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ty, and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? w 11 And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, 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. f12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

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.

t 22 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 heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

t 23 Of this man's seed hath God, according to his promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: 24 When John had first preach. g 13 Now when Paul and his com-ed, before his coming, the baptism pany loosed from Paphos, they of repentance to all the people of came to Perga in Pamphylia: And Israel.

John departing from them, return-c 25 And as John fulfilled his ed to Jerusalem. course, he said, Whom think ye d 14 But when they departed that I am? I am not he. But be from Perga, they came to Antioch hold, there cometh one after me, in Pisidia, and went into the syna- whose shoes of his feet I am not gogue on the sabbath-day, and sat worthy to loose. down.

15 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.

c 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought he them

out of it.

b 26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God to you is the word of this salvation sent.

27 For they that dwell at Jeru salem, 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.

28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

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

18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in t 30 But God raised him from the the wilderness. dead;

19 And when he had destroyed g 31 And he was seen many days seven nations in the land of Cha- of them which came up with him naan, he divided their land to them from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are by lot. his witnesses unto the people. 32 And we declare unto you

ƒ20 And after that he gave unto them judges, about the space of glad tidings, how that the promise four hundred and fifty years, until which was made unto the fathers, Samuel the prophet. a 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he

21 And afterward they desired

hath raised up Jesus again; as c 46 Then Paul and Barnabas is also written in the second psalm, waxed bold, and said, It was neThou art my Son, this day have Icessary that the word of God begotten thee.

34 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 sure mercies of David. a 35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 36 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 : 37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

t 38 ¶ Be it known unto you the refore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins;

b 39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

w 40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken of in the prophets;

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 Gentiles:

a 47 For so hath the Dord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. t 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord and as many as were ordained to eternal life, believed.

49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

f50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

AND it came to pass in loo

a 41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work at 52 And the disciples were filled work in your days, a work which with joy and with the Holy Ghost. ye shall in no wise believe, though CHAP. XIV. a man declare it unto you. f42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

nium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude, both of the Jews, and also of the Greeks, believed.

t 43 Now, when the congregation c 2 But the unbelieving Jews stir was broken up, many of the Jews red up the Gentiles, and made their and religious proselytes followed minds evil-affected against the Paul and Barnabas; who speaking brethren.

to them, persuaded them to con- d 3 Long time therefore abode tinue in the grace of God. they speaking boldly in the Lord, f44 ¶ And the next sabbath-day which gave testimony unto the came almost the whole city to-word of his grace, and granted gether to hear the word of God. signs and wonders to be done by

c 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

their hands.

f4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

5 And when there was an as

sault made both of the Gentiles, ven, and fruitful seasons, filling our and also of the Jews, with their hearts with food and gladness. rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

g 6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

d 7 And there they preached the gospel.

f8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

9 The same heard Paul speak who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

m 10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

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

ƒ 19 T And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch, and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

m 20 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.

g 21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

f11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted b 22 Confirming the souls of the up their voices, saying in the disciples, and exhorting them to speech of Lycaonia, The gods are continue in the faith, and that we come down to us in the likeness of

men.

12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

must through much tribulation
enter into the kingdom of God.
f 23 And when they had ordain
ed them elders in every church,
and had prayed with fasting, they
commended them to the Lord, on
whom they believed.

13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, g 24 And after they had passed and would have done sacrifice with throughout Pisidia, they came to the people.

f 14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

Pamphylia.

25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:

d 26 And thence sailed to Antioch, d 15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye from whence they had been recom these things? We also are men of mended to the grace of God, for the like passions with you, and preach work which they fulfilled. unto you, that ye should turn from b 27 And when they were come, these vanities unto the living God, and had gathered the church towhich made heaven, and earth, gether, they rehearsed all that and the sea, and all things that God had done with them, and how are therein : he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

t 17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did

28 And there they abode long time with the disciples. CHAP. XV.

f

good, and gave us rain frohe A

ND certain men which came down from Judea, taught

the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

we shall be saved, even as they.

12 ¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience 2 When therefore Paul and to Barnabas and Paul, declaring Barnabas had no small dissension what miracles and wonders God and disputation with them, they had wrought among the Gentiles determined that Paul and Barna- by them. bas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

ƒ13 ¶ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken

unto me.

14 Simeon hath declared how

e 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed God at the first did visit the Genthrough Phenice and Samaria, de- tiles, to take out of them a peoclaring the conversion of the Gen-ple for his name. tiles and they caused great joy 15 And to this agree the words unto all the brethren. of the prophets; as it is written,

4 And when they were come to a 16 After this I will return, and Jerusalem, they were received of will build again the tabernacle of the church, and of the apostles David which is fallen down; and and elders, and they declared all I will build again the ruins thereof, things that God had done with and I will set it up : them.

17 That the residue of men f5 But there rose up certain might seek after the Lord, and all of the sect of the Pharisees, which the Gentiles, upon whom my name believed, saying, That it was need- is called, saith the Lord, who doeth ful to circumcise them, and to all these things.

command them to keep the law of t 18 Known unto God are all his Moses. works from the beginning of the

6 T And the apostles and elders world. came together for to consider of d 19 Wherefore my sentence is, this matter. that we trouble not them, which 7 And when there had been from among the Gentiles are turnmuch disputing, Peter rose up and ed to God:

said unto them, Men and brethren, d 20 But that we write unto them ye know how that a good while that they abstain from pollutions ago, God made choice among us, of idols, and from fornication, and that the Gentiles, by my mouth, from things strangled, and from should hear the word of the gos- blood. pel, and believe.

8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us :

c 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath-day.

f 22 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:

10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers, nor we were able to bear?g 23 And they wrote letters by t 11 But we believe, that through, them after this manner; The aposthe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, | tles, and elders, and brethren, send

greeting unto the brethren which again and visit our brethren, in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.

24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us, have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law; to whom we gave no such commandment;

c 25 It seemed good unto us, be-
ing assembled with one accord, to
send chosen men unto you, with
our beloved Barnabas and Paul:
c 26 Men that have hazarded
their lives for the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ.

37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. g 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. c 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus. d 40 And Paul chose Silas, and 27 We have sent therefore Ju- departed, being recommended by das and Silas, who shall also tell the brethren unto the grace of God. you the same things by mouth. g 41 And he went through Sy 28 For it seemed good to the ria and Cilicia, confirming the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon churches. you no greater burden than these necessary things;

:

CHAP XVI. fHEN came he to Derbe d 29 That ye abstain from meats and Lystra and behold, offered to idols, and from blood, a certain disciple was there, named and from things strangled, and Timotheus the son of a certain from fornication: from which if ye woman which was a Jewess, and keep yourselves, ye shall do well. believed, but his father was a Fare ye well. Greek :

30 So when they were dismiss-g 2 Which was well reported of ed, they came to Antioch: and by the brethren that were at when they had gathered the multi- Lystra and Iconium. tude together, they delivered the epistle.

31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. d32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

34 Notwithstanding, it pleased Silas to abide there still.

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

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

4 And as they went through the
cities, they delivered them the
decrees for to keep, that were or
dained of the apostles and elders
which were at Jerusalem.
d 5 And so were the churches
established in the faith, and in-
creased in number daily.
t 6 Now, when they had gone
throughout Phrygia, and the re-
gion of Galatia, and were forbid-
den of the Holy Ghost to preach
the word in Asia;

f36 And some days after, Paul
said unto Barnabas, Let us golg 7 After they were

come to

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