Acts 12 Cross References - ABU

¹ AND about that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to oppress certain of the church. ² And he slew James the brother of John with the sword. ³ And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also; (then were the days of unleavened bread;) ⁴ whom he also seized and put in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people. ⁵ Peter therefore was kept guarded in the prison; but earnest prayer was made by the church to God on his behalf. ⁶ And when Herod was about to bring him forth, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and keepers before the door were guarding the prison. ⁷ And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him, saying: Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from off his hands. ⁸ And the angel said to him: Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he said to him: Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. ⁹ And he went out, and followed him; and knew not that what was done by the angel was true, but thought he saw a vision. ¹⁰ And having passed the first and the second watch, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out, and passed on through one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. ¹¹ And Peter, having come to himself, said: Now I know truly, that the Lord sent forth his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. ¹² And becoming fully conscious of it, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying. ¹³ And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maidservant came to hearken, named Rhoda. ¹⁴ And recognizing Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told that Peter was standing before the gate. ¹⁵ And they said to her: Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said: It is his angel. ¹⁶ But Peter continued knocking; and opening the door they saw him, and were amazed. ¹⁷ And beckoning to them with the hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison. And he said: Go tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place. ¹⁸ And when it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what was become of Peter. ¹⁹ And Herod, when he had sought for him, and found him not, after examining the keepers, commanded that they should be led away to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. ²⁰ And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians. But they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by that of the king. ²¹ And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made a speech to them. ²² And thereupon the people shouted: The voice of a god, and not of a man! ²³ And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not glory to God; and he was eaten by worms, and expired. ²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied. ²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed the service, taking with them also John, who was surnamed Mark.

¹⁷ But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues; ¹⁸ and before governors also and kings will ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

⁹ Then will they deliver you up unto affliction, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

⁵³ When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

² They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, a time is coming, that every one who kills you will think he makes an offering to God.

³⁰ by stretching forth thy hand for healing, and that signs and wonders may be wrought through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.

³¹ The church therefore, throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the consolation of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.

²¹ And going on from thence, he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. ²² And they, immediately leaving the ship and their father, followed him.

²³ And he says to them: Ye shall drink indeed of my cup; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but is for them for whom it has been prepared by my Father.

³⁵ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him saying: Teacher, we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatever we shall ask.

³⁸ And Jesus said to them: Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink, or to endure the immersion which I endure?

³⁷ They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword; they went about in sheep-skins and goats' skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

¹⁷ And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him: Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

⁴³ for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

¹¹ Jesus answered: Thou wouldst have no power against me, except it were given thee from above. Therefore he that delivers me to thee has the greater sin.

¹⁸ Verily, verily, I say to thee, when thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldst; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldst not.

¹⁴ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them: Men of Judaea, and all that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words.

¹³ And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were unlearned and obscure men, they wondered; and they recognized them, that they were with Jesus.

⁶ But we sailed forth from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

²⁷ But after two years, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and Felix, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, left Paul bound.

⁹ But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul, and said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these things, before me?

⁷ Cleanse out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened. For our passover, Christ, was sacrificed for us; ⁸ therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

¹⁰ For do I now seek the favor of men or of God? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be Christ's servant.

⁴ but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who proves our hearts.

⁵ But they said: Not at the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.

⁶⁴ Command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day lest his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people: He is risen from the dead; and the last error will be worse than the first. ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them: Ye have a watch; go, make secure, as ye know how. ⁶⁶ And they went, and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone, in connection with the watch.

¹² And before all these, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up into synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

³³ And he said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both to prison and to death.

³⁶ Simon Peter says to him: Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him: Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterward. ³⁷ Peter says to him: Lord, why can not I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee. ³⁸ Jesus answers: Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

²³ Then the soldiers, when they crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his coat. And the coat was without a seam, woven from the top throughout.

³ And they laid hands on them, and put them in prison unto the morrow; for it was now evening.

²⁸ to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel before determined to be done.

¹⁸ and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.

³ But Saul laid waste the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.

²³ And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; ²⁴ who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

¹⁹ Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth, concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

¹ And he spoke also a parable to them, to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

¹² And becoming fully conscious of it, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying.

