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{\MT The Acts of the Apostles

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
first book
I wrote,
Theophilus, concerned
all
that
Jesus
began
both
to
do
and
to
teach,
\VS{2}until
the
day
in
which
he
was
received
up,
after
he
had
given commandment
through
the
Holy
Spirit
to
the
apostles
whom
he
had
chosen.
\VS{3}To
these
he
also showed
himself
alive
after
he
suffered,
by
many
proofs,
appearing
to
them
over
a
period
of
forty
days
and
speaking
about
God’s
Kingdom.
\VS{4}Being assembled
together
with
them,
he
commanded
them,
{\WJ{“Don’t depart
from
Jerusalem,
but
wait
for
the
promise
of
the
Father,
which
you
heard
from
me.
}}
\VS{5}{\WJ{
For
John
indeed
baptized
in
water,
but
you
will
be
baptized
in
the
Holy
Spirit
not
many
days
from
now.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Therefore,
when
they
had
come
together,
they
asked
him, “Lord,
are
you
now
restoring
the
kingdom
to
Israel?”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}He
said
to
them,
{\WJ{“It
isn’t
for
you
to
know
times
or
seasons
which
the
Father
has
set
within
his
own
authority.
}}
\VS{8}{\WJ{
But
you
will
receive
power
when
the
Holy
Spirit
has
come
upon
you.
You
will
be
witnesses
to
me
in
Jerusalem,
in
all
Judea
and
Samaria,
and
to
the uttermost parts
of
the
earth.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}When
he
had
said
these
things,
as
they
were
looking,
he
was taken
up,
and
a
cloud
received
him
out
of
their
sight.
\VS{10}While
they
were
looking steadfastly
into
the
sky
as
he
went,
behold,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:10 }
“Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.}
two
men
stood
by
them
in
white
clothing,
\VS{11}who
also
said, “You
men
of
Galilee,
why
do
you
stand
looking
into
the
sky?
This
Jesus,
who
was
received
up
from
you
into
the
sky,
will
come
back
in
the
same
way
as
you
saw
him
going
into
the
sky.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
they
returned
to
Jerusalem
from
the
mountain
called
Olivet,
which
is
near
Jerusalem,
a
Sabbath
day’s
journey
away.
\VS{13}When
they
had
come
in,
they
went
up
into
the
upper
room
where
they
were
staying,
that
is
Peter,
John,
James,
Andrew,
Philip,
Thomas,
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
James
the son
of Alphaeus,
Simon
the Zealot,
and
Judas
the son
of
James.
\VS{14}All
these
with
one
accord
continued steadfastly
in
prayer
and supplication,
along
with
the
women
and
Mary
the
mother
of
Jesus,
and
with
his
brothers.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}In
these
days,
Peter
stood
up
in
the
middle
of
the
disciples (and
the
number
of
names
was
about
one
hundred
twenty),
and
said,
\VS{16}“Brothers,
it
was
necessary
that
this
Scripture
should
be
fulfilled,
which
the
Holy
Spirit spoke
before
by
the
mouth
of
David
concerning
Judas,
who
was
guide
to
those
who
took
Jesus.
\VS{17}For
he
was
counted
with
us,
and
received
his
portion
in
this
ministry.
\VS{18}Now
this
man obtained
a
field
with
the
reward
for
his
wickedness;
and
falling
headlong,
his body
burst
open
and
all
his
intestines gushed
out.
\VS{19}It
became
known
to
everyone
who
lived
in
Jerusalem
that
in
their
language
that
field
was
called ‘Akeldama,’
that
is, ‘The
field
of
blood.’
\VS{20}For
it
is
written
in
the
book
of
Psalms,
\par }{\Q ‘Let
his habitation
be
made
desolate.
\par }{\QB Let
no
one
dwell
in
it;’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 1:20 }
Psalm 69:25}
\par }{\PP and,
\par }{\Q ‘Let
another
take
his
office.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 1:20 }
Psalm 109:8}
\par }{\PP \VS{21}“Of
the
men
therefore
who
have
accompanied
us
all
the
time
that
the
Lord
Jesus
went
in
and
out
among
us,
\VS{22}beginning
from
the
baptism
of
John
to
the
day
that
he
was
received
up
from us,
of
these
one
must
become
a
witness
with us
of
his
resurrection.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}They
put
forward
two:
Joseph
called
Barsabbas,
who
was
also
called
Justus,
and
Matthias.
\VS{24}They
prayed
and
said, “You,
Lord,
who
know
the
hearts
of
all
men,
show
which
one
of
these
two
you
have
chosen
\VS{25}to
take part
in
this
ministry
and
apostleship
from
which
Judas fell
away,
that
he
might
go
to
his
own
place.”
\VS{26}They
drew
lots
for
them,
and
the
lot
fell
on
Matthias;
and
he
was counted
with
the
eleven
apostles.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
when
the
day
of
Pentecost
had
come,
they
were
all
with
one accord
in
one
place.
\VS{2}Suddenly
there
came
from
the
sky
a sound
like
the
rushing
of
a mighty
wind,
and
it
filled
all
the
house
where
they
were
sitting.
\VS{3}Tongues
like
fire
appeared
and
were distributed
to
them,
and
one
sat
on
each
of
them.
\VS{4}They
were
all
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit
and
began
to
speak
with
other
languages,
as
the
Spirit
gave
them
the ability
to
speak.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Now
there
were
dwelling
in
Jerusalem
Jews,
devout
men,
from
every
nation
under
the
sky.
\VS{6}When
this
sound
was
heard,
the
multitude
came
together
and
were
bewildered,
because
everyone
heard
them
speaking
in
his
own
language.
\VS{7}They
were
all
amazed
and
marveled,
saying
to
one another, “Behold,
aren’t
all
these
who
speak
Galileans?
\VS{8}How
do
we
hear,
everyone
in
our
own
native
language?
\VS{9}Parthians,
Medes,
Elamites,
and
people
from
Mesopotamia,
Judea,
Cappadocia,
Pontus,
Asia,
\VS{10}Phrygia,
Pamphylia,
Egypt,
the
parts
of
Libya
around
Cyrene,
visitors
from
Rome,
both
Jews
and
proselytes,
\VS{11}Cretans
and Arabians—we
hear
them
speaking
in
our
languages
the
mighty works
of
God!”
\VS{12}They
were
all
amazed
and
were
perplexed,
saying
to
one
another, “What
does
this
mean?”
\VS{13}Others, mocking,
said, “They
are filled
with new
wine.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}But
Peter,
standing
up
with
the
eleven,
lifted
up
his
voice
and spoke
out
to
them, “You
men
of
Judea
and
all
you
who
dwell
at
Jerusalem,
let
this
be
known
to
you,
and listen
to
my
words.
\VS{15}For
these
aren’t drunken,
as
you
suppose,
seeing
it
is
only
the
third
hour
of
the
day.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:15 }
about 9:00 a.m.}
\VS{16}But
this
is
what
has
been
spoken
through
the
prophet
Joel:
\par }{\Q \VS{17}‘It
will
be
in
the
last
days,
says
God,
\par }{\QB that
I
will pour
out
my
Spirit
on
all
flesh.
\par }{\Q Your
sons
and
your
daughters
will
prophesy.
\par }{\QB Your
young
men
will
see
visions.
\par }{\QB Your
old
men
will
dream
dreams.
\par }{\Q \VS{18}Yes,
and
on
my
servants
and
on
my handmaidens
in
those
days,
\par }{\QB I
will pour
out
my
Spirit,
and
they
will
prophesy.
\par }{\Q \VS{19}I
will
show
wonders
in
the
sky
above,
\par }{\QB and
signs
on
the
earth beneath:
\par }{\QB blood,
and
fire,
and billows
of
smoke.
\par }{\Q \VS{20}The
sun
will
be
turned
into
darkness,
\par }{\QB and
the
moon
into
blood,
\par }{\QB before
the
great
and
glorious
day
of
the
Lord
comes.
\par }{\Q \VS{21}It
will
be
that
whoever
will
call
on
the
name
of
the
Lord
will
be
saved.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 2:21 }
Joel 2:28-32}
\par }{\PP \VS{22}“Men
of
Israel,
hear
these
words!
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
a
man approved
by
God
to
you
by
mighty works
and
wonders
and
signs
which
God
did
by
him
among
you,
even
as
you
yourselves
know,
\VS{23}him, being
delivered up
by
the
determined
counsel
and
foreknowledge
of
God,
you
have taken
by
the
hand
of
lawless
men, crucified
and
killed;
\VS{24}whom
God
raised
up, having freed
him
from
the
agony
of
death,
because
it
was
not
possible
that
he
should
be
held
by
it.
\VS{25}For
David
says concerning
him,
\par }{\Q ‘I
saw
the
Lord
always
before
my face,
\par }{\QB for
he
is
on
my
right
hand,
that
I
should
not
be moved.
\par }{\Q \VS{26}Therefore
my
heart
was
glad,
and
my
tongue
rejoiced.
\par }{\QB Moreover
my
flesh
also
will dwell
in
hope,
\par }{\Q \VS{27}because
you
will
not
leave
my
soul
in
Hades,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:27 }
or, Hell}
\par }{\QB neither
will
you
allow
your
Holy
One
to
see
decay.
\par }{\Q \VS{28}You
made
known
to
me
the
ways
of
life.
\par }{\QB You
will
make
me
full
of
gladness
with
your
presence.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 2:28 }
Psalm 16:8-11
}
\par }{\PP \VS{29}“Brothers,
I
may
tell
you freely
of
the
patriarch
David,
that
he
both
died
and
was
buried,
and
his
tomb
is
with
us
to
this
day.
\VS{30}Therefore,
being
a
prophet,
and
knowing
that
God
had
sworn
with
an
oath
to
him
that
of
the
fruit
of
his body, according
to
the flesh,
he
would raise up
the
Christ\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:30 }
“Christ” means “Anointed One”.}
to
sit
on
his
throne,
\VS{31}he foreseeing
this,
spoke
about
the
resurrection
of
the
Christ,
that
his soul wasn’t
left
in
Hades,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:31 }
or, Hell}
and
his
flesh didn’t
see
decay.
\VS{32}This
Jesus
God
raised
up,
to
which
we
all
are
witnesses.
\VS{33}Being
therefore
exalted
by
the
right
hand
of
God,
and
having
received
from
the
Father
the
promise
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
he
has poured out
this
which
you
now
see
and
hear.
\VS{34}For
David
didn’t
ascend
into
the
heavens,
but
he
says
himself,
\par }{\Q ‘The
Lord
said
to
my
Lord, “Sit
by
my
right
hand
\par }{\QB \VS{35}until
I
make
your
enemies
a
footstool for
your
feet.” ’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 2:35 }
Psalm 110:1
}
\par }{\PP \VS{36}“Let
all
the
house
of
Israel
therefore
know
certainly
that
God
has
made
him
both
Lord
and
Christ,
this
Jesus
whom
you
crucified.”
\par }{\PP \VS{37}Now
when
they
heard
this,
they
were cut
to
the
heart,
and
said
to
Peter
and
the
rest
of
the
apostles, “Brothers,
what
shall
we
do?”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}Peter
said
to
them, “Repent
and
be
baptized,
every
one
of
you,
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
for
the
forgiveness
of
sins,
and
you
will
receive
the
gift
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
\VS{39}For
the
promise
is
to
you
and
to
your
children,
and
to
all
who
are
far off,
even
as
many
as
the
Lord
our
God
will
call
to
himself.”
\VS{40}With
many
other
words
he
testified
and
exhorted
them,
saying, “Save
yourselves
from
this
crooked
generation!”
\par }{\PP \VS{41}Then
those
who gladly
received
his
word
were
baptized.
There
were
added
that
day
about
three
thousand
souls.
\VS{42}They
continued steadfastly
in
the
apostles’
teaching
and
fellowship,
in
the
breaking
of
bread,
and
prayer.
\VS{43}Fear
came
on
every
soul,
and
many
wonders
and
signs
were
done
through
the
apostles.
\VS{44}All
who
believed
were
together,
and
had
all
things
in
common.
\VS{45}They
sold
their
possessions
and goods,
and distributed
them
to
all, according
as
anyone
had
need.
\VS{46}Day
by
day,
continuing steadfastly
with
one
accord
in
the
temple,
and
breaking
bread
at
home,
they took
their
food
with
gladness
and singleness
of
heart,
\VS{47}praising
God
and
having
favor
with
all
the
people.
The
Lord
added
to
the assembly
day
by
day
those
who
were
being
saved.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Peter
and
John
were
going
up
into
the
temple
at
the
hour
of
prayer,
the ninth
hour.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:1 }
3:00 p.m.}
\VS{2}A
certain
man
who
was
lame
from
his
mother’s
womb
was
being
carried,
whom
they
laid
daily
at
the
door
of
the
temple
which
is
called
Beautiful,
to
ask
gifts
for
the needy
of
those
who
entered
into
the
temple.
\VS{3}Seeing
Peter
and
John
about
to
go
into
the
temple,
he
asked
to
receive
gifts
for
the needy.
\VS{4}Peter, fastening
his eyes
on
him,
with
John,
said, “Look
at
us.”
\VS{5}He listened
to
them,
expecting
to
receive
something
from
them.
\VS{6}But
Peter
said, “I
have
no
silver
or
gold,
but
what
I
have,
that
I
give
you.
In
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Nazareth,
get
up
and
walk!”
\VS{7}He took
him
by
the
right
hand
and
raised
him
up.
Immediately
his
feet
and
his ankle bones received strength.
\VS{8}Leaping
up,
he
stood
and began
to
walk.
He
entered
with
them
into
the
temple,
walking,
leaping,
and
praising
God.
\VS{9}All
the
people
saw
him
walking
and
praising
God.
\VS{10}They
recognized
him,
that
it
was
he
who used
to
sit begging
for
gifts
for
the needy
at
the
Beautiful
Gate
of
the
temple.
They
were
filled
with
wonder
and
amazement
at
what
had
happened
to
him.
\VS{11}As
the lame man
who
was healed
held
on
to
Peter
and
John,
all
the
people
ran
together
to
them
in
the porch
that
is
called
Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}When
Peter
saw
it,
he
responded
to
the
people, “You
men
of
Israel,
why
do
you
marvel
at
this
man?
Why
do
you fasten
your eyes
on
us,
as
though
by
our
own
power
or
godliness
we
had
made
him
walk?
\VS{13}The
God
of
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
the
God
of
our
fathers,
has
glorified
his
Servant
Jesus,
whom
you
delivered
up
and
denied
in
the
presence
of
Pilate,
when
he
had
determined
to
release
him.
\VS{14}But
you
denied
the
Holy
and
Righteous
One
and
asked
for
a
murderer
to
be
granted
to
you,
\VS{15}and
killed
the
Prince
of
life,
whom
God
raised
from
the
dead,
to
which
we
are
witnesses.
\VS{16}By
faith
in
his
name,
his
name
has made
this
man strong,
whom
you
see
and
know. Yes,
the
faith
which
is
through
him
has
given
him
this
perfect soundness
in
the
presence
of
you
all.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}“Now,
brothers,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:17 }
The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
I
know
that
you
did
this
in
ignorance,
as
did
also
your
rulers.
\VS{18}But
the
things
which
God
announced
by
the
mouth
of
all
his
prophets,
that
Christ
should
suffer,
he
thus
fulfilled.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}“Repent
therefore,
and
turn
again,
that
your
sins
may
be blotted
out,
so
that
there
may
come
times
of
refreshing
from
the
presence
of
the
Lord,
\VS{20}and
that
he
may
send
Christ
Jesus,
who
was ordained
for
you
before,
\VS{21}whom
heaven
must
receive
until
the
times
of
restoration
of
all
things,
which
God
spoke
long
ago
by
the
mouth
of
his
holy
prophets.
\VS{22}For
Moses
indeed
said
to
the fathers, ‘The
Lord
God
will
raise
up
a
prophet
for
you
from
among
your
brothers,
like
me.
You
shall
listen
to
him
in
all
things
whatever
he
says
to
you.
\VS{23}It
will
be
that
every
soul
that
will
not
listen
to
that
prophet
will
be
utterly
destroyed
from
among
the
people.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 3:23 }
Deuteronomy 18:15,18-19
}
\VS{24}Yes,
and
all
the
prophets
from
Samuel
and
those
who followed
after,
as
many
as
have
spoken,
also
told
of
these
days.
\VS{25}You
are
the
children
of
the
prophets,
and
of
the
covenant
which
God
made
with
our
fathers,
saying
to
Abraham, ‘All
the
families
of
the
earth
will
be
blessed
through
your offspring.’\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:25 }
or, seed}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 3:25 }
Genesis 22:18; 26:4}
\VS{26}God, having
raised
up
his
servant
Jesus,
sent
him
to
you
first
to
bless
you,
in
turning
away
every
one
of
you
from
your
wickedness.”

