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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

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11 The former treatise have I made O Theophilus of all that

Jesus began both to do and teach .

12 Until the day in which he was taken up after that he through

the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he

had chosen .

13 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by

many infallible proofs being seen of them forty days and

speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God .

14 And being assembled together with them commanded them that

they should not depart from Jerusalem but wait for the promise

of the Father which saith he ye have heard of me .

15 For John truly baptized with water but ye shall be baptized

with the Holy Ghost not many days hence .

16 When they therefore were come together they asked of him

saying Lord wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to

Israel .

17 And he said unto them It is not for you to know the times or

the seasons which the Father hath put in his own power .

18 But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come

upon you and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and

in all Judaea and in Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the

earth .

19 And when he had spoken these things while they beheld he was

taken up and a cloud received him out of their sight .

110 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went

up behold two men stood by them in white apparel .

111 Which also said Ye men of Galilee why stand ye gazing up

into heaven this same Jesus which is taken up from you into

heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into

heaven .

112 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called

Olivet which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey .

113 And when they were come in they went up into an upper room

where abode both Peter and James and John and Andrew Philip and

Thomas Bartholomew and Matthew James the son of Alphaeus and

Simon Zelotes and Judas the brother of James .

114 These all continued with one accord in prayer and

supplication with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and

with his brethren .

115 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the

disciples and said (the number of names together were about an

hundred and twenty .

116 Men and brethren this scripture must needs have been

fulfilled which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake

before concerning Judas which was guide to them that took Jesus .

117 For he was numbered with us and had obtained part of this

ministry .

118 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity

and falling headlong he burst asunder in the midst and all his

bowels gushed out .

119 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem

insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue Aceldama

that is to say The field of blood .

120 For it is written in the book of Psalms Let his habitation

be desolate and let no man dwell therein and his bishopric let

another take .

121 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the

time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us .

122 Beginning from the baptism of John unto that same day that

he was taken up from us must one be ordained to be a witness

with us of his resurrection .

123 And they appointed two Joseph called Barsabas who was

surnamed Justus and Matthias .

124 And they prayed and said Thou Lord which knowest the hearts

of all men shew whether of these two thou hast chosen .

125 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship from

which Judas by transgression fell that he might go to his own

place .

126 And they gave forth their lots and the lot fell upon

Matthias and he was numbered with the eleven apostles .

* 21 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come they were all

with one accord in one place .

22 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing

mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting .

23 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire

and it sat upon each of them .

24 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to

speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance .

25 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews devout men out of

every nation under heaven .

26 Now when this was noised abroad the multitude came together

and were confounded because that every man heard them speak in

his own language .

27 And they were all amazed and marvelled saying one to another

Behold are not all these which speak Galilaeans .

28 And how hear we every man in our own tongue wherein we were

born .

29 Parthians and Medes and Elamites and the dwellers in

Mesopotamia and in Judaea and Cappadocia in Pontus and Asia .

210 Phrygia and Pamphylia in Egypt and in the parts of Libya

about Cyrene and strangers of Rome Jews and proselytes .

211 Cretes and Arabians we do hear them speak in our tongues

the wonderful works of God .

212 And they were all amazed and were in doubt saying one to

another What meaneth this .

213 Others mocking said These men are full of new wine .

214 But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice

and said unto them Ye men of Judaea and all ye that dwell at

Jerusalem be this known unto you and hearken to my words .

215 For these are not drunken as ye suppose seeing it is but

the third hour of the day .

216 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel .

217 And it shall come to pass 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 old men shall dream dreams .

218 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in

those days of my Spirit and they shall prophesy .

219 And I will shew wonders in heaven above and signs in the

earth beneath blood and fire and vapour of smoke .

220 The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into

blood before that great and notable day of the Lord come .

221 And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the

name of the Lord shall be saved .

222 Ye men of Israel hear these words Jesus of Nazareth a man

approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs

which God did by him in the midst of you as ye yourselves also

know .

223 Him being delivered by the determinate counsel and

foreknowledge of God ye have taken and by wicked hands have

crucified and slain .

224 Whom God hath raised up having loosed the pains of death

because it was not possible that he should be holden of it .

225 For David speaketh concerning him I foresaw the Lord always

before my face for he is on my right hand that I should not be

moved .

226 Therefore did my heart rejoice and my tongue was glad

moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope .

227 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell neither wilt

thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption .

228 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life thou shalt make

me full of joy with thy countenance .

229 Men and brethren let me freely speak unto you of the

patriarch David that he is both dead and buried and his

sepulchre is with us unto this day .

230 Therefore being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn

with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins according to

the flesh he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne .

231 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ

that his soul was not left in hell neither his flesh did see

corruption .

232 This Jesus hath God raised up whereof we all are witnesses .

233 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted and having

received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost he hath

shed forth this which ye now see and hear .

234 For David is not ascended into the heavens but he saith

himself The Lord said unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand .

235 Until I make thy foes thy footstool .

236 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that

God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified both Lord

and Christ .

237 Now when they heard this they were pricked in their heart

and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles Men and

brethren what shall we do .

238 Then Peter said unto them Repent and be baptized every one

of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and

ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost .

239 For the promise is unto you and to your children and to all

that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call .

240 And with many other words did he testify and exhort saying

Save yourselves from this untoward generation .

241 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized and

the same day there were added unto them about three thousand

souls .

242 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and

fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers .

243 And fear came upon every soul and many wonders and signs

were done by the apostles .

244 And all that believed were together and had all things

common .

245 And sold their possessions and goods and parted them to all

men as every man had need .

246 And they continuing daily with one accord in the temple and

breaking bread from house to house did eat their meat with

gladness and singleness of heart .

247 Praising God and having favour with all the people And the

Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved .

* 31 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the

hour of prayer being the ninth hour .

32 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried

whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called

Beautiful to ask alms of them that entered into the temple .

33 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked

an alms .

34 And Peter fastening his eyes upon him with John said Look on

us .

35 And he gave heed unto them expecting to receive something of

them .

36 Then Peter said Silver and gold have I none but such as I

have give I thee In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up

and walk .

37 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up and

immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength .

38 And he leaping up stood and walked and entered with them

into the temple walking and leaping and praising God .

39 And all the people saw him walking and praising God .

310 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the

Beautiful gate of the temple and they were filled with wonder

and amazement at that which had happened unto him .

311 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John

all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is

called Solomon's greatly wondering .

312 And when Peter saw it he answered unto the people Ye men of

Israel why marvel ye at this or why look ye so earnestly on us

as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to

walk .

313 The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob the God of our

fathers hath glorified his Son Jesus whom ye delivered up and

denied him in the presence of Pilate when he was determined to

let him go .

314 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just and desired a

murderer to be granted unto you .

315 And killed the Prince of life whom God hath raised from the

dead whereof we are witnesses .

316 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man

strong whom ye see and know yea the faith which is by him hath

given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all .

317 And now brethren I wot that through ignorance ye did it as

did also your rulers .

318 But those things which God before had shewed by the mouth

of all his prophets that Christ should suffer he hath so

fulfilled .

319 Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be

blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the

presence of the Lord .

320 And he shall send Jesus Christ which before was preached

unto you .

321 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution

of all things which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy

prophets since the world began .

322 For Moses truly said unto the fathers A prophet shall the

Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren like unto me

him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you

323 And it shall come to pass that every soul which will not

hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people .

324 Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow

after as many as have spoken have likewise foretold of these

days .

325 Ye are the children of the prophets and of the covenant

which God made with our fathers saying unto Abraham And in thy

seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed .

326 Unto you first God having raised up his Son Jesus sent him

to bless you in turning away every one of you from his

iniquities .

* 41 And as they spake unto the people the priests and the

captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them .

42 Being grieved that they taught the people and preached

through Jesus the resurrection from the dead .

43 And they laid hands on them and put them in hold unto the

next day for it was now eventide .

44 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed and the

number of the men was about five thousand .

45 And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and

elders and scribes .

46 And Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and

Alexander and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest

were gathered together at Jerusalem .

47 And when they had set them in the midst they asked By what

power or by what name have ye done this .

48 Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost said unto them Ye

rulers of the people and elders of Israel .

49 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the

impotent man by what means he is made whole .

410 Be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel

that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified

whom God raised from the dead even by him doth this man stand

here before you whole .

411 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders

which is become the head of the corner .

412 Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none

other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved

413 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and

perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men they

marvelled and they took knowledge of them that they had been

with Jesus .

414 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them

they could say nothing against it .

415 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the

council they conferred among themselves .

416 Saying What shall we do to these men for that indeed a

notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them

that dwell in Jerusalem and we cannot deny it .

417 But that it spread no further among the people let us

straitly threaten them that they speak henceforth to no man in

this name .

418 And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all

nor teach in the name of Jesus .

419 But Peter and John answered and said unto them Whether it

be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto

God judge ye .

420 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and

heard .

421 So when they had further threatened them they let them go

finding nothing how they might punish them because of the people

for all men glorified God for that which was done .

422 For the man was above forty years old on whom this miracle

of healing was shewed .

423 And being let go they went to their own company and

reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto

them .

424 And when they heard that they lifted up their voice to God

with one accord and said Lord thou art God which hast made

heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is .

425 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said Why did the

heathen rage and the people imagine vain things .

426 The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers were

gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ .

427 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus whom thou hast

anointed both Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and the

people of Israel were gathered together .

428 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined

before to be done .

429 And now Lord behold their threatenings and grant unto thy

servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word .

430 By stretching forth thine hand to heal and that signs and

wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus .

431 And when they had prayed the place was shaken where they

were assembled together and they were all filled with the Holy

Ghost and they spake the word of God with boldness .

432 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart

and of one soul neither said any of them that aught of the

things which he possessed was his own but they had all things

common .

433 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the

resurrection of the Lord Jesus and great grace was upon them all

434 Neither was there any among them that lacked for as many as

were possessors of lands or houses sold them and brought the

prices of the things that were sold .

435 And laid them down at the apostles' feet and distribution

was made unto every man according as he had need .

436 And Joses who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which

is being interpreted The son of consolation a Levite and of the

country of Cyprus .

437 Having land sold it and brought the money and laid it at

the apostles' feet .

* 51 But a certain man named Ananias with Sapphira his wife

sold a possession .

52 And kept back part of the price his wife also being privy to

it and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet .

53 But Peter said Ananias why hath Satan filled thine heart to

lie to the Holy Ghost and to keep back part of the price of the

land .

54 Whiles it remained was it not thine own and after it was

sold was it not in thine own power why hast thou conceived this

thing in thine heart thou hast not lied unto men but unto God .

55 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the

ghost and great fear came on all them that heard these things .

56 And the young men arose wound him up and carried him out and

buried him .

57 And it was about the space of three hours after when his

wife not knowing what was done came in .

