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Acts of the Apostles
( Chapers 1-28 )
1:1: The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that
Jesus began both to do and teach,
1:2: 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:
1:3: 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:
1:4: 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.
1:5: For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be
baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
1:6: When they therefore
were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time
restore again the kingdom to Israel?
1:7: And he said unto them, It is not
for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own
power.
1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
1:9: And
when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud
received him out of their sight.
1:10: And while they looked stedfastly
toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white
apparel;
1:11: 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.
1:12: Then returned
they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a
sabbath day's journey.
1:13: 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.
1:14: These all continued with one accord in
prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with
his brethren.
1:15: 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,)
1:16: Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been
fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning
Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
1:17: For he was numbered
with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
1:18: Now this man purchased
a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in
the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
1:19: 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.
1:20: For it is written in the
book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein:
and his bishoprick let another take.
1:21: Wherefore of these men which have
companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among
us,
1:22: 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.
1:23: And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was
surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
1:24: And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord,
which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast
chosen,
1:25: That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from
which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
1:26:
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was
numbered with the eleven apostles.
2:1: And when the day of Pentecost was
fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2:2: And suddenly
there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all
the house where they were sitting.
2:3: And there appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
2:4: And they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit
gave them utterance.
2:5: And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout
men, out of every nation under heaven.
2:6: Now when this was noised abroad,
the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard
them speak in his own language.
2:7: And they were all amazed and marvelled,
saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
2:8:
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
2:9:
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in
Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
2:10: Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in
Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and
proselytes,
2:11: Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues
the wonderful works of God.
2:12: And they were all amazed, and were in
doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
2:13: Others mocking said,
These men are full of new wine.
2:14: But Peter, standing up with the eleven,
lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell
at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
2:15: For
these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the
day.
2:16: But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
2:17:
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:
2:18: And
on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit;
and they shall prophesy:
2:19: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and
signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
2:20: The
sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great
and notable day of the Lord come:
2:21: And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
2:22: Ye men of
Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by
miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye
yourselves also know:
2:23: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel
and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and
slain:
2:24: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death:
because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
2:25: 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:
2:26: Therefore did my heart
rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in
hope:
2:27: Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou
suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
2:28: Thou hast made known to me the
ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
2:29: 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.
2:30:
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;
2:31: He seeing this before spake of the resurrection
of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see
corruption.
2:32: This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are
witnesses.
2:33: 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.
2:34: For David is not ascended into the heavens:
but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right
hand,
2:35: Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
2:36: Therefore let all
the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye
have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
2:37: 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?
2:38: 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.
2:39:
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
2:40: And with many other words
did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward
generation.
2:41: Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and
the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
2:42: And
they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers.
2:43: And fear came upon every soul: and
many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
2:44: And all that believed
were together, and had all things common;
2:45: And sold their possessions
and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
2:46: 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,
2:47:
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the
church daily such as should be saved.
3:1: Now Peter and John went up
together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
3:2:
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;
3:3: Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the
temple asked an alms.
3:4: And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John,
said, Look on us.
3:5: And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive
something of them.
3:6: Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but
such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and
walk.
3:7: And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and
immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
3:8: And he leaping
up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and
leaping, and praising God.
3:9: And all the people saw him walking and
praising God:
3:10: 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.
3:11: 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.
3:12: 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?
3:13: The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our
fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in
the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
3:14: But ye
denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto
you;
3:15: And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead;
whereof we are witnesses.
3:16: 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.
3:17: And now,
brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your
rulers.
3:18: But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of
all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
3:19:
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;
3:20: And
he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
3:21: 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.
3:22: 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.
3:23: And it shall come to pass,
that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among
the people.
3:24: Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow
after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
3:25: Ye
are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our
fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the
earth be blessed.
3:26: 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.
4:1: And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the
captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
4:2: Being grieved
that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from
the dead.
4:3: And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the
next day: for it was now eventide.
4:4: Howbeit many of them which heard the
word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
4:5: And it
came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
4:6:
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.
4:7: And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what
power, or by what name, have ye done this?
4:8: Then Peter, filled with the
Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of
Israel,
4:9: If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent
man, by what means he is made whole;
4:10: 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.
4:11: This is the stone which was set at nought of you
builders, which is become the head of the corner.
4:12: Neither is there
salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among
men, whereby we must be saved.
4:13: 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.
4:14: And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they
could say nothing against it.
4:15: But when they had commanded them to go
aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
4:16: 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.
4:17: But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly
threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
4:18: And
they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name
of Jesus.
4:19: 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.
4:20: For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and
heard.
4:21: 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.
4:22: For the man was above forty
years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.
4:23: And being let
go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and
elders had said unto them.
4:24: 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:
4:25: Who by
the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the
people imagine vain things?
4:26: The kings of the earth stood up, and the
rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
4:27:
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both
Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were
gathered together,
4:28: For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel
determined before to be done.