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}As
they
spoke
to
the
people,
the
priests
and
the
captain
of
the
temple
and
the
Sadducees
came
to
them,
\VS{2}being upset
because
they
taught
the
people
and
proclaimed
in
Jesus
the
resurrection
from
the
dead.
\VS{3}They
laid
hands
on
them,
and
put
them
in custody
until
the
next
day,
for
it
was
now
evening.
\VS{4}But
many
of
those
who
heard
the
word
believed,
and
the
number
of
the
men
came
to
be
about
five
thousand.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}In
the morning,
their
rulers,
elders,
and
scribes
were
gathered
together
in
Jerusalem.
\VS{6}Annas
the
high
priest
was
there,
with
Caiaphas,
John,
Alexander,
and
as
many
as
were relatives
of
the
high
priest.
\VS{7}When
they
had
stood
Peter
and
John
in
the
middle
of
them,
they
inquired, “By
what
power,
or
in
what
name,
have
you
done
this?”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
Peter,
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit,
said
to
them, “You
rulers
of
the
people
and
elders
of
Israel,
\VS{9}if
we
are
examined
today
concerning
a good deed
done
to
a crippled
man,
by
what
means
this
man
has been healed,
\VS{10}may
it
be
known
to
you
all,
and
to
all
the
people
of
Israel,
that
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Nazareth,
whom
you
crucified,
whom
God
raised
from
the
dead,
this
man
stands
here
before
you
whole
in
him.
\VS{11}He
is ‘the
stone
which
was regarded
as worthless
by
you,
the
builders,
which
has
become
the
head
of
the
corner.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 4:11 }
Psalm 118:22}
\VS{12}There
is
salvation
in
no
one
else,
for
there
is
no
other
name
under
heaven
that
is
given
among
men,
by
which
we
must
be
saved!”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Now
when
they
saw
the
boldness
of
Peter
and
John,
and
had
perceived
that
they
were unlearned
and ignorant
men,
they
marveled.
They
recognized
that
they
had
been
with
Jesus.
\VS{14}Seeing
the
man
who
was
healed
standing
with
them,
they
could
say
nothing
against
it.
\VS{15}But
when
they
had
commanded
them
to
go aside
out
of
the
council,
they conferred
among
themselves,
\VS{16}saying, “What
shall
we
do
to
these
men?
Because
indeed
a notable
miracle
has
been
done
through
them,
as
can
be plainly seen
by
all
who
dwell
in
Jerusalem,
and
we
can’t
deny
it.
\VS{17}But
so
that
this spreads
no
further
among
the
people, let’s threaten
them,
that
from
now
on
they
don’t
speak
to
anyone
in
this
name.”
\VS{18}They
called
them,
and
commanded
them
not
to
speak
at
all
nor
teach
in
the
name
of
Jesus.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}But
Peter
and
John
answered
them, “Whether
it
is
right
in
the
sight
of
God
to
listen
to
you
rather
than
to
God,
judge
for
yourselves,
\VS{20}for
we
can’t help
telling
the
things
which
we
saw
and
heard.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}When
they
had
further
threatened
them,
they
let
them
go,
finding
no
way
to
punish
them,
because
of
the
people;
for
everyone
glorified
God
for
that
which
was
done.
\VS{22}For
the
man
on
whom
this
miracle
of
healing
was
performed
was
more
than
forty
years old.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Being
let
go,
they
came
to
their
own company
and
reported
all
that
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
had
said
to
them.
\VS{24}When
they
heard
it,
they
lifted
up
their
voice
to
God
with
one
accord
and
said, “O
Lord,
you
are
God,
who
made
the
heaven,
the
earth,
the
sea,
and
all
that
is
in
them;
\VS{25}who
by
the
mouth
of
your
servant
David,
said,
\par }{\Q ‘Why
do
the
nations
rage,
\par }{\QB and
the
peoples
plot
a
vain
thing?
\par }{\Q \VS{26}The
kings
of
the
earth take
a
stand,
\par }{\QB and
the
rulers plot
together,
\par }{\QB against
the
Lord,
and
against
his
Christ.’\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:26 }
Christ (Greek) and Messiah (Hebrew) both mean Anointed One.}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 4:26 }
Psalm 2:1-2}
\par }{\PP \VS{27}“For
truly,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 4:27 }
nu adds “in this city,”}
both
Herod
and
Pontius
Pilate,
with
the
Gentiles
and
the
people
of
Israel,
were
gathered
together
against
your
holy
servant
Jesus,
whom
you
anointed,
\VS{28}to
do
whatever
your
hand
and
your
counsel foreordained
to
happen.
\VS{29}Now,
Lord, look
at
their
threats,
and
grant
to
your
servants
to
speak
your
word
with
all
boldness,
\VS{30}while
you
stretch
out
your
hand
to
heal;
and
that
signs
and
wonders
may
be
done
through
the
name
of
your
holy
Servant
Jesus.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}When
they
had
prayed,
the
place
was
shaken
where
they
were
gathered
together.
They
were
all
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
they
spoke
the
word
of
God
with
boldness.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}The
multitude
of
those
who
believed
were
of
one
heart
and
soul.
Not
one
of
them
claimed
that
anything
of
the
things
which
he possessed
was
his
own,
but
they
had
all
things
in
common.
\VS{33}With
great
power,
the
apostles
gave
their
testimony
of
the
resurrection
of
the
Lord
Jesus.
Great
grace
was
on
them
all.
\VS{34}For
neither
was
there
among
them
any
who lacked,
for
as
many
as
were
owners
of
lands
or
houses
sold
them,
and
brought
the
proceeds
of
the
things
that
were
sold,
\VS{35}and
laid
them
at
the
apostles’
feet;
and distribution
was
made
to
each, according
as
anyone
had
need.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Joses,
who
by
the
apostles
was
also
called
Barnabas (which
is,
being interpreted,
Son
of
Encouragement),
a
Levite,
a
man
of
Cyprus
by
race,
\VS{37}having
a
field,
sold
it
and
brought
the
money
and
laid
it
at
the
apostles’
feet.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}But
a
certain
man
named
Ananias,
with
Sapphira
his
wife,
sold
a possession,
\VS{2}and
kept
back
part
of
the
price,
his
wife
also
being
aware
of
it,
then
brought
a
certain
part
and
laid
it
at
the
apostles’
feet.
\VS{3}But
Peter
said, “Ananias,
why
has
Satan
filled
your
heart
to
lie
to
the
Holy
Spirit
and
to
keep
back part
of
the
price
of
the
land?
\VS{4}While
you
kept
it,
didn’t
it
remain
your own?
After
it
was
sold,
wasn’t
it
in
your
power?
How
is
it
that
you
have
conceived
this
thing
in
your
heart?
You haven’t
lied
to
men,
but
to
God.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Ananias,
hearing
these
words,
fell
down
and
died.
Great
fear
came
on
all
who
heard
these
things.
\VS{6}The
young
men
arose
and
wrapped
him
up,
and
they
carried
him
out
and
buried
him.
\VS{7}About
three
hours later,
his
wife,
not
knowing
what
had
happened,
came
in.
\VS{8}Peter
answered
her, “Tell
me
whether
you
sold
the
land
for
so
much.”
\par }{\PP She
said, “Yes,
for
so
much.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}But
Peter
asked
her, “How
is
it
that
you
have
agreed
together
to
tempt
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord?
Behold,
the
feet
of
those
who
have
buried
your
husband
are
at
the
door,
and
they
will
carry
you
out.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}She
fell
down
immediately
at
his
feet
and
died.
The
young
men
came
in
and
found
her
dead,
and
they
carried
her
out
and
buried
her
by
her
husband.
\VS{11}Great
fear
came
on
the
whole
assembly,
and
on
all
who
heard
these
things.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}By
the
hands
of
the
apostles
many
signs
and
wonders
were
done
among
the
people.
They
were
all
with
one
accord
in
Solomon’s porch.
\VS{13}None
of
the
rest
dared
to
join
them;
however,
the
people honored
them.
\VS{14}More
believers
were
added
to
the
Lord,
multitudes
of
both
men
and
women.
\VS{15}They
even
carried
out
the
sick
into
the
streets
and
laid
them
on cots
and mattresses,
so
that
as
Peter
came
by,
at
least
his
shadow
might
overshadow
some
of
them.
\VS{16}The
multitude
also
came
together
from
the
cities
around
Jerusalem,
bringing
sick
people
and
those
who
were tormented
by
unclean
spirits;
and
they
were
all
healed.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}But
the
high
priest
rose
up,
and
all
those
who
were
with
him (which
is
the
sect
of
the
Sadducees),
and
they
were
filled
with
jealousy
\VS{18}and
laid
hands
on
the
apostles,
then
put
them
in
public custody.
\VS{19}But
an
angel
of
the
Lord
opened
the
prison
doors
by
night,
and
brought
them
out
and
said,
\VS{20}“Go
stand
and
speak
in
the
temple
to
the
people
all
the
words
of
this
life.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}When
they
heard
this,
they
entered
into
the
temple
about
daybreak
and
taught.
But
the
high
priest
and
those
who
were
with
him
came
and
called
the
council
together,
with
all
the
senate
of
the children
of
Israel,
and
sent
to
the
prison
to
have
them
brought.
\VS{22}But
the
officers
who
came
didn’t
find
them
in
the
prison.
They
returned
and
reported,
\VS{23}“We
found
the
prison
shut
and
locked,
and
the
guards
standing
before
the
doors,
but
when
we
opened
them,
we
found
no
one
inside!”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Now
when
the
high
priest,
the
captain
of
the
temple,
and
the
chief
priests
heard
these
words,
they
were
very
perplexed
about
them
and
what
might
become
of
this.
\VS{25}One
came
and
told
them, “Behold,
the
men
whom
you
put
in
prison
are
in
the
temple,
standing
and
teaching
the
people.”
\VS{26}Then
the
captain
went
with
the
officers,
and
brought
them
without
violence,
for
they
were
afraid
that
the
people might
stone
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}When
they
had
brought
them,
they
set
them
before
the
council.
The
high
priest
questioned
them,
\VS{28}saying, “Didn’t
we strictly
command
you
not
to
teach
in
this
name?
Behold,
you
have
filled
Jerusalem
with
your
teaching,
and
intend
to
bring
this
man’s
blood
on
us.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}But
Peter
and
the
apostles
answered, “We
must
obey
God
rather
than
men.
\VS{30}The
God
of
our
fathers
raised
up
Jesus,
whom
you killed,
hanging
him
on
a
tree.
\VS{31}God
exalted
him
with
his
right
hand
to
be
a
Prince
and
a
Savior,
to
give
repentance
to
Israel,
and remission
of
sins.
\VS{32}We
are
his
witnesses
of
these
things;
and
so
also
is
the
Holy
Spirit,
whom
God
has
given
to
those
who
obey
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}But
they,
when
they
heard
this,
were
cut
to
the heart,
and
were determined
to
kill
them.
\VS{34}But
one
stood
up
in
the
council,
a
Pharisee
named
Gamaliel,
a
teacher
of
the
law, honored
by
all
the
people,
and
commanded
to
put
the apostles
out
for
a
little
while.
\VS{35}He
said
to
them, “You
men
of
Israel,
be
careful
concerning
these
men,
what
you
are
about
to
do.
\VS{36}For
before
these
days
Theudas
rose
up, making
himself
out
to
be
somebody;
to
whom
a
number
of
men,
about
four
hundred,
joined
themselves.
He
was
slain;
and
all,
as
many
as obeyed
him,
were
dispersed
and
came
to
nothing.
\VS{37}After
this
man,
Judas
of
Galilee
rose
up
in
the
days
of
the enrollment,
and
drew
away
some
people
after
him.
He
also
perished,
and
all,
as
many
as obeyed
him,
were
scattered
abroad.
\VS{38}Now
I
tell
you, withdraw
from
these
men
and
leave
them
alone.
For
if
this
counsel
or
this
work
is
of
men,
it
will
be
overthrown.
\VS{39}But
if
it
is
of
God,
you
will
not
be
able
to
overthrow
it,
and
you
would
be
found
even
to
be
fighting
against
God!”
\par }{\PP \VS{40}They agreed
with
him.
Summoning
the
apostles,
they
beat
them
and
commanded
them
not
to
speak
in
the
name
of
Jesus,
and
let
them
go.
\VS{41}They
therefore
departed
from
the
presence
of
the
council,
rejoicing
that
they
were counted
worthy
to suffer
dishonor
for Jesus’
name.
\par }{\PP \VS{42}Every
day,
in
the
temple
and
at
home,
they
never
stopped
teaching
and
preaching
Jesus,
the
Christ.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
in
those
days,
when
the
number
of
the
disciples
was
multiplying,
a
complaint
arose
from
the Hellenists\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:1 }
The Hellenists used Greek language and culture, even though they were also of Hebrew descent.}
against
the
Hebrews,
because
their
widows
were neglected
in
the
daily
service.
\VS{2}The
twelve
summoned
the
multitude
of
the
disciples
and
said, “It
is
not appropriate
for
us
to forsake
the
word
of
God
and
serve
tables.
\VS{3}Therefore, select
from
among
you,
brothers,
seven
men
of
good report,
full
of
the Holy
Spirit
and
of
wisdom,
whom
we
may
appoint
over
this business.
\VS{4}But
we
will
continue steadfastly
in
prayer
and
in
the
ministry
of
the
word.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}These
words
pleased
the
whole
multitude.
They
chose
Stephen,
a
man
full
of
faith
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
Philip,
Prochorus,
Nicanor,
Timon,
Parmenas,
and Nicolaus,
a
proselyte
of
Antioch,
\VS{6}whom
they
set
before
the
apostles.
When
they
had
prayed,
they
laid
their
hands
on
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}The
word
of
God
increased
and
the
number
of
the
disciples
greatly
multiplied
in
Jerusalem.
A
great company
of
the
priests
were
obedient
to
the
faith.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Stephen,
full
of faith
and
power,
performed
great
wonders
and
signs
among
the
people.
\VS{9}But
some
of
those
who
were
of
the
synagogue
called “The Libertines”,
and
of
the
Cyrenians,
of
the
Alexandrians,
and
of
those
of
Cilicia
and
Asia
arose, disputing
with
Stephen.
\VS{10}They weren’t
able
to withstand
the
wisdom
and
the
Spirit
by
which
he
spoke.
\VS{11}Then
they
secretly
induced
men
to
say, “We
have
heard
him
speak
blasphemous
words
against
Moses
and
God.”
\VS{12}They
stirred
up
the
people,
the
elders,
and
the
scribes,
and
came
against
him
and
seized
him,
then
brought
him
in
to
the
council,
\VS{13}and
set up
false
witnesses
who
said, “This
man
never stops
speaking blasphemous
words
against
this
holy
place
and
the
law.
\VS{14}For
we
have
heard
him
say
that
this
Jesus
of
Nazareth
will
destroy
this
place,
and
will
change
the
customs
which
Moses
delivered
to
us.”
\VS{15}All
who
sat
in
the
council, fastening
their eyes
on
him,
saw
his
face
like
it
was
the
face
of
an
angel.

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
high
priest
said, “Are
these
things
so?”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}He
said, “Brothers
and
fathers,
listen.
The
God
of
glory
appeared
to
our
father
Abraham
when
he
was
in
Mesopotamia,
before
he
lived
in
Haran,
\VS{3}and
said
to
him, ‘Get
out
of
your
land
and
away
from
your
relatives,
and
come
into
a
land
which
I
will
show
you.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:3 }
Genesis 12:1}
\VS{4}Then
he
came
out
of
the
land
of
the Chaldaeans
and
lived
in
Haran.
From
there,
when
his
father
was
dead,
God moved
him
into
this
land
where
you
are
now
living.
\VS{5}He
gave
him
no
inheritance
in
it,
no,
not
so much
as
to set
his
foot
on.
He
promised
that
he
would
give
it
to
him
for
a
possession,
and
to
his offspring
after
him,
when
he still
had
no
child.
\VS{6}God
spoke
in
this
way:
that
his offspring
would live
as
aliens
in
a strange
land,
and
that
they
would
be
enslaved
and
mistreated
for
four
hundred
years.
\VS{7}‘I
will
judge
the
nation
to
which
they
will
be
in
bondage,’
said
God, ‘and
after
that
they
will
come
out
and
serve
me
in
this
place.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:7 }
Genesis 15:13-14}
\VS{8}He
gave
him
the
covenant
of
circumcision.
So
Abraham
became
the
father
of
Isaac,
and
circumcised
him
the
eighth
day.
Isaac
became
the
father
of
Jacob,
and
Jacob
became
the
father
of
the
twelve
patriarchs.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}“The
patriarchs, moved
with jealousy
against
Joseph,
sold
him
into
Egypt.
God
was
with
him
\VS{10}and delivered
him
out
of
all
his
afflictions,
and
gave
him
favor
and
wisdom
before
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt.
He
made
him
governor
over
Egypt
and
all
his
house.
\VS{11}Now
a
famine
came
over
all
the land
of
Egypt
and
Canaan,
and
great
affliction.
Our
fathers
found
no
food.
\VS{12}But
when
Jacob
heard
that
there
was
grain
in
Egypt,
he
sent
out
our
fathers
the
first
time.
\VS{13}On
the
second
time
Joseph
was
made
known
to
his
brothers,
and
Joseph’s
family
was
revealed
to
Pharaoh.
\VS{14}Joseph
sent
and summoned
Jacob
his
father
and
all
his
relatives, seventy-five
souls.
\VS{15}Jacob
went
down
into
Egypt
and
he
died,
himself
and
our
fathers;
\VS{16}and
they
were
brought
back
to
Shechem
and
laid
in
the
tomb
that
Abraham bought
for
a
price
in
silver
from
the children
of
Hamor
of
Shechem.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}“But
as
the
time
of
the
promise
came
close
which
God
had sworn
to
Abraham,
the
people
grew
and
multiplied
in
Egypt,
\VS{18}until
there
arose
a
different
king
who
didn’t
know
Joseph.
\VS{19}The
same
took
advantage
of
our
race
and
mistreated
our
fathers,
and forced
them
to abandon
their
babies,
so
that
they wouldn’t stay alive.
\VS{20}At
that
time
Moses
was
born,
and
was exceedingly handsome
to
God.
He
was nourished
three
months
in
his
father’s
house.
\VS{21}When
he
was abandoned,
Pharaoh’s
daughter
took
him
up
and reared
him
as
her
own
son.
\VS{22}Moses
was instructed
in
all
the
wisdom
of
the
Egyptians.
He
was
mighty
in
his
words
and
works.
\VS{23}But
when
he
was
forty years old,
it
came
into
his
heart
to
visit
his
brothers,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:23 }
The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
the children
of
Israel.
\VS{24}Seeing
one
of
them
suffer
wrong,
he defended
him
and
avenged
him
who
was
oppressed,
striking
the
Egyptian.
\VS{25}He
supposed
that
his
brothers
understood
that
God,
by
his
hand,
was
giving
them
deliverance;
but
they
didn’t
understand.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}“The
day following,
he
appeared
to
them
as
they fought,
and urged
them
to
be
at
peace
again,
saying, ‘Sirs,
you
are
brothers.
Why
do
you
wrong
one
another?’
\VS{27}But
he
who
did
his
neighbor
wrong
pushed
him
away,
saying, ‘Who
made
you
a
ruler
and
a
judge
over
us?
\VS{28}Do
you
want
to
kill
me
as
you
killed
the
Egyptian
yesterday?’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:28 }
Exodus 2:14}
\VS{29}Moses
fled
at
this
saying,
and
became
a stranger
in
the
land
of
Midian,
where
he
became
the
father
of
two
sons.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}“When
forty
years
were
fulfilled,
an
angel
of
the Lord
appeared
to
him
in
the
wilderness
of
Mount
Sinai,
in
a
flame
of
fire
in
a
bush.
\VS{31}When
Moses
saw
it,
he
wondered
at
the
sight.
As
he
came close
to
see,
the
voice
of
the
Lord
came
to
him,
\VS{32}‘I
am
the
God
of
your
fathers:
the
God
of
Abraham,
the
God
of
Isaac,
and
the
God
of
Jacob.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:32 }
Exodus 3:6}
Moses trembled
and
dared
not
look.
\VS{33}The
Lord
said
to
him, ‘Take
off
your
sandals,
for
the
place
where
you
stand
is
holy
ground.
\VS{34}I
have surely
seen
the affliction
of
my
people
who
are
in
Egypt,
and
have
heard
their
groaning.
I
have
come
down
to deliver
them.
Now
come,
I
will
send
you
into
Egypt.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:34 }
Exodus 3:5,7-8,10}
\par }{\PP \VS{35}“This
Moses
whom
they
refused,
saying, ‘Who
made
you
a
ruler
and
a
judge?’—God
has
sent
him
as
both
a
ruler
and
a
deliverer
by
the
hand
of
the
angel
who
appeared
to
him
in
the
bush.
\VS{36}This
man
led
them
out,
having
worked
wonders
and
signs
in
Egypt,
in
the
Red
Sea,
and
in
the
wilderness
for
forty
years.
\VS{37}This
is
that
Moses
who
said
to
the children
of
Israel, ‘The
Lord
our
God
will
raise
up
a
prophet
for
you
from
among
your
brothers,
like
me.’\FTNT{†}{{\FR 7:37 }
TR adds “You shall listen to him.”}\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:37 }
Deuteronomy 18:15}
\VS{38}This
is
he
who
was
in
the
assembly
in
the
wilderness
with
the
angel
that
spoke
to
him
on
Mount
Sinai,
and
with
our
fathers,
who
received
living revelations
to
give
to
us,
\VS{39}to
whom
our
fathers wouldn’t
be
obedient,
but
rejected
him
and
turned
back
in
their
hearts
to
Egypt,
\VS{40}saying
to
Aaron, ‘Make
us
gods
that
will
go
before
us,
for
as
for
this
Moses
who
led
us
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
we
don’t
know
what
has
become
of
him.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:40 }
Exodus 32:1}
\VS{41}They
made
a
calf
in
those
days,
and
brought
a
sacrifice
to
the
idol,
and rejoiced
in
the
works
of
their
hands.
\VS{42}But
God
turned
away
and
gave
them
up
to
serve
the
army
of
the
sky,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 7:42 }
This idiom could also be translated “host of heaven”, or “angelic beings”, or “heavenly bodies.”}
as
it
is
written
in
the
book
of
the
prophets,
\par }{\Q ‘Did
you
offer
to
me slain animals
and
sacrifices
\par }{\QB forty
years
in
the
wilderness, O
house
of
Israel?
\par }{\Q \VS{43}You
took
up
the
tabernacle
of
Moloch,
\par }{\QB the
star
of
your
god
Rephan,
\par }{\Q the figures
which
you
made
to
worship,
\par }{\QB so
I
will
carry
you away\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:43 }
Amos 5:25-27}
beyond
Babylon.’
\par }{\PP \VS{44}“Our
fathers
had
the
tabernacle
of
the
testimony
in
the
wilderness,
even
as
he
who
spoke
to
Moses
commanded
him
to
make
it
according
to
the
pattern
that
he
had
seen;
\VS{45}which
also
our
fathers,
in
their
turn,
brought
in
with
Joshua
when
they entered
into
the
possession
of
the
nations
whom
God
drove
out
before
the
face
of
our
fathers
to
the
days
of
David,
\VS{46}who
found
favor
in
the
sight
of
God,
and
asked
to
find
a habitation
for
the
God
of
Jacob.
\VS{47}But
Solomon
built
him
a
house.
\VS{48}However,
the
Most
High
doesn’t
dwell
in temples
made
with
hands,
as
the
prophet
says,
\par }{\Q \VS{49}‘heaven
is
my
throne,
\par }{\QB and
the
earth
a
footstool
for
my
feet.
\par }{\Q What
kind
of
house
will
you
build
me?’
says
the
Lord.
\par }{\QB ‘Or
what
is
the
place
of
my
rest?
\par }{\Q \VS{50}Didn’t
my
hand
make
all
these
things?’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 7:50 }
Isaiah 66:1-2}
\par }{\PP \VS{51}“You
stiff-necked
and
uncircumcised
in
heart
and
ears,
you
always resist
the
Holy
Spirit!
As
your
fathers did,
so
you
do.
\VS{52}Which
of
the
prophets
didn’t
your
fathers
persecute?
They
killed
those
who
foretold
the
coming
of
the
Righteous
One,
of
whom
you
have
now
become
betrayers
and
murderers.
\VS{53}You
received
the
law
as
it
was
ordained
by
angels,
and
didn’t
keep
it!”
\par }{\PP \VS{54}Now
when
they
heard
these
things,
they
were
cut
to
the
heart,
and
they gnashed
at
him
with
their
teeth.
\VS{55}But
he,
being
full
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
looked
up steadfastly
into
heaven
and
saw
the
glory
of
God,
and
Jesus
standing
on
the
right
hand
of
God,
\VS{56}and
said, “Behold,
I
see
the
heavens
opened
and
the
Son
of
Man
standing
at
the
right
hand
of
God!”
\par }{\PP \VS{57}But
they
cried
out
with
a
loud
voice
and stopped
their
ears,
then
rushed
at
him
with
one
accord.
\VS{58}They
threw
him
out
of
the
city
and
stoned
him.
The
witnesses placed
their
garments
at
the
feet
of
a
young
man
named
Saul.
\VS{59}They
stoned
Stephen
as
he
called out,
saying, “Lord
Jesus,
receive
my
spirit!”
\VS{60}He kneeled
down
and
cried
with
a
loud
voice, “Lord,
don’t
hold
this
sin
against
them!”
When
he
had
said
this,
he
fell
asleep.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Saul
was consenting
to
his
death.
A
great
persecution
arose
against
the
assembly
which
was
in
Jerusalem
in
that
day.
They
were
all
scattered abroad
throughout
the
regions
of
Judea
and
Samaria,
except
for
the
apostles.
\VS{2}Devout
men
buried
Stephen
and lamented
greatly
over
him.
\VS{3}But
Saul ravaged
the
assembly,
entering
into
every
house
and
dragged
both
men
and
women
off
to
prison.
\VS{4}Therefore
those
who
were
scattered abroad
went around
preaching
the
word.
\VS{5}Philip
went
down
to
the
city
of
Samaria
and
proclaimed
to
them
the
Christ.
\VS{6}The
multitudes
listened
with
one
accord
to
the
things
that
were
spoken
by
Philip
when
they
heard
and
saw
the
signs
which
he
did.
\VS{7}For
unclean
spirits
came
out
of
many
of
those
who
had
them.
They
came
out,
crying
with
a
loud
voice.
Many
who
had
been
paralyzed
and
lame
were
healed.
\VS{8}There
was
great
joy
in
that
city.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}But
there
was
a
certain
man,
Simon
by
name,
who used
to practice sorcery
in
the
city
and
amazed
the
people
of
Samaria, making
himself
out
to
be
some
great
one,
\VS{10}to
whom
they
all listened,
from
the
least
to
the
greatest,
saying, “This
man
is
that
great
power
of
God.”
\VS{11}They listened
to
him
because
for
a
long
time
he
had
amazed
them
with
his sorceries.
\VS{12}But
when
they
believed
Philip
preaching
good
news
concerning
God’s
Kingdom
and
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ,
they
were
baptized,
both
men
and
women.
\VS{13}Simon
himself
also
believed.
Being
baptized,
he
continued
with
Philip.
Seeing
signs
and
great
miracles occurring,
he
was
amazed.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Now
when
the
apostles
who
were
at
Jerusalem
heard
that
Samaria
had
received
the
word
of
God,
they
sent
Peter
and
John
to
them,
\VS{15}who,
when
they
had
come
down,
prayed
for
them,
that
they might
receive
the
Holy
Spirit;
\VS{16}for
as
yet
he
had
fallen
on
none
of
them.
They
had
only
been
baptized
in
the
name
of
Christ
Jesus.
\VS{17}Then
they
laid
their
hands
on
them,
and
they
received
the
Holy
Spirit.
\VS{18}Now
when
Simon
saw
that
the Holy
Spirit
was
given
through
the
laying
on
of
the
apostles’
hands,
he
offered
them
money,
\VS{19}saying, “Give
me
also
this
power,
that
whomever
I
lay
my
hands
on
may
receive
the
Holy
Spirit.”
\VS{20}But
Peter
said
to
him, “May
your
silver
perish
with
you,
because
you
thought
you could
obtain
the
gift
of
God
with
money!
\VS{21}You
have
neither
part
nor
lot
in
this
matter,
for
your
heart
isn’t
right
before
God.
\VS{22}Repent
therefore
of
this,
your
wickedness,
and
ask God
if
perhaps
the thought
of
your
heart
may
be
forgiven
you.
\VS{23}For
I
see
that
you
are
in
the poison
of
bitterness
and
in
the
bondage
of
iniquity.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Simon
answered, “Pray
for
me
to
the
Lord,
that none
of
the
things
which
you
have
spoken
happen
to
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}They
therefore,
when
they
had
testified
and
spoken
the
word
of
the
Lord,
returned
to
Jerusalem,
and
preached
the
Good
News
to
many
villages
of
the
Samaritans.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Then
an
angel
of
the
Lord
spoke
to
Philip,
saying, “Arise,
and
go
toward
the
south
to
the
way
that
goes
down
from
Jerusalem
to
Gaza.
This
is
a
desert.”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}He
arose
and
went;
and
behold,
there
was
a
man
of Ethiopia,
a
eunuch
of
great authority
under
Candace,
queen
of
the
Ethiopians,
who
was
over
all
her
treasure,
who
had
come
to
Jerusalem
to
worship.
\VS{28}He
was
returning
and
sitting
in
his
chariot,
and
was
reading
the
prophet
Isaiah.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}The
Spirit
said
to
Philip, “Go
near,
and
join yourself
to
this
chariot.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Philip
ran
to
him,
and
heard
him
reading
Isaiah
the
prophet,
and
said, “Do
you
understand
what
you
are
reading?”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}He
said, “How
can
I,
unless
someone explains
it
to
me?”
He
begged
Philip
to
come
up
and
sit
with
him.
\VS{32}Now
the
passage
of
the
Scripture
which
he
was
reading
was
this,
\par }{\Q “He
was
led
as
a
sheep
to
the
slaughter.
\par }{\QB As
a
lamb
before
his
shearer
is
silent,
\par }{\QB so
he
doesn’t
open
his
mouth.
\par }{\Q \VS{33}In
his
humiliation,
his
judgment
was
taken
away.
\par }{\QB Who
will
declare
His
generation?
\par }{\QB For
his
life
is
taken
from
the
earth.”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 8:33 }
Isaiah 53:7,8}
\par }{\PP \VS{34}The
eunuch
answered
Philip, “Who
is
the
prophet
talking
about?
About
himself,
or
about
someone
else?”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Philip
opened
his
mouth,
and
beginning
from
this
Scripture,
preached
to
him
about
Jesus.
\VS{36}As
they
went
on
the
way,
they
came
to
some
water;
and
the
eunuch
said, “Behold,
here
is
water.
What
is keeping
me
from being
baptized?”
\par }{\PP \VS{37}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 8:37 }
TR adds
Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” He answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”}
\VS{38}He
commanded
the
chariot
to
stand
still,
and
they
both
went
down
into
the
water,
both
Philip
and
the
eunuch,
and
he
baptized
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}When
they
came
up
out
of
the
water,
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
caught
Philip
away,
and
the
eunuch
didn’t
see
him
any
more,
for
he
went
on
his
way
rejoicing.
\VS{40}But
Philip
was
found
at
Azotus.
Passing
through,
he
preached
the
Good
News
to
all
the
cities
until
he
came
to
Caesarea.

