## Chapter 1

1

Introduction

The first 4413 account 3056 I composed 4160, Theophilus 2321, about 4012 all 3956 that Jesus 2424 began 757 to do 4160 and teach 1321,
2 until 891 the day 2250 when He was taken 353 up {to heaven,} after He had by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 given 1781 orders 1781 to the apostles 652 whom 3739 He had chosen 1586.
3 To these 3739 He also 2532 presented 3936 Himself 1438 alive 2198 after 3326 His suffering 3958, by many 4183 convincing 5039 proofs 5039, appearing 3700 to them over 1223 {a period of} forty 5065 days 2250 and speaking 3004 of the things concerning 4012 the kingdom 932 of God 2316.
4 Gathering 4871 them together 4871, He commanded 3853 them not to leave 5563 Jerusalem 2414, but to wait 4037 for what the Father 3962 had promised 1860, "Which 3739," {He said,} "you heard 191 of from Me;
5 for John 2491 baptized 907 with water 5204, but you will be baptized 907 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 not many 4183 days 2250 from now."
6 ¶ So 3767 when they had come 4905 together 4905, they were asking 2065 Him, saying 3004, "Lord 2962, is it at this 3778 time 5550 You are restoring 600 the kingdom 932 to Israel 2474?"
7 He said 3004 to them, "It is not for you to know 1097 times 5550 or 2228 epochs 2540 which 3739 the Father 3962 has fixed 5087 by His own 2398 authority 1849;
8 but you will receive 2983 power 1411 when the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 has come 1904 upon you; and you shall be My witnesses 3144 both 5037 in Jerusalem 2419, and in all 3956 Judea 2453 and Samaria 4540, and even 2193 to the remotest 2078 part 2078 of the earth 1093."
9

The Ascension

And after He had said 3004 these 3778 things 3778, He was lifted 1869 up while they were looking 991 on, and a cloud 3507 received 5274 Him out of their sight 3788.
10 And as they were gazing 816 intently 816 into the sky 3772 while He was going 4198, behold 2400, two 1417 men 435 in white 3022 clothing 2067 stood 3936 beside 3936 them.
11 They also 2532 said 3004, "Men 435 of Galilee 1057, why 5101 do you stand 2476 looking 991 into the sky 3772? This 3778 Jesus 2424, who has been taken 353 up from you into heaven 3772, will come 2064 in just 3779 the same 5158 way 5158 as you have watched 2300 Him go 4198 into heaven 3772."
12

The Upper Room

¶ Then 5119 they returned 5290 to Jerusalem 2419 from the mount 3735 called 2564 Olivet 1638, which 3739 is near 1451 Jerusalem 2419, a Sabbath 4521 day's journey 3598 away.
13 When 3753 they had entered 1525 {the city,} they went 305 up to the upper 5253 room 5253 where 3757 they were staying 2650; that is, Peter 4074 and John 2491 and James 2385 and Andrew 406, Philip 5376 and Thomas 2381, Bartholomew 918 and Matthew 3102, James 2385 {the son} of Alphaeus 256, and Simon 4613 the Zealot 2208, and Judas 2455 {the} {son} of James 2385.
14 These 3778 all 3956 with one 3661 mind 3661 were continually 4342 devoting 4342 themselves 4342 to prayer 4335, along 4862 with {the} women 1135, and Mary 3137 the mother 3384 of Jesus 2424, and with His brothers 80.
15 ¶ At this 3778 time 2250 Peter 4074 stood 450 up in the midst 3319 of the brethren 80 (a gathering 3793 of about 5616 one 1540 hundred 1540 and twenty 1501 persons 3686 was there together), and said 3004,
16 "Brethren, the Scripture 1124 had 1163 to be fulfilled 4137, which 3739 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 foretold 4275 by the mouth 4750 of David 1160 concerning 4012 Judas 2455, who became 1096 a guide 3595 to those 3588 who arrested 4815 Jesus 2424.
17 "For he was counted 2674 among 1722 us and received 2975 his share 2819 in this 3778 ministry 1248."
18 (Now 3767 this 3778 man 3778 acquired 2932 a field 5564 with the price 3408 of his wickedness 93, and falling 1096 headlong 4248, he burst 2997 open 2997 in the middle 3319 and all 3956 his intestines 4698 gushed 1632 out.
19 And it became 1096 known 1110 to all 3956 who were living 2730 in Jerusalem 2419; so 5620 that in their own 2398 language 1258 that field 5564 was called 2564 Hakeldama 184, that is, Field 5564 of Blood 129.)
20 "For it is written 1125 in the book 976 of Psalms 5568, 'LET HIS HOMESTEAD 1886 BE MADE 1096 DESOLATE 2048, AND LET NO 3361 ONE 3361 DWELL 2730 IN IT'; and, 'LET ANOTHER 2087 MAN 2087 TAKE 2983 HIS OFFICE 1984.'
21 "Therefore 3767 it is necessary 1163 that of the men 435 who have accompanied 4905 us all 3956 the time 5550 that the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 went 1831 in and out among 1909 us--
22 beginning 757 with the baptism 908 of John 2491 until 2193 the day 2250 that He was taken 353 up from us--one 1520 of these 3778 {must} become 1096 a witness 3144 with us of His resurrection 386."
23 So 2532 they put 2476 forward 2476 two 1417 men 1417, Joseph 2501 called 2564 Barsabbas 923 (who 3739 was also called 1941 Justus 2459), and Matthias 3103.
24 And they prayed 4336 and said 3004, "You, Lord 2962, who 2589 know 2589 the hearts 2589 of all 3956 men 3956, show 322 which 3739 one 1520 of these 3778 two 1417 You have chosen 1586
25 to occupy 2983 this 3778 ministry 1248 and apostleship 651 from which 3739 Judas 2455 turned 3845 aside 3845 to go 4198 to his own 2398 place 5117."
26 And they drew 1325 lots 2819 for them, and the lot 2819 fell 4098 to Matthias 3103; and he was added 4785 to the eleven 1733 apostles 652.

## Chapter 2

1

The Day of Pentecost

When 1722 the day 2250 of Pentecost 4005 had come 4845, they were all 3956 together 3674 in one 846 place.
2 And suddenly 869 there came 1096 from heaven 3772 a noise 2279 like 5618 a violent 972 rushing 5342 wind 4157, and it filled 4137 the whole 3650 house 3624 where 3757 they were sitting 2521.
3 And there appeared 3708 to them tongues 1100 as of fire 4442 distributing 1266 themselves, and they rested 2523 on each 1538 one 1520 of them.
4 And they were all 3956 filled 4092 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and began 757 to speak 2980 with other 2087 tongues 1100, as the Spirit 4151 was giving 1325 them utterance 669.
5 ¶ Now 1161 there were Jews 2453 living 2730 in Jerusalem 2419, devout 2126 men 435 from every 3956 nation 1484 under 5259 heaven 3772.
6 And when this 3778 sound 5456 occurred 1096, the crowd 4128 came 4905 together 4905, and were bewildered 4797 because 3754 each 1538 one 1520 of them was hearing 191 them speak 2980 in his own 2398 language 1258.
7 They were amazed 1839 and astonished 2296, saying 3004, "Why 2400, are not all 3956 these 3778 who are speaking 2980 Galileans 1057?
8 "And how 4459 is it that we each 1538 hear 191 {them} in our own 2398 language 1258 to which 3739 we were born 1080?
9 "Parthians 3934 and Medes 3370 and Elamites 1639, and residents 2730 of Mesopotamia 3318, Judea 2453 and Cappadocia 2587, Pontus 4195 and Asia 773,
10 Phrygia 5435 and Pamphylia 3828, Egypt 125 and the districts 3313 of Libya 3033 around 2596 Cyrene 2957, and visitors 1927 from Rome 4514, both 5037 Jews 2453 and proselytes 4339,
11 Cretans 2912 and Arabs 690--we hear 191 them in our {own} tongues 1100 speaking 2980 of the mighty 3167 deeds 3167 of God 2316."
12 And they all 3956 continued in amazement 1839 and great 1280 perplexity 1280, saying 3004 to one 243 another 243, "What 5101 does this 3778 mean?"
13 But others 2087 were mocking 1315 and saying 3004, "They are full 3325 of sweet 1098 wine 1098."
14

Peter's Sermon

¶ But Peter 4074, taking 2476 his stand 2476 with the eleven 1733, raised 1869 his voice 5456 and declared 669 to them: "Men 435 of Judea 2453 and all 3956 you who live 2730 in Jerusalem 2419, let this 3778 be known 1110 to you and give 1801 heed 1801 to my words 4487.
15 "For these 3778 men 3778 are not drunk 3184, as you suppose 5274, for it is {only} the third 5154 hour 5610 of the day 2250;
16 but this 3778 is what was spoken 3004 of through 1223 the prophet 4396 Joel 2493:
17 'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST 2078 DAYS 2250,' God 2316 says 3004, 'THAT I WILL POUR 1632 FORTH 1632 OF MY SPIRIT 4151 ON ALL 3956 MANKIND 4561; AND YOUR SONS 5207 AND YOUR DAUGHTERS 2364 SHALL PROPHESY 4395, AND YOUR YOUNG 3495 MEN 3495 SHALL SEE 3708 VISIONS 3706, AND YOUR OLD 4245 MEN 4245 SHALL DREAM 1797 DREAMS 1798;
18 EVEN 2532 ON MY BONDSLAVES 1401, BOTH MEN 1401 AND WOMEN 1401, I WILL IN THOSE 1565 DAYS 2250 POUR 1632 FORTH 1632 OF MY SPIRIT 4151 And they shall prophesy 4395.
19 'AND I WILL GRANT 1325 WONDERS 5059 IN THE SKY 3772 ABOVE 507 AND SIGNS 4592 ON THE EARTH 1093 BELOW 2736, BLOOD 129, AND FIRE 4442, AND VAPOR 822 OF SMOKE 2586.
20 'THE SUN 2246 WILL BE TURNED 3344 INTO DARKNESS 4655 AND THE MOON 4582 INTO BLOOD 129, BEFORE 4250 THE GREAT 3173 AND GLORIOUS 2016 DAY 2250 OF THE LORD 2962 SHALL COME 2064.
21 'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE 3956 WHO 3739 CALLS 1941 ON THE NAME 3686 OF THE LORD 2962 WILL BE SAVED 4982.'
22 ¶ "Men 435 of Israel 2475, listen 191 to these 3778 words 3056: Jesus 2424 the Nazarene 3480, a man 435 attested 584 to you by God 2316 with miracles 1411 and wonders 5059 and signs 4592 which 3739 God 2316 performed 4160 through 1223 Him in your midst 3319, just 2531 as you yourselves 846 know 3609--
23 this 3778 {Man,} delivered 1560 over by the predetermined 3724 plan 1012 and foreknowledge 4268 of God 2316, you nailed 4362 to a cross 4362 by the hands 5495 of godless 459 men 459 and put 337 {Him} to death 337.
24 "But God 2316 raised 450 Him up again 450, putting 3089 an end 3089 to the agony 5604 of death 2288, since 2530 it was impossible for Him to be held 2902 in its power 5259.
25 "For David 1160 says 3004 of Him, 'I SAW 4308 THE LORD 2962 ALWAYS IN MY PRESENCE 1799; FOR HE IS AT MY RIGHT 1188 HAND 1188, SO 2443 THAT I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN 4531.
26 'THEREFORE MY HEART 2588 WAS GLAD 2165 AND MY TONGUE 1100 EXULTED 21; MOREOVER MY FLESH 4561 ALSO 2532 WILL LIVE 2681 IN HOPE 1680;
27 BECAUSE 3754 YOU WILL NOT ABANDON 1459 MY SOUL 5590 TO HADES 86, NOR 3761 ALLOW 1325 YOUR HOLY 3741 ONE 3741 TO UNDERGO 3708 DECAY 1312.
28 'YOU HAVE MADE 1107 KNOWN 1107 TO ME THE WAYS 3598 OF LIFE 2222; YOU WILL MAKE 4137 ME FULL 4137 OF GLADNESS 2167 WITH YOUR PRESENCE 4383.'
29 ¶ "Brethren, I may 1832 confidently 3954 say 3004 to you regarding 4012 the patriarch 3966 David 1160 that he both 2532 died 5053 and was buried 2290, and his tomb 3418 is with us to this 3778 day 2250.
30 "And so 3767, because he was a prophet 4396 and knew 3609 that GOD 2316 HAD SWORN 3660 TO HIM WITH AN OATH 3727 TO SEAT 2523 {one} OF HIS DESCENDANTS ON HIS THRONE 2362,
31 he looked 4275 ahead 4275 and spoke 2980 of the resurrection 386 of the Christ 5547, that HE WAS NEITHER 3777 ABANDONED 1459 TO HADES 86, NOR 3777 DID His flesh 4561 SUFFER 3708 DECAY 1312.
32 "This 3778 Jesus 2424 God 2316 raised 450 up again 450, to which 3739 we are all 3956 witnesses 3144.
33 "Therefore 3767 having been exalted 5312 to the right 1188 hand 1188 of God 2316, and having received 2983 from the Father 3962 the promise 1860 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, He has poured 1632 forth 1632 this 3778 which 3739 you both 2532 see 991 and hear 191.
34 "For it was not David 1160 who ascended 305 into heaven 3772, but he himself 846 says 3004: 'THE LORD 2962 SAID 3004 TO MY LORD 2962, "SIT 2521 AT MY RIGHT 1188 HAND 1188,
35 UNTIL 2193 I MAKE 5087 YOUR ENEMIES 2190 A FOOTSTOOL 5286 FOR YOUR FEET 4228."'
36 "Therefore 3767 let all 3956 the house 3624 of Israel 2274 know 1097 for certain 806 that God 2316 has made 4160 Him both 2532 Lord 2962 and Christ 5547--this 3778 Jesus 2424 whom 3739 you crucified 4717."
37

The Ingathering

¶ Now 1161 when they heard 191 {this,} they were pierced 2660 to the heart 2588, and said 3004 to Peter 4074 and the rest 3062 of the apostles 652, "Brethren, what 5101 shall we do 4160?"
38 Peter 4074 {said} to them, "Repent 3340, and each 1538 of you be baptized 907 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 for the forgiveness 859 of your sins 266; and you will receive 2983 the gift 1431 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
39 "For the promise 1860 is for you and your children 5043 and for all 3956 who 3588 are far 3112 off 3112, as many 3745 as the Lord 2962 our God 2316 will call 4341 to Himself."
40 And with many 4183 other 2087 words 3056 he solemnly 1263 testified 1263 and kept on exhorting 3870 them, saying 3004, "Be saved 4982 from this 3778 perverse 4646 generation 1074!"
41 So 3767 then 3767, those 3588 who had received 588 his word 3056 were baptized 907; and that day 2250 there were added 4369 about 5616 three 5153 thousand 5153 souls 5590.
42 They were continually 4342 devoting 4342 themselves 4342 to the apostles' 652 teaching 1322 and to fellowship 2842, to the breaking 2800 of bread 740 and to prayer 4335.
43 ¶ Everyone 3956 kept feeling 1096 a sense 5401 of awe 5401; and many 4183 wonders 5059 and signs 4592 were taking 1096 place 1096 through 1223 the apostles 652.
44 And all 3956 those 3588 who had believed 4100 were together and had 2192 all 537 things 537 in common 2839;
45 and they {began} selling 4097 their property 2933 and possessions 5223 and were sharing 1266 them with all 3956, as anyone 5100 might have 2192 need 5532.
46 Day 2250 by day 2250 continuing 4342 with one 3661 mind 3661 in the temple 2413, and breaking 2806 bread 740 from house 3624 to house 3624, they were taking 3335 their meals 5160 together 3335 with gladness 20 and sincerity 858 of heart 2588,
47 praising 134 God 2316 and having 2192 favor 5485 with all 3650 the people 2992. And the Lord 2962 was adding 4369 to their number 846 day 2250 by day 2250 those 3588 who were being saved 4982.

## Chapter 3

1

Healing the Lame Beggar

Now 1161 Peter 4074 and John 2491 were going 305 up to the temple 2413 at the ninth 1729 {hour,} the hour 5610 of prayer 4335.
2 And a man 435 who had been 5225 lame 5560 from his mother's 3384 womb 2836 was being carried 941 along, whom 3739 they used to set 5087 down 5087 every 2596 day 2250 at the gate 2374 of the temple 2413 which is called 3004 Beautiful 5611, in order to beg 154 alms 1654 of those 3588 who were entering 1531 the temple 2413.
3 When he saw 3708 Peter 4074 and John 2491 about 3195 to go 1524 into the temple 2413, he {began} asking 2065 to receive 2983 alms 1654.
4 But Peter 4074, along 4862 with John 2491, fixed 816 his gaze 816 on him and said 3004, "Look 991 at us!"
5 And he {began} to give 1907 them his attention 1907, expecting 4328 to receive 2983 something 5100 from them.
6 But Peter 4074 said 3004, "I do not possess 5225 silver 694 and gold 5553, but what 3739 I do have 2192 I give 1325 to you: In the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 the Nazarene 3480--walk 4043!"
7 And seizing 4084 him by the right 1188 hand 5495, he raised 1453 him up; and immediately 3916 his feet 939 and his ankles 4974 were strengthened 4732.
8 With a leap 1814 he stood 2476 upright 2476 and {began} to walk 4043; and he entered 1525 the temple 2413 with them, walking 4043 and leaping 242 and praising 134 God 2316.
9 And all 3956 the people 2992 saw 3708 him walking 4043 and praising 134 God 2316;
10 and they were taking 1921 note 1921 of him as being 1510 the one who used to sit 2521 at the Beautiful 5611 Gate 4439 of the temple 2413 to {beg} alms 1654, and they were filled 4092 with wonder 2285 and amazement 1611 at what had happened 4819 to him.
11

Peter's Second Sermon

¶ While he was clinging 2902 to Peter 4074 and John 2491, all 3956 the people 2992 ran 4936 together 4936 to them at the so-called 2564 portico 4745 of Solomon 4672, full 1569 of amazement 1569.
12 But when Peter 4074 saw 3708 {this,} he replied 611 to the people 2992, "Men 435 of Israel 2475, why 5101 are you amazed 2296 at this 3778, or 2228 why 5101 do you gaze 816 at us, as if 5613 by our own 2398 power 1411 or 2228 piety 2150 we had made 4160 him walk 4043?
13 "The God 2316 of Abraham 11, Isaac 2464 and Jacob 2384, the God 2316 of our fathers 3962, has glorified 1392 His servant 3816 Jesus 2424, {the one} whom 3739 you delivered 3860 and disowned 720 in the presence 4383 of Pilate 4091, when he had decided 2919 to release 630 Him.
14 "But you disowned 720 the Holy 40 and Righteous 1342 One 1342 and asked 154 for a murderer 5406 to be granted 5483 to you,
15 but put 615 to death 615 the Prince 747 of life 2222, {the one} whom 3739 God 2316 raised 1453 from the dead 3498, {a fact} to which 3739 we are witnesses 3144.
16 "And on the basis 1909 of faith 4102 in His name 3686, {it is} the name 3686 of Jesus which has strengthened 4732 this 3778 man whom 3739 you see 2334 and know 3609; and the faith 4102 which {comes} through 1223 Him has given 1325 him this 3778 perfect 3647 health 3647 in the presence 561 of you all 3956.
17 ¶ "And now 3568, brethren 80, I know 3609 that you acted 4238 in ignorance 52, just 5618 as your rulers 758 did also 2532.
18 "But the things which 3739 God 2316 announced 4293 beforehand 4293 by the mouth 4750 of all 3956 the prophets 4396, that His Christ 5547 would suffer 3958, He has thus 3779 fulfilled 4137.
19 "Therefore 3767 repent 3340 and return 1994, so 1519 that your sins 266 may be wiped 1813 away 1813, in order 3704 that times 2540 of refreshing 403 may come 2064 from the presence 4383 of the Lord 2962;
20 and that He may send 649 Jesus 2424, the Christ 5547 appointed 4400 for you,
21 whom 3739 heaven 3772 must 1163 receive 1209 until 891 {the} period 5550 of restoration 605 of all 3956 things 3956 about which 3739 God 2316 spoke 2980 by the mouth 4750 of His holy 40 prophets 4396 from ancient 165 time 165.
22 "Moses 3475 said 3004, 'THE LORD 2962 GOD 2316 WILL RAISE 450 UP FOR YOU A PROPHET 4396 LIKE 5613 ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN 80; TO HIM YOU SHALL GIVE 191 HEED 191 to everything 3956 He says 2980 to you.
23 'And it will be that every 3956 soul 5590 that does not heed 191 that prophet 4396 shall be utterly 1842 destroyed 1842 from among 1537 the people 2992.'
24 "And likewise 2532, all 3956 the prophets 4396 who 3745 have spoken 2980, from Samuel 4545 and {his} successors 2517 onward 2517, also 2532 announced 2605 these 3778 days 2250.
25 "It is you who are the sons 5207 of the prophets 4396 and of the covenant 1242 which 3739 God 2316 made 1303 with your fathers 3962, saying 3004 to Abraham 11, 'AND IN YOUR SEED 4690 ALL 3956 THE FAMILIES 3965 OF THE EARTH 1093 SHALL BE BLESSED 1757.'
26 "For you first 4413, God 2316 raised 450 up His Servant 3816 and sent 649 Him to bless 2127 you by turning 654 every 1538 one 1538 {of you} from your wicked 4189 ways 4189."

## Chapter 4

1

Peter and John Arrested

As they were speaking 2980 to the people 2992, the priests 2409 and the captain 4755 of the temple 2413 {guard} and the Sadducees 4523 came 2186 up to them,
2 being greatly 1278 disturbed 1278 because 1223 they were teaching 1321 the people 2992 and proclaiming 2605 in Jesus 2424 the resurrection 386 from the dead 3498.
3 And they laid 1911 hands 5495 on them and put 5087 them in jail 5084 until 1519 the next 839 day 839, for it was already 2235 evening 2073.
4 But many 4183 of those 3588 who had heard 191 the message 3056 believed 4100; and the number 706 of the men 435 came 1096 to be about 5613 five 4002 thousand 5505.
5 ¶ On the next 839 day 839, their rulers 758 and elders 4245 and scribes 1122 were gathered 4863 together 4863 in Jerusalem 2419;
6 and Annas 452 the high 749 priest 749 {was there,} and Caiaphas 2533 and John 2491 and Alexander 223, and all 3745 who 3745 were of high-priestly 748 descent 1085.
7 When they had placed 2476 them in the center 3319, they {began to} inquire 4441, "By what 4169 power 1411, or 2228 in what 4169 name 3686, have you done 4160 this 3778?"
8 Then 5119 Peter 4074, filled 4092 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, said 3004 to them, "Rulers 758 and elders 4245 of the people 2992,
9 if 1487 we are on trial 350 today 4594 for a benefit 2108 done 2108 to a sick 772 man 444, as to how 5101 this 3778 man 3778 has been made 4982 well 4982,
10 let it be known 1110 to all 3956 of you and to all 3956 the people 2992 of Israel 2274, that by the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 the Nazarene 3480, whom 3739 you crucified 4717, whom 3739 God 2316 raised 1453 from the dead 3498--by this 3778 {name} this 3778 man 3778 stands 3936 here 3936 before 1799 you in good 5199 health 5199.
11 "He is the STONE 3037 WHICH WAS REJECTED 1848 by you, THE BUILDERS 3620, {but} WHICH BECAME 1096 THE CHIEF 2776 CORNER 1137 {stone.}
12 "And there is salvation 4991 in no one 3762 else 243; for there is no 3761 other 2087 name 3686 under 5259 heaven 3772 that has been given 1325 among 1722 men 444 by which 3739 we must 1163 be saved 4982."
13

Threat and Release

¶ Now 1161 as they observed 2334 the confidence 3954 of Peter 4074 and John 2491 and understood 2638 that they were uneducated 62 and untrained 2399 men 444, they were amazed 2296, and {began} to recognize 1921 them as having been 1510 with Jesus 2424.
14 And seeing 991 the man 444 who had been healed 2323 standing 2476 with them, they had 2192 nothing 3762 to say 471 in reply 471.
15 But when they had ordered 2753 them to leave 565 the Council 4892, they {began} to confer 4820 with one 240 another 240,
16 saying 3004, "What 5101 shall we do 4160 with these 3778 men 444? For the fact 3754 that a noteworthy 1110 miracle 4592 has taken 1096 place 1096 through 1223 them is apparent 5318 to all 3956 who live 2730 in Jerusalem 2419, and we cannot deny 720 it.
17 "But so 2443 that it will not spread 1268 any 1909 further among 1519 the people 2992, let us warn 546 them to speak 2980 no 3371 longer 3371 to any 3367 man 444 in this 3778 name 3686."
18 And when they had summoned 2564 them, they commanded 3853 them not to speak 5350 or 3366 teach 1321 at all 2527 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424.
19 But Peter 4074 and John 2491 answered 611 and said 3004 to them, "Whether 1487 it is right 1342 in the sight 1799 of God 2316 to give 191 heed 191 to you rather 3123 than 2228 to God 2316, you be the judge 2919;
20 for we cannot stop 3361 speaking 2980 about what 3739 we have seen 3708 and heard 191."
21 When they had threatened 4324 them further 4324, they let 630 them go 630 (finding 2147 no 3367 basis 3367 on which to punish 2849 them) on account 1223 of the people 2992, because 3754 they were all 3956 glorifying 1392 God 2316 for what had happened 1096;
22 for the man 444 was more 4183 than forty 5065 years 2094 old on whom 3739 this 3778 miracle 4592 of healing 2392 had been performed 1096.
23 ¶ When they had been released 630, they went 2064 to their own 2398 {companions} and reported 518 all 3745 that the chief 749 priests 749 and the elders 4245 had said 3004 to them.
24 And when they heard 191 {this,} they lifted 142 their voices 5456 to God 2316 with one 3661 accord 3661 and said 3004, "O Lord 1203, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN 3772 AND THE EARTH 1093 AND THE SEA 2281, AND ALL 3956 THAT IS IN THEM,
25 who by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, {through} the mouth 4750 of our father 3962 David 1160 Your servant 3816, said 3004, 'WHY DID THE GENTILES 1484 RAGE 5433, AND THE PEOPLES 2992 DEVISE 3191 FUTILE 2756 THINGS 2756?
26 'THE KINGS 935 OF THE EARTH 1093 TOOK 3936 THEIR STAND 3936, AND THE RULERS 758 WERE GATHERED 4863 TOGETHER AGAINST 2596 THE LORD 2962 AND AGAINST 2596 HIS CHRIST 5547.'
27 "For truly in this 3778 city 4172 there were gathered 4863 together 4863 against 1909 Your holy 40 servant 3816 Jesus 2424, whom 3739 You anointed 5548, both 5037 Herod 2264 and Pontius 4194 Pilate 4091, along 4862 with the Gentiles 1484 and the peoples 2992 of Israel 2274,
28 to do 4160 whatever 3745 Your hand 5495 and Your purpose 1012 predestined 4309 to occur 1096.
29 "And now 3568, Lord 2962, take 1896 note 1896 of their threats 547, and grant 1325 that Your bond-servants 1401 may speak 2980 Your word 3056 with all 3956 confidence 3954,
30 while 1722 You extend 1614 Your hand 5495 to heal 2392, and signs 4592 and wonders 5059 take 1096 place 1096 through 1223 the name 3686 of Your holy 40 servant 3816 Jesus 2424."
31 And when they had prayed 1189, the place 5117 where they had gathered 4863 together 4863 was shaken 4531, and they were all 537 filled 4092 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and {began} to speak 2980 the word 3056 of God 2316 with boldness 3954.
32

Sharing among Believers

¶ And the congregation 4128 of those 3588 who believed 4100 were of one 1520 heart 2588 and soul 5590; and not one 1520 {of them} claimed 3004 that anything 5100 belonging 5225 to him was his own 2398, but all 3956 things 3956 were common 2839 property 2839 to them.
33 And with great 3173 power 1411 the apostles 652 were giving 591 testimony 3142 to the resurrection 386 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, and abundant 3173 grace 5485 was upon them all 3956.
34 For there was not a needy 1729 person 5100 among 1722 them, for all 3745 who 3745 were owners 2935 of land 5564 or 2228 houses 3614 would sell 4453 them and bring 5342 the proceeds 5092 of the sales 4097
35 and lay 5087 them at the apostles' 652 feet 4228, and they would be distributed 1239 to each 1538 as any 5100 had 2192 need 5532.
36 ¶ Now Joseph 2501, a Levite 3019 of Cyprian 2953 birth 1085, who was also called 1941 Barnabas 921 by the apostles 652 (which 3739 translated 3177 means 1510 Son 5207 of Encouragement 3874),
37 and who owned 5225 a tract 68 of land 68, sold 4453 it and brought 5342 the money 5536 and laid 5087 it at the apostles' 652 feet 4228.

