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ACTS 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all
that Jesus began both to do and teach,
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be
baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he
went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 1:12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called
Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,)
ACTS 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.
ACTS 1:17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of
this ministry.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 1:21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all
the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 1:23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was
surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
ACTS 1:24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest
the hearts of all {men}, shew whether of these two thou hast
chosen,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 1:26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon
Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
ACTS 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one place.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of
fire, and it sat upon each of them.
ACTS 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began
to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
ACTS 2:5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men,
out of every nation under heaven.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 2:7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to
another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
ACTS 2:8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we
were born?
ACTS 2:9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in
Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
ACTS 2:10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of
Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
ACTS 2:11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our
tongues the wonderful works of God.
ACTS 2:12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one
to another, What meaneth this?
ACTS 2:13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is
{but} the third hour of the day.
ACTS 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
ACTS 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:
ACTS 2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour
out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
ACTS 2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in
the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
ACTS 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon
into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
ACTS 2:21 And it shall come to pass, {that} whosoever shall call
on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and
foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have
crucified and slain:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 2:26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad;
moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
ACTS 2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither
wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
ACTS 2:28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt
make me full of joy with thy countenance.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 2:32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are
witnesses.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 2:35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort,
saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
ACTS 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added {unto them} about three
thousand souls.
ACTS 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine
and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
ACTS 2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and
signs were done by the apostles.
ACTS 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things
common;
ACTS 2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them
to all {men}, as every man had need.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people.
And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
ACTS 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at
the hour of prayer, {being} the ninth {hour}.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 3:3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple
asked an alms.
ACTS 3:4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said,
Look on us.
ACTS 3:5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive
something of them.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 3:7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted {him} up:
and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength.
ACTS 3:8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with
them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
ACTS 3:9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a
murderer to be granted unto you;
ACTS 3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised
from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 3:17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did
{it}, as {did} also your rulers.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was
preached unto you:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 3:23 And it shall come to pass, {that} every soul, which
will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the
people.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 4:1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the
captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
ACTS 4:2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached
through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
ACTS 4:3 And they laid hands on them, and put {them} in hold unto
the next day: for it was now eventide.
ACTS 4:4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and
the number of the men was about five thousand.
ACTS 4:5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers,
and elders, and scribes,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 4:7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By
what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
ACTS 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them,
Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
ACTS 4:9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the
impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you
builders, which is become the head of the corner.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 4:14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with
them, they could say nothing against it.
ACTS 4:15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the
council, they conferred among themselves,
ACTS 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}.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 4:18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak
at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 4:20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen
and heard.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 4:22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this
miracle of healing was shewed.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 4:25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why
did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
ACTS 4:26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were
gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel
determined before to be done.
ACTS 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant
unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy
word,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them
all.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 4:35 And laid {them} down at the apostles' feet: and
distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 4:37 Having land, sold {it}, and brought the money, and laid
{it} at the apostles' feet.
ACTS 5:1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife,
sold a possession,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 5:6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried {him}
out, and buried {him}.
ACTS 5:7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when
his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
ACTS 5:8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the
land for so much?  And she said, Yea, for so much.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 5:11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as
many as heard these things.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 5:13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but
the people magnified them.
ACTS 5:14 And believers were the more added to the Lord,
multitudes both of men and women.)
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 5:18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in
the common prison.
ACTS 5:19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison
doors, and brought them forth, and said,
ACTS 5:20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the
words of this life.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 5:22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the
prison, they returned, and told,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 5:27 And when they had brought them, they set {them} before
the council: and the high priest asked them,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 5:29 Then Peter and the {other} apostles answered and said,
We ought to obey God rather than men.
ACTS 5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew
and hanged on a tree.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 5:33 When they heard {that}, they were cut {to the heart},
and took counsel to slay them.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 5:35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to
yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 5:39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply
ye be found even to fight against God.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his
name.
ACTS 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they
ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 6:4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to
the ministry of the word.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 6:6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had
prayed, they laid {their} hands on them.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 6:8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders
and miracles among the people.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the
spirit by which he spake.
ACTS 6:11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him
speak blasphemous words against Moses, and {against} God.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 6:13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man
ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place,
and the law:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 7:1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
ACTS 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,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into
Egypt: but God was with him,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 7:11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and
Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no
sustenance.
ACTS 7:12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he
sent out our fathers first.