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}But
Saul,
still
breathing
threats
and slaughter
against
the
disciples
of
the
Lord,
went
to
the
high
priest
\VS{2}and
asked
for
letters
from
him
to
the
synagogues
of
Damascus,
that
if
he
found
any
who
were
of
the
Way,
whether
men
or
women,
he
might
bring
them
bound
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{3}As
he traveled,
he
got
close
to
Damascus,
and
suddenly
a
light
from
the
sky shone
around
him.
\VS{4}He
fell
on
the
earth,
and
heard
a
voice
saying
to
him,
{\WJ{“Saul,
Saul,
why
do
you
persecute
me?”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{5}He
said, “Who
are
you,
Lord?”
\par }{\PP The
Lord
said,
{\WJ{“I
am
Jesus,
whom
you
are
persecuting.}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 9:5 }
TR adds “It’s hard for you to kick against the cattle prods.”}
\VS{6}{\WJ{
But}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 9:6 }
TR omits “But”
}
{\WJ{
rise
up
and
enter
into
the
city,
then
you
will
be
told
what
you
must
do.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}The
men
who
traveled
with
him
stood speechless,
hearing
the
sound,
but
seeing
no
one.
\VS{8}Saul arose
from
the
ground,
and
when
his
eyes
were
opened,
he
saw
no
one.
They
led
him
by
the
hand
and
brought
him
into
Damascus.
\VS{9}He
was
without
sight
for
three
days,
and
neither
ate
nor
drank.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Now
there
was
a
certain
disciple
at
Damascus
named
Ananias.
The
Lord
said
to
him
in
a
vision,
{\WJ{“Ananias!”}}
\par }{\PP He
said, “Behold, it’s
me,
Lord.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}The
Lord
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Arise
and
go
to
the
street
which
is
called
Straight,
and
inquire
in
the
house
of
Judah}}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 9:11 }
or, Judas}
{\WJ{
for
one
named
Saul,
a man
of
Tarsus.
For
behold,
he
is
praying,
}}
\VS{12}{\WJ{
and
in
a
vision
he
has
seen
a
man
named
Ananias
coming
in
and
laying
his
hands
on
him,
that
he
might
receive
his
sight.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{13}But
Ananias
answered, “Lord,
I
have
heard
from
many
about
this
man,
how
much
evil
he
did
to
your
saints
at
Jerusalem.
\VS{14}Here
he
has
authority
from
the
chief
priests
to
bind
all
who
call
on
your
name.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}But
the
Lord
said
to
him,
{\WJ{“Go
your
way,
for
he
is
my
chosen
vessel
to
bear
my
name
before
the
nations
and
kings,
and
the children
of
Israel.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
For
I
will
show
him
how
many
things
he
must
suffer
for my
name’s
sake.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Ananias
departed
and
entered
into
the
house.
Laying
his
hands
on
him,
he
said, “Brother
Saul,
the
Lord,
who
appeared
to
you
on
the
road
by
which
you
came,
has
sent
me
that
you
may
receive
your
sight
and
be
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit.”
\VS{18}Immediately
something
like
scales
fell
from
his
eyes,
and
he
received
his
sight.
He
arose
and
was
baptized.
\VS{19}He
took
food
and
was
strengthened.
\par }{\PP Saul stayed
several
days
with
the
disciples
who
were
at
Damascus.
\VS{20}Immediately
in
the
synagogues
he
proclaimed
the Christ,
that
he
is
the
Son
of
God.
\VS{21}All
who
heard
him
were
amazed,
and
said, “Isn’t
this
he
who
in
Jerusalem
made havoc
of
those
who
called
on
this
name?
And
he
had
come
here intending
to
bring
them
bound
before
the
chief
priests!”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}But
Saul increased
more
in
strength,
and confounded
the
Jews
who
lived
at
Damascus,
proving
that
this
is
the
Christ.
\VS{23}When
many
days
were
fulfilled,
the
Jews conspired
together
to
kill
him,
\VS{24}but
their
plot
became
known
to
Saul.
They
watched
the
gates
both
day
and
night
that
they
might
kill
him,
\VS{25}but
his
disciples
took
him
by
night
and
let
him
down
through
the
wall, lowering
him
in
a
basket.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}When
Saul
had
come
to
Jerusalem,
he
tried
to
join
himself
to
the
disciples;
but
they
were
all
afraid
of
him,
not
believing
that
he
was
a
disciple.
\VS{27}But
Barnabas
took
him
and
brought
him
to
the
apostles,
and
declared
to
them
how
he
had
seen
the
Lord
on
the
way,
and
that
he
had
spoken
to
him,
and
how
at
Damascus
he
had preached
boldly
in
the
name
of
Jesus.
\VS{28}He
was
with
them
entering
into\FTNT{§}{{\FR 9:28 }
TR and NU add “and going out”
}
Jerusalem,
\VS{29}preaching boldly
in
the name
of
the Lord
Jesus.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 9:29 }
TR and NU omit “Jesus” and reverse the order of verses 28 \& 29.}
He
spoke
and disputed
against
the Hellenists,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 9:29 }
The Hellenists were Hebrews who used Greek language and culture.}
but
they
were seeking
to
kill
him.
\VS{30}When
the
brothers\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 9:30 }
The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
}
knew
it,
they
brought
him
down
to
Caesarea
and
sent
him
off
to
Tarsus.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}So
the
assemblies
throughout
all
Judea,
Galilee,
and
Samaria
had
peace
and
were
built
up.
They
were
multiplied,
walking
in
the
fear
of
the
Lord
and
in
the
comfort
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
\par }{\PP \VS{32}As
Peter
went
throughout
all
those parts,
he
came
down
also
to
the
saints
who
lived
at
Lydda.
\VS{33}There
he
found
a
certain
man
named
Aeneas,
who
had
been bedridden
for
eight
years
because
he
was
paralyzed.
\VS{34}Peter
said
to
him, “Aeneas,
Jesus
Christ
heals
you.
Get
up
and
make
your
bed!”
Immediately
he
arose.
\VS{35}All
who
lived
at
Lydda
and
in
Sharon
saw
him,
and
they
turned
to
the
Lord.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Now
there
was
at
Joppa
a
certain
disciple
named
Tabitha,
which
when
translated
means
Dorcas.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 9:36 }
“Dorcas” is Greek for “Gazelle.”}
This
woman
was
full
of
good
works
and
acts
of mercy
which
she
did.
\VS{37}In
those
days,
she
became
sick
and
died.
When
they
had
washed
her,
they
laid
her
in
an
upper
room.
\VS{38}As
Lydda
was
near
Joppa,
the
disciples,
hearing
that
Peter
was
there,
sent
two
men\FTNT{*}{{\FR 9:38 }
Reading from NU, TR; MT omits “two men”}
to
him,
imploring
him
not
to
delay
in
coming
to
them.
\VS{39}Peter
got
up
and
went
with
them.
When
he
had
come,
they
brought
him
into
the
upper
room.
All
the
widows
stood
by
him
weeping,
and
showing
the
tunics
and
other
garments
which
Dorcas
had
made
while
she
was
with
them.
\VS{40}Peter
sent
them
all
out,
and knelt
down
and
prayed.
Turning
to
the
body,
he
said, “Tabitha,
get
up!”
She
opened
her
eyes,
and
when
she
saw
Peter,
she
sat
up.
\VS{41}He
gave
her
his
hand
and
raised
her
up.
Calling
the
saints
and
widows,
he
presented
her
alive.
\VS{42}This
became
known
throughout
all
Joppa,
and
many
believed
in
the
Lord.
\VS{43}He
stayed
many
days
in
Joppa
with
a
tanner
named
Simon.

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
there
was
a
certain
man
in
Caesarea,
Cornelius
by
name,
a
centurion
of
what
was
called
the
Italian Regiment,
\VS{2}a
devout
man,
and
one
who
feared
God
with
all
his
house,
who
gave
gifts
for
the needy generously
to
the
people,
and
always
prayed
to
God.
\VS{3}At
about
the ninth
hour
of
the
day,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:3 }
3:00 p.m.}
he
clearly
saw
in
a
vision
an
angel
of
God
coming
to
him
and
saying
to
him, “Cornelius!”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}He, fastening
his eyes
on
him
and
being
frightened,
said, “What
is
it,
Lord?”
\par }{\PP He
said
to
him, “Your
prayers
and
your
gifts
to
the needy
have
gone
up
for
a
memorial
before
God.
\VS{5}Now
send
men
to
Joppa,
and get
Simon,
who
is
also
called
Peter.
\VS{6}He
is
staying
with
a
tanner
named
Simon,
whose
house
is
by
the seaside.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 10:6 }
TR adds “This one will tell you what it is necessary for you to do.”}
\par }{\PP \VS{7}When
the
angel
who
spoke
to
him
had
departed,
Cornelius
called
two
of
his
household servants
and
a
devout
soldier
of
those
who waited
on
him
continually.
\VS{8}Having
explained
everything
to
them,
he
sent
them
to
Joppa.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Now
on
the
next
day
as
they
were
on
their journey
and
got
close
to
the
city,
Peter
went
up
on
the
housetop
to
pray
at
about
noon.
\VS{10}He
became
hungry
and
desired
to
eat,
but
while
they
were preparing,
he
fell
into
a
trance.
\VS{11}He
saw
heaven
opened
and
a
certain
container
descending
to
him,
like
a
great
sheet
let
down
by
four
corners
on
the
earth,
\VS{12}in
which
were
all
kinds
of
four-footed
animals
of
the
earth, wild
animals,
reptiles,
and
birds
of
the
sky.
\VS{13}A
voice
came
to
him,
{\WJ{“Rise,
Peter,
kill
and
eat!”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{14}But
Peter
said, “Not
so,
Lord;
for
I
have
never
eaten
anything
that
is
common
or
unclean.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}A
voice came
to
him
again
the
second
time,
{\WJ{“What
God
has
cleansed,
you
must
not call unclean.”}}
\VS{16}This
was
done
three
times,
and
immediately
the
thing
was
received
up
into
heaven.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Now
while
Peter
was very
perplexed
in
himself
what
the
vision
which
he
had
seen might
mean,
behold,
the
men
who
were
sent
by
Cornelius, having made inquiry
for
Simon’s
house,
stood
before
the
gate,
\VS{18}and
called
and
asked
whether
Simon,
who
was
also
called
Peter,
was
lodging
there.
\VS{19}While
Peter
was pondering
the
vision,
the
Spirit
said
to
him, “Behold, three\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 10:19 }
Reading from TR and NU. MT omits “three”}
men
seek
you.
\VS{20}But
arise,
get
down,
and
go
with
them,
doubting
nothing;
for
I
have
sent
them.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Peter
went
down
to
the
men,
and
said, “Behold,
I
am
he
whom
you
seek.
Why
have
you
come?”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}They
said, “Cornelius,
a
centurion,
a
righteous
man
and
one
who
fears
God,
and
well
spoken
of
by
all
the
nation
of
the
Jews,
was
directed
by
a
holy
angel
to invite
you
to
his
house,
and
to
listen
to
what
you
say.”
\VS{23}So
he called
them
in
and provided
a place
to stay.
\par }{\PP On
the
next
day
Peter
arose
and
went
out
with
them,
and
some
of
the
brothers
from
Joppa
accompanied
him.
\VS{24}On
the
next
day
they
entered
into
Caesarea.
Cornelius
was
waiting
for
them, having
called
together
his
relatives
and
his
near
friends.
\VS{25}When
Peter
entered,
Cornelius
met
him,
fell
down
at
his
feet,
and
worshiped
him.
\VS{26}But
Peter
raised
him
up,
saying, “Stand
up!
I
myself
am
also
a
man.”
\VS{27}As
he
talked
with
him,
he
went
in
and
found
many
gathered
together.
\VS{28}He
said
to
them, “You
yourselves
know
how
it
is
an
unlawful
thing
for
a
man
who
is
a
Jew
to
join
himself
or
come
to
one
of
another nation,
but
God
has
shown
me
that
I shouldn’t
call
any
man
unholy
or
unclean.
\VS{29}Therefore
I
also
came
without
complaint
when
I
was
sent
for.
I
ask
therefore,
why
did
you
send
for
me?”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Cornelius
said, “Four
days
ago,
I
was fasting
until
this
hour;
and
at
the ninth
hour,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 10:30 }
3:00 p.m.}
I
prayed
in
my
house,
and
behold,
a
man
stood
before
me
in
bright
clothing
\VS{31}and
said, ‘Cornelius,
your
prayer
is
heard,
and
your
gifts
to
the needy
are
remembered
in
the
sight
of
God.
\VS{32}Send
therefore
to
Joppa
and
summon
Simon,
who
is
also
called
Peter.
He
is
staying
in
the
house
of
a
tanner
named
Simon,
by
the seaside.
When
he
comes,
he
will speak
to
you.’
\VS{33}Therefore
I
sent
to
you
at
once,
and
it
was
good
of
you
to
come.
Now
therefore
we
are
all
here
present
in
the
sight
of
God
to
hear
all
things
that
have
been
commanded
you
by
God.”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Peter
opened
his
mouth
and
said, “Truly
I perceive
that
God
doesn’t
show favoritism;
\VS{35}but
in
every
nation
he
who
fears
him
and works
righteousness
is
acceptable
to
him.
\VS{36}The
word
which
he
sent
to
the children
of
Israel,
preaching
good
news
of
peace
by
Jesus
Christ—he
is
Lord
of
all—
\VS{37}you
yourselves
know
what
happened,
which
was
proclaimed
throughout
all
Judea,
beginning
from
Galilee,
after
the
baptism
which
John
preached;
\VS{38}how
God
anointed
Jesus
of
Nazareth
with
the
Holy
Spirit
and
with
power,
who
went
about
doing
good
and
healing
all
who
were oppressed
by
the
devil,
for
God
was
with
him.
\VS{39}We
are
witnesses
of
everything
he
did
both
in
the
country
of
the
Jews
and
in
Jerusalem;
whom
they
also\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:39 }
TR omits “also”}
killed,
hanging
him
on
a
tree.
\VS{40}God
raised
him
up
the
third
day
and
gave
him
to
be revealed,
\VS{41}not
to
all
the
people,
but
to
witnesses
who
were
chosen
before
by
God,
to
us,
who
ate
and
drank
with
him
after
he
rose
from
the
dead.
\VS{42}He
commanded us
to
preach
to
the
people
and
to
testify
that
this
is
he
who
is
appointed
by
God
as
the
Judge
of
the
living
and
the
dead.
\VS{43}All
the
prophets
testify
about
him,
that
through
his
name
everyone
who
believes
in
him
will
receive remission
of
sins.”
\par }{\PP \VS{44}While
Peter
was
still
speaking
these
words,
the
Holy
Spirit
fell
on
all
those
who
heard
the
word.
\VS{45}They
of
the
circumcision
who believed
were
amazed,
as
many
as
came
with
Peter,
because
the
gift
of
the
Holy
Spirit
was
also poured
out
on
the
Gentiles.
\VS{46}For
they
heard
them
speaking
in
other
languages
and magnifying
God.
\par }{\PP Then
Peter
answered,
\VS{47}“Can
anyone
forbid
these
people
from being
baptized
with
water?
They
have
received
the
Holy
Spirit
just
like us.”
\VS{48}He
commanded
them
to
be
baptized
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ.
Then
they
asked
him
to
stay
some
days.