## Chapter 5

1

Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

But a man 435 named 3686 Ananias 367, with his wife 1135 Sapphira 4551, sold 4453 a piece 2933 of property 2933,
2 and kept 3557 back 3557 {some} of the price 5092 for himself, with his wife's 1135 full 4924 knowledge 4924, and bringing 5342 a portion 3313 of it, he laid 5087 it at the apostles' 652 feet 4228.
3 But Peter 4074 said 3004, "Ananias 367, why has Satan 4567 filled 4137 your heart 2588 to lie 5574 to the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and to keep 3557 back 3557 {some} of the price 5092 of the land 5564?
4 "While it remained 3306 {unsold,} did it not remain 3306 your own? And after it was sold 4097, was it not under 1722 your control 1849? Why 5101 is it that you have conceived 5087 this 3778 deed 4229 in your heart 2588? You have not lied 5574 to men 444 but to God 2316."
5 And as he heard 191 these 3778 words 3056, Ananias 367 fell 4098 down 4098 and breathed 1634 his last 1634; and great 3173 fear 5401 came 1096 over 1909 all 3956 who heard 191 of it.
6 The young 3501 men 3501 got 450 up and covered 4958 him up, and after carrying 1627 him out, they buried 2290 him.
7 ¶ Now 1161 there elapsed 1096 an interval 1292 of about 5613 three 5140 hours 5610, and his wife 1135 came 1525 in, not knowing 3609 what had happened 1096.
8 And Peter 4074 responded 611 to her, "Tell 3004 me whether 1487 you sold 591 the land 5564 for such 5118 and such 5118 a price 5118?" And she said 3004, "Yes 3483, that was the price 5118."
9 Then 1161 Peter 4074 {said} to her, "Why 5101 is it that you have agreed 4856 together 4856 to put 3985 the Spirit 4151 of the Lord 2962 to the test 3985? Behold 2400, the feet 4228 of those 3588 who have buried 2290 your husband 435 are at the door 2374, and they will carry 1627 you out {as well.}"
10 And immediately 3916 she fell 4098 at his feet 4228 and breathed 1634 her last 1634, and the young 3495 men 3495 came 1525 in and found 2147 her dead 3498, and they carried 1627 her out and buried 2290 her beside 4314 her husband 435.
11 And great 3173 fear 5401 came 1096 over 1909 the whole 3650 church 1577, and over 1909 all 3956 who heard 191 of these 3778 things 3778.
12 ¶ At the hands 5495 of the apostles 652 many 4183 signs 4592 and wonders 5059 were taking 1096 place 1096 among 1722 the people 2992; and they were all 3956 with one 3661 accord 3661 in Solomon's 4672 portico 4745.
13 But none 3762 of the rest 3062 dared 5111 to associate 2853 with them; however 235, the people 2992 held 3170 them in high 3170 esteem 3170.
14 And all 3123 the more 3123 believers 4100 in the Lord 2962, multitudes 4128 of men 435 and women 1135, were constantly added 4369 to {their number,}
15 to such 5620 an extent 5620 that they even 2532 carried 1627 the sick 772 out into the streets 4116 and laid 5087 them on cots 2825 and pallets 2895, so 2443 that when Peter 4074 came 2064 by at least 2579 his shadow 4639 might fall 1982 on any 5100 one 5100 of them.
16 Also 2532 the people 4128 from the cities 4172 in the vicinity 4038 of Jerusalem 2419 were coming 4905 together 4905, bringing 5342 people who were sick 772 or 2532 afflicted 3791 with unclean 169 spirits 4151, and they were all 537 being healed 2323.
17

Imprisonment and Release

¶ But the high 749 priest 749 rose 450 up, along 2532 with all 3956 his associates 4862 (that is the sect 139 of the Sadducees 4523), and they were filled 4092 with jealousy 2205.
18 They laid 1911 hands 5495 on the apostles 652 and put 5087 them in a public 1219 jail 5084.
19 But during 1223 the night 3571 an angel 32 of the Lord 2962 opened 455 the gates 2374 of the prison 5438, and taking 1806 them out he said 3004,
20 "Go 4198, stand 2476 and speak 2980 to the people 2992 in the temple 2413 the whole 3956 message 4487 of this 3778 Life 2222."
21 Upon hearing 191 {this,} they entered 1525 into the temple 2413 about 5259 daybreak 3722 and {began} to teach 1321.
22 ¶ But the officers 5257 who came 3854 did not find 2147 them in the prison 5438; and they returned 390 and reported 518 back,
23 saying 3004, "We found 2147 the prison 1201 house 1201 locked 2808 quite 3956 securely 803 and the guards 5441 standing 2476 at the doors 2374; but when we had opened 455 up, we found 2147 no 3762 one 3762 inside 2080."
24 Now 1161 when 5613 the captain 4755 of the temple 2413 {guard} and the chief 749 priests 749 heard 191 these 3778 words 3056, they were greatly 1280 perplexed 1280 about 4012 them as to what 5101 would come 1096 of this 3778.
25 But someone 5100 came 3854 and reported 518 to them, "The men 435 whom 3739 you put 5087 in prison 5438 are standing 2476 in the temple 2413 and teaching 1321 the people 2992!"
26 Then 5119 the captain 4755 went 565 along 565 with the officers 5257 and {proceeded} to bring 71 them {back} without violence 970 (for they were afraid 5399 of the people 2992, that they might be stoned 3034).
27 ¶ When they had brought 71 them, they stood 2476 them before 1722 the Council 4892. The high 749 priest 749 questioned 1905 them,
28 saying 3004, "We gave 3853 you strict 3852 orders 3852 not to continue teaching 1321 in this 3778 name 3686, and yet 2400, you have filled 4137 Jerusalem 2419 with your teaching 1322 and intend 1014 to bring 1863 this 3778 man's 444 blood 129 upon us."
29 But Peter 4074 and the apostles 652 answered 611, "We must 1163 obey 3980 God 2316 rather 3123 than 2228 men 444.
30 "The God 2316 of our fathers 3962 raised 1453 up Jesus 2424, whom 3739 you had put 1315 to death 1315 by hanging 2910 Him on a cross 3586.
31 "He is the one whom God 2316 exalted 5312 to His right 1188 hand 1188 as a Prince 747 and a Savior 4990, to grant 1325 repentance 3341 to Israel 2274, and forgiveness 859 of sins 266.
32 "And we are witnesses 3144 of these 3778 things 4487; and {so is} the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, whom 3739 God 2316 has given 1325 to those 3588 who obey 3980 Him."
33

Gamaliel's Counsel

¶ But when they heard 191 this, they were cut 1282 to the quick 1282 and intended 1014 to kill 337 them.
34 But a Pharisee 5330 named 3686 Gamaliel 1059, a teacher 3547 of the Law 3547, respected 5093 by all 3956 the people 2992, stood 450 up in the Council 4892 and gave 2753 orders 2753 to put 4160 the men 444 outside 1854 for a short 1024 time 1024.
35 And he said 3004 to them, "Men 435 of Israel 2475, take 4337 care 4337 what 5101 you propose 3195 to do 4238 with these 3778 men 444.
36 "For some 3778 time 2250 ago 4253 Theudas 2333 rose 450 up, claiming 3004 to be somebody 5100, and a group 706 of about 5613 four 5071 hundred 5071 men 435 joined 4346 up with him. But he was killed 337, and all 3956 who 3745 followed 3982 him were dispersed 1262 and came 1096 to nothing 3762.
37 "After 3326 this 3778 man 3778, Judas 2455 of Galilee 1057 rose 450 up in the days 2250 of the census 582 and drew 868 away 868 {some} people 2992 after 3694 him; he too 2548 perished 622, and all 3956 those who 3745 followed 3982 him were scattered 1287.
38 "So 2532 in the present 3568 case 3568, I say 3004 to you, stay 868 away 868 from these 3778 men 444 and let 863 them alone 863, for if 1437 this 3778 plan 1012 or 2228 action 2041 is of men 444, it will be overthrown 2647;
39 but if 1487 it is of God 2316, you will not be able 1410 to overthrow 2647 them; or 3379 else 3379 you may even 2532 be found 2147 fighting 2314 against 2314 God 2314."
40 ¶ They took 3982 his advice 3982; and after calling 4341 the apostles 652 in, they flogged 1194 them and ordered 3853 them not to speak 2980 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424, and {then} released 630 them.
41 So 3767 they went 4198 on their way 4198 from the presence 4383 of the Council 4892, rejoicing 5463 that they had been considered 2661 worthy 2661 to suffer 718 shame 818 for {His} name 3686.
42 And every 3956 day 2250, in the temple 2413 and from house 3624 to house 3624, they kept right on teaching 1321 and preaching 2097 Jesus 2424 {as} the Christ 5547.

## Chapter 6

1

Choosing of the Seven

Now 1161 at this 3778 time 2250 while the disciples 3101 were increasing 4129 {in number,} a complaint 1112 arose 1096 on the part of the Hellenistic 1675 {Jews} against 4314 the {native} Hebrews 1445, because 3754 their widows 5503 were being overlooked 3865 in the daily 2522 serving 1248 {of food.}
2 So 1161 the twelve 1427 summoned 4341 the congregation 4128 of the disciples 3101 and said 3004, "It is not desirable 701 for us to neglect 2641 the word 3056 of God 2316 in order to serve 1247 tables 5132.
3 "Therefore 1161, brethren 80, select 1980 from among 1537 you seven 2033 men 435 of good 3140 reputation 3140, full 4134 of the Spirit 4151 and of wisdom 4678, whom 3739 we may put 2525 in charge 2525 of this 3778 task 5532.
4 "But we will devote 4342 ourselves 4342 to prayer 4335 and to the ministry 1248 of the word 3056."
5 The statement 3056 found 700 approval 700 with the whole 3956 congregation 4128; and they chose 1586 Stephen 4736, a man 435 full 4134 of faith 4102 and of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, and Philip 5376, Prochorus 4402, Nicanor 3527, Timon 5096, Parmenas 3937 and Nicolas 3532, a proselyte 4339 from Antioch 491.
6 And these 3739 they brought 2476 before 1799 the apostles 652; and after praying 4336, they laid 2007 their hands 5495 on them.
7 ¶ The word 3056 of God 2316 kept on spreading 837; and the number 706 of the disciples 3101 continued to increase 4129 greatly 4970 in Jerusalem 2419, and a great 4183 many 3793 of the priests 2409 were becoming 5219 obedient 5219 to the faith 4102.
8 ¶ And Stephen 4736, full 4134 of grace 5485 and power 1411, was performing 4160 great 3173 wonders 5059 and signs 4592 among 1722 the people 2992.
9 But some 5100 men 5100 from what was called 3004 the Synagogue 4864 of the Freedmen 3032, {including} both 2532 Cyrenians 2956 and Alexandrians 221, and some 3588 from Cilicia 2791 and Asia 773, rose 450 up and argued 4802 with Stephen 4736.
10 But they were unable to cope 436 with the wisdom 4678 and the Spirit 4151 with which 3739 he was speaking 2980.
11 Then 5119 they secretly 5260 induced 5260 men 435 to say 3004, "We have heard 191 him speak 2980 blasphemous 989 words 4487 against 1519 Moses 3475 and {against} God 2316."
12 And they stirred 4787 up the people 2992, the elders 4245 and the scribes 1122, and they came 2186 up to him and dragged 4884 him away 4884 and brought 71 him before 1519 the Council 4892.
13 They put 2476 forward 2476 false 5571 witnesses 3144 who said 3004, "This 3778 man 444 incessantly speaks 2980 against 2596 this 3778 holy 40 place 5117 and the Law 3551;
14 for we have heard 191 him say 3004 that this 3778 Nazarene 3480, Jesus 2424, will destroy 2647 this 3778 place 5117 and alter 236 the customs 1485 which 3739 Moses 3475 handed 3860 down 3860 to us."
15 And fixing 816 their gaze 816 on him, all 3956 who were sitting 2516 in the Council 4892 saw 3708 his face 4383 like 5616 the face 4383 of an angel 32.

## Chapter 7

1

Stephen's Defense

The high 749 priest 749 said 3004, "Are these 3778 things 3778 so 3779?"
2 ¶ And he said 5346, "Hear 191 me, brethren and fathers 3962! The God 2316 of glory 1391 appeared 3708 to our father 3962 Abraham 11 when he was in Mesopotamia 3318, before 4250 he lived 2730 in Haran 5488,
3 and said 3004 to him, 'LEAVE 1831 YOUR COUNTRY 1093 AND YOUR RELATIVES 4772, AND COME 1204 INTO THE LAND 1093 THAT I WILL SHOW 1166 YOU.'
4 "Then 5119 he left 1831 the land 1093 of the Chaldeans 5466 and settled 2730 in Haran 5488. From there 2547, after 3326 his father 3962 died 599, {God} had him move 3351 to this 3778 country 1093 in which 3739 you are now 3568 living 2730.
5 "But He gave 1325 him no 3756 inheritance 2817 in it, not even 3761 a foot 4228 of ground 968, and {yet,} even when he had no 3756 child 5043, He promised 1861 that HE WOULD GIVE 1325 IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSION 2697, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS 4690 AFTER 3326 HIM.
6 "But God 2316 spoke 2980 to this 3779 effect 3779, that his DESCENDANTS 4690 WOULD BE ALIENS 3941 IN A FOREIGN 245 LAND 1093, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ENSLAVED 1402 AND MISTREATED 2559 FOR FOUR 5071 HUNDRED 5071 YEARS 2094.
7 " 'AND WHATEVER NATION 1484 TO WHICH 3739 THEY WILL BE IN BONDAGE 1398 I MYSELF 1473 WILL JUDGE 2919,' said 3004 God 2316, 'AND AFTER 3326 THAT THEY WILL COME 1831 OUT AND SERVE 3000 ME IN THIS 3778 PLACE 5117.'
8 "And He gave 1325 him the covenant 1242 of circumcision 4061; and so 3779 {Abraham} became 1080 the father 1080 of Isaac 2464, and circumcised 4059 him on the eighth 3590 day 2250; and Isaac 2464 {became the father of} Jacob 2384, and Jacob 2384 {of} the twelve 1427 patriarchs 3966.
9 ¶ "The patriarchs 3966 became jealous 2206 of Joseph 2501 and sold 591 him into Egypt 125. {Yet} God 2316 was with him,
10 and rescued 1807 him from all 3956 his afflictions 2347, and granted 1325 him favor 5485 and wisdom 4678 in the sight 1727 of Pharaoh 5328, king 935 of Egypt 125, and he made 2525 him governor 2233 over 1909 Egypt 125 and all 3650 his household 3624.
11 ¶ "Now 1161 a famine 3042 came 2064 over 1909 all 3650 Egypt 125 and Canaan 5477, and great 3173 affliction 2347 {with it,} and our fathers 3962 could find 2147 no 3756 food 5527.
12 "But when Jacob 2384 heard 191 that there was grain 4619 in Egypt 125, he sent 1821 our fathers 3962 {there} the first 4413 time 4413.
13 "On the second 1208 {visit} Joseph 2501 made 1107 himself known 1107 to his brothers 80, and Joseph's 2501 family 1085 was disclosed 5318 to Pharaoh 5328.
14 "Then 2532 Joseph 2501 sent 649 {word} and invited 3333 Jacob 2384 his father 3962 and all 3956 his relatives 4772 to come to him, seventy-five persons 5590 {in all.}
15 "And Jacob 2384 went 2597 down 2597 to Egypt 125 and {there} he and our fathers 3962 died 5053.
16 "{From there} they were removed 3346 to Shechem 4966 and laid 5087 in the tomb 3418 which 3739 Abraham 11 had purchased 5608 for a sum 5092 of money 694 from the sons 5207 of Hamor 1697 in Shechem 4966.
17 ¶ "But as the time 5550 of the promise 1860 was approaching 1448 which 3739 God 2316 had assured 3670 to Abraham 11, the people 2992 increased 837 and multiplied 4129 in Egypt 125,
18 until 891 THERE AROSE 450 ANOTHER 2087 KING 935 OVER 1909 EGYPT 125 WHO 3739 KNEW 3609 NOTHING 3756 ABOUT 3609 JOSEPH 2501.
19 "It was he who took 2686 shrewd 2686 advantage 2686 of our race 1085 and mistreated 2559 our fathers 3962 so that they would expose their infants 1025 and they would not survive 2225.
20 "It was at this 3739 time 2540 that Moses 3475 was born 1080; and he was lovely 791 in the sight 3588 of God 2316, and he was nurtured 397 three 5140 months 3376 in his father's 3962 home 3624.
21 "And after he had been set 1620 outside 1620, Pharaoh's 5328 daughter 2364 took 337 him away 337 and nurtured 397 him as her own 1438 son 5207.
22 "Moses 3475 was educated 3811 in all 3956 the learning 4678 of the Egyptians 124, and he was a man 1415 of power 1415 in words 3056 and deeds 2041.
23 "But when 5613 he was approaching 4137 the age 5550 of forty 5066, it entered 305 his mind 2588 to visit 1980 his brethren 80, the sons 5207 of Israel 2274.
24 "And when he saw 3708 one 5100 {of them} being treated 91 unjustly 91, he defended 292 him and took 4160 vengeance 1557 for the oppressed 2669 by striking 3960 down 3960 the Egyptian 124.
25 "And he supposed 3543 that his brethren 80 understood 4920 that God 2316 was granting 1325 them deliverance 4991 through 1223 him, but they did not understand 4920.
26 "On the following 1897 day 2250 he appeared 3708 to them as they were fighting 3164 together 3164, and he tried to reconcile 4871 them in peace 1515, saying 3004, 'Men 435, you are brethren 80, why do you injure 91 one 240 another 240?'
27 "But the one who was injuring 91 his neighbor 4139 pushed 683 him away 683, saying 3004, 'WHO 5101 MADE 2525 YOU A RULER 758 AND JUDGE 1348 OVER 1909 US?
28 'YOU DO NOT MEAN 2309 TO KILL 337 ME AS YOU KILLED 337 THE EGYPTIAN 124 YESTERDAY 2189, DO YOU?'
29 "At this 3778 remark 3056, MOSES 3475 FLED 5343 AND BECAME 1096 AN ALIEN 3941 IN THE LAND 1093 OF MIDIAN 3099, where 3757 he became 1080 the father 1080 of two 1417 sons 5207.
30 ¶ "After forty 5065 years 2094 had passed 4137, AN ANGEL 32 APPEARED 3708 TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS 2048 OF MOUNT 3735 Sinai 4614, IN THE FLAME 5395 OF A BURNING 4442 THORN 942 BUSH 942.
31 "When Moses 3475 saw 3708 it, he marveled 2296 at the sight 3705; and as he approached 4334 to look 2657 {more} closely 2657, there came 1096 the voice 5456 of the Lord 2962:
32 'I AM THE GOD 2316 OF YOUR FATHERS 3962, THE GOD 2316 OF ABRAHAM 11 AND ISAAC 2464 AND JACOB 2384.' Moses 3475 shook 1790 with fear 1790 and would not venture 5111 to look 2657.
33 "BUT THE LORD 2962 SAID 3004 TO HIM, 'TAKE 3089 OFF 3089 THE SANDALS 5266 FROM YOUR FEET 4228, FOR THE PLACE 5117 ON WHICH 3739 YOU ARE STANDING 2476 IS HOLY 40 GROUND 1093.
34 'I HAVE CERTAINLY 3708 SEEN 3708 THE OPPRESSION 2561 OF MY PEOPLE 2992 IN EGYPT 125 AND HAVE HEARD 191 THEIR GROANS 4726, AND I HAVE COME 2597 DOWN 2597 TO RESCUE 1807 THEM; COME 1204 NOW 3568, AND I WILL SEND 649 YOU TO EGYPT 125.'
35 ¶ "This 3778 Moses 3475 whom 3739 they disowned 720, saying 3004, 'WHO 5101 MADE 2525 YOU A RULER 758 AND A JUDGE 1348?' is the one 3778 whom 3778 God 2316 sent 649 {to be} both 2532 a ruler 758 and a deliverer 3086 with the help 5495 of the angel 32 who appeared 3708 to him in the thorn 942 bush 942.
36 "This 3778 man 3778 led 1806 them out, performing 4160 wonders 5059 and signs 4592 in the land 1093 of Egypt 125 and in the Red 2063 Sea 2281 and in the wilderness 2048 for forty 5065 years 2094.
37 "This 3778 is the Moses 3475 who said 3004 to the sons 5207 of Israel 2274, 'GOD 2316 WILL RAISE 450 UP FOR YOU A PROPHET 4396 LIKE 5613 ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN 80.'
38 "This 3778 is the one who was in the congregation 1577 in the wilderness 2048 together 3326 with the angel 32 who was speaking 2980 to him on Mount 3735 Sinai 4614, and {who was} with our fathers 3962; and he received 1209 living 2198 oracles 3051 to pass 1325 on to you.
39 "Our fathers 3962 were unwilling to be obedient 5255 to him, but repudiated 683 him and in their hearts 2588 turned 4762 back 4762 to Egypt 125,
40 SAYING 3004 TO AARON 2, 'MAKE 4160 FOR US GODS 2316 WHO 3739 WILL GO 4313 BEFORE 4313 US; FOR THIS 3778 MOSES 3475 WHO 3739 LED 1806 US OUT OF THE LAND 1093 OF EGYPT 125--WE DO NOT KNOW 3609 WHAT 5101 HAPPENED 1096 TO HIM.'
41 "At that time 2250 they made 3447 a calf 3447 and brought 321 a sacrifice 2378 to the idol 1497, and were rejoicing 2165 in the works 2041 of their hands 5495.
42 "But God 2316 turned 4762 away 4762 and delivered 3860 them up to serve 3000 the host 4756 of heaven 3772; as it is written 1125 in the book 976 of the prophets 4396, 'IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFERED 4374 VICTIMS 4968 AND SACRIFICES 2378 FORTY 5065 YEARS 2094 IN THE WILDERNESS 2048, WAS IT, O HOUSE 3624 OF ISRAEL 2274?
43 'YOU ALSO 2532 TOOK 353 ALONG THE TABERNACLE 4633 OF MOLOCH 3434 AND THE STAR 798 OF THE GOD 2316 ROMPHA 4501, THE IMAGES 5179 WHICH 3739 YOU MADE 4160 TO WORSHIP 4352. I ALSO 2532 WILL REMOVE 3351 YOU BEYOND 1900 BABYLON 897.'
44 ¶ "Our fathers 3962 had 1510 the tabernacle 4633 of testimony 3142 in the wilderness 2048, just 2531 as He who spoke 2980 to Moses 3475 directed 1299 {him} to make 4160 it according 2596 to the pattern 5179 which 3739 he had seen 3708.
45 "And having received 1237 it in their turn 1237, our fathers 3962 brought 1521 it in with Joshua 2424 upon dispossessing 2697 the nations 1484 whom 3739 God 2316 drove 1856 out before our fathers 3962, until 2193 the time 2250 of David 1160.
46 "{David} found 2147 favor 5485 in God's 2316 sight 1799, and asked 154 that he might find 2147 a dwelling 4638 place 4638 for the God 2316 of Jacob 2384.
47 "But it was Solomon 4672 who built 3618 a house 3624 for Him.
48 "However 235, the Most 5310 High 5310 does not dwell 2730 in {houses} made 5499 by {human} hands 5499; as the prophet 4396 says 3004:
49 'HEAVEN 3772 IS MY THRONE 2362, AND EARTH 1093 IS THE FOOTSTOOL 5286 OF MY FEET 4228; WHAT 4169 KIND 4169 OF HOUSE 3624 WILL YOU BUILD 3618 FOR ME?' says 3004 the Lord 2962, 'OR 2228 WHAT 5101 PLACE 5117 IS THERE FOR MY REPOSE 2663?
50 'WAS IT NOT MY HAND 5495 WHICH MADE 4160 ALL 3956 THESE 3778 THINGS 3778?'
51 ¶ "You men who are stiff-necked 4644 and uncircumcised 564 in heart 2588 and ears 3775 are always 104 resisting 496 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151; you are doing just 5613 as your fathers 3962 did.
52 "Which 5101 one 5101 of the prophets 4396 did your fathers 3962 not persecute 1377? They killed 615 those 3588 who had previously 4293 announced 4293 the coming 1660 of the Righteous 1342 One 1342, whose 3739 betrayers 4273 and murderers 5406 you have now 3568 become 1096;
53 you who 3748 received 2983 the law 3551 as ordained 1296 by angels 32, and {yet} did not keep 5442 it."
54

Stephen Put to Death

¶ Now 1161 when they heard 191 this 3778, they were cut 1282 to the quick 2588, and they {began} gnashing 1031 their teeth 3599 at him.
55 But being 5225 full 4134 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, he gazed 816 intently 816 into heaven 3772 and saw 3708 the glory 1391 of God 2316, and Jesus 2424 standing 2476 at the right 1188 hand 1188 of God 2316;
56 and he said 3004, "Behold 2400, I see 2334 the heavens 3772 opened 1272 up and the Son 5207 of Man 444 standing 2476 at the right 1188 hand 1188 of God 2316."
57 But they cried 2896 out with a loud 3173 voice 5456, and covered 4912 their ears 3775 and rushed 3729 at him with one 3661 impulse 3661.
58 When they had driven 1544 him out of the city 4172, they {began} stoning 3036 {him;} and the witnesses 3144 laid 659 aside 659 their robes 2440 at the feet 4228 of a young 3494 man 3494 named 2564 Saul 4569.
59 They went 3036 on stoning 3036 Stephen 4736 as he called 1941 on {the Lord} and said 3004, "Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, receive 1209 my spirit 4151!"
60 Then 2532 falling 5087 on his knees 1119, he cried 2896 out with a loud 3173 voice 5456, "Lord 2962, do not hold 2476 this 3778 sin 266 against them!" Having said 3004 this 3778, he fell 2837 asleep 2837.

