Peter heals an THE ACTS, 14. impotent man. granted signs and wonders to should turn from these vani be done by their hands. ties unto the living God, which 4 But the multitude of the made heaven, and earth, and city was divided: and part the sea, and all things that are held with the Jews, and part therein: with the apostles. 16 Who in times past suffered 5 And when there was an as- all nations to walk in their own sault made both of the Gen-ways. tiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of it, and fed unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: 7 And there they preached the gospel. 8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked : 17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. 18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. 19 T. And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the Paul, drew him out of the city, people, and, having stoned 9 The same heard Paul speak: supposing he had been dead. who stedfastly beholding him, 20 Howbeit, as the disciples and perceiving that he had stood round about him, he rose faith to be healed, up, and came into the city: 10 Said with a loud voice, and the next day he departed Stand upright on thy feet. with Barnabas to Derbe. And he leaped and walked. 21 And when they had preach11 And when the people saw ed the gospel in that city, and what Paul had done, they lifted had taught many, they return. up their voices, saying in the ed again to Lystra, and to Icospeech of Lycaonia, The gods nium, and Antioch, are come down to us in the likeness of men. 22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them 12 And they called Barnabas, to continue in the faith, and Jupiter; and Paul, Mercu- that we must through much rius, because he was the chief tribulation enter into the kingspeaker. dom of God. 13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. 14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, 15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye 23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. 24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia: 26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the Great dissension THE ACTS, 15. about circumcision. grace of God for the work choice among us, that the Genwhich they fulfilled. tiles by my mouth should hear 27 And when they were come, the word of the gospel, and beand had gathered the church lieve. together, they rehearsed all 8 And God, which knoweth that God had done vith them, the hearts, bare them witness, and how he had opened the giving them the Holy Ghost, door of faith unto the Gentiles. even as he did unto us; 28 And there they abode long time with the disciples. CHAPTER 15. 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which AND certain men which neither our fathers nor we came down from Judæa were able to bear? taught the brethren, and said, 11 But we believe that Except ye be circumcised after through the grace of the Lord the manner of Moses, ye can- Jesus Christ we shall be saved, not be saved. even as they. 2 When therefore Paul and 12 T Then all the multitude Barnabas had no small dis- kept silence, and gave audisension and disputation with ence to Barnabas and Paul, them, they determined that declaring what miracles and Paul and Barnabas, and cer- wonders God had wrought tain other of them, should go among the Gentiles by them. up to Jerusalem unto the 13 ¶ And after they had held apostles and elders about this their peace, James answered, question. saying, Men and brethren. 3 And being brought on their hearken unto me: way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. 15 And to this agree the words 4 And when they were come of the prophets; as it is written, to Jerusalem, they were receiv- 16 After this I will return, ed of the church, and of the and will build again the taberapostles and elders, and they nacle of David, which is fallen declared all things that God down; and I will build again had done with them. the ruins thereof, and I will 5 But there rose up certain of set it up: the sect of the Pharisees which 17 That the residue of men believed, saying, That it was might seek after the Lord, and needful to circumcise them, all the Gentiles. upon whom and to command them to keep my name is called, saith the the law of Moses. Lord, who doeth all these 6 And the apostles and eld-things. ers came together for to con- 18 Known unto God are all sider of this matter. his works from the beginning of the world. And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, 19 Wherefore my sentence and said unto them. Men and is, that we trouble not them, brethren, ye know how that a which from among the Gengood while ago God made tiles are turned to God: The case of Gentile THE ACTS, 16. converts decided. 20 But that we write unto 30 So when they were disthem, that they abstain from missed, they came to Antioch: pollutions of idols, and from and when they had gathered fornication, and from things the multitude together, they strangled, and from blood. delivered the epistle: 21 For Moses of old time hath 31 Which when they had in every city them that preach read, they rejoiced for the him, being read in the syn- consolation. agogues every sabbath day. 32 And Judas and Silas, being 22 Then pleased it the apos-horted the brethren with many prophets also themselves, extles and elders, with the whole words, and confirmed them. church, to send chosen men of their own company to Anti- 33 And after they had tarried och with Paul and Barnabas; there a space, they were let go namely, Judas surnamed Bar- in peace from the brethren unsabas, and Silas, chief men to the apostles. among the brethren: 34 Notwithstanding it pleased 23 And they wrote letters by Silas to abide there still. them after this manner; The 35 Paul also and Barnabas apostles and elders and breth-continued in Antioch, teaching ren