affrighted, said, What is [it], Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God.
5And now send men unto Joppa, and fetch [one] Simon, who is surnamed Peter;
6he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea.
7And when the angel that spoke to him had departed, he called two of his domestics and a pious soldier of those in close attendance,
8and having recounted all to them, sent them to Joppa.
9And on the morrow, when they were journeying and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray about [the] sixth hour;
10and he became hungry and desired to eat; and while they made ready, a trance came over him,
11and he beholdeth the heaven opened and a certain vessel descending as a great sheet by four corners let down upon the earth
12in which were all the quadrupeds and reptiles of the earth and [the] birds of the sky.
13And there came a voice unto him, Arise, Peter, slay and eat.
14But Peter said, By no means, Lord; because never did I eat anything common and unclean.
15And a voice [came] again a second time unto him, What God cleansed deem not thou common.
16And this was done thrice; and straightway the vessel was taken up into heaven.
17And as Peter was perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that had been sent by Cornelius, having sought out the house of Simon, stood at the gate,
18and having called, were enquiring whether Simon surnamed Peter lodged there.
19Now while Peter was pondering over the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee,
20but arise, go down and journey with them nothing doubting because I have sent them.
21And Peter went down unto the men and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye are here?
22And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous, and fearing God, and attested by the whole nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy angel to send for thee unto his house and to hear words from thee.
23Having therefore called them in he lodged [them].
24And on the morrow, he entered into Caesarea; and Cornelius was awaiting them, having called together his kinsmen and his near friends.
25And when it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, did homage;
26but Peter raised him, saying, Rise up, I myself also am a man.
27And conversing with him he entered and findeth many come together;
28and he said to them, Yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another race. And me God showed to call no man common or unclean:
29wherefore also without gainsaying I came when sent for. I ask then on what account ye sent for me.
30And Cornelius said, Four days ago till this hour I was fasting and the ninth [hour] praying in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing
31and says, Cornelius thy prayer is heard, and thine alms had in remembrance before God:
32send then unto Joppa, and call for Simon who is surnamed Peter. He lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner by [the] sea.
33Forthwith then I sent unto thee, and thou hast done well in arriving. Now then we are all here before God to hear all the things that have been commanded thee of the Lord.
34And Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons
35but in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is acceptable to him.
36The word which he sent forth to the sons of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), a
37ye know b the matter that came to pass throughout the whole of Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached(
38Jesus of Nazareth how that God anointed him with [the] Holy Spirit and power; who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
39And we [are] c witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom also d they slew hanging [him] on a tree,
40him God raised on the third day and gave him to be manifest
41not to all the people, but to witnesses that were chosen before by God, to us which ate and drank with him, after he rose from [the] dead.
42And he charged us to preach to the people and testify that this is he that is ordained by God judge of living and dead.
43To him all the prophets bear witness that every one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins through his Name.
44While Peter was yet speaking these sayings, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those that were hearing the word.
45And the faithful of the circumcision, as many as came with Peter, were amazed, because upon the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.
46For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. Then answered Peter,
47Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized which received the Holy Spirit even as we.
48And he directed them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they entreated him to abide certain days.
1But the apostles and the brethren which were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also received the word of God.
2And when Peter went up unto Jerusalem, they of [the] circumcision contended with him
3saying, Thou wentest in unto men uncircumcised and didst eat with them.
4But Peter began and set forth to them in order, saying,
5I was in [the] city of Joppa, praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending like a great sheet, let down by four corners out of heaven, and it came as far as me.
6On which having fixed mine eyes, I considered and saw the quadrupeds of the earth and the wild beasts and the reptiles and the birds of the heaven.
7And I heard also a voice saying to me, Arise, Peter, slay and eat.
8But I said, In no wise, Lord, because common or unclean never entered into my mouth.
9But a voice answered a second time out of heaven, What God cleansed make not thou common.
10And this was done thrice, and all were drawn up again into heaven.
11And behold immediately three men stood at the house in which I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
12And the Spirit bade me go with them doubting nothing. And there went with me also these six brethren, and we entered into the house of the man,
13and he reported to us how he saw the angel in his house, standing and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, that is surnamed Peter,
14who shall speak words unto thee, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.
15And on my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them as upon us also at the beginning.
16And I remembered the word of the Lord how he said, John baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with [the] Holy Spirit.
17If then God gave to them the same gift as also to us when we believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that could forbid God?
18And when they heard these things, they were still and glorified God, saying, Then indeed also to the Gentiles did God give repentance unto life.
19They therefore that were scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen passed through as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews only.
20But there were some of them men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming unto Antioch spoke unto the Greeks a also, preaching the Lord Jesus.
21And [the] Lord's hand was with them and a great number believed and turned b unto the Lord.
22And the report concerning them came unto the ears of the assembly that was in Jerusalem; and they despatched Barnabas c as far as Antioch:
23who on arriving and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide by the Lord.
24For he was a good man and full of [the] Holy Spirit and faith; and a large crowd was added to the Lord.
25And he d went forth unto Tarsus to seek for Saul,
26and on finding brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass that even e for a whole year they were gathered together in f the assembly and taught a large crowd, and that the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
27Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28And there stood up one from among them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that a great famine was about to be over all the habitable [earth]; which came to pass under Claudius. g
29And according as any of the disciples had means, they determined each of them to send help to the brethren that dwelt in Judea
30which also they did, despatching [it] unto the elders by [the] hand of Barnabas and Saul.
1Now at that season Herod the king put forth his hands to injure some of those from the assembly.
2And he slew James the brother of John with [the] sword.