## Chapter 8

1

Saul Persecutes the Church

Saul 4569 was in hearty 4909 agreement 4909 with putting 336 him to death 336.
2 ¶ {Some} devout 2126 men 435 buried 4792 Stephen 4736, and made 4160 loud 3173 lamentation 2870 over 1909 him.
3 But Saul 4569 {began} ravaging 3075 the church 1577, entering 1531 house 3624 after 2596 house 3624, and dragging 4951 off men 435 and women 1135, he would put 3860 them in prison 5438.
4

Philip in Samaria

¶ Therefore 3767, those 3588 who had been scattered 1289 went 1330 about 1330 preaching 2097 the word 3056.
5 Philip 5376 went 2718 down 2718 to the city 4172 of Samaria 4540 and {began} proclaiming 2784 Christ 5547 to them.
6 The crowds 3793 with one 3661 accord 3661 were giving 4337 attention 4337 to what was said 3004 by Philip 5376, as they heard 191 and saw 991 the signs 4592 which 3739 he was performing 4160.
7 For {in the case of} many 4183 who had 2192 unclean 169 spirits 4151, they were coming 1831 out {of them} shouting 994 with a loud 3173 voice 5456; and many 4183 who had been paralyzed 3886 and lame 5560 were healed 2323.
8 So 1161 there was much 4183 rejoicing 5479 in that city 4172.
9 ¶ Now 1161 there was a man 435 named 3686 Simon 4613, who formerly 4391 was practicing 3096 magic 3096 in the city 4172 and astonishing 1839 the people 1484 of Samaria 4540, claiming 3004 to be someone 5100 great 3173;
10 and they all 3956, from smallest 3398 to greatest 3173, were giving 4337 attention 4337 to him, saying 3004, "This 3778 man 3778 is what is called 2564 the Great 3173 Power 1411 of God 2316."
11 And they were giving 4337 him attention 4337 because 1223 he had for a long 2425 time 5550 astonished 1839 them with his magic 3095 arts 3095.
12 But when 3753 they believed 4100 Philip 5376 preaching 2097 the good 2097 news 2097 about 4012 the kingdom 932 of God 2316 and the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, they were being baptized 907, men 435 and women 1135 alike 5037.
13 Even 2532 Simon 4613 himself 846 believed 4100; and after being baptized 907, he continued 4342 on with Philip 5376, and as he observed 2334 signs 4592 and great 3173 miracles 1411 taking 1096 place 1096, he was constantly amazed 1839.
14 ¶ Now 1161 when the apostles 652 in Jerusalem 2414 heard 191 that Samaria 4540 had received 1209 the word 3056 of God 2316, they sent 649 them Peter 4074 and John 2491,
15 who 3748 came 2597 down 2597 and prayed 4336 for them that they might receive 2983 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
16 For He had not yet 3764 fallen 1968 upon any 3762 of them; they had simply 3440 been 5225 baptized 907 in the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424.
17 Then 5119 they {began} laying 2007 their hands 5495 on them, and they were receiving 2983 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
18 Now 1161 when Simon 4613 saw 3708 that the Spirit 4151 was bestowed 1325 through 1223 the laying 1936 on of the apostles' 652 hands 5495, he offered 4374 them money 5536,
19 saying 3004, "Give 1325 this 3778 authority 1849 to me as well 2532, so 2443 that everyone 1437 on whom 3739 I lay 2007 my hands 5495 may receive 2983 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151."
20 But Peter 4074 said 3004 to him, "May your silver 694 perish 684 with you, because 3754 you thought 3543 you could obtain 2932 the gift 1431 of God 2316 with money 5536!
21 "You have no 3756 part 3310 or 3761 portion 2819 in this 3778 matter 3056, for your heart 2588 is not right 2117 before 1725 God 2316.
22 "Therefore 3767 repent 3340 of this 3778 wickedness 2549 of yours 4771, and pray 1189 the Lord 2962 that, if 1487 possible 686, the intention 1963 of your heart 2588 may be forgiven 863 you.
23 "For I see 3708 that you are in the gall 5521 of bitterness 4088 and in the bondage 4886 of iniquity 93."
24 But Simon 4613 answered 611 and said 3004, "Pray 1189 to the Lord 2962 for me yourselves 4771, so 3704 that nothing 3367 of what 3739 you have said 3004 may come 1904 upon me."
25

An Ethiopian Receives Christ

¶ So 3767, when they had solemnly 1263 testified 1263 and spoken 2980 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962, they started 5290 back 5290 to Jerusalem 2414, and were preaching 2097 the gospel 2097 to many 4183 villages 2968 of the Samaritans 4541.
26 ¶ But an angel 32 of the Lord 2962 spoke 2980 to Philip 5376 saying 3004, "Get 450 up and go 4198 south 3314 to the road 3598 that descends 2597 from Jerusalem 2419 to Gaza 1048." (This 3778 is a desert 2048 {road.})
27 So 2532 he got 450 up and went 4198; and there was an Ethiopian 128 eunuch 2135, a court 1413 official 1413 of Candace 2582, queen 938 of the Ethiopians 128, who 3739 was in charge 1909 of all 3956 her treasure 1047; and he had come 2064 to Jerusalem 2419 to worship 4352,
28 and he was returning 5290 and sitting 2521 in his chariot 716, and was reading 314 the prophet 4396 Isaiah 2268.
29 Then 2532 the Spirit 4151 said 3004 to Philip 5376, "Go 4334 up and join 2853 this 3778 chariot 716."
30 Philip 5376 ran 4370 up and heard 191 him reading 314 Isaiah 2268 the prophet 4396, and said 3004, "Do you understand 1097 what 3739 you are reading 314?"
31 And he said 3004, "Well 1063, how 4459 could 1410 I, unless someone 5100 guides 3594 me?" And he invited 3870 Philip 5376 to come 305 up and sit 2523 with him.
32 Now 1161 the passage 4042 of Scripture 1124 which 3739 he was reading 314 was this 3778: "HE WAS LED 71 AS A SHEEP 4263 TO SLAUGHTER 4967; AND AS A LAMB 286 BEFORE 1727 ITS SHEARER 2751 IS SILENT 880, SO 3779 HE DOES NOT OPEN 455 HIS MOUTH 4750.
33 "IN HUMILIATION 5014 HIS JUDGMENT 2920 WAS TAKEN 142 AWAY 142; WHO 5101 WILL RELATE 1334 HIS GENERATION 1074? FOR HIS LIFE 2222 IS REMOVED 142 FROM THE EARTH 1093."
34 The eunuch 2135 answered 611 Philip 5376 and said 3004, "Please 1189 {tell me,} of whom 5101 does the prophet 4396 say 3004 this 3778? Of himself 1438 or 2228 of someone 5100 else 2087?"
35 Then 2532 Philip 5376 opened 455 his mouth 4750, and beginning 757 from this 3778 Scripture 1124 he preached 2097 Jesus 2424 to him.
36 As they went 4198 along 2596 the road 3598 they came 2064 to some 5100 water 5204; and the eunuch 2135 said 5346, "Look 2400! Water 5204! What 5101 prevents 2967 me from being baptized 907?"
37 [And Philip 5376 said 3004, "If 1487 you believe 4100 with all 3650 your heart 2588, you may 1832." And he answered 611 and said 3004, "I believe 4100 that Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 is the Son 5207 of God 2316."]
38 And he ordered 2753 the chariot 716 to stop 2476; and they both 297 went 2597 down 2597 into the water 5204, Philip 5376 as well 5037 as the eunuch 2135, and he baptized 907 him.
39 When 3753 they came 305 up out of the water 5204, the Spirit 4151 of the Lord 2962 snatched 726 Philip 5376 away 726; and the eunuch 2135 no 3765 longer 3765 saw 3708 him, but went 4198 on his way 3598 rejoicing 5463.
40 But Philip 5376 found 2147 himself at Azotus 108, and as he passed 1330 through 1330 he kept preaching 2097 the gospel 2097 to all 3956 the cities 4172 until 2193 he came 2064 to Caesarea 2542.

## Chapter 9

1

The Conversion of Saul

Now 1161 Saul 4569, still 2089 breathing 1709 threats 547 and murder 5408 against 1519 the disciples 3101 of the Lord 2962, went 4334 to the high 749 priest 749,
2 and asked 154 for letters 1992 from him to the synagogues 4864 at Damascus 1154, so 3704 that if 1437 he found 2147 any 5100 belonging 1510 to the Way 3598, both 5037 men 435 and women 1135, he might bring 71 them bound 1210 to Jerusalem 2419.
3 As he was traveling 4198, it happened 1096 that he was approaching 1448 Damascus 1154, and suddenly 1810 a light 5457 from heaven 3772 flashed 4015 around 4015 him;
4 and he fell 4098 to the ground 1093 and heard 191 a voice 5456 saying 3004 to him, "Saul 4549, Saul 4549, why 5101 are you persecuting 1377 Me?"
5 And he said 3004, "Who 5101 are You, Lord 2962?" And He {said,} "I am 1510 Jesus 2424 whom 3739 you are persecuting 1377,
6 but get 450 up and enter 1525 the city 4172, and it will be told 2980 you what you must 1163 do 4160."
7 The men 435 who traveled 4922 with him stood 2476 speechless 1753, hearing 191 the voice 5456 but seeing 2334 no 3367 one 3367.
8 Saul 4569 got 1453 up from the ground 1093, and though his eyes 3788 were open 455, he could see 991 nothing 3762; and leading 5496 him by the hand 5496, they brought 1521 him into Damascus 1154.
9 And he was three 5140 days 2250 without 3361 sight 991, and neither 3756 ate 2068 nor 3761 drank 4095.
10 ¶ Now 1161 there was a disciple 3101 at Damascus 1154 named 3686 Ananias 367; and the Lord 2962 said 3004 to him in a vision 3705, "Ananias 367." And he said 3004, "Here 2400 I am, Lord 2962."
11 And the Lord 2962 {said} to him, "Get 450 up and go 4198 to the street 4505 called 2564 Straight 2117, and inquire 2212 at the house 3614 of Judas 2455 for a man from Tarsus 5018 named 3686 Saul 4569, for he is praying 4336,
12 and he has seen 3708 in a vision 3705 a man 435 named 3686 Ananias 367 come 1525 in and lay 2007 his hands 5495 on him, so 3704 that he might regain 308 his sight 308."
13 But Ananias 367 answered 611, "Lord 2962, I have heard 191 from many 4183 about 4012 this 3778 man 435, how 3745 much 3745 harm 2556 he did 4160 to Your saints 40 at Jerusalem 2419;
14 and here 5602 he has 2192 authority 1849 from the chief 749 priests 749 to bind 1210 all 3956 who call 1941 on Your name 3686."
15 But the Lord 2962 said 3004 to him, "Go 4198, for he is a chosen 1589 instrument 4632 of Mine 1473, to bear 941 My name 3686 before 1799 the Gentiles 1484 and kings 935 and the sons 5207 of Israel 2274;
16 for I will show 5263 him how 3745 much 3745 he must 1163 suffer 3958 for My name's 3686 sake 5228."
17 So 3704 Ananias 367 departed 565 and entered 1525 the house 3614, and after laying 2007 his hands 5495 on him said 3004, "Brother 80 Saul 4549, the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, who appeared 3708 to you on the road 3598 by which 3739 you were coming 2064, has sent 649 me so 3704 that you may regain 308 your sight 308 and be filled 4092 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151."
18 And immediately 2112 there fell 634 from his eyes 3788 something like 5613 scales 3013, and he regained 308 his sight 308, and he got 450 up and was baptized 907;
19 and he took 2983 food 5160 and was strengthened 1765.
20

Saul Begins to Preach Christ

¶ and immediately 2112 he {began} to proclaim 2784 Jesus 2424 in the synagogues 4864, saying 3754, "He is the Son 5207 of God 2316."
21 All 3956 those 3588 hearing 191 him continued to be amazed 1839, and were saying 3004, "Is this 3778 not he who in Jerusalem 2419 destroyed 4199 those 3588 who called 1941 on this 3778 name 3686, and {who} had come 2064 here 5602 for the purpose of bringing 71 them bound 1210 before 1909 the chief 749 priests 749?"
22 But Saul 4569 kept increasing 1743 in strength 1743 and confounding 4797 the Jews 2453 who lived 2730 at Damascus 1154 by proving 4822 that this 3778 {Jesus} is the Christ 5547.
23 ¶ When 5613 many 2425 days 2250 had elapsed 4137, the Jews 2453 plotted 4823 together 4823 to do 337 away 337 with him,
24 but their plot 1917 became known 1097 to Saul 4569. They were also 2532 watching 3906 the gates 4439 day 2250 and night 3571 so 3704 that they might put 337 him to death 337;
25 but his disciples 3101 took 2983 him by night 3571 and let 2524 him down 2524 through 1223 {an opening in} the wall 5038, lowering him in a large 4711 basket 4711.
26 ¶ When he came 3854 to Jerusalem 2419, he was trying 3985 to associate 2853 with the disciples 3101; but they were all 3956 afraid 5399 of him, not believing 4100 that he was a disciple 3101.
27 But Barnabas 921 took 1949 hold 1949 of him and brought 71 him to the apostles 652 and described 1334 to them how 4459 he had seen 3708 the Lord 2962 on the road 3598, and that He had talked 2980 to him, and how 4459 at Damascus 1154 he had spoken 3955 out boldly 3955 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424.
28 And he was with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem 2419, speaking 3955 out boldly 3955 in the name 3686 of the Lord 2962.
29 And he was talking 2980 and arguing 4802 with the Hellenistic 1675 {Jews;} but they were attempting 2021 to put 337 him to death 337.
30 But when the brethren 80 learned 1921 {of it,} they brought 2609 him down 2609 to Caesarea 2542 and sent 1821 him away 1821 to Tarsus 5019.
31 ¶ So 3767 the church 1577 throughout 2596 all 3650 Judea 2453 and Galilee 1056 and Samaria 4540 enjoyed 2192 peace 1515, being built 3618 up; and going 4198 on in the fear 5401 of the Lord 2962 and in the comfort 3874 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, it continued to increase 4129.
32

Peter's Ministry

¶ Now 1161 as Peter 4074 was traveling 1330 through 1330 all 3956 {those regions,} he came 2718 down 2718 also 2532 to the saints 40 who lived 2730 at Lydda 3069.
33 There 1563 he found 2147 a man 444 named 3686 Aeneas 132, who had been bedridden eight 3638 years 2094, for he was paralyzed 3886.
34 Peter 4074 said 3004 to him, "Aeneas 132, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 heals 2390 you; get 450 up and make 4766 your bed 4766." Immediately 2112 he got 450 up.
35 And all 3956 who lived 2730 at Lydda 3069 and Sharon 4565 saw 3708 him, and they turned 1994 to the Lord 2962.
36 ¶ Now 1161 in Joppa 2445 there was a disciple 3102 named 3686 Tabitha 5000 (which 3739 translated 1329 {in Greek} is called 3004 Dorcas 1393); this 3778 woman 3778 was abounding 4134 with deeds 2041 of kindness 18 and charity 1654 which 3739 she continually did 4160.
37 And it happened 1096 at that time 2250 that she fell 770 sick 770 and died 599; and when they had washed 3068 her body, they laid 5087 it in an upper 5253 room 5253.
38 Since Lydda 3069 was near 1451 Joppa 2445, the disciples 3101, having heard 191 that Peter 4074 was there, sent 649 two 1417 men 435 to him, imploring 3870 him, "Do not delay 3635 in coming 1330 to us."
39 So 1161 Peter 4074 arose 450 and went 4905 with them. When 3854 he arrived 3854, they brought 321 him into the upper 5253 room 5253; and all 3956 the widows 5503 stood 3936 beside 3936 him, weeping 2799 and showing 1925 all 3745 the tunics 5509 and garments 2440 that Dorcas 1393 used to make 4160 while 3745 she was with them.
40 But Peter 4074 sent 1544 them all 3956 out and knelt down and prayed 4336, and turning 1994 to the body 4983, he said 3004, "Tabitha 5000, arise 450." And she opened 455 her eyes 3788, and when she saw 3708 Peter 4074, she sat 339 up.
41 And he gave 1325 her his hand 5495 and raised 450 her up; and calling 5455 the saints 40 and widows 5503, he presented 3936 her alive 2198.
42 It became 1096 known 1110 all 3650 over 2596 Joppa 2445, and many 4183 believed 4100 in the Lord 2962.
43 And Peter stayed 3306 many 2425 days 2250 in Joppa 2445 with a tanner 1038 {named} Simon 4613.

## Chapter 10

1

Cornelius's Vision

Now 1161 {there was} a man 435 at Caesarea 2542 named 3686 Cornelius 2883, a centurion 1543 of what was called 2564 the Italian 2483 cohort 4686,
2 a devout 2152 man 2152 and one who feared 5399 God 2316 with all 3956 his household 3624, and gave 4160 many 4183 alms 1654 to the {Jewish} people 2992 and prayed 1189 to God 2316 continually.
3 About the ninth 1729 hour 5610 of the day 2250 he clearly 5320 saw 3708 in a vision 3705 an angel 32 of God 2316 who had {just} come 1525 in and said 3004 to him, "Cornelius 2883!"
4 And fixing 816 his gaze 816 on him and being 1096 much 1719 alarmed 1719, he said 3004, "What 5101 is it, Lord 2962?" And he said 3004 to him, "Your prayers 4335 and alms 1654 have ascended 305 as a memorial 3422 before 1715 God 2316.
5 "Now 3568 dispatch 3992 {some} men 435 to Joppa 2445 and send 3343 for a man 5100 {named} Simon 4613, who 3739 is also called 1941 Peter 4074;
6 he is staying 3579 with a tanner 1038 {named} Simon 4613, whose 3739 house 3614 is by the sea 2281."
7 When 5613 the angel 32 who was speaking 2980 to him had left 565, he summoned 5455 two 1417 of his servants 3610 and a devout 2152 soldier 4757 of those 3588 who were his personal 4342 attendants 4342,
8 and after he had explained 1834 everything 537 to them, he sent 649 them to Joppa 2445.
9 ¶ On the next 1887 day 1887, as they were on their way 3596 and approaching 1448 the city 4172, Peter 4074 went 305 up on the housetop 1430 about 4012 the sixth 1623 hour 5610 to pray 4336.
10 But he became 1096 hungry 4361 and was desiring 2309 to eat 1089; but while they were making 3903 preparations 3903, he fell 1096 into a trance 1611;
11 and he saw 2334 the sky 3772 opened 455 up, and an object 4632 like 5613 a great 3173 sheet 3607 coming 2597 down 2524, lowered 2524 by four 5064 corners 746 to the ground 1093,
12 and there were in it all 3956 {kinds of} four-footed 5074 animals 5074 and crawling 2062 creatures 2062 of the earth 1093 and birds 4071 of the air 3772.
13 A voice 5456 came 1096 to him, "Get 450 up, Peter 4074, kill 2380 and eat 2068!"
14 But Peter 4074 said 3004, "By no 3365 means 3365, Lord 2962, for I have never 3763 eaten 2068 anything 3956 unholy 2839 and unclean 169."
15 Again 3825 a voice 5456 {came} to him a second 1208 time 1208, "What 3739 God 2316 has cleansed 2511, no 3361 {longer} consider 2840 unholy 2839."
16 This 3778 happened 1096 three 5151 times 5151, and immediately 2117 the object 4632 was taken 353 up into the sky 3772.
17 ¶ Now 1161 while 5613 Peter 4074 was greatly 1280 perplexed 1280 in mind 1438 as to what 5101 the vision 3705 which 3739 he had seen 3708 might be, behold 2400, the men 435 who had been sent 649 by Cornelius 2883, having asked 1331 directions 1331 for Simon's 4613 house 3614, appeared 2186 at the gate 4440;
18 and calling 5455 out, they were asking 4441 whether 1487 Simon 4613, who was also called 1941 Peter 4074, was staying 3579 there 1759.
19 While Peter 4074 was reflecting 1327 on the vision 3705, the Spirit 4151 said 3004 to him, "Behold 2400, three 5140 men 435 are looking 2212 for you.
20 "But get 450 up, go 2597 downstairs 2597 and accompany them without 3367 misgivings 1252, for I have sent 649 them Myself 1473."
21 Peter 4074 went 2597 down 2597 to the men 435 and said 3004, "Behold 2400, I am 1510 the one you are looking 2212 for; what 5101 is the reason 156 for which 3739 you have come 3918?"
22 They said 3004, "Cornelius 2883, a centurion 1543, a righteous 1342 and God-fearing 2316 man 435 well 3140 spoken 3140 of by the entire 3650 nation 1484 of the Jews 2453, was {divinely} directed 5537 by a holy 40 angel 32 to send 3343 for you {to come} to his house 3624 and hear 191 a message 4487 from you."
23 So 3767 he invited 1528 them in and gave 3579 them lodging 3579.
24

Peter at Caesarea

¶ On the following 1887 day 1887 he entered 1525 Caesarea 2542. Now 1161 Cornelius 2883 was waiting 4327 for them and had called 4779 together 4779 his relatives 4773 and close 316 friends 5384.
25 When 5613 Peter 4074 entered 1525, Cornelius 2883 met 4876 him, and fell 4098 at his feet 4228 and worshiped 4352 {him.}
26 But Peter 4074 raised 1453 him up, saying 3004, "Stand 450 up; I too 2532 am 1510 {just} a man 444."
27 As he talked 4926 with him, he entered 1525 and found 2147 many 4183 people 4183 assembled 4905.
28 And he said 5346 to them, "You yourselves 4771 know 1987 how 5613 unlawful 111 it is for a man 435 who is a Jew 2453 to associate 2853 with a foreigner 246 or 2228 to visit 4334 him; and {yet} God 2316 has shown 1166 me that I should not call 3004 any 3367 man 444 unholy 2839 or 2228 unclean 169.
29 "That is why 1352 I came 2064 without 369 even 2532 raising 369 any objection 369 when I was sent 3343 for. So 3767 I ask 4441 for what 5101 reason 3056 you have sent 3343 for me."
30 ¶ Cornelius 2883 said 5346, "Four 5067 days 2250 ago 575 to this 3778 hour 5610, I was praying 4336 in my house 3624 during the ninth 1729 hour 1729; and behold 2400, a man 435 stood 2476 before 1799 me in shining 2986 garments 2066,
31 and he said 5346, 'Cornelius 2883, your prayer 4335 has been heard 1522 and your alms 1654 have been remembered 3403 before 1799 God 2316.
32 'Therefore 3767 send 3992 to Joppa 2445 and invite 3333 Simon 4613, who 3739 is also called 1941 Peter 4074, to come to you; he is staying 3579 at the house 3614 of Simon 4613 {the} tanner 1038 by the sea 2281.'
33 "So 3767 I sent 3992 for you immediately 1824, and you have been kind 2573 enough 2573 to come 3854. Now 3568 then 3767, we are all 3956 here 3918 present 3918 before 1799 God 2316 to hear 191 all 3956 that you have been commanded 4367 by the Lord 2962."
34

Gentiles Hear Good News

¶ Opening 455 his mouth 4750, Peter 4074 said 3004:
35 ¶ but in every 3956 nation 1484 the man who fears 5399 Him and does 2038 what is right 1343 is welcome 1184 to Him.
36 "The word 3056 which 3739 He sent 649 to the sons 5207 of Israel 2274, preaching 2097 peace 1515 through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 (He is Lord 2962 of all 3956)--
37 you yourselves 4771 know 3609 the thing 4487 which took 1096 place 1096 throughout 2596 all 3650 Judea 2453, starting 757 from Galilee 1056, after 3326 the baptism 908 which 3739 John 2491 proclaimed 2784.
38 "{You know of} Jesus 2424 of Nazareth 3478, how 5613 God 2316 anointed 5548 Him with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and with power 1411, and {how} He went 1330 about 1330 doing 2109 good 2109 and healing 2390 all 3956 who were oppressed 2616 by the devil 1228, for God 2316 was with Him.
39 "We are witnesses 3144 of all 3956 the things 3956 He did 4160 both 5037 in the land 5561 of the Jews 2453 and in Jerusalem 2419. They also 2532 put 337 Him to death 337 by hanging 2910 Him on a cross 3586.
40 "God 2316 raised 1453 Him up on the third 5154 day 2250 and granted 1325 that He become 1096 visible 1717,
41 not to all 3956 the people 2992, but to witnesses 3144 who were chosen 4401 beforehand 4401 by God 2316, {that is,} to us who 3748 ate 4906 and drank 4844 with Him after 3326 He arose 450 from the dead 3498.
42 "And He ordered 3853 us to preach 2784 to the people 2992, and solemnly 1263 to testify 1263 that this 3778 is the One who has been appointed 3724 by God 2316 as Judge 2923 of the living 2198 and the dead 3498.
43 "Of Him all 3956 the prophets 4396 bear 3140 witness 3140 that through 1223 His name 3686 everyone 3956 who believes 4100 in Him receives 2983 forgiveness 859 of sins 266."
44 ¶ While Peter 4074 was still 2089 speaking 2980 these 3778 words 4487, the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 fell 1968 upon all 3956 those 3588 who were listening 191 to the message 3056.
45 All 3745 the circumcised 4061 believers 4103 who 3745 came 4905 with Peter 4074 were amazed 1839, because 3754 the gift 1431 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 had been poured 1632 out on the Gentiles 1484 also 2532.
46 For they were hearing 191 them speaking 2980 with tongues 1100 and exalting 3170 God 2316. Then 5119 Peter 4074 answered 611,
47 "Surely 3385 no 3385 one 5100 can 1410 refuse 2967 the water 5204 for these 3778 to be baptized 907 who 3748 have received 2983 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 just 5613 as we {did,} can he?"
48 And he ordered 4367 them to be baptized 907 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547. Then 5119 they asked 2065 him to stay 1961 on for a few 5100 days 2250.