58 And Peter answered unto her Tell me whether ye sold the land

for so much And she said Yea for so much .

59 Then Peter said unto her How is it that ye have agreed

together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord behold the feet of them

which have buried thy husband are at the door and shall carry

thee out .

510 Then fell she down straightway at his feet and yielded up

the ghost and the young men came in and found her dead and

carrying her forth buried her by her husband .

511 And great fear came upon all the church and upon as many as

heard these things .

512 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and

wonders wrought among the people (and they were all with one

accord in Solomon's porch .

513 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them but the

people magnified them .

514 And believers were the more added to the Lord multitudes

both of men and women .

515 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets

and laid them on beds and couches that at the least the shadow

of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them .

516 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about

unto Jerusalem bringing sick folks and them which were vexed

with unclean spirits and they were healed every one .

517 Then the high priest rose up and all they that were with

him (which is the sect of the Sadducees and were filled with

indignation .

518 And laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the

common prison .

519 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors

and brought them forth and said .

520 Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the

words of this life .

521 And when they heard that they entered into the temple early

in the morning and taught But the high priest came and they that

were with him and called the council together and all the senate

of the children of Israel and sent to the prison to have them

brought .

522 But when the officers came and found them not in the prison

they returned and told .

523 Saying The prison truly found we shut with all safety and

the keepers standing without before the doors but when we had

opened we found no man within .

524 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and

the chief priests heard these things they doubted of them

whereunto this would grow .

525 Then came one and told them saying Behold the men whom ye

put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people

526 Then went the captain with the officers and brought them

without violence for they feared the people lest they should

have been stoned .

527 And when they had brought them they set them before the

council and the high priest asked them .

528 Saying Did not we straitly command you that ye should not

teach in this name and behold ye have filled Jerusalem with your

doctrine and intend to bring this man's blood upon us .

529 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said We

ought to obey God rather than men .

530 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom ye slew and

hanged on a tree .

531 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and

a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of

sins .

532 And we are his witnesses of these things and so is also the

Holy Ghost whom God hath given to them that obey him .

533 When they heard that they were cut to the heart and took

counsel to slay them .

534 Then stood there up one in the council a Pharisee named

Gamaliel a doctor of the law had in reputation among all the

people and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space .

535 And said unto them Ye men of Israel take heed to yourselves

what ye intend to do as touching these men .

536 For before these days rose up Theudas boasting himself to

be somebody to whom a number of men about four hundred joined

themselves who was slain and all as many as obeyed him were

scattered and brought to nought .

537 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the

taxing and drew away much people after him he also perished and

all even as many as obeyed him were dispersed .

538 And now I say unto you Refrain from these men and let them

alone for if this counsel or this work be of men it will come to

nought .

539 But if it be of God ye cannot overthrow it lest haply ye be

found even to fight against God .

540 And to him they agreed and when they had called the

apostles and beaten them they commanded that they should not

speak in the name of Jesus and let them go .

541 And they departed from the presence of the council

rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his

name .

542 And daily in the temple and in every house they ceased not

to teach and preach Jesus Christ .

* 61 And in those days when the number of the disciples was

multiplied there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the

Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily

ministration .

62 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto

them and said It is not reason that we should leave the word of

God and serve tables .

63 Wherefore brethren look ye out among you seven men of honest

report full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom whom we may appoint

over this business .

64 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the

ministry of the word .

65 And the saying pleased the whole multitude and they chose

Stephen a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost and Philip and

Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas a

proselyte of Antioch .

66 Whom they set before the apostles and when they had prayed

they laid their hands on them .

67 And the word of God increased and the number of the

disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly and a great company of

the priests were obedient to the faith .

68 And Stephen full of faith and power did great wonders and

miracles among the people .

69 Then there arose certain of the synagogue which is called

the synagogue of the Libertines and Cyrenians and Alexandrians

and of them of Cilicia and of Asia disputing with Stephen .

610 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit

by which he spake .

611 Then they suborned men which said We have heard him speak

blasphemous words against Moses and against God .

612 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the

scribes and came upon him and caught him and brought him to the

council .

613 And set up false witnesses which said This man ceaseth not

to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law .

614 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall

destroy this place and shall change the customs which Moses

delivered us .

615 And all that sat in the council looking stedfastly on him

saw his face as it had been the face of an angel .

* 71 Then said the high priest Are these things so .

72 And he said Men brethren and fathers hearken The God of

glory appeared unto our father Abraham when he was in

Mesopotamia before he dwelt in Charran .

73 And said unto him Get thee out of thy country and from thy

kindred and come into the land which I shall shew thee .

74 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans and dwelt in

Charran and from thence when his father was dead he removed him

into this land wherein ye now dwell .

75 And he gave him none inheritance in it no not so much as to

set his foot on yet he promised that he would give it to him for

a possession and to his seed after him when as yet he had no

child .

76 And God spake on this wise That his seed should sojourn in a

strange land and that they should bring them into bondage and

entreat them evil four hundred years .

77 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge

said God and after that shall they come forth and serve me in

this place .

78 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision and so Abraham

begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day and Isaac begat

Jacob and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs .

79 And the patriarchs moved with envy sold Joseph into Egypt

but God was with him .

710 And 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 .

711 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and

Chanaan and great affliction and our fathers found no sustenance

712 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt he sent

out our fathers first .

713 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his

brethren and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh .

714 Then sent Joseph and called his father Jacob to him and all

his kindred threescore and fifteen souls .

715 So Jacob went down into Egypt and died he and our fathers .

716 And were carried over into Sychem and laid in the sepulchre

that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the

father of Sychem .

717 But when the time of the promise drew nigh which God had

sworn to Abraham the people grew and multiplied in Egypt .

718 Till another king arose which knew not Joseph .

719 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred and evil entreated

our fathers so that they cast out their young children to the

end they might not live .

720 In which time Moses was born and was exceeding fair and

nourished up in his father's house three months .

721 And when he was cast out Pharaoh's daughter took him up and

nourished him for her own son .

722 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians

and was mighty in words and in deeds .

723 And when he was full forty years old it came into his heart

to visit his brethren the children of Israel .

724 And seeing one of them suffer wrong he defended him and

avenged him that was oppressed and smote the Egyptian .

725 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that

God by his hand would deliver them but they understood not .

726 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove

and would have set them at one again saying Sirs ye are brethren

why do ye wrong one to another .

727 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away saying

Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us .

728 Wilt thou kill me as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday .

729 Then fled Moses at this saying and was a stranger in the

land of Madian where he begat two sons .

730 And when forty years were expired there appeared to him in

the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of

fire in a bush .

731 When Moses saw it he wondered at the sight and as he drew

near to behold it the voice of the Lord came unto him .

732 Saying I am the God of thy fathers the God of Abraham and

the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob Then Moses trembled and

durst not behold .

733 Then said the Lord to him Put off thy shoes from thy feet

for the place where thou standest is holy ground .

734 I have seen I have seen the affliction of my people which

is in Egypt and I have heard their groaning and am come down to

deliver them And now come I will send thee into Egypt .

735 This Moses whom they refused saying Who made thee a ruler

and a judge the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer

by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush .

736 He brought them out after that he had shewed wonders and

signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red sea and in the

wilderness forty years .

737 This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel A

prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your

brethren like unto me him shall ye hear .

738 This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with

the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina and with our

fathers who received the lively oracles to give unto us .

739 To whom our fathers would not obey but thrust him from them

and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt .

740 Saying unto Aaron Make us gods to go before us for as for

this Moses which brought us out of the land of Egypt we wot not

what is become of him .

741 And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifice

unto the idol and rejoiced in the works of their own hands .

742 Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of

heaven as it is written in the book of the prophets O ye house

of Israel have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by

the space of forty years in the wilderness .

743 Yea ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of

your god Remphan figures which ye made to worship them and I

will carry you away beyond Babylon .

744 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness

as he had appointed speaking unto Moses that he should make it

according to the fashion that he had seen .

745 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with

Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles whom God drave out

before the face of our fathers unto the days of David .

746 Who found favour before God and desired to find a

tabernacle for the God of Jacob .

747 But Solomon built him an house .

748 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with

hands as saith the prophet .

749 Heaven is my throne and earth is my footstool what house

will ye build me saith the Lord or what is the place of my rest .

750 Hath not my hand made all these things .

751 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears ye do

always resist the Holy Ghost as your fathers did so do ye .

752 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted and

they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the

Just One of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers .

753 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels and

have not kept it .

754 When they heard these things they were cut to the heart and

they gnashed on him with their teeth .

755 But he being full of the Holy Ghost looked up stedfastly

into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the

right hand of God .

756 And said Behold I see the heavens opened and the Son of man

standing on the right hand of God .

757 Then they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their

ears and ran upon him with one accord .

758 And cast him out of the city and stoned him and the

witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet whose

name was Saul .

759 And they stoned Stephen calling upon God and saying Lord

Jesus receive my spirit .

760 And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice Lord lay

not this sin to their charge And when he had said this he fell

asleep .

* 81 And Saul was consenting unto his death And at that time

there was a great persecution against the church which was at

Jerusalem and they were all scattered abroad throughout the

regions of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles .

82 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great

lamentation over him .

83 As for Saul he made havock of the church entering into every

house and haling men and women committed them to prison .

84 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where

preaching the word .

85 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached

Christ unto them .

86 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things

which Philip spake hearing and seeing the miracles which he did .

87 For unclean spirits crying with loud voice came out of many

that were possessed with them and many taken with palsies and

that were lame were healed .

88 And there was great joy in that city .

89 But there was a certain man called Simon which beforetime in

the same city used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria

giving out that himself was some great one .

810 To whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest

saying This man is the great power of God .

811 And to him they had regard because that of long time he had

bewitched them with sorceries .

812 But when they believed Philip preaching the things

concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ they

were baptized both men and women .

813 Then Simon himself believed also and when he was baptized

he continued with Philip and wondered beholding the miracles and

signs which were done .

814 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that

Samaria had received the word of God they sent unto them Peter

and John .

815 Who when they were come down prayed for them that they

might receive the Holy Ghost .

816 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them only they were

baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus .

817 Then laid they their hands on them and they received the

Holy Ghost .

818 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles'

hands the Holy Ghost was given he offered them money .

819 Saying Give me also this power that on whomsoever I lay

hands he may receive the Holy Ghost .

820 But Peter said unto him Thy money perish with thee because

thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with

money .

821 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter for thy heart

is not right in the sight of God .

822 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness and pray God if

perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee .

823 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and

in the bond of iniquity .

824 Then answered Simon and said Pray ye to the Lord for me

that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me .

825 And they when they had testified and preached the word of

the Lord returned to Jerusalem and preached the gospel in many

villages of the Samaritans .