3And seeing that it was agreeable to the Jews, he went on to seize Peter also (but they were the days of unleavened bread)
4whom, having taken, he also put in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the Passover to bring him forth unto the people.
5Peter, then, was kept in the prison; but prayer was earnestly made by the assembly unto God concerning him.
6And when Herod was about to bring him forward, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were keeping the prison.
7And, behold, an angel of [the] Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck the side of Peter, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy cloak round thee and follow me.
9And going out he followed and knew not that what was being done by the angel was true, but thought he was seeing a vision.
10And when they came through a first guard and a second, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city, which of itself opened to them; and having gone out they went forth one street; and immediately the angel departed from him.
11And Peter, on coming to himself, said, Now I know truly that [the] Lord sent forth his angel and took me out of Herod's hand and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12And, being conscious, he came unto the house of Mary the mother of John that was surnamed Mark, where were many assembled and praying.
13And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, there came forward a maid to listen, by name Rhoda;
14recognizing Peter's voice, she did not for joy open the gate, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing before the gateway.
15And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she kept maintaining that it was so; and they said, It is his angel.
16But Peter continued knocking, and on opening they saw him and were amazed.
17And, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and proceeded unto another place.
18And when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
19But Herod having sought him out without finding [him] examined the guards and commanded [them] to be led away [to execution] , and he went down from Judea unto Caesarea and stayed [there].
20And he was at bitter enmity with them of Tyre and Sidon; but with one consent they came to him, and having won over Blastus the chamberlain of the king, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.
21And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel and seated on the throne, made an harangue unto them.
22And the people shouted thereon, A god's voice and not a man's.
23And immediately an angel of [the] Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory to God; and becoming worm-eaten he expired.
24But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled the service, taking also with them John surnamed Mark.
1Now there were at Antioch in the assembly that was [there] prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manaen foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
3Then when they had fasted and prayed and laid down their hands on them, they let them go.
4They then being sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down unto Seleucia and thence sailed away unto Cyprus,
5and when they were at Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John [as] attendant.
6And having gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish false prophet whose name [was] Bar-Jesus,
7who was with the pro-consul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called to [him] Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.
8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name interpreted) opposed them, seeking to turn away the pro-consul from the faith.
9But Saul who also [is] Paul filled with [the] Holy Spirit with fixed look at him
10said, O full of all guile and all trickery, devil's son, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the Lord's right ways?
11And now behold [the] Lord's hand [is] upon thee; and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and he went about seeking persons to lead him by the hand.
12Then the pro-consul seeing what was done believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
13Now Paul and his company, having sailed from Paphos, came unto Perga of Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned unto Jerusalem.
14But they passing through from Perga came unto Antioch of Pisidia, and having gone into the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, sat down.
15And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren if ye have any word of exhortation for the people speak.
16And Paul stood up and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hear.
17The God of this people chose out our fathers and exalted the people in their sojourn in [the] land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it;
18and for a time of about forty years bore them nurse-like in the desert;
19and when he had destroyed seven nations in [the] land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance in about four hundred and fifty years.
20And after these things he gave judges until Samuel the prophet;
21and then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of [the] tribe of Benjamin for forty years.
22And having removed him, he raised up for them David as king, to whom also bearing witness, he said, I found David, son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who shall do all my will.
23From his seed, according to promise, did God bring to Israel a Saviour Jesus
24when John had preached before his entrance a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not [he], but behold, there cometh one after me the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.
26Brethren sons of Abraham's race, and those among you that fear God, to us was the word of this salvation sent forth.
27For the dwellers in Jerusalem and their rulers, having ignored him and the voices of the prophets that are read on every Sabbath, fulfilled [them] by judging [him].
28And though they found no cause of death, they besought Pilate that he might be slain.
29And when they fulfilled all things written about him, they took [him] down from the tree and put [him] into a tomb;
30but God raised him from [the] dead,
31and he appeared for many days to those that came up with him from Galilee unto Jerusalem, the which are now his witnesses unto the people.
32And we declare to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,
33that God hath fulfilled this to us their children having raised up Jesus; as also in the second psalm it is written, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.
34But that he raised him from [the] dead, no more to return unto corruption, he hath spoken thus, I will give you the faithful mercies of David;
35wherefore also in another [psalm] he saith, Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
36For David, having in his own generation served the counsel of God fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption.
37But he whom God raised up saw no corruption.
38Be it known to you therefore [men-] brethren, that through this [Man] remission of sins is preached to you;
39and from all things from which ye could not in Moses' law be justified, in him every one that believeth is justified.
40See therefore that what is spoken of in the prophets come not on you.
41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.
42And as they were going out, they kept beseeching that these words might be spoken to them on the following Sabbath.
43Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the worshipping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas who speaking unto them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44And on the next Sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, For you it was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken; but since ye thrust it from you and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn unto the Gentiles.
47For thus hath the Lord enjoined us, I have set thee for a light of Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost parts of the earth.
48And the Gentiles on hearing rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained unto life eternal believed.
49And the word of the Lord was carried abroad through the whole country.
50But the Jews excited the women of rank that worshipped, and the chiefs of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and sent them out of their borders.
51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
52And the disciples were filled with joy and [the] Holy Spirit.
1And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks believed.
2But the Jews that disobeyed stirred up the souls of the Gentiles and aggravated [them] against the brethren.
3A considerable time therefore they stayed speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord that gave witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
4But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
5And when an effort was made of both the Gentiles and Jews with their rulers to outrage and stone them,
6becoming aware [of it] they fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the [country] round about,
7and there they were preaching the gospel.