## Chapter 11

1

Peter Reports at Jerusalem

Now 1161 the apostles 652 and the brethren 80 who were throughout 2596 Judea 2453 heard 191 that the Gentiles 1484 also 2532 had received 1209 the word 3056 of God 2316.
2 And when 3753 Peter 4074 came 305 up to Jerusalem 2419, those 3588 who were circumcised 4061 took 1252 issue 1252 with him,
3 saying 3004, "You went 1525 to uncircumcised 203 men 435 and ate 4906 with them."
4 But Peter 4074 began 757 {speaking} and {proceeded} to explain 1620 to them in orderly 2517 sequence 2517, saying 3004,
5 "I was in the city 4172 of Joppa 2445 praying 4336; and in a trance 1611 I saw 3708 a vision 3705, an object 4632 coming 2597 down 2597 like 5613 a great 3173 sheet 3607 lowered 2524 by four 5064 corners 746 from the sky 3772; and it came 2064 right 891 down to me,
6 and when I had fixed 816 my gaze 816 on it and was observing 2657 it I saw 3708 the four-footed 5074 animals 5074 of the earth 1093 and the wild 2342 beasts 2342 and the crawling 2062 creatures 2062 and the birds 4071 of the air 3772.
7 "I also 2532 heard 191 a voice 5456 saying 3004 to me, 'Get 450 up, Peter 4074; kill 2380 and eat 2068.'
8 "But I said 3004, 'By no 3365 means 3365, Lord 2962, for nothing 3763 unholy 2839 or 2228 unclean 169 has ever 3763 entered 1525 my mouth 4750.'
9 "But a voice 5456 from heaven 3772 answered 611 a second 1208 time 1208, 'What 3739 God 2316 has cleansed 2511, no 3361 longer consider 2840 unholy 2839.'
10 "This 3778 happened 1096 three 5151 times 5151, and everything 537 was drawn 385 back 3825 up into the sky 3772.
11 "And behold 2400, at that moment 1824 three 5140 men 435 appeared 2186 at the house 3614 in which 3739 we were {staying,} having been sent 649 to me from Caesarea 2542.
12 "The Spirit 4151 told 3004 me to go 4905 with them without 3367 misgivings 1252. These 3778 six 1803 brethren 80 also 2532 went 2064 with me and we entered 1525 the man's 435 house 3624.
13 "And he reported 518 to us how 4459 he had seen 3708 the angel 32 standing 2476 in his house 3624, and saying 3004, 'Send 649 to Joppa 2445 and have Simon 4613, who is also called 1941 Peter 4074, brought 3343 here 3343;
14 and he will speak 2980 words 4487 to you by which 3739 you will be saved 4982, you and all 3956 your household 3624.'
15 "And as I began 757 to speak 2980, the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 fell 1968 upon them just 5618 as {He did} upon us at the beginning 746.
16 "And I remembered 3403 the word 4487 of the Lord 2962, how 5613 He used to say 3004, 'John 2491 baptized 907 with water 5204, but you will be baptized 907 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.'
17 "Therefore 3767 if 1487 God 2316 gave 1325 to them the same 2470 gift 1431 as {He gave} to us also 2532 after believing 4100 in the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, who 5101 was I that I could 1415 stand 2967 in God's 2316 way 2967?"
18 When they heard 191 this 3778, they quieted 2270 down 2270 and glorified 1392 God 2316, saying 3004, "Well 686 then 686, God 2316 has granted 1325 to the Gentiles 1484 also 2532 the repentance 3341 {that leads} to life 2222."
19

The Church at Antioch

¶ So 3767 then 3767 those 3588 who were scattered 1289 because 575 of the persecution 2347 that occurred 1096 in connection 1909 with Stephen 4736 made 1330 their way 1330 to Phoenicia 5403 and Cyprus 2954 and Antioch 490, speaking 2980 the word 3056 to no 3367 one 3367 except 1508 to Jews 2453 alone 3441.
20 But there were some 5100 of them, men 435 of Cyprus 2953 and Cyrene 2956, who 3748 came 2064 to Antioch 490 and {began} speaking 2980 to the Greeks 1672 also 2532, preaching 2097 the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424.
21 And the hand 5495 of the Lord 2962 was with them, and a large 4183 number 706 who believed 4100 turned 1994 to the Lord 2962.
22 The news 3056 about 4012 them reached 191 the ears 3775 of the church 1577 at Jerusalem 2419, and they sent 1821 Barnabas 921 off 1821 to Antioch 490.
23 Then when he arrived 3854 and witnessed 3708 the grace 5485 of God 2316, he rejoiced 5463 and {began} to encourage 3870 them all 3956 with resolute 4286 heart 2588 to remain 4357 {true} to the Lord 2962;
24 for he was a good 18 man 435, and full 4134 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and of faith 4102. And considerable 2425 numbers 3793 were brought 4369 to the Lord 2962.
25 And he left 1831 for Tarsus 5019 to look 327 for Saul 4569;
26 and when he had found 2147 him, he brought 71 him to Antioch 490. And for an entire 3650 year 1763 they met 4863 with the church 1577 and taught 1321 considerable 2425 numbers 3793; and the disciples 3101 were first 4416 called 5537 Christians 5546 in Antioch 490.
27 ¶ Now 1161 at this 3778 time 2250 some prophets 4396 came 2718 down 2718 from Jerusalem 2414 to Antioch 490.
28 One 1520 of them named 3686 Agabus 13 stood 450 up and {began} to indicate 4591 by the Spirit 4151 that there would 3195 certainly 3195 be a great 3173 famine 3042 all 3650 over 1909 the world 3625. And this 3748 took 1096 place 1096 in the {reign} of Claudius 2804.
29 And in the proportion 2531 that any 5100 of the disciples 3101 had 2141 means 2141, each 1538 of them determined 3724 to send 3992 {a contribution} for the relief 1248 of the brethren 80 living 2730 in Judea 2453.
30 And this 3739 they did 4160, sending 649 it in charge of Barnabas 921 and Saul 4569 to the elders 4245.

## Chapter 12

1

Peter's Arrest and Deliverance

Now 1161 about 2596 that time 2540 Herod 2264 the king 935 laid 1911 hands 5495 on some 5100 who 3588 belonged 575 to the church 1577 in order to mistreat 2559 them.
2 And he had James 2385 the brother 80 of John 2491 put 337 to death 337 with a sword 3162.
3 When he saw 3708 that it pleased 701 the Jews 2453, he proceeded 4369 to arrest 4815 Peter 4074 also 2532. Now 1161 it was during the days 2250 of Unleavened 106 Bread.
4 When he had seized 4084 him, he put 5087 him in prison 5438, delivering 3860 him to four 5064 squads 5069 of soldiers 4757 to guard 5442 him, intending 1014 after 3326 the Passover 3957 to bring 321 him out before the people 2992.
5 So 3767 Peter 4074 was kept 5083 in the prison 5438, but prayer 4335 for him was being 1096 made 1096 fervently 1619 by the church 1577 to God 2316.
6 ¶ On the very 1565 night 3571 when 3753 Herod 2264 was about 3195 to bring 4254 him forward 4254, Peter 4074 was sleeping 2837 between 3342 two 1417 soldiers 4757, bound 1210 with two 1417 chains 254, and guards 5441 in front 4253 of the door 2374 were watching 5083 over 5083 the prison 5438.
7 And behold 2400, an angel 32 of the Lord 2962 suddenly appeared 2186 and a light 5457 shone 2989 in the cell 3612; and he struck 3960 Peter's 4074 side 4125 and woke 1453 him up, saying 3004, "Get 450 up quickly 5034." And his chains 254 fell 1601 off 1601 his hands 5495.
8 And the angel 32 said 3004 to him, "Gird 2224 yourself and put 5265 on your sandals 4547." And he did 4160 so 3779. And he said 3004 to him, "Wrap 4016 your cloak 2440 around 4016 you and follow 190 me."
9 And he went 1831 out and continued to follow 190, and he did not know 3609 that what was being 1096 done 1096 by the angel 32 was real 227, but thought 1380 he was seeing 991 a vision 3705.
10 When they had passed 1330 the first 4413 and second 1208 guard 5438, they came 2064 to the iron 4603 gate 4439 that leads 5342 into the city 4172, which 3748 opened 455 for them by itself 844; and they went 1831 out and went 4281 along 4281 one 1520 street 4505, and immediately 2112 the angel 32 departed 868 from him.
11 When Peter 4074 came 1096 to himself 1438, he said 3004, "Now 3568 I know 3609 for sure 230 that the Lord 2962 has sent 1821 forth 1821 His angel 32 and rescued 1807 me from the hand 5495 of Herod 2264 and from all 3956 that the Jewish 2453 people 2992 were expecting 4329."
12 And when he realized 4894 {this,} he went 2064 to the house 3614 of Mary 3137, the mother 3384 of John 2491 who was also called 1941 Mark 3138, where 3757 many 2425 were gathered 4867 together 4867 and were praying 4336.
13 When he knocked 2925 at the door 2374 of the gate 4440, a servant-girl 3814 named 3686 Rhoda 4498 came 4334 to answer 5219.
14 When she recognized 1921 Peter's 4074 voice 5456, because 575 of her joy 5479 she did not open 455 the gate 4440, but ran 1532 in and announced 518 that Peter 4074 was standing 2476 in front 4253 of the gate 4440.
15 They said 3004 to her, "You are out of your mind 3105!" But she kept insisting 1340 that it was so 3779. They kept saying 3004, "It is his angel 32."
16 But Peter 4074 continued 1961 knocking 2925; and when they had opened 455 {the door,} they saw 3708 him and were amazed 1839.
17 But motioning 2678 to them with his hand 5495 to be silent 4601, he described 1334 to them how 4459 the Lord 2962 had led 1806 him out of the prison 5438. And he said 3004, "Report 518 these 3778 things 3778 to James 2385 and the brethren 80." Then 2532 he left 1831 and went 4198 to another 2087 place 5117.
18 ¶ Now 1161 when day 2250 came 1096, there was no 3756 small 3641 disturbance 5017 among 1722 the soldiers 4757 {as to} what 5101 could have become 1096 of Peter 4074.
19 When Herod 2264 had searched 1934 for him and had not found 2147 him, he examined 350 the guards 5441 and ordered 2753 that they be led 520 away 520 {to execution.} Then 1161 he went 2718 down 2718 from Judea 2453 to Caesarea 2542 and was spending 1304 time 1304 there.
20

Death of Herod

¶ Now 1161 he was very 2371 angry 2371 with the people of Tyre 5183 and Sidon 4606; and with one 3661 accord 3661 they came 3918 to him, and having won 3982 over 3982 Blastus 986 the king's 935 chamberlain, they were asking 154 for peace 1515, because 1223 their country 5561 was fed 5142 by the king's 937 country.
21 On an appointed 5002 day 2250 Herod 2264, having put 1746 on his royal 937 apparel 2066, took 2523 his seat 2523 on the rostrum 968 and {began} delivering 1215 an address 1215 to them.
22 The people 1218 kept crying 2019 out, "The voice 5456 of a god 2316 and not of a man 444!"
23 And immediately 3916 an angel 32 of the Lord 2962 struck 3960 him because he did not give 1325 God 2316 the glory 1391, and he was eaten 4662 by worms 4662 and died 1634.
24 ¶ But the word 3056 of the Lord 2962 continued to grow 837 and to be multiplied 4129.
25 ¶ And Barnabas 921 and Saul 4569 returned 5290 from Jerusalem 2419 when they had fulfilled 4137 their mission 1248, taking 4838 along 4838 with {them} John 2491, who was also called 1941 Mark 3138.

## Chapter 13

1

First Missionary Journey

Now 1161 there were at Antioch 490, in the church 1577 that was {there,} prophets 4396 and teachers 1320: Barnabas 921, and Simeon 4826 who was called 2564 Niger 3526, and Lucius 3066 of Cyrene 2956, and Manaen 3127 who had been brought 4939 up with Herod 2264 the tetrarch 5068, and Saul 4569.
2 While they were ministering 3008 to the Lord 2962 and fasting 3522, the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 said 3004, "Set 873 apart 873 for Me Barnabas 921 and Saul 4569 for the work 2041 to which 3739 I have called 4341 them."
3 Then 5119, when they had fasted 3522 and prayed 4336 and laid 2007 their hands 5495 on them, they sent 630 them away 630.
4 ¶ So 3767, being sent 1599 out by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, they went 2718 down 2718 to Seleucia 4581 and from there 1564 they sailed 636 to Cyprus 2954.
5 When they reached 1096 Salamis 4529, they {began} to proclaim 2605 the word 3056 of God 2316 in the synagogues 4864 of the Jews 2453; and they also 2532 had 2192 John 2491 as their helper 5257.
6 When they had gone 1330 through 1330 the whole 3650 island 3520 as far 891 as Paphos 3974, they found 2147 a magician 3097, a Jewish 2453 false 5578 prophet 5578 whose 3739 name 3686 was Bar-Jesus 919,
7 who 3739 was with the proconsul 446, Sergius 4588 Paulus 3972, a man 435 of intelligence 4908. This 3778 man 3778 summoned 4341 Barnabas 921 and Saul 4569 and sought 1934 to hear 191 the word 3056 of God 2316.
8 But Elymas 1681 the magician 3097 (for so 3779 his name 3686 is translated 3177) was opposing 436 them, seeking 2212 to turn 1294 the proconsul 446 away 1294 from the faith 4102.
9 But Saul 4569, who 3588 was also 2532 {known as} Paul 3972, filled 4092 with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, fixed 816 his gaze 816 on him,
10 and said 3004, "You who are full 4134 of all 3956 deceit 1388 and fraud 4468, you son 5207 of the devil 1228, you enemy 2190 of all 3956 righteousness 1343, will you not cease 3973 to make 1294 crooked 1294 the straight 2117 ways 3598 of the Lord 2962?
11 "Now 3568, behold 2400, the hand 5495 of the Lord 2962 is upon you, and you will be blind 5185 and not see 991 the sun 2246 for a time 2540." And immediately 3916 a mist 887 and a darkness 4655 fell 4098 upon him, and he went 4013 about 4013 seeking 2212 those who 5497 would lead 5497 him by the hand 5497.
12 Then 5119 the proconsul 446 believed 4100 when he saw 3708 what had happened 1096, being amazed 1605 at the teaching 1322 of the Lord 2962.
13 ¶ Now 1161 Paul 3972 and his companions put 321 out to sea 321 from Paphos 3974 and came 2064 to Perga 4011 in Pamphylia 3828; but John 2491 left 672 them and returned 5290 to Jerusalem 2414.
14 But going 1330 on from Perga 4011, they arrived 3854 at Pisidian 4099 Antioch 490, and on the Sabbath 4521 day 2250 they went 2064 into the synagogue 4864 and sat 2523 down 2523.
15 After 3326 the reading 320 of the Law 3551 and the Prophets 4396 the synagogue 752 officials 752 sent 649 to them, saying 3004, "Brethren, if 1487 you have any 5100 word 3056 of exhortation 3874 for the people 2992, say 3004 it."
16 Paul 3972 stood 450 up, and motioning 2678 with his hand 5495 said 3004,
17 ¶ "The God 2316 of this 3778 people 2992 Israel 2274 chose 1586 our fathers 3962 and made 5312 the people 2992 great 5312 during 1722 their stay 3940 in the land 1093 of Egypt 125, and with an uplifted 5308 arm 1023 He led 1806 them out from it.
18 "For a period 5550 of about 5613 forty 5066 years 5066 He put 5159 up with them in the wilderness 2048.
19 "When He had destroyed 2507 seven 2033 nations 1484 in the land 1093 of Canaan 5477, He distributed 2624 their land 1093 as an inheritance 2624--{all of which took} about 5613 four 5071 hundred 5071 and fifty 4004 years 2094.
20 "After 3326 these 3778 things 3778 He gave 1325 {them} judges 2923 until 2193 Samuel 4545 the prophet 4396.
21 "Then 2532 they asked 154 for a king 935, and God 2316 gave 1325 them Saul 4549 the son 5207 of Kish 2797, a man 435 of the tribe 5443 of Benjamin 958, for forty 5065 years 2094.
22 "After 2596 He had removed 3179 him, He raised 1453 up David 1160 to be their king 935, concerning whom 3739 He also 2532 testified 3140 and said 3004, 'I HAVE FOUND 2147 DAVID 1160 the son of Jesse 2421, A MAN 435 AFTER 2596 MY HEART 2588, who 3739 will do 4160 all 3956 My will 2307.'
23 "From the descendants 4690 of this 3778 man 3778, according 2596 to promise 1860, God 2316 has brought 71 to Israel 2274 a Savior 4990, Jesus 2424,
24 after John 2491 had proclaimed 4296 before 4253 His coming a baptism 908 of repentance 3341 to all 3956 the people 2992 of Israel 2274.
25 "And while 5613 John 2491 was completing 4137 his course 1408, he kept saying 3004, 'What 5101 do you suppose 5282 that I am 1510? I am 1510 not {He.} But behold 2400, one is coming 2064 after 3326 me the sandals 5266 of whose 3739 feet 4228 I am 1510 not worthy 514 to untie 3089.'
26 ¶ "Brethren, sons 5207 of Abraham's 11 family 1085, and those 3588 among 1722 you who fear 5399 God 2316, to us the message 3056 of this 3778 salvation 4991 has been sent 1821.
27 "For those 3588 who live 2730 in Jerusalem 2419, and their rulers 758, recognizing 50 neither Him nor 2532 the utterances 5456 of the prophets 4396 which are read 314 every 3956 Sabbath 4521, fulfilled 4137 {these} by condemning 2919 {Him.}
28 "And though they found 2147 no 3367 ground 156 for {putting Him to} death, they asked 154 Pilate 4091 that He be executed 337.
29 "When 5613 they had carried 5055 out all 3956 that was written 1125 concerning 4012 Him, they took 2507 Him down 2507 from the cross 3586 and laid 5087 Him in a tomb 3419.
30 "But God 2316 raised 1453 Him from the dead 3498;
31 and for many 4183 days 2250 He appeared 3708 to those 3588 who came 4872 up with Him from Galilee 1056 to Jerusalem 2419, the very ones 3748 who 3748 are now 3568 His witnesses 3144 to the people 2992.
32 "And we preach 2097 to you the good 2097 news 2097 of the promise 1860 made 1096 to the fathers 3962,
33 that God 2316 has fulfilled 1603 this 3778 {promise} to our children 5043 in that He raised 450 up Jesus 2424, as it is also 2532 written 1125 in the second 1208 Psalm 5568, 'YOU ARE MY SON 5207; TODAY 4594 I HAVE BEGOTTEN 1080 YOU.'
34 "{As for the fact} that He raised 450 Him up from the dead 3498, no 3371 longer 3371 to return 5290 to decay 1312, He has spoken 3004 in this 3779 way 3779: 'I WILL GIVE 1325 YOU THE HOLY 3741 {and} SURE 4103 {blessings} OF DAVID 1160.'
35 "Therefore 1360 He also 2532 says 3004 in another 2087 {Psalm,} 'YOU WILL NOT ALLOW 1325 YOUR HOLY 3741 ONE 3741 TO UNDERGO 3708 DECAY 1312.'
36 "For David 1160, after he had served 5256 the purpose 1012 of God 2316 in his own 2398 generation 1074, fell 2837 asleep 2837, and was laid 4369 among 4314 his fathers 3962 and underwent 3708 decay 1312;
37 but He whom 3739 God 2316 raised 1453 did not undergo 3708 decay 1312.
38 "Therefore 3767 let it be known 1110 to you, brethren, that through 1223 Him forgiveness 859 of sins 266 is proclaimed 2605 to you,
39 and through 1722 Him everyone 3956 who believes 4100 is freed 1344 from all 3956 things 3956, from which 3739 you could 1410 not be freed 1344 through 1722 the Law 3551 of Moses 3475.
40 "Therefore 3767 take 991 heed 991, so 3361 that the thing 3004 spoken 3004 of in the Prophets 4396 may not come 1904 upon {you:}
41 'BEHOLD 3708, YOU SCOFFERS 2707, AND MARVEL 2296, AND PERISH 853; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING 2038 A WORK 2041 IN YOUR DAYS 2250, A WORK 2041 WHICH 3739 YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE 4100, THOUGH 1437 SOMEONE 5100 SHOULD DESCRIBE 1555 IT TO YOU.'"
42 ¶ As Paul and Barnabas were going 1826 out, the people kept begging 3870 that these 3778 things 4487 might be spoken 2980 to them the next 3342 Sabbath 4521.
43 Now 1161 when {the meeting of} the synagogue 4864 had broken 3089 up, many 4183 of the Jews 2453 and of the God-fearing 4576 proselytes 4339 followed 190 Paul 3972 and Barnabas 921, who 3748, speaking 4354 to them, were urging 3982 them to continue 4357 in the grace 5485 of God 2316.
44

Paul Turns to the Gentiles

¶ The next 2064 Sabbath 4521 nearly 4975 the whole 3956 city 4172 assembled 4863 to hear 191 the word 3056 of the Lord 2316.
45 But when the Jews 2453 saw 3708 the crowds 3793, they were filled 4092 with jealousy 2205 and {began} contradicting 483 the things 2980 spoken 2980 by Paul 3972, and were blaspheming 987.
46 Paul 3972 and Barnabas 921 spoke 3955 out boldly 3955 and said 3004, "It was necessary 316 that the word 3056 of God 2316 be spoken 2980 to you first 4413; since 1894 you repudiate 683 it and judge 2919 yourselves 1438 unworthy of eternal 166 life 2222, behold 2400, we are turning 4762 to the Gentiles 1484.
47 "For so 3779 the Lord 2962 has commanded 1781 us, 'I HAVE PLACED 5087 YOU AS A LIGHT 5457 FOR THE GENTILES 1484, THAT YOU MAY BRING SALVATION 4991 TO THE END 2078 OF THE EARTH 1093.'"
48 ¶ When the Gentiles 1484 heard 191 this, they {began} rejoicing 5463 and glorifying 1392 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962; and as many 3745 as had been 1510 appointed 5021 to eternal 166 life 2222 believed 4100.
49 And the word 3056 of the Lord 2962 was being spread 1308 through 1223 the whole 3650 region 5561.
50 But the Jews 2453 incited 3951 the devout 4576 women 1135 of prominence 2158 and the leading 4413 men 4413 of the city 4172, and instigated 1892 a persecution 1375 against 1909 Paul 3972 and Barnabas 921, and drove 1544 them out of their district 3725.
51 But they shook 1621 off 1621 the dust 2868 of their feet 4228 {in protest} against 1909 them and went 2064 to Iconium 2430.
52 And the disciples 3101 were continually filled 4137 with joy 5479 and with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.

## Chapter 14

1

Acceptance and Opposition

In Iconium 2430 they entered 1525 the synagogue 4864 of the Jews 2453 together, and spoke 2980 in such 3779 a manner 3779 that a large 4183 number 4128 of people 4128 believed 4100, both 5037 of Jews 2453 and of Greeks 1672.
2 But the Jews 2453 who disbelieved 544 stirred 1892 up the minds 5590 of the Gentiles 1484 and embittered 2559 them against 2596 the brethren 80.
3 Therefore 3767 they spent 1304 a long 2425 time 5550 {there} speaking 3955 boldly 3955 {with reliance} upon the Lord 2962, who was testifying 3140 to the word 3056 of His grace 5485, granting 1325 that signs 4592 and wonders 5059 be done 1096 by their hands 5495.
4 But the people 4128 of the city 4172 were divided 4977; and some sided 1510 with the Jews 2453, and some 3588 with the apostles 652.
5 And when 5613 an attempt 3730 was made 1096 by both 5037 the Gentiles 1484 and the Jews 2453 with their rulers 758, to mistreat 5195 and to stone 3036 them,
6 they became aware 4894 of it and fled 2703 to the cities 4172 of Lycaonia 3071, Lystra 3082 and Derbe 1191, and the surrounding 4066 region 4066;
7 and there 2546 they continued to preach 2097 the gospel 2097.
8 ¶ At Lystra 3082 a man 435 was sitting 2521 who 3739 had no 102 strength 102 in his feet 4228, lame 5560 from his mother's 3384 womb 2836, who 3739 had never 3763 walked 4043.
9 This 3778 man 3778 was listening 191 to Paul 3972 as he spoke 2980, who 3739, when he had fixed 816 his gaze 816 on him and had seen 3708 that he had 2192 faith 4102 to be made 4982 well 4982,
10 said 3004 with a loud 3173 voice 5456, "Stand 450 upright 3717 on your feet 4228." And he leaped 242 up and {began} to walk 4043.
11 When the crowds 3793 saw 3708 what 3739 Paul 3972 had done 4160, they raised 1869 their voice 5456, saying 3004 in the Lycaonian 3072 language 3072, "The gods 2316 have become 3666 like 3666 men 444 and have come 2597 down 2597 to us."
12 And they {began} calling 2564 Barnabas 921, Zeus 2203, and Paul 3972, Hermes 2060, because 1894 he was the chief 2233 speaker 3056.
13 The priest 2409 of Zeus 2203, whose {temple} was just 4253 outside 4253 the city 4172, brought 5342 oxen 5022 and garlands 4725 to the gates 4440, and wanted 2309 to offer 2380 sacrifice 2380 with the crowds 3793.
14 But when the apostles 652 Barnabas 921 and Paul 3972 heard 191 of it, they tore 1284 their robes 2440 and rushed 1601 out into the crowd 3793, crying 2896 out
15 and saying 3004, "Men 435, why 5101 are you doing 4160 these 3778 things 3778? We are also 2532 men 444 of the same 3663 nature 3663 as you, and preach 2097 the gospel 2097 to you that you should turn 1994 from these 3778 vain 3152 things 3152 to a living 2198 God 2316, WHO 3739 MADE 4160 THE HEAVEN 3772 AND THE EARTH 1093 AND THE SEA 2281 AND ALL 3956 THAT IS IN THEM.
16 "In the generations 1074 gone 3944 by He permitted 1439 all 3956 the nations 1484 to go 4198 their own ways 3598;
17 and yet 2543 He did not leave 863 Himself 848 without 267 witness 267, in that He did 19 good 19 and gave 1325 you rains 5205 from heaven 3771 and fruitful 2593 seasons 2540, satisfying 1705 your hearts 2588 with food 5160 and gladness 2167."
18 {Even} saying 3004 these 3778 things 3778, with difficulty 3433 they restrained 2664 the crowds 3793 from offering 2380 sacrifice 2380 to them.
19 ¶ But Jews 2453 came 1904 from Antioch 490 and Iconium 2430, and having won 3982 over 3982 the crowds 3793, they stoned 3034 Paul 3972 and dragged 4951 him out of the city 4172, supposing 3543 him to be dead 2348.
20 But while the disciples 3101 stood 2944 around 2944 him, he got 450 up and entered 1525 the city 4172. The next 1887 day 1887 he went 1831 away 1831 with Barnabas 921 to Derbe 1191.
21 After they had preached 2097 the gospel 2097 to that city 4172 and had made 3100 many 2425 disciples 3100, they returned 5290 to Lystra 3082 and to Iconium 2430 and to Antioch 490,
22 strengthening 1991 the souls 5590 of the disciples 3101, encouraging 3870 them to continue 1696 in the faith 4102, and {saying,} "Through 1223 many 4183 tribulations 2347 we must 1163 enter 1525 the kingdom 932 of God 2316."
23 When they had appointed 5500 elders 4245 for them in every 2596 church 1577, having prayed 4336 with fasting 3521, they commended 3908 them to the Lord 2962 in whom 3739 they had believed 4100.
24 ¶ They passed 1330 through 1330 Pisidia 4099 and came 2064 into Pamphylia 3828.
25 When they had spoken 2980 the word 3056 in Perga 4011, they went 2597 down 2597 to Attalia 825.
26 From there 2547 they sailed 636 to Antioch 490, from which 3606 they had been 1510 commended 3860 to the grace 5485 of God 2316 for the work 2041 that they had accomplished 4137.
27 When they had arrived 3854 and gathered 4863 the church 1577 together 4863, they {began} to report 312 all 3745 things 3745 that God 2316 had done 4160 with them and how 3754 He had opened 455 a door 2374 of faith 4102 to the Gentiles 1484.
28 And they spent 1304 a long time 5550 with the disciples 3101.