826 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip saying Arise

and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from

Jerusalem unto Gaza which is desert .

827 And he arose and went and behold a man of Ethiopia an

eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians

who had the charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem

for to worship .

828 Was returning and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the

prophet .

829 Then the Spirit said unto Philip Go near and join thyself

to this chariot .

830 And Philip ran thither to him and heard him read the

prophet Esaias and said Understandest thou what thou readest .

831 And he said How can I except some man should guide me And

he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him .

832 The place of the scripture which he read was this He was

led as a sheep to the slaughter and like a lamb dumb before his

shearer so opened he not his mouth .

833 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away and who

shall declare his generation for his life is taken from the

earth .

834 And the eunuch answered Philip and said I pray thee of whom

speaketh the prophet this of himself or of some other man .

835 Then Philip opened his mouth and began at the same

scripture and preached unto him Jesus .

836 And as they went on their way they came unto a certain

water and the eunuch said See here is water what doth hinder me

to be baptized .

837 And Philip said If thou believest with all thine heart thou

mayest And he answered and said I believe that Jesus Christ is

the Son of God .

838 And he commanded the chariot to stand still and they went

down both into the water both Philip and the eunuch and he

baptized him .

839 And when they were come up out of the water the Spirit of

the Lord caught away Philip that the eunuch saw him no more and

he went on his way rejoicing .

840 But Philip was found at Azotus and passing through he

preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea .

* 91 And Saul yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter

against the disciples of the Lord went unto the high priest .

92 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues

that if he found any of this way whether they were men or women

he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem .

93 And as he journeyed he came near Damascus and suddenly there

shined round about him a light from heaven .

94 And he fell to the earth and heard a voice saying unto him

Saul Saul why persecutest thou me .

95 And he said Who art thou Lord And the Lord said I am Jesus

whom thou persecutest it is hard for thee to kick against the

pricks .

96 And he trembling and astonished said Lord what wilt thou

have me to do And the Lord said unto him Arise and go into the

city and it shall be told thee what thou must do .

97 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless

hearing a voice but seeing no man .

98 And Saul arose from the earth and when his eyes were opened

he saw no man but they led him by the hand and brought him into

Damascus .

99 And he was three days without sight and neither did eat nor

drink .

910 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias

and to him said the Lord in a vision Ananias And he said Behold

I am here Lord .

911 And the Lord said unto him Arise and go into the street

which is called Straight and inquire in the house of Judas for

one called Saul of Tarsus for behold he prayeth .

912 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and

putting his hand on him that he might receive his sight .

913 Then Ananias answered Lord I have heard by many of this man

how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem .

914 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind

all that call on thy name .

915 But the Lord said unto him Go thy way for he is a chosen

vessel unto me to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings and

the children of Israel .

916 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my

name's sake .

917 And Ananias went his way and entered into the house and

putting his hands on him said Brother Saul the Lord even Jesus

that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest hath sent me

that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy

Ghost .

918 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been

scales and he received sight forthwith and arose and was

baptized .

919 And when he had received meat he was strengthened Then was

Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus .

920 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues that

he is the Son of God .

921 But all that heard him were amazed and said Is not this he

that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem and

came hither for that intent that he might bring them bound unto

the chief priests .

922 But Saul increased the more in strength and confounded the

Jews which dwelt at Damascus proving that this is very Christ .

923 And after that many days were fulfilled the Jews took

counsel to kill him .

924 But their laying await was known of Saul And they watched

the gates day and night to kill him .

925 Then the disciples took him by night and let him down by

the wall in a basket .

926 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem he assayed to join

himself to the disciples but they were all afraid of him and

believed not that he was a disciple .

927 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and

declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way and that

he had spoken to him and how he had preached boldly at Damascus

in the name of Jesus .

928 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem .

929 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and

disputed against the Grecians but they went about to slay him .

930 Which when the brethren knew they brought him down to

Caesarea and sent him forth to Tarsus .

931 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and

Galilee and Samaria and were edified and walking in the fear of

the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost were multiplied .

932 And it came to pass as Peter passed throughout all quarters

he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda .

933 And there he found a certain man named AEneas which had

kept his bed eight years and was sick of the palsy .

934 And Peter said unto him AEneas Jesus Christ maketh thee

whole arise and make thy bed And he arose immediately .

935 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him and turned to

the Lord .

936 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha

which by interpretation is called Dorcas this woman was full of

good works and almsdeeds which she did .

937 And it came to pass in those days that she was sick and

died whom when they had washed they laid her in an upper chamber

938 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa and the disciples

had heard that Peter was there they sent unto him two men

desiring him that he would not delay to come to them .

939 Then Peter arose and went with them When he was come they

brought him into the upper chamber and all the widows stood by

him weeping and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made

while she was with them .

940 But Peter put them all forth and kneeled down and prayed

and turning him to the body said Tabitha arise And she opened

her eyes and when she saw Peter she sat up .

941 And he gave her his hand and lifted her up and when he had

called the saints and widows presented her alive .

942 And it was known throughout all Joppa and many believed in

the Lord .

943 And it came to pass that he tarried many days in Joppa with

one Simon a tanner .

* 101 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius a

centurion of the band called the Italian band .

102 A devout man and one that feared God with all his house

which gave much alms to the people and prayed to God alway .

103 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the

day an angel of God coming in to him and saying unto him

Cornelius .

104 And when he looked on him he was afraid and said What is it

Lord And he said unto him Thy prayers and thine alms are come up

for a memorial before God .

105 And now send men to Joppa and call for one Simon whose

surname is Peter .

106 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner whose house is by the

sea side he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do .

107 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed

he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of

them that waited on him continually .

108 And when he had declared all these things unto them he sent

them to Joppa .

109 On the morrow as they went on their journey and drew nigh

unto the city Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the

sixth hour .

1010 And he became very hungry and would have eaten but while

they made ready he fell into a trance .

1011 And saw heaven opened and a certain vessel descending unto

him as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners and

let down to the earth .

1012 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth

and wild beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air .

1013 And there came a voice to him Rise Peter kill and eat .

1014 But Peter said Not so Lord for I have never eaten any

thing that is common or unclean .

1015 And the voice spake unto him again the second time What

God hath cleansed that call not thou common .

1016 This was done thrice and the vessel was received up again

into heaven .

1017 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which

he had seen should mean behold the men which were sent from

Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house and stood before

the gate .

1018 And called and asked whether Simon which was surnamed

Peter were lodged there .

1019 While Peter thought on the vision the Spirit said unto him

Behold three men seek thee .

1020 Arise therefore and get thee down and go with them

doubting nothing for I have sent them .

1021 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him

from Cornelius and said Behold I am he whom ye seek what is the

cause wherefore ye are come .

1022 And they said Cornelius the centurion a just man and one

that feareth God and of good report among all the nation of the

Jews was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into

his house and to hear words of thee .

1023 Then called he them in and lodged them And on the morrow

Peter went away with them and certain brethren from Joppa

accompanied him .

1024 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea And

Cornelius waited for them and had called together his kinsmen

and near friends .

1025 And as Peter was coming in Cornelius met him and fell down

at his feet and worshipped him .

1026 But Peter took him up saying Stand up I myself also am a

man .

1027 And as he talked with him he went in and found many that

were come together .

1028 And he said unto them Ye know how that it is an unlawful

thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company or come unto one

of another nation but God hath shewed me that I should not call

any man common or unclean .

1029 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying as soon as I

was sent for I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me

1030 And Cornelius said Four days ago I was fasting until this

hour and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house and behold a man

stood before me in bright clothing .

1031 And said Cornelius thy prayer is heard and thine alms are

had in remembrance in the sight of God .

1032 Send therefore to Joppa and call hither Simon whose

surname is Peter he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner

by the sea side who when he cometh shall speak unto thee .

1033 Immediately therefore I sent to thee and thou hast well

done that thou art come Now therefore are we all here present

before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God .

1034 Then Peter opened his mouth and said Of a truth I perceive

that God is no respecter of persons .

1035 But in every nation he that feareth him and worketh

righteousness is accepted with him .

1036 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel

preaching peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all .

1037 That word I say ye know which was published throughout all

Judaea and began from Galilee after the baptism which John

preached .

1038 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and

with power who went about doing good and healing all that were

oppressed of the devil for God was with him .

1039 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in

the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem whom they slew and hanged

on a tree .

1040 Him God raised up the third day and shewed him openly .

1041 Not to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before of

God even to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from

the dead .

1042 And he commanded us to preach unto the people and to

testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge

of quick and dead .

1043 To him give all the prophets witness that through his name

whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins .

1044 While Peter yet spake these words the Holy Ghost fell on

all them which heard the word .

1045 And they of the circumcision which believed were

astonished as many as came with Peter because that on the

Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost .

1046 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God

Then answered Peter .

1047 Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptized

which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we .

1048 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the

Lord Then prayed they him to tarry certain days .

* 111 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard

that the Gentiles had also received the word of God .

112 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem they that were of

the circumcision contended with him .

113 Saying Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and didst eat

with them .

114 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning and

expounded it by order unto them saying .

115 I was in the city of Joppa praying and in a trance I saw a

vision A certain vessel descend as it had been a great sheet let

down from heaven by four corners and it came even to me .

116 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes I considered

and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and

creeping things and fowls of the air .

117 And I heard a voice saying unto me Arise Peter slay and eat

118 But I said Not so Lord for nothing common or unclean hath

at any time entered into my mouth .

119 But the voice answered me again from heaven What God hath

cleansed that call not thou common .

1110 And this was done three times and all were drawn up again

into heaven .

1111 And behold immediately there were three men already come

unto the house where I was sent from Caesarea unto me .

1112 And the Spirit bade me go with them nothing doubting

Moreover these six brethren accompanied me and we entered into

the man's house .

1113 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house

which stood and said unto him Send men to Joppa and call for

Simon whose surname is Peter .

1114 Who shall tell thee words whereby thou and all thy house

shall be saved .

1115 And as I began to speak the Holy Ghost fell on them as on

us at the beginning .

1116 Then remembered I the word of the Lord how that he said

John indeed baptized with water but ye shall be baptized with

the Holy Ghost .

1117 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did

unto us who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ what was I that I

could withstand God .

1118 When they heard these things they held their peace and

glorified God saying Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted

repentance unto life .

1119 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution

that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice and Cyprus

and Antioch preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only .

1120 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene which when

they were come to Antioch spake unto the Grecians preaching the

Lord Jesus .

1121 And the hand of the Lord was with them and a great number

believed and turned unto the Lord .

1122 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the

church which was in Jerusalem and they sent forth Barnabas that

he should go as far as Antioch .

1123 Who when he came and had seen the grace of God was glad

and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would

cleave unto the Lord .

1124 For he was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost and of

faith and much people was added unto the Lord .

1125 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus for to seek Saul .

