Acts 18 Cross References - Murdock

¹ And when Paul departed from Athens, he went to Corinth. ² And he found there a man, a Jew, whose name was Aquila, who was from the region of Pontus, and had just then arrived from the country of Italy, he and Priscilla his wife, because Claudius Caesar had commanded that all Jews should depart from Rome. And he went to them ³ and, because he was of a their trade, he took lodgings with them, and worked with them; for by their trade they were tent-makers. ⁴ And he spoke in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and Gentiles. ⁵ And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was impeded in discourse, because the Jews stood up against him, and reviled, as he testified to them that Jesus is the Messiah. ⁶ And he shook his garments, and said to them: Henceforth I am clean; I betake myself to the Gentiles. ⁷ And he went away, and entered into the house of a certain man named Titus, one who feared God, and whose house adjoined the synagogue. ⁸ And Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed on our Lord, he and all the members of his house. And many Corinthians gave ear, and believed in God and were baptized. ⁹ And the Lord said to Paul in a vision: Fear not, but speak and be not silent: ¹⁰ for I am with thee, and no one is able to harm thee; and I have much people in this city. ¹¹ And he resided in Corinth a year and six months, and taught them the word of God. ¹² And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews assembled together against Paul; and they brought him before the judgment-seat, ¹³ saying: This man persuadeth the people to worship God contrary to the law. ¹⁴ And when Paul requested that he might open his mouth and speak, Gallio said to the Jews: If your accusation, O Jews, related to any wrong done, or any fraud, or base act, I would listen to you suitably. ¹⁵ But if the contests are about words, and about names, and concerning your law, ye must see to it among yourselves, for I am not disposed to be a judge of such matters. ¹⁶ And he repelled them from his judgment-seat. ¹⁷ And all the Gentiles laid hold of Sosthenes an Elder of the synagogue, and smote him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio disregarded these things. ¹⁸ And when Paul had been there many days, he bid adieu to the brethren, and departed by sea to go to Syria. And with him went Priscilla and Aquila, when he had shaved his head at Cenchrea, because he had vowed a vow. ¹⁹ And they came to Ephesus; and Paul entered the synagogue, and discoursed with the Jews. ²⁰ And they requested him to tarry with them: but he could not be persuaded. ²¹ For he said: I must certainly keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem. But, if it please God, I will come again to you. ²² And Aquila and Priscilla he left at Ephesus, and he himself proceeded by sea and came to Caesarea. And he went up and saluted the members of the church, and went on to Antioch. ²³ And when he had been there some days, he departed, and travelled from place to place in the regions of Phrygia and Galatia, establishing all the disciples. ²⁴ And a certain man named Apollos, a Jew, a native of Alexandria, who was trained to eloquence, and well taught in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. ²⁵ He had been instructed in the ways of the Lord, and was fervent in spirit; and he discoursed and taught fully respecting Jesus, while yet he knew nothing except the baptism of John. ²⁶ And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him to their house, and fully showed him the way of the Lord. ²⁷ And when he was disposed to go to Achaia, the brethren anticipated him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. And, by going, through grace, he greatly assisted all them that believed. ²⁸ For he reasoned powerfully against the Jews, before the congregation; and showed from the scriptures, respecting Jesus, that he is the Messiah.

²³ Behold, a virgin will conceive, and will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Emmanuel, which is interpreted, Our God with us.

¹ And in those days came John the Baptizer. And he proclaimed in the desert of Judaea, ² and said: Repent; the kingdom of heaven hath approached. ³ For this is he of whom it was said, by Isaiah the prophet: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make smooth his paths. ⁴ And as to this John, his raiment was of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin was upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan. ⁶ And they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, while they confessed their sins. ⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, who came to be baptized, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the wrath that cometh? ⁸ Bring forth the fruits therefore, that accord with repentance. ⁹ And do not think, and say within yourselves, that Abraham is our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these tones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰ And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree, therefore, which beareth not good fruit, is felled, and falleth into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is more powerful than I; whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ¹² His winnowing shovel is in his hand; and he will make clean his threshing-floor. The wheat he will gather into his storehouse; and the chaff he will burn with fire not extinguished. ¹³ Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized by him. ¹⁴ But John refused him; and said, I need to be baptized by thee, and hast thou come to me? ¹⁵ And Jesus answered, and said to him: Allow it now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him. ¹⁶ And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water. And heaven was opened to him; and he saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove, and it came upon him. ¹⁷ And lo, a voice from heaven, which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have delight.

¹¹ And I say to you, that many shall come from the east, and from the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;

¹⁴ And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your discourses, when ye depart from that house or that town, shake off the dust from your feet.

³⁰ As for you, even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

⁵² He said to them: Therefore every Scribe who is instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a man who is master of a house, who bringeth forth from his treasures things new and old.

³ and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven.

⁴³ Therefore I say to you, That the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a people that will yield fruits.

¹⁰ And those servants went out into the streets, and collected all they found, both bad and good; and the place of feasting was filled with guests.

³⁹ And retiring a little, he fell on his face, and prayed, and said: My Father, if it can be so, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I choose, but as thou.

⁴ and said: I have sinned, by betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is that to us? See to it thyself.

¹⁹ And as the president was sitting on his tribunal, his wife sent to him, and said: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered much this I day in a dream because of him.

²⁴ And Pilate, when he saw that it availed nothing, but rather that tumult was produced, took water, and washed his hands before the eyes of the multitude, and said: I am pure from the blood of this just man: see ye to it. ²⁵ And all the people answered, and said His blood be on us, and on our children!

¹⁹ Go ye, therefore, and instruct all nations; and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. ²⁰ And teach them to observe all that I have commanded you. And, behold, I am with you always, unto the consummation of the worlds Amen. Completion of the Holy Gospel as published by Matthew; and which he published in Hebrew, in the land of the Palestineans.

³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make smooth his paths.

³⁷ And when they found him, they said to him: Every body is seeking for thee. ³⁸ And he said to them: Go into the adjacent villages and towns; for there also I will preach, because therefore have I come.

²² And one of the rulers of the synagogue, whose name was Jairus, came, and, on seeing him, fell at his feet,

³⁵ And while he was speaking, some domestics of the ruler of the synagogue came, and said: Thy daughter is dead: why therefore troublest thou the teacher?

¹⁹ Jesus answered, and said to them: O incredulous generation! How long shall I be with you? how long bear with you? Bring him to me.

¹⁵ Verily I say to you, That whoever doth not receive the kingdom of God, like a little child, shall not enter it.

¹⁴ And these came, and asked him: Teacher; we know that thou art veracious, and hast no fear of man; for thou regardest not the face of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give capitation money to Caesar; or not? Shall we give, or not give?

¹⁵ And he said to them: Go ye into all the world, and proclaim my tidings in the whole creation. ¹⁶ He that believeth, and is baptized, liveth; but he that believeth not, is condemned.

¹ And in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, in the presidency of Pontius Pilate in Judaea, while Herod was Tetrarch in Galilee, and Philip his brother Tetrarch in Ituraea and in the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene, ² in the high priesthood of Annas and of Caiaphas; the word of God was upon John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness. ³ And he came into all the region about the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the discourses of Isaiah the prophet, who said: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; and make straight paths in the plain for our God. ⁵ All valleys shall be filled up, and all mountains and hills be lowered; and the hillock shall be levelled down, and the rough place become smooth. ⁶ And all flesh shall see the life which is of God. ⁷ And he said to the multitudes, who came to him to be baptized: Ye progeny of vipers, who hath instructed you to flee from the future wrath? ⁸ Bring forth, therefore, fruits comporting, with repentance. And begin not to say in yourselves: We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God can, from these stones, raise up sons to Abraham. ⁹ And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree therefore that beareth not good fruits, is hewed down, and falleth into the fire. ¹⁰ And the multitudes asked him, and said: What, then, shall we do? ¹¹ He answered and said to them: Whoever hath two tunics, let him give one to him that hath none; and whoever hath food, let him do the same. ¹² And publicans also came to be baptized. And they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ And he said to them: Exact no more than ye are required to exact. ¹⁴ And those serving in war inquired of him, and said: And what shall we do? He said to them: Be insolent to no one, and oppress no one, and let your pay satisfy you. ¹⁵ And while the people were thinking of John, and all pondered in their heart, whether he were the Messiah; ¹⁶ John answered and said to them: Behold, I baptize you with water; but after me cometh one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. ¹⁷ He holdeth his winnowing shovel in his hand, and he will make clean his threshing floor; and the wheat he gathereth into his garners, and the chaff he will burn with fire not extinguished. ¹⁸ And many other things also, he taught and proclaimed to the people. ¹⁹ But Herod the Tetrarch, because he was reproved by John, on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip, and on account of all the evil things he had done, ²⁰ added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison. ²¹ And it occurred, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also was baptized. And as he prayed, the heavens were opened; ²² and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in the bodily likeness of a dove: and there was a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I have delight. ²³ And Jesus was about thirty years old. And he was accounted the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, ²⁵ the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ²⁶ the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, ²⁷ the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zorubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, ²⁸ the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, ²⁹ the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of Joram, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰ the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, ³¹ the son of Melcah, the son of Mainan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, ³² the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon ³³ the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah ³⁴ the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, ³⁵ the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Salah, ³⁶ the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, ³⁷ the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mehalaleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸ the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

¹⁶ And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he went, as he was accustomed, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and rose up to read.

²⁹ And all the people that heard him, justified God, as they had been baptized with John's baptism.

⁵ And against them that receive you not, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust of your feet against them, for a testimony.

⁶¹ Another said to him: I will follow thee, my Lord; but allow me first to bid adieu to my household, and I will come.

¹⁰ And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not; go out into the street, and say: ¹¹ Even the dust of your city which adhereth to our feet, we shake off against you: but this know ye, that the kingdom of God hath come near to you.

⁵⁰ And I have a baptism to be baptized with; and I am much pressed until it be accomplished.

³¹ Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.

²⁶ He said to them: I tell you, that to every one that hath, will be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath will be taken away.

¹² But before all these things, they will lay hands upon you, and will persecute you, and will deliver you up to councils and to prison, and will arraign you before kings and governors, on account of my name. ¹³ But it will be to you for a testimony. ¹⁴ And settle it in your hearts, that ye will not previously seek instruction for making a defence. ¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your enemies will be unable to withstand.

¹⁸ But a hair of your head shall not perish.

³² but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail. And thou also, in time, turn; and confirm thy brethren.

⁴³ And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, who strengthened him.

⁶⁵ And many other things they revilingly uttered, and spoke against him.

¹⁹ He said to them: What things? They say to him: In regard to Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, and mighty in discourse and in action, before God, and before all the people.

²⁷ Then he began from Moses, and from all the prophets, and expounded to them concerning himself from all the scriptures.

⁴⁴ And he said to them: These are the things which I said to you while I was with you, That all things written of me, in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms, must be fulfilled.

¹² But such as received him, to them gave he the prerogative to be children of God; even to them that believe on his name; ¹³ who are born, not of blood, nor of the pleasure of the flesh, nor of the pleasure of man, but of God.

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent to him priests and Levites, to ask him, Who art thou? ²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed I am not the Messiah. ²¹ And they asked him again: Who then? Art thou Elijah? And he said: I am not. Art thou a prophet? And he said, No. ²² And they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? ²³ He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make smooth the way of the Lord; as said the prophet Isaiah. ²⁴ And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees. ²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet? ²⁶ John answered, and said to them; I baptize with water; but among you standeth one, whom ye do not know. ²⁷ He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie. ²⁸ These things occurred in Bethany, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The day after, John saw Jesus coming towards him, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God, that beareth the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me. ³¹ And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. ³² And John testified, and said: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven, as a dove, and rest upon him. ³³ And I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me- On whom thou seest the Spirit descend, and rest upon him, he baptizeth with the Holy Spirit. ³⁴ And I saw; and I testify, that this is the Son of God. ³⁵ And the next day, John was standing, and two of his disciples. ³⁶ And he looked upon Jesus as he walked, and said: Behold, the Lamb of God!

⁴¹ He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.

²⁸ Ye are witnesses for me, that I said: I am not the Messiah, but am sent to go before him.

³⁹ Search the scriptures; for in them, ye think, there is life eternal for you; and they testify of me.

¹⁷ He that wisheth to do his pleasure, will understand my doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from my own pleasure.

¹⁶ And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold: and them also I must bring; and they will hear my voice; and the whole will be one flock, and one shepherd.

²⁴ And the Jews gathered around him; and said to him: how long holdest thou our mind in suspense? If thou art the Messiah, tell us plainly.

⁵² and not only for the people, but also that he might collect together the sons of God that were dispersed.

²⁷ And do ye also testify; for ye have been with me from the beginning.

³¹ Pilate said to them: Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said to him: It is not lawful for us to put a man to death:

¹³ And when Pilate heard this declaration, he brought Jesus forth, and sat upon the tribunal, in a place called the pavement of stones; but in Hebrew it is called Gabbatha.

⁹ Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those dwelling between the rivers, Jews and Cappadocians, and those from the region of Pontus and of Asia,

³⁶ Therefore, let all the house of Israel know, assuredly, that God hath made that Jesus whom ye crucified, to be Lord and Messiah. ³⁷ And when they heard these things, they were agitated in their heart; and they said to Simon and to the rest of the legates: Brethren, what shall we do? ³⁸ Simon said to them: Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, for the remission of sins; so that ye may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off whom God will call. ⁴⁰ And in many other words he testified to them, and entreated of them, saying: Live ye from this perverse generation. ⁴¹ And some of them readily received his discourse, and believed, and were baptized. And there were added, on that day, about three thousand souls.

²⁰ For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard.

⁹ And there rose up some of the synagogue which is called that of the freed men, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and persons from Cilicia and from Asia; and they disputed with Stephen.

¹³ And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to utter words contrary to the law, and against this holy place.