ACTS 7:13 And at the second {time} Joseph was made known to his
brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
ACTS 7:14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to {him},
and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
ACTS 7:15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our
fathers,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 7:17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God
had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
ACTS 7:18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 7:20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair,
and nourished up in his father's house three months:
ACTS 7:21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him
up, and nourished him for her own son.
ACTS 7:22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the
Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
ACTS 7:23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his
heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
ACTS 7:24 And seeing one {of them} suffer wrong, he defended
{him}, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the
Egyptian:
ACTS 7:25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how
that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 7:27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away,
saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
ACTS 7:28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian
yesterday?
ACTS 7:29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in
the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 7:33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy
feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 7:39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust {him}
from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 7:46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a
tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
ACTS 7:47 But Solomon built him an house.
ACTS 7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with
hands; as saith the prophet,
ACTS 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?
ACTS 7:50 Hath not my hand made all these things?
ACTS 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye
do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers {did}, so {do}
ye.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 7:53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels,
and have not kept {it}.
ACTS 7:54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the
heart, and they gnashed on him with {their} teeth.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 7:56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son
of man standing on the right hand of God.
ACTS 7:57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped
their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon {God}, and
saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 8:2 And devout men carried Stephen {to his burial}, and made
great lamentation over him.
ACTS 8:3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into
every house, and haling men and women committed {them} to prison.
ACTS 8:4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every
where preaching the word.
ACTS 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and
preached Christ unto them.
ACTS 8:6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those
things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which
he did.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 8:8 And there was great joy in that city.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the
greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
ACTS 8:11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time
he had bewitched them with sorceries.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that
they might receive the Holy Ghost:
ACTS 8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they
were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
ACTS 8:17 Then laid they {their} hands on them, and they received
the Holy Ghost.
ACTS 8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the
apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
ACTS 8:19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I
lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy
heart is not right in the sight of God.
ACTS 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God,
if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
ACTS 8:23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness,
and {in} the bond of iniquity.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 8:28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias
the prophet.
ACTS 8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join
thyself to this chariot.
ACTS 8:30 And Philip ran thither to {him}, and heard him read the
prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who
shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the
earth.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same
scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he
preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
ACTS 9:1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly
there shined round about him a light from heaven:
ACTS 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto
him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless,
hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat
nor drink.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:11 And the Lord {said} unto him, Arise, and go into the
street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of
Judas for {one} called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 9:14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to
bind all that call on thy name.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 9:16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for
my name's sake.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been
scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was
baptized.
ACTS 9:19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened.
Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at
Damascus.
ACTS 9:20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues,
that he is the Son of God.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 9:22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded
the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very
Christ.
ACTS 9:23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took
counsel to kill him:
ACTS 9:24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they
watched the gates day and night to kill him.
ACTS 9:25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let {him}
down by the wall in a basket.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:28 And he was with them coming in and going out at
Jerusalem.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:30 {Which} when the brethren knew, they brought him down
to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all
{quarters}, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
ACTS 9:33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which
had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
ACTS 9:34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh
thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
ACTS 9:35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and
turned to the Lord.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 9:41 And he gave her {his} hand, and lifted her up, and when
he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
ACTS 9:42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many
believed in the Lord.
ACTS 9:43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa
with one Simon a tanner.
ACTS 10:1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a
centurion of the band called the Italian {band},
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 10:5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for {one} Simon,
whose surname is Peter:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 10:8 And when he had declared all {these} things unto them,
he sent them to Joppa.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 10:10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but
while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
ACTS 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:
ACTS 10:12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the
earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the
air.
ACTS 10:13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and
eat.
ACTS 10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten
any thing that is common or unclean.
ACTS 10:15 And the voice {spake} unto him again the second time,
What God hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common.
ACTS 10:16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up
again into heaven.
ACTS 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 inquiry for Simon's house, and stood
before the gate,
ACTS 10:18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was
surnamed Peter, were lodged there.
ACTS 10:19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said
unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
ACTS 10:20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them,
doubting nothing: for I have sent them.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 10:24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And
Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen
and near friends.
ACTS 10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and
fell down at his feet, and worshipped {him}.
ACTS 10:26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also
am a man.
ACTS 10:27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many
that were come together.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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,
ACTS 10:31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine
alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 10:34 Then Peter opened {his} mouth, and said, Of a truth I
perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
ACTS 10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh
righteousness, is accepted with him.