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
the
apostles
and
the
brothers\FTNT{*}{{\FR 11:1 }
The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
who
were
in
Judea
heard
that
the
Gentiles
had
also
received
the
word
of
God.
\VS{2}When
Peter
had
come
up
to
Jerusalem,
those
who
were
of
the
circumcision contended
with
him,
\VS{3}saying, “You
went
in
to
uncircumcised
men
and
ate
with
them!”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}But
Peter
began,
and
explained
to
them
in
order,
saying,
\VS{5}“I
was
in
the
city
of
Joppa
praying,
and
in
a
trance
I
saw
a
vision:
a
certain
container
descending,
like
it
was
a
great
sheet
let
down
from
heaven
by
four
corners.
It
came
as
far
as
me.
\VS{6}When
I
had
looked
intently
at
it,
I considered,
and
saw
the
four-footed
animals
of
the
earth,
wild
animals, creeping
things,
and
birds
of
the
sky.
\VS{7}I
also
heard
a
voice
saying
to
me,
{\WJ{‘Rise,
Peter,
kill
and
eat!’
}}
\VS{8}But
I
said, ‘Not
so,
Lord,
for
nothing
unholy
or
unclean
has
ever
entered
into
my
mouth.’
\VS{9}But
a
voice
answered
me
the
second
time
out
of
heaven,
{\WJ{‘What
God
has
cleansed,
don’t
you call unclean.’}}
\VS{10}This
was
done
three
times,
and
all
were
drawn
up
again
into
heaven.
\VS{11}Behold,
immediately
three
men
stood
before
the
house
where
I
was, having
been
sent
from
Caesarea
to
me.
\VS{12}The
Spirit
told
me
to
go
with
them
without discriminating.
These
six
brothers
also
accompanied
me,
and
we
entered
into
the
man’s
house.
\VS{13}He
told
us
how
he
had
seen
the
angel
standing
in
his
house
and
saying
to
him, ‘Send
to
Joppa
and get
Simon,
who
is
called
Peter,
\VS{14}who
will
speak
to
you
words
by
which
you
will
be
saved,
you
and
all
your
house.’
\VS{15}As
I
began
to
speak,
the
Holy
Spirit
fell
on
them,
even
as
on
us
at
the
beginning.
\VS{16}I
remembered
the
word
of
the
Lord,
how
he
said,
{\WJ{‘John
indeed
baptized
in
water,
but
you
will
be
baptized
in
the
Holy
Spirit.’}}
\VS{17}If
then
God
gave
to
them
the
same
gift
as
us
when
we
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
who
was
I,
that
I
could withstand
God?”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}When
they
heard
these
things,
they held
their peace
and
glorified
God,
saying, “Then
God
has
also
granted
to
the
Gentiles
repentance
to
life!”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}They
therefore
who
were
scattered abroad
by
the oppression
that
arose
about
Stephen traveled
as
far
as
Phoenicia,
Cyprus,
and
Antioch,
speaking
the
word
to
no
one
except
to
Jews
only.
\VS{20}But
there
were
some
of
them,
men
of
Cyprus
and
Cyrene,
who,
when
they
had
come
to
Antioch,
spoke
to
the Hellenists,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 11:20 }
A Hellenist is someone who keeps Greek customs and culture.}
preaching
the
Lord
Jesus.
\VS{21}The
hand
of
the
Lord
was
with
them,
and
a
great
number
believed
and
turned
to
the
Lord.
\VS{22}The
report
concerning
them
came
to
the
ears
of
the
assembly
which
was
in
Jerusalem.
They
sent
out
Barnabas
to go
as
far
as
Antioch,
\VS{23}who,
when
he
had
come,
and
had
seen
the
grace
of
God,
was
glad.
He
exhorted
them
all,
that
with
purpose
of
heart
they
should
remain near
to
the
Lord.
\VS{24}For
he
was
a
good
man,
and
full
of
the
Holy
Spirit
and
of
faith,
and
many
people
were
added
to
the
Lord.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Barnabas
went
out
to
Tarsus
to
look
for
Saul.
\VS{26}When
he
had
found
him,
he
brought
him
to
Antioch.
For
a
whole
year
they
were
gathered
together
with
the
assembly,
and
taught
many
people.
The
disciples
were
first
called
Christians
in
Antioch.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Now
in
these
days,
prophets
came
down
from
Jerusalem
to
Antioch.
\VS{28}One
of
them
named
Agabus
stood
up
and indicated
by
the
Spirit
that
there should
be
a
great
famine
all
over
the
world,
which
also
happened
in
the days
of
Claudius.
\VS{29}As
any
of
the
disciples
had plenty,
each
determined
to
send
relief
to
the
brothers
who
lived
in
Judea;
\VS{30}which
they
also
did,
sending
it
to
the
elders
by
the
hands
of
Barnabas
and
Saul.

\par }\Chap{12}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
about
that
time,
King
Herod stretched
out
his
hands
to oppress
some
of
the
assembly.
\VS{2}He
killed
James,
the
brother
of
John,
with
the
sword.
\VS{3}When
he
saw
that
it
pleased
the
Jews,
he
proceeded
to seize
Peter
also.
This
was during
the
days
of
unleavened bread.
\VS{4}When
he
had arrested
him,
he
put
him
in
prison
and
delivered
him
to
four
squads
of
four
soldiers
each
to
guard
him,
intending
to
bring
him
out
to
the
people
after
the
Passover.
\VS{5}Peter
therefore
was
kept
in
the
prison,
but constant
prayer
was
made
by
the
assembly
to
God
for
him.
\VS{6}The
same
night
when
Herod
was
about
to
bring
him
out,
Peter
was
sleeping
between
two
soldiers,
bound
with
two
chains.
Guards
in
front
of
the
door
kept
the
prison.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}And
behold,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
stood
by
him,
and
a
light
shone
in
the
cell.
He
struck
Peter
on
the
side
and
woke
him
up,
saying, “Stand
up
quickly!”
His
chains fell off
his
hands.
\VS{8}The
angel
said
to
him, “Get
dressed
and
put
on
your
sandals.”
He
did
so.
He
said
to
him, “Put
on
your
cloak
and
follow
me.”
\VS{9}And
he
went
out
and
followed
him.
He
didn’t
know
that
what
was
being
done
by
the
angel
was
real,
but
thought
he
saw
a
vision.
\VS{10}When
they
were past
the
first
and
the
second
guard,
they
came
to
the
iron
gate
that
leads
into
the
city,
which
opened
to
them
by
itself.
They
went
out
and
went down
one
street,
and
immediately
the
angel
departed
from
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}When
Peter
had
come
to
himself,
he
said, “Now
I
truly
know
that
the
Lord
has
sent
out
his
angel
and delivered
me
out
of
the
hand
of
Herod,
and
from
everything
the
Jewish
people
were
expecting.”
\VS{12}Thinking
about
that,
he
came
to
the
house
of
Mary,
the
mother
of
John
who
was
called
Mark,
where
many
were
gathered
together
and
were
praying.
\VS{13}When
Peter
knocked
at
the
door
of
the
gate,
a servant girl
named
Rhoda
came
to
answer.
\VS{14}When she
recognized
Peter’s
voice, she
didn’t
open
the
gate
for
joy,
but
ran
in
and
reported
that
Peter
was
standing
in
front
of
the
gate.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}They
said
to
her, “You
are crazy!”
But
she insisted
that
it
was
so.
They
said, “It
is
his
angel.”
\VS{16}But
Peter
continued
knocking.
When
they
had
opened,
they
saw
him
and
were
amazed.
\VS{17}But
he, beckoning
to
them
with
his
hand
to
be
silent,
declared
to
them
how
the
Lord
had
brought
him
out
of
the
prison.
He
said, “Tell
these
things
to
James
and
to
the
brothers.”
Then
he
departed
and
went
to
another
place.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Now
as
soon
as
it
was
day,
there
was
no
small stir
among
the
soldiers
about
what
had
become
of
Peter.
\VS{19}When
Herod
had
sought
for
him
and
didn’t
find
him,
he
examined
the
guards,
then
commanded
that
they
should
be put
to death.
He
went
down
from
Judea
to
Caesarea,
and
stayed
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Now
Herod
was
very
angry
with
the
people
of
Tyre
and
Sidon.
They
came
with
one
accord
to
him
and,
having made
Blastus,
the
king’s personal aide,
their friend,
they
asked
for
peace,
because
their
country depended
on
the
king’s
country
for food.
\VS{21}On
an
appointed
day,
Herod dressed
himself
in
royal
clothing,
sat
on
the throne,
and gave
a speech
to
them.
\VS{22}The
people
shouted, “The
voice
of
a
god,
and
not
of
a
man!”
\VS{23}Immediately
an
angel
of
the
Lord
struck
him,
because
he
didn’t
give
God
the
glory.
Then
he
was
eaten
by
worms
and
died.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}But
the
word
of
God
grew
and
multiplied.
\VS{25}Barnabas
and
Saul
returned
to\FTNT{*}{{\FR 12:25 }
TR reads “from” instead of “to”}
Jerusalem
when
they
had
fulfilled
their
service,
also
taking
with them
John
who
was
called
Mark.

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
in
the
assembly
that
was
at
Antioch
there
were
some
prophets
and
teachers:
Barnabas,
Simeon
who
was
called
Niger,
Lucius
of
Cyrene,
Manaen
the foster brother
of
Herod
the tetrarch,
and
Saul.
\VS{2}As
they served
the
Lord
and
fasted,
the
Holy
Spirit
said, “Separate
Barnabas
and
Saul
for
me,
for
the
work
to
which
I
have
called
them.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then,
when
they
had
fasted
and
prayed
and
laid
their
hands
on
them,
they
sent
them
away.
\VS{4}So, being
sent out
by
the
Holy
Spirit,
they
went
down
to
Seleucia.
From
there
they
sailed
to
Cyprus.
\VS{5}When
they
were
at
Salamis,
they
proclaimed
God’s
word
in
the
Jewish
synagogues.
They
also
had
John
as
their
attendant.
\VS{6}When
they
had
gone
through
the
island
to
Paphos,
they
found
a
certain sorcerer,
a
false
prophet,
a
Jew
whose
name
was Bar Jesus,
\VS{7}who
was
with
the
proconsul,
Sergius
Paulus,
a
man
of understanding.
This
man
summoned
Barnabas
and
Saul,
and
sought
to
hear
the
word
of
God.
\VS{8}But
Elymas
the sorcerer (for
so
is
his
name
by interpretation) withstood
them,
seeking
to
turn
the
proconsul
away
from
the
faith.
\VS{9}But
Saul,
who
is
also called
Paul,
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit, fastened
his eyes
on
him
\VS{10}and
said, “You
son
of
the
devil,
full
of
all
deceit
and
all cunning,
you
enemy
of
all
righteousness,
will
you
not
cease
to pervert
the
right
ways
of
the
Lord?
\VS{11}Now,
behold,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
is
on
you,
and
you
will
be
blind,
not
seeing
the
sun
for
a
season!”
\par }{\PP Immediately
a
mist
and
darkness
fell
on
him.
He
went
around
seeking someone
to
lead
him
by
the
hand.
\VS{12}Then
the
proconsul,
when
he
saw
what
was
done,
believed,
being
astonished
at
the
teaching
of
the
Lord.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Now
Paul
and
his company
set
sail
from
Paphos
and
came
to
Perga
in
Pamphylia.
John departed
from
them
and
returned
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{14}But
they,
passing
on
from
Perga,
came
to
Antioch
of
Pisidia.
They
went
into
the
synagogue
on
the
Sabbath
day
and
sat
down.
\VS{15}After
the
reading
of
the
law
and
the
prophets,
the rulers
of
the
synagogue
sent
to
them,
saying, “Brothers,
if
you
have
any
word
of
exhortation
for
the
people,
speak.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Paul
stood
up,
and
gesturing
with
his
hand
said, “Men
of Israel,
and
you
who
fear
God,
listen.
\VS{17}The
God
of
this
people\FTNT{*}{{\FR 13:17 }
TR, NU add “Israel”}
chose
our
fathers,
and
exalted
the
people
when
they stayed
as aliens
in
the
land
of
Egypt,
and
with
an
uplifted
arm,
he
led
them
out
of
it.
\VS{18}For
a
period
of
about
forty years
he
put up
with
them
in
the
wilderness.
\VS{19}When
he
had
destroyed
seven
nations
in
the
land
of
Canaan,
he gave
them
their
land
for
an
inheritance
for
about four hundred fifty years.
\VS{20}After
these
things,
he
gave
them
judges
until
Samuel
the
prophet.
\VS{21}Afterward
they
asked
for
a
king,
and
God
gave
to
them
Saul
the
son
of
Kish,
a
man
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
for
forty
years.
\VS{22}When
he
had
removed
him,
he
raised
up
David
to
be
their
king,
to
whom
he
also
testified, ‘I
have
found
David
the son
of
Jesse,
a
man
after
my
heart,
who
will
do
all
my
will.’
\VS{23}From
this
man’s offspring,
God
has
brought salvation\FTNT{†}{{\FR 13:23 }
TR, NU read “a Savior, Jesus” instead of “salvation”}
to
Israel
according
to
his
promise,
\VS{24}before
his
coming,
when
John
had first preached
the
baptism
of
repentance
to
Israel.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 13:24 }
TR, NU read “to all the people of Israel” instead of “to Israel”}
\VS{25}As
John
was fulfilling
his
course,
he
said, ‘What
do
you
suppose
that
I
am?
I
am
not
he.
But
behold,
one
comes
after
me,
the
sandals
of
whose
feet
I
am
not
worthy
to
untie.’
\par }{\PP \VS{26}“Brothers,
children
of
the stock
of
Abraham,
and
those
among
you
who
fear
God,
the
word
of
this
salvation
is
sent out
to
you.
\VS{27}For
those
who
dwell
in
Jerusalem,
and
their
rulers,
because
they didn’t
know
him,
nor
the
voices
of
the
prophets
which
are
read
every
Sabbath,
fulfilled
them
by
condemning
him.
\VS{28}Though
they
found
no
cause
for
death,
they still
asked
Pilate
to
have
him
killed.
\VS{29}When
they
had
fulfilled
all
things
that
were
written
about
him,
they
took
him
down
from
the
tree
and
laid
him
in
a
tomb.
\VS{30}But
God
raised
him
from
the
dead,
\VS{31}and
he
was
seen
for
many
days
by
those
who
came
up
with
him
from
Galilee
to
Jerusalem,
who
are
his
witnesses
to
the
people.
\VS{32}We
bring
you
good
news
of
the
promise
made
to
the
fathers,
\VS{33}that
God
has
fulfilled
this
to
us,
their
children,
in
that
he
raised
up
Jesus.
As
it
is
also
written
in
the
second
psalm,
\par }{\Q ‘You
are
my
Son.
\par }{\QB Today
I
have become
your
father.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:33 }
Psalm 2:7}
\par }{\PP \VS{34}“Concerning
that
he
raised
him
up
from
the
dead,
now
no
more
to
return
to corruption,
he
has
spoken
thus: ‘I
will
give
you
the
holy
and
sure blessings
of
David.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:34 }
Isaiah 55:3}
\VS{35}Therefore
he
says
also
in
another psalm, ‘You
will
not
allow
your
Holy
One
to
see
decay.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:35 }
Psalm 16:10}
\VS{36}For
David,
after
he
had
in
his
own
generation
served
the
counsel
of
God,
fell
asleep,
was
laid
with
his
fathers,
and
saw
decay.
\VS{37}But
he
whom
God
raised
up
saw
no
decay.
\VS{38}Be
it
known
to
you
therefore,
brothers,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 13:38 }
The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
that
through
this
man
is
proclaimed
to
you remission
of
sins;
\VS{39}and
by
him
everyone
who
believes
is
justified
from
all
things,
from
which
you
could
not
be
justified
by
the
law
of
Moses.
\VS{40}Beware
therefore,
lest
that
come
on
you
which
is
spoken
in
the
prophets:
\par }{\Q \VS{41}‘Behold,
you
scoffers!
\par }{\QB Wonder
and
perish,
\par }{\QB for
I
work
a
work
in
your
days,
\par }{\QB a
work
which
you
will
in
no
way
believe,
if
one declares
it
to
you.’ ”
\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:41 }
Habakkuk 1:5}
\par }{\PP \VS{42}So
when
the Jews went out
of
the synagogue,
the Gentiles
begged
that
these
words might
be preached
to
them
the
next
Sabbath.
\VS{43}Now
when
the
synagogue
broke up,
many
of
the
Jews
and
of
the
devout
proselytes
followed
Paul
and
Barnabas;
who,
speaking
to
them, urged
them
to
continue
in
the
grace
of
God.
\par }{\PP \VS{44}The
next
Sabbath,
almost
the
whole
city
was
gathered
together
to
hear
the
word
of
God.
\VS{45}But
when
the
Jews
saw
the
multitudes,
they
were
filled
with
jealousy,
and contradicted
the
things
which
were
spoken
by
Paul,
and
blasphemed.
\par }{\PP \VS{46}Paul
and
Barnabas
spoke
out
boldly,
and
said, “It
was
necessary
that
God’s
word
should
be
spoken
to
you
first.
Since
indeed
you thrust
it
from
yourselves,
and
judge
yourselves
unworthy
of
eternal
life,
behold,
we
turn
to
the
Gentiles.
\VS{47}For
so
has
the
Lord
commanded
us, saying,
\par }{\Q ‘I
have
set
you
as
a
light
for
the
Gentiles,
\par }{\QB that
you should
bring
salvation
to
the uttermost parts
of
the
earth.’ ”
\XREF{✡}{{\XO 13:47 }
Isaiah 49:6}
\par }{\PP \VS{48}As
the
Gentiles
heard
this,
they
were
glad
and
glorified
the
word
of
God.
As
many
as
were
appointed
to
eternal
life
believed.
\VS{49}The
Lord’s
word
was
spread abroad
throughout
all
the
region.
\VS{50}But
the
Jews
stirred up
the
devout
and
prominent
women
and
the chief
men
of
the
city,
and
stirred up
a
persecution
against
Paul
and
Barnabas,
and
threw
them
out
of
their borders.
\VS{51}But
they
shook
off
the
dust
of
their
feet
against
them,
and
came
to
Iconium.
\VS{52}The
disciples
were
filled
with
joy
and
with
the
Holy
Spirit.

\par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
Iconium,
they
entered
together
into
the
synagogue
of
the
Jews,
and
so
spoke
that
a
great
multitude
both
of
Jews
and
of
Greeks
believed.
\VS{2}But
the disbelieving\FTNT{*}{{\FR 14:2 }
or, disobedient}
Jews
stirred up
and
embittered
the
souls
of
the
Gentiles
against
the
brothers.
\VS{3}Therefore
they
stayed
there
a
long
time,
speaking
boldly
in
the
Lord,
who
testified
to
the
word
of
his
grace,
granting
signs
and
wonders
to
be
done
by
their
hands.
\VS{4}But
the
multitude
of
the
city
was
divided. Part
sided
with
the
Jews
and part
with
the
apostles.
\VS{5}When
some
of
both
the
Gentiles
and
the
Jews,
with
their
rulers,
made
a violent
attempt
to
mistreat
and
stone
them,
\VS{6}they became
aware
of
it
and
fled
to
the
cities
of
Lycaonia,
Lystra,
Derbe,
and
the
surrounding
region.
\VS{7}There
they
preached
the
Good
News.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}At
Lystra
a
certain
man
sat, impotent
in
his
feet,
a cripple
from
his
mother’s
womb,
who
never
had
walked.
\VS{9}He
was
listening
to
Paul
speaking,
who, fastening eyes
on
him
and
seeing
that
he
had
faith
to
be
made whole,
\VS{10}said
with
a
loud
voice, “Stand
upright
on
your
feet!”
He
leaped
up
and
walked.
\VS{11}When
the
multitude
saw
what
Paul
had
done,
they
lifted
up
their
voice,
saying
in
the
language
of Lycaonia, “The
gods
have
come
down
to
us
in
the likeness
of
men!”
\VS{12}They
called
Barnabas “Jupiter”,
and
Paul “Mercury”,
because
he
was
the
chief
speaker.
\VS{13}The
priest
of Jupiter, whose temple
was
in
front
of
their
city,
brought
oxen
and
garlands
to
the
gates,
and
would
have
made
a
sacrifice
along
with
the
multitudes.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}But
when
the
apostles,
Barnabas
and
Paul,
heard
of
it,
they
tore
their
clothes
and sprang
into
the
multitude,
crying
out,
\VS{15}“Men,
why
are
you
doing
these
things?
We
also
are
men
of
the
same
nature
as
you,
and
bring
you
good
news,
that
you
should
turn
from
these
vain
things
to
the
living
God,
who
made
the
sky,
the
earth,
the
sea,
and
all
that
is
in
them;
\VS{16}who
in
the
generations
gone
by
allowed
all
the
nations
to walk
in
their
own
ways.
\VS{17}Yet
he
didn’t
leave
himself
without
witness,
in
that
he
did
good
and
gave
you\FTNT{†}{{\FR 14:17 }
TR reads “us” instead of “you”}
rains
from
the sky
and
fruitful
seasons, filling
our
hearts
with
food
and
gladness.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Even
saying
these
things,
they
hardly stopped
the
multitudes
from making
a
sacrifice
to
them.
\VS{19}But
some
Jews
from
Antioch
and
Iconium
came
there,
and
having
persuaded
the
multitudes,
they
stoned
Paul
and
dragged
him
out
of
the
city,
supposing
that
he
was
dead.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}But
as
the
disciples
stood
around
him,
he
rose
up,
and
entered
into
the
city.
On
the
next
day
he
went
out
with
Barnabas
to
Derbe.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}When
they
had
preached
the
Good
News
to
that
city
and
had
made
many
disciples,
they
returned
to
Lystra,
Iconium,
and
Antioch,
\VS{22}strengthening
the
souls
of
the
disciples,
exhorting
them
to
continue
in
the
faith,
and
that
through
many
afflictions
we
must
enter
into
God’s
Kingdom.
\VS{23}When
they
had
appointed
elders
for
them
in
every
assembly,
and
had
prayed
with
fasting,
they
commended
them
to
the
Lord
on
whom
they
had
believed.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}They
passed
through
Pisidia
and
came
to
Pamphylia.
\VS{25}When
they
had
spoken
the
word
in
Perga,
they
went
down
to
Attalia.
\VS{26}From
there
they
sailed
to
Antioch,
from
where
they
had
been
committed
to
the
grace
of
God
for
the
work
which
they
had
fulfilled.
\VS{27}When
they
had
arrived
and
had
gathered
the
assembly
together,
they
reported
all
the
things
that
God
had
done
with
them,
and
that
he
had
opened
a
door
of
faith
to
the
nations.
\VS{28}They
stayed
there
with
the
disciples
for
a
long
time.