²² And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was eminent in his words, and also in his deeds.

¹² But when they gave credence to Philip, as he preached the kingdom of God, in the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah; they were baptized, both men and women.

³¹ And he said: How can I understand, unless some one instruct me? And he requested of Philip, that he would come up and sit with him.

³⁵ Then Philip opened his mouth and, from that scripture, began to preach to him concerning our Lord Jesus. ³⁶ And as they proceeded on the way, they came to a certain place in which there was water. And the eunuch said: Lo, here is water; what doth forbid, that I should be baptized? ³⁷ And Philip said: If thou believest with all thy heart, it is allowable. And he answered, and said: I believe that Jesus Messiah is the Son of God. ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stop; and they both went down to the water, and Philip baptized the eunuch.

⁴⁰ And Philip was found at Azotus; and from there he travelled about, and preached in all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

² And he requested that a letter from the high priest might be given him unto Damascus to the synagogues; that if he should find persons pursuing this course, men or women, he might bind and bring them to Jerusalem.

²² But Saul was the more strengthened; and he confounded those Jews who dwelt at Damascus, while be demonstrated that this is the Messiah.

²⁷ But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the legates, and related to them how the Lord appeared to him in the way, and how he conversed with him; and how, in Damascus, he had discoursed openly in the name of Jesus.

¹ And there was a certain man in Caesarea, whose name was Cornelius, a centurion of the regiment called the Italian. ² And he was righteous, and feared God, he and all his house; and he did much alms among the people, and prayed to God at all times.

²² They say to him: A certain man whose name is Cornelius, a centurion fearing God, and of whom all the people of the Jews bear good report, was told in vision, by a holy angel, to send and bring thee to his house, that he might hear discourse from thee.

²⁴ And the next day, they entered Caesarea. And Cornelius was expecting them: and all the kindred of his family, and also such intimate friends as he had, were assembled with him.

⁴² And he commanded us to proclaim and testify to the people, that he is appointed of God to be judge of the living and of the dead.

¹¹ And at the same instant, three men, who were sent to me by Cornelius from Caesarea, came and stood at the gate of the court where I lodged.

¹⁴ and he will utter to thee discourses, by which thou wilt live, thou and all thy house.

¹⁹ And they who were dispersed, by the oppression which occurred on account of Stephen, travelled as far as Phenicia, and even to the country of Cyprus, and to Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only. ²⁰ And there were some of them from Cyprus and from Cyrene, who went up to Antioch, and spoke to the Greeks, and preached concerning our Lord Jesus. ²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them; and many believed, and turned to the Lord. ²² And this came to the ears of the sons of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. ²³ And when he came there, and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced: and he entreated them, that with all their heart, they would adhere to our Lord. ²⁴ For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith. And many people were added to our Lord. ²⁵ And he went away to Tarsus, to seek for Saul. ²⁶ And when he had found him, he brought him with him to Antioch. And a whole year they met together in the church, and instructed many people. From that time forth, the disciples were first called CHRISTIANS, at Antioch. ²⁷ In those days came prophets thither from Jerusalem. ²⁸ And one of them whose name was Agabus, stood up and informed them, by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine in all the country. And that famine occurred in the days of Claudius Caesar.

¹ Now there were in the church at Antioch, several prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simon called Niger, and Lucius who was from the city Cyrene, and Menaen, a son of the guardians of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

⁷ He adhered to a wise man, who was the proconsul, and was called Sergius Paulus. And the proconsul sent for Saul and Barnabas, and requested to hear from them the word of God.

¹⁰ and said: O thou full of all subtilties, and all mischiefs, thou child of the calumniator, and enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

¹² And when the proconsul saw what occurred, he was astonished; and he believed the doctrine of the Lord.

¹⁴ And they departed from Perga, and came to Antioch, a city of Pisidia: and they entered the synagogue, on the sabbath day, and sat down. ¹⁵ And after the law had been read, and the prophets, the Elders of the synagogue sent to them, and said: Men, brethren, if ye have a word of exhortation, address the people.

¹⁸ And he fed them in the wilderness forty years.

⁴² And when they had gone from them, they besought them to speak the same things to them the next sabbath day.

⁴⁵ And when the Jews saw the great assembly, they were filled with envy, and set them selves against the words which Paul spoke, and blasphemed. ⁴⁶ And Paul and Barnabas said openly: To you first, ought the word of God to be spoken; but because ye repel it from you, and decide, against yourselves, that ye are not worthy of life eternal, lo, we turn ourselves to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so hath our Lord commanded us; as it is written: I have set thee a light to the Gentiles; that thou shouldst be for life unto the ends of the earth.

⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the chiefs of the city, and the opulent women who with them feared God, and set up a persecution against Paul and against Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders. ⁵¹ And when they went out, they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and went to the city of Iconium.

² But Jews of the class of unbelievers, excited the Gentiles, to maltreat the brethren. ³ And they continued there a long time, and spoke openly concerning the Lord; and he gave testimony to the word of his grace, by the signs and prodigies which he wrought by their hands.

¹⁹ But Jews came hither from Iconium and Antioch, and excited the people against them. And they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

²² confirming the souls of the disciples, and entreating them to persevere in the faith; and they told them, that it was necessary, through much affliction, to enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁶ And thence they proceeded by sea, and came to Antioch; because from there they had been commended to the grace of the Lord, for that work which they had accomplished.

⁴ And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the Elders, and by the legates; and they recounted all that God had wrought by them.

¹⁴ Simon hath related to you, how God hath begun to elect a people for his name from among the Gentiles.

¹⁸ Known, from of old, are the works of God.

²² Then the legates and Elders, with all the church, chose men from among themselves, and sent them to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Jude, who was called Barsabas, and Silas, men who were chiefs among the brethren. ²³ And they wrote a letter by them, thus: The legates and Elders and brethren, to them that are in Antioch, and in Syria, and in Cilicia, brethren who are from the Gentiles, greeting:

²⁹ that ye keep aloof from a sacrifice to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from whoredom. And if ye keep yourselves from these, ye will do well. Be ye steadfast in the Lord. ³⁰ And they who were sent, came to Antioch, and assembled all the people, and delivered the letter.

³² And with abundant discourse they strengthened the brethren; and the associates of Jude and Silas established them, because they also were prophets.

³⁵ Paul also and Barnabas remained at Antioch; and they taught and proclaimed, with many others, the word of God.

⁴¹ And he travelled through Syria, and through Cilicia, and strengthened the churches.

¹ And he came to the city Derbe, and to Lystra. And there was a certain disciple there, whose name was Timothy, the son of a believing Jewess, but his father was a Gentile.

⁶ And they travelled through the regions of Phrygia and Galatia; and the Holy Spirit forbid them to speak the word of God in Asia.

⁹ And in a vision of the night, there appeared unto Paul, a man of Macedonia, who stood and besought him, saying: Come to Macedonia and help us.

¹⁴ And a certain woman who feared God, a seller of purple, whose name was Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, was there. Her heart our Lord opened, and she hearkened to what Paul spake.