ACTS 10:36 The word which {God} sent unto the children of Israel,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
ACTS 10:37 That word, {I say}, ye know, which was published
throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism
which John preached;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 10:40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him
openly;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his
name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
ACTS 10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell
on all them which heard the word.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 10:46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify
God. Then answered Peter,
ACTS 10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be
baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
ACTS 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of
the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
ACTS 11:1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard
that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
ACTS 11:2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were
of the circumcision contended with him,
ACTS 11:3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst
eat with them.
ACTS 11:4 But Peter rehearsed {the matter} from the beginning,
and expounded {it} by order unto them, saying,
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 11:7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay
and eat.
ACTS 11:8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean
hath at any time entered into my mouth.
ACTS 11:9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God
hath cleansed, {that} call not thou common.
ACTS 11:10 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up
again into heaven.
ACTS 11:11 And, behold, immediately there were three men already
come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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;
ACTS 11:14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy
house shall be saved.
ACTS 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them,
as on us at the beginning.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great
number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 11:25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 11:27 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto
Antioch.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 11:29 Then the disciples, every man according to his
ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt
in Judaea:
ACTS 11:30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the
hands of Barnabas and Saul.
ACTS 12:1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth
{his} hands to vex certain of the church.
ACTS 12:2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
ACTS 12:3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded
further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened
bread.)
ACTS 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.
ACTS 12:5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made
without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 12:13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel
came to hearken, named Rhoda.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 12:16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened
{the door}, and saw him, they were astonished.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 12:18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir
among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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}.
ACTS 12:21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel,
sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
ACTS 12:22 And the people gave a shout, {saying, it is} the voice
of a god, and not of a man.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 12:24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
ACTS 12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when
they had fulfilled {their} ministry, and took with them John,
whose surname was Mark.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid {their}
hands on them, they sent {them} away.
ACTS 13:4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed
unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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} Barjesus:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by
interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy
from the faith.
ACTS 13:9 Then Saul, (who also {is called} Paul,) filled with the
Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed,
being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with {his} hand
said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their
manners in the wilderness.
ACTS 13:19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of
Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
ACTS 13:20 And after that he gave {unto them} judges about the
space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:23 Of this man's seed hath God according to {his} promise
raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
ACTS 13:24 When John had first preached before his coming the
baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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}.
ACTS 13:28 And though they found no cause of death {in him}, yet
desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:30 But God raised him from the dead:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the
promise which was made unto the fathers,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:35 Wherefore he saith also in another {psalm}, Thou shalt
not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 13:37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
ACTS 13:38 Be it known unto you therefore, men {and} brethren,
that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of
sins:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is
spoken of in the prophets;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city
together to hear the word of God.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all
the region.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 13:51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against
them, and came unto Iconium.
ACTS 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the
Holy Ghost.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 14:2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and
made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 14:4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part
held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 14:6 They were ware of {it}, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe,
cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
ACTS 14:7 And there they preached the gospel.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 14:9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding
him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
ACTS 14:10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And
he leaped and walked.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 14:12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul,
Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 14:14 {Which} when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard
{of}, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people,
crying out,
ACTS 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:
ACTS 14:16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in
their own ways.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 14:18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the
people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 14:24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they
came to Pamphylia.
ACTS 14:25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they
went down into Attalia:
ACTS 14:26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had
been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they
fulfilled.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 14:28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 15:6 And the apostles and elders came together for to
consider of this matter.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness,
giving them the Holy Ghost, even as {he did} unto us;
ACTS 15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying
their hearts by faith.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 15:13 And after they had held their peace, James answered,
saying, Men {and} brethren, hearken unto me:
ACTS 15:14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit
the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
ACTS 15:15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is
written,
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 15:18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of
the world.
ACTS 15:19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them,
which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that
preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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:
ACTS 15:25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one
accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and
Paul,
ACTS 15:26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
ACTS 15:27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also
tell {you} the same things by mouth.
ACTS 15:28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to
lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 15:30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and
when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the
epistle:
ACTS 15:31 {Which} when they had read, they rejoiced for the
consolation.
ACTS 15:32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves,
exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed {them}.
ACTS 15:33 And after they had tarried {there} a space, they were
let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
ACTS 15:34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
ACTS 15:35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching
and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 15:37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose
surname was Mark.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 15:40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended
by the brethren unto the grace of God.