1126 And when he had found him he brought him unto Antioch And

it came to pass that a whole year they assembled themselves with

the church and taught much people And the disciples were called

Christians first in Antioch .

1127 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto

Antioch .

1128 And there stood up one of them named Agabus and signified

by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all

the world which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar .

1129 Then the disciples every man according to his ability

determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in

Judaea .

1130 Which also they did and sent it to the elders by the hands

of Barnabas and Saul .

* 121 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his

hands to vex certain of the church .

122 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword .

123 And because he saw it pleased the Jews he proceeded further

to take Peter also (Then were the days of unleavened bread .

124 And when he had apprehended him he put him in prison and

delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him

intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people .

125 Peter therefore was kept in prison but prayer was made

without ceasing of the church unto God for him .

126 And when Herod would have brought him forth the same night

Peter was sleeping between two soldiers bound with two chains

and the keepers before the door kept the prison .

127 And behold the angel of the Lord came upon him and a light

shined in the prison and he smote Peter on the side and raised

him up saying Arise up quickly And his chains fell off from his

hands .

128 And the angel said unto him Gird thyself and bind on thy

sandals And so he did And he saith unto him Cast thy garment

about thee and follow me .

129 And he went out and followed him and wist not that it was

true which was done by the angel but thought he saw a vision .

1210 When they were past the first and the second ward they

came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city which opened

to them of his own accord and they went out and passed on

through one street and forthwith the angel departed from him .

1211 And when Peter was come to himself he said Now I know of a

surety that the Lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me

out of the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the

people of the Jews .

1212 And when he had considered the thing he came to the house

of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark where many

were gathered together praying .

1213 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate a damsel came

to hearken named Rhoda .

1214 And when she knew Peter's voice she opened not the gate

for gladness but ran in and told how Peter stood before the gate

1215 And they said unto her Thou art mad But she constantly

affirmed that it was even so Then said they It is his angel .

1216 But Peter continued knocking and when they had opened the

door and saw him they were astonished .

1217 But he beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their

peace declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the

prison And he said Go shew these things unto James and to the

brethren And he departed and went into another place .

1218 Now as soon as it was day there was no small stir among

the soldiers what was become of Peter .

1219 And when Herod had sought for him and found him not he

examined the keepers and commanded that they should be put to

death And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and there abode .

1220 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and

Sidon but they came with one accord to him and having made

Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend desired peace

because their country was nourished by the king's country .

1221 And upon a set day Herod arrayed in royal apparel sat upon

his throne and made an oration unto them .

1222 And the people gave a shout saying It is the voice of a

god and not of a man .

1223 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him because he

gave not God the glory and he was eaten of worms and gave up the

ghost .

1224 But the word of God grew and multiplied .

1225 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they

had fulfilled their ministry and took with them John whose

surname was Mark .

* 131 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain

prophets and teachers as Barnabas and Simeon that was called

Niger and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen which had been brought up

with Herod the tetrarch and Saul .

132 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted the Holy Ghost

said Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have

called them .

133 And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on

them they sent them away .

134 So they being sent forth by the Holy Ghost departed unto

Seleucia and from thence they sailed to Cyprus .

135 And when they were at Salamis they preached the word of God

in the synagogues of the Jews and they had also John to their

minister .

136 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos they

found a certain sorcerer a false prophet a Jew whose name was

Bar-jesus .

137 Which was with the deputy of the country Sergius Paulus a

prudent man who called for Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear

the word of God .

138 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by

interpretation withstood them seeking to turn away the deputy

from the faith .

139 Then Saul (who also is called Paul filled with the Holy

Ghost set his eyes on him .

1310 And said O full of all subtilty and all mischief thou

child of the devil thou enemy of all righteousness wilt thou not

cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord .

1311 And now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee and thou

shalt be blind not seeing the sun for a season And immediately

there fell on him a mist and a darkness and he went about

seeking some to lead him by the hand .

1312 Then the deputy when he saw what was done believed being

astonished at the doctrine of the Lord .

1313 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos they came

to Perga in Pamphylia and John departing from them returned to

Jerusalem .

1314 But when they departed from Perga they came to Antioch in

Pisidia and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day and sat

down .

1315 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the

rulers of the synagogue sent unto them saying Ye men and

brethren if ye have any word of exhortation for the people say

on .

1316 Then Paul stood up and beckoning with his hand said Men of

Israel and ye that fear God give audience .

1317 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers and

exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of

Egypt and with an high arm brought he them out of it .

1318 And about the time of forty years suffered he their

manners in the wilderness .

1319 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of

Chanaan he divided their land to them by lot .

1320 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of

four hundred and fifty years until Samuel the prophet .

1321 And afterward they desired a king and God gave unto them

Saul the son of Cis a man of the tribe of Benjamin by the space

of forty years .

1322 And when he had removed him he raised up unto them David

to be their king to whom also he gave testimony and said I have

found David the son of Jesse a man after mine own heart which

shall fulfil all my will .

1323 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise

raised unto Israel a Saviour Jesus .

1324 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism

of repentance to all the people of Israel .

1325 And as John fulfilled his course he said Whom think ye

that I am I am not he But behold there cometh one after me whose

shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose .

1326 Men and brethren children of the stock of Abraham and

whosoever among you feareth God to you is the word of this

salvation sent .

1327 For they that dwell at Jerusalem and their rulers because

they knew him not nor yet the voices of the prophets which are

read every sabbath day they have fulfilled them in condemning

him .

1328 And though they found no cause of death in him yet desired

they Pilate that he should be slain .

1329 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him

they took him down from the tree and laid him in a sepulchre .

1330 But God raised him from the dead .

1331 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him

from Galilee to Jerusalem who are his witnesses unto the people .

1332 And we declare unto you glad tidings how that the promise

which was made unto the fathers .

1333 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children in that

he hath raised up Jesus again as it is also written in the

second psalm Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee .

1334 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead now

no more to return to corruption he said on this wise I will give

you the sure mercies of David .

1335 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm Thou shalt not

suffer thine Holy One to see corruption .

1336 For David after he had served his own generation by the

will of God fell on sleep and was laid unto his fathers and saw

corruption .

1337 But he whom God raised again saw no corruption .

1338 Be it known unto you therefore men and brethren that

through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins .

1339 And by him all that believe are justified from all things

from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses .

1340 Beware therefore lest that come upon you which is spoken

of in the prophets .

1341 Behold ye despisers and wonder and perish for I work a

work in your days a work which ye shall in no wise believe

though a man declare it unto you .

1342 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue the

Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the

next sabbath .

1343 Now when the congregation was broken up many of the Jews

and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas who speaking

to them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God .

1344 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city

together to hear the word of God .

1345 But when the Jews saw the multitudes they were filled with

envy and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul

contradicting and blaspheming .

1346 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold and said It was

necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to

you but seeing ye put it from you and judge yourselves unworthy

of everlasting life lo we turn to the Gentiles .

1347 For so hath the Lord commanded us saying I have set thee

to be a light of the Gentiles that thou shouldest be for

salvation unto the ends of the earth .

1348 And when the Gentiles heard this they were glad and

glorified the word of the Lord and as many as were ordained to

eternal life believed .

1349 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the

region .

1350 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women

and the chief men of the city and raised persecution against

Paul and Barnabas and expelled them out of their coasts .

1351 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them and

came unto Iconium .

1352 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy

Ghost .

* 141 And it came to pass in Iconium that they went both

together into the synagogue of the Jews and so spake that a

great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed

142 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and made

their minds evil affected against the brethren .

143 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord

which gave testimony unto the word of his grace and granted

signs and wonders to be done by their hands .

144 But the multitude of the city was divided and part held

with the Jews and part with the apostles .

145 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles and

also of the Jews with their rulers to use them despitefully and

to stone them .

146 They were ware of it and fled unto Lystra and Derbe cities

of Lycaonia and unto the region that lieth round about .

147 And there they preached the gospel .

148 And there sat a certain man at Lystra impotent in his feet

being a cripple from his mother's womb who never had walked .

149 The same heard Paul speak who stedfastly beholding him and

perceiving that he had faith to be healed .

1410 Said with a loud voice Stand upright on thy feet And he

leaped and walked .

1411 And when the people saw what Paul had done they lifted up

their voices saying in the speech of Lycaonia The gods are come

down to us in the likeness of men .

1412 And they called Barnabas Jupiter and Paul Mercurius

because he was the chief speaker .

1413 Then the priest of Jupiter which was before their city

brought oxen and garlands unto the gates and would have done

sacrifice with the people .

1414 Which when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of they

rent their clothes and ran in among the people crying out .

1415 And saying Sirs why do ye these things We also are men of

like passions with you and preach unto you that ye should turn

from these vanities unto the living God which made heaven and

earth and the sea and all things that are therein .

1416 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their

own ways .

1417 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness in that

he did good and gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons

filling our hearts with food and gladness .

1418 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people

that they had not done sacrifice unto them .

1419 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and

Iconium who persuaded the people and having stoned Paul drew him

out of the city supposing he had been dead .

1420 Howbeit as the disciples stood round about him he rose up

and came into the city and the next day he departed with

Barnabas to Derbe .

1421 And when they had preached the gospel to that city and had

taught many they returned again to Lystra and to Iconium and

Antioch .

1422 Confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them

to continue in the faith and that we must through much

tribulation enter into the kingdom of God .

1423 And when they had ordained them elders in every church and

had prayed with fasting they commended them to the Lord on whom

they believed .

1424 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia they came to

Pamphylia .

1425 And when they had preached the word in Perga they went

down into Attalia .

1426 And thence sailed to Antioch from whence they had been

recommended to the grace of God for the work which they

fulfilled .

1427 And when they were come and had gathered the church

together they rehearsed all that God had done with them and how

he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles .

1428 And there they abode long time with the disciples .

* 151 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the

brethren and said Except ye be circumcised after the manner of

Moses ye cannot be saved .

152 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension

and disputation with them they determined that Paul and Barnabas

and certain other of them should go up to Jerusalem unto the

apostles and elders about this question .

153 And being brought on their way by the church they passed

through Phenice and Samaria declaring the conversion of the

Gentiles and they caused great joy unto all the brethren .

154 And when they were come to Jerusalem they were received of

the church and of the apostles and elders and they declared all

things that God had done with them .

155 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees

which believed saying That it was needful to circumcise them and

to command them to keep the law of Moses .

156 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider

of this matter .

157 And when there had been much disputing Peter rose up and

said unto them Men and brethren ye know how that a good while

ago God made choice among us that the Gentiles by my mouth

should hear the word of the gospel and believe .

158 And God which knoweth the hearts bare them witness giving

them the Holy Ghost even as he did unto us .

159 And put no difference between us and them purifying their

hearts by faith .

1510 Now therefore why tempt ye God to put a yoke upon the neck

of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to

bear .