\par }\Chap{15}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Some
men
came
down
from
Judea
and
taught
the
brothers,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 15:1 }
The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”} “Unless
you
are
circumcised
after
the
custom
of
Moses,
you
can’t
be
saved.”
\VS{2}Therefore
when
Paul
and
Barnabas
had
no
small discord
and
discussion
with
them,
they
appointed
Paul,
Barnabas,
and
some
others
of
them
to
go
up
to
Jerusalem
to
the
apostles
and
elders
about
this question.
\VS{3}They, being
sent
on
their
way
by
the
assembly,
passed
through
both
Phoenicia
and
Samaria, declaring
the
conversion
of
the
Gentiles.
They
caused
great
joy
to
all
the
brothers.
\VS{4}When
they
had
come
to
Jerusalem,
they
were
received
by
the
assembly
and
the
apostles
and
the
elders,
and
they
reported
everything
that
God
had
done
with
them.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}But
some
of
the
sect
of
the
Pharisees
who
believed rose
up,
saying, “It
is
necessary
to
circumcise
them,
and
to
command
them
to
keep
the
law
of
Moses.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}The
apostles
and
the
elders
were
gathered
together
to
see
about
this
matter.
\VS{7}When
there
had
been
much
discussion,
Peter
rose
up
and
said
to
them, “Brothers,
you
know
that
a
good
while
ago
God
made
a
choice
among
you
that
by
my
mouth
the
nations
should
hear
the
word
of
the
Good
News
and
believe.
\VS{8}God,
who
knows
the
heart,
testified
about
them,
giving
them
the
Holy
Spirit,
just
like
he
did
to
us.
\VS{9}He
made
no
distinction
between us
and
them,
cleansing
their
hearts
by
faith.
\VS{10}Now
therefore
why
do
you
tempt
God,
that
you
should
put
a
yoke
on
the
neck
of
the
disciples
which
neither
our
fathers
nor
we
were
able
to
bear?
\VS{11}But
we
believe
that
we
are
saved
through
the
grace
of
the
Lord
Jesus,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 15:11 }
TR adds “Christ”}
just
as
they
are.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}All
the
multitude
kept silence,
and
they
listened
to
Barnabas
and
Paul reporting
what
signs
and
wonders
God
had
done
among
the
nations
through
them.
\VS{13}After
they
were
silent,
James
answered, “Brothers,
listen
to
me.
\VS{14}Simeon
has reported
how
God
first visited
the
nations
to
take
out
of
them
a
people
for
his
name.
\VS{15}This agrees
with
the
words
of
the
prophets.
As
it
is
written,
\par }{\Q \VS{16}‘After
these
things
I
will
return.
\par }{\Q I
will
again build
the
tabernacle
of
David,
which
has
fallen.
\par }{\Q I
will
again build
its
ruins.
\par }{\Q I
will set
it up
\VS{17}that
the
rest
of
men
may seek
after
the
Lord:
\par }{\Q all
the
Gentiles
who
are
called
by
my
name,
\par }{\Q says
the
Lord,
who
does
all
these
things.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 15:17 }
Amos 9:11-12}
\par }{\PP \VS{18}“All
of God’s works
are
known
to
him
from
eternity.
\VS{19}Therefore
my
judgment
is
that
we
don’t
trouble
those
from
among
the
Gentiles
who
turn
to
God,
\VS{20}but
that
we
write
to
them
that
they
abstain
from
the pollution
of
idols,
from
sexual
immorality,
from
what
is
strangled,
and
from
blood.
\VS{21}For
Moses
from
generations
of
old
has
in
every
city
those
who
preach
him,
being
read
in
the
synagogues
every
Sabbath.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Then
it
seemed
good
to
the
apostles
and
the
elders,
with
the
whole
assembly,
to
choose
men
out
of
their company,
and
send
them
to
Antioch
with
Paul
and
Barnabas:
Judas
called
Barsabbas,
and
Silas,
chief
men
among
the
brothers.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 15:22 }
The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
\VS{23}They
wrote
these
things
by
their
hand:
\par }{\PP “The
apostles,
the
elders,
and
the
brothers,
to
the
brothers
who
are
of
the
Gentiles
in
Antioch,
Syria,
and
Cilicia:
greetings.
\VS{24}Because
we
have
heard
that
some
who
went
out
from
us
have
troubled
you
with
words,
unsettling
your
souls,
saying, ‘You
must
be circumcised
and keep
the law,’
to
whom
we
gave
no
commandment;
\VS{25}it
seemed
good
to us, having
come
to
one
accord,
to
choose
out
men
and
send them
to
you
with
our
beloved
Barnabas
and
Paul,
\VS{26}men
who
have
risked
their
lives
for
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\VS{27}We
have
sent
therefore
Judas
and
Silas,
who
themselves
will
also
tell
you
the
same
things
by
word
of mouth.
\VS{28}For
it
seemed
good
to
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
to us,
to
lay
no
greater
burden
on
you
than
these necessary
things:
\VS{29}that
you
abstain
from
things
sacrificed
to
idols,
from
blood,
from
things
strangled,
and
from
sexual
immorality,
from
which
if
you
keep
yourselves,
it
will
be
well
with
you.
Farewell.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}So,
when
they
were
sent off,
they
came
to
Antioch.
Having
gathered
the
multitude
together,
they
delivered
the
letter.
\VS{31}When
they
had
read
it,
they
rejoiced
over
the
encouragement.
\VS{32}Judas
and
Silas,
also
being
prophets
themselves,
encouraged
the
brothers
with
many
words
and
strengthened
them.
\VS{33}After
they
had
spent
some
time
there,
they
were
dismissed
in
peace
from
the
brothers
to
the apostles.
\VS{34}\FTNT{§}{{\FR 15:34 }
Some manuscripts add:
But it seemed good to Silas to stay there.
}
\VS{35}But
Paul
and
Barnabas
stayed
in
Antioch,
teaching
and
preaching
the
word
of
the
Lord,
with
many
others
also.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}After
some
days
Paul
said
to
Barnabas, “Let’s
return
now
and
visit
our
brothers
in
every
city
in
which
we
proclaimed
the
word
of
the
Lord,
to see
how
they
are doing.”
\VS{37}Barnabas
planned
to
take
John,
who
was
called
Mark,
with
them
also.
\VS{38}But
Paul
didn’t think
that
it
was
a good idea
to
take
with
them someone
who
had withdrawn
from
them
in
Pamphylia,
and
didn’t
go
with
them
to
do
the
work.
\VS{39}Then
the contention grew
so
sharp
that
they
separated
from
each
other.
Barnabas
took
Mark
with
him
and
sailed
away
to
Cyprus,
\VS{40}but
Paul
chose
Silas
and
went
out, being
commended
by
the
brothers
to
the
grace
of God.
\VS{41}He
went
through
Syria
and
Cilicia,
strengthening
the
assemblies.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
came
to
Derbe
and
Lystra;
and
behold,
a
certain
disciple
was
there,
named
Timothy,
the
son
of
a
Jewess
who believed,
but
his
father
was
a
Greek.
\VS{2}The
brothers
who
were
at
Lystra
and
Iconium gave
a
good
testimony
about
him.
\VS{3}Paul
wanted
to
have
him
go
out
with
him,
and
he
took
and
circumcised
him
because
of
the
Jews
who
were
in
those
parts,
for
they
all
knew
that
his
father
was
a
Greek.
\VS{4}As
they went
on
their
way
through
the
cities,
they
delivered
the
decrees
to
them
to
keep
which
had
been ordained
by
the
apostles
and
elders
who
were
at
Jerusalem.
\VS{5}So
the
assemblies
were
strengthened
in
the
faith,
and increased
in
number
daily.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}When
they
had
gone
through
the
region
of
Phrygia
and
Galatia,
they
were
forbidden
by
the
Holy
Spirit
to
speak
the
word
in
Asia.
\VS{7}When
they
had
come opposite
Mysia,
they
tried
to
go
into
Bithynia,
but
the
Spirit
didn’t
allow
them.
\VS{8}Passing
by
Mysia,
they
came
down
to
Troas.
\VS{9}A
vision
appeared
to
Paul
in
the
night.
There
was
a
man
of
Macedonia
standing,
begging
him
and
saying, “Come
over
into
Macedonia
and
help
us.”
\VS{10}When
he
had
seen
the
vision,
immediately
we
sought
to
go
out
to
Macedonia,
concluding
that
the
Lord
had
called
us
to
preach
the
Good
News
to
them.
\VS{11}Setting
sail
therefore
from
Troas,
we made
a
straight
course
to
Samothrace,
and
the day following
to
Neapolis;
\VS{12}and
from
there
to
Philippi,
which
is
a
city
of
Macedonia,
the
foremost
of
the
district,
a Roman
colony.
We
were
staying
some
days
in
this
city.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}On
the
Sabbath
day
we
went
outside
of
the city
by
a riverside,
where
we
supposed
there
was
a
place
of
prayer,
and
we
sat
down
and
spoke
to
the
women
who
had
come
together.
\VS{14}A
certain
woman
named
Lydia,
a
seller
of
purple,
of
the
city
of
Thyatira,
one
who worshiped
God,
heard
us.
The
Lord
opened
her
heart
to
listen
to
the
things
which
were
spoken
by
Paul.
\VS{15}When
she
and
her
household
were
baptized,
she
begged
us,
saying, “If
you
have
judged
me
to
be
faithful
to
the
Lord,
come
into
my
house
and
stay.”
So
she persuaded
us.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}As
we
were
going
to
prayer,
a
certain girl
having
a
spirit
of
divination
met
us,
who
brought
her
masters
much gain
by fortune telling.
\VS{17}Following
Paul
and
us,
she
cried
out, “These
men
are
servants
of
the
Most
High
God,
who
proclaim
to
us
a
way
of
salvation!”
\VS{18}She
was
doing
this
for
many
days.
\par }{\PP But
Paul, becoming
greatly
annoyed,
turned
and
said
to
the
spirit, “I
command
you
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
to
come
out
of
her!”
It
came
out
that
very
hour.
\VS{19}But
when
her
masters
saw
that
the
hope
of
their gain
was
gone,
they
seized
Paul
and
Silas
and
dragged
them
into
the marketplace
before
the
rulers.
\VS{20}When
they
had
brought
them
to
the
magistrates,
they
said, “These
men,
being
Jews,
are agitating
our
city
\VS{21}and advocate
customs
which
it
is
not
lawful
for
us
to
accept
or
to
observe,
being
Romans.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}The
multitude
rose
up
together
against
them
and
the
magistrates
tore
their
clothes
from
them,
then
commanded
them
to
be
beaten
with
rods.
\VS{23}When
they
had
laid
many stripes
on
them,
they
threw
them
into
prison, charging
the
jailer
to
keep
them safely.
\VS{24}Having
received
such
a
command,
he
threw
them
into
the
inner
prison
and secured
their
feet
in
the
stocks.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}But
about
midnight
Paul
and
Silas
were
praying
and
singing
hymns
to
God,
and
the
prisoners
were
listening
to
them.
\VS{26}Suddenly
there
was
a
great
earthquake,
so
that
the
foundations
of
the
prison
were
shaken;
and
immediately
all
the
doors
were
opened,
and
everyone’s
bonds
were loosened.
\VS{27}The
jailer,
being roused
out
of sleep
and
seeing
the
prison
doors
open,
drew
his
sword
and
was
about
to
kill
himself,
supposing
that
the
prisoners
had
escaped.
\VS{28}But
Paul
cried
with
a
loud
voice,
saying, “Don’t
harm
yourself,
for
we
are
all
here!”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}He
called
for
lights, sprang
in,
fell
down
trembling
before
Paul
and
Silas,
\VS{30}brought
them
out,
and
said, “Sirs,
what
must
I
do
to
be
saved?”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}They
said, “Believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
and
you
will
be
saved,
you
and
your
household.”
\VS{32}They
spoke
the
word
of
the
Lord
to
him,
and
to
all
who
were
in
his
house.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}He
took
them
the
same
hour
of
the
night
and
washed
their stripes,
and
was
immediately
baptized,
he
and
all
his household.
\VS{34}He
brought
them
up
into
his
house
and
set
food
before
them,
and
rejoiced
greatly
with
all
his
household, having
believed
in
God.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}But
when
it
was
day,
the
magistrates
sent
the sergeants,
saying, “Let
those
men
go.”
\par }{\PP \VS{36}The
jailer
reported
these
words
to
Paul,
saying, “The
magistrates
have
sent
to
let
you
go;
now
therefore
come
out
and
go
in
peace.”
\par }{\PP \VS{37}But
Paul
said
to
them, “They
have
beaten
us
publicly
without
a
trial,
men
who
are
Romans,
and
have
cast
us
into
prison!
Do
they
now release
us
secretly?
No, most
certainly,
but let
them
come
themselves
and
bring
us
out!”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}The sergeants
reported
these
words
to
the
magistrates,
and
they
were
afraid
when
they
heard
that
they
were
Romans,
\VS{39}and
they
came
and
begged
them.
When
they
had
brought
them
out,
they
asked
them
to
depart
from
the
city.
\VS{40}They
went
out
of
the
prison
and
entered
into
Lydia’s house.
When
they
had
seen
the
brothers,
they
encouraged
them,
then
departed.

\par }\Chap{17}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
when
they
had passed
through
Amphipolis
and
Apollonia,
they
came
to
Thessalonica,
where
there
was
a
Jewish
synagogue.
\VS{2}Paul,
as
was
his
custom,
went
in
to
them;
and
for
three
Sabbath days
reasoned
with
them
from
the
Scriptures,
\VS{3}explaining
and
demonstrating
that
the
Christ
had
to
suffer
and
rise
again
from
the
dead,
and
saying, “This
Jesus,
whom
I
proclaim
to
you,
is
the
Christ.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Some
of
them
were
persuaded
and
joined
Paul
and
Silas:
of
the
devout
Greeks
a
great
multitude,
and
not
a
few
of
the chief
women.
\VS{5}But
the unpersuaded
Jews
took
along\FTNT{*}{{\FR 17:5 }
TR reads “And the Jews who were unpersuaded, becoming envious and taking along” instead of “But the unpersuaded Jews took along”}
some
wicked
men
from
the marketplace
and gathering
a crowd,
set
the
city
in
an uproar. Assaulting
the
house
of
Jason,
they
sought
to
bring
them
out
to
the
people.
\VS{6}When
they
didn’t
find
them,
they
dragged
Jason
and
certain
brothers\FTNT{†}{{\FR 17:6 }
The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
before
the rulers
of
the
city,
crying, “These
who
have turned
the
world upside down
have come
here
also,
\VS{7}whom
Jason
has
received.
These
all
act
contrary
to
the
decrees
of
Caesar,
saying
that
there
is
another
king,
Jesus!”
\VS{8}The
multitude
and
the rulers
of
the
city
were
troubled
when
they
heard
these
things.
\VS{9}When
they
had
taken security
from
Jason
and
the
rest,
they
let
them
go.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}The
brothers
immediately
sent
Paul
and
Silas
away
by
night
to Beroea.
When
they
arrived,
they
went
into
the
Jewish
synagogue.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Now
these
were
more noble
than
those
in
Thessalonica,
in
that
they
received
the
word
with
all
readiness
of mind,
examining
the
Scriptures
daily
to see
whether
these
things
were
so.
\VS{12}Many
of
them
therefore
believed;
also
of
the
prominent
Greek
women,
and
not
a
few
men.
\VS{13}But
when
the
Jews
of
Thessalonica
had knowledge
that
the
word
of
God
was
proclaimed
by
Paul
at Beroea
also,
they
came
there
likewise,
agitating
the
multitudes.
\VS{14}Then
the
brothers
immediately
sent out
Paul
to
go
as
far
as
to
the
sea,
and
Silas
and
Timothy
still
stayed
there.
\VS{15}But
those
who
escorted
Paul
brought
him
as
far
as
Athens.
Receiving
a
commandment
to
Silas
and
Timothy
that
they
should
come
to
him
very
quickly,
they departed.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Now
while
Paul waited
for
them
at
Athens,
his
spirit
was
provoked
within
him
as
he
saw
the
city
full
of
idols.
\VS{17}So
he
reasoned
in
the
synagogue
with
the
Jews
and
the
devout persons,
and
in
the marketplace
every
day
with
those
who met
him.
\VS{18}Some
of
the Epicurean
and
Stoic
philosophers
also\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 17:18 }
TR omits “also”
}
were
conversing
with
him.
Some
said, “What
does
this
babbler
want
to
say?”
\par }{\PP Others
said, “He
seems
to
be advocating foreign
deities,”
because
he
preached
Jesus
and
the
resurrection.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}They
took
hold
of
him
and
brought
him
to
the
Areopagus,
saying, “May
we
know
what
this
new
teaching
is,
which
you
are
speaking
about?
\VS{20}For
you
bring
certain
strange
things
to our
ears.
We
want
to
know
therefore
what
these
things
mean.”
\VS{21}Now
all
the
Athenians
and
the
strangers living
there spent
their
time
in
nothing
else,
but
either
to
tell
or
to
hear
some
new
thing.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Paul
stood
in
the
middle
of
the
Areopagus
and
said, “You
men
of
Athens,
I
perceive
that
you
are very religious
in
all
things.
\VS{23}For
as
I
passed
along
and observed
the
objects
of
your
worship,
I
also
found
an
altar
with
this
inscription: ‘TO
AN
UNKNOWN
GOD.’
What
therefore
you
worship
in
ignorance,
I announce
to
you.
\VS{24}The
God
who
made
the
world
and
all
things
in
it,
he,
being
Lord
of
heaven
and
earth,
doesn’t
dwell
in
temples
made
with
hands.
\VS{25}He isn’t
served
by men’s
hands,
as
though
he
needed
anything, seeing
he
himself
gives
to
all
life
and
breath
and
all
things.
\VS{26}He
made
from
one blood
every
nation
of
men
to
dwell
on
all
the surface
of
the
earth,
having
determined
appointed
seasons
and
the
boundaries
of
their dwellings,
\VS{27}that
they
should
seek
the
Lord,
if
perhaps
they
might reach
out
for
him
and
find
him,
though
he
is
not
far
from
each
one
of us.
\VS{28}‘For
in
him
we
live,
move,
and
have
our
being.’
As
some
of
your
own
poets
have
said, ‘For
we
are
also
his
offspring.’
\VS{29}Being
then
the
offspring
of
God,
we
ought
not
to
think
that
the
Divine
Nature
is
like
gold,
or
silver,
or
stone, engraved
by
art
and design
of
man.
\VS{30}The
times
of
ignorance
therefore
God
overlooked.
But
now
he
commands
that
all
people
everywhere
should
repent,
\VS{31}because
he
has
appointed
a
day
in
which
he
will
judge
the
world
in
righteousness
by
the
man
whom
he
has ordained;
of
which
he
has given assurance
to
all
men,
in
that
he
has
raised
him
from
the
dead.”
\par }{\PP \VS{32}Now
when
they
heard
of
the
resurrection
of
the
dead,
some mocked;
but
others
said, “We want
to
hear
you
again
concerning
this.”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}Thus
Paul
went
out
from
among
them.
\VS{34}But
certain
men
joined
with
him
and
believed,
including
Dionysius
the
Areopagite,
and
a
woman
named
Damaris,
and
others
with
them.