ACTS 15:41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the
churches.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 16:2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at
Lystra and Iconium.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 16:5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and
increased in number daily.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 16:7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into
Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
ACTS 16:8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 16:11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight
course to Samothracia, and the next {day} to Neapolis;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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}.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 16:20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These
men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
ACTS 16:21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to
receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
ACTS 16:22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and
the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat
{them}.
ACTS 16:23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they
cast {them} into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
ACTS 16:24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into
the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
ACTS 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang
praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 16:28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself
no harm: for we are all here.
ACTS 16:29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came
trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
ACTS 16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do
to be saved?
ACTS 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
ACTS 16:32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to
all that were in his house.
ACTS 16:33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and
washed {their} stripes; and was baptized, he and all his,
straightway.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 16:35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the
serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 16:38 And the serjeants told these words unto the
magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were
Romans.
ACTS 16:39 And they came and besought them, and brought {them}
out, and desired {them} to depart out of the city.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and
Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of
the Jews:
ACTS 17:2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and
three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 17:7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to
the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, {one}
Jesus.
ACTS 17:8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the
city, when they heard these things.
ACTS 17:9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the
other, they let them go.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 17:12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable
women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 17:19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus,
saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou
speakest, {is}?
ACTS 17:20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears:
we would know therefore what these things mean.
ACTS 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.)
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 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;
ACTS 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;
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now
commandeth all men every where to repent:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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}.
ACTS 17:33 So Paul departed from among them.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 18:1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came
to Corinth;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 18:3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with
them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
ACTS 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and
persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 18:9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision,
Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 18:11 And he continued {there} a year and six months,
teaching the word of God among them.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 18:13 Saying, This {fellow} persuadeth men to worship God
contrary to the law.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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}.
ACTS 18:16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 18:19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he
himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
ACTS 18:20 When they desired {him} to tarry longer time with
them, he consented not;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 18:22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and
saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 18:24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria,
an eloquent man, {and} mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 18:28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, {and that}
publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized?
And they said, Unto John's baptism.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:5 When they heard {this}, they were baptized in the name
of the Lord Jesus.
ACTS 19:6 And when Paul had laid {his} hands upon them, the Holy
Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
ACTS 19:7 And all the men were about twelve.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:14 And there were seven sons of {one} Sceva, a Jew, {and}
chief of the priests, which did so.
ACTS 19:15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know,
and Paul I know; but who are ye?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed
their deeds.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that
way.
ACTS 19:24 For a certain {man} named Demetrius, a silversmith,
which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto
the craftsmen;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:28 And when they heard {these sayings}, they were full of
wrath, and cried out, saying, Great {is} Diana of the Ephesians.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people,
the disciples suffered him not.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 19:36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken
against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
ACTS 19:37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are
neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:39 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters,
it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 19:41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the
assembly.
ACTS 20:1 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto {him}
the disciples, and embraced {them}, and departed for to go into
Macedonia.
ACTS 20:2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given
them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:5 These going before tarried for us at Troas.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where
they were gathered together.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing
{him} said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a
little comforted.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and
came to Mitylene.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the
elders of the church.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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,
ACTS 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks,
repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
ACTS 20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto
Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
ACTS 20:23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city,
saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I {am}
pure from the blood of all {men}.
ACTS 20:27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the
counsel of God.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall
grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
ACTS 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking
perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
ACTS 20:34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have
ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 20:36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and
prayed with them all.
ACTS 20:37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and
kissed him,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 21:2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went
aboard, and set forth.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 21:6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took
ship; and they returned home again.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 21:9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did
prophesy.
ACTS 21:10 And as we tarried {there} many days, there came down
from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 21:12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of
that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 21:14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying,
The will of the Lord be done.
ACTS 21:15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and
went up to Jerusalem.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 21:17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren
received us gladly.
ACTS 21:18 And the {day} following Paul went in with us unto
James; and all the elders were present.
ACTS 21:19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly
what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 21:22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come
together: for they will hear that thou art come.
ACTS 21:23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four
men which have a vow on them;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.)
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 21:36 For the multitude of the people followed after,
crying, Away with him.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 22:1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence {which I
make} now unto you.
ACTS 22:2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue
to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
ACTS 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.
ACTS 22:4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and
delivering into prisons both men and women.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 22:7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying
unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
ACTS 22:8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto
me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 22:12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law,
having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt {there},
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 22:15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what
thou hast seen and heard.