²⁶ And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

¹¹ ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication, that for the mercy bestowed on us through many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

¹⁸ praying at every fitting season in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints; ¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given to me, in the opening of my mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

¹⁷ Pray without ceasing.

³ Remember those in bonds, as bound with them; those in adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

¹⁶ Confess therefore your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man avails much.

⁴ and for fear of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men.

²³ saying: The prison indeed we found shut with all security, and the keepers standing without before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one within.

³³ Then the chief captain came near, and took hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

²⁰ For this cause therefore I called for you, to see and to speak with you; for on account of the hope of Israel I am compassed with this chain.

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

⁶ Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶ The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; because he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

⁶ So that we boldly say: The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; What shall man do to me?

⁹ And, behold, an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were sore afraid.

⁴ And it came to pass, that as they were much perplexed concerning this, behold two men stood by them in shining garments.

²⁴ whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death; because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

¹⁹ But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors; and having brought them forth, he said:

³ And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus. And suddenly there flashed around him a light from heaven;

³⁰ And Cornelius said: Four days ago I was fasting unto this hour, and at the ninth hour was praying in my house; and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

⁶ And when Herod was about to bring him forth, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and keepers before the door were guarding the prison.

²³ And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not glory to God; and he was eaten by worms, and expired.

²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were loosed.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, ²⁴ saying: Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and, lo, God has given thee all those who sail with thee.

¹⁴ Wherefore he says: Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light.

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth for ministration, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

¹ AFTER these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

⁵ His mother says to the servants: Whatever he says to you, do it.

¹⁰ And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him the Lord said, in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

³ He saw in a vision, distinctly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him: Cornelius!

¹⁷ And while Peter was doubting in himself what the vision might be which he saw, behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, came and stood before the gate;

⁵ I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, let down out of heaven by four corners; and it came even to me.

¹⁹ Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

¹ TO boast is surely not expedient for me; for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. ² I know a man in Christ, above fourteen years ago (whether in the body I know not, or whether out of the body I know not, God knows) such a one caught up even to the third heaven. ³ And I know such a man (whether in the body or without the body I know not, God knows),

⁸ By faith Abraham when called obeyed, to go forth into a place which he should afterward receive for an inheritance, and went forth, not knowing whither he went.

¹⁹ When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, the doors having been shut, where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst; and he says to them: Peace be to you.

²⁶ And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be to you.

⁴ whom he also seized and put in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy, the True, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no one shall shut, and shuts, and no one opens.

¹⁷ And coming to himself, he said: How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

⁷ And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him, saying: Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from off his hands.

¹² And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³ And they were more than forty who made this conspiracy. ¹⁴ And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said: We bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have slain Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore do ye, with the council, signify to the chief captain that he bring him down to you, as though ye would ascertain more exactly the matters concerning him; and we, before he comes near, are ready to kill him. ¹⁶ And the son of Paul's sister, hearing of their lying in wait, went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. ¹⁷ Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said: Bring this young man to the chief captain; for he has something to tell him. ¹⁸ So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said: Paul, the prisoner, called me to him, and asked me to bring this young man to thee, as he has something to say to thee. ¹⁹ Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went aside privately, and asked: What is that thou hast to tell me? ²⁰ And he said: The Jews agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring down Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him. ²¹ But do not thou yield to them; for of them more than forty men are lying in wait for him, who bound themselves with an oath, neither to eat nor to drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, looking for the promise from thee. ²² The chief captain therefore dismissed the young man, having charged him to say to no one, that thou didst show these things to me. ²³ And calling to him two or three of the centurions, he said: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night; ²⁴ and let them provide beasts, that they may set Paul thereon, and bring him safe to Felix the governor. ²⁵ And he wrote a letter after this manner: ²⁶ Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, sends greeting. ²⁷ This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them; but I came upon them with the soldiery, and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman. ²⁸ And wishing to know the crime for which they were accusing him, I brought him down into their council; ²⁹ whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law, but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. ³⁰ And being informed that a plot was about to be laid against the man, I sent straightway to thee, having also commanded the accusers to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

³ asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, preparing an ambush to slay him on the way. ⁴ But Festus answered, that Paul was to be kept a prisoner at Caesarea, and that he himself should soon go thither. ⁵ Let them therefore, said he, who are powerful among you, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him.