## Chapter 15

1

The Council at Jerusalem

Some 5100 men 5100 came 2718 down 2718 from Judea 2453 and {began} teaching 1321 the brethren 80, "Unless you are circumcised 4059 according to the custom 1485 of Moses 3475, you cannot be saved 4982."
2 And when Paul 3972 and Barnabas 921 had 1096 great dissension 4714 and debate 2214 with them, {the brethren} determined 5021 that Paul 3972 and Barnabas 921 and some 5100 others 243 of them should go 305 up to Jerusalem 2419 to the apostles 652 and elders 4245 concerning 4012 this 3778 issue 2213.
3 Therefore 3767, being sent 4311 on their way 4311 by the church 1577, they were passing 1330 through 1330 both 5037 Phoenicia 5403 and Samaria 4540, describing 1555 in detail 1555 the conversion 1995 of the Gentiles 1484, and were bringing 4160 great 3173 joy 5479 to all 3956 the brethren 80.
4 When they arrived 3854 at Jerusalem 2414, they were received 3858 by the church 1577 and the apostles 652 and the elders 4245, and they reported 312 all 3745 that God 2316 had done 4160 with them.
5 But some 5100 of the sect 139 of the Pharisees 5330 who had believed 4100 stood 1817 up, saying 3004, "It is necessary 1163 to circumcise 4059 them and to direct 3853 them to observe 5083 the Law 3551 of Moses 3475."
6 ¶ The apostles 652 and the elders 4245 came 4863 together 4863 to look 3708 into this 3778 matter 3056.
7 After there had been 1096 much 4183 debate 2214, Peter 4074 stood 450 up and said 3004 to them, "Brethren, you know 1987 that in the early 744 days 2250 God 2316 made 1586 a choice 1586 among 1722 you, that by my mouth 4750 the Gentiles 1484 would hear 191 the word 3056 of the gospel 2098 and believe 4100.
8 "And God 2316, who 2589 knows 2589 the heart 2589, testified 3140 to them giving 1325 them the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, just 2531 as He also 2532 did to us;
9 and He made 1252 no 3762 distinction 1252 between 3342 us and them, cleansing 2511 their hearts 2588 by faith 4102.
10 "Now 3568 therefore 3767 why 5101 do you put 3985 God 2316 to the test 3985 by placing 2007 upon the neck 5137 of the disciples 3101 a yoke 2218 which 3739 neither 3777 our fathers 3962 nor 3777 we have been 2480 able 2480 to bear 941?
11 "But we believe 4100 that we are saved 4982 through 1223 the grace 5485 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, in the same 3739 way 5158 as they also 2548 are."
12 ¶ All 3956 the people 4128 kept 4601 silent 4601, and they were listening 191 to Barnabas 921 and Paul 3972 as they were relating 1834 what 3745 signs 4592 and wonders 5059 God 2316 had done 4160 through 1223 them among 1722 the Gentiles 1484.
13

James's Judgment

After 3326 they had stopped 4601 speaking 4601, James 2385 answered 611, saying 3004, "Brethren, listen 191 to me.
14 "Simeon 4826 has related 1834 how 2531 God 2316 first 4413 concerned 1980 Himself about 1980 taking 2983 from among 1537 the Gentiles 1484 a people 2992 for His name 3686.
15 "With this 3778 the words 3056 of the Prophets 4396 agree 4856, just 2531 as it is written 1125,
16 'AFTER 3326 THESE 3778 THINGS 3778 I will return 390, AND I WILL REBUILD 456 THE TABERNACLE 4633 OF DAVID 1160 WHICH HAS FALLEN 4098, AND I WILL REBUILD 456 ITS RUINS 2690, AND I WILL RESTORE 461 IT,
17 SO 3704 THAT THE REST 2645 OF MANKIND 444 MAY SEEK 1567 THE LORD 2962, AND ALL 3956 THE GENTILES 1484 WHO 3739 ARE CALLED 1941 BY MY NAME 3686,'
18 SAYS 3004 THE LORD 2962, WHO MAKES 4160 THESE 3778 THINGS 3778 KNOWN 1110 FROM LONG 165 AGO 165.
19 "Therefore 1352 it is my judgment 2919 that we do not trouble 3926 those 3588 who are turning 1994 to God 2316 from among 575 the Gentiles 1484,
20 but that we write 1989 to them that they abstain 568 from things 234 contaminated 234 by idols 1497 and from fornication 4202 and from what is strangled 4156 and from blood 129.
21 "For Moses 3475 from ancient 744 generations 1074 has 2192 in every 2596 city 4172 those 3588 who preach 2784 him, since he is read 314 in the synagogues 4864 every 3956 Sabbath 4521."
22 ¶ Then 5119 it seemed 1380 good 1380 to the apostles 652 and the elders 4245, with the whole 3650 church 1577, to choose 1586 men 435 from among 1537 them to send 3992 to Antioch 490 with Paul 3972 and Barnabas 921--Judas 2455 called 2564 Barsabbas 923, and Silas 4609, leading 2233 men 435 among 1722 the brethren 80,
23 and they sent 1125 this letter 1125 by them, "The apostles 652 and the brethren 80 who are elders 4245, to the brethren 80 in Antioch 490 and Syria 4947 and Cilicia 2791 who 3588 are from the Gentiles 1484, greetings 5463.
24 "Since 1894 we have heard 191 that some 5100 of our number 1473 to whom 3739 we gave 1291 no 3756 instruction 1291 have disturbed 5015 you with {their} words 3056, unsettling 384 your souls 5590,
25 it seemed 1380 good 1380 to us, having become 1096 of one 3661 mind 3661, to select 1586 men 435 to send 3992 to you with our beloved 27 Barnabas 921 and Paul 3972,
26 men 444 who have risked 3860 their lives 5590 for the name 3686 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
27 "Therefore 3767 we have sent 649 Judas 2455 and Silas 4609, who themselves 846 will also 2532 report 518 the same 846 things 846 by word 3056 {of mouth.}
28 "For it seemed 1380 good 1380 to the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and to us to lay 2007 upon you no 3367 greater 4183 burden 922 than 4133 these 3778 essentials 1876:
29 that you abstain 568 from things 1494 sacrificed 1494 to idols 1494 and from blood 129 and from things 4156 strangled 4156 and from fornication 4202; if you keep 1301 yourselves 1438 free 1301 from such 3779 things 3739, you will do 4238 well 2095. Farewell 4517."
30 ¶ So 3767 when they were sent 630 away 630, they went 2718 down 2718 to Antioch 490; and having gathered 4863 the congregation 4128 together 4863, they delivered 1929 the letter 1992.
31 When they had read 314 it, they rejoiced 5463 because 1909 of its encouragement 3874.
32 Judas 2455 and Silas 4609, also 2532 being 1510 prophets 4396 themselves 846, encouraged 3870 and strengthened 1991 the brethren 80 with a lengthy 4183 message 3056.
33 After they had spent 4160 time 5550 {there,} they were sent 630 away 630 from the brethren 80 in peace 1515 to those 3588 who had sent 649 them out.
34 [But it seemed 1380 good 1380 to Silas 4609 to remain 1961 there 847.]
35 But Paul 3972 and Barnabas 921 stayed 1304 in Antioch 490, teaching 1321 and preaching 2097 with many 4183 others 2087 also 2532, the word 3056 of the Lord 2962.
36

Second Missionary Journey

¶ After 3326 some 5100 days 2250 Paul 3972 said 3004 to Barnabas 921, "Let us return 1994 and visit 1980 the brethren 80 in every 3956 city 4172 in which 3739 we proclaimed 2605 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962, {and see} how 4459 they are."
37 Barnabas 921 wanted 1014 to take 4838 John 2491, called 2564 Mark 3138, along 4838 with them also 2532.
38 But Paul 3972 kept insisting 515 that they should not take 4838 him along 4838 who had deserted 868 them in Pamphylia 3828 and had not gone 4905 with them to the work 2041.
39 And there occurred 1096 such a sharp 3948 disagreement 3948 that they separated 673 from one 240 another 240, and Barnabas 921 took 3880 Mark 3138 with him and sailed 1602 away 1602 to Cyprus 2954.
40 But Paul 3972 chose 1951 Silas 4609 and left 1831, being committed 3860 by the brethren 80 to the grace 5485 of the Lord 2962.
41 And he was traveling 1330 through 1330 Syria 4947 and Cilicia 2791, strengthening 1991 the churches 1577.

## Chapter 16

1

The Macedonian Vision

Paul came 2658 also 2532 to Derbe 1191 and to Lystra 3082. And a disciple 3101 was there 1563, named 3686 Timothy 5095, the son 5207 of a Jewish 2453 woman 1135 who was a believer 4103, but his father 3962 was a Greek 1672,
2 and he was well 3140 spoken 3140 of by the brethren 80 who were in Lystra 3082 and Iconium 2430.
3 Paul 3972 wanted 2309 this 3778 man 3778 to go 1831 with him; and he took 2983 him and circumcised 4059 him because 1223 of the Jews 2453 who were in those 1565 parts 5117, for they all 537 knew 3609 that his father 3962 was a Greek 1672.
4 Now 1161 while 5613 they were passing 1279 through 1279 the cities 4172, they were delivering 3860 the decrees 1378 which had been decided 2919 upon by the apostles 652 and elders 4245 who 3588 were in Jerusalem 2414, for them to observe 5442.
5 So 3767 the churches 1577 were being strengthened 4732 in the faith 4102, and were increasing 4052 in number 706 daily.
6 ¶ They passed 1330 through 1330 the Phrygian 5435 and Galatian 1054 region 5561, having been forbidden 2967 by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 to speak 2980 the word 3056 in Asia 773;
7 and after they came 2064 to Mysia 3465, they were trying 3985 to go 4198 into Bithynia 978, and the Spirit 4151 of Jesus 2424 did not permit 1439 them;
8 and passing 3928 by Mysia 3465, they came 2597 down 2597 to Troas 5174.
9 A vision 3705 appeared 3708 to Paul 3972 in the night 3571: a man 435 of Macedonia 3110 was standing 2476 and appealing 3870 to him, and saying 3004, "Come 1224 over 1224 to Macedonia 3109 and help 997 us."
10 When 5613 he had seen 3708 the vision 3705, immediately 2112 we sought 2212 to go 1831 into Macedonia 3109, concluding 4822 that God 2316 had called 4341 us to preach 2097 the gospel 2097 to them.
11 ¶ So 3767 putting 321 out to sea 321 from Troas 5174, we ran 2113 a straight 2113 course 2113 to Samothrace 4543, and on the day following 1897 to Neapolis 3496;
12 and from there 2547 to Philippi 5375, which 3748 is a leading 4413 city 4172 of the district 3310 of Macedonia 3109, a {Roman} colony 2862; and we were staying 1304 in this 3778 city 4172 for some 5100 days 2250.
13 And on the Sabbath 4521 day 2250 we went 1831 outside 1854 the gate 4439 to a riverside, where 3757 we were supposing 3543 that there would be a place 4335 of prayer 4335; and we sat 2523 down 2523 and began speaking 2980 to the women 1135 who had assembled 4905.
14

First Convert in Europe

A woman 1135 named 3686 Lydia 3070, from the city 4172 of Thyatira 2363, a seller 4211 of purple 4211 fabrics 4211, a worshiper 4576 of God 2316, was listening 191; and the Lord 2962 opened 1272 her heart 2588 to respond 4337 to the things 2980 spoken 2980 by Paul 3972.
15 And when 5613 she and her household 3624 had been baptized 907, she urged 3870 us, saying 3004, "If 1487 you have judged 2919 me to be faithful 4103 to the Lord 2962, come 1525 into my house 3624 and stay 3306." And she prevailed 3849 upon us.
16 ¶ It happened 1096 that as we were going 4198 to the place 4335 of prayer 4335, a slave-girl 3814 having 2192 a spirit 4151 of divination 4436 met 5221 us, who 3748 was bringing 3930 her masters 2962 much 4183 profit 2039 by fortune-telling 3132.
17 Following 2628 after 2628 Paul 3972 and us, she kept crying 2896 out, saying 3004, "These 3778 men 444 are bond-servants 1401 of the Most 5310 High 5310 God 2316, who 3748 are proclaiming 2605 to you the way 3598 of salvation 4991."
18 She continued doing 4160 this 3778 for many 4183 days 2250. But Paul 3972 was greatly 1278 annoyed 1278, and turned 1994 and said 3004 to the spirit 4151, "I command 3853 you in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 to come 1831 out of her!" And it came 1831 out at that very 846 moment 5610.
19 ¶ But when her masters 2962 saw 3708 that their hope 1680 of profit 2039 was gone 1831, they seized 1949 Paul 3972 and Silas 4609 and dragged 1670 them into the market 58 place 58 before 1909 the authorities 758,
20 and when they had brought 4317 them to the chief 4755 magistrates 4755, they said 3004, "These 3778 men 444 are throwing 1613 our city 4172 into confusion 1613, being 5225 Jews 2453,
21 and are proclaiming 2605 customs 1485 which 3739 it is not lawful 1832 for us to accept 3858 or 3761 to observe 4160, being 1510 Romans 4514."
22

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

The crowd 3793 rose 4911 up together 4911 against 2596 them, and the chief 4755 magistrates 4755 tore 4048 their robes 2440 off 4048 them and proceeded to order 2753 {them} to be beaten 4463 with rods 4463.
23 When they had struck 2007 them with many 4183 blows 4127, they threw 906 them into prison 5438, commanding 3853 the jailer 1200 to guard 5083 them securely 806;
24 and he, having received 2983 such 5108 a command 3852, threw 906 them into the inner 2082 prison 5438 and fastened 805 their feet 4228 in the stocks 3586.
25 ¶ But about 2596 midnight 3317 Paul 3972 and Silas 4609 were praying 4336 and singing 5214 hymns 5214 of praise 5214 to God 2316, and the prisoners 1198 were listening 1874 to them;
26 and suddenly 869 there came 1096 a great 3173 earthquake 4578, so 5620 that the foundations 2310 of the prison 1201 house 1201 were shaken 4531; and immediately 3916 all 3956 the doors 2374 were opened 455 and everyone's 3956 chains 1199 were unfastened 447.
27 When the jailer 1200 awoke 1853 and saw 3708 the prison 5438 doors 2374 opened 455, he drew 4685 his sword 3162 and was about 3195 to kill 337 himself 1438, supposing 3543 that the prisoners 1198 had escaped 1628.
28 But Paul 3972 cried 5455 out with a loud 3173 voice 5456, saying 3004, "Do 4238 not harm 2556 yourself 4572, for we are all 537 here 1759!"
29 And he called 154 for lights 5457 and rushed 1530 in, and trembling 1790 with fear 1790 he fell 4363 down 4363 before 4363 Paul 3972 and Silas 4609,
30 and after he brought 4254 them out, he said 5346, "Sirs 2962, what 5101 must 1163 I do 4160 to be saved 4982?"
31

The Jailer Converted

They said 3004, "Believe 4100 in the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, and you will be saved 4982, you and your household 3624."
32 And they spoke 2980 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962 to him together 4862 with all 3956 who 3588 were in his house 3614.
33 And he took 3880 them that {very} hour 5610 of the night 3571 and washed 3068 their wounds 4127, and immediately 3916 he was baptized 907, he and all 537 his {household.}
34 And he brought 321 them into his house 3624 and set 3908 food 5132 before 3908 them, and rejoiced 21 greatly 21, having believed 4100 in God 2316 with his whole 3832 household 3832.
35 ¶ Now 1161 when day 2250 came 1096, the chief 4755 magistrates 4755 sent 649 their policemen 4465, saying 3004, "Release 630 those 1565 men 444."
36 And the jailer 1200 reported 518 these 3778 words 3056 to Paul 3972, {saying,} "The chief 4755 magistrates 4755 have sent 649 to release 630 you. Therefore 3767 come 1831 out now 3568 and go 4198 in peace 1515."
37 But Paul 3972 said 5346 to them, "They have beaten 1194 us in public 1219 without 178 trial 178, men 444 who are Romans 4514, and have thrown 906 us into prison 5438; and now 3568 are they sending 1544 us away 1544 secretly 2977? No 3756 indeed 1063! But let them come 2064 themselves 846 and bring 1806 us out."
38 The policemen 4465 reported 518 these 3778 words 4487 to the chief 4755 magistrates 4755. They were afraid 5399 when they heard 191 that they were Romans 4514,
39 and they came 2064 and appealed 3870 to them, and when they had brought 1806 them out, they kept begging 2065 them to leave 565 the city 4172.
40 They went 1831 out of the prison 5438 and entered 1525 {the house of} Lydia 3070, and when they saw 3708 the brethren 80, they encouraged 3870 them and departed 1831.

## Chapter 17

1

Paul at Thessalonica

Now 1161 when they had traveled 1353 through 1353 Amphipolis 295 and Apollonia 624, they came 2064 to Thessalonica 2332, where 3699 there was a synagogue 4864 of the Jews 2453.
2 And according 2596 to Paul's 3972 custom 1486, he went 1525 to them, and for three 5140 Sabbaths 4521 reasoned 1256 with them from the Scriptures 1124,
3 explaining 1272 and giving 3908 evidence 3908 that the Christ 5547 had 1163 to suffer 3958 and rise 450 again 450 from the dead 3498, and {saying,} "This 3778 Jesus 2424 whom 3739 I am proclaiming 2605 to you is the Christ 5547."
4 And some 5100 of them were persuaded 3982 and joined 4345 Paul 3972 and Silas 4609, along 5037 with a large 4183 number 3756 of the God-fearing 4576 Greeks 1672 and a number of the leading 4413 women 1135.
5 But the Jews 2453, becoming 2206 jealous 2206 and taking 4355 along 4355 some 5100 wicked 4190 men 435 from the market 60 place 60, formed 3792 a mob 3792 and set 2350 the city 4172 in an uproar 2350; and attacking 2186 the house 3614 of Jason 2394, they were seeking 2212 to bring 4254 them out to the people 1218.
6 When they did not find 2147 them, they {began} dragging 4951 Jason 2394 and some 5100 brethren 80 before 1909 the city 4173 authorities 4173, shouting 994, "These 3778 men 3778 who have upset 387 the world 3625 have come 3918 here 1759 also 2532;
7 and Jason 2394 has welcomed 5264 them, and they all 3956 act 4238 contrary 561 to the decrees 1378 of Caesar 2541, saying 3004 that there is another 2087 king 935, Jesus 2424."
8 They stirred 5015 up the crowd 3793 and the city 4173 authorities 4173 who heard 191 these 3778 things 3778.
9 And when they had received 2983 a pledge 2425 from Jason 2394 and the others 3062, they released 630 them.
10

Paul at Berea

¶ The brethren 80 immediately 2112 sent 1599 Paul 3972 and Silas 4609 away 1599 by night 3571 to Berea 960, and when they arrived 3854, they went 549 into the synagogue 4864 of the Jews 2453.
11 Now 1161 these 3778 were more 2104 noble-minded 2104 than those 3588 in Thessalonica 2332, for they received 1209 the word 3056 with great 3956 eagerness 4288, examining 350 the Scriptures 1124 daily {to see} whether 1487 these 3778 things 3778 were so 3779.
12 Therefore 3767 many 4183 of them believed 4100, along 2532 with a number of prominent 2158 Greek 1674 women 1135 and men 435.
13 But when 5613 the Jews 2453 of Thessalonica 2332 found 1097 out that the word 3056 of God 2316 had been proclaimed 2605 by Paul 3972 in Berea 960 also 2532, they came 2064 there 2546 as well 2546, agitating 4531 and stirring 5015 up the crowds 3793.
14 Then 5119 immediately 2112 the brethren 80 sent 1821 Paul 3972 out to go 4198 as far 2193 as the sea 2281; and Silas 4609 and Timothy 5095 remained 5278 there 1563.
15 Now 1161 those 3588 who escorted 2525 Paul 3972 brought 71 him as far 2193 as Athens 116; and receiving 2983 a command 1785 for Silas 4609 and Timothy 5095 to come 2064 to him as soon 5036 as possible 5035, they left 1826.
16

Paul at Athens

¶ Now 1161 while Paul 3972 was waiting 1551 for them at Athens 116, his spirit 4151 was being provoked 3947 within 1722 him as he was observing 2334 the city 4172 full 2712 of idols 2712.
17 So 3767 he was reasoning 1256 in the synagogue 4864 with the Jews 2453 and the God-fearing 4576 {Gentiles,} and in the market 58 place 58 every 3956 day 2250 with those 3588 who happened 3909 to be present 3909.
18 And also 2532 some 5100 of the Epicurean 1946 and Stoic 4770 philosophers 5386 were conversing 4820 with him. Some 5100 were saying 3004, "What 5101 would this 3778 idle 4691 babbler 4691 wish 2309 to say 3004?" Others, "He seems 1380 to be a proclaimer 2604 of strange 3581 deities 1140,"--because 3754 he was preaching 2097 Jesus 2424 and the resurrection 386.
19 And they took 1949 him and brought 71 him to the Areopagus 697, saying 3004, "May 1410 we know 1097 what 5101 this 3778 new 2537 teaching 1322 is which you are proclaiming 2980?
20 "For you are bringing 1533 some 5100 strange 3579 things 3579 to our ears 189; so 3767 we want 1014 to know 1097 what 5101 these 3778 things 3778 mean."
21 (Now 1161 all 3956 the Athenians 117 and the strangers 3581 visiting 1927 there used to spend 2119 their time 2119 in nothing 3762 other 2087 than 2228 telling 3004 or 2228 hearing 191 something 5100 new 2537.)
22

Sermon on Mars Hill

¶ So 1161 Paul 3972 stood 2476 in the midst 3319 of the Areopagus 697 and said 5346, "Men 435 of Athens 117, I observe 2334 that you are very 1175 religious 1175 in all 3956 respects 3956.
23 "For while I was passing 1330 through 1330 and examining 333 the objects 4574 of your worship 4574, I also 2532 found 2147 an altar 1041 with this 3739 inscription 1924, 'TO AN UNKNOWN 57 GOD 2316.' Therefore 3767 what 3739 you worship 2151 in ignorance 50, this 3778 I proclaim 2605 to you.
24 "The God 2316 who made 4160 the world 2889 and all 3956 things 3956 in it, since He is Lord 2962 of heaven 3772 and earth 1093, does not dwell 2730 in temples 3485 made 5499 with hands 5499;
25 nor 3761 is He served 2323 by human 442 hands 5495, as though He needed 4326 anything 5100, since He Himself 846 gives 1325 to all 3956 {people} life 2222 and breath 4157 and all 3956 things 3956;
26 and He made 4160 from one 1520 {man} every 3956 nation 1484 of mankind 444 to live 2730 on all 3956 the face 4383 of the earth 1093, having determined 3724 {their} appointed 4367 times 2540 and the boundaries 3734 of their habitation 2733,
27 that they would seek 2212 God 2316, if 1487 perhaps 686 they might grope 5584 for Him and find 2147 Him, though He is not far 3112 from each 1538 one 1520 of us;
28 for in Him we live 2198 and move 2795 and exist 1510, as even 2532 some 5100 of your own poets 4163 have said 3004, 'For we also 2532 are His children 2085.'
29 "Being 5225 then 3767 the children 2085 of God 2316, we ought 3784 not to think 3543 that the Divine 2304 Nature 2304 is like 3664 gold 5557 or 2228 silver 696 or 2228 stone 3037, an image 5480 formed 5480 by the art 5078 and thought 1761 of man 444.
30 "Therefore 3767 having overlooked 5237 the times 5550 of ignorance 52, God 2316 is now 3568 declaring 518 to men 444 that all 3956 {people} everywhere 3837 should repent 3340,
31 because 2530 He has fixed 2476 a day 2250 in which 3739 He will 3195 judge 2919 the world 3625 in righteousness 1343 through 1722 a Man 435 whom 3739 He has appointed 3724, having furnished 3930 proof 4102 to all 3956 men 3956 by raising 450 Him from the dead 3498."
32 ¶ Now 1161 when they heard 191 of the resurrection 386 of the dead 3498, some {began} to sneer 5512, but others 3588 said 3004, "We shall hear 191 you again concerning 4012 this 3778."
33 So 3779 Paul 3972 went 1831 out of their midst 3319.
34 But some 5100 men 435 joined 2853 him and believed 4100, among 1722 whom 3739 also 2532 were Dionysius 1354 the Areopagite 698 and a woman 1135 named 3686 Damaris 1152 and others 2087 with them.