8And there sat a certain man at Lystra powerless in his feet, lame from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
9This [man] heard Paul speaking, who fastening his eyes upon him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
10said with a loud voice, Rise upright on thy feet: and he leaped up and walked.
11And the crowds seeing what Paul did, lifted up their voices in Lycaonian, saying, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
12And they called Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he took the lead in speaking.
13And the priest of the Zeus that was before the city, having brought bulls and garlands unto the gates would have sacrificed with the crowds.
14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard [of it], they rent their garments, and sprang out unto the crowd, crying out,
15and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like affections with you, preaching to you that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth, and the sea and all things in them;
16who in the bygone generations suffered all the Gentiles to walk in their own ways.
17And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
18And saying these things they with difficulty restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.
19But there arrived Jews from Antioch and Iconium and having persuaded the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged [him] without the city, supposing that he was dead.
20But as the disciples encircled him he rose up and entered into the city. And on the morrow, he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.
21And, after preaching the gospel to that city and making many disciples, they returned unto Lystra and unto Iconium, and unto Antioch,
22establishing the souls of the disciples, exhorting [them] to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
23And when they chose for them elders in each assembly and prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.
24And having passed through Pisidia they came unto Pamphylia;
25and having spoken the word [of the Lord] in Perga, they went down unto Attalia;
26and thence they sailed unto Antioch, whence they had been commended to the grace of God, for the work which they fulfilled.
27And when they arrived and brought the assembly together, they repeated all things God had wrought with them, and how he had opened to the Gentiles a door of faith.
28And they tarried no little time with the disciples.
1And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses ye cannot be saved.
2And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up unto Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
3They therefore having been set forward by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles, and they caused great joy to all the brethren.
4And on arriving at Jerusalem they were welcomed by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, and reported all things that God did with them.
5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees, believers, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them and charge [them] to keep the law of Moses.
6And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
7And when there had been much questioning, Peter stood up and said to them, Brethren, ye know how that from early days God chose among you that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
8And the heart-knowing God bore them witness giving [them] the Holy Spirit, even as to us also:
9and he put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10Now therefore why tempt ye God, that ye should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus we shall be saved in like manner as they.
12And all the multitude kept silence, and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken to me.
14Simeon has rehearsed how God first visited [the] Gentiles to take out of [them] a people for his name.
15And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written.
16After these things I will return and build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and will build again its ruins and will set it up,
17so that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, and all the nations upon whom my name is called saith [the] Lord, who maketh [all] these things
18known from the beginning of the world.
19Wherefore my judgment is that we trouble not those who from the Gentiles turn to God,
20but write to them that they may abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.
21For Moses from generations of old hath in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.
22Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders, with the whole assembly, having chosen from among them to send men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren,
23having written by their hand, The apostles and the elder brethren to the brethren which are of [the] Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, greeting.
24Whereas we heard that some who went out from us troubled you with words, upsetting your souls, to whom we gave no commandment,
25it seemed good to us, having been of one accord, to choose and send men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26men that have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, themselves also announcing by word the same things.
28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these necessary things:
29to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and blood, and things strangled, and fornication, from which if ye keep yourselves ye shall do well. Farewell.
30They then having been let go, went down unto Antioch, and having gathered the multitude delivered the letter.
31And when they had read [it] they rejoiced at the consolation.
32And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with much discourse, and strengthened [them].
33And having continued a time, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto those that sent them.
34(Verse not included in this translation)
35But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch teaching and evangelizing, with many others also, the word of the Lord.
36But after certain days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return now and see after the brethren in every city wherein we announced the word of the Lord, how they fare.
37And Barnabas was minded to take with [them] John also that was called Mark.
38But Paul thought good not to take with [them] him that withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them unto the work.
39And there arose a sharp feeling, so that they parted one from another: and Barnabas taking Mark sailed away unto Cyprus:
40but Paul chose Silas and departed, commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
41And he passed through Syria and Cilicia confirming the assemblies.
1And he came unto Derbe and unto Lystra; and, behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timothy, son of a Jewish believing woman, but of a Greek father;
2who was borne witness to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.
3Him Paul would have to go with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4And as they passed through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to observe, which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
5The assemblies then were being strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6And they went through the Phrygian and Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit, to speak the word in Asia,
7and having come over against Mysia, they attempted to proceed into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus permitted them not;
8and passing by Mysia they came down to Troas.
9And a vision appeared to Paul by night. There was a certain man of Macedon standing and beseeching him and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.
10And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
11Having therefore sailed away from Troas we took a straight course unto Samothrace, and on the morrow unto Neapolis,
12and thence unto Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, first of the district, a colony. And we were in this city staying certain days.
13And on the Sabbath day we went forth outside the gate by a river where prayer was wont to be: and we sat down and spoke to the women that had come together.
14And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, that worshipped God heard, whose heart the Lord opened to heed the things spoken by Paul.
15And when she was baptized and her house, she besought, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord come into my house and abide. And she constrained us.
16And it came to pass as we were going unto prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of Python met us, who brought her masters much gain by divinations.
17She, having followed Paul and us, cried, saying, These men are bondmen of the most high God, who announce to you salvation's way.
18And this she did for many days. But Paul being distressed, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.
19And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on, and dragged Paul and Silas into the market-place before the rulers;
20and when they had brought them unto the praetors, they said, These men being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city,
21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or practice, being Romans.
22And the crowd rose up together against them; and the praetors rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.
23And having laid many stripes on them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;
24who having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet into the stocks.
25But about midnight, Paul and Silas in praying were singing praises to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
26and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed.
27And the jailor being roused out of sleep, and seeing the prison doors open drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28But Paul cried with loud voice saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.