⁸ For we would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were exceedingly oppressed, above our strength, so that we despaired even of life. ⁹ Yea, we ourselves had in ourselves the sentence of death, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; ¹⁰ who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom is our hope that he will still deliver;

⁹ the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust under punishment to the day of judgment;

¹⁹ Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth, concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. ²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

²³ And being dismissed, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders said to them.

⁵ Peter therefore was kept guarded in the prison; but earnest prayer was made by the church to God on his behalf.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed the service, taking with them also John, who was surnamed Mark.

⁵ And having come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John as an assistant.

¹³ And Paul and his companions, having put to sea from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

³⁷ And Barnabas determined to take with them John, who was surnamed Mark. ³⁸ But Paul thought it proper not to take with them him who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. ³⁹ And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

⁴⁰ And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia; and seeing the brethren they exhorted them, and departed.

¹⁰ Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom ye received commands (if he come to you, receive him), ¹¹ Luke alone is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for the ministry.

²⁴ Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-laborers.

¹³ The [church that is] in Babylon, chosen with you, salutes you; and Mark, my son. ¹⁴ And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

²⁵ When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

¹⁶ But Peter was standing at the door without. Therefore the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. ¹⁷ Then the damsel that kept the door says to Peter: Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He says: I am not.

¹⁶ But Peter continued knocking; and opening the door they saw him, and were amazed.

⁸ And going out quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word.

⁴¹ And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said to them: Have ye here anything to eat?

¹⁰ Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

¹¹ And they, hearing that he is alive, and was seen by her, believed not.

¹⁴ Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they reclined at table, and upbraided their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who saw him after he was risen.

¹¹ And their words seemed to them as idle talk, and they believed them not.

³⁷ But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them: Why are ye troubled? And wherefore do thoughts arise in your hearts?

²⁴ And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art mad; much learning makes thee mad.

²³ But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the other; for verily I say to you, ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come.

²² And when he came out he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was making signs to them, and remained speechless.

¹ AND after these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.

⁵⁹ They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

⁴⁰ And he went away again beyond the Jordan, to the place where John was at first immersing; and there he abode.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews; but departed thence to the country near to the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

²⁴ To him therefore Simon Peter beckons, and says to him: Say who it is of whom he speaks.

¹⁶ And Paul arose, and beckoning with the hand, said: Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

¹³ And after they were silent, James answered, saying: Men, brethren, hearken to me.

³³ And they brought forward Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews thrusting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, desiring to make his defense to the people.

¹⁸ And on the following day, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

⁴⁰ And he having given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand to the people. And a great silence ensuing, he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying:

⁷ After that, he appeared to James; then to all the apostles.

¹⁹ But no other of the apostles did I see, save James, the brother of the Lord.

⁹ and having learned the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas right hands of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

¹² For before certain ones came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

¹ JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

²² But the officers, when they came, found them not in the prison; and returning, they reported, ²³ saying: The prison indeed we found shut with all security, and the keepers standing without before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one within. ²⁴ And when the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were at a loss concerning them, to what this might grow. ²⁵ But one came and told them, saying: Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.

²⁷ And the jailer, awaking out of sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.

²³ And about that time, there arose no small tumult concerning the Way.

¹³ And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring thee word; for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.

¹⁶ Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and he sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned from the wise men.

¹¹ And as they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and reported to the chief priests all the things that were done. ¹² And having assembled with the elders, and taken counsel, they gave much money to the soldiers, ¹³ saying: Say, that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. ¹⁴ And if this shall be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and make you secure. ¹⁵ And they, taking the money, did as they were taught. And this saying was reported abroad among the Jews, until this day.

¹⁰ But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; ¹¹ because by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

⁴⁰ But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the good news to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

⁸ And on the morrow we departed, and came to Caesarea; and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, being one of the Seven, we abode with him.

¹³ And after certain days, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came to Caesarea to salute Festus.

⁴² And it was the plan of the soldiers, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim out, and escape.

²¹ Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the miracles, that were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. ²² But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.

³¹ Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not first sit down and consult, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? ³² Else, while he is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy, and desires conditions of peace.

⁸ And the master commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; because the sons of this world are, in their generation, wiser than the sons of light.

¹⁰ said with a loud voice: Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up, and walked. ¹¹ And the multitudes, seeing what Paul did, lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia: The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. ¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker. ¹³ And the priest of Jupiter, that was before the city, having brought oxen and garlands to the gates, would have offered sacrifice with the people.