## Chapter 18

1

Paul at Corinth

After 3326 these 3778 things 3778 he left 5563 Athens 116 and went 2064 to Corinth 2882.
2 And he found 2147 a Jew 2453 named 3686 Aquila 207, a native 1085 of Pontus 4193, having recently 4373 come 2064 from Italy 2482 with his wife 1135 Priscilla 4251, because 1223 Claudius 2804 had commanded 1299 all 3956 the Jews 2453 to leave 5563 Rome 4516. He came 4334 to them,
3 and because 1223 he was of the same 3673 trade 3673, he stayed 3306 with them and they were working 2038, for by trade 5078 they were tent-makers 4635.
4 And he was reasoning 1256 in the synagogue 4864 every 3956 Sabbath 4521 and trying to persuade 3982 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672.
5 ¶ But when 5613 Silas 4609 and Timothy 5095 came 2718 down 2718 from Macedonia 3109, Paul 3972 {began} devoting 4912 himself completely 4912 to the word 3056, solemnly 1263 testifying 1263 to the Jews 2453 that Jesus 2424 was the Christ 5547.
6 But when they resisted 498 and blasphemed 987, he shook 1621 out his garments 2440 and said 3004 to them, "Your blood 129 {be} on your own heads 2776! I am clean 2513. From now 3568 on I will go 4198 to the Gentiles 1484."
7 Then 2532 he left 3327 there 1564 and went 2064 to the house 3614 of a man 5100 named 3686 Titius 5102 Justus 2459, a worshiper 4576 of God 2316, whose 3739 house 3614 was next 4927 to the synagogue 4864.
8 Crispus 2921, the leader 752 of the synagogue 752, believed 4100 in the Lord 2962 with all 3650 his household 3624, and many 4183 of the Corinthians 2881 when they heard 191 were believing 4100 and being baptized 907.
9 And the Lord 2962 said 3004 to Paul 3972 in the night 3571 by a vision 3705, "Do not be afraid 5399 {any longer,} but go on speaking 2980 and do not be silent 4623;
10 for I am 1510 with you, and no 3762 man 3762 will attack 2007 you in order to harm 2559 you, for I have many 4183 people 2992 in this 3778 city 4172."
11 And he settled 2523 {there} a year 1763 and six 1803 months 3376, teaching 1321 the word 3056 of God 2316 among 1722 them.
12 ¶ But while Gallio 1058 was proconsul 446 of Achaia 882, the Jews 2453 with one 3661 accord 3661 rose 2721 up against 2721 Paul 3972 and brought 71 him before 1909 the judgment 968 seat 968,
13 saying 3004, "This 3778 man 3778 persuades 374 men 444 to worship 4576 God 2316 contrary 3844 to the law 3551."
14 But when Paul 3972 was about 3195 to open 455 his mouth 4750, Gallio 1058 said 3004 to the Jews 2453, "If 1487 it were a matter 5100 of wrong 92 or 2228 of vicious 4190 crime 4467, O 5599 Jews 2453, it would be reasonable 3056 for me to put 430 up with you;
15 but if 1487 there are questions 2213 about 4012 words 3056 and names 3686 and your own law 3551, look 3708 after 3708 it yourselves 846; I am 1014 unwilling to be a judge 2923 of these 3778 matters."
16 And he drove 556 them away 556 from the judgment 968 seat 968.
17 And they all 3956 took 1949 hold 1949 of Sosthenes 4988, the leader 752 of the synagogue 752, and {began} beating 5180 him in front 1715 of the judgment 968 seat 968. But Gallio 1058 was not concerned 3199 about any 3762 of these 3778 things 3778.
18 ¶ Paul 3972, having remained 4357 many 2425 days 2250 longer 2089, took 657 leave 657 of the brethren 80 and put 1602 out to sea 1602 for Syria 4947, and with him were Priscilla 4251 and Aquila 207. In Cenchrea 2747 he had his hair 2776 cut 2751, for he was keeping 2192 a vow 2171.
19 They came 2658 to Ephesus 2181, and he left 2641 them there 847. Now 1161 he himself 846 entered 1525 the synagogue 4864 and reasoned 1256 with the Jews 2453.
20 When they asked 2065 him to stay 3306 for a longer 4183 time 5550, he did not consent 1962,
21 but taking 657 leave 657 of them and saying 3004, "I will return 344 to you again 3825 if God 2316 wills 2309," he set 321 sail 321 from Ephesus 2181.
22 ¶ When he had landed 2718 at Caesarea 2542, he went 305 up and greeted 782 the church 1577, and went 2597 down 2597 to Antioch 490.
23

Third Missionary Journey

And having spent 4160 some 5100 time 5550 {there,} he left 1831 and passed 1330 successively 2517 through 1330 the Galatian 1054 region 5561 and Phrygia 5435, strengthening 4741 all 3956 the disciples 3101.
24 ¶ Now 1161 a Jew 2453 named 3686 Apollos 625, an Alexandrian 221 by birth 1085, an eloquent 3052 man 435, came 2658 to Ephesus 2181; and he was mighty 1415 in the Scriptures 1124.
25 This 3778 man 3778 had been 1510 instructed 2727 in the way 3598 of the Lord 2962; and being 2204 fervent 2204 in spirit 4151, he was speaking 2980 and teaching 1321 accurately 199 the things concerning 4012 Jesus 2424, being 1987 acquainted 1987 only 3440 with the baptism 908 of John 2491;
26 and he began 757 to speak 3955 out boldly 3955 in the synagogue 4864. But when Priscilla 4251 and Aquila 207 heard 191 him, they took 4355 him aside 4355 and explained 1620 to him the way 3598 of God 2316 more 199 accurately 199.
27 And when he wanted 1014 to go 1330 across 1330 to Achaia 882, the brethren 80 encouraged 4389 him and wrote 1125 to the disciples 3101 to welcome 588 him; and when he had arrived 3854, he greatly 4183 helped 4820 those 3588 who had believed 4100 through 1223 grace 5485,
28 for he powerfully 2159 refuted 1246 the Jews 2453 in public 1219, demonstrating 1925 by the Scriptures 1124 that Jesus 2424 was the Christ 5547.

## Chapter 19

1

Paul at Ephesus

It happened 1096 that while 1722 Apollos 625 was at Corinth 2882, Paul 3972 passed 1330 through 1330 the upper 510 country 3313 and came 2064 to Ephesus 2181, and found 2147 some 5100 disciples 3101.
2 He said 3004 to them, "Did you receive 2983 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 when you believed 4100?" And they {said} to him, "No 3761, we have not even 3761 heard 191 whether 1487 there is a Holy 40 Spirit 4151."
3 And he said 3004, "Into what 5101 then 3767 were you baptized 907?" And they said 3004, "Into John's 2491 baptism 908."
4 Paul 3972 said 3004, "John 2491 baptized 907 with the baptism 908 of repentance 3341, telling 3004 the people 2992 to believe 4100 in Him who was coming 2064 after 3326 him, that is, in Jesus 2424."
5 When they heard 191 this, they were baptized 907 in the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424.
6 And when Paul 3972 had laid 2007 his hands 5495 upon them, the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 came 2064 on them, and they {began} speaking 2980 with tongues 1100 and prophesying 4395.
7 There were in all 3956 about 5616 twelve 1427 men 435.
8 ¶ And he entered 1525 the synagogue 4864 and continued speaking 3955 out boldly 3955 for three 5140 months 3376, reasoning 1256 and persuading 3982 {them} about 4012 the kingdom 932 of God 2316.
9 But when 5613 some 5100 were becoming 4645 hardened 4645 and disobedient 544, speaking 2551 evil 2551 of the Way 3598 before 1799 the people 4128, he withdrew 868 from them and took 873 away 873 the disciples 3101, reasoning 1256 daily in the school 4981 of Tyrannus 5181.
10 This 3778 took 1096 place 1096 for two 1417 years 2094, so 5620 that all 3956 who lived 2730 in Asia 773 heard 191 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962, both 5037 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672.
11

Miracles at Ephesus

¶ God 2316 was performing 4160 extraordinary 5177 miracles 1411 by the hands 5495 of Paul 3972,
12 so 5620 that handkerchiefs 4676 or 2228 aprons 4612 were even 2532 carried 667 from his body 5559 to the sick 770, and the diseases 3554 left 525 them and the evil 4190 spirits 4151 went 1607 out.
13 But also 2532 some 5100 of the Jewish 2453 exorcists 1845, who went 4022 from place 4022 to place 4022, attempted 2021 to name 3687 over 1909 those 3588 who had 2192 the evil 4190 spirits 4151 the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, saying 3004, "I adjure 3726 you by Jesus 2424 whom 3739 Paul 3972 preaches 2784."
14 Seven 2033 sons 5207 of one 5100 Sceva 4630, a Jewish 2453 chief 749 priest 749, were doing 4160 this 3778.
15 And the evil 4190 spirit 4151 answered 611 and said 3004 to them, "I recognize 1097 Jesus 2424, and I know 1987 about 1987 Paul 3972, but who 5101 are you?"
16 And the man 444, in whom 3739 was the evil 4190 spirit 4151, leaped 2177 on them and subdued 2634 all 297 of them and overpowered 2480 them, so 5620 that they fled 1628 out of that house 3624 naked 1131 and wounded 5135.
17 This 3778 became 1096 known 1110 to all 3956, both 5037 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672, who lived 2730 in Ephesus 2181; and fear 5401 fell 1968 upon them all 3956 and the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 was being magnified 3170.
18 Many 4183 also 5037 of those 3588 who had believed 4100 kept coming 2064, confessing 1843 and disclosing 312 their practices 4234.
19 And many 2425 of those 3588 who practiced 4238 magic 4021 brought 4851 their books 976 together 4851 and {began} burning 2618 them in the sight 1799 of everyone 3956; and they counted 4860 up the price 5092 of them and found 2147 it fifty thousand 3461 pieces 694 of silver 694.
20 So 3779 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962 was growing 837 mightily 2904 and prevailing 2480.
21 ¶ Now 1161 after 5613 these 3778 things 3778 were finished 4137, Paul 3972 purposed 5087 in the Spirit 4151 to go 4198 to Jerusalem 2414 after he had passed 1330 through 1330 Macedonia 3109 and Achaia 882, saying 3004, "After 3326 I have been 1096 there 1563, I must 1163 also 2532 see 3708 Rome 4516."
22 And having sent 649 into Macedonia 3109 two 1417 of those 3588 who ministered 1247 to him, Timothy 5095 and Erastus 2037, he himself 846 stayed 1907 in Asia 773 for a while 5550.
23 ¶ About 2596 that time 2540 there occurred 1096 no 3756 small 3641 disturbance 5017 concerning 4012 the Way 3598.
24 For a man 5100 named 3686 Demetrius 1216, a silversmith 695, who made 4160 silver 693 shrines 3485 of Artemis 735, was bringing 3930 no 3756 little 3641 business 2039 to the craftsmen 5079;
25 these 3739 he gathered 4867 together 4867 with the workmen 2040 of similar 5108 {trades,} and said 3004, "Men 435, you know 1987 that our prosperity 2142 depends upon this 3778 business 2039.
26 "You see 2334 and hear 191 that not only 3440 in Ephesus 2181, but in almost 4975 all 3956 of Asia 773, this 3778 Paul 3972 has persuaded 3982 and turned 3179 away 3179 a considerable 2425 number 3793 of people 3793, saying 3004 that gods made 1096 with hands 5495 are no 3756 gods 2316 {at all.}
27 "Not only 3440 is there danger 2793 that this 3778 trade 3313 of ours 1473 fall 2064 into disrepute 557, but also 2532 that the temple 2413 of the great 3173 goddess 2299 Artemis 735 be regarded 3049 as worthless 3762 and that she whom 3739 all 3650 of Asia 773 and the world 3625 worship 4576 will even 2532 be dethroned 2507 from her magnificence 3168."
28 ¶ When they heard 191 {this} and were filled 4134 with rage 2372, they {began} crying 2896 out, saying 3004, "Great 3173 is Artemis 735 of the Ephesians 2180!"
29 The city 4172 was filled 4092 with the confusion 4799, and they rushed 3729 with one 3661 accord 3661 into the theater 2302, dragging 4884 along 4884 Gaius 1050 and Aristarchus 708, Paul's 3972 traveling 4898 companions 4898 from Macedonia 3110.
30 And when Paul 3972 wanted 1014 to go 1525 into the assembly 1218, the disciples 3101 would not let 1439 him.
31 Also 2532 some 5100 of the Asiarchs 775 who were friends 5384 of his sent 3992 to him and repeatedly urged 3870 him not to venture into the theater 2302.
32 So 3767 then 3767, some 243 were shouting 2896 one 3303 thing and some 243 another 243, for the assembly 1577 was in confusion 4797 and the majority 4183 did not know 3609 for what 5101 reason 1752 they had come 4905 together 4905.
33 Some of the crowd 3793 concluded 4822 {it was} Alexander 223, since the Jews 2453 had put 4261 him forward 4261; and having motioned 2678 with his hand 5495, Alexander 223 was intending 2309 to make 626 a defense 626 to the assembly 1218.
34 But when they recognized 1921 that he was a Jew 2453, a {single} outcry 5456 arose 1096 from them all 3956 as they shouted 2896 for about 5613 two 1417 hours 5610, "Great 3173 is Artemis 735 of the Ephesians 2180!"
35 After 1063 quieting 2687 the crowd 3793, the town 1122 clerk 1122 said 5346, "Men 435 of Ephesus 2181, what 5101 man 444 is there after 1063 all 1063 who 3739 does not know 1097 that the city 4172 of the Ephesians 2180 is guardian 3511 of the temple 3511 of the great 3173 Artemis 735 and of the {image} which 1356 fell 1356 down 1356 from heaven 1356?
36 "So 3767, since these 3778 are undeniable 368 facts 368, you ought 1189 to keep 2687 calm 2687 and to do 4238 nothing 3367 rash 4312.
37 "For you have brought 71 these 3778 men 435 {here} who are neither 3777 robbers 2417 of temples 2417 nor 3777 blasphemers 987 of our goddess 2299.
38 "So 3767 then 3767, if 1487 Demetrius 1216 and the craftsmen 5079 who are with him have 2192 a complaint 3056 against 4314 any 5100 man 5100, the courts 60 are in session 71 and proconsuls 446 are {available;} let them bring 1458 charges 1458 against 1458 one 240 another 240.
39 "But if 1487 you want 1934 anything 5100 beyond 4007 this, it shall be settled 1956 in the lawful 1772 assembly 1577.
40 "For indeed 2532 we are in danger 2793 of being accused 1458 of a riot 4714 in connection 4012 with today's 4594 events, since there is no 3367 {real} cause 159 {for it,} and in this 3739 connection 4012 we will be unable to account for this 3778 disorderly 4963 gathering 4963."
41 After saying 3004 this 3778 he dismissed 630 the assembly 1577.

## Chapter 20

1

Paul in Macedonia and Greece

After 3326 the uproar 2351 had ceased 3973, Paul 3972 sent 3343 for the disciples 3101, and when he had exhorted 3870 them and taken 782 his leave 782 of them, he left 1831 to go 4198 to Macedonia 3109.
2 When he had gone 1330 through 1330 those 1565 districts 3313 and had given 3870 them much 4183 exhortation, he came 2064 to Greece 1671.
3 And {there} he spent 4160 three 5140 months 3376, and when a plot 1917 was formed 1096 against 1917 him by the Jews 2453 as he was about 3195 to set 321 sail 321 for Syria 4947, he decided to return 5290 through 1223 Macedonia 3109.
4 And he was accompanied 4902 by Sopater 4986 of Berea 961, {the son} of Pyrrhus 4450, and by Aristarchus 708 and Secundus 4580 of the Thessalonians 2331, and Gaius 1050 of Derbe 1190, and Timothy 5095, and Tychicus 5190 and Trophimus 5161 of Asia 774.
5 But these 3778 had gone 4281 on ahead 4281 and were waiting 3306 for us at Troas 5174.
6 We sailed 1602 from Philippi 5375 after 3326 the days 2250 of Unleavened 106 Bread, and came 2064 to them at Troas 5174 within 891 five 4002 days 2250; and there 3699 we stayed 1304 seven 2033 days 2250.
7 ¶ On the first 1520 day of the week 4521, when we were gathered 4863 together 4863 to break 2806 bread 740, Paul 3972 {began} talking 1256 to them, intending 3195 to leave 1826 the next 1887 day 1887, and he prolonged 3905 his message 3056 until 3360 midnight 3317.
8 There were many 2425 lamps 2985 in the upper 5253 room 5253 where 3757 we were gathered 4863 together 4863.
9 And there was a young 3494 man 3494 named 3686 Eutychus 2161 sitting 2516 on the window 2376 sill 2376, sinking 2702 into a deep 901 sleep 5258; and as Paul 3972 kept on talking 1256, he was overcome 2702 by sleep 5258 and fell 4098 down 2736 from the third 5152 floor 5152 and was picked 142 up dead 3498.
10 But Paul 3972 went 2597 down 2597 and fell 1968 upon him, and after embracing 4843 him, he said 3004, "Do not be troubled 2350, for his life 5590 is in him."
11 When he had gone 305 {back} up and had broken 2806 the bread 740 and eaten 1089, he talked 3656 with them a long 2425 while 2425 until 891 daybreak 827, and then 3779 left 1831.
12 They took 71 away 71 the boy 3816 alive 2198, and were greatly comforted 3870.
13

Troas to Miletus

¶ But we, going 4281 ahead 4281 to the ship 4143, set 321 sail 321 for Assos 789, intending 3195 from there 1564 to take 353 Paul 3972 on board 353; for so 3779 he had arranged 1299 it, intending 3195 himself 846 to go 3978 by land 3978.
14 And when 5613 he met 4820 us at Assos 789, we took 353 him on board 353 and came 2064 to Mitylene 3412.
15 Sailing 636 from there 2547, we arrived 2658 the following 1897 day opposite 481 Chios 5508; and the next 2087 day we crossed 3846 over 3846 to Samos 4544; and the day following 2192 we came 2064 to Miletus 3399.
16 For Paul 3972 had decided 2919 to sail 3896 past 3896 Ephesus 2181 so 3704 that he would 1096 not have to spend 5551 time 5551 in Asia 773; for he was hurrying 4692 to be in Jerusalem 2414, if 1487 possible 1415, on the day 2250 of Pentecost 4005.
17

Farewell to Ephesus

¶ From Miletus 3399 he sent 3992 to Ephesus 2181 and called 3333 to him the elders 4245 of the church 1577.
18 And when 5613 they had come 3854 to him, he said 3004 to them,
19 ¶ serving 1398 the Lord 2962 with all 3956 humility 5012 and with tears 1144 and with trials 3986 which came 4819 upon me through 1722 the plots 1917 of the Jews 2453;
20 how 5613 I did not shrink 5288 from declaring 312 to you anything 3762 that was profitable 4851, and teaching 1321 you publicly 1219 and from house 3624 to house 3624,
21 solemnly 1263 testifying 1263 to both 5037 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672 of repentance 3341 toward 1519 God 2316 and faith 4102 in our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
22 "And now 3568, behold 2400, bound 1210 by the Spirit 4151, I am 4198 on my way 4198 to Jerusalem 2419, not knowing 3609 what will happen 4876 to me there,
23 except 4133 that the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 solemnly 1263 testifies 1263 to me in every 2596 city 4172, saying 3004 that bonds 1199 and afflictions 2347 await 3306 me.
24 "But I do not consider 4160 my life 5590 of any 3762 account 3056 as dear 5093 to myself 1683, so 5613 that I may finish 5048 my course 1408 and the ministry 1248 which 3739 I received 2983 from the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, to testify 1263 solemnly 1263 of the gospel 2098 of the grace 5485 of God 2316.
25 ¶ "And now 3568, behold 2400, I know 3609 that all 3956 of you, among 1722 whom 3739 I went 1330 about 1330 preaching 2784 the kingdom 932, will no 3765 longer 3765 see 3708 my face 4383.
26 "Therefore 1360, I testify 3143 to you this 4594 day 2250 that I am 1510 innocent 2513 of the blood 129 of all 3956 men 3956.
27 "For I did not shrink 5288 from declaring 312 to you the whole 3956 purpose 1012 of God 2316.
28 "Be on guard 4337 for yourselves 1438 and for all 3956 the flock 4168, among 1722 which 3739 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 has made 5087 you overseers 1985, to shepherd 4165 the church 1577 of God 2316 which 3739 He purchased 4046 with His own 2398 blood 129.
29 "I know 3609 that after 3326 my departure 867 savage 926 wolves 3074 will come 1525 in among 1519 you, not sparing 5339 the flock 4168;
30 and from among 1537 your own selves 846 men 435 will arise 450, speaking 2980 perverse 1294 things 1294, to draw 645 away 645 the disciples 3101 after 3694 them.
31 "Therefore 1352 be on the alert 1127, remembering 3421 that night 3571 and day 2250 for a period 5148 of three 5148 years 5148 I did not cease 3973 to admonish 3560 each 1538 one 1520 with tears 1144.
32 "And now 3568 I commend 3908 you to God 2316 and to the word 3056 of His grace 5485, which is able 1410 to build 3618 {you} up and to give 1325 {you} the inheritance 2817 among 1722 all 3956 those 3588 who are sanctified 37.
33 "I have coveted 1937 no 3762 one's 3762 silver 694 or 2228 gold 5553 or 2228 clothes 2441.
34 "You yourselves 846 know 1097 that these 3778 hands 5495 ministered 5256 to my {own} needs 5532 and to the men who were with me.
35 "In everything 3956 I showed 5263 you that by working 2872 hard 2872 in this 3779 manner 3779 you must 1163 help 482 the weak 770 and remember 3421 the words 3056 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, that He Himself 846 said 3004, 'It is more 3123 blessed 3107 to give 1325 than 2228 to receive 2983.'"
36 ¶ When he had said 3004 these 3778 things 3778, he knelt down and prayed 4336 with them all 3956.
37 And they {began} to weep 2805 aloud 2425 and embraced Paul 3972, and repeatedly kissed 2705 him,
38 grieving 3600 especially 3122 over 1909 the word 3056 which 3739 he had spoken 3004, that they would 3195 not see 2334 his face 4383 again 3765. And they were accompanying 4311 him to the ship 4143.

## Chapter 21

1

Paul Sails from Miletus

When 5613 we had parted 645 from them and had set 321 sail 321, we ran 2113 a straight 2113 course 2113 to Cos 2972 and the next 1836 day to Rhodes 4499 and from there 2547 to Patara 3959;
2 and having found 2147 a ship 4143 crossing 1276 over 1276 to Phoenicia 5403, we went 1910 aboard 1910 and set 321 sail 321.
3 When we came 398 in sight 398 of Cyprus 2954, leaving 2641 it on the left 2176, we kept sailing 4126 to Syria 4947 and landed 2718 at Tyre 5184; for there 1566 the ship 4143 was to unload 670 its cargo 1117.
4 After looking 429 up the disciples 3101, we stayed 1961 there 847 seven 2033 days 2250; and they kept telling 3004 Paul 3972 through 1223 the Spirit 4151 not to set 1910 foot 1910 in Jerusalem 2414.
5 When 3753 our days 2250 there were ended 1822, we left 1831 and started 4198 on our journey 4311, while they all 3956, with wives 1135 and children 5043, escorted 4311 us until 2193 {we were} out of the city 4172. After kneeling down on the beach 123 and praying 4336, we said 537 farewell 537 to one 240 another 240.
6 Then 2532 we went 1684 on board 1684 the ship 4143, and they returned 5290 home 2398 again.
7 ¶ When we had finished 1274 the voyage 4144 from Tyre 5184, we arrived 2658 at Ptolemais 4424, and after greeting 782 the brethren 80, we stayed 3306 with them for a day 2250.
8 On the next 1887 day 1887 we left 1831 and came 2064 to Caesarea 2542, and entering 1525 the house 3624 of Philip 5376 the evangelist 2099, who was one of the seven 2033, we stayed 3306 with him.
9 Now 1161 this 3778 man 3778 had 1510 four 5064 virgin 3933 daughters 2364 who were prophetesses 4395.
10 As we were staying 1961 there for some 4183 days 2250, a prophet 4396 named 3686 Agabus 13 came 2718 down 2718 from Judea 2453.
11 And coming 2064 to us, he took 142 Paul's 3972 belt 2223 and bound 1210 his own 1438 feet 4228 and hands 5495, and said 3004, "This 3592 is what 3592 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 says 3004: 'In this 3779 way 3779 the Jews 2453 at Jerusalem 2419 will bind 1210 the man 435 who 3739 owns 1510 this 3778 belt 2223 and deliver 3860 him into the hands 5495 of the Gentiles 1484.'"
12 When 5613 we had heard 191 this 3778, we as well 5037 as the local 1786 residents 1786 {began} begging 3870 him not to go 305 up to Jerusalem 2419.
13 Then 5119 Paul 3972 answered 611, "What 5101 are you doing 4160, weeping 2799 and breaking 4919 my heart 2588? For I am 2192 ready 2093 not only 3440 to be bound 1210, but even 2532 to die 599 at Jerusalem 2419 for the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424."
14 And since he would not be persuaded 3982, we fell 2270 silent 2270, remarking 3004, "The will 2307 of the Lord 2962 be done 1096!"
15

Paul at Jerusalem

¶ After 3326 these 3778 days 2250 we got 1980 ready 1980 and started 305 on our way 305 up to Jerusalem 2414.
16 {Some} of the disciples 3101 from Caesarea 2542 also 2532 came 4905 with us, taking 71 us to Mnason 3416 of Cyprus 2953, a disciple 3101 of long 744 standing 744 with whom 3739 we were to lodge 3579.
17 ¶ After 1161 we arrived 1096 in Jerusalem 2414, the brethren 80 received 588 us gladly 780.
18 And the following 1897 day Paul 3972 went 1524 in with us to James 2385, and all 3956 the elders 4245 were present 3854.
19 After he had greeted 782 them, he {began} to relate 1834 one 1520 by one 1520 the things which 3739 God 2316 had done 4160 among 1722 the Gentiles 1484 through 1223 his ministry 1248.
20 And when they heard 191 it they {began} glorifying 1392 God 2316; and they said 3004 to him, "You see 2334, brother 80, how 4214 many 4214 thousands 3461 there are among 1722 the Jews 2453 of those 3588 who have believed 4100, and they are all 3956 zealous 2207 for the Law 3551;
21 and they have been told 2727 about 4012 you, that you are teaching 1321 all 3956 the Jews 2453 who are among 2596 the Gentiles 1484 to forsake 646 Moses 3475, telling 3004 them not to circumcise 4059 their children 5043 nor 3366 to walk 4043 according to the customs 1485.
22 "What 5101, then 3767, is {to be done?} They will certainly 3843 hear 191 that you have come 2064.
23 "Therefore 3767 do 4160 this 3778 that we tell 3004 you. We have four 5064 men 435 who are under a vow 2171;
24 take 3880 them and purify 48 yourself along 4862 with them, and pay 1159 their expenses 1159 so 2443 that they may shave 3587 their heads 2776; and all 3956 will know 1097 that there is nothing 3762 to the things which 3739 they have been told 2727 about 4012 you, but that you yourself 846 also 2532 walk 4748 orderly 4748, keeping 5442 the Law 3551.
25 "But concerning 4012 the Gentiles 1484 who have believed 4100, we wrote 1989, having decided 2919 that they should abstain 5442 from meat 3588 sacrificed 1494 to idols 1494 and from blood 129 and from what is strangled 4156 and from fornication 4202."
26 Then 5119 Paul 3972 took 3880 the men 435, and the next 2192 day 2250, purifying 48 himself along 4862 with them, went 1524 into the temple 2413 giving 1229 notice 1229 of the completion 1604 of the days 2250 of purification 49, until 2193 the sacrifice 4376 was offered 4374 for each 1538 one 1520 of them.
27

