Acts 18 Cross References - Sawyer

^{1 (16:1)} AND after this Paul left Athens and came to Corinth. ² And finding a certain Jew by the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he went to them, ³ and because he was of the same trade continued and labored with them; for they were tent makers. ⁴ And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. ^{5 (16:2)} And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul gave himself wholly to preaching the word, testifying to the Jews Christ Jesus. ⁶ But when they disputed and blasphemed, shaking his garments he said to them, Your blood be upon your heads; I, pure, from this time will go to the gentiles. ^{7 (16:3)} And departing thence he came into the house of a man called Justus, who worshipped God, and whose house adjoined the synagogue. ⁸ And Crispus the synagogue ruler believed in the Lord, with all his house; and many of the Corinthians who heard believed and were baptized. ⁹ And the Lord said to Paul, in a vision by night, Fear not, but speak and be not silent, ¹⁰ for I am with you; and no one shall attack you to hurt you, for I have many people in this city. ¹¹ And he remained there a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God. ^{12 (16:4)} And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose with one consent against Paul and brought him to the tribunal, ¹³ saying, This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law. ¹⁴ And when Paul was about to open his mouth Gallio said to the Jews, If there was any injustice or evil imposition, O Jews, I would bear with you in a reasonable manner; ¹⁵ but if it is a question of doctrine, and of names, and of your law, look to it yourselves; for I will not be a judge of these things. ¹⁶ And he drove them from the tribunal. ¹⁷ And they all took Sosthenes the synagogue-ruler and beat him before the tribunal; and Gallio cared for none of these things. ^{18 (16:5)} And Paul having remained yet many days took leave of the brothers, and sailed to Syria; and Priscilla was with him, and Aquila, having shaved his head at Cenchrea; for he had a vow. ¹⁹ And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, and entering himself into the synagogue reasoned with the Jews. ²⁰ And they asking him to stay a longer time with them he did not consent, ²¹ but taking leave of them and saying, I will return to you again, if God will, he sailed from, Ephesus, ²² and coming down to Caesarea, and going up and saluting the church, he went down to Antioch; ²³ and having spent some time there he went away, passing in order through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, confirming all the disciples. ^{24 (17:1)} AND a certain Jew by the name of Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, being powerful in the Scriptures. ²⁵ This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit spoke and taught correctly the doctrines concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John; ²⁶ and this man began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla and Aquila hearing him took him and taught him more accurately the way. ²⁷ And he wishing to go into Achaia, the brothers sent him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. And when he came he helped those much who had believed through the grace; ²⁸ for he argued powerfully against the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

²³ Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us.

^{1 (3:1)} AND in those days came John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, ² Change your minds, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. ³ For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying; A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁴ And this John had his clothes of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region about the Jordan, ⁶ and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ^{7 (3:2)} And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come for the baptism, he said to them; Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bear fruit, therefore, worthy of a change of mind; ⁹ and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham; ¹⁰ and already the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire; ¹² whose winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the storehouse; but the chaff he will burn with an inextinguishable fire. ^{13 (3:3)} Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. ¹⁴ But, he refused him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me? ¹⁵ But Jesus answered and said to him, Suffer me now; for thus, it becomes us to complete all righteousness. Then he suffered him; ¹⁶ and Jesus being baptized went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descend like a dove and come upon him. ¹⁷ And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

¹¹ and I tell 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 if any one does not receive you, nor hear your words, when you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

³⁰ Even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

⁵² And he said to them, Every scribe therefore that is instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder who casts out of his treasury things new and old.

³ and said, I tell you truly, that if you do not turn and become like little children, you can by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Whoever humbles himself like this little child, shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven;

⁴³ I tell you, therefore, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation yielding its fruits.

¹⁰ And those servants went out into the highways, and collected all whom they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with guests.

³⁹ And going forward a little, he fell on his face, and prayed and said, My Father, if it is possible let this cup pass from me; but not as I will, but as thou wilt.

⁴ saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see you to it.

¹⁹ And as he sat on the tribunal his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered much to-day on his account, from a dream.

^{24 (25:6)} And Pilate seeing that he accomplished nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this man; see you to it. ²⁵ And all the people answered and said, His blood be upon us and upon our children.

¹⁹ go and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; ²⁰ teaching them to keep all things which I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always till the consummation of the world.

³ A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight.

³⁷ and said to him, All men seek you. ³⁸ And he said to them, Let us go elsewhere to the adjoining villages to preach there; because for this purpose have I come.

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

^{35 (5:6)} And while he was yet speaking persons came from the house of the synagogue ruler, saying, Your daughter is dead; why trouble the teacher?

¹⁹ And he answered and said to them, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him to me.

¹⁵ I tell you truly, that whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.

¹⁴ And they came and said to him, Teacher, we know that you are true, and care for no one, for you respect not the face of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar or not?

