And the ^aangel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to ^aworship^•,

 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

 Then the ^aSpirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a ^alamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him ^aJesus^•.

 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

 And Philip said, If thou ^abelievest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he ^abaptized him.

 And when they were come up out of the water, the ^aSpirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

An angel ministers to Cornelius—Peter in a vision is commanded to take the gospel to the Gentiles—Gospel taught by witnesses—Holy Ghost falls upon Gentiles.

 ¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this ^awoman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, ^aarise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the ^asaints and widows, presented her ^balive^•.

 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

 Then Philip went down to the city of ^aSamaria^•, and preached Christ unto them.

 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip ^aspake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

 For ^aunclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many ^btaken^• with palsies, and that were lame, were ^chealed^•.

 And there was great joy in that city.

 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used ^asorcery, and ^bbewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some ^cgreat^• one:

 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

 But when they believed Philip ^apreaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the ^bname of Jesus Christ, they were ^cbaptized, both men and women.

 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and ^awondered^•, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the ^aword^• of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

 Then ^alaid they their hands on them, and they received the ^bHoly^• Ghost.

 And when Simon saw that through ^alaying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

 Saying, Give me also this ^apower, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the ^agift of God may be ^bpurchased with money.

 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not ^aright^• in the sight of God.

 Repent therefore of this thy ^awickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the ^bthought of thine ^cheart^• may be forgiven thee.

 For I perceive that thou art in the ^agall^• of bitterness, and in the ^bbond of iniquity.

 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used ^asorcery, and ^bbewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some ^cgreat^• one:

 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

 But when they believed Philip ^apreaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the ^bname of Jesus Christ, they were ^cbaptized, both men and women.

 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and ^awondered^•, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the ^aword^• of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

 Then ^alaid they their hands on them, and they received the ^bHoly^• Ghost.

 And when Simon saw that through ^alaying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

 Saying, Give me also this ^apower, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the ^agift of God may be ^bpurchased with money.

 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not ^aright^• in the sight of God.

 Repent therefore of this thy ^awickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the ^bthought of thine ^cheart^• may be forgiven thee.

 For I perceive that thou art in the ^agall^• of bitterness, and in the ^bbond of iniquity.

 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

An angel ministers to Cornelius—Peter in a vision is commanded to take the gospel to the Gentiles—Gospel taught by witnesses—Holy Ghost falls upon Gentiles.

Paul, before Festus, appeals unto Caesar—Agrippa desires to hear Paul.

 However, it was nevertheless a fact that I had beheld a ^avision^•. I have thought since, that I felt much like Paul, when he made his defense before King Agrippa, and related the account of the vision he had when he saw a light, and heard a voice; but still there were but few who believed him; some said he was dishonest, others said he was ^bmad^•; and he was ridiculed and reviled. But all this did not destroy the reality of his vision. He had seen a vision, he knew he had, and all the ^cpersecution^• under heaven could not make it otherwise; and though they should persecute him unto death, yet he knew, and would know to his latest breath, that he had both seen a light and heard a voice speaking unto him, and all the world could not make him think or believe otherwise.

 So it was with me. I had actually seen a light, and in the midst of that light I saw two ^aPersonages^•, and they did in reality speak to me; and though I was ^bhated and ^cpersecuted for saying that I had seen a vision, yet it was true; and while they were persecuting me, reviling me, and speaking all manner of evil against me ^dfalsely for so saying, I was led to say in my heart: Why persecute me for telling the truth? I have actually seen a vision; and who am I that I can withstand God, or why does the world think to make me deny what I have actually seen? For I had seen a vision; I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not ^edeny it, neither dared I do it; at least I knew that by so doing I would offend God, and come under condemnation.

 AND Saul, yet breathing out ^athreatenings^• and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

 And desired of him ^aletters^• to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a ^alight from heaven:

 And he ^afell^• to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, ^bSaul^•, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am ^aJesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to ^bkick^• against the pricks.

 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, ^awhat wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

 ^aAnd^• the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a ^bvoice^•, but seeing ^cno^• man.

 ¶ And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named ^aAnanias^•; and to him said the Lord in a ^bvision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much ^aevil^• he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a ^achosen^• vessel unto me, to ^bbear^• my ^cname before the ^dGentiles^•, and ^ekings^•, and the children of Israel:

 For I will shew him how great things he must ^asuffer for my name’s sake.

 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his ^ahands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that ^bappeared^• unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath ^csent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the ^dHoly Ghost.

 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received ^asight forthwith, and arose, and was ^bbaptized.

 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that ^adestroyed^• them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them ^bbound^• unto the chief priests?

 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

 ¶ And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to ^akill^• him:

 But their ^alaying^• await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a ^abasket^•.

 And when Saul was come to ^aJerusalem^•, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had ^aseen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they ^aassembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called ^bChristians^• first in ^cAntioch^•.

