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CHAP. XII. from prison by an angel.

Peter miraculously delivered
without ceasing of the Church|
unto God for him.

12 And when he had considered the thing, he came to

6 And when Herod would the house of Mary the mother have brought him forth, the of John, whose surname was same night Peter was sleeping Mark; where many were gabetween two soldiers, bound thered together, praying. with two chains; and the keep- 13 And as Peter knocked at ers before the door kept the the door of the gate, a damsel prison. came to hearken, named Rhoda. 7 And behold, the angel of 14 And when she knew Pethe Lord came upon him, and alter's voice, she opened not the light shined in the prison; and gate for gladness, but ran in, he smote Peter on the side, and and told how Peter stood before raised him up, saying, Arise up the gate. quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she con8 And the angel said unto stantly affirmed that it was even him, Gird thyself, and bind on so. Then said they, It is his thy sandals and so he And he saith unto him, thy garment about thee, follow me.

did. angel.

Cast 16 But Peter continued and knocking. And when they had opened the door, and saw him, 9 And he went out, and fol- they were astonished. lowed him, and wist not that it 17 But he beckoning unto was true which was done by the them with the hand to hold angel; but thought he saw a their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him

vision.

10 When they were past the out of the prison. And he said, first and the second ward, they Go shew these things unto came unto the iron gate that James, and to the brethren. leadeth unto the city; which And he departed, and went into opened to them of his own another place.

accord: and they went out, and 18 Now as soon as it was day, passed on through one street; there was no small stir among and forthwith the angel depart-the soldiers, what was become ed from him. of Peter.

11 And when Peter was come 19 And when Herod had to himself, he said, Now I know sought for him, and found him of a surety, that the Lord hath not, he examined the keepers, sent his angel, and hath deliver- and commanded that they should ed me out of the hand of Herod, be put to death. And he went and from all the expectation of down from Judea to Cesarea, the people of the Jews. and there abode.

Herod's miserable death.

THE ACTS,

Elymas struck blind. 20 ¶ And Herod was highly 3 And when they had fasted displeased with them of Tyre and prayed, and laid their and Sidon. But they came with hands on them, they sent them one accord to him, and having away.

made Blastus the king's cham- 4 So they being sent forth berlain their friend, desired by the Holy Ghost, departed peace, because their country unto Seleucia; and from thence was nourished by the king's they sailed to Cyprus.

country. 5 And when they were at Sa21 And upon a set day, He-lamis, they preached the word rod arrayed in royal apparel, of God in the synagogues of the sat upon his throne, and made Jews. And they had also John an oration unto them. to their minister.

22 And the people gave a

6 And when they had gone

shout, saying, It is the voice of a through the isle unto Paphos,

god, and not of a man.

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they found a certain sorcerer,

23 And immediately the angel a false prophet, a Jew, whose of the Lord smote him, because name was Bar-jesus:

he gave not God the glory: and 7 Which was with the deputy he was eaten of worms, and of the country, Sergius Paulus, gave up the ghost. a prudent man; who called for

24 But the word of God Barnabas and Saul, and desired grew and multiplied. to hear the word of God. 25 And Barnabas and Saul 8 But Elymas the sorcerer returned from Jerusalem, when (for so is his name by interprethey had fulfilled their ministry, tation) withstood them, seeking and took with them John, whose to turn away the deputy from surname was Mark. the faith.

CHAP. XIII.

9 Then Saul, (who also is Paul and Barnabas sent to the Gentiles. called Paul) filled with the Holy NOW there were in the Ghost, set his eyes on him,

church that was at Antioch 10 And said, O full of all subcertain prophets and teachers; tilty, and all mischief, thou child as Barnabas, and Simeon that of the devil, thou enemy of all was called Niger, and Lucius righteousness, wilt thou not of Cyrene, and Manaen, which cease to pervert the right ways had been brought up with Herod of the Lord?

the tetrarch, and Saul.

11 And now behold, the hand 2 As they ministered to the of the Lord is upon thee, and Lord, and fasted, the Holy thou shalt be blind, not seeing Ghost said, Separate me Bar- the sun for a season. And imnabas and Saul, for the work mediately there fell on him a whereunto I have called them. mist and a darkness; and he

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went about seeking some to fifty years, lead him by the hand.

prophet.

synagogue at Antioch. until Samuel the

12 Then the deputy, when 21 And afterward they dehe saw what was done, believed, sired a king: and God gave unto being astonished at the doctrine them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the Lord. of the tribe of Benjamin, by the

13 Now when Paul and his space of forty years. company loosed from Paphos, 22 And when he had rethey came to Perga in Pamphy-moved him, he raised up unto lia: And John departing from them David to be their king: to them, returned to Jerusalem. whom also he gave testimony,

14 ¶ But when they departed and said, I have found David from Perga, they came to An- the son of Jesse, a man after tioch in Pisidia, and went into mine own heart, which shall the synagogue on the sabbath-fulfil all my will.

day, and sat down.