29And he called for lights, and sprang in, and trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,
30and led them forth, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31and they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, a and thou shalt be saved and thy house.
32And they spoke to him the word of the Lord b with all that were in his house.
33And he took them at that hour of the night and washed [them] from their stripes, and was baptized, he and all his immediately.
34And having brought them into his house, he set meat c before them, and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.
35And when it was day the praetors sent the lictors saying, Let those men go.
36And the jailor reported the saying to Paul, The praetors have sent that ye be let go: now then go out and proceed in peace.
37But Paul said unto them, They beat us openly uncondemned, men being Romans, and cast us into prison; and now do they cast us out privily? No, indeed, but let themselves come and bring us out.
38And the lictors announced these words to the praetors; and they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.
39And on coming they besought them, and bringing out entreated [them] to go out of the city.
40And when they went out of the prison, they entered into [the house of] Lydia; and when they saw the brethren, they exhorted them and departed.
1Now when they had journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.
2And Paul, as his custom was, went in among them, and on three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures;
3opening and alleging that the Christ must suffer, and rise again from [the] dead, and that this Jesus whom I announce to you is the Christ.
4And some of them were persuaded and added to Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5But the Jews, having been stirred up to jealousy, took unto them certain wicked men of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city in confusion, and besetting the house of Jason, sought to bring them out to the people.
6And not having found them they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the city-rulers, crying out, these that have turned the world upside down are come hither also,
7whom Jason has received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
8And they troubled the crowd and the city-rulers, when they heard these things.
9And having taken security for Jason and the rest, they let them go.
10But the brethren immediately sent away by night Paul and Silas unto Beroea, who on their arrival went away into the synagogue of the Jews.
11Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, being such as received the word with all readiness of mind, day by day examining the scriptures whether these things were so.
12Many out of them therefore believed, and of the Greek women of good position and of men, not a few.
13But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was announced by Paul in Beroea also, they came thither also, stirring up and troubling the crowds.
14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to proceed toward the sea, but Silas and Timotheus abode there.
15But they that were conducting Paul brought [him] as far as Athens; and having received a charge for Silas and Timothy that they should come as quickly as possible unto him they departed.
16Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked in him as he observed the city to be full of idols.
17He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout, and in the market place every day with those that turned up.
18And certain also of the Epicureans and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this babbler say? and others, He seemeth to be an announcer of strange divinities, because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
19And having taken hold of him, they brought [him] up to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching [is] that is spoken by thee?
20For thou bringest certain strange things unto our ears; we wish to know therefore what these things mean.
21Now all Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than either to tell something, or to hear something newer.
22And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, Men of Athens, in all things I observe that ye are very reverent to divinities,
23for passing through and closely observing the objects of your worship, I found also an altar on which was the inscription: To an unknown God. What therefore, ye, without knowing, worship, this I announce to you.
24The God that made the world and all things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.
25Nor is he served by human hands as needing something more, himself giving to all life, and breath, and all things.
26And he made of one [blood] every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation,
27that they should seek God if haply they might feel after and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
28For in him we live and move and are; as also some of your own poets have said, For his off-spring also are we.
29Being therefore God's off-spring, we ought not to think that the divinity is like gold, or silver or stone, graven by art and device of man.
30God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent,
31inasmuch as he has appointed a day, in which he is about to judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom he marked out, having given assurance to all in that he raised him from [the] dead.
32Now when they heard of resurrection of dead [men] some mocked, but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.
33Thus Paul went out from their midst.
34But some clave to him and believed; among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
1After these things he departed from Athens and came unto Corinth.
2And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. And he came unto them:
3and because he was one of the same trade, he abode with them, and [they] wrought, for by their trade they were tent-makers.
4And he was discoursing in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuading Jews and Greeks.
5And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was engrossed with the word testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
6But as they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook out his clothes, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own head; I [am] pure; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles,
7and departing thence he went into a certain man's house by name Titus Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house adjoined to the synagogue.
8And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized.
9And the Lord said by night through a vision to Paul, Fear not, but speak, and be not silent,
10because I am with thee and no one shall set on thee to harm thee; because I have much people in this city.
11And he settled down a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.
12But when Gallio was pro-consul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul, and brought him before the judgment seat,
13saying, This [man] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were some wrong, or wicked villainy, O Jews, with reason should I have borne with you;
15but if they are questions about a word and names and your own law, ye shall look yourselves; I do not intend to be judge of these things.
16And he drove them from the judgment-seat.
17And having all laid hold on Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, they beat [him] before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.
18And Paul having remained yet many days, 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.
19And they arrived at Ephesus and he left them there, but he himself, entering into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews.
20And when they asked him to remain for a longer time, he did not consent,
21but taking his leave and saying, [I must by all means keep the coming feast at Jerusalem]; I will return again unto you if God will, he sailed from Ephesus.
22And landing at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down unto Antioch.
23And having spent some time, he departed, going through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, establishing all the disciples.
24But a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, arrived at Ephesus, being mighty in the scriptures.
25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in his spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John;
26and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him up, and more accurately expounded to him the way of God.
27And when he was minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote and urged the disciples to receive him; and he, on coming, contributed much to those that had believed through grace.
28For he forcibly confuted the Jews in public, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
1And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having gone through the upper parts, came [down] unto Ephesus, and finding certain disciples
2said unto them, Received ye [the] Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Not even if [the] Holy Spirit was did we hear.
3And he said, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
4And Paul said, John baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.
5And when they heard this, they were baptized unto the name of the Lord Jesus.
6And when Paul laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied;
7and they were in all about twelve men.
8And entering into the synagogue he spoke boldly for three months, discoursing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of Tyrannus.