1511 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus

Christ we shall be saved even as they .

1512 Then all the multitude kept silence and gave audience to

Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had

wrought among the Gentiles by them .

1513 And after they had held their peace James answered saying

Men and brethren hearken unto me .

1514 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the

Gentiles to take out of them a people for his name .

1515 And to this agree the words of the prophets as it is

written .

1516 After this I will return and will build again the

tabernacle of David which is fallen down and I will build again

the ruins thereof and I will set it up .

1517 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord and all

the Gentiles upon whom my name is called saith the Lord who

doeth all these things .

1518 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the

world .

1519 Wherefore my sentence is that we trouble not them which

from among the Gentiles are turned to God .

1520 But that we write unto them that they abstain from

pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things

strangled and from blood .

1521 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach

him being read in the synagogues every sabbath day .

1522 Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole

church to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with

Paul and Barnabas namely Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas chief

men among the brethren .

1523 And they wrote letters by them after this manner The

apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren

which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia .

1524 Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out

from us have troubled you with words subverting your souls

saying Ye must be circumcised and keep the law to whom we gave

no such commandment .

1525 It seemed good unto us being assembled with one accord to

send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul .

1526 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our

Lord Jesus Christ .

1527 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas who shall also tell

you the same things by mouth .

1528 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us to lay upon

you no greater burden than these necessary things .

1529 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols and from blood

and from things strangled and from fornication from which if ye

keep yourselves ye shall do well Fare ye well .

1530 So when they were dismissed they came to Antioch and when

they had gathered the multitude together they delivered the

epistle .

1531 Which when they had read they rejoiced for the consolation

1532 And Judas and Silas being prophets also themselves

exhorted the brethren with many words and confirmed them .

1533 And after they had tarried there a space they were let go

in peace from the brethren unto the apostles .

1534 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still .

1535 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch teaching and

preaching the word of the Lord with many others also .

1536 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas Let us go

again and visit our brethren in every city where we have

preached the word of the Lord and see how they do .

1537 And Barnabas determined to take with them John whose

surname was Mark .

1538 But Paul thought not good to take him with them who

departed from them from Pamphylia and went not with them to the

work .

1539 And the contention was so sharp between them that they

departed asunder one from the other and so Barnabas took Mark

and sailed unto Cyprus .

1540 And Paul chose Silas and departed being recommended by the

brethren unto the grace of God .

1541 And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the

churches .

* 161 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra and behold a certain

disciple was there named Timotheus the son of a certain woman

which was a Jewess and believed but his father was a Greek .

162 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at

Lystra and Iconium .

163 Him would Paul have to go forth with him and took and

circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters

for they knew all that his father was a Greek .

164 And as they went through the cities they delivered them the

decrees for to keep that were ordained of the apostles and

elders which were at Jerusalem .

165 And so were the churches established in the faith and

increased in number daily .

166 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of

Galatia and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word

in Asia .

167 After they were come to Mysia they assayed to go into

Bithynia but the Spirit suffered them not .

168 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas .

169 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night There stood a

man of Macedonia and prayed him saying Come over into Macedonia

and help us .

1610 And after he had seen the vision immediately we

endeavoured to go into Macedonia assuredly gathering that the

Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them .

1611 Therefore loosing from Troas we came with a straight

course to Samothracia and the next day to Neapolis .

1612 And from thence to Philippi which is the chief city of

that part of Macedonia and a colony and we were in that city

abiding certain days .

1613 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side

where prayer was wont to be made and we sat down and spake unto

the women which resorted thither .

1614 And a certain woman named Lydia a seller of purple of the

city of Thyatira which worshipped God heard us whose heart the

Lord opened that she attended unto the things which were spoken

of Paul .

1615 And when she was baptized and her household she besought

us saying If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord come

into my house and abide there And she constrained us .

1616 And it came to pass as we went to prayer a certain damsel

possessed with a spirit of divination met us which brought her

masters much gain by soothsaying .

1617 The same followed Paul and us and cried saying These men

are the servants of the most high God which shew unto us the way

of salvation .

1618 And this did she many days But Paul being grieved turned

and said to the spirit I command thee in the name of Jesus

Christ to come out of her And he came out the same hour .

1619 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was

gone they caught Paul and Silas and drew them into the

marketplace unto the rulers .

1620 And brought them to the magistrates saying These men being

Jews do exceedingly trouble our city .

1621 And teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive

neither to observe being Romans .

1622 And the multitude rose up together against them and the

magistrates rent off their clothes and commanded to beat them .

1623 And when they had laid many stripes upon them they cast

them into prison charging the jailor to keep them safely .

1624 Who having received such a charge thrust them into the

inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks .

1625 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises

unto God and the prisoners heard them .

1626 And suddenly there was a great earthquake so that the

foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the

doors were opened and every one's bands were loosed .

1627 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep and

seeing the prison doors open he drew out his sword and would

have killed himself supposing that the prisoners had been fled .

1628 But Paul cried with a loud voice saying Do thyself no harm

for we are all here .

1629 Then he called for a light and sprang in and came

trembling and fell down before Paul and Silas .

1630 And brought them out and said Sirs what must I do to be

saved .

1631 And they said Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou

shalt be saved and thy house .

1632 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord and to all

that were in his house .

1633 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed

their stripes and was baptized he and all his straightway .

1634 And when he had brought them into his house he set meat

before them and rejoiced believing in God with all his house .

1635 And when it was day the magistrates sent the serjeants

saying Let those men go .

1636 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul The

magistrates have sent to let you go now therefore depart and go

in peace .

1637 But Paul said unto them They have beaten us openly

uncondemned being Romans and have cast us into prison and now do

they thrust us out privily nay verily but let them come

themselves and fetch us out .

1638 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates

and they feared when they heard that they were Romans .

1639 And they came and besought them and brought them out and

desired them to depart out of the city .

1640 And they went out of the prison and entered into the house

of Lydia and when they had seen the brethren they comforted them

and departed .

* 171 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia

they came to Thessalonica where was a synagogue of the Jews .

172 And Paul as his manner was went in unto them and three

sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures .

173 Opening and alleging that Christ must needs have suffered

and risen again from the dead and that this Jesus whom I preach

unto you is Christ .

174 And some of them believed and consorted with Paul and Silas

and of the devout Greeks a great multitude and of the chief

women not a few .

175 But the Jews which believed not moved with envy took unto

them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort and gathered a

company and set all the city on an uproar and assaulted the

house of Jason and sought to bring them out to the people .

176 And when they found them not they drew Jason and certain

brethren unto the rulers of the city crying These that have

turned the world upside down are come hither also .

177 Whom Jason hath received and these all do contrary to the

decrees of Caesar saying that there is another king one Jesus .

178 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city

when they heard these things .

179 And when they had taken security of Jason and of the other

they let them go .

1710 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by

night unto Berea who coming thither went into the synagogue of

the Jews .

1711 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica in that

they received the word with all readiness of mind and searched

the scriptures daily whether those things were so .

1712 Therefore many of them believed also of honourable women

which were Greeks and of men not a few .

1713 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the

word of God was preached of Paul at Berea they came thither also

and stirred up the people .

1714 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as

it were to the sea but Silas and Timotheus abode there still .

1715 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens and

receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to

him with all speed they departed .

1716 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens his spirit was

stirred in him when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry .

1717 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews and

with the devout persons and in the market daily with them that

met with him .

1718 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the

Stoicks encountered him And some said What will this babbler say

other some He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods

because he preached unto them Jesus and the resurrection .

1719 And they took him and brought him unto Areopagus saying

May we know what this new doctrine whereof thou speakest is .

1720 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears we

would know therefore what these things mean .

1721 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there

spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear

some new thing .

1722 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill and said Ye men

of Athens I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious

1723 For as I passed by and beheld your devotions I found an

altar with this inscription TO THE UNKNOWN GOD Whom therefore ye

ignorantly worship him declare I unto you .

1724 God that made the world and all things therein seeing that

he is Lord of heaven and earth dwelleth not in temples made with

hands .

1725 Neither is worshipped with men's hands as though he needed

any thing seeing he giveth to all life and breath and all things

1726 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell

on all the face of the earth and hath determined the times

before appointed and the bounds of their habitation .

1727 That they should seek the Lord if haply they might feel

after him and find him though he be not far from every one of us

1728 For in him we live and move and have our being as certain

also of your own poets have said For we are also his offspring .

1729 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God we ought not

to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone

graven by art and man's device .

1730 And the times of this ignorance God winked at but now

commandeth all men every where to repent .

1731 Because he hath appointed a day in the which he will judge

the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained

whereof he hath given assurance unto all men in that he hath

raised him from the dead .

1732 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead some

mocked and others said We will hear thee again of this matter .

1733 So Paul departed from among them .

1734 Howbeit certain men clave unto him and believed among the

which was Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and

others with them .

* 181 After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to

Corinth .

182 And found a certain Jew named Aquila born in Pontus lately

come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because that Claudius

had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome and came unto them .

183 And because he was of the same craft he abode with them and

wrought for by their occupation they were tentmakers .

184 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath and

persuaded the Jews and the Greeks .

185 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia Paul

was pressed in the spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus

was Christ .

186 And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed he shook

his raiment and said unto them Your blood be upon your own heads

I am clean from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles .

187 And he departed thence and entered into a certain man's

house named Justus one that worshipped God whose house joined

hard to the synagogue .

188 And Crispus the chief ruler of the synagogue believed on

the Lord with all his house and many of the Corinthians hearing

believed and were baptized .

189 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision Be not

afraid but speak and hold not thy peace .

1810 For I am with thee and no man shall set on thee to hurt

thee for I have much people in this city .

1811 And he continued there a year and six months teaching the

word of God among them .

1812 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia the Jews made

insurrection with one accord against Paul and brought him to the

judgment seat .

1813 Saying This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary

to the law .

1814 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth Gallio said

unto the Jews If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness O

ye Jews reason would that I should bear with you .

1815 But if it be a question of words and names and of your law

look ye to it for I will be no judge of such matters .

1816 And he drave them from the judgment seat .

1817 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes the chief ruler of the

synagogue and beat him before the judgment seat And Gallio cared

for none of those things .

1818 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while and

then took his leave of the brethren and sailed thence into Syria

and with him Priscilla and Aquila having shorn his head in

Cenchrea for he had a vow .

1819 And he came to Ephesus and left them there but he himself

entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews .

1820 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them he

consented not .

1821 But bade them farewell saying I must by all means keep

this feast that cometh in Jerusalem but I will return again unto

you if God will And he sailed from Ephesus .

1822 And when he had landed at Caesarea and gone up and saluted

the church he went down to Antioch .

1823 And after he had spent some time there he departed and

went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order

strengthening all the disciples .