 ¶ And in these days came ^aprophets^• from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the ^aSpirit^• that there should be great ^bdearth^• throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

 And thence sailed to ^aAntioch^•, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the ^adoor^• of faith unto the Gentiles.

 And there they abode long time with the disciples.

 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

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 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

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 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and ^adisputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

 ¶ Now they which were scattered abroad upon the ^apersecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

 ¶ So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

 And the ^acontention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain ^asorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:

 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a ^aprudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the ^aHoly Ghost, set his eyes on him,

 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou ^achild^• of the devil, thou ^benemy of all ^crighteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou ^ashalt^• be ^bblind^•, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

 And there they preached the gospel.

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 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

 And there they preached the gospel.

 ¶ And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a ^acripple^• from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:

 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had ^afaith to be ^bhealed,

 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The ^agods^• are come down to us in the likeness of men.

 And they called Barnabas, ^aJupiter^•; and Paul, ^bMercurius^•, because he was the chief speaker.

 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

 Which when the ^aapostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are ^amen^• of like ^bpassions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these ^cvanities unto the living God, which ^dmade heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

 Who in times past suffered all nations to ^awalk in their own ^bways^•.

 Nevertheless he left not himself without ^awitness^•, in that he did good, and gave us ^brain^• from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with ^cfood and gladness.

 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

 ¶ And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having ^astoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

 THEN came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named ^aTimotheus^•, the son of a certain woman, which was a ^bJewess^•, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and ^acircumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

 But they shook off the ^adust^• of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the ^aepistle from Laodicea.

 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the ^afirst and the last: and, What thou seest, ^bwrite in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto ^cThyatira^•, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto ^dLaodicea^•.

 ¶ But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that ^afear^• God, give audience.

 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as ^astrangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

 And when he had ^adestroyed^• seven nations in the ^bland of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own ^aheart, which shall fulfil all my will.

 Of this man’s ^aseed hath God according to his ^bpromise raised unto Israel a ^cSaviour, Jesus:

 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

 Men and brethren, children of the stock of ^aAbraham^•, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be ^aslain^•.

 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

 But God raised him from the dead:

 And he was ^aseen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his ^bwitnesses^• unto the people.

 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the ^afathers,

 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my ^aSon, this day have I begotten thee.

 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the ^asure^• mercies of David.

 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

 But he, whom God ^araised again, saw no ^bcorruption^•.

 ¶ Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the ^aforgiveness of sins:

 And by him all that believe are ^ajustified from all things, from which ye could not be ^bjustified^• by the ^claw of Moses.

 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a ^awork^• which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next ^asabbath.

 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious ^aproselytes^• followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

 ¶ And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with ^aenvy, and spake ^bagainst^• those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and ^cblaspheming.

 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the ^aGentiles^•.

 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a ^alight of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for ^bsalvation unto the ends of the earth.

 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: ^aand^• as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

 And the word of the Lord was ^apublished^• throughout all the region.

 But the Jews ^astirred^• up the devout and honourable ^bwomen^•, and the chief men of the city, and raised ^cpersecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

 For I know this, that after my departing shall ^agrievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking ^aperverse things, to ^bdraw^• away disciples after them.

 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to ^awarn^• every one night and day with tears.

 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and ^apatience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

 ¶ And a certain Jew named ^aApollos^•, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and ^bmighty^• in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

 This man was ^ainstructed in the way of the Lord; and being ^bfervent in the spirit, he spake and taught ^cdiligently^• the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of ^dJohn^•.

 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren ^awrote^•, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, ^ashewing by the scriptures that ^bJesus^• was Christ.

 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

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 And many that believed came, and ^aconfessed, and shewed their deeds.

 AND it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper ^acoasts^• came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto ^aJohn^•’s baptism.

 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of ^arepentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

 When they heard this, they were ^abaptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with ^atongues, and prophesied.

 And all the men were about twelve.

 And he went into the ^asynagogue^•, and spake boldly for the space of three months, ^bdisputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

 And God wrought special ^amiracles by the hands of Paul:

 So that from his body were brought unto the sick ^ahandkerchiefs^• or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

 ¶ Then certain of the vagabond Jews, ^aexorcists^•, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the ^bname of the Lord Jesus, saying, We ^cadjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

 And the ^aevil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

 And many that believed came, and ^aconfessed, and shewed their deeds.

 Many of them also which used curious ^aarts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

 ¶ After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the ^aspirit^•, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see ^bRome^•.

 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for ^aDiana^•, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

 So that not only this our ^acraft^• is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and ^aAristarchus^•, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And ^aAlexander^• beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

 And when the townclerk had ^aappeased^• the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a ^bworshipper^• of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from ^cJupiter^•?

 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing ^arashly.

 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, ^athe^• law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.