23 Of this man's seed hath 15 And after the reading of God, according to his promise, the law and the prophets, the raised unto Israel a Saviour, rulers of the synagogue sent Jesus:

unto them, saying, Ye men and 24 When John had first brethren, if ye have any word preached, before his coming, of exhortation for the people, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

say on.

16 Then Paul stood up, and 25 And as John fulfilled his beckoning with his hand, said, course, he said, Who think ye Men of Israel, and ye that fear that I am? I am not he. But God, give audience. behold, there cometh one after 17 The God of this people me, whose shoes of his feet I am of Israel chose our fathers, and not worthy to loose.

exalted the people when they 26 Men and brethren, children dwelt as strangers in the land of the stock of Abraham, and of Egypt, and with a high arm whosoever among you feareth brought he them out of it. God, to you is the word of this

18 And about the time of salvation sent.

forty years suffered he their 27 For they that dwell at manners in the wilderness. Jerusalem, and their rulers,

19 And when he had de- because they knew him not, nor stroyed seven nations in the yet the voices of the prophets land of Chanaan, he divided which are read every sabbaththeir land to them by lot. day, they have fulfilled them in 20 And after that, he gave condemning him. unto them judges, about the 28 And though they found no space of four hundred and cause of death in him, yet de

Paul's discourse at Antioch.

THE ACTS,

The Jews blaspheme, sired they Pilate that he should therefore, men and brethren, be slain. that through this man is preach29 And when they had ful-ed unto you the forgiveness of filled all that was written of sins ; him, they took him down from 39 And by him all that the tree, and laid him in a se-believe are justified from all pulchre. things, from which ye could 30 But God raised him from not be justified by the law of the dead: Moses.

31 And he was seen many 40 Beware therefore, lest that days of them which came up come upon you which is spoken with him from Galilee to Jeru- of in the prophets; salem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work 32 And we declare unto you a work in your days, a work glad tidings, how that the pro- which ye shall in no wise bemise which was made unto the lieve, though a man declare it fathers, unto you.

33 God hath fulfilled the 42 And when the Jews were same unto us their children, gone out of the synagogue, the in that he hath raised up Jesus Gentiles besought that these again; as it is also written in words might be preached to the second psalm, Thou art my them the next sabbath. Son, this day have I begotten 43 Now, when the congregation was broken up, many of the

thee.

34 And as concerning that he Jews and religious proselytes raised him up from the dead, followed Paul and Barnabas; now no more to return to cor- who speaking to them, perruption, he said on this wise, I suaded them to continue in the will give you the sure mercies grace of God.

of David.

44 And the next sabbath35 Wherefore he saith also in day came almost the whole city another psalm, Thou shalt not together to hear the word of suffer thy Holy One to see cor- God. ruption.

45 But when the Jews saw 36 For David, after he had the multitudes, they were filled served his own generation by with envy, and spake against the will of God, fell on sleep, those things which were spoken and was laid unto his fathers, by Paul, contradicting and blasand saw corruption :

37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

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pheming.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was

Be it known unto you necessary that the word of God

CHAP. XIV.

and raise a persecution. Paul healeth a cripple. should first have been spoken to made their minds evil-affected you: but seeing ye put it from against the brethren. you, and judge yourselves un- 3 Long time therefore abode worthy of everlasting life, lo, we they speaking boldly in the turn to the Gentiles: Lord, which gave testimony

47 For so hath the Lord unto the word of his grace, and commanded us, saying, I have granted signs and wonders to set thee to be a light of the be done by their hands. Gentiles, that thou shouldest be 4 But the multitude of the for salvation unto the ends of city was divided: and part held the earth. with the Jews, and part with

48 And when the Gentiles the apostles.

heard this, they were glad, and 5 And when there was an asglorified the word of the Lord: sault made both of the Gentiles, and as many as were ordained and also of the Jews, with their to eternal life, believed. rulers, to use them despitefully,

49 And the word of the Lord and to stone them, was published throughout all the region.

6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, 50 But the Jews stirred up cities of Lycaonia, and unto the the devout and honourable region that lieth round about: women, and the chief men of 7 And there they preached the city, and raised persecution the gospel.

against Paul and Barnabas, and 8 And there sat a certain expelled them out of their man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his

coasts.

51 But they shook off the dust mother's womb, who never had of their feet against them, and walked. came unto Iconium.

9 The same heard Paul

52 And the disciples were speak: who steadfastly beholdfilled with joy and with the ing him, and perceiving that he Holy Ghost. had faith to be healed,

CHAP. XIV.

Paul healeth a cripple at Lystra.

10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And

AND it came to pass in Ico- he leaped and walked.

nium, that they went both 11 And when the people saw together into the synagogue of what Paul had done, they lifted the Jews, and so spake, that a up their voices, saying in the great multitude, both of the speech of Lycaonia, The gods Jews, and also of the Greeks, are come down to us in the believed. likeness of men.

2 But the unbelieving Jews 12 And they called Barnastirred up the Gentiles, and bas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercu

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