1824 And a certain Jew named Apollos born at Alexandria an

eloquent man and mighty in the scriptures came to Ephesus .

1825 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord and being

fervent in the spirit he spake and taught diligently the things

of the Lord knowing only the baptism of John .

1826 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue whom when

Aquila and Priscilla had heard they took him unto them and

expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly .

1827 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia the brethren

wrote exhorting the disciples to receive him who when he was

come helped them much which had believed through grace .

1828 For he mightily convinced the Jews and that publickly

shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ .

* 191 And it came to pass that while Apollos was at Corinth

Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus and

finding certain disciples .

192 He said unto them Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye

believed And they said unto him We have not so much as heard

whether there be any Holy Ghost .

193 And he said unto them Unto what then were ye baptized And

they said Unto John's baptism .

194 Then said Paul John verily baptized with the baptism of

repentance saying unto the people that they should believe on

him which should come after him that is on Christ Jesus .

195 When they heard this they were baptized in the name of the

Lord Jesus .

196 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them the Holy Ghost

came on them and they spake with tongues and prophesied .

197 And all the men were about twelve .

198 And he went into the synagogue and spake boldly for the

space of three months disputing and persuading the things

concerning the kingdom of God .

199 But when divers were hardened and believed not but spake

evil of that way before the multitude he departed from them and

separated the disciples disputing daily in the school of one

Tyrannus .

1910 And this continued by the space of two years so that all

they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus both

Jews and Greeks .

1911 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul .

1912 So that from his body were brought unto the sick

handkerchiefs or aprons and the diseases departed from them and

the evil spirits went out of them .

1913 Then certain of the vagabond Jews exorcists took upon them

to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord

Jesus saying We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth .

1914 And there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jew and chief of

the priests which did so .

1915 And the evil spirit answered and said Jesus I know and

Paul I know but who are ye .

1916 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them and

overcame them and prevailed against them so that they fled out

of that house naked and wounded .

1917 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also

dwelling at Ephesus and fear fell on them all and the name of

the Lord Jesus was magnified .

1918 And many that believed came and confessed and shewed their

deeds .

1919 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their

books together and burned them before all men and they counted

the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver .

1920 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed .

1921 After these things were ended Paul purposed in the spirit

when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia to go to

Jerusalem saying After I have been there I must also see Rome .

1922 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto

him Timotheus and Erastus but he himself stayed in Asia for a

season .

1923 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way

1924 For a certain man named Demetrius a silversmith which made

silver shrines for Diana brought no small gain unto the

craftsmen .

1925 Whom he called together with the workmen of like

occupation and said Sirs ye know that by this craft we have our

wealth .

1926 Moreover ye see and hear that not alone at Ephesus but

almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath persuaded and turned

away much people saying that they be no gods which are made with

hands .

1927 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at

nought but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana

should be despised and her magnificence should be destroyed whom

all Asia and the world worshippeth .

1928 And when they heard these sayings they were full of wrath

and cried out saying Great is Diana of the Ephesians .

1929 And the whole city was filled with confusion and having

caught Gaius and Aristarchus men of Macedonia Paul's companions

in travel they rushed with one accord into the theatre .

1930 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people the

disciples suffered him not .

1931 And certain of the chief of Asia which were his friends

sent unto him desiring him that he would not adventure himself

into the theatre .

1932 Some therefore cried one thing and some another for the

assembly was confused and the more part knew not wherefore they

were come together .

1933 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude the Jews

putting him forward And Alexander beckoned with the hand and

would have made his defence unto the people .

1934 But when they knew that he was a Jew all with one voice

about the space of two hours cried out Great is Diana of the

Ephesians .

1935 And when the townclerk had appeased the people he said Ye

men of Ephesus what man is there that knoweth not how that the

city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana

and of the image which fell down from Jupiter .

1936 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against ye

ought to be quiet and to do nothing rashly .

1937 For ye have brought hither these men which are neither

robbers of churches nor yet blasphemers of your goddess .

1938 Wherefore if Demetrius and the craftsmen which are with

him have a matter against any man the law is open and there are

deputies let them implead one another .

1939 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters it

shall be determined in a lawful assembly .

1940 For we are in danger to be called in question for this

day's uproar there being no cause whereby we may give an account

of this concourse .

1941 And when he had thus spoken he dismissed the assembly .

* 201 And after the uproar was ceased Paul called unto him the

disciples and embraced them and departed for to go into

Macedonia .

202 And when he had gone over those parts and had given them

much exhortation he came into Greece .

203 And there abode three months And when the Jews laid wait

for him as he was about to sail into Syria he purposed to return

through Macedonia .

204 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea and of

the Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus and Gaius of Derbe

and Timotheus and of Asia Tychicus and Trophimus .

205 These going before tarried for us at Troas .

206 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of

unleavened bread and came unto them to Troas in five days where

we abode seven days .

207 And upon the first day of the week when the disciples came

together to break bread Paul preached unto them ready to depart

on the morrow and continued his speech until midnight .

208 And there were many lights in the upper chamber where they

were gathered together .

209 And there sat in a window a certain young man named

Eutychus being fallen into a deep sleep and as Paul was long

preaching he sunk down with sleep and fell down from the third

loft and was taken up dead .

2010 And Paul went down and fell on him and embracing him said

Trouble not yourselves for his life is in him .

2011 When he therefore was come up again and had broken bread

and eaten and talked a long while even till break of day so he

departed .

2012 And they brought the young man alive and were not a little

comforted .

2013 And we went before to ship and sailed unto Assos there

intending to take in Paul for so had he appointed minding

himself to go afoot .

2014 And when he met with us at Assos we took him in and came

to Mitylene .

2015 And we sailed thence and came the next day over against

Chios and the next day we arrived at Samos and tarried at

Trogyllium and the next day we came to Miletus .

2016 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus because he

would not spend the time in Asia for he hasted if it were

possible for him to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost .

2017 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders

of the church .

2018 And when they were come to him he said unto them Ye know

from the first day that I came into Asia after what manner I

have been with you at all seasons .

2019 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind and with many

tears and temptations which befell me by the lying in wait of

the Jews .

2020 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you

but have shewed you and have taught you publickly and from house

to house .

2021 Testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks

repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ .

2022 And now behold I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem not

knowing the things that shall befall me there .

2023 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city saying

that bonds and afflictions abide me .

2024 But none of these things move me neither count I my life

dear unto myself so that I might finish my course with joy and

the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify

the gospel of the grace of God .

2025 And now behold I know that ye all among whom I have gone

preaching the kingdom of God shall see my face no more .

2026 Wherefore I take you to record this day that I am pure

from the blood of all men .

2027 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel

of God .

2028 Take heed therefore unto yourselves and to all the flock

over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers to feed

the church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood .

2029 For I know this that after my departing shall grievous

wolves enter in among you not sparing the flock .

2030 Also of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse

things to draw away disciples after them .

2031 Therefore watch and remember that by the space of three

years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears .

2032 And now brethren 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 them which are sanctified .

2033 I have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel .

2034 Yea ye yourselves know that these hands have ministered

unto my necessities and to them that were with me .

2035 I have shewed you all things how that so labouring ye

ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord

Jesus how he said It is more blessed to give than to receive .

2036 And when he had thus spoken he kneeled down and prayed

with them all .

2037 And they all wept sore and fell on Paul's neck and kissed

him .

2038 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake that

they should see his face no more And they accompanied him unto

the ship .

* 211 And it came to pass that after we were gotten from them

and had launched we came with a straight course unto Coos and

the day following unto Rhodes and from thence unto Patara .

212 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia we went

aboard and set forth .

213 Now when we had discovered Cyprus we left it on the left

hand and sailed into Syria and landed at Tyre for there the ship

was to unlade her burden .

214 And finding disciples we tarried there seven days who said

to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem

215 And when we had accomplished those days we departed and

went our way and they all brought us on our way with wives and

children till we were out of the city and we kneeled down on the

shore and prayed .

216 And when we had taken our leave one of another we took ship

and they returned home again .

217 And when we had finished our course from Tyre we came to

Ptolemais and saluted the brethren and abode with them one day .

218 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed

and came unto Caesarea and we entered into the house of Philip

the evangelist which was one of the seven and abode with him .

219 And the same man had four daughters virgins which did

prophesy .

2110 And as we tarried there many days there came down from

Judaea a certain prophet named Agabus .

2111 And when he was come unto us he took Paul's girdle and

bound his own hands and feet and said Thus saith the Holy Ghost

So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this

girdle and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles .

2112 And when we heard these things both we and they of that

place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem .

2113 Then Paul answered What mean ye to weep and to break mine

heart for I am ready not to be bound only but also to die at

Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus .

2114 And when he would not be persuaded we ceased saying The

will of the Lord be done .

2115 And after those days we took up our carriages and went up

to Jerusalem .

2116 There went with us also certain of the disciples of

Caesarea and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus an old

disciple with whom we should lodge .

2117 And when we were come to Jerusalem the brethren received

us gladly .

2118 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James and

all the elders were present .

2119 And when he had saluted them he declared particularly what

things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry .

2120 And when they heard it they glorified the Lord and said

unto him Thou seest brother how many thousands of Jews there are

which believe and they are all zealous of the law .

2121 And they are informed of thee that thou teachest all the

Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses saying that

they ought not to circumcise their children neither to walk

after the customs .

2122 What is it therefore the multitude must needs come

together for they will hear that thou art come .

2123 Do therefore this that we say to thee We have four men

which have a vow on them .

2124 Them take and purify thyself with them and be at charges

with them that they may shave their heads and all may know that

those things whereof they were informed concerning thee are

nothing but that thou thyself also walkest orderly and keepest

the law .

2125 As touching the Gentiles which believe we have written and

concluded that they observe no such thing save only that they

keep themselves from things offered to idols and from blood and

from strangled and from fornication .

2126 Then Paul took the men and the next day purifying himself

with them entered into the temple to signify the accomplishment

of the days of purification until that an offering should be

offered for every one of them .

2127 And when the seven days were almost ended the Jews which

were of Asia when they saw him in the temple stirred up all the

people and laid hands on him .

2128 Crying out Men of Israel help This is the man that

teacheth all men every where against the people and the law and

this place and further brought Greeks also into the temple and

hath polluted this holy place .

2129 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus

an Ephesian whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the

temple .

2130 And all the city was moved and the people ran together and

they took Paul and drew him out of the temple and forthwith the

doors were shut .

2131 And as they went about to kill him tidings came unto the

chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar .

2132 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down

unto them and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers

they left beating of Paul .

2133 Then the chief captain came near and took him and

commanded him to be bound with two chains and demanded who he

was and what he had done .

2134 And some cried one thing some another among the multitude

and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult he

commanded him to be carried into the castle .