 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s ^auproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the ^afirst and the last: and, What thou seest, ^bwrite in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto ^cThyatira^•, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto ^dLaodicea^•.

 And a ^avision^• appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of ^aunleavened^• bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

 And upon the ^afirst ^bday of the week, when the disciples came ^ctogether to ^dbreak^{• e}bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and ^aembracing^• him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

 And they brought the young man ^aalive, and were not a little comforted.

 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

 ¶ And a certain woman named ^aLydia^•, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose ^bheart^• the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and ^aabide^• there. And she constrained us.

 ¶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by ^asoothsaying:

 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, ^aThese^• men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the ^aspirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

 ¶ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to ^abeat^• them.

 And when they had laid many ^astripes^• upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

 And when they had laid many ^astripes^• upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

 ¶ And at ^amidnight^• Paul and Silas prayed, and ^bsang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the ^adoors^• were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

 ¶ Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are ^atoo^• superstitious.

 For as I passed by, and beheld your ^adevotions^•, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE ^bUNKNOWN^• GOD. Whom therefore ye ^cignorantly worship, him ^ddeclare I unto you.

 God that ^amade the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, ^bdwelleth^• not in temples made with hands;

 Neither is ^aworshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and ^bbreath, and all things;

 And hath ^amade^• of ^bone^{• c}blood^{• d}all ^enations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath ^fdetermined the ^gtimes^• before ^happointed, and the ⁱbounds^• of their habitation;

 That they should ^aseek the Lord, ^bif^• haply they might ^cfeel^• after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

 For in him we ^alive^•, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his ^boffspring.

 Forasmuch then as we are the ^aoffspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto ^bgold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s ^cdevice^•.

 And the times of this ^aignorance^• God ^bwinked^• at; but now ^ccommandeth^• all men every where to ^drepent:

 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will ^ajudge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ^bordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath ^craised^• him from the dead.

 ¶ And when they heard of the ^aresurrection^• of the dead, some ^bmocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

 So Paul departed from among them.

 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the ^aAreopagite^•, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

 AFTER these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

 And found a certain Jew named ^aAquila^•, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and ^awrought^•: for by their occupation they were ^btentmakers.

 And he reasoned in the ^asynagogue^• every ^bsabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

 And when Silas and ^aTimotheus^• were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and ^btestified^• to the Jews that Jesus was ^cChrist.

 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he ^ashook^• his raiment, and said unto them, Your ^bblood^• be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

 ¶ And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

 And ^aCrispus^•, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing ^bbelieved, and were baptized.

 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a ^avision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much ^apeople^• in this city.

 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

 ¶ And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to ^aworship^• God contrary to the law.

 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or ^awicked^{• b}lewdness^•, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

 But if it be a ^aquestion^• of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

 And he drave them from the judgment seat.

 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

 ¶ And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a ^avow.

 NOW when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to ^aThessalonica^•, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days ^areasoned^• with them out of the ^bscriptures^•,

 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout ^aGreeks^• a great multitude, and of the chief ^bwomen^• not a few.

 ¶ But the ^aJews^• which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain ^blewd^• fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an ^cuproar, and ^dassaulted^• the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

 ¶ And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

 ¶ And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and ^asearched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.

 And a ^avision^• appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

 ¶ And a certain woman named ^aLydia^•, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose ^bheart^• the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and ^aabide^• there. And she constrained us.

 ¶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by ^asoothsaying:

 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, ^aThese^• men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the ^aspirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

 ¶ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to ^abeat^• them.

 And when they had laid many ^astripes^• upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

 ¶ And at ^amidnight^• Paul and Silas prayed, and ^bsang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the ^adoors^• were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

 And they said, ^aBelieve^• on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being ^aRomans^•, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out ^bprivily^•? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of ^aLydia^• and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain ^acontribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

 MOREOVER, brethren, ^awe^• do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

 How that in a great ^atrial of ^baffliction the abundance of their joy and their deep ^cpoverty^• abounded unto the riches of their ^dliberality^•.

 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the ^afellowship^• of the ministering to the saints.

 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first ^agave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto ^aCaesar^•.

 AND when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

 And the ^abarbarous^• people shewed us no little ^bkindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a ^aviper^• out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no ^aharm^•.

 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a ^agod^•.

 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days ^acourteously.

 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay ^asick of a fever and of a ^bbloody^• flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his ^chands on him, and healed him.

 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

 And from thence we ^afetched^• a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he ^athanked God, and took ^bcourage.

 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the ^ahope^• of Israel I am bound with this chain.

 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he ^aexpounded^• and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the ^bprophets^•, from morning till evening.

 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some ^abelieved not.

 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well ^aspake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not ^aperceive^•:

 For the ^aheart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their ^beyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the ^aGentiles^•, and that they will hear it.

 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.