¹⁵ And he said to them, Go into all the world, preach the good news to all the creation; ¹⁶ he that believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he that disbelieves shall be condemned.

^{1 (4:1)} AND in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being procurator of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituria and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias being tetrarch of Abilene, ² under the chief priest Annas, and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness. ³ And he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of a change of mind for the forgiveness of sins; ⁴ as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet; A voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁵ Every ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth; ⁶ and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ^{7 (4:2)} Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bear fruits, therefore, worthy of a change of mind. And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ⁹ And already also the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree therefore which bears not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹⁰ And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do? ¹¹ And he answered and said to them, Let him that has two coats give to him that has none; and let him that has food do the same. ¹² And publicans, also, came to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ And he said to them, Do nothing more than is appointed for you. ¹⁴ And the soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Oppress, and falsely accuse, no one; and be contented with your wages. ^{15 (4:3)} And the people being in expectation, and all doubting in their minds concerning John, whether he was the Christ, ¹⁶ John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but a mightier than I is coming, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to untie; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. ¹⁷ His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean his threshing floor, and gather the wheat into his storehouse; but the chaff he will burn with an inextinguishable fire. ^{18 (4:4)} With many other exhortations, also, he preached the good news to the people. ¹⁹ But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother's wife and for all the evil deeds which Herod had done, ²⁰ added also this to all, and shut up John in prison. ^{21 (4:5)} And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, heaven was opened, ²² and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove upon him; and there was a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased. ^{23 (4:6)} And Jesus was about thirty years old, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, 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 Josech, the son of Juda, ²⁷ the son of Joannas, the son of Resa, the son of Zerubabel, the son of Shealtiel, 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 Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰ the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, ³¹ the son of Meleas, the son of Mennas, 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 Naason, ³³ the son of Aminadab, the son of Admein, the son of Arni, 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 Heber, the son of Selah, 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 Methusaleh, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahaleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸ the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the Son of God.

^{16 (5:3)} And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up, and entered, according to his custom on the sabbath day, into the synagogue, and stood up to read.

²⁹ And all the people who heard this, and the publicans, justified God, having received the baptism of John.

⁵ And whoever does not receive you, when you go out of that city shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them.

⁶¹ And another also said, Lord, I will follow you, but permit me first to bid farewell to those in my house.

¹⁰ And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you not, going out into its streets, say, ¹¹ Even the dust of your city which adheres to our feet we wipe off for you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.

⁵⁰ But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished!

³¹ But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they would not be persuaded if one arose from the dead.

²⁶ for I tell you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away;

¹² But before all these things they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, committing you to synagogues and prisons, to be brought before kings and governors on my account; ¹³ and it shall result to you for a testimony. ¹⁴ Settle it in your minds, therefore, not to premeditate what defense you shall make, ¹⁵ for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your enemies shall not be able to resist or dispute.

¹⁸ and a hair of your heads shall by no means perish;

³² but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not entirely fail; and when you recover yourself, confirm your brothers.

⁴³ And an angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him.

⁶⁵ And they reviled him with many other words.

¹⁹ And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things relating to Jesus the Nazoraean, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people;

²⁷ And from Moses, and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

^{44 (32:6)} And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all things written in the law of Moses, and Prophets, and Psalms, concerning me, must be fully accomplished.

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, to them that believe on his name, ¹³ who are born not of superior blood, nor of a will of the flesh, nor of a will of man, but of God.

^{19 (2:1)} AND this is the testimony of John, when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, Who are you? ²⁰ And he confessed and denied not, and confessed, I am not the Christ. ²¹ And they asked him, What then? are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered, No. ²² Then they said to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us; what say you of yourself? ²³ He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as Isaiah the prophet said. ^{24 (2:2)} And those sent were of the Pharisees. ²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet? ²⁶ John answered them saying, I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you know not. ²⁷ He is the one coming after me, the strings of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. ²⁸ These things occurred in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. ^{29 (2:3)} On the next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who was before me, for he was before me. ³¹ And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, for this reason have I come baptizing with water. ³² And John testified saying, I saw the Spirit descend like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. ³³ And I knew him not, but he that sent me to baptize with water, he said to me, On whom you see the Spirit descend and remain on him, this is he that baptizes with the Holy Spirit. ³⁴ And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God. ^{35 (2:4)} On the next day John was again standing, and two of his disciples, ³⁶ and looking at Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God.

⁴¹ he first found his brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messiah; which is interpreted, Christ [Anointed].

²⁸ You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but am sent before him.

³⁹ You search the Scriptures, because you think by them to have eternal life; and they testify of me;

¹⁷ If any one will do his will, he shall know of the teaching whether it is from God or whether I speak from myself.

^{16 (12:10)} And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; and them I must lead, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

²⁴ Then the Jews came around him and said to him, How long do you hold our minds [in doubt]? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.