2135 And when he came upon the stairs so it was that he was

borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people .

2136 For the multitude of the people followed after crying Away

with him .

2137 And as Paul was to be led into the castle he said unto the

chief captain May I speak unto thee Who said Canst thou speak

Greek .

2138 Art not thou that Egyptian which before these days madest

an uproar and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men

that were murderers .

2139 But Paul said I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus a city

in Cilicia a citizen of no mean city and I beseech thee suffer

me to speak unto the people .

2140 And when he had given him licence Paul stood on the stairs

and beckoned with the hand unto the people And when there was

made a great silence he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue

saying .

* 221 Men brethren and fathers hear ye my defence which I make

now unto yo .

222 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to

them they kept the more silence and he saith .

223 I am verily a man which am a Jew born in Tarsus a city in

Cilicia yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel and

taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers

and was zealous toward God as ye all are this day .

224 And I persecuted this way unto the death binding and

delivering into prisons both men and women .

225 As also the high priest doth bear me witness and all the

estate of the elders from whom also I received letters unto the

brethren and went to Damascus to bring them which were there

bound unto Jerusalem for to be punished .

226 And it came to pass that as I made my journey and was come

nigh unto Damascus about noon suddenly there shone from heaven a

great light round about me .

227 And I fell unto the ground and heard a voice saying unto me

Saul Saul why persecutest thou me .

228 And I answered Who art thou Lord And he said unto me I am

Jesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest .

229 And they that were with me saw indeed the light and were

afraid but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me .

2210 And I said What shall I do Lord And the Lord said unto me

Arise and go into Damascus and there it shall be told thee of

all things which are appointed for thee to do .

2211 And when I could not see for the glory of that light being

led by the hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus .

2212 And one Ananias a devout man according to the law having a

good report of all the Jews which dwelt there .

2213 Came unto me and stood and said unto me Brother Saul

receive thy sight And the same hour I looked up upon him .

2214 And he said The God of our fathers hath chosen thee that

thou shouldest know his will and see that Just One and shouldest

hear the voice of his mouth .

2215 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou

hast seen and heard .

2216 And now why tarriest thou arise and be baptized and wash

away thy sins calling on the name of the Lord .

2217 And it came to pass that when I was come again to

Jerusalem even while I prayed in the temple I was in a trance .

2218 And saw him saying unto me Make haste and get thee quickly

out of Jerusalem for they will not receive thy testimony

concerning me .

2219 And I said Lord they know that I imprisoned and beat in

every synagogue them that believed on thee .

2220 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed I also

was standing by and consenting unto his death and kept the

raiment of them that slew him .

2221 And he said unto me Depart for I will send thee far hence

unto the Gentiles .

2222 And they gave him audience unto this word and then lifted

up their voices and said Away with such a fellow from the earth

for it is not fit that he should live .

2223 And as they cried out and cast off their clothes and threw

dust into the air .

2224 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the

castle and bade that he should be examined by scourging that he

might know wherefore they cried so against him .

2225 And as they bound him with thongs Paul said unto the

centurion that stood by Is it lawful for you to scourge a man

that is a Roman and uncondemned .

2226 When the centurion heard that he went and told the chief

captain saying Take heed what thou doest for this man is a Roman

2227 Then the chief captain came and said unto him Tell me art

thou a Roman He said Yea .

2228 And the chief captain answered With a great sum obtained I

this freedom And Paul said But I was free born .

2229 Then straightway they departed from him which should have

examined him and the chief captain also was afraid after he knew

that he was a Roman and because he had bound him .

2230 On the morrow because he would have known the certainty

wherefore he was accused of the Jews he loosed him from his

bands and commanded the chief priests and all their council to

appear and brought Paul down and set him before them .

* 231 And Paul earnestly beholding the council said Men and

brethren I have lived in all good conscience before God until

this day .

232 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by

him to smite him on the mouth .

233 Then said Paul unto him God shall smite thee thou whited

wall for sittest thou to judge me after the law and commandest

me to be smitten contrary to the law .

234 And they that stood by said Revilest thou God's high priest

235 Then said Paul I wist not brethren that he was the high

priest for it is written Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler

of thy people .

236 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees

and the other Pharisees he cried out in the council Men and

brethren I am a Pharisee the son of a Pharisee of the hope and

resurrection of the dead I am called in question .

237 And when he had so said there arose a dissension between

the Pharisees and the Sadducees and the multitude was divided .

238 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection neither

angel nor spirit but the Pharisees confess both .

239 And there arose a great cry and the scribes that were of

the Pharisees' part arose and strove saying We find no evil in

this man but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him let us

not fight against God .

2310 And when there arose a great dissension the chief captain

fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them

commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from

among them and to bring him into the castle .

2311 And the night following the Lord stood by him and said Be

of good cheer Paul for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem

so must thou bear witness also at Rome .

2312 And when it was day certain of the Jews banded together

and bound themselves under a curse saying that they would

neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul .

2313 And they were more than forty which had made this

conspiracy .

2314 And they came to the chief priests and elders and said We

have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat

nothing until we have slain Paul .

2315 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief

captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow as though ye

would inquire something more perfectly concerning him and we or

ever he come near are ready to kill him .

2316 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait

he went and entered into the castle and told Paul .

2317 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him and said

Bring this young man unto the chief captain for he hath a

certain thing to tell him .

2318 So he took him and brought him to the chief captain and

said Paul the prisoner called me unto him and prayed me to bring

this young man unto thee who hath something to say unto thee .

2319 Then the chief captain took him by the hand and went with

him aside privately and asked him What is that thou hast to tell

me .

2320 And he said The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou

wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council as though

they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly .

2321 But do not thou yield unto them for there lie in wait for

him of them more than forty men which have bound themselves with

an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have

killed him and now are they ready looking for a promise from

thee .

2322 So the chief captain then let the young man depart and

charged him See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these

things to me .

2323 And he called unto him two centurions saying Make ready

two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea and horsemen threescore

and ten and spearmen two hundred at the third hour of the night .

2324 And provide them beasts that they may set Paul on and

bring him safe unto Felix the governor .

2325 And he wrote a letter after this manner .

2326 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix

sendeth greeting .

2327 This man was taken of the Jews and should have been killed

of them then came I with an army and rescued him having

understood that he was a Roman .

2328 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they

accused him I brought him forth into their council .

2329 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law

but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of

bonds .

2330 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for

the man I sent straightway to thee and gave commandment to his

accusers also to say before thee what they had against him

Farewell .

2331 Then the soldiers as it was commanded them took Paul and

brought him by night to Antipatris .

2332 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him and

returned to the castle .

2333 Who when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle

to the governor presented Paul also before him .

2334 And when the governor had read the letter he asked of what

province he was And when he understood that he was of Cilicia .

2335 I will hear thee said he when thine accusers are also come

And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall .

* 241 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended

with the elders and with a certain orator named Tertullus who

informed the governor against Paul .

242 And when he was called forth Tertullus began to accuse him

saying Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness and that

very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence .

243 We accept it always and in all places most noble Felix with

all thankfulness .

244 Notwithstanding that I be not further tedious unto thee I

pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words

245 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow and a mover

of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world and a

ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes .

246 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple whom we took

and would have judged according to our law .

247 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us and with great

violence took him away out of our hands .

248 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee by examining of

whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things whereof

we accuse him .

249 And the Jews also assented saying that these things were so

2410 Then Paul after that the governor had beckoned unto him to

speak answered Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many

years a judge unto this nation I do the more cheerfully answer

for myself .

2411 Because that thou mayest understand that there are yet but

twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship .

2412 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any

man neither raising up the people neither in the synagogues nor

in the city .

2413 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse

me .

2414 But this I confess unto thee that after the way which they

call heresy so worship I the God of my fathers believing all

things which are written in the law and in the prophets .

2415 And have hope toward God which they themselves also allow

that there shall be a resurrection of the dead both of the just

and unjust .

2416 And herein do I exercise myself to have always a

conscience void of offence toward God and toward men .

2417 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation and

offerings .

2418 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the

temple neither with multitude nor with tumult .

2419 Who ought to have been here before thee and object if they

had ought against me .

2420 Or else let these same here say if they have found any

evil doing in me while I stood before the council .

2421 Except it be for this one voice that I cried standing

among them Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in

question by you this day .

2422 And when Felix heard these things having more perfect

knowledge of that way he deferred them and said When Lysias the

chief captain shall come down I will know the uttermost of your

matter .

2423 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul and to let him

have liberty and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance

to minister or come unto him .

2424 And after certain days when Felix came with his wife

Drusilla which was a Jewess he sent for Paul and heard him

concerning the faith in Christ .

2425 And as he reasoned of righteousness temperance and

judgment to come Felix trembled and answered Go thy way for this

time when I have a convenient season I will call for thee .

2426 He hoped also that money should have been given him of

Paul that he might loose him wherefore he sent for him the

oftener and communed with him .

2427 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room

and Felix willing to shew the Jews a pleasure left Paul bound .

* 251 Now when Festus was come into the province after three

days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem .

252 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him

against Paul and besought him .

253 And desired favour against him that he would send for him

to Jerusalem laying wait in the way to kill him .

254 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea

and that he himself would depart shortly thither .

255 Let them therefore said he which among you are able go down

with me and accuse this man if there be any wickedness in him .

256 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days he

went down unto Caesarea and the next day sitting on the judgment

seat commanded Paul to be brought .

257 And when he was come the Jews which came down from

Jerusalem stood round about and laid many and grievous

complaints against Paul which they could not prove .

258 While he answered for himself Neither against the law of

the Jews neither against the temple nor yet against Caesar have

I offended any thing at all .

259 But Festus willing to do the Jews a pleasure answered Paul

and said Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem and there be judged of

these things before me .

2510 Then said Paul I stand at Caesar's judgment seat where I

ought to be judged to the Jews have I done no wrong as thou very

well knowest .

2511 For if I be an offender or have committed any thing worthy

of death I refuse not to die but if there be none of these

things whereof these accuse me no man may deliver me unto them I

appeal unto Caesar .

2512 Then Festus when he had conferred with the council

answered Hast thou appealed unto Caesar unto Caesar shalt thou

go .

2513 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto

Caesarea to salute Festus .

2514 And when they had been there many days Festus declared

Paul's cause unto the king saying There is a certain man left in

bonds by Felix .

2515 About whom when I was at Jerusalem the chief priests and

the elders of the Jews informed me desiring to have judgment

against him .

2516 To whom I answered It is not the manner of the Romans to

deliver any man to die before that he which is accused have the

accusers face to face and have licence to answer for himself

concerning the crime laid against him .

2517 Therefore when they were come hither without any delay on

the morrow I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to

be brought forth .

2518 Against whom when the accusers stood up they brought none

accusation of such things as I supposed .