4:29: And now, Lord, behold their threatenings:
and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy
word,
4:30: By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and
wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
4:31: 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.
4:32: And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and
of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he
possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
4:33: And with great
power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great
grace was upon them all.
4:34: 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,
4:35: And laid them down at the
apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had
need.
4:36: And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is,
being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of
Cyprus,
4:37: Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the
apostles' feet.
5:1: But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife,
sold a possession,
5:2: 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.
5:3: 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?
5:4:
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in
thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast
not lied unto men, but unto God.
5:5: And Ananias hearing these words fell
down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these
things.
5:6: And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and
buried him.
5:7: And it was about the space of three hours after, when his
wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
5:8: And Peter answered unto her,
Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so
much.
5:9: Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together
to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy
husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
5:10: 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.
5:11:
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these
things.
5:12: 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.
5:13: And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the
people magnified them.
5:14: And believers were the more added to the Lord,
multitudes both of men and women.)
5:15: 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.
5:16: 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.
5:17: 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,
5:18: And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the
common prison.
5:19: But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison
doors, and brought them forth, and said,
5:20: Go, stand and speak in the
temple to the people all the words of this life.
5:21: 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.
5:22: But when the officers came, and found them not in the
prison, they returned, and told,
5:23: Saying, The prison truly found we shut
with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we
had opened, we found no man within.
5:24: 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.
5:25: Then came one and told them, saying,
Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching
the people.
5:26: Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them
without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been
stoned.
5:27: And when they had brought them, they set them before the
council: and the high priest asked them,
5:28: 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.
5:29: Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to
obey God rather than men.
5:30: The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom
ye slew and hanged on a tree.
5:31: 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.
5:32: And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the
Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
5:33: When they heard
that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
5:34: 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;
5:35: And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed
to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
5:36: 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.
5:37: After this man rose
up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after
him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were
dispersed.
5:38: 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:
5:39: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be
found even to fight against God.
5:40: And to him they agreed: and when they
had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not
speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
5:41: And they departed from the
presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame
for his name.
5:42: And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased
not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
6:1: 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.
6:2: 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.
6:3: Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest
report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this
business.
6:4: But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the
ministry of the word.
6:5: 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:
6:6: Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed,
they laid their hands on them.
6:7: 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.
6:8: And Stephen, full of faith and
power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
6:9: Then there arose
certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and
Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with
Stephen.
6:10: And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by
which he spake.
6:11: Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him
speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
6:12: And they
stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and
caught him, and brought him to the council,
6:13: And set up false witnesses,
which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy
place, and the law:
6:14: For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of
Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses
delivered us.
6:15: And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on
him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
7:1: Then said the
high priest, Are these things so?
7:2: And he said, Men, brethren, and
fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was
in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
7:3: And said unto him, Get thee
out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall
shew thee.
7:4: 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.
7:5: 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.
7:6: 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.
7:7: 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.
7:8: 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.
7:9: And the patriarchs, moved with envy,
sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
7:10: 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.
7:11: Now
there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great
affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
7:12: But when Jacob heard
that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
7:13: And at the
second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made
known unto Pharaoh.
7:14: Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to
him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
7:15: So Jacob went
down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
7:16: 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.
7:17: But when the time of the
promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and
multiplied in Egypt,
7:18: Till another king arose, which knew not
Joseph.
7:19: 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.
7:20: In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and
nourished up in his father's house three months:
7:21: And when he was cast
out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
7:22:
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in
words and in deeds.
7:23: And when he was full forty years old, it came into
his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
7:24: And seeing one
of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and
smote the Egyptian:
7:25: For he supposed his brethren would have understood
how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
7:26:
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?
7:27: But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying,
Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
7:28: Wilt thou kill me, as thou
diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
7:29: Then fled Moses at this saying, and was
a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
7:30: 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.
7:31: 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,
7:32: 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.
7:33: Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy
feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
7:34: 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.
7:35: 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.
7:36: 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.
7:37: 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.
7:38: 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:
7:39: To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and
in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
7:40: 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.
7:41: And they made a calf in
those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of
their own hands.
7:42: 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?
7:43: 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.
7:44: Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the
wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it
according to the fashion that he had seen.
7:45: Which also our fathers that
came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God
drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
7:46: Who
found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of
Jacob.
7:47: But Solomon built him an house.
7:48: Howbeit the most High
dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
7:49: Heaven
is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the
Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
7:50: Hath not my hand made all these
things?
7:51: Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do
always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
7:52: 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:
7:53: Who have received the law by the disposition
of angels, and have not kept it.
7:54: When they heard these things, they
were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
7:55: 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,
7:56: And said,
Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand
of God.
7:57: Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears,
and ran upon him with one accord,
7:58: And cast him out of the city, and
stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet,
whose name was Saul.
7:59: And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and
saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
7:60: And he kneeled down, and cried
with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said
this, he fell asleep.
