Acts 23:11 Cross References - Coverdale

¹¹ But in the nighte folowinge, the LORDE stode by him, and sayde: Be of good cheare Paul, for as thou hast testified of me at Ierusalem so must thou testifye at Rome also.

¹ In oure troubles and aduersite, we haue founde, that God is oure refuge, oure strength and helpe. ² Therfore wil we not feare, though the earth fell, and though the hilles were caried in to the myddest of the see.

³¹ For he stondeth at the right hande of the poore, to saue him from soch as condempne his soule.

¹⁰ be not afrayde, for I wil be with ye. Lake not behinde ye, for I wil be thy God, to stregth ye, helpe ye, & to kepe ye with this right hode of myne.

¹⁴ Be not afrayde thou litle worme Iacob, and thou despysed Israel: For I will helpe the, saieth the LORDE, & the holyone of Israel thine avenger.

² When thou wentest in the water, I was by the, that the stroge floudes shulde not pluck ye awaye: When thou walkest in the fyre, it shal not burne ye, and the flame shall not kindle vpon the.

¹⁰ In the begynnynge of a thinge, I shewe the ende therof: and I tel before, thinges that are not yet come to passe. With one worde is my deuyce accomplished, & fulfilleth all my pleasure.

¹⁹ Vpon these wordes, thus sayde the LORDE vnto me: Yf thou wilt turne agayne, I shal set the in my seruyce: and yf thou wilt take out the thinge that is precious from the vyle, thou shalt be euen as myne owne mouth. They shal conuerte vnto the, but turne not thou vnto the: ²⁰ and so shal I make the a stroge wall of stele agaynst this people. They shal fight agaynst the, but they shal not preuayle. For I myself will be with the, to helpe the, and delyuer the, saieth the LORDE. ²¹ And I will ryd the out of the hondes of the wicked, and delyuer the out of the honde of Tirauntes.

² And lo, they brought vnto him a man sicke of ye palsie, lyinge in his bed. And when Iesus sawe the faith of the, he sayde to the sicke of ye palsie: my sonne, be of good cheare, thy sinnes are forgeue the.

²⁷ But straight waye Iesus spake vnto them, and sayde: Be of good cheare, it is I, be not afrayed.

²⁰ and teach them to kepe all thinges, what soeuer I haue commaunded you. And lo, I am with you euery daye vnto the ende of the worlde.

⁸ His disciples sayde vnto him: Master, lately wolde the Iewes haue stoned the, & wilt thou go thither agayne: ⁹ Iesus answered: Are there not twolue houres in ye daye? He yt walketh in the daye, stombleth not, for he seyeth ye light of this worlde. ¹⁰ But he that walketh in the night, stobleth: for there is no light in him.

¹⁸ I wil not leaue you cofortles, I come vnto you.

³³ These thinges haue I spoken vnto you, that in me ye might haue peace. In ye worlde haue ye trouble, but be of good comforte, I haue ouercome the worlde.

²⁵ For Dauid speaketh of him: Afore honde haue I set the LORDE allwayes before me, for he is on my right hode, that I shulde not be moued.

⁹ The LORDE spake vnto Paul by a vision in ye nighte: Be not afrayed, but speake, and holde not thy peace,

²¹ Whan this was done, Paul purposed in sprete to take his iourney thorow Macedonia and Achaia, and to go to Ierusale, and sayde: After that I haue bene there, I must se Rome also.

²² And now beholde, I go bounde in ye sprete vnto Ierusale, not knowinge what shal happen there vnto me,

¹⁸ and sawe him. Then sayde he vnto me: Make haist, and get the soone out of Ierusalem, for they wyl not receaue the witnesse that thou bearest of me.

²² And now I exhorte you to be of good cheare, for there shal none of oure lyues perishe, but the shippe onely. ²³ For this night stode by me the angell off God (whose I am, & who I serue) ²⁴ & saide: Feare not Paul, thou must be broughte before the Emperoure. And lo, God hath geuen vnto the all the that sayle with the. ²⁵ Wherfore syrs be of good cheare: for I beleue God, yt it shal come so to passe, as it was tolde me.

²³ And wha they had appoynted hi a daye, there came many vnto hi in to his lodginge: vnto who he expouded ye kyngdome of God & preached vnto the of Iesu, out of ye lawe and out of the prophetes, eue fro mornynge vntyll the eue. ²⁴ And some beleued ye thinge yt he sayde, but some beleued not. ²⁵ But wha they agreed not amoge the selues, they departed, wha Paul had spoke one worde: Full well hath the holy goost spoke by ye prophet Esay vnto or fathers, ²⁶ & sayde: Go vnto this people, and saye: With eares ye shal heare, & not vnderstode: & with eyes shal ye se, & not perceaue. ²⁷ For ye hert of this people is waxed grosse, & they heare hardly wt their eares: & their eyes haue they closed, yt they shulde not once se wt their eyes, & heare wt their eares, & vnderstode i their hertes, and be couerted, yt I mighte heale the. ²⁸ Be it knowne therfore vnto you, yt this saluacio of God is sent vnto ye Heythe, and they shal heare it. ²⁹ And wha he sayde yt, ye Iewes departed, & had a greate disputacion amonge the selues. ³⁰ But Paul abode two whole yeares in his owne hyred dwellinge, & receaued all the yt came in vnto hi, ³¹ preachinge ye kyngdome of God, and teachinge those thinges which concerne the LORDE Iesus with all boldnesse, vnforbydden.

¹⁵ Wherfore (as moch as i me is) I am ready to preach the Gospell vnto you at Rome also. ¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Gospell of Christ: for it is the power of God, which saueth all that beleue theron, the Iewe first & also the Greke:

⁸ Brethren we wolde not haue you ignoraunt of oure trouble, which happened vnto vs in Asia, for we were greued out off measure passynge strength, so that we euen dispared of life, ⁹ and had concluded in oure selues yt we must nedes dye. But this was done, because we shulde not put oure trust in oure selues, but in God, which rayseth vp the deed to life agayne: ¹⁰ which delyuered vs from so greate a death, and yet delyuereth daylie, On whom we trust, that he wil delyuer vs here after also,

¹³ so that my bondes in Christ are manifest thorow out all ye iudgmet hall, and in all other places:

¹⁷ Notwitstondynge the LORDE stode by me, & stregthed me, that by me the preachinge shulde be fulfylled to the vttemost, and that all the Heythe shulde heare. And I was delyuered out of the mouth of the lyon.