2519 But had certain questions against him of their own

superstition and of one Jesus which was dead whom Paul affirmed

to be alive .

2520 And because I doubted of such manner of questions I asked

him whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of

these matters .

2521 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing

of Augustus I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to

Caesar .

2522 Then Agrippa said unto Festus I would also hear the man

myself To morrow said he thou shalt hear him .

2523 And on the morrow when Agrippa was come and Bernice with

great pomp and was entered into the place of hearing with the

chief captains and principal men of the city at Festus'

commandment Paul was brought forth .

2524 And Festus said King Agrippa and all men which are here

present with us ye see this man about whom all the multitude of

the Jews have dealt with me both at Jerusalem and also here

crying that he ought not to live any longer .

2525 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of

death and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus I have

determined to send him .

2526 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord

Wherefore I have brought him forth before you and specially

before thee O king Agrippa that after examination had I might

have somewhat to write .

2527 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and

not withal to signify the crimes laid against him .

* 261 Then Agrippa said unto Paul Thou art permitted to speak

for thyself Then Paul stretched forth the hand and answered for

himself .

262 I think myself happy king Agrippa because I shall answer

for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof

I am accused of the Jews .

263 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs

and questions which are among the Jews wherefore I beseech thee

to hear me patiently .

264 My manner of life from my youth which was at the first

among mine own nation at Jerusalem know all the Jews .

265 Which knew me from the beginning if they would testify that

after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee

266 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise

made of God unto our fathers .

267 Unto which promise our twelve tribes instantly serving God

day and night hope to come For which hope's sake king Agrippa I

am accused of the Jews .

268 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you that

God should raise the dead .

269 I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things

contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth .

2610 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem and many of the saints

did I shut up in prison having received authority from the chief

priests and when they were put to death I gave my voice against

them .

2611 And I punished them oft in every synagogue and compelled

them to blaspheme and being exceedingly mad against them I

persecuted them even unto strange cities .

2612 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and

commission from the chief priests .

2613 At midday O king I saw in the way a light from heaven

above the brightness of the sun shining round about me and them

which journeyed with me .

2614 And when we were all fallen to the earth I heard a voice

speaking unto me and saying in the Hebrew tongue Saul Saul why

persecutest thou me it is hard for thee to kick against the

pricks .

2615 And I said Who art thou Lord And he said I am Jesus whom

thou persecutest .

2616 But rise and stand upon thy feet for I have appeared unto

thee for this purpose to make thee a minister and a witness both

of these things which thou hast seen and of those things in the

which I will appear unto thee .

2617 Delivering thee from the people and from the Gentiles unto

whom now I send thee .

2618 To open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light

and from the power of Satan unto God that they may receive

forgiveness of sins and inheritance among them which are

sanctified by faith that is in me .

2619 Whereupon O king Agrippa I was not disobedient unto the

heavenly vision .

2620 But shewed first unto them of Damascus and at Jerusalem

and throughout all the coasts of Judaea and then to the Gentiles

that they should repent and turn to God and do works meet for

repentance .

2621 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple and went

about to kill me .

2622 Having therefore obtained help of God I continue unto this

day witnessing both to small and great saying none other things

than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come .

2623 That Christ should suffer and that he should be the first

that should rise from the dead and should shew light unto the

people and to the Gentiles .

2624 And as he thus spake for himself Festus said with a loud

voice Paul thou art beside thyself much learning doth make thee

mad .

2625 But he said I am not mad most noble Festus but speak forth

the words of truth and soberness .

2626 For the king knoweth of these things before whom also I

speak freely for I am persuaded that none of these things are

hidden from him for this thing was not done in a corner .

2627 King Agrippa believest thou the prophets I know that thou

believest .

2628 Then Agrippa said unto Paul Almost thou persuadest me to

be a Christian .

2629 And Paul said I would to God that not only thou but also

all that hear me this day were both almost and altogether such

as I am except these bonds .

2630 And when he had thus spoken the king rose up and the

governor and Bernice and they that sat with them .

2631 And when they were gone aside they talked between

themselves saying This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of

bonds .

2632 Then said Agrippa unto Festus This man might have been set

at liberty if he had not appealed unto Caesar .

* 271 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy

they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named

Julius a centurion of Augustus' band .

272 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium we launched meaning

to sail by the coasts of Asia one Aristarchus a Macedonian of

Thessalonica being with us .

273 And the next day we touched at Sidon And Julius courteously

entreated Paul and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to

refresh himself .

274 And when we had launched from thence we sailed under Cyprus

because the winds were contrary .

275 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and

Pamphylia we came to Myra a city of Lycia .

276 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing

into Italy and he put us therein .

277 And when we had sailed slowly many days and scarce were

come over against Cnidus the wind not suffering us we sailed

under Crete over against Salmone .

278 And hardly passing it came unto a place which is called The

fair havens nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea .

279 Now when much time was spent and when sailing was now

dangerous because the fast was now already past Paul admonished

them .

2710 And said unto them Sirs I perceive that this voyage will

be with hurt and much damage not only of the lading and ship but

also of our lives .

2711 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the

owner of the ship more than those things which were spoken by

Paul .

2712 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in the

more part advised to depart thence also if by any means they

might attain to Phenice and there to winter which is an haven of

Crete and lieth toward the south west and north west .

2713 And when the south wind blew softly supposing that they

had obtained their purpose loosing thence they sailed close by

Crete .

2714 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous

wind called Euroclydon .

2715 And when the ship was caught and could not bear up into

the wind we let her drive .

2716 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda

we had much work to come by the boat .

2717 Which when they had taken up they used helps undergirding

the ship and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands

strake sail and so were driven .

2718 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest the next

day they lightened the ship .

2719 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the

tackling of the ship .

2720 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared and

no small tempest lay on us all hope that we should be saved was

then taken away .

2721 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of

them and said Sirs ye should have hearkened unto me and not have

loosed from Crete and to have gained this harm and loss .

2722 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer for there shall

be no loss of any man's life among you but of the ship .

2723 For there stood by me this night the angel of God whose I

am and whom I serve .

2724 Saying Fear not Paul thou must be brought before Caesar

and lo God hath given thee all them that sail with thee .

2725 Wherefore sirs be of good cheer for I believe God that it

shall be even as it was told me .

2726 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island .

2727 But when the fourteenth night was come as we were driven

up and down in Adria about midnight the shipmen deemed that they

drew near to some country .

2728 And sounded and found it twenty fathoms and when they had

gone a little further they sounded again and found it fifteen

fathoms .

2729 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks they

cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for the day .

2730 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship when

they had let down the boat into the sea under colour as though

they would have cast anchors out of the foreship .

2731 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers Except

these abide in the ship ye cannot be saved .

2732 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let

her fall off .

2733 And while the day was coming on Paul besought them all to

take meat saying This day is the fourteenth day that ye have

tarried and continued fasting having taken nothing .

2734 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat for this is for

your health for there shall not an hair fall from the head of

any of you .

2735 And when he had thus spoken he took bread and gave thanks

to God in presence of them all and when he had broken it he

began to eat .

2736 Then were they all of good cheer and they also took some

meat .

2737 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and

sixteen souls .

2738 And when they had eaten enough they lightened the ship and

cast out the wheat into the sea .

2739 And when it was day they knew not the land but they

discovered a certain creek with a shore into the which they were

minded if it were possible to thrust in the ship .

2740 And when they had taken up the anchors they committed

themselves unto the sea and loosed the rudder bands and hoised

up the mainsail to the wind and made toward shore .

2741 And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the

ship aground and the forepart stuck fast and remained unmoveable

but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves .

2742 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners lest

any of them should swim out and escape .

2743 But the centurion willing to save Paul kept them from

their purpose and commanded that they which could swim should

cast themselves first into the sea and get to land .

2744 And the rest some on boards and some on broken pieces of

the ship And so it came to pass that they escaped all safe to

land .

* 281 And when they were escaped then they knew that the island

was called Melita .

282 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness for

they kindled a fire and received us every one because of the

present rain and because of the cold .

283 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them

on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on

his hand .

284 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his

hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer

whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not

to live .

285 And he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harm .

286 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen or fallen

down dead suddenly but after they had looked a great while and

saw no harm come to him they changed their minds and said that

he was a god .

287 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of

the island whose name was Publius who received us and lodged us

three days courteously .

288 And it came to pass that the father of Publius lay sick of

a fever and of a bloody flux to whom Paul entered in and prayed

and laid his hands on him and healed him .

289 So when this was done others also which had diseases in the

island came and were healed .

2810 Who also honoured us with many honours and when we

departed they laded us with such things as were necessary .

2811 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria

which had wintered in the isle whose sign was Castor and Pollux .

2812 And landing at Syracuse we tarried there three days .

2813 And from thence we fetched a compass and came to Rhegium

and after one day the south wind blew and we came the next day

to Puteoli .

2814 Where we found brethren and were desired to tarry with

them seven days and so we went toward Rome .

2815 And from thence when the brethren heard of us they came to

meet us as far as Appii forum and The three taverns whom when

Paul saw he thanked God and took courage .

2816 And when we came to Rome the centurion delivered the

prisoners to the captain of the guard but Paul was suffered to

dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him .

2817 And it came to pass that after three days Paul called the

chief of the Jews together and when they were come together he

said unto them Men and brethren though I have committed nothing

against the people or customs of our fathers yet was I delivered

prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans .

2818 Who when they had examined me would have let me go because

there was no cause of death in me .

2819 But when the Jews spake against it I was constrained to

appeal unto Caesar not that I had ought to accuse my nation of .

2820 For this cause therefore have I called for you to see you

and to speak with you because that for the hope of Israel I am

bound with this chain .

2821 And they said unto him We neither received letters out of

Judaea concerning thee neither any of the brethren that came

shewed or spake any harm of thee .

2822 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest for as

concerning this sect we know that every where it is spoken

against .

2823 And when they had appointed him a day there came many to

him into his lodging to whom he expounded and testified the

kingdom of God persuading them concerning Jesus both out of the

law of Moses and out of the prophets from morning till evening .

2824 And some believed the things which were spoken and some

believed not .

2825 And when they agreed not among themselves they departed

after that Paul had spoken one word Well spake the Holy Ghost by

Esaias the prophet unto our fathers .

2826 Saying Go unto this people and say Hearing ye shall hear

and shall not understand and seeing ye shall see and not

perceive .

2827 For the heart of this people is waxed gross and their ears

are dull of hearing and their eyes have they closed lest they

should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and

understand with their heart and should be converted and I should

heal them .

2828 Be it known therefore unto you that the salvation of God

is sent unto the Gentiles and that they will hear it .

2829 And when he had said these words the Jews departed and had

great reasoning among themselves .

2830 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house and

received all that came in unto him .

2831 Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching those things

which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence no man

forbidding him .