8:1: And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at
that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at
Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea
and Samaria, except the apostles.
8:2: And devout men carried Stephen to his
burial, and made great lamentation over him.
8:3: As for Saul, he made havock
of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed
them to prison.
8:4: Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every
where preaching the word.
8:5: Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria,
and preached Christ unto them.
8:6: And the people with one accord gave heed
unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he
did.
8:7: For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that
were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were
healed.
8:8: And there was great joy in that city.
8:9: 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:
8:10: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest,
saying, This man is the great power of God.
8:11: And to him they had regard,
because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
8:12: But
when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God,
and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
8:13:
Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with
Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
8:14:
Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received
the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
8:15: Who, when they
were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy
Ghost:
8:16: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
8:17: Then laid they their hands on
them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
8:18: And when Simon saw that through
laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them
money,
8:19: Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands,
he may receive the Holy Ghost.
8:20: But Peter said unto him, Thy money
perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be
purchased with money.
8:21: Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter:
for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
8:22: Repent therefore of
this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be
forgiven thee.
8:23: For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness,
and in the bond of iniquity.
8:24: Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to
the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon
me.
8:25: And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the
Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the
Samaritans.
8:26: 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.
8:27: And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia,
an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the
charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
8:28:
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
8:29: Then
the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
8:30:
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said,
Understandest thou what thou readest?
8:31: And he said, How can I, except
some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit
with him.
8:32: 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:
8:33: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and
who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
8:34:
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the
prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
8:35: Then Philip opened his
mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
8:36:
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?
8:37: And
Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he
answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
8:38: 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.
8:39: And when they were
come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the
eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
8:40: But Philip
was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he
came to Caesarea.
9:1: And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
9:2: And
desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of
this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto
Jerusalem.
9:3: And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly
there shined round about him a light from heaven:
9:4: And he fell to the
earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me?
9:5: And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom
thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
9:6: 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.
9:7: And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing
a voice, but seeing no man.
9:8: 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.
9:9: And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat
nor drink.
9:10: And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias;
and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here,
Lord.
9:11: And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which
is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of
Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
9:12: And hath seen in a vision a man named
Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his
sight.
9:13: Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man,
how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
9:14: And here he hath
authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
9:15: But
the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear
my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
9:16: For
I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
9:17: 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.
9:18: And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had
been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was
baptized.
9:19: And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was
Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
9:20: And
straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of
God.
9:21: 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?
9:22: But Saul
increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus,
proving that this is very Christ.
9:23: And after that many days were
fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
9:24: But their laying await
was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill
him.
9:25: Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall
in a basket.
9:26: And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join
himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that
he was a disciple.
9:27: 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.
9:28: And he was with them coming in and going out at
Jerusalem.
9:29: And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and
disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
9:30: Which
when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to
Tarsus.
9:31: 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.
9:32: And it came to pass, as
Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which
dwelt at Lydda.
9:33: And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which
had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
9:34: And Peter said
unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And
he arose immediately.
9:35: And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him,
and turned to the Lord.
9:36: 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.
9:37: And it came to pass in those days,
that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an
upper chamber.
9:38: And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the
disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring
him that he would not delay to come to them.
9:39: 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.
9:40: 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.
9:41: And he gave
her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows,
presented her alive.
9:42: And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many
believed in the Lord.
9:43: And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in
Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
10:1: There was a certain man in Caesarea
called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
10:2: A
devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to
the people, and prayed to God alway.
10:3: He saw in a vision evidently about
the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him,
Cornelius.
10:4: And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is
it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a
memorial before God.
10:5: And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon,
whose surname is Peter:
10:6: He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house
is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
10:7: 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;
10:8: And when he had declared all these things unto them, he
sent them to Joppa.
10:9: 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:
10:10: And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they
made ready, he fell into a trance,
10:11: 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:
10:12: Wherein were all manner of
fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls
of the air.
10:13: And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and
eat.
10:14: But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing
that is common or unclean.
10:15: And the voice spake unto him again the
second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
10:16: This
was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
10:17: 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 enquiry for Simon's
house, and stood before the gate,
10:18: And called, and asked whether Simon,
which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
10:19: While Peter thought on
the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
10:20:
Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I
have sent them.
10:21: Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto
him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause
wherefore ye are come?
10:22: 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.
10:23: Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on
the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa
accompanied him.
10:24: And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And
Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near
friends.
10:25: And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down
at his feet, and worshipped him.
10:26: But Peter took him up, saying, Stand
up; I myself also am a man.
10:27: And as he talked with him, he went in, and
found many that were come together.
10:28: 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.
10:29: 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?
10:30: 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,
10:31: And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and
thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
10:32: Send therefore
to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the
house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak
unto thee.
10:33: 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.
10:34: Then Peter opened his
mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of
persons:
10:35: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh
righteousness, is accepted with him.