Paul Seized in the Temple

¶ When 5613 the seven 2033 days 2250 were almost 3195 over 4931, the Jews 2453 from Asia 773, upon seeing 2300 him in the temple 2413, {began} to stir 4797 up all 3956 the crowd 3793 and laid 1911 hands 5495 on him,
28 crying 2896 out, "Men 435 of Israel 2475, come 997 to our aid 997! This 3778 is the man 444 who preaches 1321 to all 3956 men 3956 everywhere 3836 against 2596 our people 2992 and the Law 3551 and this 3778 place 5117; and besides 2089 he has even 2532 brought 1521 Greeks 1672 into the temple 2413 and has defiled 2840 this 3778 holy 40 place 5117."
29 For they had previously 4308 seen 4308 Trophimus 5161 the Ephesian 2180 in the city 4172 with him, and they supposed 3543 that Paul 3972 had brought 1521 him into the temple 2413.
30 Then 2532 all 3650 the city 4172 was provoked 2795, and the people 2992 rushed 4890 together 4890, and taking 1949 hold 1949 of Paul 3972 they dragged 1670 him out of the temple 2413, and immediately 2112 the doors 2374 were shut 2808.
31 While they were seeking 2212 to kill 615 him, a report 5334 came 305 up to the commander 5506 of the {Roman} cohort 4686 that all 3650 Jerusalem 2419 was in confusion 4797.
32 At once 1824 he took 3880 along 3880 {some} soldiers 4757 and centurions 1543 and ran 2701 down 2701 to them; and when they saw 3708 the commander 5506 and the soldiers 4757, they stopped 3973 beating 5180 Paul 3972.
33 Then 5119 the commander 5506 came 1448 up and took 1949 hold 1949 of him, and ordered 2753 him to be bound 1210 with two 1417 chains 254; and he {began} asking 4441 who 5101 he was and what 5101 he had done 4160.
34 But among 1722 the crowd 3793 some 243 were shouting 2019 one thing {and} some 243 another 243, and when he could 1410 not find 1097 out the facts 804 because 1223 of the uproar 2351, he ordered 2753 him to be brought 71 into the barracks 3925.
35 When 3753 he got 1096 to the stairs 304, he was carried 941 by the soldiers 4757 because 1223 of the violence 970 of the mob 3793;
36 for the multitude 4128 of the people 2992 kept following 190 them, shouting 2896, "Away 142 with him!"
37 ¶ As Paul 3972 was about 3195 to be brought 1521 into the barracks 3925, he said 3004 to the commander 5506, "May 1832 I say 3004 something 5100 to you?" And he said 5346, "Do you know 1097 Greek 1676?
38 "Then 686 you are not the Egyptian 124 who some 3778 time 2250 ago 4253 stirred 387 up a revolt 387 and led 1806 the four 5070 thousand 5070 men 435 of the Assassins 4607 out into the wilderness 2048?"
39 But Paul 3972 said 3004, "I am 1510 a Jew 2453 of Tarsus 5018 in Cilicia 2791, a citizen 4177 of no 3756 insignificant 767 city 4172; and I beg 1189 you, allow 2010 me to speak 2980 to the people 2992."
40 When he had given 2010 him permission 2010, Paul 3972, standing 2476 on the stairs 304, motioned 2678 to the people 2992 with his hand 5495; and when there was a great 4183 hush 4602, he spoke 4377 to them in the Hebrew 1446 dialect 1258, saying 3004,

## Chapter 22

1

Paul's Defense before the Jews

"Brethren and fathers 3962, hear 191 my defense 627 which I now 3570 {offer} to you."
2 ¶ And when they heard 191 that he was addressing 4377 them in the Hebrew 1446 dialect 1258, they became 3930 even more 3123 quiet 2271; and he said 5346,
3 ¶ "I am 1510 a Jew 2453, born 1080 in Tarsus 5019 of Cilicia 2791, but brought 397 up in this 3778 city 4172, educated 3811 under Gamaliel 1059, strictly 195 according 2596 to the law 3551 of our fathers 3971, being 5225 zealous 2207 for God 2316 just 2531 as you all 3956 are today 4594.
4 "I persecuted 1377 this 3778 Way 3598 to the death 2288, binding 1195 and putting 3860 both 5037 men 435 and women 1135 into prisons 5438,
5 as also 2532 the high 749 priest 749 and all 3956 the Council 4244 of the elders 4244 can testify 3140. From them I also 2532 received 1209 letters 1992 to the brethren 80, and started 4198 off for Damascus 1154 in order to bring 71 even 2532 those 3588 who were there 1566 to Jerusalem 2419 as prisoners 1210 to be punished 5097.
6 ¶ "But it happened 1096 that as I was on my way 4198, approaching 1448 Damascus 1154 about 4012 noontime 3314, a very 2425 bright 2425 light 5457 suddenly 1810 flashed 4015 from heaven 3772 all 4012 around 4012 me,
7 and I fell 4098 to the ground 1475 and heard 191 a voice 5456 saying 3004 to me, 'Saul 4549, Saul 4549, why 5101 are you persecuting 1377 Me?'
8 "And I answered 611, 'Who 5101 are You, Lord 2962?' And He said 3004 to me, 'I am 1510 Jesus 2424 the Nazarene 3480, whom 3739 you are persecuting 1377.'
9 "And those 3588 who 5101 were with me saw 2300 the light 5457, to be sure 3303, but did not understand 191 the voice 5456 of the One who was speaking 2980 to me.
10 "And I said 3004, 'What 5101 shall I do 4160, Lord 2962?' And the Lord 2962 said 3004 to me, 'Get 450 up and go 4198 on into Damascus 1154, and there 2546 you will be told 2980 of all 3956 that has been appointed 5021 for you to do 4160.'
11 "But since 5613 I could not see 1689 because 575 of the brightness 1391 of that light 5457, I was led 5496 by the hand 5496 by those 3588 who were with me and came 2064 into Damascus 1154.
12 ¶ "A certain 5100 Ananias 367, a man 435 who was devout 2126 by the standard 3358 of the Law 3551, {and} well 3140 spoken 3140 of by all 3956 the Jews 2453 who lived 2730 there,
13 came 2064 to me, and standing 2186 near 2186 said 3004 to me, 'Brother 80 Saul 4549, receive 308 your sight 308!' And at that very 846 time 5610 I looked 308 up at him.
14 "And he said 3004, 'The God 2316 of our fathers 3962 has appointed 4400 you to know 1097 His will 2307 and to see 3708 the Righteous 1342 One 1342 and to hear 191 an utterance 5456 from His mouth 4750.
15 'For you will be a witness 3144 for Him to all 3956 men 444 of what 3739 you have seen 3708 and heard 191.
16 'Now 3568 why 5101 do you delay 3195? Get 450 up and be baptized 907, and wash 628 away 628 your sins 266, calling 1941 on His name 3686.'
17 ¶ "It happened 1096 when I returned 5290 to Jerusalem 2419 and was praying 4336 in the temple 2413, that I fell 1096 into a trance 1611,
18 and I saw 3708 Him saying 3004 to me, 'Make 4692 haste 4692, and get 1831 out of Jerusalem 2419 quickly 5034, because 1360 they will not accept 3858 your testimony 3141 about 4012 Me.'
19 "And I said 3004, 'Lord 2962, they themselves 846 understand 1987 that in one synagogue 4864 after 2596 another 2596 I used to imprison 5439 and beat 1194 those 3588 who believed 4100 in You.
20 'And when 3753 the blood 129 of Your witness 3144 Stephen 4736 was being shed 1632, I also 2532 was standing 2186 by approving 4909, and watching 5442 out for the coats 2440 of those 3588 who were slaying 337 him.'
21 "And He said 3004 to me, 'Go 4198! For I will send 1821 you far 3112 away 1821 to the Gentiles 1484.'"
22 ¶ They listened 191 to him up to this 3778 statement 3056, and {then} they raised 1869 their voices 5456 and said 3004, "Away 142 with such 5108 a fellow 5108 from the earth 1093, for he should 2520 not be allowed 2520 to live 2198!"
23 And as they were crying 2905 out and throwing 4496 off 4496 their cloaks 2440 and tossing 906 dust 2868 into the air 109,
24 the commander 5506 ordered 2753 him to be brought 1521 into the barracks 3925, stating 3004 that he should be examined 426 by scourging 3148 so 2443 that he might find 1921 out the reason 156 why they were shouting 2019 against him that way 3779.
25 But when 5613 they stretched 4385 him out with thongs 2438, Paul 3972 said 3004 to the centurion 1543 who was standing 2476 by, "Is it lawful 1832 for you to scourge 3147 a man 444 who is a Roman 4514 and uncondemned 178?"
26 When the centurion 1543 heard 191 {this,} he went 4334 to the commander 5506 and told 518 him, saying 3004, "What 5101 are you about 3195 to do 4160? For this 3778 man 444 is a Roman 4514."
27 The commander 5506 came 4334 and said 3004 to him, "Tell 3004 me, are you a Roman 4514?" And he said 5346, "Yes 3483."
28 The commander 5506 answered 611, "I acquired 2932 this 3778 citizenship 4174 with a large 4183 sum 2774 of money 2774." And Paul 3972 said 5346, "But I was actually 2532 born 1080 {a citizen.}"
29 Therefore 3767 those 3588 who were about 3195 to examine 426 him immediately 2112 let 868 go 868 of him; and the commander 5506 also 2532 was afraid 5399 when he found 1921 out that he was a Roman 4514, and because 3754 he had put 1210 him in chains 1210.
30 ¶ But on the next 1887 day 1887, wishing 1014 to know 1097 for certain 804 why 5101 he had been accused 2723 by the Jews 2453, he released 3089 him and ordered 2753 the chief 749 priests 749 and all 3956 the Council 4892 to assemble 4905, and brought 2609 Paul 3972 down 2609 and set 2476 him before 1519 them.

## Chapter 23

1

Paul before the Council

Paul 3972, looking 816 intently 816 at the Council 4892, said 3004, "Brethren, I have lived 4176 my life 4176 with a perfectly 3956 good 18 conscience 4893 before God 2316 up to this 3778 day 2250."
2 The high 749 priest 749 Ananias 367 commanded 2004 those 3588 standing 3936 beside 3936 him to strike 5180 him on the mouth 4750.
3 Then 5119 Paul 3972 said 3004 to him, "God 2316 is going 3195 to strike 5180 you, you whitewashed 2867 wall 5109! Do you sit 2521 to try 2919 me according 2596 to the Law 3551, and in violation 3891 of the Law 3891 order 2753 me to be struck 5180?"
4 But the bystanders 3936 said 3004, "Do you revile 3058 God's 2316 high 749 priest 749?"
5 And Paul 3972 said 5346, "I was not aware 3609, brethren 80, that he was high 749 priest 749; for it is written 1125, 'YOU SHALL NOT SPEAK 3004 EVIL 2560 OF A RULER 758 OF YOUR PEOPLE 2992.'"
6 ¶ But perceiving 1097 that one 1520 group 3313 were Sadducees 4523 and the other 2087 Pharisees 5330, Paul 3972 {began} crying 2896 out in the Council 4892, "Brethren, I am 1510 a Pharisee 5330, a son 5207 of Pharisees 5330; I am on trial 2919 for the hope 1680 and resurrection 386 of the dead 3498!"
7 As he said 2980 this 3778, there occurred 1096 a dissension 4714 between the Pharisees 5330 and Sadducees 4523, and the assembly 4128 was divided 4977.
8 For the Sadducees 4523 say 3004 that there is no 3361 resurrection 386, nor 3383 an angel 32, nor 3383 a spirit 4151, but the Pharisees 5330 acknowledge 3670 them all 297.
9 And there occurred 1096 a great 3173 uproar 2906; and some 5100 of the scribes 1122 of the Pharisaic 5330 party 3313 stood 450 up and {began} to argue 1264 heatedly 1264, saying 3004, "We find 2147 nothing 3762 wrong 2556 with this 3778 man 444; suppose a spirit 4151 or 2228 an angel 32 has spoken 2980 to him?"
10 And as a great 4183 dissension 4714 was developing 1096, the commander 5506 was afraid 5399 Paul 3972 would be torn 1288 to pieces 1288 by them and ordered 2753 the troops 4753 to go 2597 down 2597 and take 726 him away 726 from them by force 726, and bring 71 him into the barracks 3925.
11 ¶ But on the night 3571 {immediately} following 1897, the Lord 2962 stood 2186 at his side and said 3004, "Take 2293 courage 2293; for as you have solemnly 1263 witnessed 1263 to My cause at Jerusalem 2419, so 3779 you must 1163 witness 3140 at Rome 4516 also 2532."
12

A Conspiracy to Kill Paul

¶ When it was day 2250, the Jews 2453 formed 4160 a conspiracy 4160 and bound 332 themselves 1438 under 332 an oath 332, saying 3004 that they would neither 3383 eat 2068 nor 3383 drink 4095 until 2193 they had killed 615 Paul 3972.
13 There were more 4183 than forty 5065 who formed 4160 this 3778 plot 4945.
14 They came 4334 to the chief 749 priests 749 and the elders 4245 and said 3004, "We have bound 332 ourselves 1438 under 332 a solemn 331 oath 332 to taste 1089 nothing 3367 until 2193 we have killed 615 Paul 3972.
15 "Now 3568 therefore 3767, you and the Council 4892 notify 1718 the commander 5506 to bring 2609 him down 2609 to you, as though 5613 you were going 3195 to determine 1231 his case by a more 199 thorough 199 investigation 199; and we for our part are ready 2092 to slay 337 him before 4253 he comes 1448 near 1448 {the place.}"
16 ¶ But the son 5207 of Paul's 3972 sister 79 heard 191 of their ambush 1747, and he came 3854 and entered 1525 the barracks 3925 and told 518 Paul 3972.
17 Paul 3972 called 4341 one 1520 of the centurions 1543 to him and said 5346, "Lead 520 this 3778 young 3494 man 3494 to the commander 5506, for he has 2192 something 5100 to report 518 to him."
18 So 3767 he took 3880 him and led 71 him to the commander 5506 and said 5346, "Paul 3972 the prisoner 1198 called 4341 me to him and asked 2065 me to lead 71 this 3778 young 3495 man 3495 to you since he has 2192 something 5100 to tell 2980 you."
19 The commander 5506 took 1949 him by the hand 5495 and stepping 402 aside 402, {began} to inquire 4441 of him privately, "What 5101 is it that you have 2192 to report 518 to me?"
20 And he said 3004, "The Jews 2453 have agreed 4934 to ask 2065 you to bring 2609 Paul 3972 down 2609 tomorrow 839 to the Council 4892, as though 5613 they were going 3195 to inquire 4441 somewhat 5100 more 199 thoroughly 199 about 4012 him.
21 "So 3767 do not listen 3982 to them, for more 4183 than forty 5065 of them are lying 1748 in wait 1748 for him who 3748 have bound 332 themselves 1438 under 332 a curse 332 not to eat 2068 or 3383 drink 4095 until 2193 they slay 337 him; and now 3568 they are ready 2092 and waiting 4327 for the promise 1860 from you."
22 So 3767 the commander 5506 let 630 the young 3495 man 3495 go 630, instructing 3853 him, "Tell 1583 no 3367 one 3367 that you have notified 1718 me of these 3778 things 3778."
23

Paul Moved to Caesarea

And he called 4341 to him two 1417 of the centurions 1543 and said 3004, "Get 2090 two 1250 hundred 1250 soldiers 4757 ready 2090 by the third 5154 hour 5610 of the night 3571 to proceed 4198 to Caesarea 2542, with seventy 1440 horsemen 2460 and two 1250 hundred 1250 spearmen 1187."
24 {They were} also 5037 to provide 3936 mounts 2934 to put 1913 Paul 3972 on and bring 1295 him safely 1295 to Felix 5344 the governor 2232.
25 And he wrote 1125 a letter 1992 having 2192 this 3778 form 5179:
26 ¶ "Claudius 2804 Lysias 3079, to the most 2903 excellent 2903 governor 2232 Felix 5344, greetings 5463.
27 ¶ "When this 3778 man 435 was arrested 4815 by the Jews 2453 and was about 3195 to be slain 337 by them, I came 2186 up to them with the troops 4753 and rescued 1807 him, having learned 3129 that he was a Roman 4514.
28 "And wanting 1014 to ascertain 1921 the charge 156 for which 3739 they were accusing 1458 him, I brought 2609 him down 2609 to their Council 4892;
29 and I found 2147 him to be accused 1458 over 4012 questions 2213 about 4012 their Law 3551, but under 2192 no 3367 accusation 1462 deserving 514 death 2288 or 2228 imprisonment 1199.
30 ¶ "When I was informed 3377 that there would be a plot 1917 against 1519 the man 435, I sent 3992 him to you at once 1824, also 2532 instructing 3853 his accusers 2725 to bring 3004 charges 3004 against 4314 him before 1909 you."
31 ¶ So 3767 the soldiers 4757, in accordance 2596 with their orders 1299, took 353 Paul 3972 and brought 71 him by night 3571 to Antipatris 494.
32 But the next 1887 day 1887, leaving 1439 the horsemen 2460 to go 565 on with him, they returned 5290 to the barracks 3925.
33 When these 3748 had come 1525 to Caesarea 2542 and delivered 325 the letter 1992 to the governor 2232, they also 2532 presented 3936 Paul 3972 to him.
34 When he had read 314 it, he asked 1905 from what 4169 province 1885 he was, and when he learned 4441 that he was from Cilicia 2791,
35 he said 5346, "I will give 1251 you a hearing 1251 after 3752 your accusers 2725 arrive 3854 also 2532," giving 2753 orders 2753 for him to be kept 5442 in Herod's 2264 Praetorium 4232.

## Chapter 24

1

Paul before Felix

After 3326 five 4002 days 2250 the high 749 priest 749 Ananias 367 came 2597 down 2597 with some 5100 elders 4245, with an attorney 4489 {named} Tertullus 5061, and they brought 1718 charges 1718 to the governor 2232 against 2596 Paul 3972.
2 After {Paul} had been summoned 2564, Tertullus 5061 began 757 to accuse 2723 him, saying 3004 {to the governor,}
3 ¶ we acknowledge 588 {this} in every 3839 way 3839 and everywhere 3837, most 2903 excellent 2903 Felix 5344, with all 3956 thankfulness 2169.
4 "But, that I may not weary 1465 you any 1909 further, I beg 3870 you to grant 191 us, by your kindness 1932, a brief 4935 hearing 191.
5 "For we have found 2147 this 3778 man 435 a real pest 3061 and a fellow who stirs 2795 up dissension 4714 among all 3956 the Jews 2453 throughout 2596 the world 3625, and a ringleader 4414 of the sect 139 of the Nazarenes 3480.
6 "And he even 2532 tried 3985 to desecrate 953 the temple 2413; and then 2532 we arrested 2902 him. [We wanted 2309 to judge 2919 him according 2596 to our own Law 3551.
7 "But Lysias 3079 the commander 5506 came 3928 along 3928, and with much 4183 violence 970 took 520 him out of our hands 5495,
8 ordering 2753 his accusers 2725 to come 2064 before 1909 you.] By examining 350 him yourself 846 concerning 4012 all 3956 these 3778 matters you will be able 1410 to ascertain 1921 the things of which 3739 we accuse 2723 him."
9 The Jews 2453 also 2532 joined 4902 in the attack 4902, asserting 5335 that these 3778 things 3778 were so 3779.
10 ¶ When the governor 2232 had nodded 3506 for him to speak 3004, Paul 3972 responded 611:
11 ¶ since you can 1410 take 1921 note 1921 of the fact 3754 that no 3756 more 4183 than twelve 1427 days 2250 ago 575 I went 305 up to Jerusalem 2419 to worship 4352.
12 "Neither 3777 in the temple 2413, nor 3777 in the synagogues 4864, nor 3777 in the city 4172 {itself} did they find 2147 me carrying 1256 on a discussion 1256 with anyone 5100 or 2228 causing 4160 a riot.
13 "Nor 3761 can 1410 they prove 3936 to you {the charges} of which 3739 they now 3570 accuse 2723 me.
14 "But this 3778 I admit 3670 to you, that according 2596 to the Way 3598 which 3739 they call 3004 a sect 139 I do serve 3000 the God 2316 of our fathers 3971, believing 4100 everything 3956 that is in accordance 2596 with the Law 3551 and that is written 1125 in the Prophets 4396;
15 having 2192 a hope 1680 in God 2316, which 3739 these 3778 men 3778 cherish 4327 themselves 846, that there shall certainly 3195 be a resurrection 386 of both 5037 the righteous 1342 and the wicked 94.
16 "In view of this 3778, I also 2532 do 778 my best 778 to maintain 2192 always a blameless 677 conscience 4893 {both} before 4314 God 2316 and before men 444.
17 "Now 1161 after 1223 several 4183 years 2094 I came 3854 to bring 4160 alms 1654 to my nation 1484 and to present 4160 offerings 4376;
18 in which 3739 they found 2147 me {occupied} in the temple 2413, having been purified 48, without {any} crowd 3793 or 3761 uproar 2351. But {there were} some 5100 Jews 2453 from Asia 773--
19 who 3739 ought 1163 to have been 3918 present 3918 before 1909 you and to make 2723 accusation 2723, if 1487 they should have 2192 anything 5100 against 4314 me.
20 "Or 2228 else 2228 let these 3778 men 3778 themselves 846 tell 3004 what 5101 misdeed 92 they found 2147 when I stood 2476 before 1909 the Council 4892,
21 other 2228 than 2228 for this 3778 one 1520 statement 5456 which 3739 I shouted 2896 out while standing 2476 among 1722 them, 'For the resurrection 386 of the dead 3498 I am on trial 2919 before 1909 you today 4594.'"
22 ¶ But Felix 5344, having 3609 a more 199 exact 199 knowledge 3609 about 4012 the Way 3598, put 306 them off 306, saying 3004, "When 3752 Lysias 3079 the commander 5506 comes 2597 down 2597, I will decide 1231 your case."
23 Then 2532 he gave 1299 orders 1299 to the centurion 1543 for him to be kept 5083 in custody 5083 and {yet} have 2192 {some} freedom 425, and not to prevent 2967 any 3367 of his friends 2398 from ministering 5256 to him.
24 ¶ But some 5100 days 2250 later 3326 Felix 5344 arrived 3854 with Drusilla 1409, his wife 1135 who was a Jewess 2453, and sent 3343 for Paul 3972 and heard 191 him {speak} about 4012 faith 4102 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424.
25 But as he was discussing 1256 righteousness 1343, self-control 1466 and the judgment 2917 to come 3195, Felix 5344 became 1096 frightened 1719 and said 611, "Go 4198 away 4198 for the present 3568, and when I find 3335 time 2540 I will summon 3333 you."
26 At the same 260 time 260 too 2532, he was hoping 1679 that money 5536 would be given 1325 him by Paul 3972; therefore 1352 he also 2532 used to send 3343 for him quite 4437 often 4437 and converse 3656 with him.
27 But after two 1333 years 1333 had passed 4137, Felix 5344 was succeeded 1240 by Porcius 4201 Festus 5347, and wishing 2309 to do 2698 the Jews 2453 a favor 5485, Felix 5344 left 2641 Paul 3972 imprisoned 1210.

## Chapter 25

1

Paul before Festus

Festus 5347 then 3767, having arrived 1910 in the province 1885, three 5140 days 2250 later 3326 went 305 up to Jerusalem 2414 from Caesarea 2542.
2 And the chief 749 priests 749 and the leading 4413 men 4413 of the Jews 2453 brought 1718 charges 1718 against 2596 Paul 3972, and they were urging 3870 him,
3 requesting 154 a concession 5485 against 2596 Paul, that he might have him brought 3343 to Jerusalem 2419 ({at the same time,} setting 4160 an ambush 1747 to kill 337 him on the way 3598).
4 Festus 5347 then 3767 answered 611 that Paul 3972 was being kept 5083 in custody 5083 at Caesarea 2542 and that he himself 1438 was about 3195 to leave 1607 shortly 5034.
5 "Therefore 3767," he said 5346, "let the influential 1415 men 1415 among 1722 you go 4782 there with me, and if 1487 there is anything 5100 wrong 824 about 1722 the man 435, let them prosecute 2723 him."
6 ¶ After he had spent 1304 not more 4183 than eight 3638 or 2228 ten 1176 days 2250 among 1722 them, he went 2597 down 2597 to Caesarea 2542, and on the next 1887 day 1887 he took 2523 his seat 2523 on the tribunal 968 and ordered 2753 Paul 3972 to be brought 71.
7 After Paul arrived 3854, the Jews 2453 who had come 2597 down 2597 from Jerusalem 2414 stood 4026 around 4026 him, bringing 2702 many 4183 and serious 926 charges 159 against 2702 him which 3739 they could 2480 not prove 584,
8 while Paul 3972 said 626 in his own defense 626, "I have committed 264 no 3777 offense 264 either 3777 against 1519 the Law 3551 of the Jews 2453 or 3777 against 1519 the temple 2413 or 3777 against 1519 Caesar 2541."
9 But Festus 5347, wishing 2309 to do 2698 the Jews 2453 a favor 5485, answered 611 Paul 3972 and said 3004, "Are you willing 2309 to go 305 up to Jerusalem 2414 and stand 2919 trial 2919 before 1909 me on these 3778 {charges?}"
10 But Paul 3972 said 3004, "I am 1510 standing 2476 before 1909 Caesar's 2541 tribunal 968, where 3757 I ought 1163 to be tried 2919. I have done 91 no 3762 wrong 91 to {the} Jews 2453, as you also 2532 very 2573 well 2573 know 1921.
11 "If 1487, then 3767, I am 91 a wrongdoer 91 and have committed 4238 anything 5100 worthy 514 of death 2288, I do not refuse 3868 to die 599; but if 1487 none 3762 of those things is {true} of which 3739 these 3778 men 3778 accuse 2723 me, no 3762 one 3762 can 1410 hand 5483 me over to them. I appeal 1941 to Caesar 2541."
12 Then 5119 when Festus 5347 had conferred 4814 with his council 4824, he answered 611, "You have appealed 1941 to Caesar 2541, to Caesar 2541 you shall go 4198."
13 ¶ Now 1161 when several 5100 days 2250 had elapsed 1230, King 935 Agrippa 67 and Bernice 959 arrived 2658 at Caesarea 2542 and paid 782 their respects 782 to Festus 5347.
14 While 5613 they were spending 1304 many 4183 days 2250 there 1563, Festus 5347 laid 394 Paul's 3972 case before the king 935, saying 3004, "There is a man 435 who was left 2641 as a prisoner 1198 by Felix 5344;
15 and when I was at Jerusalem 2414, the chief 749 priests 749 and the elders 4245 of the Jews 2453 brought 1718 charges 1718 against 4012 him, asking 154 for a sentence 2613 of condemnation 2613 against 4012 him.
16 "I answered 611 them that it is not the custom 1485 of the Romans 4514 to hand 5483 over any 5100 man 444 before 4250 the accused 2723 meets 2192 his accusers 2725 face 4383 to face 4383 and has 2192 an opportunity 5117 to make his defense 627 against 4012 the charges 1462.
17 "So 3767 after they had assembled 4905 here 1759, I did not delay 311, but on the next 1836 day took 2523 my seat 2523 on the tribunal 968 and ordered 2753 the man 435 to be brought 71 before me.
18 "When the accusers 2725 stood 2476 up, they {began} bringing 5342 charges 156 against 4012 him not of such 3739 crimes 4190 as I was expecting 5282,
19 but they {simply} had 2192 some 5100 points 2213 of disagreement 2213 with him about 4012 their own 2398 religion 1175 and about 4012 a dead 2348 man 5100, Jesus 2424, whom 3739 Paul 3972 asserted 5335 to be alive 2198.
20 "Being 639 at a loss 639 how 2214 to investigate 2214 such 3778 matters, I asked 3004 whether 1487 he was willing 1014 to go 4198 to Jerusalem 2414 and there 2546 stand 2919 trial 2919 on these 3778 matters.
21 "But when Paul 3972 appealed 1941 to be held 5083 in custody 5083 for the Emperor's 4575 decision 1233, I ordered 2753 him to be kept 5083 in custody 5083 until 2193 I send 375 him to Caesar 2541."
22 Then 2532 Agrippa 67 {said} to Festus 5347, "I also 2532 would like 1014 to hear 191 the man 444 myself 846." "Tomorrow 839," he said 5346, "you shall hear 191 him."
23

Paul before Agrippa

¶ So 3767, on the next 1887 day 1887 when Agrippa 67 came 2064 together 2532 with Bernice 959 amid 3326 great 4183 pomp 5325, and entered 1525 the auditorium 201 accompanied 4862 by the commanders 5506 and the prominent 1851 men 435 of the city 4172, at the command 2753 of Festus 5347, Paul 3972 was brought 71 in.
24 Festus 5347 said 5346, "King 935 Agrippa 67, and all 3956 you gentlemen 435 here 4840 present 4840 with us, you see 2334 this 3778 man 3778 about 4012 whom 3739 all 537 the people 4128 of the Jews 2453 appealed 1793 to me, both 5037 at Jerusalem 2414 and here 1759, loudly 994 declaring 994 that he ought 1163 not to live 2198 any 3371 longer 3371.
25 "But I found 2638 that he had committed 4238 nothing 3367 worthy 514 of death 2288; and since he himself 846 appealed 1941 to the Emperor 4575, I decided 2919 to send 3992 him.
26 "Yet I have 2192 nothing 3756 definite 804 about 4012 him to write 1125 to my lord 2962. Therefore 1352 I have brought 4254 him before 4254 you {all} and especially 3122 before 1909 you, King 935 Agrippa 67, so 3704 that after the investigation 351 has taken 1096 place 1096, I may have 2192 something 5101 to write 1125.
27 "For it seems 1380 absurd 249 to me in sending 3992 a prisoner 1198, not to indicate 4591 also 2532 the charges 156 against 2596 him."