⁵² and not for the nation only, but to bring together into one [body] all the children of God scattered abroad.

²⁷ and you shall also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.

³¹ Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any one to death;

¹³ Then Pilate hearing these words led Jesus out, and sat on the tribunal, in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

⁹ Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

³⁶ Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly, that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ. ^{37 (2:6)} And hearing [this] they were distressed in mind, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brothers, what shall we do? ³⁸ And Peter said to them, Change your minds, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you and your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call. ⁴⁰ And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation. ^{41 (2:7)} Then those that received his word were baptized, and there were added on that day about three thousand souls;

²⁰ for we cannot but tell what we have seen and heard.

⁹ But some members of the synagogue called that of the Libertines and Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen,

¹³ and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law;

²² And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.

¹² But because they believed Philip preaching the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.

³¹ And he said [No]; for how can I unless some one teaches me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

³⁵ And Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him the good news of Jesus. ³⁶ And as they went on the way they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me from being baptized? ³⁷ (Added verse not retained in Sawyer) ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

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

² and asked of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of that way, he might bring them bound, men and women, to Jerusalem.

²² But Saul increased in power and confounded the Jews living at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²⁷ But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had spoken boldly in Damascus in the name of Jesus.

^{1 (8:1)} AND a certain man at Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort which was called the Italian, ² a pious man, and one fearing God with all his house, and bestowing many charities on the people, and praying to God always,

²² And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that fears God, and esteemed by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and hear words from you.

²⁴ And on the day following they came to Caesarea; and Cornelius was expecting them, and had called together his relations and particular friends.

⁴² and he commanded us to preach to the people and testify fully that he is appointed by God the judge of living and dead.

^{11 (9:2)} And behold, immediately three men came to the house in which I was, being sent for me from Caesarea.

¹⁴ who will speak words to you by which you shall be saved and all your house.

^{19 (9:3)} And those scattered abroad by the affliction which commenced with Stephen, went even to Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but Jews only. ²⁰ But some of them, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who came to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus. ²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. ²² And a report concerning them was brought to the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to go as far as Antioch; ²³ who having come and seen the grace of God rejoiced, and exhorted all to adhere to the Lord with the purpose of the heart; ²⁴ for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great multitude were added to the Lord. ^{25 (9:4)} And he went to Tarsus to seek for Saul, ²⁶ and found and brought him to Antioch. And he was with them, and they met a whole year with the church and taught a great multitude; and the disciples first took the name of Christians at Antioch. ^{27 (9:5)} And in those days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch; ²⁸ and one of them, by the name of Agabus, standing up signified by the spirit that a great famine was about to come on all the world; which also came under Claudius Caesar.

¹ And there were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch; Barnabas and Simeon called Niger [the black], and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen the foster brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

⁷ who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man having called for Barnabas and Saul desired to hear the word of God;

¹⁰ said, O full of all deceit and all craft, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

¹² Then the proconsul seeing what was done believed, and was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

¹⁴ And passing on from Perga, they went to Antioch in Pisidia, and going into the synagogue on the Sabbath they sat down. ¹⁵ And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue rulers sent to them, saying, Men and brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.

¹⁸ And when he had borne with their conduct forty years in the wilderness,

^{42 (11:7)} And when they had gone out, [the people] requested that these words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath.

⁴⁵ And the Jews seeing the multitudes were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, disputing and blaspheming. ⁴⁶ And both Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since you cast it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the gentiles. ⁴⁷ For thus has the Lord commanded us; I have set you for a light of nations, that you should be a salvation even to the end of the earth.

⁵⁰ But the Jews excited the pious and honorable women, and the first men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out from their limits. ⁵¹ And shaking off the dust of their feet against them, they went to Iconium;

² But the unbelieving Jews excited the minds of the gentiles against the brothers, and made them ill-disposed. ³ Then they spent a long time in speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace by granting miracles and prodigies to be performed by their hands.

^{19 (11:10)} But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

²² confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁶ and thence sailed to Antioch, whence they had been commended to the favor of God for the work which they performed.

⁴ And when they came to Jerusalem they were received by the church, and the apostles, and the elders, and related what things God had done with them.

¹⁴ Simeon has related how God first visited the gentiles to take a people for his name.

¹⁸ known from eternity.

^{22 (12:4)} Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders, with all the assembly [the church], to send delegates from themselves to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers, ²³ writing by their hand, The apostles and elders and brothers, to the brothers in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, who are of the gentiles, greeting.

²⁹ that you should abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and blood, and things strangled, and fornication, from which if you keep yourselves you will do well. Farewell. ^{30 (12:5)} They, therefore, being dismissed went to Antioch, and assembling the multitude delivered the epistle.

³² And Judas and Silas being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brothers with much argument, and confirmed them.