send greeting unto the and preaching the word of the brethren which are of the Gen- Lord, with many others also. tiles in Antioch and Syria and 36 T And some days after Cilicia: Paul said unto Barnabas, Let 24 Forasmuch as we have us go again and visit our breheard, that certain which went thren in every city where we out from us have troubled you have preached the word of the with words, subverting your Lord, and see how they do. souls, saying, Ye must be cir- 37 And Barnabas determined cumcised, and keep the law: to take with them John, whose to whom we gave no such surname was Mark. commandment: 38 But Paul thought not good 25 It seemed good unto us, to take him with them, who being assembled with one ac-departed from them from Pamcord, to send chosen men unto phylia, and went not with them you with our beloved Barna- to the work. bas and Paul, 26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: 29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; 40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. CHAPTER 16. came Derbe If ye keep yourselves, yesha T and Lystre: and, behold, do well. Fare ye well. a certain disciple was there Paul at Philippi. THE ACTS, 16. Lydia converted. named Timotheus, the son of went out of the city by a river a certain woman, which was a side, where prayer was wont to Jewess, and believed; but his be made; and we sat down, father was a Greek: and spake unto the women 2 Which was well reported of which resorted thither. by the brethren that were at 14 And a certain woman Lystra and Iconium. named Lydia, a seller of pur3 Him would Paul have to go ple, of the city of Thyatira, forth with him; and took and which worshipped God, heard circumcised him because of the us: whose heart the Lord openJews which were in those quar-ed, that she attended unto the ters: for they knew all that things which were spoken of his father was a Greek. Paul. 4 And as they went through 15 And when she was baptithe cities, they delivered them zed, and her household, she bethe decrees for to keep, that sought us, saying, If ye have were ordained of the apostles judged me to be faithful to the and elders which were at Jeru- Lord, come into my house, salem. and abide there. And she con 5 And so were the churches strained us. established in the faith, and 16 T And it came to pass, as increased in number daily. we went to prayer, a certain 6 Now when they had gone damsel possessed with a spirit throughout Phrygia and the of divination met us, which region of Galatia, and were brought her masters much gain forbidden of the Holy Ghost to by soothsaying: preach the word in Asia, 7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. 8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of And he came out the same hour. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into her. Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the 19 T And when her masters vision, immediately we endea-saw that the hope of their gains voured to go into Macedonia, was gone, they caught Paul and assuredly gathering that the Silas, and drew them into the Lord had called us for to marketplace unto the rulers, preach the gospel unto them. 20 And brought them to the 11 Therefore loosing from magistrates, saying, These Troas, we came with a straight men, being Jews, do exceedcourse to Samothracia, and the ingly trouble our city, next day to Neapolis; 21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. 12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony and we were in that 22 And the multitude rose city abiding certain days. up together against them: and 13 And on the sabbath we the magistrates rent off their THE ACTS, 17. The jailor's Conversion. clothes, and commanded to 35 And when it was day, the beat them. magistrates sent the serjeants, 23 And when they had laid saying, Let those men go. many stripes upon them, they 36 And the keeper of the pricast them into prison, charging son told this saying to Paul, the jailor to keep them safely: The magistrates have sent to 24 Who, having received such let you go: now therefore dea charge, thrust them into the part, and go in peace. inner prison, and made their 37 But Paul said unto them, feet fast in the stocks. They have beaten us openly 25 And at midnight Paul uncondemned, being Romans, and Silas prayed, and sang and have cast us into prison; praises unto God: and the pri- and now do they thrust us out soners heard them. privily? nay verily; but let 26 And suddenly there was a them come themselves and great earthquake, so that the fetch us out. foundations of the prison were 38 And the serjeants told these shaken: and immediately all words unto the magistrates: the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, 39 And they came and beand seeing the prison doors sought them, and brought them open, he drew out his sword, out, and desired them to depart and would have killed himself, out of the city. supposing that the prisoners 40 And they went out of the had been fled. prison, and entered into the 28 But Paul cried with a loud house of Lydia: and when they voice, saying, Do thyself no had seen the brethren, they harm: for we are all here. comforted them, and departed. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? CHAPTER 17. NOW when they had passed through Amphipolis 31 And they said, Believe on and Apollonia, they came to the Lord Jesus Christ, and Thessalonica, where was a sythou shalt be saved, and thy nagogue of the Jews: house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same! hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, whom I preach unto you, is dead; and that this Jesus, 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have sufferhe and all his, straightway. ed, and risen again from the 34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. Christ. 4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks |