Acts 19 Cross References - MNT

¹ Now it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the hinterland, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples. ² "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" he asked them. "No" said they, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit." ³ "Into what, then, were you baptized?" he asked. And they said, "Into the baptism of John." ⁴ "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance," answered Paul, "telling the people to believe on One who was coming after him, namely, on Jesus." ⁵ When they heard this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus; ⁶ and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy. ⁷ They were in all about twelve men. ⁸ Then Paul went into the synagogue, and there continued to preach fearlessly for about three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. ⁹ But when some grew hardened and disobedient, and spoke evil of the Way before the crowd, he left them, withdrew the disciples, and continued to hold discussions daily in the lecture-hall of Tyrannus. ¹⁰ This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia heard the Lord's message, Jews as well as Greeks. ¹¹ God also wrought extraordinary miracles by the hand of Paul; ¹² so much so, that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick; and their diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out. ¹³ But there were also some strolling Jewish exorcists, who took it upon them to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches." ¹⁴ There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest who used to do this. ¹⁵ But the evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?" ¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them, overpowered them and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded. ¹⁷ And this became known to all the people of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Awe fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in honor. ¹⁸ Many also of those who became believers used to come to confess and to declare their deeds. ¹⁹ And some of them who had practised magic arts, collected their books, and burned them in the presence of all. And they counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand silver coins. ²⁰ So mightily the word of the Lord continued to grow and to prevail. ²¹ Now after these things were ended, Paul resolved in his spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must see Rome, too." ²² So he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, while he himself kept back for a time on his way into Asia. ²³ Now just at this time, there arose no small commotion concerning the Way. ²⁴ There was a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, and brought rich profit to his workmen. ²⁵ He gathered them together with others of like occupation, and said: "Men, you know that by this business we make our money. ²⁶ "And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but almost throughout all of Asia, this fellow Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, by telling them that they are no gods at all who are made with hands. ²⁷ "So there is danger not only that our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be brought into disrepute, and that she herself may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world now worships." ²⁸ After listening to this they were filled with rage, and cried out again and again, saying, ²⁹ The city was filled with commotion. They rushed like one man into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's companions in travel. ³⁰ When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him, ³¹ and some of the Asiarchs, too, who were his friends, sent word to him repeatedly, entreating him not to venture into the theater. ³² Now some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in an uproar, and the majority had no idea why they were come together. ³³ And they brought Alexander out of the crowd, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, would have made a defense to the people, ³⁴ but when they saw that he was a Jew they all, with one voice, for about two hours, shouted, ³⁵ At length the recorder got them quiet. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who here does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-guardian of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? ³⁶ "Since these facts cannot be gainsaid, you ought to be calm and do nothing reckless. ³⁷ "For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess. ³⁸ If then Demetrius and his craftsmen have a grievance against any one, the courts are open and there are the proconsuls; let them accuse one another. ³⁹ But if you desire anything further, it must be settled in the regular assembly. ⁴⁰ For indeed we are in danger of being accused in regard to this day's riot, since there is no cause for it, nor shall we be able to give account for this disorderly gathering." ⁴¹ With these words he dismissed the assembly.

¹ In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea; ² "Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." ³ This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him." ⁴ This John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then Jerusalem began to go out to him, and all Judea, and the whole neighborhood of the Jordan, ⁶ and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ But when John saw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said: "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Then bring forth fruit worthy of repentance. ⁹ And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'—I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham. ¹⁰ And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

¹¹ I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire. ¹² His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."

¹² His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire." ¹³ At that very time Jesus was on his way from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him. ¹⁴ But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?" ¹⁵ But Jesus answered, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty." ¹⁶ Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him, ¹⁷ while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."

²⁹ And if your eye, your right eye, entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit. ³⁰ And if your right hand entices you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

⁷ "While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.

²⁹ "You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?" ³⁰ Now there was, at some distance from them, a herd of many swine feeding; ³¹ and the demons began entreating him. "If you are driving us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."

³ "Are you the Coming One, or are we to look for someone else?" ⁴ "Go and tell John," was Jesus' answer, "what you hear and see; ⁵ "the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.

⁷ As these men started to go away, Jesus began to speak to the throngs, about John. ⁸ "What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces! ⁹ "But why did you go? To see a prophet? I tell you, yes, and more than a prophet;

²⁷ "And if I am casting out demons in the power of Beelzebub, in whose power do your sons cast them out? So they themselves shall be your judges.

¹⁴ "Let them alone. They are blind men leading the blind; and if one blind man leads another, both of them will fall into a ditch."

⁴ A wicked and faithless generation is seeking a sign, but no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah." So he left them and went away.

²⁵ John's baptism, whence was it, from heaven or from man?" So they began debating about it among themselves. ²⁶ "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet." ²⁷ So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you in what authority I do these deeds. ²⁸ "But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "'Son, go work today in my vineyard!' ²⁹ "'I will go, sir,' he answered; yet he did not go. ³⁰ "Then he went to the second, and said the same thing to him. "'I will not,' he answered; but afterward he changed his mind and went. ³¹ "Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you! ³² "For John came to you in the road of righteousness, and you did not give credence to him; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots gave credence to him. But you, although you saw this, did not even then change your minds and give credence to him.

¹³ "But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces; for you do not enter, yourselves, nor do you permit those who are about to come in, to enter.

⁵ but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."

⁵⁵ Then Jesus said to the crowds. "Are you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves to arrest me? Day after day, I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not apprehend me.

⁶³ But Jesus kept silence. Again the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the Living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

¹⁹ Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

¹ Beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; ² even as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face to prepare your way. ³ The voice of one crying aloud. In the desert make ready a road for the Lord. Make his paths straight. ⁴ In the desert came John who baptized, and preached a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; ⁵ and all the land of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem, kept going out to him, and were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. ⁶ And John was clothed with camel's hair, and he had a leather girdle round his loins, and he ate locusts, and "honey of the wood." ⁷ He made proclamation. "There is One mightier than I coming after me, and I am not worthy to stoop down and unfasten his sandal strap; ⁸ I have baptized you in water, but he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit." ⁹ It was at that time that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan; ¹⁰ and as soon as he rose from the water he saw the sky cleft asunder, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him, ¹¹ and a voice from the sky. "Thou art my Son, my beloved; in thee is my delight." ¹² Then the Spirit drove him at once into the desert,

²⁴ "What business have you with us, you Jesus of Nazareth? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God."

³⁴ He cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons. But he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.

³ who lived among the tombs. ⁴ Not even with a chain could any man bind him, for he had been bound with fetters and chains again and again, and had snapped the chains, and broken the fetters; and there was no one strong enough to master him.

⁷ and with a shriek he cried out in a loud voice. "Jesus, son of God most high, what business have you with me? I adjure you by God, torment me not!"

⁹ He continued asking him, "What is your mane?" "Legion is my name, for we are many." ¹⁰ Over and over he continued to beg Jesus not to send them away out of the country. ¹¹ Now there was on the hillside a great drove of swine feeding. ¹² So the spirits begged him, saying, "Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them." ¹³ And he gave them leave. And out came the foul spirits and entered the swine; and the drove rushed down from the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand, and were choked in the sea.

¹⁵ When they got to Jesus they found the demoniac sitting there clothed and in his right mind—the man who had had the "Legion"—and they were awestruck.

³⁸ "Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us."

¹⁷ Moreover these signs shall follow those who believe. They shall drive out demons in my name; they shall speak with new tongues in foreign languages;

¹⁷ Moreover these signs shall follow those who believe. They shall drive out demons in my name; they shall speak with new tongues in foreign languages; ¹⁸ they shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any poison it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover." ¹⁹ So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ But they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the message by the miracles which followed.

²² And when he came out he could not speak to them, and then they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained dumb.

⁶⁵ And there came a great fear upon all in the neighborhood; and throughout the hill country of Judea all these sayings were much talked about.

⁷⁶ "And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way ⁷⁷ "To give to his people a knowledge of salvation Through the remission of their sins, ⁷⁸ "Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us, ⁷⁹ "To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."

¹ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip, tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias, tetrarch of Abilene; ² during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the Desert. ³ And John went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah. The voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare the way for God, make straight paths for him. ⁵ Every ravine shall be filled up, Every hill and mountain shall be laid low, The crooked shall be made straight, And the rough roads smooth; ⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ⁷ So John used to say to the crowd of those who were going out to be baptized by him. "You breed of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Then bring forth fruit befitting your penitence, and do not begin to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our father." I tell you that God is able to raise up sons to Abraham out of these stones. ⁹ And now truly the axe is already laid at the root of the trees. So every tree which is not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." ¹⁰ And the crowd began to ask him questions. "What shall we do then?" they asked. In reply he said to them. ¹¹ "If you have two shirts share with him who has none; and let him who has food do the same." ¹² There came to him publicans also to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what must we do?" ¹³ And he said to them, "Exact no more than the sum allowed you." ¹⁴ The soldiers also repeatedly questioned him, saying, "And we, what shall we do?" "Do not intimidate any one," he replied, "nor lay false charges, and be content with your pay." ¹⁵ And while the people were in expectation, and all men were debating in their hearts about John, ¹⁶ whether perhaps he were the Christ, John answered, saying to all of them. "I indeed am baptizing you in water, but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose shoe-latchet I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and in fire.

¹⁶ whether perhaps he were the Christ, John answered, saying to all of them. "I indeed am baptizing you in water, but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose shoe-latchet I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and in fire. ¹⁷ He has his fan in his hand to cleanse his threshing-floor thoroughly, and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff will he burn with unquenchable fire."

¹⁷ He has his fan in his hand to cleanse his threshing-floor thoroughly, and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff will he burn with unquenchable fire." ¹⁸ With many other exhortations then John declared the gospel to the people;

¹⁸ With many other exhortations then John declared the gospel to the people; ¹⁹ but Herod, the Tetrarch, when reproved by him because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the wicked deeds that he had done, ²⁰ added yet this above them all that he shut up John in prison. ²¹ Now after all the people had been baptized, and Jesus himself had been baptized and was praying, ²² heaven opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form like a dove, descended upon him. and a voice came out of heaven, saying. "Thou art my Son, dearly beloved; in thee is my delight." ²³ And Jesus himself when he began to teach was about thirty years of age. He was the son (as it was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴ son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, ²⁵ son of Matthias, son of Nahum, son of Esli, ²⁶ son of Mahath, son of Matthias, son of Semein, son of Joseph, son of Joda, ²⁷ son of Johann, son of Resa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri, ²⁸ son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er, ²⁹ son of Joshua, son of Eliezar, son of Jorim, son of Mathat, son of Levi, ³⁰ son of Symeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonan, son of Eliakim, ³¹ son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, ³² son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon, ³³ son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah, ³⁴ son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor, ³⁵ son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah, ³⁶ son of Cainan, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech, ³⁷ son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalel, son of Kenan, ³⁸ son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

³³ And there was in the synagogue a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. He cried out, in a loud voice, saying. ³⁴ "Ha! Jesus of Nazareth, what business have you with us? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, you holy one of God!" ³⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

¹⁶ And awe took hold on them all, and they began to glorify God saying. "A great prophet has risen among us;" and, "God has visited his people."

²⁴ When John's messengers were gone he began to speak to the crowds about John, saying, "What went out you out to the desert to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? ²⁵ "But what you went out to behold? A man clothed in soft robes? Behold, men who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are in kings' palaces. ²⁶ "But what went you to see? A prophet?

²⁸ When he saw Jesus he cried out, and fell down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed. "What have we to do with you, Jesus, you son of God Most High? I implore you to torment me not!" ²⁹ For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him and held him, and they again and again kept him under guard, and put him in chains and fetters. But he would break his bonds asunder, as he was driven by the demon in to the desert.

²⁹ For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him and held him, and they again and again kept him under guard, and put him in chains and fetters. But he would break his bonds asunder, as he was driven by the demon in to the desert. ³⁰ So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, "Legion" (for many demons had entered into him). ³¹ So they besought Jesus not to command them to go away into the abyss. ³² Now there was a great herd of swine feeding on the hillside, and the demons begged him to give them leave to enter them. He gave them leave.

³⁵ Then the people came out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus. And they were terrified.

⁴⁹ "Master," said John, "we saw a man who was casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

¹⁹ "Do you say that I am casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub? If I then am casting out demons by Beelzebub, by whom are your sons casting them out? They therefore shall be your judges.

⁵¹ "Do you think that I am come to make peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather dissension. ⁵² "From this time there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three; ⁵³ "father against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

³³ "Just so any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

⁷ He came as a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light—so that all men might believe through him.

¹⁵ John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.'"

²⁷ One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie."

²⁹ The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said: "Behold, that is God's Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes One who has been put before me, for he was before me.' ³¹ I myself did not recognize him; I only came baptizing in water, in order that he might be openly shown to Israel." ³² John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon him. ³³ And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴ This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God."

²⁸ You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but have been sent before him.' ²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So then this joy of mine has now complete fulfilment. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ "He that comes from above is above all; but one who is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from heaven is above all. ³² He bears testimony to what he has heard and seen, yet no one receives his testimony. ³³ Whoever does receive it has set his seal that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God sent utters the words of God; for God does not give the Spirit sparingly. ³⁵ the Father loves the Son and has committed everything into his hands. ³⁶ Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him."

³³ "You yourselves sent to John, and he has been and is a witness to the truth. ³⁴ "(Though for myself I accept no witness from man; I only mention that you may be saved.) ³⁵ "That man was the Lamp-burning and shining—and you were willing for a time rejoice in his light.

³⁹ Now he said this concerning the Spirit whom those who believed in him should receive. For the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

⁴⁰ He hath blinded their eyes and make their hearts hard, Lest they should see with their eyes, perceive with their minds, And should turn, and I should heal them.

¹² "I tell you solemnly that he who trusts in me shall himself do the works that I am doing; and still greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.

³ After his sufferings he had also shown himself alive to them in many convincing manifestations, revealing himself to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God.

⁵ "For John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence."

⁴ and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

¹⁷ "In the last days, God says, it shall come to pass that I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; "Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams;

³⁸ "Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁸ "Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ "For the promise belongs to you and to your children and to all who are afar off, whomever the Lord may call."

⁴³ And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were wrought by the apostles.

⁵ As Ananias heard these words he fell down and expired, and all who heard were awe-struck.

¹¹ And great fear fell on all the church and upon all who had heard it. ¹² Many signs and wonders continued to be wrought among the people by the hands of the apostles, and by common consent they all would meet in Solomon's Porch, ¹³ but none of the rest dared to associate with them.

¹⁵ In consequence people would even bring out their sick into the streets, and place them upon beds and pallets as Peter was passing, that at least his shadow might fall upon some of them.

³⁵ He said: "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men. ³⁶ "Years ago Theudas arose, claiming to be somebody, and was joined by about four hundred men. He was killed, and all of his followers dispersed and annihilated. ³⁷ "After him Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some of the people after him. He also perished, and all his followers were scattered. ³⁸ "And now, I say to you, hold aloof from these men. Let them alone; for if this scheme or work be of human origin it will come to nothing; ³⁹ "but if it is from God, you cannot put it down; you may even find yourselves fighting against God."

⁶ These men they presented to the apostles who, when they had prayed, laid their hands upon them. ⁷ And the word of the Lord continued to spread; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was increasing exceedingly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

⁵¹ "Stiff-necked, uncircumcised in heart and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Ghost! As your fathers did, so do you.

⁵⁴ As they heard these words they became furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

⁹ Now for some time a man named Simon had been practicing sorcery in that city, and had amazed the people of Samaria. He gave himself out to be some great person. ¹⁰ Many from all classes would give heed to him, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the Great Power." ¹¹ They were giving heed to him because, for a long time, he had amazed them with his sorceries. ¹² But when they believed Philip, who was preaching glad tidings about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women. ¹³ And Simon himself also believed, and after his baptism he remained with Philip, and was full of amazement as he beheld the signs and striking miracles which were performed.

¹⁵ Who came down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit, ¹⁶ For he had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁶ For he had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷ Then the apostles laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷ Then the apostles laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ But when Simon perceived that, by the laying on of the apostles' hands, the Spirit was given, he offered them money saying, ¹⁹ "Give me, too, this power, so that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit."

² and begged of him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any that were of the Way, either men or women, he could bind them and bring them to Jerusalem.

¹⁷ And so Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, has sent me that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

²⁰ And he began at once to proclaim in the synagogues Jesus as the Son of God. ²¹ His hearers were all astonished, and began to say. "Is not this the very man who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called upon the Name? Did he not come hither for the express purpose of carrying them all in chains to the high priests?" ²² But Saul gained more and more influence, and kept putting the Jews who lived in Damascus to confusion by his proof that Jesus was the Christ.

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message. ⁴⁵ And all the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also. ⁴⁶ For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God.

⁴⁸ And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time.

¹⁵ "And," said Peter, "as soon as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as he fell upon us at the beginning. ¹⁶ "Then I remembered the words of the Lord, how he used to say, "John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

¹⁶ "Then I remembered the words of the Lord, how he used to say, "John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.' ¹⁷ "So if God gave them the same gift as he gave to us, when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?"

²⁶ and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church, and taught many people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of "Christians."

¹⁷ He motioned to them to keep quiet, and told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Tell all this to James," he said, "and to the brothers," and away he went to another place.

²⁴ But the word of God grew and multiplied;

¹ Now there were in the church in Antioch prophets and teachers; Barnabas and Symeon, surnamed "the Black," Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul. ² And as they were worshiping the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

⁵ And while they were in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. ⁶ They had John Mark as an assistant; and after going through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain Jewish sorcerer and false prophet, named Bar-Jesus, ⁷ who belonged to the suite of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God. ⁸ But Elymas, "the sorcerer," for that is the translation of his name, opposed them, and tried to divert the proconsul from the faith.

¹² Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed. He was astounded at the teaching of the Lord.

¹⁴ Then they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day and sat down.

¹⁶ So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, said: "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

²³ "Of this man's descendants God has brought unto Israel, according to his promise, a Savior, Jesus; ²⁴ "before whose coming John had already preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. ²⁵ "And John, when he was finishing his race, repeatedly asked the people. "'Who do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold there comes One after me, whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'

⁴⁵ When they saw the crowds, the Jews were filled with jealousy, and began to contradict Paul's statements, and to abuse him. ⁴⁶ So Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly. "It was necessary," they said, "first to proclaim the word of God to you. But since you push it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

⁴⁶ So Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly. "It was necessary," they said, "first to proclaim the word of God to you. But since you push it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

¹ In Iconium it happened that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great number both of Jews and of Gentiles believed.

³ Long time, therefore, they tarried there, speaking fearlessly in the Lord, who attested the word of his grace by permitting signs and wonders to be performed by their hands. ⁴ But the mass of the city's people was divided; part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

¹² And they began to call Barnabas "Zeus," and Paul, since he was the principal speaker, "Hermes"; ¹³ and the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and along with the crowds was about to offer sacrifices. ¹⁴ But when the apostles, Paul and Barnabas, heard of it, they rent their garments and rushed out among the crowd, shouting and crying. ¹⁵ "Men, why are you doing all this? We also are men, with natures like your own! We are bringing you good tidings, that you are to turn from these empty things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is.

¹⁵ "Men, why are you doing all this? We also are men, with natures like your own! We are bringing you good tidings, that you are to turn from these empty things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is. ¹⁶ In bygone generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways, ¹⁷ and yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness." ¹⁸ Even with saying this they with difficulty restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

¹² Then the whole assembly remained silent, and listened to Barnabas and Saul as they told the signs and wonders which God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

¹ And he came also to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a certain disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewess, and of a Greek father.

³ Now Paul, wishing that this man should accompany him on his journey, took him and circumcised him because of the local Jews, who all knew that his father was a Greek.

⁶ Then they went through Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit having forbidden them to proclaim the message in Asia.

⁶ Then they went through Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit having forbidden them to proclaim the message in Asia. ⁷ When they got as far as Mysia, they attempted to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit it; ⁸ and so they passed by Mysia and went on down to Troas. ⁹ Here a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia, entreating him and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us!"

⁹ Here a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia, entreating him and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us!" ¹⁰ So when he had seen the vision, we sought at once to go forth into Macedonia, because we concluded that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

¹⁶ Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain slave girl met us, who had a spirit of divination, and who brought her masters great gain by fortune-telling. ¹⁷ She used to follow after Paul and us, crying out again and again, "These men are servants of the most high God, who proclaimed to you the way of salvation." ¹⁸ She persisted in this for many days, until Paul, worn out, turned round and said to the spirit, "I charge you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her." In that very hour it came out of her.

¹⁸ She persisted in this for many days, until Paul, worn out, turned round and said to the spirit, "I charge you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her." In that very hour it came out of her. ¹⁹ But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them before the magistrates, into the market-place.

¹⁹ But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them before the magistrates, into the market-place. ²⁰ Then they brought them before the praetors, saying. "These fellows are Jews, who are making a great disturbance in our city.

²⁰ Then they brought them before the praetors, saying. "These fellows are Jews, who are making a great disturbance in our city. ²¹ "They are teaching customs which it is not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or practise." ²² The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged, ²³ had many lashes inflicted upon them, and put them in prison, with a charge to the jailer to keep them safe. ²⁴ On receiving so strict an order he cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

¹ Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue, ² and Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them and, for three Sabbath Days, he reasoned with them out of the Scriptures, ³ explaining and quoting passages to prove that the Messiah had to suffer and to rise again from the dead and that "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming unto you is the Messiah." ⁴ Some were persuaded and attached themselves to Paul and Silas, including a number of devout Greeks, and a large number of the leading women. ⁵ But the Jews, moved with jealousy, called to their aid certain ill-favored and idle fellows, formed a mob, and began to set the town in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people. ⁶ And when they had failed to find Paul and Silas, they began to drag Jason and some of the brethren before the politarchs, shouting. "These fellows who have upset the habitable earth are come hither also. ⁷ "Jason has received them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus." ⁸ Both the crowd and the politarchs were disturbed when they heard this,

⁸ Both the crowd and the politarchs were disturbed when they heard this,

¹⁷ He argued in the synagogues with the Jews and the devout proselytes, and also daily in the market-place with those that met him there.

²² So Paul stood up in the center of Mars Hill, and said: "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all respects you are remarkably religious. ²³ "For as I was passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What you are worshiping in ignorance, this I am proclaiming to you. ²⁴ "The God who made the universe and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, ²⁵ "neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all life and breath and all things. ²⁶ "He has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the bounds of their habitation, ²⁷ "so that they might seek God, if perhaps they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from every on of us; ²⁸ "for in him we live and move and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, "'For we also are his offspring.' ²⁹ "Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.

²⁹ "Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man. ³⁰ "The times of ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men that they should all, everywhere, repent; ³¹ inasmuch as he has fixed a day in which he will judge the world justly, by the Man whom he has ordained, and he has given proof of all this by raising him from the dead."

¹ After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

⁴ Every Sabbath he used to preach in the synagogue, and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks. ⁵ And when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was engrossed in his message, earnestly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. ⁶ But as they opposed him and abused him, he shook out his garments in protest, and said: "Your blood be upon your own hands. I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." ⁷ So he left the place, and went into the house of a man named Titus Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house adjoined the synagogue. ⁸ And Crispus, the warden of the synagogue, believed on the Lord, with all his household; and many of the Corinthians from time to time listened, believed, and were baptized.

¹¹ So he lived there a year and six months and continued to teach them the word of God. ¹² But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose against Paul, and brought him before the tribunal.

¹⁴ Paul was about to open his mouth, when Gallio said to the Jews. "If it had been some misdemeanor or wicked villainy, it would have been within reason for me to listen to you Jews;

¹⁹ When they came to Ephesus he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

¹⁹ When they came to Ephesus he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰ When they begged him to stay longer, he would not consent, ²¹ but said, as he took leave of them, "I will return again to you, if God will."

²¹ but said, as he took leave of them, "I will return again to you, if God will."

²³ After spending some time there, he set out and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, and strengthened all the disciples. ²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, a learned man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. ²⁵ He had been instructed in the ways of the Lord, and being full of zeal, he used to speak and to teach accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

²⁵ He had been instructed in the ways of the Lord, and being full of zeal, he used to speak and to teach accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John. ²⁶ He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him they took him home and explained to him more accurately the way of God.

²⁶ He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him they took him home and explained to him more accurately the way of God. ²⁷ When he wished to cross over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples in Corinth to receive him. On his arrival he mightily helped those who through grace had believed, ²⁸ for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

⁵ When they heard this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;

⁸ Then Paul went into the synagogue, and there continued to preach fearlessly for about three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. ⁹ But when some grew hardened and disobedient, and spoke evil of the Way before the crowd, he left them, withdrew the disciples, and continued to hold discussions daily in the lecture-hall of Tyrannus. ¹⁰ This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia heard the Lord's message, Jews as well as Greeks.

¹⁸ Many also of those who became believers used to come to confess and to declare their deeds. ¹⁹ And some of them who had practised magic arts, collected their books, and burned them in the presence of all. And they counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand silver coins. ²⁰ So mightily the word of the Lord continued to grow and to prevail. ²¹ Now after these things were ended, Paul resolved in his spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must see Rome, too." ²² So he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, while he himself kept back for a time on his way into Asia. ²³ Now just at this time, there arose no small commotion concerning the Way.

²⁶ "And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but almost throughout all of Asia, this fellow Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, by telling them that they are no gods at all who are made with hands.

²⁶ "And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but almost throughout all of Asia, this fellow Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, by telling them that they are no gods at all who are made with hands. ²⁷ "So there is danger not only that our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be brought into disrepute, and that she herself may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world now worships."

²⁷ "So there is danger not only that our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be brought into disrepute, and that she herself may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world now worships." ²⁸ After listening to this they were filled with rage, and cried out again and again, saying,

²⁸ After listening to this they were filled with rage, and cried out again and again, saying, ²⁹ The city was filled with commotion. They rushed like one man into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's companions in travel. ³⁰ When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him,

³² Now some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in an uproar, and the majority had no idea why they were come together.

³⁴ but when they saw that he was a Jew they all, with one voice, for about two hours, shouted, ³⁵ At length the recorder got them quiet. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who here does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-guardian of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

⁴⁰ For indeed we are in danger of being accused in regard to this day's riot, since there is no cause for it, nor shall we be able to give account for this disorderly gathering."

¹ After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples and, after embracing them, bade them farewell, and started for Macedonia.

¹ After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples and, after embracing them, bade them farewell, and started for Macedonia. ² And when he had passed through those districts and encouraged the disciples in many addresses, he came into Greece where he spent three months. ³ Just as he was about to set sail for Syria, the Jews laid a plot against him, and he determined to return through Macedonia. ⁴ There accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.

⁴ There accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. ⁵ Now these had gone on, and were awaiting us at Troas; ⁶ but we ourselves set sail from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we remained for a week.

¹⁶ For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend time in Asia, for he was hurrying to get to Jerusalem, if it were possible, by the day of Pentecost.

¹⁸ and when they arrived, he said to them. "You yourselves know quite well, how I lived among you, from the first day that I set foot in Asia,

²⁰ "You know that I never shrank from declaring to you anything that was profitable, nor from teaching you publicity and in your homes, ²¹ testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. ²² And now I am going to Jerusalem, bound in the Spirit, not knowing what will befall me there,

³¹ So be on guard; and remember that for three years I ceased not to admonish you all, night and day, even with tears.

³⁴ "You yourselves know how these hands of mine provided for my needs, and those of my companions.

⁴ We looked up the local disciples and remained there seven days; and these disciples kept telling Paul, through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.

¹¹ He came to us, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, saying, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'so will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the owner of this girdle, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'" ¹² As soon as we heard these words, both we and those who were standing near entreated Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

¹² As soon as we heard these words, both we and those who were standing near entreated Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. ¹³ "What do you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief?" answered Paul. "For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus." ¹⁴ And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done." ¹⁵ A few days after this we took up our luggage and went up to Jerusalem.

¹⁷ At length we reached Jerusalem, and the brothers there received us gladly.

²⁸ "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who goes everywhere preaching to everybody against the people, and the Law, and this place. And he has actually brought Gentiles even into the temple, and has desecrated the holy place." ²⁹ (For they had formerly seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.) ³⁰ The whole city was thrown into uproar. The mob surged together, seized Paul, and began to drag him outside the temple. Whereupon the doors were at once shut.

³⁰ The whole city was thrown into uproar. The mob surged together, seized Paul, and began to drag him outside the temple. Whereupon the doors were at once shut. ³¹ While they were attempting to kill him, news came to the tribune commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

³¹ While they were attempting to kill him, news came to the tribune commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

³⁴ Some among the crowd kept shouting one thing, some another; and when the tribune could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered Paul into the barracks.

³⁸ "Do you know Greek?" said the tribune; "Are you not, then, the Egyptian who in days gone by stirred up to sedition, and let into the wilderness the four thousand cutthroats?" ³⁹ "I am a Jew," answered Paul, "a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I pray you, give me permission to speak to the people." ⁴⁰ So when he had given leave, Paul stood on the stairs, beckoning with his hands to the people. There came a great hush, and he spoke to them as follows, in Hebrew.

⁴ "I persecuted to the death this way, continually binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.

¹¹ And the following night the Lord stood by him and said: "Be of good courage; for as you have borne faithful witness concerning me at Jerusalem, so you must testify at Rome also."

¹⁰ Then at a nod from the governor, Paul spoke. "Because I know that for many years you have been a judge in this nation, I feel encouraged to make my defense.

¹⁴ "But this I confess to you, that I worship the God of our ancestors, according to the Way which they call a heresy, believing everything that is according to the Law, or is written in the Prophets,

¹⁷ "Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices. ¹⁸ "While I was thus engaged, they found me in the temple, purified, with no crowd and no uproar. But there were certain Asiatic Jews

²¹ "Unless it was for this one sentence which I uttered when I stood and cried, 'It is for the resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial today before you.'" ²² At this point Felix, who had a pretty accurate knowledge of the Way, adjourned the case, saying to the Jews, "When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will go carefully into the matter."

⁸ Paul said in his defense, "I have committed no crime against the Law of the Jews, against the Temple, or against Caesar."

¹⁰ "I am standing before Caesar's tribunal," answered Paul, "where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know. ¹¹ "If I am a criminal and have done anything for which I ought to die, I do not object to die. But if none of their charges is true, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar." ¹² Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered. "You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go."

¹ Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You are permitted to speak for yourself." So Paul stretched forth his hand and began to make his defense. ² "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day, in regard to all the accusations brought against me by the Jews;

²² "But having obtained the help that comes from God, I stand even to this day witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said should come; ²³ "how that the Christ must suffer, and how he should be the first to rise from the dead, and should bring a message of light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

¹ When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they proceeded to hand over Paul and a few other prisoners to the custody of Julius, a centurion of the Imperial Regiment. ² We embarked in a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports of the province of Asia, and put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, accompanied us.

²⁴ "'Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'

¹⁶ When we finally entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier to guard him.

²² "But we are eager to hear from you what it is that you believe; for we all know that as for this sect it is everywhere spoken against." ²³ So they arranged a day with him and came to him in his lodgings in great numbers. He expounded the matter to them; testifying to the Kingdom of God, and persuading them about Jesus, from morning till evening, both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.

³⁰ After this Paul lived for two whole years in his own rented house, and used to receive all who came to see him. ³¹ He continued to preach the kingdom of God, and to teach about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, quite unmolested.

¹¹ For I am longing so to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;

¹³ I want you to know, brothers, that many a time I have planned to come to you—though until now I have been hindered—so as to have some harvest-fruit among you also, even as I have among the rest of the Gentiles.

¹⁵ So much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. ¹⁶ FOR I AM PROUD OF THE GOSPEL. IT IS GOD'S SAVING POWER FOR EVERY ONE WHO BELIEVES. FOR THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO FOR THE GENTILE.

²² You who keep saying that a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who hold idols in abhorrence, are you plundering their temples?

³ For do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Jesus Christ, have been baptized into his death? ⁴ We have been buried together with him, then, through baptism into his death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we should live in a newness of life.

¹⁸ So then he has mercy on whom he will, and whom he will, he hardens.

¹⁰ For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, because the same Lord Jesus is all over, and is rich unto all who call upon Him;

¹⁸ But I ask, Did they fail to hear? Yes, truly, Their sound has gone out unto all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.

⁷ What then? that which Israel has been seeking for, that he has not obtained; but the chosen have obtained it, and the rest have been hardened.

¹⁸ For I will not dare to speak of any thing except that which Christ has done through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, ¹⁹ through the might of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit. So that beginning at Jerusalem and its environs, I have proclaimed without reserve the gospel of Christ, even as far as Illyricum.

²³ But now, since I have no more any "opening" in these parts, and since I have longed for many years to come to you ²⁴ whenever I go to Spain, I am hoping to see you on my way there, and to be set forward by you on my way there, and to be set forward by you on my journey thither, after I have enjoyed your company for a little while. ²⁵ Just now I am going to Jerusalem to serve the saints. ²⁶ For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make an offering for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. ²⁷ Yes, it has been made their good pleasure, and their debt, too. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual riches, they owe it to them also to minister to them the Jews in worldly goods. ²⁸ When, therefore, I have settled this, and have secured to them the poor at Jerusalem the fruit of this collection, I shall come on by you into Spain. ²⁹ And I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of Christ.

²³ Gaius, my host, and the host of the church, salutes you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, salutes you, and so does brother Quartus.

¹² I mean by this that one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul"; another, "I of Apollos"; another, "I of Cephas"; another, "I of Christ." ¹³ Has Christ been divided? Paul, was he crucified for you? or was it into the name of Paul that you were baptized? ¹⁴ I am thankful to God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

¹⁴ I am thankful to God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, ¹⁵ so that no one can say you were baptized in my name.

²² Jews continue to ask for miracles and Greeks are ever wanting philosophy, ²³ but we come preaching a crucified Messiah—to Jews a stumbling-block, to Greeks foolishness, ²⁴ but to those who are the called, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.

⁴ When one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere worldlings? ⁵ What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Just ministers through whom you have believed, and each doing the work that the Lord gave him. ⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God made the seed grow. ⁷ So neither is he who planted anything, nor he who watered, but God alone, who is making the seed grow.

⁹ But it seems to me that God has exhibited us apostles, last of all, like men doomed to death; for we are made a spectacle to the whole world, both to men and to angels.

¹ Dare any one of you who has a grievance against his neighbor go to law before heathen judges, instead of before the saints?

¹⁹ Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is within you, the Spirit whom you have from God?

⁴ Now as to eating food that has been offered to idols, we know well that an idol has no real existence in the universe, and that there is no God but One.

² and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

¹⁹ What then shall we say? that an offering to an idol is anything? or that an idol is really anything? ²⁰ On the contrary, what the heathen sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have communion with demons.

³² Do not be a cause of stumbling either to Jews of to Gentiles, or to the church of God.

¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant. ² You know that when you were heathen you went astray after dumb idols, wherever he be led.

² You know that when you were heathen you went astray after dumb idols, wherever he be led. ³ Wherefore I want you to understand that no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except in the Holy Spirit. ⁴ Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; ⁵ there are various forms of service, and the same Lord; ⁶ and varieties of work, and the same God, who works in all. ⁷ Now to each man has been given his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ⁸ For to one man by the Spirit has been given a word of wisdom, to another a word of insight by the same Spirit; ⁹ to one man by the same Spirit is given faith, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit; ¹⁰ to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But the one and the same Spirit gives power to all, distributing his gifts to each as he wills.

¹³ And we can see this, for in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jew or Gentile, whether slave or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

²⁸ And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues." ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? teachers? workers of miracles? ³⁰ Have all gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

¹ Hotly pursue this love, yet seek earnestly spiritual gifts, and chiefly that you may prophesy. ² For he who speaks in a "tongue" speaks not to man but to God, for no one understands him, but in the Spirit he utters secret truths. ³ But he who prophesies addresses words to men that build up, encourage, and console. ⁴ He who speaks in a tongue upbuilds himself; but he who prophesies upbuilds the church. ⁵ Now I should like you all to speak with "tongues"; but I should rather that you prophesied, For he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be built up. ⁶ Now brothers, if I should come to you speaking with tongues, what should I benefit you, unless I speak to you some revelation, or knowledge, or prophecy, or teaching? ⁷ For if lifeless instruments such as the flute or the harp give no distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is fluted or harped? ⁸ Or, for example, if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, what soldier will be prepared for battle? ⁹ In the same way with you, if you utter unintelligible words with your tongue, how can what you say be understood? You will be speaking to the winds! ¹⁰ There are, let us say, so many languages in the world, and none without its meaning. ¹¹ If then I do not know the force of expression, I shall seem a barbarian to the one who uses it, and he will seem a barbarian to me. ¹² So also in your case, since you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them for the upbuilding of the church. ¹³ So let him who speaks with tongues pray that he may interpret. ¹⁴ For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is barren. ¹⁵ What then? I will pray with my spirit, and I will pray also with my mind. I will praise God with my spirit, but I will praise him with my mind, also. ¹⁶ For if you in your spirit bless God, how shall he who fills the place of the unlearned say the Amen to your thanksgiving, when he does not know what you are talking about? ¹⁷ You on the one hand offer a good thanksgiving, but the other is not built up. ¹⁸ Thank God I speak with tongues more than you all, ¹⁹ but in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, so as to instruct others, than ten thousand in an unknown tongue. ²⁰ Brothers, do not become children in understanding; be babes in malice, but in understanding become mature men. ²¹ In the Law it is written. With men of other tongues, and by the lips of strangers, will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord. ²² So then the gift of tongues is for a sign, not to believers, but to unbelievers; but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe. ²³ Accordingly, when the whole church assemblies, and everybody is speaking "with tongues," if there enter men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that you are mad? ²⁴ But if all are prophesying when an unlearned or unbelieving man enters, he is convicted in conscience by your speaker, he feels himself judged by all, ²⁵ and the secret depths of his heart are laid open. So he will fall upon his face and worship God, saying, "Of a truth, God is with you."

⁵ Now I shall come to you after I have gone through Macedonia.

⁸ I am staying for the present in Ephesus, until Pentecost; ⁹ for a door has opened to me, great and effectual, and the opponents are many.

¹² As for our Apollos, I have many times urged him to go to you with the others, but he was always unwilling to go to you at this time. He will come, however, whenever he has a good opportunity.

⁸ Now, brothers, I want you to know about the troubles which befell me in Asia; how I was burdened altogether beyond my strength, so that I renounced all hope even of life itself. ⁹ Indeed, I had in myself, and still have, the sentence of death, in order that I might not rely on myself, but on God who raises the dead to life. ¹⁰ He delivered me from such a death, and will deliver me. On him I have set my hopes that he will continue to deliver me,

¹⁵ And in this confidence I intended to visit you, before going elsewhere, that you might have a pleasure twice over. ¹⁶ I intended to go by you into Macedonia, and to come again to you from Macedonia, and by you to be sent forward on my way to Judea.

¹⁶ I intended to go by you into Macedonia, and to come again to you from Macedonia, and by you to be sent forward on my way to Judea. ¹⁷ In purposing this did I display "caprice"? Or what I purpose do I purpose in a worldly way, so that it may mean either "Yes, yes," or "No, no"? ¹⁸ As God is faithful, my message to you is not now "Yes," now "No."

¹³ I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my brother. So I bade them good-bye and started off for Macedonia.

³ I am giving no one a cause of stumbling in order that my ministry may not be discredited;

⁹ as unknown and yet well known; as at death's door, yet, strange to tell, I live on; as chastened, but not killed;

¹ Now, brothers, I wish to tell you about the grace of God which has been manifest in the churches of Macedonia.

¹⁹ More than that, he is the one chosen by the churches to accompany me on my journey, in administering this gift of yours for the Lord's glory. And this has my full consent,

⁹ Even when I lacked the actual necessities of life while I was with you, I was a burden to no one; for whatever I lacked, the brothers from Macedonia supplied, when they came. So I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

¹ Fourteen years later I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and took Titus also with me

⁵ Does he then who supplies you with his Spirit and works miracles among you, do it because you do what the law commands of because you believe the message heard?

²⁸ In him there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

⁸ But once, when you Gentiles had no knowledge of God, you were slaves to gods which have no real being.

¹² were once upon a time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the Promise, without hope and without God in the world.

⁷ It is but just that I should be thus mindful of you all, because I have you in my heart, and because in these fetters of mine and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel you are all my fellow partners in the privilege.

¹² I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has turned out rather to help than to the hindrance of the gospel. ¹³ Throughout the whole Praetorian guard and among all the others it has become plain that these chains of mine are for the sake of Christ; ¹⁴ and most of the brothers in the Lord, made confident in the Lord through my imprisonment, are much emboldened to speak God's message with free and fearless confidence.

²⁰ So it is my keen expectation and hope that I shall never feel ashamed, but that with fearless courage, now as hither to, Christ may be magnified in my body, whether by my life or by my death.

⁹ And for this God highly exalted him, and graciously bestowed upon him the name which is above every name; ¹⁰ that in the name of Jesus every knee in heaven, on earth, and under the earth should bend, ¹¹ and every tongue confess that "Jesus Christ is Lord," to the glory of God the Father.

¹¹ In it that new creation there is no "Greek and Jew," "circumcised and uncircumcised," "barbarian," "Scythian," "slave," "free man," but Christ is all, and in us all.

¹⁰ Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, salutes you, and Marcus, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, make him welcome), and Jesus surnamed Justas.

⁷ Thus you became a pattern to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. ⁸ For the word of the Lord has been sounded forth from you, and its sound has been heard not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place where the tidings of your faith toward God have been spread abroad, so that I have no need to speak of it. ⁹ For others, of their own accord, tell about the welcome I had from you, and how you turned to God from your idols, to be slaved of a true and living God,

¹² so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in him, according to the grace of our God and of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ and with all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth for their salvation. ¹¹ For this reason God is sending on them an energy of delusion, that they should put faith in a falsehood;

¹ Finally, brothers, pray on for me, that God's word may run swiftly, and be glorified as in your own case,

²⁰ Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given over to Satan, so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

² speaking lies in hypocrisy. These are men whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron,

²² Never ordain any one hastily, nor take part in the wrong-doing of others. Keep yourself pure.

⁵ and wrangling between men whose minds are corrupt and destitute of the truth; who suppose that godliness is a source of gain.

⁹ Those who desire to be rich fall into the snares of temptation and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

⁶ For this reason let me remind you to keep ever blazing that gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

¹⁵ You already know that all the Christians in Roman Asia forsook me, among them Phygellus and Hermogenes.

⁵ For although they keep up the outward form of religion, they deny its power.

² proclaim the message, be urgent in season and out of season; convince, rebuke, encourage, with never-failing patience and teaching.

¹⁴ Alexander, the coppersmith, manifested bitter hostility toward me. The Lord will requite him according to his works.

²⁰ Erastus remained at Corinth; Trophimus I left behind me ill at Miletus.

²⁴ so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

⁴ God himself corroborating their testimony by signs and wonders and a variety of miraculous powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit imparted in accordance with his own will.

⁸ Thou hast put all things under his feet. For this putting all things under man means leaving nothing not subject to him. But we do not yet see all things subject to him. ⁹ What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.

¹³ On the contrary, encourage each other daily, so long as there is a "Today," so that no one of you is hindered by the deceitfulness of sin.

³⁴ For you did sympathize with the prisoners, and you did take joyfully the confiscation of your goods; conscious that you had for yourselves greater, even lasting possessions.

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia,

² Then there will be many who will follow their immorality, because of whom the Way of the Truth will be maligned. ³ In their covetousness, with cunning words, they will make merchandise of you; those whose doom has not been idle from of old, and whose destruction has not been slumbering.

¹² But these men, like irrational creatures, mere animals, born to be taken and destroyed, continually rail about matters of which they know nothing. In their corruption they will surely be destroyed,

⁹ But if we confess our sins, faithful is he and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all wrong-doing.

¹⁹ We know that we are of God, and the whole world is lying in the Evil One.

³ Beloved, although I was making all haste to write to you in regard to our common salvation, I am compelled to write you an appeal to defend the faith once for all committed to the saints.

¹⁰ Yet these men blaspheme about matters of which they know nothing, while they use such things as they do understand by instinct (like the animals who have no reason) for their own destruction.

⁴ From John to the seven churches that are in Asia the Roman Province. Grace to you, and peace from Him that is and was and is to be, and from the Seven Spirits that are before his throne,

¹¹ saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and Sardis and Philadelphia and Laodicea."

¹² singing aloud, "Worthy is the Lamb who has been slain, To receive power and riches and wisdom And might and honor and glory and blessing." ¹³ And I heard every created thing that is in heaven, or on earth, or beneath the earth, or on the sea, and all things that are in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, Be the blessing and the honor, And the glory and the power, Forever and ever!" ¹⁴ And the four Living Creatures kept saying, "Amen!" And the Elders fell down and worshiped.

²⁰ And the rest of mankind who were not killed with these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands. They would not give up the worship of demons and of idols made of gold and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.

¹² Therefore rejoice, O heavens, And you who dwell therein! Woe to the earth and the sea! For the devil has gone down to you in great fury, Because he knows that he has but little time."

³ And I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded, but its deadly wound had been healed. The whole earth was following the beast, wondering. ⁴ Men worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying. "Who is like the beast? Who can fight with him?"

⁸ and each one whose name has not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who has been slain from the foundation of the world. All who dwell on the earth shall worship him.

¹³ These kings have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

³ For all nations, having drunk the wine of the frenzy of her fornication, are fallen; And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, And the merchants of the earth have grown rich by the power of her wantonness."

¹¹ "And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, For no one buys their merchandise any more— ¹² Merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones, Of pearls, and fine linen, and purple and silk and scarlet; All citron wood, and vessels of ivory, And vessels of rare wood and brass and iron and marble; ¹³ Cinnamon and balsam and spices and myrrh and frankincense; Wine and oil and fine flour and wheat; Cattle and sheep, and horses and chariots, And slaves, and the souls of men. ¹⁴ And the fruits which your soul lusted for are gone from you, And all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from you, And men shall find them nevermore. ¹⁵ "The traders in those things, who were enriched by her, shall stand afar off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, ¹⁶ saying. "'Woe, woe, the great city! She who was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, And adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! ¹⁷ In one hour so great riches is made desolate!" And every shipmaster and every one who sails to any port, And sailors, and all seafaring folk, ¹⁸ Stood at a distance, and as they saw the smoke from the burning city, cried, "'What city can compare with the great city?' ¹⁹ And they threw dust on their heads, and cried out, Weeping and mourning, saying, "'Woe, woe, the great city, In which all who have ships on the sea Grew rich through her luxury! For in one hour she is made desolate!'"