¹⁴ And a certain woman who feared God, a seller of purple, whose name was Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, was there. Her heart our Lord opened, and she hearkened to what Paul spake. ¹⁵ And she was baptized, and her household. And she entreated us, saying: If ye are really persuaded that I have believed in our Lord, come and take lodging in my house. And she urged us much.

¹⁷ And she followed after Paul and us, and cried, saying: These men are the servants of the Most High God, and they announce to you the way of life.

³⁴ And he took them and brought them into his house, and set a table for them; and he rejoiced in the faith of God, he and all the members of his house.

⁴⁰ And when they came out from the prison, they entered the house of Lydia; and there they saw the brethren, and comforted them, and departed.

¹ And they passed through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia, and came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews. ² And Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and during three sabbaths he discoursed with them from the scriptures; ³ expounding and showing, that the Messiah was to suffer, and to arise from the dead, and that this Jesus whom I announce to you is the Messiah.

³ expounding and showing, that the Messiah was to suffer, and to arise from the dead, and that this Jesus whom I announce to you is the Messiah. ⁴ And some of them believed, and adhered to Paul and Silas; and of those Greeks who feared God, a great many; and also of noted women, not a few. ⁵ But the Jews were indignant, and gathered to themselves evil men from the marketplace of the city, and formed a great mob; and they alarmed the city, and came and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to draw them from it, and to deliver them up to the mob.

¹¹ For the Jews there were more liberal than the Jews of Thessalonica; and they gladly heard the word from them daily, and searched from the scriptures whether these things were so.

¹³ And when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached by Paul in the city of Berea, they came thither also, and they ceased not to excite and alarm the people. ¹⁴ And the brethren sent away Paul, that he might go down to the sea. But Silas and Timothy abode in that city. ¹⁵ And they who conducted Paul, went with him to the city of Athens. And when they departed from him, they received an epistle from him to Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him speedily.

¹⁵ And they who conducted Paul, went with him to the city of Athens. And when they departed from him, they received an epistle from him to Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him speedily. ¹⁶ And while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, he was pained in his spirit; because he saw that the whole city was full of idols. ¹⁷ And in the synagogue he spoke with the Jews, and with those that feared God, and in the market-place with them who daily assembled there.

³² And when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some of them ridiculed, and others of them said: At another time, we will hear thee on this matter.

³² And when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some of them ridiculed, and others of them said: At another time, we will hear thee on this matter. ³³ And so Paul departed from among them.

² And he found there a man, a Jew, whose name was Aquila, who was from the region of Pontus, and had just then arrived from the country of Italy, he and Priscilla his wife, because Claudius Caesar had commanded that all Jews should depart from Rome. And he went to them

² And he found there a man, a Jew, whose name was Aquila, who was from the region of Pontus, and had just then arrived from the country of Italy, he and Priscilla his wife, because Claudius Caesar had commanded that all Jews should depart from Rome. And he went to them ³ and, because he was of a their trade, he took lodgings with them, and worked with them; for by their trade they were tent-makers. ⁴ And he spoke in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and Gentiles. ⁵ And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was impeded in discourse, because the Jews stood up against him, and reviled, as he testified to them that Jesus is the Messiah.

¹² And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews assembled together against Paul; and they brought him before the judgment-seat, ¹³ saying: This man persuadeth the people to worship God contrary to the law.

¹⁵ But if the contests are about words, and about names, and concerning your law, ye must see to it among yourselves, for I am not disposed to be a judge of such matters. ¹⁶ And he repelled them from his judgment-seat. ¹⁷ And all the Gentiles laid hold of Sosthenes an Elder of the synagogue, and smote him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio disregarded these things.

¹⁷ And all the Gentiles laid hold of Sosthenes an Elder of the synagogue, and smote him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio disregarded these things. ¹⁸ And when Paul had been there many days, he bid adieu to the brethren, and departed by sea to go to Syria. And with him went Priscilla and Aquila, when he had shaved his head at Cenchrea, because he had vowed a vow.

²¹ For he said: I must certainly keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem. But, if it please God, I will come again to you.

²¹ For he said: I must certainly keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem. But, if it please God, I will come again to you. ²² And Aquila and Priscilla he left at Ephesus, and he himself proceeded by sea and came to Caesarea. And he went up and saluted the members of the church, and went on to Antioch.

²⁴ And a certain man named Apollos, a Jew, a native of Alexandria, who was trained to eloquence, and well taught in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. ²⁵ He had been instructed in the ways of the Lord, and was fervent in spirit; and he discoursed and taught fully respecting Jesus, while yet he knew nothing except the baptism of John. ²⁶ And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him to their house, and fully showed him the way of the Lord. ²⁷ And when he was disposed to go to Achaia, the brethren anticipated him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. And, by going, through grace, he greatly assisted all them that believed. ²⁸ For he reasoned powerfully against the Jews, before the congregation; and showed from the scriptures, respecting Jesus, that he is the Messiah.

²⁸ For he reasoned powerfully against the Jews, before the congregation; and showed from the scriptures, respecting Jesus, that he is the Messiah.

¹ And while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul travelled over the upper countries to Ephesus. And he inquired of the disciples whom he found there,

³ He said to them: Into what then were ye baptized? They say: Into the baptism of John.

⁸ And Paul entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly three months, persuading in regard to the kingdom of God. ⁹ And some of them were hardened, and disputatious, and reviled the way of God before the assembly of the people. Then Paul withdrew himself, and separated the disciples from them. And he discoursed with them daily in the school of a man named Tyrannus.

⁹ And some of them were hardened, and disputatious, and reviled the way of God before the assembly of the people. Then Paul withdrew himself, and separated the disciples from them. And he discoursed with them daily in the school of a man named Tyrannus. ¹⁰ And this continued for two years, until all who resided in Proconsular Asia, both Jews and Gentiles, heard the word of the Lord.

¹⁰ And this continued for two years, until all who resided in Proconsular Asia, both Jews and Gentiles, heard the word of the Lord.

¹⁷ And this became known to all the Jews and Gentiles, who resided at Ephesus. And fear fell on them all, and the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah was exalted.

²¹ And when these things had been accomplished, Paul purposed in his mind, to make the circuit of all Macedonia and Achaia, and then go to Jerusalem. And he said: After I have gone thither, I must also see Rome.

²³ And at that time there was great commotion respecting the way of God.

²⁶ And ye also know and see, that not only the citizens of Ephesus, but also the mass of all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and enticed away, by saying, that those are not gods, which are made by the hands of men.

¹⁶ For Paul had determined with himself to pass by Ephesus, lest he should be delayed there; because he hasted on, if possible, to keep the day of pentecost in Jerusalem. And from Miletus, he sent and called the Elders of the church at Ephesus.

²¹ while I testified to Jews and to Gentiles, as to repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Messiah.

²⁶ I therefore protest to you, this day, that I am pure from the blood of you all. ²⁷ For I have not shunned to acquaint you with all the will of God.

³¹ Therefore be ye vigilant; and remember, that for three years I ceased not to admonish each one of you, by day and by night, with tears.

³⁴ And ye yourselves, know, that these hands ministered to my wants, and to them that were with me. ³⁵ And I have showed you all things; that thus it is a duty to labor, and to care for the infirm, and to remember the words of our Lord Jesus; for he hath said, That he is more blessed who giveth, than he who receiveth.

³ And we came up with the island of Cyprus, and leaving it on the left we came to Syria; and from there we went to Tyre, for there the ship was to discharge her cargo.

¹³ Then Paul answered and said: What do ye, weeping and crushing my heart? For I am prepared, not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah. ¹⁴ And as he was not to be persuaded by us, we desisted; and we said: Let the pleasure of our Lord take place.

¹⁴ And as he was not to be persuaded by us, we desisted; and we said: Let the pleasure of our Lord take place.

¹⁷ And when we arrived at Jerusalem, the brethren received us joyfully. ¹⁸ And the next day, with Paul, we went unto James, when all the Elders were with him. ¹⁹ And we gave them salutation: and Paul narrated to them, with particularity what God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

²⁴ Take them, and go and purify thyself with them, and pay the expenses along with them, as they shall shave their heads; that every one may know, that what is said against thee is false, and that thou fulfillest and observest the law.

²⁷ And when the seventh day arrived, the Jews from Asia saw him in the temple: and they excited all the people against him, and laid hands on him, ²⁸ crying out and saying: Men, sons of Israel; help. This is the man, who teacheth in every place, against our people, and against the law, and against this place; and he hath also brought Gentiles into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

²⁸ crying out and saying: Men, sons of Israel; help. This is the man, who teacheth in every place, against our people, and against the law, and against this place; and he hath also brought Gentiles into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. ²⁹ For they had previously seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian; and they supposed, that he had entered the temple with Paul. ³⁰ And the whole city was in commotion; and all the people assembled together, and laid hold of Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and instantly the gates were closed. ³¹ And while the multitude were seeking to kill him, it was reported to the Chiliarch of the cohort, that the whole city was in uproar. ³² And immediately he took a centurion and many soldiers, and they ran upon them. And when they saw the Chiliarch and the soldiers, they desisted from beating Paul. ³³ And the Chiliarch came up to him, and seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains: and he inquired respecting him, who he was, and what he had done. ³⁴ And persons from the throng vociferated against him this thing and that. And, because he could not, on account of their clamor, learn what the truth was, he commanded to conduct him to the castle. ³⁵ And when Paul came to the stairs, the soldiers bore him along, because of the violence of the people. ³⁶ For a great many people followed after him, and cried out, saying: Away with him.

³⁹ Paul said to him: I am a Jew, a man of Tarsus, a noted city in Cilicia, in which I was born: I pray thee, suffer me to speak to the people.

¹⁸ And I saw him in a vision, when he said to me: Make haste, and get thee out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

¹¹ And when night came, our Lord appeared to Paul, and said to him: Be strong; for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so also art thou to testify at Rome.

²³ And he called two centurions, and said to them: Go and prepare two hundred Romans to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and shooters with the right hand two hundred; and let them set out at the third hour of the night.

²⁷ The Jews seized this man, in order to kill him; but I came with Romans, and rescued him, when I learned that he was a Roman. ²⁸ And as I wished to know the offence, for which they criminated him, I brought him to their assembly. ²⁹ And I found, that it was about questions of their law they accused him, and that an offence worthy of bonds or of death, was not upon him.

²⁹ And I found, that it was about questions of their law they accused him, and that an offence worthy of bonds or of death, was not upon him.

⁵ For we have found this man to be an assassin, and a mover of sedition among all Jews in the whole land: for he is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazareans. ⁶ And he was disposed to pollute our temple. And having seized him we wished to judge him according to our law.

⁶ And he was disposed to pollute our temple. And having seized him we wished to judge him according to our law. ⁷ But Lysias the Chiliarch came, and with great violence took him out of our hands, and sent him to thee. ⁸ And he commanded his accusers to come before thee. And if thou wilt interrogate him, thou canst learn from him respecting all these things of which we accuse him.

¹ And when Festus arrived at Caesarea, he, after three days, went up to Jerusalem.

⁸ Meanwhile Paul maintained, that he had committed no offence, either against the Jewish law, or against the temple, or against Caesar. ⁹ But Festus, because he was disposed to conciliate the favor of the Jews, said to Paul: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried before me for these things? ¹⁰ Paul replied, and said: I stand before Caesar's tribunal: here I ought to be tried. Against the Jews I have committed no offence, as thou also well knowest. ¹¹ If I had committed any crime, or done any thing worthy of death, I would not refuse to die. But if none of the things of which they accuse me, is upon me, no one may sacrifice me to their pleasure. I announce an appeal to Caesar.

¹⁸ And his accusers stood up with him; and they were not able to substantiate any criminal charge against him, as I had expected; ¹⁹ but they had certain controversies with him respecting their worship, and respecting one Jesus, who died, but who, as Paul said, was alive.

¹⁹ but they had certain controversies with him respecting their worship, and respecting one Jesus, who died, but who, as Paul said, was alive. ²⁰ And because I was not well established in regard to these questions, I said to Paul: Dost thou ask to go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these matters?

²⁶ And I know not what I can write to Caesar, in regard to him: and therefore I wished to bring him before you, and especially before thee, king Agrippa; that when his case shall have been heard, I may find what to write.

¹ And Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak in thy own behalf. Then Paul extended his hand, and made defence, saying: ² In regard to all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa, I consider myself highly favored, that I may this day make defence before thee: ³ especially, as I know thee to be expert in all the controversies and laws of the Jews. I therefore request thee to hear me with indulgence.

¹¹ And in every synagogue I tortured them, while I pressed them to become revilers of the name of Jesus. And in the great wrath, with which I was filled against them, I also went to other cities to persecute them.

²⁰ but I preached from the first to them in Damascus, and to them in Jerusalem and in all the villages of Judaea; and I preached also to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and should turn to God, and should do the works suitable to repentance.

²² But unto this day God hath helped me; and lo, I stand and bear testimony, to the small and to the great; yet saying nothing aside from Moses and the prophets, but the very things which they declared were to take place: ²³ namely, that Messiah would suffer, and would become the first fruits of the resurrection from the dead; and that he would proclaim light to the people and to the Gentiles.

²⁸ King Agrippa said to him: Almost, thou persuadest me to become a Christian.

⁶ And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria, which was going to Italy; and he set us on board of it.

²³ For there appeared to me this night, the angel of that God whose I am, and whom I serve; ²⁴ and he said to me: Fear not, Paul; for thou art yet to stand before Caesar; and, lo, God hath made a gift to thee of all them that sail with thee. ²⁵ Therefore, men, be ye courageous; for I confide in God, that it will be as was told to me.

²³ And they appointed him a day; and many assembled, and came to him at his lodgings. And he explained to them respecting the kingdom of God, testifying and persuading them concerning Jesus, out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

²⁸ Therefore, be this known to you, that to the Gentiles is this redemption of God sent: and, moreover, they will hear it.

⁵ by whom we have received grace, and a mission among all the Gentiles, to the end that they may obey the faith in his name;

¹⁰ And I likewise supplicate, that hereafter a door may be opened to me, by the good pleasure of God, to come unto you.

²⁹ For, is he the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles? Nay: of the Gentiles also.

³¹ What then shall we say of these things? If God is for us; who is against us?

²⁵ As also he said in Hosea: I will call them my people, who were not my people; and will pity, whom I have not pitied: ²⁶ For it shall be, that in the place where they were called: Not my people, there shall they be called: The children of the living God.

³⁰ What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who ran not after righteousness, have found righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith: ³¹ But Israel, who ran after the law of righteousness, hath not found the law of righteousness. ³² And why? Because they sought it, not by faith, but by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone: ³³ As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone, and a stone of offence: and he who believeth in him, shall not be ashamed.

¹² And in this, it discriminateth neither Jews nor Gentiles. For there is one Lord over them all, who is rich, towards every one that calleth on him. ¹³ For every one that shall call on the name of the Lord, will have life. ¹⁴ How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? Or, how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard? Or, how shall they hear, without a preacher? ¹⁵ Or, how shall they preach, if they are not sent forth? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of the heralds of peace, and of the heralds of good things? ¹⁶ But all of them have not obeyed the proclamation of the gospel. (For, Isaiah said: My Lord, who hath believed our proclamation?) ¹⁷ Therefore, faith is from the hearing of the ear; and the hearing of the ear, is from the word of God.

²⁰ And Isaiah was bold, and said: I was seen by those who sought me not; and I was found by those who inquired not for me. ²¹ But to Israel, he said: All the day, have I stretched out my hands to a contentious and disobedient people.

¹¹ But I say: Have they so stumbled as to fall entirely? Far be it. Rather, by their stumbling, life hath come to the Gentiles, for awakening their jealousy. ¹² And if their stumbling was riches to the world, and their condemnation riches to the Gentiles; how much more their completeness? ¹³ But it is to you Gentiles, I am speaking: as I am a legate to the Gentiles, I honor my ministry; ¹⁴ if, perhaps, I may provoke emulation in the children of my flesh, and may vivify some of them. ¹⁵ For if the rejection of them, was a reconciliation of the world; what will their conversion be, but life from the dead?

¹¹ Be active; and not slothful. Be fervent in spirit. Be laborers for our Lord.

³ For judges are not a terror to good deeds, but to evil deeds. Wouldst thou then not be afraid of the authority? Do good, and thou shalt have praise from it.

³ For judges are not a terror to good deeds, but to evil deeds. Wouldst thou then not be afraid of the authority? Do good, and thou shalt have praise from it. ⁴ For he is the minister of God; but it is to thee for good. But if thou doest evil, be afraid; for he is not girded with the sword in vain; for he is a minister of God, and an avenger of wrath to them that do evil things.

²⁶ For they of Macedonia and Achaia, have been willing to make up a contribution for the needy saints who are at Jerusalem.

³² and that, by the good pleasure of God, I may come to you with joy, and may take comfort with you.

¹ And I commend to you Phebe, our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea:

¹ And I commend to you Phebe, our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea: ² that ye may receive her in our Lord, as is just for saints; and that ye may assist her, in whatever thing she may ask of you: for she also hath been assistant to many, and to me also. ³ Salute ye Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow-laborers in Jesus Messiah; ⁴ who, for my life, surrendered their own necks; and to whom, not only I am grateful, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. ⁵ And give a salutation to the church which is in their house. Salute my beloved Epenetus, who was the first-fruits of Achaia in Messiah.

¹ PAUL, called and sent by Jesus Messiah in the good pleasure of God; and Sosthenes, a brother; ² to the church of God which is at Corinth, to the people called and sanctified, who are sanctified in Jesus Messiah; and to all them, in every place, who invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah, their and our Lord:

¹² And this I state: That one of you saith, I am of Paul; and another saith, I am of Apollos; and another saith, I am of Cephas; and another saith, I am of Messiah. ¹³ Now was Messiah divided? Or was Paul crucified for you? Or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴ I thank my God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius; ¹⁵ lest any one should say, that I baptized in my own name. ¹⁶ I moreover baptized the household of Stephanas: but further, I know not that I baptized any other. ¹⁷ For Messiah did not send me to baptize, but to preach; not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Messiah should be inefficient.

²³ But we preach Messiah as crucified; which is a stumbling-block to the Jews, and foolishness to the Gentiles;

¹ And I, my Brethren, when I came to you, did not preach to you the mystery of God in magnificent speech, nor in wisdom. ² And I did not govern myself among you, as if I knew any thing, except only Jesus Messiah; and him also as crucified.

⁵ For, who is Paul, or who is Apollos, but the ministers by whom ye believed, each one as the Lord gave to him? ⁶ I planted, and Apollos watered; but God produced the growth.

⁶ I planted, and Apollos watered; but God produced the growth.

¹⁰ According to the grace of God which was given me, I laid the foundation like a wise architect; and another buildeth on it. But let each one see, how he buildeth on it. ¹¹ For any other foundation can no man lay, different from that which is laid, which is Jesus Messiah. ¹² And if any one buildeth on this foundation, either gold, or silver, or precious stones, or wood, or hay, or stubble; ¹³ the work of each will be exposed to view; for the day will expose it; because it is to be tested by fire; and the fire will disclose the work of each, of what sort it is. ¹⁴ And that builder whose work shall endure, will receive his reward.

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself. Whoever among you thinketh that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

⁶ These things, my Brethren, I have stated concerning the person of myself and of Apollos, for your sakes; that, in us, ye might learn not to think of men, above what is written; and that no one might exalt himself in comparison with his fellow, on account of any person.

¹² and we toil, working with our own hands: they defame us, and we bless: they persecute us, and we endure it:

¹⁹ But I will come to you speedily, if God be willing: and I will know, not the speech of them who exalt themselves, but their power:

⁹ Or do ye not know, that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not mistake; neither whoremongers, nor idol-worshippers, nor adulterers, nor debauchers, nor liers with males, ¹⁰ nor the avaricious, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And these things have been in some of you: but ye are washed, and are sanctified, and made righteous, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and by the Spirit of our God.

² And if any one thinketh that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet, as he ought to know it.

⁶ Or I only, and Barnabas, have we no right to forbear labor? ⁷ Who, that serveth in war, doth so at his own expense? Or who, that planteth a vineyard, eateth not of its fruits? Or who, that tendeth sheep, eateth not of the milk of his flocks? ⁸ Is it as a man, I say these things? Behold, the law also saith them. ⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that thresheth. Hath God regard for oxen? ¹⁰ But manifest it is, for whose sake he said it. And indeed, for our sakes it was written: because the plougher ought to plough in hope, and the thresher in hope of fruit. ¹¹ If we have sowed among you the things of the Spirit, is it a great matter, if we reap from you the things of the body? ¹² And if others have this prerogative over you, doth it not belong still more to us? Yet we have not used this prerogative; but we have endured every thing, that we might in nothing impede the announcement of the Messiah.

²⁰ and with the Jews, I was as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; and with those under the law, I was as under the law, that I might gain them who are under the law;

²¹ The eye cannot say to the hand, Thou art not needful to me: nor can the head say to the feet, Ye are not needful to me.

³ For I delivered to you from the first, as I had received it; that the Messiah died on account of our sins, as it is written: ⁴ and that he was buried and arose on the third day, as it is written:

¹⁰ But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace, that was in me, was not in vain; but I labored more than they all:-not I, but his grace that was with me.

³² If, as amongst men, I was cast to wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it profit me, if the dead rise not? " Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die."

¹ And as to the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of the Galatians, so do ye.

³ And when I come, those whom ye shall select, I will send with a letter, to carry your bounty to Jerusalem.

⁷ For I am not disposed to see you now, as I pass along; because I hope to spend some time with you, if my Lord permit me. ⁸ For I shall continue at Ephesus until Pentecost:

¹² As for Apollos, my brethren, I entreated him much to go with the brethren to you; but his inclination was not to go to you now; but when he shall have opportunity, he will go to you.

¹⁵ I beseech you, my brethren, concerning the household of Stephanas; (for ye know, that they were the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to ministering to the saints;)

¹⁹ All the churches that are in Asia, salute you. Aquila and Priscilla, with the church in their house, salute you much in the Lord.

¹ PAUL a legate of Jesus the Messiah, by the good pleasure of God; and Timothy a brother; to the church of God that is at Corinth, and to all the saints that are in all Achaia.

²³ Moreover, I call God for a witness on my soul, that it was in order to spare you, that I came not to Corinth. ²⁴ Not that we are lords over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy; for it is by faith ye stand.

¹ Do we begin again to show you who we are? Or do we, like others, need that letters recommendatory of us should be written to you? Or, that ye should write recommendations of us? ² Ye are our epistle, written on our hearts, and known and read by every man.

¹¹ Therefore because we know the fear of our Lord we persuade men; and we are made manifest unto God; and I hope also, we are made manifest to your minds.

¹⁴ For the love of the Messiah constraineth us to reason thus: One died for all; therefore are all dead.

² for I know the goodness of your mind; and therefore I gloried of you before the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath excited many.

¹⁰ For there are some who say, His epistles are weighty and forcible, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

¹ I would that ye could bear with me a little, that I might talk foolishly: and indeed, bear ye with me.

⁴ For if he that cometh to you, had proclaimed to you another Jesus, whom we have not proclaimed; or if ye had received another Spirit, which ye have not received; or another gospel, which ye have not accepted; ye might well have given assent.

⁷ Did I indeed commit an offence, by humbling myself that ye might be exalted? and by proclaiming the gospel of God to you gratis?

⁹ And when I came among you and was needy, I was burdensome to none of you; for the brethren who came from Macedonia, supplied my wants: and in all things I kept myself, and I will keep myself, from being burdensome to you. ¹⁰ As the truth of the Messiah is in me, this glorying shall not be made vain as to me in the regions of Achaia.

¹ Glorying must be, but it is not profitable: so I proceed to visions and revelations of our Lord. ² I knew a man in the Messiah fourteen years ago, (but whether in a body, or whether out of a body, I know not; God knoweth :) who was caught up to the third region of heaven. ³ And I knew this same man; (but whether in a body, or out of a body, I know not; God knoweth;)

⁹ And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my power is perfected in weakness. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of the Messiah may rest upon me.

¹³ For in what fell ye short of the other churches; except in this, that I was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this fault.

¹¹ Finally, my brethren, rejoice, and be perfected, and be comforted: and may harmony and quietness be among you; and the God of love and of peace will be with you.

² and all the brethren who are with me; unto the churches which are in Galatia.

²¹ And after that, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

¹⁴ and the trial in my flesh, ye did not despise nor nauseate: but ye received me as an angel of God, and as Jesus the Messiah.

¹ PAUL, a legate of Jesus the Messiah by the pleasure of God, to them who are at Ephesus, sanctified, and believing in Jesus the Messiah:

⁸ For it is by his grace we are rescued, through faith; and this is not of yourselves, but it is the gift of God: ⁹ not of works, lest any one glory. ¹⁰ For we are his creation; who are created in Jesus the Messiah, for good works, which God hath before prepared for us to walk in.

¹⁹ and also for me; that language may be given me, in the opening of my mouth; so that I may boldly proclaim the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ of which I am a messenger in chains; that I may utter it boldly, as I ought to utter it.

²³ For the two press upon me: I desire to be liberated, that I may be with the Messiah; and this would be very advantageous to me.

²⁵ And this I confidently know, that I shall continue and remain, for your joy, and for the furtherance of your faith;

²⁹ And this is given to you by God, that ye not only really believe in the Messiah, but also that ye suffer on his account;

¹⁹ But I hope in our Lord Jesus, that I shall shortly send Timothy unto you, so that I also may have composure, when informed concerning you. ²⁰ For I have no other one here, who, like my self, will sincerely care for your welfare. ²¹ For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus the Messiah. ²² But ye know the proof of him, that as a son with his father, so he labored with me in the gospel. ²³ Him I hope shortly to send to you, when I shall have seen how things result with me. ²⁴ And I trust in my Lord, that I shall shortly come myself to you.

²⁸ whom we proclaim, and teach and make known to every man, in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Jesus the Messiah. ²⁹ And for this also, I toil and strive, with the aid of the strength that is imparted to me.

¹² And ye have been buried with him, by baptism; and by it ye have risen with him; while ye believed in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

¹⁶ And let his word dwell in you richly, in all wisdom. And teach and admonish yourselves, by psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, and with grace in your hearts sing ye unto God.

¹⁰ Aristarchus, my fellow-captive, saluteth you; also Marcus, an uncle's son to Barnabas, of whom ye have received directions, that if he come to you, ye may kindly receive him: ¹¹ also Jesus, who is called Justus. These are of the circumcision, and they only have aided me in the kingdom of God; and they have been a comfort to me.

⁷ And ye were a pattern for all the believers who are in Macedonia and in Achaia. ⁸ For from you the word of our Lord sounded forth; and not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place, your faith in God is heard of; so that we have no need to say any thing concerning you.

² but we first suffered and were treated with indignity, as ye know, at Philippi; and then, in a great agony, with confidence in our God, we addressed to you the gospel of the Messiah.

⁹ For ye recollect, brethren, that we labored and toiled, working with our own hands, by night and by day, that we might not be chargeable to any one of you.

¹⁴ For ye, my brethren, became assimilated to the churches of God in Judaea, the persons who are in Jesus the Messiah; in that ye so suffered, even ye from your own countrymen, as also they from the Jews, ¹⁵ the persons who slew our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and persecuted their own prophets and us; and they please not God, and are made hostile to all men; ¹⁶ and they forbid us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may have life; to fill up their sins at all times. And wrath cometh on them to the uttermost.

² and to send to you Timothy our brother, a servant of God, and our assistant in the announcement of the Messiah; that he might strengthen you, and inquire of you respecting your faith:

¹⁸ Wherefore, comfort ye one another with these words.

¹⁴ And we entreat you, my brethren, that ye admonish the faulty, and encourage the faint-hearted, and bear the burdens of the weak, and be long suffering towards all men.

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always, on your account, my brethren beloved of our Lord, that God hath from the beginning chosen you unto life, through sanctification of the Spirit, and through faith in the truth. ¹⁴ For unto these it was, that God called you by our preaching; that ye might be the glory to our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

⁸ Neither did we eat bread gratuitously from any of you; but, with toil and weariness, we labored by night and by day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you. ⁹ It was not because we have no authority, but that we might give you an example in ourselves, that ye might imitate us.

³ When I was going into Macedonia, I requested thee to remain at Ephesus, and to charge certain persons not to teach different doctrines; ⁴ and not to throw themselves into fables and stories about genealogies, of which there is no end, which produce contention rather than edification in the faith of God.

²² Lay not the hand hastily on any man; and participate not in the sins of others; keep thyself pure.

⁴ he is one that exalteth himself, while he knoweth nothing; and he languisheth in the search and inquiry about words, from which come envy, and contention, and railing, and evil surmising,

¹⁸ May our Lord grant him, that he may find mercy with our Lord, in that day. And how he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou very well knowest.

⁴ No man, on becoming a soldier, entangleth himself with the business of the world; that he may please him who enlisted him.

²³ Avoid those foolish discussions which afford no instruction; for thou knowest, that they generate contests.

²⁵ that with mildness he may enlighten those who dispute against him, if perhaps God may give them repentance, and they may acknowledge the truth,

¹² And Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

¹⁷ But my Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fulfilled; and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was rescued from the mouth of the lion.

¹⁹ Present a salutation to Priscilla and Aquila, and to the household of Onesiphorus. ²⁰ Erastus hath stopped at Corinth; and Trophimus I left sick at the city of Miletus.

²² Our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with thy spirit. Grace be with thee. Amen.

⁴ But when the kindness and compassion of God our Life-giver was revealed, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his mercy, he vivified us, by the washing of the new birth, and by the renovation of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ which he shed on us abundantly, by Jesus the Messiah our Life-giver:

⁹ But foolish questions, and stories of genealogies, and the disputes and contests of the scribes, avoid: for there is no profit in them, and they are vain.

¹³ As for Zenas the scribe, and Apollos, endeavor to help them well on their way, that they may want nothing.

² and he can humble himself, and sympathize with the ignorant and the erring, because he also is clothed with infirmity.

¹ Therefore let us leave the commencement of the word of the Messiah, and let us proceed to the completion. Or will ye again lay another foundation for the repentance which is from dead works, and for the faith in God,

³ We will do this, if the Lord permit.

¹ Now this Melchisedec was king of Salem, a priest of the most high God: and he met Abraham, when returning from the slaughter of the kings; and blessed him. ² And to him Abraham imparted tithes of all that he had with him. Moreover his name is interpreted king of righteousness; and again he is called King of Salem, that is King of Peace. ³ Of whom neither his father nor his mother are written in the genealogies; nor the commencement of his days, nor the end of his life; but, after the likeness of the Son of God, his priesthood remaineth for ever. ⁴ And consider ye, how great he was; to whom the patriarch Abraham gave tithes and first-fruits. ⁵ For they of the sons of Levi who received the priesthood, had a statute of the law, that they should take tithes from the people; they from their brethren, because they also are of the seed of Abraham. ⁶ But this man, who is not enrolled in their genealogies, took tithes from Abraham; and blessed him who had received the promise. ⁷ But it is beyond controversy, that the inferior is blessed by his superior. ⁸ And here, men who die, receive the tithes; but there he of whom the scripture testifieth that he liveth. ⁹ And through Abraham, as one may say, even Levi who receiveth tithes, was himself tithed. ¹⁰ For he was yet in the loins of his father, when he met Melchisedec.

¹² Wherefore, strengthen ye your relaxed hands, and your tottering knees: ¹³ and make straight paths for your feet, that the limb which is lame may not be wrenched, but may be healed.

¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ Every good and perfect gift cometh down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no mutation, not even the shadow of change. ¹⁸ He saw fit, and begat us by the word of truth; that we might be the first-fruits of his creatures.

⁶ But ye have despised the poor man. Do not rich men exalt themselves over you, and drag you before the tribunals?

⁶ But ye have despised the poor man. Do not rich men exalt themselves over you, and drag you before the tribunals? ⁷ Do they not revile that worthy name, which is invoked upon you?

¹⁵ Whereas they should say: If the Lord please, and we live, we will do this or that.

¹⁶ And confess ye your faults one to another, and pray ye one for another, that ye may be healed; for great is the efficacy of the prayer which a righteous man prayeth.

¹ PETER, a legate of Jesus the Messiah, to the elect and sojourners, who are dispersed in Pontus and in Galatia, and in Cappadocia, and in Asia, and in Bithynia, ² to them who have been chosen, by the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto the obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus the Messiah: May grace and peace abound towards you. ³ Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who in his great mercy hath begotten us anew, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the hope of life,

¹⁴ But if it should occur, that ye suffer on account of righteousness, happy are ye. And be not terrified, by those who would terrify you, nor be agitated: ¹⁵ but sanctify the Lord the Messiah, in your hearts. And be ye ready for a vindication, before every one who demandeth of you an account of the hope of your faith,

¹⁷ For it is profitable to you, that ye suffer evil while ye do good deeds, if this should be the pleasure of God; and not, while ye do evil deeds.

⁴ And lo, they now wonder, and reproach you, because ye revel not with them in the same former dissoluteness;

¹⁴ And if ye are reproached on account of the name of the Messiah, happy are ye: for the glorious Spirit of God resteth upon you.

¹² These as I account them few things, I have written to you by Sylvanus, a faithful brother. And I would persuade, and would testify, that this is the true grace of God, this in which ye stand.

¹⁸ But be ye growing in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Redeemer Jesus the Messiah, and of God the Father: whose is the glory, now, and always, and to the days of eternity. Amen.

⁸ We therefore ought to receive such persons, that we may be aiders of the truth. ⁹ I was desirous of writing to the church; but he who loveth to be foremost among them, Diotrephes, receiveth us not. ¹⁰ Therefore, if he come, remember those his doings, that he treated us with malignant words; and this not sufficing him, he received not the brethren; and those who would receive them, he prohibited, and even ejected them from the church. ¹¹ That which thou seest, write in a book, and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

¹ To the angel of the church which is at Ephesus write: These things saith he who holdeth all things, and the seven stars, in his right hand; he that walketh in the midst of the seven candlesticks of gold;

¹⁶ And the earth helped the woman: and the earth opened its mouth, and drank up the flood which the serpent ejected from his mouth.