\par }\Chap{18}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
these
things
Paul
departed
from
Athens
and
came
to
Corinth.
\VS{2}He
found
a
certain
Jew
named
Aquila,
a
man
of
Pontus
by
race,
who
had
recently
come
from
Italy
with
his
wife
Priscilla,
because
Claudius
had
commanded
all
the
Jews
to depart
from
Rome.
He
came
to
them,
\VS{3}and
because
he practiced
the
same
trade,
he
lived
with
them
and
worked,
for
by
trade
they
were tent makers.
\VS{4}He
reasoned
in
the
synagogue
every
Sabbath
and
persuaded
Jews
and
Greeks.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}When
Silas
and
Timothy
came
down
from
Macedonia,
Paul
was compelled
by
the Spirit,
testifying
to
the
Jews
that
Jesus
was
the
Christ.
\VS{6}When
they
opposed
him
and
blasphemed,
he
shook
out
his
clothing
and
said
to
them, “Your
blood
be
on
your
own
heads!
I
am
clean.
From
now
on,
I
will
go
to
the
Gentiles!”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}He
departed
there
and
went
into
the
house
of
a
certain
man
named
Justus,
one
who worshiped
God,
whose
house
was
next door
to
the
synagogue.
\VS{8}Crispus,
the ruler
of
the
synagogue,
believed
in
the
Lord
with
all
his
house.
Many
of
the
Corinthians,
when
they
heard,
believed
and
were
baptized.
\VS{9}The
Lord
said
to
Paul
in
the
night
by
a
vision,
{\WJ{“Don’t
be
afraid,
but
speak
and
don’t
be
silent;
}}
\VS{10}{\WJ{
for
I
am
with
you,
and
no
one
will
attack
you
to
harm
you,
for
I
have
many
people
in
this
city.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{11}He lived
there
a
year
and
six
months,
teaching
the
word
of
God
among
them.
\VS{12}But
when
Gallio
was
proconsul
of
Achaia,
the
Jews
with
one
accord rose up
against
Paul
and
brought
him
before
the
judgment
seat,
\VS{13}saying, “This
man persuades
men
to
worship
God
contrary
to
the
law.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}But
when
Paul
was
about
to
open
his
mouth,
Gallio
said
to
the
Jews, “If
indeed
it
were
a
matter
of
wrong
or
of
wicked
crime,
you
Jews,
it
would
be
reasonable
that
I
should
bear
with
you;
\VS{15}but
if
they
are
questions
about
words
and
names
and
your
own
law,
look
to
it
yourselves.
For
I
don’t
want
to
be
a
judge
of
these
matters.”
\VS{16}So
he
drove
them
from
the
judgment
seat.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Then
all
the Greeks
seized
Sosthenes,
the ruler
of
the
synagogue,
and
beat
him
before
the
judgment
seat.
Gallio didn’t
care
about
any
of
these
things.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Paul,
having stayed
after
this
many
more
days,
took
his
leave
of
the
brothers,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 18:18 }
The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
and
sailed
from
there
for
Syria,
together
with
Priscilla
and
Aquila.
He shaved
his
head
in Cenchreae,
for
he
had
a
vow.
\VS{19}He
came
to
Ephesus,
and
he
left
them
there;
but
he
himself
entered
into
the
synagogue
and
reasoned
with
the
Jews.
\VS{20}When
they
asked
him
to
stay
with
them
a
longer
time,
he declined;
\VS{21}but
taking
his
leave
of
them,
he
said, “I
must
by
all
means keep
this coming feast
in Jerusalem,
but
I
will
return
again
to
you
if
God
wills.”
Then
he
set
sail
from
Ephesus.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}When
he
had
landed
at
Caesarea,
he
went
up
and
greeted
the
assembly,
and
went
down
to
Antioch.
\VS{23}Having
spent
some
time
there,
he
departed
and
went
through
the
region
of
Galatia
and
Phrygia,
in
order,
establishing
all
the
disciples.
\VS{24}Now
a
certain
Jew
named
Apollos,
an
Alexandrian
by
race,
an
eloquent
man,
came
to
Ephesus.
He
was
mighty
in
the
Scriptures.
\VS{25}This
man
had
been
instructed
in
the
way
of
the
Lord;
and
being
fervent
in
spirit,
he
spoke
and
taught
accurately
the
things
concerning
Jesus,
although
he knew
only
the
baptism
of
John.
\VS{26}He
began
to
speak
boldly
in
the
synagogue.
But
when
Priscilla
and
Aquila
heard
him,
they
took
him
aside,
and
explained
to
him
the
way
of
God more accurately.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}When
he
had determined
to
pass
over
into
Achaia,
the
brothers
encouraged
him;
and
wrote
to
the
disciples
to receive
him.
When
he
had
come,
he
greatly
helped
those
who
had
believed
through
grace;
\VS{28}for
he
powerfully
refuted
the
Jews,
publicly
showing
by
the
Scriptures
that
Jesus
was
the
Christ.

\par }\Chap{19}{\PP \VerseOne{1}While
Apollos
was
at
Corinth,
Paul, having
passed
through
the
upper
country,
came
to
Ephesus
and
found
certain
disciples.
\VS{2}He
said
to
them, “Did
you
receive
the
Holy
Spirit
when
you
believed?”
\par }{\PP They
said
to
him, “No,
we
haven’t
even
heard
that
there
is
a
Holy
Spirit.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}He
said, “Into
what
then
were
you
baptized?”
\par }{\PP They
said, “Into
John’s
baptism.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Paul
said, “John
indeed
baptized
with
the
baptism
of
repentance,
saying
to
the
people
that
they
should
believe
in
the
one
who
would
come
after
him,
that
is,
in
Christ
Jesus.”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 19:4 }
NU omits Christ.}
\par }{\PP \VS{5}When
they
heard
this,
they
were
baptized
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus.
\VS{6}When
Paul
had
laid
his
hands
on
them,
the
Holy
Spirit
came
on
them
and
they
spoke
with
other
languages
and
prophesied.
\VS{7}They
were
about
twelve
men
in
all.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}He
entered
into
the
synagogue
and
spoke
boldly
for
a
period
of
three
months,
reasoning
and
persuading
about
the
things
concerning
God’s
Kingdom.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}But
when
some
were
hardened
and
disobedient,
speaking
evil
of
the
Way
before
the
multitude,
he
departed
from
them
and
separated
the
disciples,
reasoning
daily
in
the
school
of
Tyrannus.
\VS{10}This continued
for
two
years,
so
that
all
those
who
lived
in
Asia
heard
the
word
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
both
Jews
and
Greeks.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}God
worked special
miracles
by
the
hands
of
Paul,
\VS{12}so
that
even
handkerchiefs
or
aprons
were
carried
away
from
his
body
to
the
sick,
and
the
diseases departed
from
them,
and
the
evil
spirits
went
out.
\VS{13}But
some
of
the
itinerant
Jews,
exorcists, took
on themselves
to invoke
over
those
who
had
the
evil
spirits
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
saying, “We
adjure
you
by
Jesus
whom
Paul
preaches.”
\VS{14}There
were
seven
sons
of
one
Sceva,
a
Jewish
chief
priest,
who
did
this.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}The
evil
spirit
answered, “Jesus
I
know,
and
Paul
I
know,
but
who
are
you?”
\VS{16}The
man
in
whom
the
evil
spirit
was
leaped
on
them,
overpowered
them,
and prevailed
against
them,
so
that
they
fled
out
of
that
house
naked
and
wounded.
\VS{17}This
became
known
to
all,
both
Jews
and
Greeks,
who
lived
at
Ephesus.
Fear
fell
on
them
all,
and
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus
was
magnified.
\VS{18}Many
also
of
those
who
had
believed
came,
confessing
and
declaring
their
deeds.
\VS{19}Many
of
those
who
practiced magical arts brought
their
books
together
and
burned
them
in
the
sight
of
all.
They
counted
their
price,
and
found
it
to
be fifty
thousand
pieces
of
silver.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 19:19 }
The 50,000 pieces of silver here probably referred to 50,000 drachmas. If so, the value of the burned books was equivalent to about 160 man-years of wages for agricultural laborers}
\VS{20}So
the
word
of
the
Lord
was
growing
and becoming
mighty.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Now
after
these
things
had ended,
Paul determined
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.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Having
sent
into
Macedonia
two
of
those
who
served
him,
Timothy
and
Erastus,
he
himself
stayed
in
Asia
for
a
while.
\VS{23}About
that
time
there
arose
no
small
disturbance
concerning
the
Way.
\VS{24}For
a
certain
man
named
Demetrius,
a
silversmith
who
made
silver
shrines
of
Artemis,
brought
no
little
business
to
the
craftsmen,
\VS{25}whom
he
gathered
together
with
the
workmen
of
like occupation,
and
said, “Sirs,
you
know
that
by
this
business
we
have
our wealth.
\VS{26}You
see
and
hear
that
not
at
Ephesus
alone,
but
almost throughout
all
Asia,
this
Paul
has
persuaded
and
turned
away
many
people,
saying
that
they
are
no
gods
that
are
made
with
hands.
\VS{27}Not
only
is
there
danger
that
this
our
trade
come
into
disrepute,
but
also
that
the
temple
of
the
great
goddess
Artemis
will
be
counted
as
nothing
and
her
majesty
destroyed,
whom
all
Asia
and
the
world worships.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}When
they
heard
this
they
were
filled
with
anger,
and
cried
out,
saying, “Great
is
Artemis
of
the
Ephesians!”
\VS{29}The whole
city
was
filled
with
confusion,
and
they
rushed
with
one
accord
into
the
theater, having
seized
Gaius
and
Aristarchus, men
of
Macedonia,
Paul’s
companions
in
travel.
\VS{30}When
Paul
wanted
to
enter
in
to
the
people,
the
disciples
didn’t
allow
him.
\VS{31}Certain
also
of
the
Asiarchs,
being
his
friends,
sent
to
him
and
begged
him
not
to venture
into
the
theater.
\VS{32}Some
therefore
cried
one thing,
and
some
another,
for
the
assembly
was
in
confusion.
Most
of
them
didn’t
know
why
they
had
come
together.
\VS{33}They brought
Alexander
out
of
the
multitude,
the
Jews putting
him
forward.
Alexander beckoned
with
his
hand,
and
would
have made
a
defense
to
the
people.
\VS{34}But
when
they
perceived
that
he
was
a
Jew,
all
with
one
voice
for
a
time
of
about
two
hours
cried
out, “Great
is
Artemis
of
the
Ephesians!”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}When
the
town
clerk
had
quieted
the
multitude,
he
said, “You
men
of Ephesus,
what
man
is
there
who
doesn’t
know
that
the
city
of
the
Ephesians
is
temple keeper
of
the
great goddess
Artemis,
and
of
the image
which
fell
down
from Zeus?
\VS{36}Seeing
then
that
these
things can’t
be denied,
you
ought
to
be quiet
and
to
do
nothing
rash.
\VS{37}For
you
have
brought
these
men here,
who
are
neither
robbers
of
temples
nor
blasphemers
of
your
goddess.
\VS{38}If
therefore
Demetrius
and
the
craftsmen
who
are
with
him
have
a
matter
against
anyone,
the
courts
are open
and
there
are
proconsuls.
Let
them press
charges
against
one
another.
\VS{39}But
if
you
seek
anything
about
other matters,
it
will
be
settled
in
the regular
assembly.
\VS{40}For
indeed
we
are
in
danger
of
being
accused
concerning
today’s riot,
there
being
no
cause.
Concerning
it,
we wouldn’t
be
able
to
give
an
account
of
this commotion.”
\VS{41}When
he
had
thus
spoken,
he
dismissed
the
assembly.

\par }\Chap{20}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
the
uproar
had
ceased,
Paul
sent
for
the
disciples, took
leave
of
them,
and
departed
to
go
into
Macedonia.
\VS{2}When
he
had
gone
through
those
parts
and
had
encouraged
them
with
many
words,
he
came
into
Greece.
\VS{3}When
he
had
spent
three
months
there,
and
a
plot
was
made
against
him
by
Jews
as
he
was
about
to
set
sail
for
Syria,
he determined
to
return
through
Macedonia.
\VS{4}These
accompanied
him
as far
as
Asia:
Sopater
of Beroea,
Aristarchus
and
Secundus
of
the
Thessalonians,
Gaius
of Derbe,
Timothy,
and
Tychicus
and
Trophimus
of
Asia.
\VS{5}But
these
had
gone
ahead,
and
were
waiting
for
us
at
Troas.
\VS{6}We
sailed
away
from
Philippi
after
the
days
of
Unleavened Bread,
and
came
to
them
at
Troas
in
five
days,
where
we
stayed
seven
days.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}On
the
first
day
of
the
week,
when
the disciples
were
gathered
together
to
break
bread,
Paul talked
with
them,
intending
to depart
on
the
next
day;
and continued
his
speech
until
midnight.
\VS{8}There
were
many lights
in
the
upper
room
where
we\FTNT{*}{{\FR 20:8 }
TR reads “they” instead of “we”}
were
gathered
together.
\VS{9}A
certain
young
man
named
Eutychus
sat
in
the
window,
weighed
down
with
deep
sleep.
As
Paul spoke still
longer, being
weighed
down
by
his
sleep,
he
fell
down
from
the
third
floor
and
was
taken
up
dead.
\VS{10}Paul
went
down
and
fell
upon
him,
and
embracing
him
said, “Don’t
be troubled,
for
his
life
is
in
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}When
he
had
gone
up,
had
broken
bread
and
eaten,
and
had
talked
with
them
a
long
while,
even
until
break
of day,
he
departed.
\VS{12}They
brought
the
boy
in
alive,
and
were
greatly
comforted.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}But
we,
going
ahead
to
the
ship,
set
sail
for
Assos,
intending
to
take
Paul
aboard
there;
for
he
had
so
arranged,
intending
himself
to
go
by
land.
\VS{14}When
he
met
us
at
Assos,
we
took
him
aboard
and
came
to
Mitylene.
\VS{15}Sailing
from
there,
we
came
the
following day
opposite
Chios.
The
next day
we touched
at
Samos
and stayed
at Trogyllium,
and
the day
after
we
came
to
Miletus.
\VS{16}For
Paul
had
determined
to
sail
past
Ephesus,
that
he might
not
have
to
spend
time
in
Asia;
for
he
was
hastening,
if
it
were
possible
for
him,
to
be
in
Jerusalem
on
the
day
of
Pentecost.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}From
Miletus
he
sent
to
Ephesus
and
called
to
himself
the
elders
of
the
assembly.
\VS{18}When
they
had
come
to
him,
he
said
to
them, “You
yourselves
know,
from
the
first
day
that
I
set
foot
in
Asia,
how
I
was
with
you
all
the
time,
\VS{19}serving
the
Lord
with
all
humility,
with many
tears,
and
with
trials
which
happened
to
me
by
the
plots
of
the
Jews;
\VS{20}how
I
didn’t
shrink
from
declaring
to
you
anything
that
was
profitable,
teaching
you
publicly
and
from
house
to
house,
\VS{21}testifying
both
to
Jews
and
to
Greeks
repentance
toward
God
and
faith
toward
our
Lord
Jesus.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 20:21 }
TR adds “Christ”}
\VS{22}Now,
behold,
I
go
bound
by
the
Spirit
to
Jerusalem,
not
knowing
what
will
happen
to
me
there;
\VS{23}except
that
the
Holy
Spirit
testifies
in
every
city,
saying
that
bonds
and
afflictions wait
for
me.
\VS{24}But
these
things don’t count;
nor
do
I hold
my
life
dear
to
myself,
so
that
I
may
finish
my race
with
joy,
and
the
ministry
which
I
received
from
the
Lord
Jesus,
to fully
testify
to
the
Good
News
of
the
grace
of
God.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}“Now,
behold,
I
know
that
you
all,
among
whom
I
went
about
preaching God’s
Kingdom,
will
see
my
face
no
more.
\VS{26}Therefore
I
testify
to
you
today
that
I
am
clean
from
the
blood
of
all
men,
\VS{27}for
I
didn’t
shrink
from
declaring
to
you
the
whole
counsel
of
God.
\VS{28}Take heed,
therefore,
to
yourselves
and
to
all
the
flock,
in
which
the
Holy
Spirit
has
made
you
overseers,
to
shepherd
the
assembly
of
the
Lord
and\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 20:28 }
TR, NU omit “the Lord and”}
God
which
he
purchased
with
his
own
blood.
\VS{29}For
I
know
that
after
my
departure, vicious
wolves
will
enter
in
among
you,
not
sparing
the
flock.
\VS{30}Men
will
arise
from
among
your
own
selves,
speaking
perverse
things,
to
draw
away
the
disciples
after
them.
\VS{31}Therefore
watch,
remembering
that
for
a
period
of
three
years
I
didn’t
cease
to
admonish
everyone
night
and
day
with
tears.
\VS{32}Now, brothers,\FTNT{§}{{\FR 20:32 }
The word for “brothers” here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
}
I
entrust
you
to
God
and
to
the
word
of
his
grace,
which
is
able
to
build
up
and
to
give
you
the
inheritance
among
all
those
who
are
sanctified.
\VS{33}I
coveted
no
one’s
silver,
gold,
or
clothing.
\VS{34}You
yourselves
know
that
these
hands
served
my necessities,
and
those
who
were
with
me.
\VS{35}In
all
things
I
gave
you
an example,
that
so laboring
you
ought
to
help
the
weak,
and
to
remember
the
words
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
that
he
himself
said,
{\WJ{‘It
is
more
blessed
to
give
than
to
receive.’}}”
\par }{\PP \VS{36}When
he
had
spoken
these
things,
he knelt
down
and
prayed
with
them
all.
\VS{37}They
all wept freely,
and
fell
on
Paul’s
neck
and
kissed
him,
\VS{38}sorrowing most
of
all
because
of
the
word
which
he
had
spoken,
that
they should
see
his
face
no
more.
Then
they accompanied
him
to
the
ship.

\par }\Chap{21}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
we
had departed
from
them
and
had
set
sail,
we
came
with
a
straight
course
to
Cos,
and
the
next
day
to
Rhodes,
and
from
there
to
Patara.
\VS{2}Having
found
a
ship
crossing
over
to
Phoenicia,
we
went
aboard
and
set
sail.
\VS{3}When
we
had
come
in
sight
of
Cyprus,
leaving
it
on
the
left
hand,
we
sailed
to
Syria
and
landed
at
Tyre,
for
the
ship
was
there
to
unload
her
cargo.
\VS{4}Having
found
disciples,
we
stayed
there
seven
days.
These
said
to
Paul
through
the
Spirit
that
he should
not go
up
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{5}When
those
days
were
over,
we
departed
and
went
on
our
journey.
They
all,
with
wives
and
children,
brought
us
on
our
way
until
we
were
out
of
the
city. Kneeling
down
on
the
beach,
we
prayed.
\VS{6}After saying goodbye
to
each
other,
we
went
on
board
the
ship,
and
they
returned
home
again.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}When
we
had
finished
the
voyage
from
Tyre,
we
arrived
at
Ptolemais.
We
greeted
the
brothers
and
stayed
with
them
one
day.
\VS{8}On
the
next
day,
we
who
were
Paul’s companions
departed
and
came
to
Caesarea.
\par }{\PP We
entered
into
the
house
of
Philip
the
evangelist,
who
was
one
of
the
seven,
and
stayed
with
him.
\VS{9}Now
this
man
had
four
virgin
daughters
who
prophesied.
\VS{10}As
we
stayed
there
some
days,
a
certain
prophet
named
Agabus
came
down
from
Judea.
\VS{11}Coming
to
us
and
taking
Paul’s
belt,
he
bound
his
own
feet
and
hands,
and
said, “The
Holy
Spirit
says: ‘So
the
Jews
at
Jerusalem
will
bind
the
man
who
owns
this
belt,
and
will
deliver
him
into
the
hands
of
the
Gentiles.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}When
we
heard
these
things,
both
we
and
the
people
of
that
place
begged
him
not
to
go
up
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{13}Then
Paul
answered, “What
are
you
doing,
weeping
and
breaking
my
heart?
For
I
am
ready
not
only
to
be
bound,
but
also
to
die
at
Jerusalem
for
the
name
of
the
Lord
Jesus.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}When
he
would
not
be
persuaded,
we ceased,
saying, “The
Lord’s
will
be
done.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}After
these
days
we took
up
our baggage
and
went
up
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{16}Some
of
the
disciples
from
Caesarea
also
went
with
us,
bringing
one
Mnason
of
Cyprus,
an
early
disciple,
with
whom
we
would stay.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}When
we
had
come
to
Jerusalem,
the
brothers
received
us
gladly.
\VS{18}The day following,
Paul
went
in
with us
to
James;
and
all
the
elders
were
present.
\VS{19}When
he
had
greeted
them,
he reported
one
by
one
the
things
which
God
had
worked
among
the
Gentiles
through
his
ministry.
\VS{20}They,
when
they
heard
it,
glorified
God.
They
said
to
him, “You
see,
brother,
how
many
thousands
there
are
among
the
Jews
of
those
who
have
believed,
and
they
are
all
zealous
for
the
law.
\VS{21}They
have
been
informed
about
you,
that
you
teach
all
the
Jews
who
are
among
the
Gentiles
to
forsake
Moses,
telling
them
not
to
circumcise
their
children
and
not
to
walk
after
the
customs.
\VS{22}What
then?
The
assembly
must
certainly
meet,
for
they
will
hear
that
you
have
come.
\VS{23}Therefore
do
what
we
tell
you.
We
have
four
men
who
have taken
a
vow.
\VS{24}Take
them
and
purify
yourself
with
them,
and
pay
their
expenses
for
them,
that
they
may shave
their
heads.
Then
all
will
know
that
there
is
no truth
in
the
things
that
they
have
been informed
about
you,
but
that
you
yourself
also
walk
keeping
the
law.
\VS{25}But
concerning
the
Gentiles
who
believe,
we
have
written
our decision
that
they
should
observe no such
thing, except
that
they
should
keep
themselves
from food offered
to
idols,
from
blood,
from
strangled
things,
and
from
sexual
immorality.”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Then
Paul
took
the
men,
and
the
next
day
purified
himself
and
went
with
them
into
the
temple, declaring
the fulfillment
of
the
days
of
purification,
until
the
offering
was
offered
for
every
one
of
them.
\VS{27}When
the
seven
days
were
almost completed,
the
Jews
from
Asia,
when
they
saw
him
in
the
temple, stirred
up
all
the
multitude
and
laid
hands
on
him,
\VS{28}crying
out, “Men
of Israel,
help!
This
is
the
man
who
teaches
all
men
everywhere
against
the
people,
and
the
law,
and
this
place. Moreover,
he
also
brought
Greeks
into
the
temple
and
has
defiled
this
holy
place!”
\VS{29}For
they
had
seen
Trophimus
the
Ephesian,
with
him
in
the
city,
and
they
supposed
that
Paul
had
brought
him
into
the
temple.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}All
the
city
was
moved
and
the
people ran
together.
They
seized
Paul
and
dragged
him
out
of
the
temple.
Immediately
the
doors
were
shut.
\VS{31}As
they
were
trying
to
kill
him, news
came
up
to
the commanding officer
of
the regiment
that
all
Jerusalem
was
in an uproar.
\VS{32}Immediately
he
took
soldiers
and
centurions
and
ran
down
to
them.
They,
when
they
saw
the chief captain
and
the
soldiers,
stopped
beating
Paul.
\VS{33}Then
the commanding officer
came
near, arrested
him,
commanded
him
to
be
bound
with
two
chains,
and
inquired
who
he
was
and
what
he
had
done.
\VS{34}Some
shouted
one
thing
and
some
another,
among
the
crowd.
When
he couldn’t
find out
the truth
because
of
the noise,
he
commanded
him
to
be
brought
into
the barracks.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}When
he
came
to
the
stairs,
he
was
carried
by
the
soldiers
because
of
the
violence
of
the
crowd;
\VS{36}for
the
multitude
of
the
people
followed
after,
crying
out, “Away
with
him!”
\VS{37}As
Paul
was
about
to
be
brought
into
the barracks,
he
asked
the commanding officer, “May
I
speak
to
you?”
\par }{\PP He
said, “Do
you
know
Greek?
\VS{38}Aren’t
you
then
the
Egyptian
who
before
these
days
stirred
up
to sedition
and
led
out
into
the
wilderness
the
four
thousand
men
of
the
Assassins?”
\par }{\PP \VS{39}But
Paul
said, “I
am
a
Jew
from
Tarsus
in
Cilicia,
a
citizen
of
no
insignificant
city.
I beg
you,
allow
me
to
speak
to
the
people.”
\par }{\PP \VS{40}When
he
had
given
him
permission,
Paul,
standing
on
the
stairs, beckoned
with
his
hand
to
the
people.
When
there
was
a
great
silence,
he
spoke
to
them
in
the
Hebrew
language,
saying,