¹⁶ These are murmurers, complaining of their lot, walking according to their lusts; and their mouth speaks swelling words; having respect to persons, for the sake of profit.

⁴ And they worshiped the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying: Who is like to the beast, and who is able to make war with him?

⁴³ And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable; ⁴⁴ where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁵ And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable; ⁴⁶ where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. ⁴⁷ And if thine eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out. It is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire; ⁴⁸ where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

⁴⁷ And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸ but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For to whomsoever much was given, of him much will be required; and to whom they committed much, of him they will require the more.

²⁵ And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and did reverence to him. ²⁶ But Peter raised him, saying: Stand up; I myself also am a man.

¹⁴ But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, hearing of it, rent their clothes, and rushed forth to the multitude; crying out, ¹⁵ and saying: Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing you glad tidings, that ye should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein;

⁴ he that opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

¹⁸ And I also say to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it.

³⁹ but if it is of God ye can not overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God.

⁷ And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.

²⁰ So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

⁶ which is come to you, as also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit and increasing also in you, since the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth;

¹ FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and be glorified, as also with you;

³⁶ And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, born in Cyprus,

²⁹ And the disciples, according as any one was prospered, determined each of them to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judaea; ³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

¹ AND there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ² And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, unto the work to which I have called them. ³ Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. ⁴ They therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, came down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed away to Cyprus. ⁵ And having come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John as an assistant. ⁶ And having gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain Magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus; ⁷ who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God. ⁸ But Elymas the Magian (for so his name is interpreted), withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. ⁹ Then Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him, ¹⁰ and said: O full of all deceit and all wickedness, child of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 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 darkness; and going about, he sought persons to lead him by the hand. ¹² Then the proconsul, seeing what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. ¹³ And Paul and his companions, having put to sea from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ But they, going on from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down. ¹⁵ And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Men, brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak. ¹⁶ And Paul arose, and beckoning with the hand, said: Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken. ¹⁷ The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers; and he exalted the people in their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm he brought them out of it. ¹⁸ And about the time of forty years he nourished them in the wilderness. ¹⁹ And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as a possession, ²⁰ about four hundred and fifty years. And after that, he gave judges, until Samuel the prophet. ²¹ And afterward they desired a king; and God gave them Saul the Son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. ²² And having removed him, he raised up for them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, saying: I found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will. ²³ Of the seed of this man, God, according to promise, raised up to Israel a Savior, Jesus; ²⁴ John having first preached, before his entrance, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel. ²⁵ Now as John was finishing his course, he said: Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose. ²⁶ Men, brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, to you the word of this salvation was sent forth. ²⁷ For they who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, fulfilled them in condemning him. ²⁸ And though they found no cause of death, they demanded of Pilate that he should be slain. ²⁹ And when they had fulfilled all the things written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb. ³⁰ But God raised him from the dead. ³¹ And he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people. ³² And we declare to you glad tidings of the promise made to the fathers, ³³ that God has fulfilled this to us their children, in raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm: Thou art my Son; I this day have begotten thee. ³⁴ And that he raised him up from the dead to return no more to corruption, he has thus spoken: I will give to you the holy, the sure promises of David. ³⁵ Wherefore also in another psalm he says: Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. ³⁶ For David, having served his own generation according to the purpose of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption. ³⁷ But he, whom God raised, saw not corruption. ³⁸ Be it known to you therefore, men, brethren, that remission of sins through this man is announced to you; ³⁹ and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses. ⁴⁰ Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets: ⁴¹ Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; Because I work a work in your days, A work which ye will not believe, Though one should fully declare it to you. ⁴² And as they were going out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath. ⁴³ And when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and of the proselyte worshipers followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. ⁴⁴ And on the next sabbath day, almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. ⁴⁵ But the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with indignation, and spoke against the things said by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. ⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly, and said: It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves not worthy of the eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so has the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldst be for salvation to the end of the earth. ⁴⁸ And the Gentiles hearing it rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were appointed unto eternal life believed. ⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region. ⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out from their borders. ⁵¹ And they, having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium. ⁵² And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit.

³⁷ And Barnabas determined to take with them John, who was surnamed Mark.