10:36: The word which God sent unto the
children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of
all:)
10:37: That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all
Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;
10:38:
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went
about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was
with him.
10:39: 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:
10:40: Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him
openly;
10:41: 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.
10:42: And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify
that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and
dead.
10:43: To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name
whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
10:44: While
Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the
word.
10:45: 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.
10:46: For they heard them speak with tongues, and
magnify God. Then answered Peter,
10:47: Can any man forbid water, that these
should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as
we?
10:48: And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then
prayed they him to tarry certain days.
11:1: And the apostles and brethren
that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of
God.
11:2: And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the
circumcision contended with him,
11:3: Saying, Thou wentest in to men
uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
11:4: But Peter rehearsed the matter
from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
11:5: 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:
11:6: 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.
11:7: And I heard a voice saying unto
me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
11:8: But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing
common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
11:9: But the voice
answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou
common.
11:10: And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again
into heaven.
11:11: And, behold, immediately there were three men already
come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
11:12: And the
Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren
accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
11:13: 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;
11:14: Who shall tell
thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
11:15: And as I
began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the
beginning.
11:16: 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.
11:17: 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?
11:18: When they heard these things, they held their peace, and
glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance
unto life.
11:19: 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.
11:20: 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.
11:21: And the hand of the Lord was
with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
11:22: 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.
11:23:
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them
all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
11:24: For
he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was
added unto the Lord.
11:25: Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek
Saul:
11:26: 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.
11:27: And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto
Antioch.
11:28: And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by
the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which
came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
11:29: Then the disciples, every
man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which
dwelt in Judaea:
11:30: Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the
hands of Barnabas and Saul.
12:1: Now about that time Herod the king
stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
12:2: And he killed
James the brother of John with the sword.
12:3: And because he saw it pleased
the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of
unleavened bread.)
12:4: 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.
12:5: Peter therefore was kept
in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for
him.
12:6: 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.
12:7: 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.
12:8: 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.
12:9: And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was
true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
12:10: 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.
12:11: And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a
surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand
of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12:12: 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.
12:13: And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came
to hearken, named Rhoda.
12:14: And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened
not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the
gate.
12:15: And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly
affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
12:16: But
Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they
were astonished.
12:17: 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.
12:18: Now as soon as it was day,
there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
12:19:
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.
12:20: 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.
12:21: And upon a set day Herod,
arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto
them.
12:22: And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god,
and not of a man.
12:23: 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.
12:24: But the word of God grew and multiplied.
12:25: And Barnabas
and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and
took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
13:1: 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.
13:2: 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.
13:3: And when they had fasted and prayed,
and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
13:4: So they, being sent
forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to
Cyprus.
13:5: 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.
13:6:
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:
13:7: 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.
13:8: But Elymas the
sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn
away the deputy from the faith.
13:9: Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,)
filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
13:10: And said, O full of
all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all
righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the
Lord?
13:11: 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.
13:12: Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being
astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
13:13: Now when Paul and his company
loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from
them returned to Jerusalem.
13:14: But when they departed from Perga, they
came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and
sat down.
13:15: 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.
13:16: Then Paul stood up, and
beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give
audience.
13:17: 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.
13:18: And about the time of forty
years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
13:19: And when he had
destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by
lot.
13:20: And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four
hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
13:21: 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.
13:22: 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.
13:23: Of this man's seed hath God according to his
promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
13:24: When John had first
preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of
Israel.
13:25: 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.
13:26: Men and brethren, children of the stock
of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this
salvation sent.
13:27: For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers,
because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read
every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
13:28: And
though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he
should be slain.
13:29: And when they had fulfilled all that was written of
him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
13:30:
But God raised him from the dead:
13:31: And he was seen many days of them
which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the
people.
13:32: And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise
which was made unto the fathers,
13:33: God hath fulfilled the same unto us
their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in
the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
13:34: And
as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to
corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of
David.
13:35: Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer
thine Holy One to see corruption.
13:36: 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:
13:37: But he, whom God raised again, saw no
corruption.
13:38: Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that
through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
13:39: And by
him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be
justified by the law of Moses.
13:40: Beware therefore, lest that come upon
you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
13:41: 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.
13:42: And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be
preached to them the next sabbath.
13:43: 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.
13:44:
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of
God.
13:45: 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.
13:46: Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was
necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing
ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we
turn to the Gentiles.
13:47: 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.
13:48: 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.
13:49: And the word of the Lord was
published throughout all the region.
13:50: But the Jews stirred up the
devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised
persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their
coasts.
13:51: But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and
came unto Iconium.
13:52: And the disciples were filled with joy, and with
the Holy Ghost.
14:1: 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.
14:2: But the unbelieving
Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the
brethren.
14:3: Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord,
which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders
to be done by their hands.
14:4: But the multitude of the city was divided:
and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
14:5: 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,
14:6: They were ware of
it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that
lieth round about:
14:7: And there they preached the gospel.