10And this was done for two years, so that all those that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
11And God wrought uncommon powers by the hands of Paul,
12so that even upon the sick were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out.
13And certain ones of the Jewish exorcists that went about took in hand to call upon those that had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14And there were seven sons of Sceva, a certain Jewish chief-priest, doing this.
15But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but who are ye?
16And the man in whom the wicked spirit was, leaping upon them and mastering them both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out from that house naked and wounded.
17And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that inhabited Ephesus. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18Many too of those that had believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
19And not a few of those that practiced curious arts brought their books and burnt [them] before all. And they summed up the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20So with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
21Now after these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to proceed unto Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
22And having sent into Macedonia two of those that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for awhile.
23And about that time arose no small disturbance about the way.
24For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the artisans,
25whom he gathered together with the workmen of like nature, and said, Men, ye are aware that we have our prosperity from this business.
26And ye behold and hear that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away a considerable crowd, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying that they are no gods that are made by hands.
27Now, not only is there danger for us that this trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that even she should be deposed from her magnificence, whom all Asia and the world revereth.
28And when they heard they were filled with wrath and kept crying out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
29And the city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre,
30having seized together Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travelers.
31And when Paul was minded to enter unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. And some of the Asiarchs also, being his friends, sent unto him and urged him not to adventure himself into the theatre.
32Different ones therefore kept crying somewhat different things; for the assembly was in confusion, and the mass knew not wherefore they were come together.
33And from the crowd they instructed Alexander, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander waving his hand wished to make defence to the people.
34But when they came to know he was a Jew, one shout arose from all, crying for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of [the] Ephesians.
35And the town clerk after stilling the crowd, says, Ephesians, which of men is he who knoweth not that the city of [the] Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Artemis, and of what fell from the sky?
36Since then these things cannot be gainsaid, you must be quiet and do nothing rash.
37For ye have brought these men, neither temple-robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38If then Demetrius and the artisans with him have a matter against anyone, court days are going on, and there are pro-consuls: let them accuse each other;
39but if you make any inquiry about other things, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.
40For indeed we are in danger of being accused of riot today, there being no cause concerning which we shall be able to render an account of this concourse.
41And having said thus he dismissed the assembly.
1And after the uproar had ceased, Paul having called for the disciples, and exhorted and saluted them, departed to go into Macedonia.
2And having gone through those parts and exhorted them with much discourse, he came into Greece.
3And having spent three months, and a plot being laid against him by the Jews, as he was about to sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.
4And there accompanied him (as far as Asia) Sopater a Beroean [son] of Pyrrhus; and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia Tychicus and Trophimus.
5These going before waited for us at Troas.
6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened [bread] and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.
7And on the first [day] of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow, and prolonged the word till midnight.
8And there were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.
9And a certain youth, by name Eutychus, as he was sitting in the window, being overpowered with deep sleep, as Paul was discoursing yet longer, fell overpowered by the sleep down from the third story, and was taken up dead.
10But Paul went down and fell upon him, and clasping him round said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.
11And when he went up and broke the bread and had eaten, and conversed with them a long while till daybreak, so he departed.
12And they brought the boy alive and were not a little comforted.
13But we, having gone before on board the ship, set sail for Assos, there intending to take up Paul, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot.
14And when he met with us at Assos, we took him up, and came unto Mitylene;
15and having sailed thence on the morrow we arrived over against Chios, and on the next day we touched at Samos, and [having remained at Trogyllium] the day after we came unto Miletus.
16For Paul determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
17And from Miletus he sent unto Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.
18And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know from the first day that I came to Asia how I was with you all the time
19serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and tears, and temptations, which befell me by the plots of the Jews;
20how I kept back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce to you and to teach you publicly, and from house to house,
21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
23save that the Holy Spirit testifieth to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
24But I hold not my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom [of God] shall see my face no more.
26Wherefore I testify to you this day that I am pure from the blood of all.
27For I shrank not from announcing to you all the counsel of God.
28Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit set you overseers to tend the assembly of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
29I know that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock;
30and from among your own selves shall men arise speaking things perverted to draw the disciples after them.
31Wherefore watch, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not admonishing each one night and day with tears.
32And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all that are sanctified.
33I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel;
34yea, yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those that were with me.
35In all things I gave you an example how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
36And having thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
37And they all wept sore, and falling on Paul's neck, fondly kissed him,
38sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they should behold his face no more. And they brought him forward unto the ship.
1And when it came to pass that we were parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the next day unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara;
2and having found a ship crossing over into Phoenicia, we went on board and set sail;
3and as we had sighted Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we sailed into Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unlade her cargo.
4And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven days; and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.
5And when it came to pass that we had completed the days, we departed and went on our journey, and they all with wives and children brought us on our way, till we were out of the city, and kneeling down on the beach we prayed
6and took leave of one another, and we went on board ship, and they returned home.
7And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
8And on the morrow we departed and came unto Caesarea; and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.
9Now this man had four daughters, virgins, who did prophesy;
10and, as we tarried many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus;
11and coming to us and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, so shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and deliver him into the hands of [the] Gentiles.
12And when we heard these things, both we and those of the place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem;
13then Paul answered, Why do ye weep and break my heart? For I am ready, not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
15And after these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.
16And there went with us also [certain] disciples from Caesarea, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.
17And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly;
18and the day following Paul went in with us unto James, and all the elders were present;
19and when he had saluted them, he explained one by one the things which God wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry;
20and when they heard it, they glorified God.
21And they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all Jews that are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
22What is it therefore? They will certainly hear that thou art come.
23Do thou this that we say to thee: We have four men with a vow on them,
24these take and purify thyself with them, and be at charges over them, that they may shave their heads, and all shall know that there is no truth in the things whereof they have been informed concerning thee, but that thou thyself also walkest orderly keeping the law.
25But, as touching the Gentiles that believed, we wrote, giving judgment, that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and blood, and things strangled, and fornication.
26Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them went into the temple, declaring the fulfilment of the days of purification until the offering was offered for every one of them.
27And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia when they saw him in the temple stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,
28crying out, Men of Israel, help. This is the man that teacheth all everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place; and moreover he brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place.
29For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul brought into the temple.
30And the whole city was moved, and the people ran together, and they laid hold on Paul and dragged him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut.
31And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief officer of the cohort, that the whole of Jerusalem was in confusion,
32and immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down upon them; and they, when they saw the chief officer and the soldiers, ceased beating Paul.
33Then the chief officer came near and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and enquired who he might be, and what he had done.
34And some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. And when he could not know the certainty because of the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the castle
35And when he came upon the steps, so it was that he was borne upon the soldiers, because of the violence of the crowd.
36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him.
37And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he said unto the chief officer, May I say something unto thee? He said, Dost thou know Greek?
38Thou art not, then, the Egyptian who before these days stirred up to sedition, and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the assassins?
39But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I beseech thee give me leave to speak unto the people.
40And when he had given him leave, Paul standing on the steps, beckoned with his hand unto the people; and when there was great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
1Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence that I now make unto you
2(and when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet, and he saith),
3I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to strictness of the law of the fathers, being zealous for God even as all ye are this day.
4And I persecuted this Way unto death, binding and delivering unto prisons both men and women,
5as also the high priest beareth me witness, and all the elderhood, from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and proceeded unto Damascus to bring those that were there, bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished.
6And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that about mid-day there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me;
7and I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecutest.
9Now they that were with me beheld the light, but did not hear the voice of him that was speaking to me.
10And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Rise up, and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which it hath been appointed for thee to do.
11And as I could not see for the glory of the light, being led by the hand of those that were with me, I came into Damascus;
12and one Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews that dwelt there,
13came unto me and standing by, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight; and in the very hour I looked upon him.
14And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15For thou shalt be for him to all men a witness of what thou hast seen and heard.
16And now, why tarriest thou? Arise, and get baptized, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
17And it came to pass that when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
18and saw him saying unto me, Make haste and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.
19And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those that believe on thee,
20and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those that slew him.
21And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
22And they gave him audience unto this word, and they lifted up their voices and said, Away with such [a fellow] from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.
23And as they cried out and threw off their garments and cast dust into the air,
24the commander ordered him to be brought into the castle, directing that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they had shouted thus against him.
25And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful to scourge a man that is a Roman and uncondemned?
26And when the centurion heard it, he went to the commander and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman.
27And the commander came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.
28And the commander answered, With a great sum I obtained this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am also [so] born.
29They then that were about to examine immediately departed from him, and the commander also was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30But on the morrow desiring to know the certainty why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priest and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down, and set [him] before them.
1And Paul fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
2And the high priest Ananias commanded those that stood by him to smite his mouth.
3Then said Paul unto him, God is about to smite thee, whited wall. And dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten?
4And those that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
5And Paul said, I did not know, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.
6But when Paul perceived that the one part were of Sadducees, and the other of Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees, concerning the hope and resurrection of [the] dead I am judged.
7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees; and the assembly was divided.
8For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection neither angel nor spirit, but the Pharisees confess them both.
9And there arose a great clamour, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' part stood up and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man; and [what] if a spirit spoke to him or an angel?
10And when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring [him] into the castle.
11And the night following, the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, for as thou hast fully testified concerning me at Jerusalem so also must thou testify at Rome.
12And when it was day the Jews, having made a combination, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13And those that made the conspiracy were more than forty,
14who therefore came to the high priests and the elders, and said, We have put ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
15Now therefore do ye, with the council, signify to the commander that he bring him down unto you as though ye would judge his cause more exactly. But we, before he come near, are ready to slay him.
16But Paul's sister's son heard of the ambush, and having come and entered into the castle, he reported it to Paul.
17And Paul called to [him] one of the centurions and said, Bring this young man to the commander; for he hath something to report to him.
18He therefore took and brought him to the commander, and saith, The prisoner Paul called me to [him] and asked me to bring this young man to thee, as he hath something to say to thee.
19And the commander took him by the hand, and going aside privately asked, What is that which you have to report to me?
20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.
21Do not thou therefore yield to them, for there lie in ambush for him more than forty men of them, who put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink, till they have slain him; and now they are ready looking for the promise from thee.
22So the commander let the young man go, charging him, Tell no man that thou didst show these things unto me.
23And he called unto him some two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night.
24And [he bade them] provide beasts that they might set Paul on and bring [him] safe through to Felix the governor,
25having written a letter in this form.
26Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.
27This man when seized by the Jews and about to be slain by them, I coming up with the soldiery rescued, having learnt that he was a Roman.
28And wishing to know thoroughly the cause for which they accused him, I brought [him] down unto their council,
29whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have no charge laid worthy of death or bonds.
30And when it was shown to me that a plot would be against the man, I forthwith sent [him] unto thee, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee. [Farewell].
31The soldiers therefore, as it was commanded them, took up Paul and brought [him] by night unto Antipatris.
32But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him and returned to the castle;
33and they, when they entered into Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also to him.
34And when he had read [it] and asked of what province he was, and understood he was of Cilicia.
35I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are arrived. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.
1And after five days came down the high priest Ananias with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus; and they laid an information before the governor against Paul.
2And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great peace, and by thy providence reforms are made for this nation,
3we accept [it] every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
4But that I be not further tedious to thee, I entreat thee to hear us briefly in thy clemency.
5For we found this man a pest, and moving insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also seized [and would have judged according to our law.
7But Lysias the commander came and with great violence took [him] away from our hands,
8commanding his accusers to come unto thee]; from whom thou wilt be able, by examining, thyself to take knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him.
9And the Jews joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.
10And when the governor beckoned him to speak, Paul answered, Knowing that since many years thou art judge to this nation, I cheerfully make my defence,
11as thou canst ascertain that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem;
12and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing with anyone, or making a tumult of a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor throughout the city.
13Neither can they prove to thee the things of which they now accuse me.
14But this I confess to thee, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I serve the God of the fathers, believing all things that are according to the law and that are written in the prophets;
15having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that a resurrection is to be of both just and unjust.
16Herein also do I exercise myself to have a conscience without offence toward God and men continually.
17Now after several years I arrived to bring alms unto my nation and offerings;
18in which they found me purified in the temple, not with crowd nor yet with tumult; but certain Jews from Asia,
19who ought to have been present before thee, and to have accused, if they had aught against me.
20Or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council,
21[other] than for this one voice that I cried out standing among them, touching the resurrection of [the] dead, I am judged this day before you.
22But Felix, having more accurate knowledge concerning the Way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the commander is come down, I will determine your matter.
23And he ordered the centurion that he should be kept in charge and should have indulgence; and not to hinder any of his friends from ministering to him.
24And after certain days Felix, having arrived with Drusilla his wife being a Jewess, sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
25And as he reasoned concerning righteousness and temperance and the judgment to come, Felix became terrified and answered, For the present go, and when I get a convenient season, I will send for thee,
26hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul, wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.
27But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and Felix, willing to gain favour with the Jews, left Paul in bonds.
1Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him
3asking a favour that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him on the way.
4Howbeit Festus answered that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself was about to depart [there] shortly.
5Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.
6And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
7And when he was come, the Jews that had come from Jerusalem stood round about and laid many and grievous charges which they could not prove;
8while Paul said in his defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I sinned at all.
9But Festus, desirous to gain favour with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
11If then I am a wrong doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die. But if none of these things is [true] whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt thou go.
13Now when certain days passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to salute Festus.
14And as they were spending several days there, Festus set Paul's case before the king, saying, There is a certain man left prisoner by Felix;
15about whom when I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and the elders of the Jews filed information, asking for condemnation against him.
16Unto whom I answered, that it is no custom for Romans to give up any man before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had an opportunity of defence concerning the complaint.
17When therefore they came together here, I made no delay but next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought;
18concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they were bringing no charge of such evil things as I supposed,
19but had certain questions of their own religion, and of one Jesus dead as he is, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20And I, being perplexed in the enquiry concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these things.
21But when Paul appealed to be kept for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him unto Caesar.
22And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also should wish to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.
23Therefore on the morrow when Agrippa came, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they entered into the audience chamber with the commanders and the distinguished men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought.
24And saith Festus, King Agrippa, and all men that are here present with us, ye behold this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews applied to me both in Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
25But as I found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him,
26about whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, King Agrippa, so that, after examination had, I may have what I shall write.
27For it seemeth to me unreasonable in sending a prisoner not also to signify the charges against him.
1And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched out his hand and entered on his defence.
2Touching all things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa, I count myself happy that I am to make my defence before thee today;
3especially as thou art skilled in all customs and questions that are among the Jews. Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4My manner of life then from my youth which was from the beginning among my nation and at Jerusalem know all Jews,
5knowing me before from the outset, if they be willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
6And now I stand to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers;
7unto which our twelve tribes earnestly serving night and day hope to arrive. And concerning this hope I am accused by Jews, O King.
8Why is it judged incredible with you, if God raiseth dead [men]?
9I therefore thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene;
10which things I also did in Jerusalem; and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received the authority from the chief priests, and I railed against [them] when they were put to death;
11and throughout all the synagogues, often punishing I was compelling them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them I was pursuing them even as far as to the outside cities.
12On which [business] when proceeding unto Damascus with authority and commission of the chief priests,
13at mid-day on the road I saw, O King, a light above the brightness of the sun shining round me and those that were proceeding with me.
14And when we all fell to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [It is] hard for thee to kick against goads.
15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16But rise up and stand on thy feet, for to this end I appeared to thee, to appoint thee a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen and of those things wherein I shall appear to thee,
17taking thee out from the people and from the Gentiles unto whom I send thee,
18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness unto light and the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those that are sanctified by faith that is in me.
19Whence, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20but reported both to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judea and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
21On account of these things the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to slay me.
22Having, therefore obtained help that is from God I stand unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said should come,
23whether Christ should suffer, whether he first by resurrection of [the] dead should announce light both to the people and to the Gentiles.
24And as he thus defended himself, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad: much learning doth turn thee to madness.
25But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but speak forth words of truth and soberness.
26For the king is cognizant of these things, unto whom also I speak with openness; for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this hath not been done in a corner.
27Believest thou, King Agrippa, the prophets? I know that thou believest.
28And Agrippa [said] unto Paul, With little [pains] thou art persuading a to make me a Christian.
29And Paul [said], I would to God that both with little and with great [pains] b not thou only but also all that hear me this day should become, as I too am, except these bonds.
30And c the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them;
31and when they had retired, they spoke one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or bonds.
32And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.
1And when it was determined that we should sail away for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius of an Augustan cohort.
2And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium about to sail to the places along Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus of Macedonia, a Thessalonian, being with us.