ACTS 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and
wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 22:19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat
in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 22:21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far
hence unto the Gentiles.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 22:23 And as they cried out, and cast {off} their clothes,
and threw dust into the air,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 22:27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell
me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
ACTS 22:28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum
obtained I this freedom.  And Paul said, But I was {free} born.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men
{and} brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God
until this day.
ACTS 23:2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood
by him to smite him on the mouth.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 23:4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high
priest?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 23:7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension
between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was
divided.
ACTS 23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,
neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 23:13 And they were more than forty which had made this
conspiracy.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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 inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 23:24 And provide {them} beasts, that they may set Paul on,
and bring {him} safe unto Felix the governor.
ACTS 23:25 And he wrote a letter after this manner:
ACTS 23:26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix
{sendeth} greeting.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 23:28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they
accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 23:31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took
Paul, and brought {him} by night to Antipatris.
ACTS 23:32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him,
and returned to the castle:
ACTS 23:33 Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the
epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 24:3 We accept {it} always, and in all places, most noble
Felix, with all thankfulness.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 24:6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we
took, and would have judged according to our law.
ACTS 24:7 But the chief captain Lysias came {upon us}, and with
great violence took {him} away out of our hands,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 24:9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things
were so.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 24:11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are
yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 24:13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now
accuse me.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a
conscience void of offence toward God, and {toward} men.
ACTS 24:17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my
nation, and offerings.
ACTS 24:18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in
the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
ACTS 24:19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object,
if they had ought against me.
ACTS 24:20 Or else let these same {here} say, if they have found
any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 24:27 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix'
room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul
bound.
ACTS 25:1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three
days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
ACTS 25:2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed
him against Paul, and besought him,
ACTS 25:3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for
him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
ACTS 25:4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at
Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly {thither}.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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?
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 25:12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council,
answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou
go.
ACTS 25:13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came
unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 25:18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought
none accusation of such things as I supposed:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 25:22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the
man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 25:27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner,
and not withal to signify the crimes {laid} against him.
ACTS 26:1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to
speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and
answered for himself:
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first
among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the
promise made of God unto our fathers:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you,
that God should raise the dead?
ACTS 26:9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many
things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
ACTS 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}.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and
commission from the chief priests,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am
Jesus whom thou persecutest.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 26:17 Delivering thee from the people, and {from} the
Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto
the heavenly vision:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and
went about to kill {me}.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but
speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that
thou believest.
ACTS 26:28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me
to be a Christian.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 26:30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the
governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
ACTS 26:31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between
themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of
bonds.
ACTS 26:32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have
been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 27:4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under
Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
ACTS 27:5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and
Pamphylia, we came to Myra, {a city} of Lycia.
ACTS 27:6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria
sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 27:8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is
called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city {of} Lasea.
ACTS 27:9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now
dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished
{them},
ACTS 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.
ACTS 27:11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the
owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by
Paul.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 27:13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that
they had obtained {their} purpose, loosing {thence}, they sailed
close by Crete.
ACTS 27:14 But not long after there arose against it a
tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
ACTS 27:15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up
into the wind, we let {her} drive.
ACTS 27:16 And running under a certain island which is called
Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 27:18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the
next {day} they lightened the ship;
ACTS 27:19 And the third {day} we cast out with our own hands the
tackling of the ship.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 27:23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God,
whose I am, and whom I serve,
ACTS 27:24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before
Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with
thee.
ACTS 27:25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God,
that it shall be even as it was told me.
ACTS 27:26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
ACTS 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;
ACTS 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.
ACTS 27:29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks,
they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except
these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
ACTS 27:32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and
let her fall off.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 27:36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took
{some} meat.
ACTS 27:37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore
and sixteen souls.
ACTS 27:38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the
ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 27:42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners,
lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 28:1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the
island was called Melita.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 28:5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no
harm.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 28:9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases
in the island, came, and were healed:
ACTS 28:10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we
departed, they laded {us} with such things as were necessary.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 28:12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried {there} three
days.
ACTS 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:
ACTS 28:14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry
with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 28:18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let {me}
go, because there was no cause of death in me.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 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.
ACTS 28:24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and
some believed not.
ACTS 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,
ACTS 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:
ACTS 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.
ACTS 28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of
God is sent unto the Gentiles, and {that} they will hear it.
ACTS 28:29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed,
and had great reasoning among themselves.
ACTS 28:30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house,
and received all that came in unto him,
ACTS 28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those
things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence,
no man forbidding him.