14:8: And
there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from
his mother's womb, who never had walked:
14:9: The same heard Paul speak: who
stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be
healed,
14:10: Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he
leaped and walked.
14:11: 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.
14:12: And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and
Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
14:13: 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.
14:14: Which when the
apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among
the people, crying out,
14:15: 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:
14:16: Who in times past suffered all
nations to walk in their own ways.
14:17: Nevertheless he left not himself
without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful
seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
14:18: And with these
sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto
them.
14:19: And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium,
who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city,
supposing he had been dead.
14:20: 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.
14:21: And when they had preached the gospel to that city,
and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and
Antioch,
14:22: Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to
continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the
kingdom of God.
14:23: 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.
14:24: And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came
to Pamphylia.
14:25: And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went
down into Attalia:
14:26: And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had
been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they
fulfilled.
14:27: And when they were come, and had gathered the church
together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened
the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
14:28: And there they abode long time
with the disciples.
15:1: And certain men which came down from Judaea taught
the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye
cannot be saved.
15:2: 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.
15:3: 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.
15:4: 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.
15:5: 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.
15:6: And the apostles and elders came together for to
consider of this matter.
15:7: 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.
15:8: And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them
witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
15:9: And put no
difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
15:10: Now
therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which
neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
15:11: But we believe that
through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as
they.
15:12: Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to
Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the
Gentiles by them.
15:13: And after they had held their peace, James answered,
saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
15:14: Simeon hath declared how
God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his
name.
15:15: And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is
written,
15:16: 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:
15:17: 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.
15:18: Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of
the world.
15:19: Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which
from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
15:20: But that we write unto
them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from
things strangled, and from blood.
15:21: For Moses of old time hath in every
city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath
day.
15:22: 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:
15:23: And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The
apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of
the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
15:24: 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:
15:25: It seemed good unto us, being assembled
with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and
Paul,
15:26: Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
15:27: We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also
tell you the same things by mouth.
15:28: For it seemed good to the Holy
Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary
things;
15:29: 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.
15:30: So when they were
dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude
together, they delivered the epistle:
15:31: Which when they had read, they
rejoiced for the consolation.
15:32: And Judas and Silas, being prophets also
themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
15:33:
And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the
brethren unto the apostles.
15:34: Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide
there still.
15:35: Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and
preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
15:36: 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.
15:37:
And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was
Mark.
15:38: But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed
from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
15:39: And the
contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the
other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
15:40: And Paul
chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of
God.
15:41: And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the
churches.
16:1: 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:
16:2: Which was well
reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
16:3: 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.
16:4: And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the
decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at
Jerusalem.
16:5: And so were the churches established in the faith, and
increased in number daily.
16:6: 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,
16:7: After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into
Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
16:8: And they passing by Mysia
came down to Troas.
16:9: 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.
16:10: 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.
16:11: Therefore loosing from Troas, we came
with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
16:12:
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.
16:13: 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.
16:14: 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.
16:15: 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.
16:16: And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain
damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters
much gain by soothsaying:
16:17: 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.
16:18: 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.
16:19: 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,
16:20: And brought them to the
magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our
city,
16:21: And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive,
neither to observe, being Romans.
16:22: And the multitude rose up together
against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat
them.
16:23: And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them
into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
16:24: Who, having
received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet
fast in the stocks.
16:25: And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang
praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
16:26: And suddenly there was
a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and
immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were
loosed.
16:27: 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.
16:28: But Paul cried
with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
16:29:
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down
before Paul and Silas,
16:30: And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must
I do to be saved?
16:31: And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
16:32: And they spake unto him the word
of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
16:33: And he took them the
same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all
his, straightway.
16:34: And when he had brought them into his house, he set
meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
16:35:
And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men
go.
16:36: 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.
16:37: 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.
16:38: And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they
feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
16:39: And they came and
besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the
city.
16:40: And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of
Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and
departed.
17:1: Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia,
they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
17:2: And Paul,
as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them
out of the scriptures,
17:3: 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.
17:4: 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.
17:5: But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto
them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all
the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring
them out to the people.
17:6: 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;
17:7: Whom Jason hath received:
and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another
king, one Jesus.
17:8: And they troubled the people and the rulers of the
city, when they heard these things.
17:9: And when they had taken security of
Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
17:10: And the brethren
immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither
went into the synagogue of the Jews.
17:11: 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.
17:12: Therefore
many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men,
not a few.
17:13: 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.
17:14: And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go
as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
17:15: 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.
17:16: Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was
stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
17:17:
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.
17:18: 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.
17:19: And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus,
saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
17:20:
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore
what these things mean.
17:21: (For all the Athenians and strangers which
were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some
new thing.)
17:22: Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye
men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
17:23:
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.
17:24: 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;
17:25: Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any
thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
17:26: 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;
17:27: 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:
17:28:
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own
poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
17:29: 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.