## Chapter 26

1

Paul's Defense before Agrippa

Agrippa 67 said 5346 to Paul 3972, "You are permitted 2010 to speak 3004 for yourself 4572." Then 5119 Paul 3972 stretched 1614 out his hand 5495 and {proceeded} to make 626 his defense 626:
2 ¶ "In regard 4012 to all 3956 the things 3956 of which 3739 I am accused 1458 by the Jews 2453, I consider 2233 myself 1683 fortunate 3107, King 935 Agrippa 67, that I am 3195 about 3195 to make 626 my defense 626 before 1909 you today 4594;
3 especially 3122 because you are an expert 1109 in all 3956 customs 1485 and questions 2213 among 2596 {the} Jews 2453; therefore 1352 I beg 1189 you to listen 191 to me patiently 3116.
4 ¶ "So 3767 then 3767, all 3956 Jews 2453 know 3609 my manner 981 of life 981 from my youth 3503 up, which from the beginning 746 was spent 1096 among 1722 my {own} nation 1484 and at Jerusalem 2414;
5 since they have known 4267 about me for a long 509 time 509, if 1437 they are willing 2309 to testify 3140, that I lived 2198 {as} a Pharisee 5330 according 2596 to the strictest 198 sect 139 of our religion 2356.
6 "And now 3568 I am standing 2476 trial 2919 for the hope 1680 of the promise 1860 made 1096 by God 2316 to our fathers 3962;
7 {the promise} to which 3739 our twelve 1429 tribes 1429 hope 1679 to attain 2658, as they earnestly serve 3000 {God} night 3571 and day 2250. And for this 3739 hope 1680, O King 935, I am being accused 1458 by Jews 2453.
8 "Why 5101 is it considered 2919 incredible 571 among 3844 you {people} if 1487 God 2316 does raise 1453 the dead 3498?
9 ¶ "So 3767 then 3767, I thought 1380 to myself 1683 that I had 1163 to do 4238 many 4183 things 4183 hostile 1727 to the name 3686 of Jesus 2424 of Nazareth 3480.
10 "And this 3739 is just 2532 what 3739 I did 4160 in Jerusalem 2414; not only did I lock 2623 up many 4183 of the saints 40 in prisons 5438, having received 2983 authority 1849 from the chief 749 priests 749, but also 5037 when they were being put 337 to death 337 I cast 2702 my vote 5586 against 2702 them.
11 "And as I punished 5097 them often 4178 in all 3956 the synagogues 4864, I tried to force 315 them to blaspheme 987; and being furiously 4057 enraged 1693 at them, I kept pursuing 1377 them even 2193 to foreign 1854 cities 4172.
12 ¶ "While 1722 so 3739 engaged as I was journeying 4198 to Damascus 1154 with the authority 1849 and commission 2011 of the chief 749 priests 749,
13 at midday, O King 935, I saw 3708 on the way 3598 a light 5457 from heaven 3771, brighter 2987 than 5228 the sun 2246, shining 4034 all around 4034 me and those 3588 who were journeying 4198 with me.
14 "And when we had all 3956 fallen 2667 to the ground 1093, I heard 191 a voice 5456 saying 3004 to me in the Hebrew 1446 dialect 1258, 'Saul 4549, Saul 4549, why 5101 are you persecuting 1377 Me? It is hard 4642 for you to kick 2979 against 4314 the goads 2759.'
15 "And I said 3004, 'Who 5101 are You, Lord 2962?' And the Lord 2962 said 3004, 'I am 1510 Jesus 2424 whom 3739 you are persecuting 1377.
16 'But get 450 up and stand 2476 on your feet 4228; for this 3778 purpose I have appeared 3708 to you, to appoint 4400 you a minister 5257 and a witness 3144 not only 5037 to the things which 3739 you have seen 3708, but also 5037 to the things in which 3739 I will appear 3708 to you;
17 rescuing 1807 you from the {Jewish} people 2992 and from the Gentiles 1484, to whom 3739 I am sending 649 you,
18 to open 455 their eyes 3788 so that they may turn 1994 from darkness 4655 to light 5457 and from the dominion 1849 of Satan 4567 to God 2316, that they may receive 2983 forgiveness 859 of sins 266 and an inheritance 2819 among 1722 those 3588 who have been sanctified 37 by faith 4102 in Me.'
19 ¶ "So 3606, King 935 Agrippa 67, I did not prove 1096 disobedient 545 to the heavenly 3770 vision 3701,
20 but {kept} declaring 518 both 5037 to those 3588 of Damascus 1154 first 4413, and {also} at Jerusalem 2414 and {then} throughout all 3956 the region 5561 of Judea 2453, and {even} to the Gentiles 1484, that they should repent 3340 and turn 1994 to God 2316, performing 4238 deeds 2041 appropriate 514 to repentance 3341.
21 "For this 3778 reason 1752 {some} Jews 2453 seized 4815 me in the temple 2413 and tried 3987 to put 1315 me to death 1315.
22 "So 3767, having obtained 5177 help 1947 from God 2316, I stand 2476 to this 3778 day 2250 testifying 3143 both 5037 to small 3398 and great 3173, stating 3004 nothing 3762 but what 3739 the Prophets 4396 and Moses 3475 said 2980 was going 3195 to take 1096 place 1096;
23 that the Christ 5547 was to suffer 3805, {and} that by reason 1537 of {His} resurrection 386 from the dead 3498 He would 3195 be the first 4413 to proclaim 2605 light 5457 both 5037 to the {Jewish} people 2992 and to the Gentiles 1484."
24 ¶ While {Paul} was saying 626 this 3778 in his defense 626, Festus 5347 said 5346 in a loud 3173 voice 5456, "Paul 3972, you are out of your mind 3105! {Your} great 4183 learning 1121 is driving 4062 you mad 3130."
25 But Paul 3972 said 5346, "I am 3105 not out of my mind 3105, most 2903 excellent 2903 Festus 5347, but I utter 669 words 4487 of sober 4997 truth 225.
26 "For the king 935 knows 1987 about 4012 these 3778 matters, and I speak 2980 to him also 2532 with confidence 3955, since 1063 I am persuaded 3982 that none of these 3778 things 3778 escape 2990 his notice 2990; for this 3778 has not been 1510 done 4238 in a corner 1137.
27 "King 935 Agrippa 67, do you believe 4100 the Prophets 4396? I know 3609 that you do 4100."
28 Agrippa 67 {replied} to Paul 3972, "In a short 3641 time 3641 you will persuade 3982 me to become 4160 a Christian 5546."
29 And Paul 3972 {said,} "I would 2172 wish 2172 to God 2316, that whether 2532 in a short 3641 or 2532 long 3173 time 3173, not only 3440 you, but also 2532 all 3956 who hear 191 me this 4594 day 4594, might become 1096 such 5108 as I am 1510, except 3924 for these 3778 chains 1199."
30 ¶ The king 935 stood 450 up and the governor 2232 and Bernice 959, and those 3588 who were sitting 4775 with them,
31 and when they had gone 402 aside 402, they {began} talking 2980 to one 240 another 240, saying 3004, "This 3778 man 444 is not doing 4238 anything 3762 worthy 514 of death 2288 or 2228 imprisonment 1199."
32 And Agrippa 67 said 5346 to Festus 5347, "This 3778 man 444 might 1410 have been 1096 set 630 free 630 if 1487 he had not appealed 1941 to Caesar 2541."

## Chapter 27

1

Paul Is Sent to Rome

When 5613 it was decided 2919 that we would sail 636 for Italy 2482, they proceeded to deliver 3860 Paul 3972 and some 5100 other 2087 prisoners 1202 to a centurion 1543 of the Augustan 4575 cohort 4686 named 3686 Julius 2457.
2 And embarking 1910 in an Adramyttian 98 ship 4143, which was about 3195 to sail 4126 to the regions 5117 along 2596 the coast 2596 of Asia 773, we put 321 out to sea 321 accompanied by Aristarchus 708, a Macedonian 3110 of Thessalonica 2331.
3 The next 2087 day we put 2609 in at Sidon 4605; and Julius 2457 treated 5530 Paul 3972 with consideration 5364 and allowed 2010 him to go 4198 to his friends 5384 and receive 5177 care 1958.
4 From there 2547 we put 321 out to sea 321 and sailed 5284 under 5284 the shelter 5284 of Cyprus 2954 because 1223 the winds 417 were contrary 1727.
5 When we had sailed 1277 through 1277 the sea 3989 along 2596 the coast 2596 of Cilicia 2791 and Pamphylia 3828, we landed 2718 at Myra 3460 in Lycia 3073.
6 There 2546 the centurion 1543 found 2147 an Alexandrian 222 ship 4143 sailing 4126 for Italy 2482, and he put 1688 us aboard 1688 it.
7 When we had sailed 1020 slowly 1020 for a good 2425 many 2425 days 2250, and with difficulty 3433 had arrived 1096 off 2596 Cnidus 2834, since the wind 417 did not permit 4330 us {to go} farther 4330, we sailed 5284 under 5284 the shelter 5284 of Crete 2914, off 2596 Salmone 4534;
8 and with difficulty 3433 sailing 3881 past 3881 it we came 2064 to a place 5117 called 2564 Fair 2568 Havens 2568, near 1451 which 3739 was the city 4172 of Lasea 2996.
9 ¶ When considerable 2425 time 5550 had passed 1230 and the voyage 4144 was now 2235 dangerous 2000, since 1223 even 2532 the fast 3521 was already 2235 over 3928, Paul 3972 {began} to admonish 3867 them,
10 and said 3004 to them, "Men 435, I perceive 2334 that the voyage 4144 will 3195 certainly 3195 be with damage 5196 and great 4183 loss 2209, not only 3440 of the cargo 5413 and the ship 4143, but also 2532 of our lives 5590."
11 But the centurion 1543 was more 3123 persuaded 3982 by the pilot 2942 and the captain 3490 of the ship 3490 than 2228 by what was being said 3004 by Paul 3972.
12 Because the harbor 3040 was not suitable 428 for wintering 3915, the majority 4183 reached 5087 a decision 1012 to put 321 out to sea 321 from there 1564, if 1487 somehow 4458 they could 1410 reach 2658 Phoenix 5405, a harbor 3040 of Crete 2914, facing 991 southwest 3047 and northwest 5566, and spend 3914 the winter 3914 {there.}
13 ¶ When a moderate 5285 south 3558 wind 3558 came 5285 up, supposing 1380 that they had attained 2902 their purpose 4286, they weighed 142 anchor 142 and {began} sailing 3881 along 3881 Crete 2914, close 788 {inshore.}
14

Shipwreck

But before very 4183 long 4183 there rushed 906 down 2596 from the land a violent 5189 wind 417, called 2564 Euraquilo 2146;
15 and when the ship 4143 was caught 4884 {in it} and could 1410 not face 503 the wind 417, we gave 1929 way 1929 {to it} and let ourselves be driven 5342 along.
16 Running 5295 under 5295 the shelter 5295 of a small 3519 island 3519 called 2564 Clauda 2802, we were scarcely 3433 able 2480 to get 1096 the {ship's} boat 4627 under 4031 control 4031.
17 After they had hoisted 142 it up, they used 5530 supporting 996 cables 996 in undergirding 5269 the ship 4143; and fearing 5399 that they might run 1601 aground 1601 on {the shallows} of Syrtis 4950, they let 5465 down 5465 the sea 4632 anchor 4632 and in this 3779 way 3779 let themselves be driven 5342 along.
18 The next 1836 day as we were being violently 4971 storm-tossed 5492, they began to jettison 1546 the cargo 1546;
19 and on the third 5154 day they threw 4496 the ship's 4143 tackle 4631 overboard with their own 849 hands 849.
20 Since neither 3383 sun 2246 nor 3383 stars 798 appeared 2014 for many 4183 days 2250, and no 3756 small 3641 storm 5494 was assailing 1945 {us,} from then 3062 on all 3956 hope 1680 of our being saved 4982 was gradually abandoned 4014.
21 ¶ When they had gone 5225 a long 4183 time 776 without 776 food 776, then 5119 Paul 3972 stood 2476 up in their midst 3319 and said 3004, "Men 435, you ought 1163 to have followed 3980 my advice 3980 and not to have set 321 sail 321 from Crete 2914 and incurred 2770 this 3778 damage 5196 and loss 2209.
22 "{Yet} now 3568 I urge 3867 you to keep 2114 up your courage 2114, for there will be no 3762 loss 580 of life 5590 among 1537 you, but {only} of the ship 4143.
23 "For this 3778 very night 3571 an angel 32 of the God 2316 to whom 3739 I belong 1510 and whom 3739 I serve 3000 stood 3936 before 3936 me,
24 saying 3004, 'Do not be afraid 5399, Paul 3972; you must 1163 stand 3936 before 3936 Caesar 2541; and behold 2400, God 2316 has granted 5483 you all 3956 those 3588 who are sailing 4126 with you.'
25 "Therefore 1352, keep 2114 up your courage 2114, men 435, for I believe 4100 God 2316 that it will turn 1510 out exactly as I have been told 2980.
26 "But we must 1163 run 1601 aground 1601 on a certain 5100 island 3520."
27 ¶ But when 5613 the fourteenth 5065 night 3571 came 1096, as we were being driven 1308 about 1308 in the Adriatic 99 Sea, about 2596 midnight the sailors 3492 {began} to surmise 5282 that they were approaching 4317 some 5100 land 5561.
28 They took 1001 soundings 1001 and found 2147 {it to be} twenty 1501 fathoms 3712; and a little 1024 farther 1339 on they took 1001 another 3825 sounding 1001 and found 2147 {it to be} fifteen 1178 fathoms 3712.
29 Fearing 5399 that we might run 1601 aground 1601 somewhere 4225 on the rocks 5138, they cast 4496 four 5064 anchors 45 from the stern 4403 and wished 2172 for daybreak 2250.
30 But as the sailors 3492 were trying 2212 to escape 5343 from the ship 4143 and had let 5465 down 5465 the {ship's} boat 4627 into the sea 2281, on the pretense 4392 of intending 3195 to lay 1614 out anchors 45 from the bow 4408,
31 Paul 3972 said 3004 to the centurion 1543 and to the soldiers 4757, "Unless these 3778 men 3778 remain 3306 in the ship 4143, you yourselves 4771 cannot be saved 4982."
32 Then 5119 the soldiers 4757 cut 609 away 609 the ropes 4979 of the {ship's} boat 4627 and let 1439 it fall 1601 away 1601.
33 ¶ Until 891 the day 2250 was about 3195 to dawn 1096, Paul 3972 was encouraging 3870 them all 537 to take 3335 some food 5160, saying 3004, "Today 4594 is the fourteenth 5065 day 2250 that you have been constantly 1300 watching 4328 and going without 777 eating 777, having taken 4355 nothing 3367.
34 "Therefore 1352 I encourage 3870 you to take 3335 some food 5160, for this 3778 is for your preservation 4991, for not a hair 2359 from the head 2776 of any 3762 of you will perish 622."
35 Having said 3004 this 3778, he took 2983 bread 740 and gave 2168 thanks 2168 to God 2316 in the presence 1799 of all 3956, and he broke 2806 it and began 757 to eat 2068.
36 All 3956 of them were encouraged 2115 and they themselves 846 also took 4355 food 5160.
37 All 3956 of us in the ship 4143 were two 1250 hundred 1250 and seventy-six persons 5590.
38 When they had eaten 2880 enough, they {began} to lighten 2893 the ship 4143 by throwing 1544 out the wheat 4621 into the sea 2281.
39 ¶ When 3753 day 2250 came 1096, they could not recognize 1921 the land 1093; but they did observe 2657 a bay 2859 with a beach 123, and they resolved 1011 to drive 1856 the ship 4143 onto 1856 it if 1487 they could 1410.
40 And casting 4014 off 4014 the anchors 45, they left 1439 them in the sea 2281 while at the same 260 time 260 they were loosening 447 the ropes 2202 of the rudders 4079; and hoisting 1869 the foresail 736 to the wind 4154, they were heading 2722 for the beach 123.
41 But striking 4045 a reef 5117 where 1337 two 1337 seas 1337 met 1337, they ran 1946 the vessel 3491 aground 1946; and the prow 4408 stuck 2043 fast 2043 and remained 3306 immovable 761, but the stern 4403 {began} to be broken 3089 up by the force 970 {of the waves.}
42 The soldiers' 4757 plan 1012 was to kill 615 the prisoners 1202, so that none {of them} would swim 1579 away 1579 and escape 1309;
43 but the centurion 1543, wanting 1014 to bring 1295 Paul 3972 safely 1295 through 1295, kept 2967 them from their intention 1013, and commanded 2753 that those 3588 who could 1410 swim 2860 should jump 641 overboard 641 first 4413 and get 1826 to land 1093,
44 and the rest 3062 {should follow,} some on planks 4548, and others on various 5100 things 5100 from the ship 4143. And so 3779 it happened 1096 that they all 3956 were brought 1295 safely 1295 to land 1093.

## Chapter 28

1

Safe at Malta

When they had been brought 1295 safely 1295 through 1295, then 5119 we found 1921 out that the island 3520 was called 2564 Malta 3194.
2 The natives 915 showed 3930 us extraordinary 5177 kindness 5363; for because 1223 of the rain 5205 that had set 2186 in and because 1223 of the cold 5592, they kindled 681 a fire 4443 and received 4355 us all 3956.
3 But when Paul 3972 had gathered 4962 a bundle 4128 of sticks 5434 and laid 2007 them on the fire 4443, a viper 2191 came 1831 out because 575 of the heat 2329 and fastened 2510 itself on his hand 5495.
4 When 5613 the natives 915 saw 3708 the creature 2342 hanging 2910 from his hand 5495, they {began} saying 3004 to one 240 another 240, "Undoubtedly 3843 this 3778 man 444 is a murderer 5406, and though he has been saved 1295 from the sea 2281, justice 1349 has not allowed 1439 him to live 2198."
5 However he shook 660 the creature 2342 off 660 into the fire 4442 and suffered 3958 no 3762 harm 2556.
6 But they were expecting 4328 that he was about 3195 to swell 4092 up or 2228 suddenly 869 fall 2667 down 2667 dead 3498. But after they had waited 4328 a long 4183 time and had seen 2334 nothing 3367 unusual 824 happen 1096 to him, they changed 3328 their minds 3328 and {began} to say 3004 that he was a god 2316.
7 ¶ Now 1161 in the neighborhood 4012 of that place 5117 were lands 5564 belonging to the leading 4413 man 4413 of the island 3520, named 3686 Publius 4196, who 3739 welcomed 324 us and entertained 3579 us courteously 5390 three 5140 days 2250.
8 And it happened 1096 that the father 3962 of Publius 4196 was lying 2621 {in bed} afflicted 4912 with {recurrent} fever 4446 and dysentery 1420; and Paul 3972 went 1525 in {to see} him and after he had prayed 4336, he laid 2007 his hands 5495 on him and healed 2390 him.
9 After this 3778 had happened 1096, the rest 3062 of the people on the island 3520 who had 2192 diseases 769 were coming 4334 to him and getting 2323 cured 2323.
10 They also honored 5091 us with many 4183 marks 5092 of respect 5092; and when we were setting 321 sail 321, they supplied 2007 {us} with all 3588 we needed 5532.
11

Paul Arrives at Rome

¶ At the end 3326 of three 5140 months 3376 we set 321 sail 321 on an Alexandrian 222 ship 4143 which had wintered 3914 at the island 3520, and which had 3902 the Twin 1359 Brothers 1359 for its figurehead 3902.
12 After we put 2609 in at Syracuse 4946, we stayed 1961 there for three 5140 days 2250.
13 From there 3606 we sailed 4022 around 4022 and arrived 2658 at Rhegium 4484, and a day 2250 later 3326 a south 3558 wind 3558 sprang 1920 up, and on the second 1206 day 1206 we came 2064 to Puteoli 4223.
14 There 3757 we found 2147 {some} brethren 80, and were invited 3870 to stay 1961 with them for seven 2033 days 2250; and thus 3779 we came 2064 to Rome 4516.
15 And the brethren 80, when they heard 191 about 4012 us, came 2064 from there 2547 as far 891 as the Market 5410 of Appius 675 and Three 5140 Inns 4999 to meet 529 us; and when Paul 3972 saw 3708 them, he thanked 2168 God 2316 and took 2983 courage 2294.
16 ¶ When 3753 we entered 1525 Rome 4516, Paul 3972 was allowed 2010 to stay 3306 by himself 1438, with the soldier 4757 who was guarding 5442 him.
17 ¶ After 3326 three 5140 days 2250 Paul called 4779 together 4779 those 3588 who were the leading 4413 men 4413 of the Jews 2453, and when they came 4905 together 4905, he {began} saying 3004 to them, "Brethren, though I had done 4160 nothing 3762 against 1727 our people 2992 or 2228 the customs 1485 of our fathers 3971, yet I was delivered 3860 as a prisoner 1198 from Jerusalem 2414 into the hands 5495 of the Romans 4514.
18 "And when they had examined 350 me, they were willing 1014 to release 630 me because 1223 there was no 3367 ground 156 for putting me to death 2288.
19 "But when the Jews 2453 objected 483, I was forced 315 to appeal 1941 to Caesar 2541, not that I had 2192 any 5100 accusation 2723 against 2723 my nation 1484.
20 "For this 3778 reason 156, therefore 3767, I requested 3870 to see 3708 you and to speak 4354 with you, for I am wearing 4029 this 3778 chain 254 for the sake 1752 of the hope 1680 of Israel 2274."
21 They said 3004 to him, "We have neither 3777 received 1209 letters 1121 from Judea 2453 concerning 4012 you, nor 3777 have any 5100 of the brethren 80 come 3854 here 3854 and reported 518 or 2228 spoken 2980 anything 5100 bad 4190 about 4012 you.
22 "But we desire 515 to hear 191 from you what 3739 your views 5426 are; for concerning 4012 this 3778 sect 139, it is known 1110 to us that it is spoken 483 against 483 everywhere 3837."
23 ¶ When they had set 5021 a day 2250 for Paul, they came 2064 to him at his lodging 3578 in large 4183 numbers 4183; and he was explaining 1620 to them by solemnly 1263 testifying 1263 about the kingdom 932 of God 2316 and trying to persuade 3982 them concerning 4012 Jesus 2424, from both 5037 the Law 3551 of Moses 3475 and from the Prophets 4396, from morning 4404 until 2193 evening 2073.
24 Some 3588 were being persuaded 3982 by the things 3004 spoken 3004, but others 3588 would 569 not believe 569.
25 And when they did not agree 800 with one 240 another 240, they {began} leaving 630 after Paul 3972 had spoken 3004 one 1520 {parting} word 4487, "The Holy 40 Spirit 4151 rightly 2573 spoke 2980 through 1223 Isaiah 2268 the prophet 4396 to your fathers 3962,
26 saying 3004, 'GO 4198 TO THIS 3778 PEOPLE 2992 AND SAY 3004, "YOU WILL KEEP 189 ON HEARING 191, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND 4920; AND YOU WILL KEEP 991 ON SEEING 991, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE 3708;
27 FOR THE HEART 2588 OF THIS 3778 PEOPLE 2992 HAS BECOME 3975 DULL 3975, AND WITH THEIR EARS 3775 THEY SCARCELY 917 HEAR 191, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED 2576 THEIR EYES 3788; OTHERWISE 3379 THEY MIGHT SEE 3708 WITH THEIR EYES 3788, AND HEAR 191 WITH THEIR EARS 3775, AND UNDERSTAND 4920 WITH THEIR HEART 2588 AND RETURN 1994, AND I WOULD HEAL 2390 THEM."'
28 "Therefore 3767 let it be known 1110 to you that this 3778 salvation 4992 of God 2316 has been sent 649 to the Gentiles 1484; they will also 2532 listen 191."
29 [When he had spoken 3004 these 3778 words, the Jews 2453 departed 565, having 2192 a great 4183 dispute 4803 among 1722 themselves 1438.]
30 ¶ And he stayed 1696 two 1333 full 3650 years 1333 in his own 2398 rented 3410 quarters 3410 and was welcoming 588 all 3956 who came 1531 to him,
31 preaching 2784 the kingdom 932 of God 2316 and teaching 1321 concerning 4012 the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 with all 3956 openness 3954, unhindered 209.