3And the next day we arrived at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and permitted [him] to go unto the friends d and receive attention.
4And thence putting to sea we sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were contrary.
5And having sailed across the sea that is along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came unto Myra [a city] of Lycia.
6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and put us on board.
7And sailing slowly many days and coming with difficulty abreast of Cnidus, as the wind did not further suffer us, we sailed under the lee of Crete abreast of Salmone,
8and coasting it with difficulty, we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was [the] city of Lasea.
9And much time being spent and the voyage being already dangerous because the Fast was already past, Paul admonished them,
10saying, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives.
11But the centurion believed the master and the ship-owner rather than the things said by Paul.
12And the harbour being ill-suited to winter in, the most gave counsel to put to sea thence, if by any means they might arrive at Phoenix to winter in, a harbour of Crete, looking north-east and south-east.
13And when a south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and coasted close by Crete.
14But not long after there beat down a tempestuous wind that is called Euraquilo;
15and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave up and were driven.
16And running under the lee of a certain small island called Clauda, we were able with difficulty to secure the boat;
17and when they hoisted it, they used helps, frapping the ship; and fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear and so were driven.
18But as we were exceedingly pressed by the storm, the next day they began a clearance overboard;
19and the third [day] they cast out with their own hands the gear of the ship.
20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm lay on, at last every hope that wished us saved was taken away.
21And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in their midst and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have put to sea from Crete and have gained this injury and loss.
22And now I exhort you to be of good courage, for there shall be no loss of life among you, only of the ship.
23For an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood by me this night,
24saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and, behold, God hath granted thee all that sail with thee.
25Wherefore, sirs, be of good courage; for I believe God that it shall be as it hath been spoken to me.
26But we must be cast upon a certain island.
27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the Adriatic, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country,
28and on sounding, found twenty fathoms, and after going a little farther and again sounding, found ten fathoms;
29and fearing that haply we should be cast off on rough places they cast four anchors from the stern and wished that day were come.
30And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, under pretext as though they would lay out anchors from the bow,
31Paul said to the centurions and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.
33And while daylight was about to come on, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying [The] fourteenth day today ye wait and continue without food, having taken nothing.
34Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair from the head of any of you shall perish.
35And when he said this, he took bread, and gave thanks to God before all, and having broken, he began to eat.
36And all were of good cheer, and themselves also took food.
37And we were in the ship, all the souls, two hundred and seventy six.
38And being satisfied with food, they lightened the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39And when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but perceived a certain bay with a beach, on which they took counsel, if they could, to drive the ship.
40And casting off, they left the anchors in the sea, at the same time loosening the lashings of the rudder and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground: and the bow stuck and remained immovable; but the stern began to break up by the violence [of the waves].
42And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest they should swim out and escape;
43but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, hindered them from their purpose, and commanded those able to swim to cast themselves off first and go to land;
44and the rest, some on planks and some on things from the ship. And it came to pass that all got safe to land.
1And when got safe we then ascertained that the island was called Melita.
2And the barbarians a showed us no common kindness, for they kindled a fire-heap and took us all in because of the then rain and because of the cold.
3But when Paul gathered a certain quantity of sticks and laid [it] on the fire-heap, a viper came out through the heat and fastened on his hand.
4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said one to another, Certainly a murderer is this man, whom though got safe from the sea, justice refused to let live.
5He however shook off the beast into the fire and suffered no harm.
6And they expected that he would be inflamed or fall down dead suddenly; but when they were long expecting and beheld nothing amiss happen, they, changing their mind, said that he was a god.
7Now in the country surrounding that place were lands belonging to the chief b of the island, by name Publius, who received and entertained us three days courteously.
8And so it was that the father of Publius lay ill of a fever c and dysentery, unto whom Paul came in and laid his hands on him with prayer and healed him.
9This then being done others also that had sicknesses on the island came and were cured;
10who also honoured us with many honours, and on sailing put on board d things for our need.
11And after three months we sailed in a ship of Alexandria after having wintered in the island, with Dioscuri e for a sign.
12And landing at Syracuse we tarried three days;
13and thence having gone round we arrived at Rhegium, and after one day when a south wind sprung up we came on the second day to Puteoli,
14where we found brethren and were besought to tarry with them seven days; and so we came unto Rome.
15And thence the brethren having heard about us came out to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernæ; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
16And when he came to Rome [the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the prætorian guard, but] Paul was allowed to remain with the soldier who guarded him.
17And it came to pass that after three days he called together those that were chief of the Jews: and when they were come together he said unto them, Brethren, I though having done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, was delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans;
18who, after examination, wished to release me because there was no cause of death in me.
19But when the Jews spoke against [it] I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not having anything to accuse my nation of.
20For this cause therefore did I call for you to see and to speak with, for on account of the hope of Israel am I bound with this chain.
21And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judea concerning thee, neither did any of the brethren on arriving report or speak anything evil concerning thee.
22But we beg of thee to hear what thou thinkest; for concerning this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.
23And having appointed him a day, many came unto him into the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, from both the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.
24And some assented to the things that were said, and some disbelieved.
25And being disagreed one with another they left, Paul having said one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Isaiah unto our fathers,
26saying, Go unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear and in no wise understand, with seeing ye shall see and in no wise perceive.
27For the heart of this people became gross, and with [their] ears they became dull of hearing, and [their] eyes have they closed, lest they should see with [their] eyes and hear with [their] ears and understand with the heart, and return, and I should heal them.
28Be it known therefore unto you that this salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles; they also will hear.
29(Verse not included in this translation)
30And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging, and received all that came unto him,
31preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all boldness unhinderedly. (Acts 2:1‑28:31)