17:30: And the
times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to
repent:
17:31: 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.
17:32: And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some
mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
17:33: So
Paul departed from among them.
17:34: Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and
believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named
Damaris, and others with them.
18:1: After these things Paul departed from
Athens, and came to Corinth;
18:2: And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born
in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that
Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto
them.
18:3: And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and
wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
18:4: And he reasoned
in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
18:5:
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the
spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
18:6: 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.
18:7: 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.
18:8: And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on
the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and
were baptized.
18:9: Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be
not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
18:10: For I am with thee, and
no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this
city.
18:11: And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word
of God among them.
18:12: And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews
made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment
seat,
18:13: Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to
the law.
18:14: 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:
18:15: But if it be a question of
words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such
matters.
18:16: And he drave them from the judgment seat.
18:17: 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.
18:18: 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.
18:19: And he came to
Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and
reasoned with the Jews.
18:20: When they desired him to tarry longer time
with them, he consented not;
18:21: 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.
18:22: And when he had landed
at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to
Antioch.
18:23: 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.
18:24: And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an
eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
18:25: This man
was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake
and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of
John.
18:26: 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.
18:27: 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:
18:28: For he
mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that
Jesus was Christ.
19:1: 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,
19:2: He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy
Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard
whether there be any Holy Ghost.
19:3: And he said unto them, Unto what then
were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
19:4: 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.
19:5: When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord
Jesus.
19:6: And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came
on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
19:7: And all the men
were about twelve.
19:8: And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for
the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the
kingdom of God.
19:9: 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.
19:10: 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.
19:11: And God wrought special miracles by the hands of
Paul:
19:12: 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.
19:13: 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.
19:14: And there were seven sons of
one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
19:15: And the evil
spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are
ye?
19:16: And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and
overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house
naked and wounded.
19:17: 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.
19:18: And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed
their deeds.
19:19: Many of them also which used curious arts brought their
books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of
them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
19:20: So mightily grew
the word of God and prevailed.
19:21: After these things were ended, Paul
purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go
to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
19:22:
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and
Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
19:23: And the same time
there arose no small stir about that way.
19:24: For a certain man named
Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small
gain unto the craftsmen;
19:25: Whom he called together with the workmen of
like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our
wealth.
19:26: 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:
19:27: 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.
19:28: And when
they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great
is Diana of the Ephesians.
19:29: And the whole city was filled with
confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's
companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
19:30:
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him
not.
19:31: 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.
19:32: Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the
assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come
together.
19:33: And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews
putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made
his defence unto the people.
19:34: But when they knew that he was a Jew, all
with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the
Ephesians.
19:35: 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?
19:36: Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken
against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
19:37: For ye have
brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet
blasphemers of your goddess.
19:38: Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen
which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there
are deputies: let them implead one another.
19:39: But if ye enquire any
thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful
assembly.
19:40: 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.
19:41: And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the
assembly.
20:1: And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the
disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
20:2:
And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he
came into Greece,
20:3: 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.
20:4: And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of
the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus;
and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
20:5: These going before tarried for us
at Troas.
20:6: 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.
20:7: And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came
together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow;
and continued his speech until midnight.
20:8: And there were many lights in
the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
20:9: 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.
20:10: And Paul went down, and fell on
him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in
him.
20:11: 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.
20:12: And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little
comforted.
20:13: 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.
20:14: And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to
Mitylene.
20:15: 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.
20:16: For Paul had determined to sail by
Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were
possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
20:17: And from
Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
20:18: And
when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that
I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all
seasons,
20:19: 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:
20:20: 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,
20:21: Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance
toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
20:22: And now, behold, I
go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall
me there:
20:23: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying
that bonds and afflictions abide me.
20:24: 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.
20:25: And now, behold, I know that ye all, among
whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no
more.
20:26: Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the
blood of all men.
20:27: For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the
counsel of God.
20:28: 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.
20:29: For I know this,
that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing
the flock.
20:30: Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse
things, to draw away disciples after them.
20:31: Therefore watch, and
remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night
and day with tears.
20:32: 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.
20:33: I have coveted no
man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
20:34: Yea, ye yourselves know, that these
hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with
me.
20:35: 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.
20:36: And when he had thus spoken,
he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
20:37: And they all wept sore, and
fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
20:38: 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.
21:1: And it came to pass, that after we were
gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos,
and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
21:2: And
finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set
forth.
21:3: Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand,
and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her
burden.
21:4: And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to
Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
21:5: And
when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all
brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city:
and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
21:6: And when we had taken our
leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
21:7: And
when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the
brethren, and abode with them one day.
21:8: 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.
21:9: And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did
prophesy.
21:10: And as we tarried there many days, there came down from
Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
21:11: 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.
21:12: And when
we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go
up to Jerusalem.
21:13: 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.