\par }\Chap{22}{\PP \VerseOne{1}“Brothers
and
fathers,
listen
to
the
defense
which
I
now make
to
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}When
they
heard
that
he
spoke
to
them
in
the
Hebrew
language,
they
were
even
more
quiet.
\par }{\PP He
said,
\VS{3}“I
am
indeed
a
Jew,
born
in
Tarsus
of
Cilicia,
but
brought
up
in
this
city
at
the
feet
of
Gamaliel, instructed
according
to
the strict tradition
of
the
law
of
our
fathers,
being
zealous
for
God,
even
as
you
all
are
today.
\VS{4}I
persecuted
this
Way
to
the
death,
binding
and
delivering
into
prisons
both
men
and
women,
\VS{5}as
also
the
high
priest
and
all
the
council
of
the
elders
testify,
from
whom
also
I
received
letters
to
the
brothers,
and traveled
to
Damascus
to
bring
them
also
who
were
there
to
Jerusalem
in bonds
to
be
punished.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}“As
I
made
my
journey
and
came
close
to
Damascus,
about
noon
suddenly
a great
light shone
around
me
from
the
sky.
\VS{7}I
fell
to
the
ground
and
heard
a
voice
saying
to
me,
{\WJ{‘Saul,
Saul,
why
are
you
persecuting
me?’}}
\VS{8}I
answered, ‘Who
are
you,
Lord?’
He
said
to
me,
{\WJ{‘I
am
Jesus
of
Nazareth,
whom
you
persecute.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{9}“Those
who
were
with
me
indeed
saw
the
light
and
were afraid,
but
they
didn’t
understand
the
voice
of
him
who
spoke
to
me.
\VS{10}I
said, ‘What
shall
I
do,
Lord?’
The
Lord
said
to
me,
{\WJ{‘Arise,
and
go
into
Damascus.
There
you
will
be
told
about
all
things
which
are
appointed
for
you
to
do.’}}
\VS{11}When
I
couldn’t
see
for
the
glory
of
that
light, being
led
by
the
hand
of
those
who
were
with
me,
I
came
into
Damascus.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}“One
Ananias,
a
devout
man
according
to
the
law,
well reported
of
by
all
the
Jews
who
lived
in Damascus,
\VS{13}came
to
me,
and
standing
by
me
said
to
me, ‘Brother
Saul,
receive
your
sight!’
In
that
very
hour
I
looked
up
at
him.
\VS{14}He
said, ‘The
God
of
our
fathers
has
appointed
you
to
know
his
will,
and
to
see
the
Righteous
One,
and
to
hear
a
voice
from
his
mouth.
\VS{15}For
you
will
be
a
witness
for
him
to
all
men
of
what
you
have
seen
and
heard.
\VS{16}Now
why
do
you wait?
Arise,
be
baptized,
and
wash
away
your
sins,
calling
on
the
name
of
the Lord.’
\par }{\PP \VS{17}“When
I
had
returned
to
Jerusalem
and
while
I
prayed
in
the
temple,
I
fell
into
a
trance
\VS{18}and
saw
him
saying
to
me,
{\WJ{‘Hurry
and
get
out
of
Jerusalem
quickly,
because
they
will
not
receive
testimony
concerning
me
from
you.’}}
\VS{19}I
said, ‘Lord,
they
themselves
know
that
I
imprisoned
and
beat
in
every
synagogue
those
who
believed
in
you.
\VS{20}When
the
blood
of
Stephen,
your
witness,
was
shed,
I
also
was
standing
by, consenting
to
his
death,
and
guarding
the
cloaks
of
those
who
killed
him.’
\par }{\PP \VS{21}“He
said
to
me,
{\WJ{‘Depart,
for
I
will
send
you out
far
from
here
to
the
Gentiles.’}}”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}They
listened
to
him
until
he
said
that;
then
they
lifted
up
their
voice
and
said, “Rid
the
earth
of
this
fellow,
for
he
isn’t fit
to
live!”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}As
they
cried
out,
threw
off
their
cloaks,
and
threw
dust
into
the
air,
\VS{24}the commanding officer
commanded
him
to
be
brought
into
the barracks,
ordering
him
to
be
examined
by
scourging,
that
he might
know
for
what crime
they
shouted
against
him
like
that.
\VS{25}When
they
had tied
him up
with
thongs,
Paul
asked
the
centurion
who
stood
by, “Is
it
lawful
for
you
to
scourge
a
man
who
is
a
Roman,
and
not found guilty?”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}When
the
centurion
heard
it,
he
went
to
the commanding officer
and
told
him, “Watch
what
you
are
about
to
do,
for
this
man
is
a
Roman!”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}The commanding officer
came
and
asked
him, “Tell
me,
are
you
a
Roman?”
\par }{\PP He
said, “Yes.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}The commanding officer
answered, “I bought
my
citizenship
for
a
great
price.”
\par }{\PP Paul
said, “But
I
was
born
a Roman.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Immediately
those
who
were
about
to
examine
him
departed
from
him,
and
the commanding officer
also
was
afraid
when
he
realized
that
he
was
a
Roman,
because
he
had
bound
him.
\VS{30}But
on
the
next
day,
desiring
to
know
the truth
about
why
he
was
accused
by
the
Jews,
he freed
him
from
the bonds
and
commanded
the
chief
priests
and
all
the
council
to
come
together,
and
brought
Paul
down
and
set
him
before
them.

\par }\Chap{23}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
looking steadfastly
at
the
council,
said, “Brothers,
I
have
lived
before
God
in
all
good
conscience
until
today.”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}The
high
priest,
Ananias,
commanded
those
who
stood
by
him
to
strike
him
on
the
mouth.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
Paul
said
to
him, “God
will
strike
you,
you
whitewashed
wall!
Do
you
sit
to
judge
me
according
to
the
law,
and
command
me
to
be
struck
contrary
to
the
law?”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Those
who
stood
by
said, “Do
you malign
God’s
high
priest?”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Paul
said, “I
didn’t
know,
brothers,
that
he
was
high
priest.
For
it
is
written, ‘You shall
not
speak
evil
of
a
ruler
of
your
people.’ ”\XREF{✡}{{\XO 23:5 }
Exodus 22:28}
\par }{\PP \VS{6}But
when
Paul
perceived
that
the
one
part
were
Sadducees
and
the
other
Pharisees,
he
cried
out
in
the
council, “Men
and
brothers,
I
am
a
Pharisee,
a
son
of
Pharisees.
Concerning
the
hope
and
resurrection
of
the
dead
I
am
being
judged!”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}When
he
had
said
this,
an argument
arose
between
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees,
and
the
crowd
was
divided.
\VS{8}For
the
Sadducees
say
that
there
is
no
resurrection,
nor
angel,
nor
spirit;
but
the
Pharisees
confess
all
of
these.
\VS{9}A
great
clamor
arose,
and
some
of
the
scribes
of
the Pharisees’
part
stood
up,
and contended,
saying, “We
find
no
evil
in
this
man.
But
if
a
spirit
or
angel
has
spoken
to
him, let’s
not fight
against
God!”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}When
a
great argument
arose,
the commanding officer,
fearing
that
Paul
would
be
torn
in
pieces
by
them,
commanded
the
soldiers
to
go
down
and
take
him
by
force
from
among
them
and
bring
him
into
the barracks.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}The following
night,
the
Lord
stood
by
him
and
said,
{\WJ{“Cheer
up,
Paul,
for
as
you
have
testified
about
me
at
Jerusalem,
so
you
must
testify
also
at
Rome.”}}
\par }{\PP \VS{12}When
it
was
day,
some
of
the
Jews banded together
and
bound
themselves
under
a
curse,
saying
that
they
would
neither
eat
nor
drink
until
they
had
killed
Paul.
\VS{13}There
were
more
than
forty
people
who
had
made
this
conspiracy.
\VS{14}They
came
to
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders,
and
said, “We
have
bound
ourselves
under
a great
curse
to
taste
nothing
until
we
have
killed
Paul.
\VS{15}Now
therefore,
you
with
the
council inform
the commanding officer
that
he should
bring
him
down
to
you tomorrow,
as
though
you
were
going
to judge
his
case more exactly.
We
are
ready
to
kill
him
before
he
comes
near.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}But
Paul’s sister’s
son
heard
they
were lying
in wait,
and
he
came
and
entered
into
the barracks
and
told
Paul.
\VS{17}Paul
summoned
one
of
the
centurions
and
said, “Bring
this
young
man
to
the commanding officer,
for
he
has
something
to
tell
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}So
he
took
him
and
brought
him
to
the commanding officer
and
said, “Paul,
the
prisoner,
summoned
me
and
asked
me
to
bring
this
young
man
to
you.
He
has
something
to
tell
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}The commanding officer
took
him
by
the
hand,
and going
aside,
asked
him
privately, “What
is
it
that
you
have
to
tell
me?”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}He
said, “The
Jews
have
agreed
to
ask
you
to
bring
Paul
down
to
the
council
tomorrow,
as
though
intending
to
inquire
somewhat more accurately
concerning
him.
\VS{21}Therefore
don’t yield
to
them,
for
more
than
forty
men lie
in
wait
for
him,
who
have
bound
themselves
under
a
curse
to
neither
eat
nor
drink
until
they
have
killed
him.
Now
they
are
ready,
looking
for
the
promise
from
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}So
the
commanding officer
let
the
young
man
go, charging
him, “Tell
no
one
that
you
have revealed
these
things
to
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}He
called
to himself
two
of
the
centurions,
and
said, “Prepare
two
hundred
soldiers
to
go
as
far
as
Caesarea,
with
seventy
horsemen
and
two
hundred
men armed
with spears,
at
the
third
hour
of
the
night.”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 23:23 }
about 9:00 p.m.}
\VS{24}He asked
them
to
provide
mounts,
that
they might set
Paul
on
one,
and
bring
him
safely
to
Felix
the
governor.
\VS{25}He
wrote
a
letter
like
this:
\par }{\PP \VS{26}“Claudius
Lysias
to
the
most
excellent
governor
Felix:
Greetings.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}“This
man
was
seized
by
the
Jews,
and
was
about
to
be
killed
by
them
when
I
came
with
the
soldiers
and
rescued
him, having
learned
that
he
was
a
Roman.
\VS{28}Desiring
to
know
the
cause
why
they
accused
him,
I
brought
him
down
to
their
council.
\VS{29}I
found
him
to
be
accused
about
questions
of
their
law,
but
not
to
be charged
with
anything
worthy
of
death
or
of
imprisonment.
\VS{30}When
I
was
told
that
the Jews lay
in wait
for
the
man,
I
sent
him
to
you
immediately, charging
his
accusers
also
to
bring
their accusations
against
him
before
you. Farewell.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}So
the
soldiers, carrying out
their
orders,
took
Paul
and
brought
him
by
night
to
Antipatris.
\VS{32}But
on
the
next
day
they
left
the
horsemen
to
go
with
him,
and
returned
to
the barracks.
\VS{33}When
they
came
to
Caesarea
and
delivered
the
letter
to
the
governor,
they
also
presented
Paul
to
him.
\VS{34}When
the governor
had
read
it,
he
asked
what
province
he
was
from.
When
he understood
that
he
was
from
Cilicia,
he
said,
\VS{35}“I
will hear
you fully
when
your
accusers
also
arrive.”
He
commanded
that
he
be
kept
in
Herod’s
palace.

\par }\Chap{24}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
five
days,
the
high
priest,
Ananias,
came
down
with
certain
elders
and
an orator,
one
Tertullus.
They informed
the
governor
against
Paul.
\VS{2}When
he
was
called,
Tertullus
began
to
accuse
him,
saying, “Seeing
that
by
you
we enjoy
much
peace,
and
that prosperity
is
coming
to
this
nation
by
your
foresight,
\VS{3}we accept
it
in
all ways
and
in
all places,
most
excellent
Felix,
with
all
thankfulness.
\VS{4}But
that
I
don’t
delay
you,
I
entreat
you
to bear
with
us
and
hear
a few
words.
\VS{5}For
we
have
found
this
man
to
be
a plague,
an instigator
of insurrections
among
all
the
Jews
throughout
the
world,
and
a
ringleader
of
the
sect
of
the
Nazarenes.
\VS{6}He
even
tried
to profane
the
temple,
and
we
arrested
him.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 24:6 }
TR adds “We wanted to judge him according to our law,”}
\VS{7}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 24:7 }
TR adds “but the commanding officer, Lysias, came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,”}
\VS{8}\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 24:8 }
TR adds “commanding his accusers to come to you.”}By
examining
him
yourself
you
may
ascertain
all
these
things
of
which
we
accuse
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}The
Jews
also
joined
in
the attack, affirming
that
these
things
were
so.
\par }{\PP \VS{10}When
the
governor
had beckoned
to
him
to
speak,
Paul
answered, “Because
I
know
that
you
have
been
a
judge
of
this
nation
for
many
years,
I cheerfully
make
my
defense,
\VS{11}seeing
that
you
can
verify
that
it
is
not
more
than
twelve
days
since
I
went
up
to
worship
at
Jerusalem.
\VS{12}In
the
temple
they didn’t
find
me disputing
with
anyone
or stirring up
a
crowd,
either
in
the
synagogues
or
in
the
city.
\VS{13}Nor
can
they
prove
to
you
the
things
of
which
they
now
accuse
me.
\VS{14}But
this
I
confess
to
you,
that
according
to
the
Way,
which
they
call
a
sect,
so
I
serve
the
God
of
our
fathers,
believing
all
things
which
are
according
to
the
law,
and
which
are
written
in
the
prophets;
\VS{15}having
hope
toward
God,
which
these
also
themselves look
for,
that
there
will
be
a
resurrection
of
the dead,
both
of
the
just
and
unjust.
\VS{16}In
this
I
also practice
always
having
a
conscience void
of
offense
toward
God
and
men.
\VS{17}Now
after
some
years,
I
came
to
bring
gifts
for
the needy
to
my
nation,
and
offerings;
\VS{18}amid
which
certain
Jews
from
Asia
found
me
purified
in
the
temple,
not
with
a
mob,
nor
with turmoil.
\VS{19}They
ought
to
have
been
here
before
you
and
to
make
accusation
if
they
had
anything
against
me.
\VS{20}Or
else
let
these
men
themselves
say
what injustice
they
found
in
me
when
I
stood
before
the
council,
\VS{21}unless
it
is
for
this
one
thing
that
I
cried
standing
among
them, ‘Concerning
the
resurrection
of
the
dead
I
am
being
judged
before
you
today!’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}But
Felix, having
more exact knowledge
concerning
the
Way, deferred
them,
saying, “When
Lysias,
the commanding officer,
comes
down,
I
will
decide
your case.”
\VS{23}He
ordered
the
centurion
that
Paul
should
be
kept
in
custody
and
should
have
some privileges,
and
not
to
forbid
any
of
his
friends
to
serve
him
or
to visit
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}After
some
days,
Felix
came
with
Drusilla
his
wife,
who
was
a
Jewess,
and
sent
for
Paul
and
heard
him
concerning
the
faith
in
Christ
Jesus.
\VS{25}As
he
reasoned
about
righteousness,
self-control,
and
the
judgment
to
come,
Felix
was
terrified,
and
answered, “Go
your
way
for
this
time,
and
when
it
is convenient
for
me,
I
will
summon
you.”
\VS{26}Meanwhile,
he
also
hoped
that
money
would
be
given
to
him
by
Paul,
that
he
might release
him.
Therefore
also
he
sent
for
him more
often
and
talked
with
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}But
when
two
years
were
fulfilled,
Felix
was
succeeded
by
Porcius
Festus,
and
desiring
to gain
favor
with
the
Jews,
Felix
left
Paul
in bonds.