21:14: And when he would not be persuaded, we
ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
21:15: And after those days we
took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
21:16: There went with us
also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of
Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
21:17: And when we were
come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
21:18: And the day
following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were
present.
21:19: And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what
things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
21:20: 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:
21:21: 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.
21:22: What
is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that
thou art come.
21:23: Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men
which have a vow on them;
21:24: 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.
21:25: 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.
21:26: Then Paul
took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the
temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an
offering should be offered for every one of them.
21:27: And when the seven
days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the
temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
21:28: 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.
21:29: (For they had seen
before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul
had brought into the temple.)
21:30: 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.
21:31: And as they went about to kill him,
tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an
uproar.
21:32: 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.
21:33: 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.
21:34: 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.
21:35: And when he came upon the stairs, so it was,
that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
21:36: For
the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
21:37: 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?
21:38: Art not thou that
Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the
wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
21:39: 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.
21:40: 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,
22:1: Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence
which I make now unto you.
22:2: (And when they heard that he spake in the
Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
22:3: 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.
22:4: And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering
into prisons both men and women.
22:5: 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.
22:6: 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.
22:7: And I fell unto the
ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me?
22:8: And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus
of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
22:9: 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.
22:10: And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto
me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things
which are appointed for thee to do.
22:11: 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.
22:12: And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law,
having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
22:13: Came unto me,
and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour
I looked up upon him.
22:14: 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.
22:15: For thou shalt be his witness unto all
men of what thou hast seen and heard.
22:16: And now why tarriest thou?
arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the
Lord.
22:17: 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;
22:18: And saw him
saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will
not receive thy testimony concerning me.
22:19: And I said, Lord, they know
that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on
thee:
22:20: 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.
22:21: And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence
unto the Gentiles.
22:22: 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.
22:23: And as they cried out, and cast off
their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
22:24: 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.
22:25:
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?
22:26: When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief
captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
22:27:
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He
said, Yea.
22:28: And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I
this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
22:29: 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.
22:30: 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.
23:1: And Paul, earnestly beholding the
council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God
until this day.
23:2: And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood
by him to smite him on the mouth.
23:3: 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?
23:4: And they that stood by
said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
23:5: 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.
23:6: 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.
23:7: And when he had so
said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the
multitude was divided.
23:8: For the Sadducees say that there is no
resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess
both.
23:9: 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.
23:10:
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul
should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down,
and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the
castle.
23:11: 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.
23:12: 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.
23:13: And they were more
than forty which had made this conspiracy.
23:14: 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.
23:15: Now therefore ye with
the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to
morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and
we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
23:16: And when Paul's
sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle,
and told Paul.
23:17: Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and
said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing
to tell him.
23:18: 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.
23:19: Then the chief
captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him,
What is that thou hast to tell me?
23:20: 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 enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
23:21: 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.
23:22: 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.
23:23:
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers
to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at
the third hour of the night;
23:24: And provide them beasts, that they may
set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
23:25: And he wrote
a letter after this manner:
23:26: Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent
governor Felix sendeth greeting.
23:27: 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.
23:28: And when I would have known the
cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their
council:
23:29: Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but
to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
23:30: And
when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway
to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they
had against him. Farewell.
23:31: Then the soldiers, as it was commanded
them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
23:32: On the morrow
they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
23:33:
Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor,
presented Paul also before him.
23:34: And when the governor had read the
letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of
Cilicia;
23:35: I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come.
And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
24:1: 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.
24:2: And
when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by
thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this
nation by thy providence,
24:3: We accept it always, and in all places, most
noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
24:4: Notwithstanding, that I be not
further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy
clemency a few words.
24:5: 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:
24:6: Who also hath gone about to
profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our
law.
24:7: But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence
took him away out of our hands,
24:8: Commanding his accusers to come unto
thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things,
whereof we accuse him.
24:9: And the Jews also assented, saying that these
things were so.
24:10: 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:
24:11:
Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I
went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
24:12: And they neither found me in the
temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the
synagogues, nor in the city:
24:13: Neither can they prove the things whereof
they now accuse me.
24:14: 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:
24:15: 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.
24:16: And herein do I exercise myself, to
have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
24:17:
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
24:18:
Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with
multitude, nor with tumult.
24:19: Who ought to have been here before thee,
and object, if they had ought against me.
24:20: Or else let these same here
say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the
council,
24:21: 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.
24:22: 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.
24:23: 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.
24:24: And after
certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he
sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
24:25: 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.
24:26: 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.
24:27: But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room:
and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
25:1: Now
when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from
Caesarea to Jerusalem.
25:2: Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews
informed him against Paul, and besought him,
25:3: And desired favour against
him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill
him.
25:4: But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and
that he himself would depart shortly thither.
25:5: 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.
25:6: And when he had tarried among them more than ten
days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat
commanded Paul to be brought.
25:7: 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.
25:8: 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.
25:9: But Festus,
willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to
Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
25:10: Then said
Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews
have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
25:11: For if I be an
offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but
if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me
unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
25:12: Then Festus, when he had conferred
with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt
thou go.
25:13: And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto
Caesarea to salute Festus.
25:14: And when they had been there many days,
Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left
in bonds by Felix:
25:15: About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief
priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment
against him.
25:16: To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to
deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face
to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid
against him.
25:17: 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.
25:18: Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none
accusation of such things as I supposed:
25:19: But had certain questions
against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom
Paul affirmed to be alive.
25:20: 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.
25:21: 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.
25:22: Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man
myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
25:23: 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.
25:24: And Festus said, King
Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom
all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also
here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25:25: 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.
25:26: 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.
25:27: For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a
prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
26:1: Then
Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul
stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
26:2: 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:
26:3: 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.
26:4: My manner of
life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem,
know all the Jews;
26:5: Which knew me from the beginning, if they would
testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a
Pharisee.
26:6: And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise
made of God unto our fathers:
26:7: 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.
26:8: Why should it be thought a thing
incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
26:9: I verily thought
with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of
Nazareth.
26:10: Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints
did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and
when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
26:11: And I
punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being
exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange
cities.
26:12: Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission
from the chief priests,
26:13: 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.
26:14: 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.
26:15:
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou
persecutest.
26:16: 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;
26:17: Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto
whom now I send thee,
26:18: To open their eyes, and to turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive
forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith
that is in me.
26:19: Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto
the heavenly vision:
26:20: 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.
26:21: For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and
went about to kill me.
26:22: 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:
26:23:
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.
26:24:
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art
beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
26:25: But he said, I am
not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and
soberness.
26:26: 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.
26:27: King Agrippa, believest thou
the prophets? I know that thou believest.
26:28: Then Agrippa said unto Paul,
Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
26:29: 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.
26:30: And when he had thus
spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with
them:
26:31: And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves,
saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
26:32: Then said
Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not
appealed unto Caesar.
27:1: And when it was determined that we should sail
into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named
Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
27:2: 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.
27:3: 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.
27:4: And when we had
launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were
contrary.
27:5: And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia,
we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
27:6: And there the centurion found a ship
of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
27:7: And when we
had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind
not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
27:8: And,
hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh
whereunto was the city of Lasea.
27:9: Now when much time was spent, and when
sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul
admonished them,
27:10: 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.
27:11: Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the
owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
27:12:
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.
27:13: And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had
obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
27:14:
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called
Euroclydon.
27:15: And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into
the wind, we let her drive.
27:16: And running under a certain island which
is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
27:17: 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.
27:18:
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the
ship;
27:19: And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of
the ship.
27:20: And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no
small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken
away.
27:21: 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.
27:22: And now I exhort you to
be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of
the ship.
27:23: For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I
am, and whom I serve,
27:24: Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought
before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with
thee.
27:25: Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it
shall be even as it was told me.
27:26: Howbeit we must be cast upon a
certain island.
27:27: But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were
driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew
near to some country;
27:28: And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and
when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen
fathoms.
27:29: Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast
four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
27:30: And as the
shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into
the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the
foreship,
27:31: Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these
abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
27:32: Then the soldiers cut off the
ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
27:33: 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.
27:34:
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.
27:35: 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.
27:36: Then were they all of good
cheer, and they also took some meat.
27:37: And we were in all in the ship
two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
27:38: And when they had eaten
enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
27:39:
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.
27:40: And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed
themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail
to the wind, and made toward shore.
27:41: And falling into a place where two
seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained
unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the
waves.
27:42: And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any
of them should swim out, and escape.
27:43: 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:
27:44: 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.
28:1: And when they were
escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
28:2: 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.
28:3: 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.
28:4:
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.
28:5: And he shook off the beast
into the fire, and felt no harm.
28:6: Howbeit they looked when he should
have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great
while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he
was a god.
28:7: In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of
the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days
courteously.
28:8: And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick
of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid
his hands on him, and healed him.
28:9: So when this was done, others also,
which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
28:10: Who also
honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such
things as were necessary.
28:11: And after three months we departed in a ship
of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and
Pollux.
28:12: And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three
days.
28:13: 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:
28:14: Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them
seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
28:15: 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.
28:16: 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.
28:17: 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.
28:18: Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because
there was no cause of death in me.
28:19: But when the Jews spake against it,
I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my
nation of.
28:20: 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.
28:21: And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of
Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake
any harm of thee.
28:22: But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest:
for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken
against.
28:23: 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.
28:24: And some believed the things
which were spoken, and some believed not.
28:25: And when they agreed not
among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake
the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
28:26: Saying, Go unto
this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and
seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
28:27: 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.
28:28: Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is
sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
28:29: And when he had
said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among
themselves.
28:30: And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and
received all that came in unto him,
28:31: Preaching the kingdom of God, and
teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence,
no man forbidding him.
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