\par }\Chap{25}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Festus
therefore,
having
come
into
the
province,
after
three
days
went
up
to
Jerusalem
from
Caesarea.
\VS{2}Then
the
high
priest
and
the principal
men
of
the
Jews informed
him
against
Paul,
and
they
begged
him,
\VS{3}asking
a
favor
against
him,
that
he
would
summon
him
to
Jerusalem, plotting
to
kill
him
on
the
way.
\VS{4}However
Festus
answered
that
Paul should
be
kept
in
custody
at
Caesarea,
and
that
he
himself
was
about
to depart
shortly.
\VS{5}“Let
them
therefore”,
he
said, “that
are
in
power
among
you
go down
with me,
and
if
there
is
anything
wrong
in
the
man,
let
them
accuse
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}When
he
had
stayed
among
them
more
than
ten
days,
he
went
down
to
Caesarea,
and
on
the
next
day
he
sat
on
the
judgment
seat,
and
commanded
Paul
to
be
brought.
\VS{7}When
he
had
come,
the
Jews
who
had
come
down
from
Jerusalem
stood
around
him,
bringing
against
him
many
and grievous charges
which
they
could
not
prove,
\VS{8}while
he
said
in
his
defense, “Neither
against
the
law
of
the
Jews,
nor
against
the
temple,
nor
against
Caesar,
have
I
sinned
at
all.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}But
Festus,
desiring
to gain
favor
with
the
Jews,
answered
Paul
and
said, “Are
you
willing
to
go
up
to
Jerusalem
and
be
judged
by
me
there
concerning
these
things?”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}But
Paul
said, “I
am
standing
before
Caesar’s
judgment
seat,
where
I
ought
to
be
tried.
I
have
done
no
wrong
to
the
Jews,
as
you
also
know
very
well.
\VS{11}For
if
I
have
done
wrong
and
have
committed
anything
worthy
of
death,
I
don’t
refuse
to
die;
but
if
none
of
those
things
is true
that
they
accuse
me
of,
no
one
can
give
me up
to
them.
I
appeal
to
Caesar!”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
Festus,
when
he
had
conferred
with
the
council,
answered, “You
have
appealed
to
Caesar.
To
Caesar
you shall
go.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Now
when
some
days
had
passed,
King
Agrippa
and
Bernice
arrived
at
Caesarea
and
greeted
Festus.
\VS{14}As
he
stayed
there
many
days,
Festus
laid
Paul’s
case
before
the
king,
saying, “There
is
a
certain
man
left
a
prisoner
by
Felix;
\VS{15}about
whom,
when
I
was
at
Jerusalem,
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
of
the
Jews informed
me,
asking
for
a sentence
against
him.
\VS{16}I
answered
them
that
it
is
not
the
custom
of
the
Romans
to
give up
any
man
to destruction
before
the
accused
has met
the
accusers
face
to
face
and
has
had
opportunity
to
make
his
defense
concerning
the
matter laid
against
him.
\VS{17}When
therefore
they
had
come
together
here,
I didn’t delay, but
on
the
next
day
sat
on
the
judgment
seat
and
commanded
the
man
to
be
brought.
\VS{18}When
the
accusers
stood up,
they
brought
no
charges
against
him
of
such
things
as
I supposed;
\VS{19}but
had
certain
questions
against
him
about
their
own
religion
and
about
one
Jesus,
who
was
dead,
whom
Paul affirmed
to
be
alive.
\VS{20}Being
perplexed
how
to inquire
concerning
these
things,
I
asked
whether
he
was
willing
to
go
to
Jerusalem
and
there
be
judged
concerning
these matters.
\VS{21}But
when
Paul
had
appealed
to be
kept
for
the
decision
of
the
emperor,
I
commanded
him
to be
kept
until
I could
send
him
to
Caesar.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Agrippa
said
to
Festus, “I
also
would
like
to
hear
the
man
myself.”
\par }{\PP “Tomorrow,”
he
said, “you
shall
hear
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}So
on
the
next
day,
when
Agrippa
and
Bernice
had
come
with
great
pomp,
and
they
had
entered
into
the place
of hearing
with
the commanding officers
and
the principal
men
of
the
city,
at
the
command
of
Festus,
Paul
was
brought
in.
\VS{24}Festus
said, “King
Agrippa,
and
all
men
who
are
here
present
with
us,
you
see
this
man
about
whom
all
the
multitude
of
the
Jews petitioned
me,
both
at
Jerusalem
and
here,
crying
that
he
ought
not
to
live
any
longer.
\VS{25}But
when
I
found
that
he
had
committed
nothing
worthy
of
death,
and
as
he
himself
appealed
to
the
emperor,
I
determined
to
send
him,
\VS{26}of
whom
I
have
no
certain
thing
to
write
to
my
lord.
Therefore
I
have
brought
him
out
before
you,
and
especially
before
you,
King
Agrippa,
that,
after examination
I
may
have
something
to
write.
\VS{27}For
it
seems
to
me unreasonable,
in
sending
a
prisoner,
not
to
also specify
the
charges
against
him.”

\par }\Chap{26}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Agrippa
said
to
Paul, “You
may
speak
for
yourself.”
\par }{\PP Then
Paul
stretched
out
his
hand,
and
made
his
defense.
\VS{2}“I think
myself
happy,
King
Agrippa,
that
I
am
to
make
my
defense
before
you
today
concerning
all
the
things
that
I
am
accused
by
the
Jews,
\VS{3}especially
because
you
are
expert
in
all
customs
and
questions
which
are
among
the
Jews.
Therefore
I beg
you
to
hear
me
patiently.
\par }{\PP \VS{4}“Indeed,
all
the
Jews
know
my
way
of
life
from
my
youth up,
which
was
from
the
beginning
among
my own
nation
and
at
Jerusalem;
\VS{5}having
known
me
from
the first,
if
they
are
willing
to
testify,
that
after
the strictest
sect
of
our
religion
I
lived
a
Pharisee.
\VS{6}Now
I
stand
here
to
be
judged
for
the
hope
of
the
promise
made
by
God
to
our
fathers,
\VS{7}which
our
twelve
tribes, earnestly
serving
night
and
day,
hope
to
attain.
Concerning
this
hope
I
am
accused
by
the
Jews,
King Agrippa!
\VS{8}Why
is it
judged
incredible
with
you
if
God
does
raise
the
dead?
\par }{\PP \VS{9}“I
myself
most
certainly
thought
that
I
ought
to
do
many
things
contrary
to
the
name
of
Jesus
of
Nazareth.
\VS{10}I
also
did
this
in
Jerusalem.
I
both shut
up
many
of
the
saints
in
prisons,
having
received
authority
from
the
chief
priests;
and
when
they
were
put
to
death
I
gave
my
vote
against
them.
\VS{11}Punishing
them
often
in
all
the
synagogues,
I tried
to make
them
blaspheme. Being exceedingly
enraged
against
them,
I
persecuted
them
even
to
foreign
cities.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}“Whereupon
as
I traveled
to
Damascus
with
the
authority
and
commission
from
the
chief
priests,
\VS{13}at noon, O
king,
I
saw
on
the
way
a
light
from
the sky,
brighter
than
the
sun,
shining
around
me
and
those
who traveled
with
me.
\VS{14}When
we
had
all
fallen
to
the
earth,
I
heard
a
voice
saying
to
me
in
the
Hebrew
language,
{\WJ{‘Saul,
Saul,
why
are
you
persecuting
me?
It
is
hard
for
you
to kick
against
the
goads.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{15}“I
said, ‘Who
are
you,
Lord?’
\par }{\PP “He
said,
{\WJ{‘I
am
Jesus,
whom
you
are
persecuting.
}}
\VS{16}{\WJ{
But
arise,
and
stand
on
your
feet,
for
I
have
appeared
to
you
for
this
purpose:
to
appoint
you
a servant
and
a
witness
both
of
the
things
which
you
have
seen
and
of
the
things
which
I
will reveal
to
you;
}}
\VS{17}{\WJ{delivering
you
from
the
people
and
from
the
Gentiles,
to
whom
I
send
you,
}}
\VS{18}{\WJ{
to
open
their
eyes,
that
they
may
turn
from
darkness
to
light
and
from
the
power
of
Satan
to
God,
that
they
may
receive remission
of
sins
and
an
inheritance
among
those
who
are
sanctified
by
faith
in
me.’}}
\par }{\PP \VS{19}“Therefore,
King
Agrippa,
I
was
not
disobedient
to
the
heavenly
vision,
\VS{20}but
declared
first
to
them
of
Damascus,
at
Jerusalem,
and
throughout
all
the
country
of
Judea,
and
also
to
the
Gentiles,
that
they
should
repent
and
turn
to
God,
doing
works
worthy
of
repentance.
\VS{21}For
this
reason
the
Jews
seized
me
in
the
temple
and
tried
to kill
me.
\VS{22}Having
therefore
obtained
the
help
that
is
from
God,
I
stand
to
this
day
testifying
both
to
small
and
great,
saying
nothing
but
what
the
prophets
and
Moses
said
would
happen,
\VS{23}how
the
Christ
must
suffer,
and how,
by
the
resurrection
of
the
dead,
he
would
be
first
to
proclaim
light
both
to
these
people
and
to
the
Gentiles.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}As
he
thus made
his
defense,
Festus
said
with
a
loud
voice, “Paul,
you
are crazy!
Your
great
learning
is
driving
you
insane!”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}But
he
said, “I
am
not crazy,
most
excellent
Festus,
but boldly declare
words
of
truth
and reasonableness.
\VS{26}For
the
king
knows
of
these
things,
to
whom
also
I
speak
freely.
For
I
am
persuaded
that
none
of
these
things
is hidden
from
him,
for
this
has
not
been
done
in
a
corner.
\VS{27}King
Agrippa,
do
you
believe
the
prophets?
I
know
that
you
believe.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Agrippa said
to
Paul, “With
a
little persuasion
are
you trying
to
make
me
a
Christian?”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Paul
said, “I
pray
to
God,
that
whether
with
little
or
with
much,
not
only
you,
but
also
all
that
hear
me
today,
might
become
such
as
I
am,
except
for
these
bonds.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}The
king
rose
up
with
the
governor
and
Bernice,
and
those
who sat
with
them.
\VS{31}When
they
had withdrawn,
they
spoke
to
one
another,
saying, “This
man
does
nothing
worthy
of
death
or
of
bonds.”
\VS{32}Agrippa
said
to
Festus, “This
man
might
have
been
set
free
if
he
had
not
appealed
to
Caesar.”

\par }\Chap{27}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
it
was
determined
that
we
should
sail
for
Italy,
they
delivered
Paul
and
certain
other
prisoners
to
a
centurion
named
Julius,
of
the
Augustan band.
\VS{2}Embarking
in
a
ship
of Adramyttium,
which
was
about
to
sail
to
places
on
the
coast
of
Asia,
we
put
to
sea,
Aristarchus,
a
Macedonian
of
Thessalonica
being
with
us.
\VS{3}The
next day,
we touched
at
Sidon.
Julius
treated
Paul
kindly
and
gave
him
permission
to
go
to
his
friends
and refresh
himself.
\VS{4}Putting
to
sea
from
there,
we
sailed
under
the lee
of
Cyprus,
because
the
winds
were
contrary.
\VS{5}When
we
had
sailed across
the
sea
which
is
off
Cilicia
and
Pamphylia,
we
came
to
Myra,
a city
of
Lycia.
\VS{6}There
the
centurion
found
a
ship
of Alexandria
sailing
for
Italy,
and
he
put
us
on board.
\VS{7}When
we
had
sailed
slowly
many
days,
and
had
come
with
difficulty opposite
Cnidus,
the
wind
not allowing
us further,
we
sailed
under
the lee
of
Crete, opposite
Salmone.
\VS{8}With
difficulty
sailing
along
it
we
came
to
a
certain
place
called
Fair Havens,
near
the
city
of
Lasea.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}When much
time
had
passed
and
the
voyage
was
now
dangerous
because
the
Fast
had
now
already gone
by,
Paul admonished
them
\VS{10}and
said
to
them, “Sirs,
I
perceive
that
the
voyage
will
be
with injury
and
much
loss,
not
only
of
the
cargo
and
the
ship,
but
also
of
our
lives.”
\VS{11}But
the
centurion gave
more heed
to
the master
and
to
the owner
of
the
ship
than
to
those
things
which
were
spoken
by
Paul.
\VS{12}Because
the haven
was
not
suitable
to
winter
in,
the
majority advised going
to
sea
from
there,
if
by any
means
they
could
reach
Phoenix
and
winter
there,
which
is
a port
of
Crete,
looking
southwest
and
northwest.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}When
the
south
wind blew softly,
supposing
that
they
had obtained
their
purpose,
they
weighed
anchor
and sailed
along
Crete,
close
to shore.
\VS{14}But
before
long,
a stormy
wind beat
down
from shore,
which
is
called Euroclydon.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 27:14 }
Or, “a northeaster”.}
\VS{15}When
the
ship
was
caught
and couldn’t
face
the
wind,
we
gave
way
to
it
and
were
driven
along.
\VS{16}Running
under
the lee
of
a
small
island
called
Clauda,
we
were
able,
with
difficulty,
to secure
the
boat.
\VS{17}After
they
had
hoisted
it
up,
they
used
cables
to
help reinforce
the
ship.
Fearing
that
they would run aground
on
the
Syrtis sand bars,
they lowered
the
sea
anchor,
and
so
were
driven
along.
\VS{18}As
we labored exceedingly
with
the storm,
the
next
day
they began
to throw
things overboard.
\VS{19}On
the
third day,
they
threw out
the
ship’s
tackle
with
their own hands.
\VS{20}When
neither
sun
nor
stars shone
on
us
for
many
days,
and
no
small
storm pressed
on
us,
all
hope
that
we
would
be
saved
was
now
taken
away.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}When
they
had
been
long
without
food,
Paul
stood
up
in
the
middle
of
them
and
said, “Sirs,
you
should
have listened
to
me,
and
not
have
set
sail
from
Crete
and
have gotten
this injury
and
loss.
\VS{22}Now
I exhort
you
to cheer up,
for
there
will
be
no
loss
of
life
among
you,
but
only
of
the
ship.
\VS{23}For
there
stood
by
me
this
night
an
angel,
belonging
to
the
God
whose
I
am
and
whom
I
serve,
\VS{24}saying, ‘Don’t
be
afraid,
Paul.
You
must
stand
before
Caesar.
Behold,
God
has
granted
you
all
those
who
sail
with
you.’
\VS{25}Therefore, sirs, cheer up!
For
I
believe
God,
that
it
will
be
just
as
it
has
been
spoken
to
me.
\VS{26}But
we
must run aground
on
a
certain
island.”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}But
when
the fourteenth
night
had
come,
as
we
were
driven back
and forth
in
the
Adriatic Sea,
about
midnight
the
sailors surmised
that
they
were
drawing
near
to
some
land.
\VS{28}They
took
soundings
and
found
twenty
fathoms.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 27:28 }
20 fathoms = 120 feet = 36.6 meters}
After
a
little
while,
they
took
soundings
again,
and
found
fifteen
fathoms.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 27:28 }
15 fathoms = 90 feet = 27.4 meters}
\VS{29}Fearing
that
we
would run aground
on rocky ground,
they
let go
four
anchors
from
the
stern,
and
wished
for
daylight.
\VS{30}As
the
sailors
were
trying
to
flee
out
of
the
ship
and
had lowered
the
boat
into
the
sea,
pretending
that
they
would
lay
out
anchors
from
the
bow,
\VS{31}Paul
said
to
the
centurion
and
to
the
soldiers, “Unless
these
stay
in
the
ship,
you
can’t
be
saved.”
\VS{32}Then
the
soldiers
cut
away
the
ropes
of
the
boat
and
let
it fall
off.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}While
the
day
was
coming
on,
Paul
begged
them
all
to
take
some
food,
saying, “Today
is
the fourteenth
day
that
you wait
and
continue fasting, having
taken
nothing.
\VS{34}Therefore
I
beg
you
to
take
some
food,
for
this
is
for
your safety;
for
not
a
hair
will
perish
from
any
of
your
heads.”
\VS{35}When
he
had
said
this
and
had
taken
bread,
he
gave
thanks
to
God
in
the
presence
of
all;
then
he
broke
it
and
began
to
eat.
\VS{36}Then
they
all cheered up,
and
they
also
took
food.
\VS{37}In
all,
we
were
two
hundred seventy-six
souls
on
the
ship.
\VS{38}When
they
had
eaten enough,
they lightened
the
ship, throwing
out
the
wheat
into
the
sea.
\VS{39}When
it
was
day,
they
didn’t
recognize
the
land,
but
they noticed
a
certain
bay
with
a
beach,
and
they
decided
to try
to
drive
the
ship
onto
it.
\VS{40}Casting
off
the
anchors,
they
left them
in
the
sea,
at
the
same
time untying
the
rudder
ropes.
Hoisting
up
the
foresail
to
the
wind,
they made
for
the
beach.
\VS{41}But coming
to
a
place
where
two
seas
met,
they
ran
the
vessel
aground.
The
bow struck
and
remained
immovable,
but
the
stern began
to
break
up
by
the
violence
of
the waves.
\par }{\PP \VS{42}The
soldiers’
counsel
was
to
kill
the
prisoners,
so
that
none
of
them
would
swim
out
and
escape.
\VS{43}But
the
centurion,
desiring
to
save
Paul, stopped
them
from
their
purpose,
and
commanded
that
those
who
could
swim
should throw
themselves
overboard
first
to go
toward
the
land;
\VS{44}and
the
rest
should follow,
some
on
planks
and
some
on
other
things
from
the
ship.
So
they
all escaped
safely
to
the
land.

\par }\Chap{28}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
we
had escaped,
then
they\FTNT{*}{{\FR 28:1 }
NU reads “we”}
learned
that
the
island
was
called
Malta.
\VS{2}The
natives
showed
us uncommon
kindness;
for
they
kindled
a
fire
and
received
us
all,
because
of
the present
rain
and
because
of
the
cold.
\VS{3}But
when
Paul
had
gathered
a
bundle
of
sticks
and
laid
them
on
the
fire,
a
viper
came
out
because
of
the
heat
and
fastened
on
his
hand.
\VS{4}When
the
natives
saw
the
creature
hanging
from
his
hand,
they
said
to
one
another, “No
doubt
this
man
is
a
murderer,
whom,
though
he
has escaped
from
the
sea,
yet
Justice
has
not
allowed
to
live.”
\VS{5}However
he
shook
off
the
creature
into
the
fire,
and wasn’t harmed.
\VS{6}But
they expected
that
he
would
have swollen
or
fallen
down
dead
suddenly,
but
when
they
watched
for
a
long
time
and
saw
nothing bad
happen
to
him,
they
changed
their
minds
and
said
that
he
was
a
god.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Now
in
the
neighborhood
of
that
place
were
lands
belonging
to
the chief
man
of
the
island,
named
Publius,
who
received
us
and
courteously
entertained
us
for
three
days.
\VS{8}The
father
of
Publius
lay
sick
of
fever
and
dysentery.
Paul
entered
in
to
him,
prayed,
and
laying
his
hands
on
him,
healed
him.
\VS{9}Then
when
this
was
done,
the
rest
also
who
had
diseases
in
the
island
came
and
were
cured.
\VS{10}They
also
honored us
with
many
honors;
and
when
we sailed,
they
put
on board
the
things
that
we
needed.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}After
three
months,
we
set
sail
in
a
ship
of Alexandria
which
had
wintered
in
the
island, whose
figurehead
was “The
Twin
Brothers.”
\VS{12}Touching
at
Syracuse,
we
stayed there
three
days.
\VS{13}From
there
we circled
around
and
arrived
at
Rhegium.
After
one
day,
a
south
wind
sprang
up,
and
on
the
second
day
we
came
to
Puteoli,
\VS{14}where
we
found
brothers,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 28:14 }
The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”}
and
were entreated
to
stay
with
them
for
seven
days.
So
we
came
to
Rome.
\VS{15}From
there
the
brothers,
when
they
heard
of
us,
came
to
meet
us
as
far
as
The
Market
of
Appius
and
The
Three
Taverns.
When
Paul
saw
them,
he
thanked
God
and
took
courage.
\VS{16}When
we
entered
into
Rome,
the centurion delivered
the prisoners
to
the captain
of
the
guard,
but
Paul
was
allowed
to
stay
by
himself
with
the
soldier
who
guarded
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}After
three
days
Paul
called
together
those
who
were
the
leaders
of
the
Jews.
When
they
had
come
together,
he
said
to
them, “I,
brothers,
though
I
had
done
nothing
against
the
people
or
the
customs
of
our
fathers, still
was
delivered
prisoner
from
Jerusalem
into
the
hands
of
the
Romans,
\VS{18}who,
when
they
had
examined
me, desired
to
set
me
free,
because
there
was
no
cause
of
death
in
me.
\VS{19}But
when
the
Jews spoke
against
it,
I
was constrained
to
appeal
to
Caesar,
not
that
I
had
anything
about
which
to
accuse
my
nation.
\VS{20}For
this
cause
therefore
I
asked
to
see
you
and
to
speak
with
you.
For
because
of
the
hope
of
Israel
I
am bound
with
this
chain.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}They
said
to
him, “We
neither
received
letters
from
Judea
concerning
you,
nor
did
any
of
the
brothers
come
here
and
report
or
speak
any
evil
of
you.
\VS{22}But
we
desire
to
hear
from
you
what
you
think.
For,
as
concerning
this
sect,
it
is
known
to
us
that
everywhere
it
is
spoken
against.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}When
they
had
appointed
him
a
day,
many
people
came
to
him
at
his
lodging.
He
explained
to
them,
testifying
about
God’s
Kingdom,
and
persuading
them
concerning
Jesus,
both
from
the
law
of
Moses
and
from
the
prophets,
from
morning
until
evening.
\VS{24}Some believed
the
things
which
were
spoken,
and
some
disbelieved.
\VS{25}When
they didn’t
agree
among
themselves,
they departed
after
Paul
had
spoken
one
message: “The
Holy
Spirit
spoke
rightly
through
Isaiah
the
prophet
to
our
fathers,
\VS{26}saying,
\par }{\Q ‘Go
to
this
people
and
say,
\par }{\Q in
hearing,
you
will
hear,
\par }{\QB but
will
in
no
way
understand.
\par }{\Q In
seeing,
you
will
see,
\par }{\QB but
will
in
no
way
perceive.
\par }{\Q \VS{27}For
this
people’s
heart
has grown callous.
\par }{\QB Their
ears
are
dull
of
hearing.
\par }{\QB Their
eyes
they
have
closed.
\par }{\Q Lest
they
should
see
with
their
eyes,
\par }{\QB hear
with
their
ears,
\par }{\QB understand
with
their
heart,
\par }{\QB and
would
turn
again,
\par }{\QB then
I
would
heal
them.’\XREF{✡}{{\XO 28:27 }
Isaiah 6:9-10}
\par }{\PP \VS{28}“Be
it
known
therefore
to
you
that
the
salvation
of
God
is
sent
to
the
nations,
and
they
will
listen.”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}When he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 28:29 }
NU omits verse 29.}
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Paul
stayed
two
whole
years
in
his
own
rented house
and
received
all
who
were coming
to
him,
\VS{31}preaching
God’s
Kingdom
and
teaching
the
things
concerning
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
with
all
boldness,
without hindrance.
\par }