³⁵ But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, teaching and preaching with many others the word of the Lord.

⁴¹ And he passed through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches.

¹ And he went to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, there was a certain disciple there by the name of Timothy, a son of a Jewish woman, a believer, but of a Greek father,

⁶ And passing through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

⁹ And a vision appeared by night to Paul; a certain man of Macedonia standing, asking him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

¹⁴ And a certain woman by the name of Lydia, a dealer in purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard, whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the [words] spoken by Paul.

¹⁴ And a certain woman by the name of Lydia, a dealer in purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard, whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the [words] spoken by Paul. ^{15 (14:2)} And when she was baptized, and her house, she requested saying, If you have judged me faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay; and she constrained us.

¹⁷ She following Paul and us, cried, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us the way of salvation;

³⁴ and conducting them up into his house he set a table, and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.

⁴⁰ And going out of the prison they entered into the house of Lydia, and having seen the brothers they exhorted them, and departed.

^{1 (15:1)} AND travelling through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. ² And according to his custom Paul went in to them, and reasoned with them three sabbaths from the Scriptures, ³ explaining and asserting that the Christ ought to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.

³ explaining and asserting that the Christ ought to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ. ⁴ And some of them believed and adhered to Paul and Silas; of the pious Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. ⁵ But the unbelieving Jews taking certain base men of those about the markets, and exciting a mob, disturbed the city; and coming to the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

¹¹ but these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness, examining the Scriptures daily [to see] if these things were so.

¹³ And when the Jews in Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there exciting the multitudes. ^{14 (15:3)} Then the brothers immediately sent Paul away, as if to go by sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there. ¹⁵ And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens, and receiving a charge to Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

¹⁵ And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens, and receiving a charge to Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed. ^{16 (15:4)} And while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was moved within him as he saw the city wholly devoted to idolatry. ¹⁷ Then he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and those that were pious, and in the market every day with those he met.

³² But when they heard of a resurrection of the dead, some scoffed; but others said, We will hear you again of this.

³² But when they heard of a resurrection of the dead, some scoffed; but others said, We will hear you again of this. ³³ So Paul went out from the midst of them;

² And finding a certain Jew by the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he went to them,

² And finding a certain Jew by the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he went to them, ³ and because he was of the same trade continued and labored with them; for they were tent makers. ⁴ And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. ^{5 (16:2)} And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul gave himself wholly to preaching the word, testifying to the Jews Christ Jesus.

^{12 (16:4)} And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose with one consent against Paul and brought him to the tribunal, ¹³ saying, This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

¹⁵ but if it is a question of doctrine, and of names, and of your law, look to it yourselves; for I will not be a judge of these things. ¹⁶ And he drove them from the tribunal. ¹⁷ And they all took Sosthenes the synagogue-ruler and beat him before the tribunal; and Gallio cared for none of these things.

¹⁷ And they all took Sosthenes the synagogue-ruler and beat him before the tribunal; and Gallio cared for none of these things. ^{18 (16:5)} And Paul having remained yet many days took leave of the brothers, and sailed to Syria; and Priscilla was with him, and Aquila, having shaved his head at Cenchrea; for he had a vow.

²¹ but taking leave of them and saying, I will return to you again, if God will, he sailed from, Ephesus,

²¹ but taking leave of them and saying, I will return to you again, if God will, he sailed from, Ephesus, ²² and coming down to Caesarea, and going up and saluting the church, he went down to Antioch;

^{24 (17:1)} AND a certain Jew by the name of Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, being powerful in the Scriptures. ²⁵ This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit spoke and taught correctly the doctrines concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John; ²⁶ and this man began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla and Aquila hearing him took him and taught him more accurately the way. ²⁷ And he wishing to go into Achaia, the brothers sent him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. And when he came he helped those much who had believed through the grace; ²⁸ for he argued powerfully against the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

²⁸ for he argued powerfully against the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

^{1 (17:2)} And when Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, passing through the higher portions of the country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples;

³ And he said to them, With what then were you baptized? And they said, With John's baptism.

^{8 (17:3)} And going into the synagogue he spoke boldly, for three months, reasoning and persuading in favor of the kingdom of God. ⁹ But when some were hardened and believed not, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples from them, and reasoned day by day in the school of one Tyrannus.

⁹ But when some were hardened and believed not, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples from them, and reasoned day by day in the school of one Tyrannus. ¹⁰ And this was done for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁰ And this was done for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

¹⁷ And this was known both to all the Jews and Greeks who lived at Ephesus, and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified;

^{21 (17:6)} And when these things were accomplished, Paul was disposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome.

^{23 (17:7)} And there was at that time no small tumult about the way [of the Lord].

²⁶ and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul has led away a great multitude by persuasion, saying that things which are made by hands are not gods.

¹⁶ For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that it might not be necessary for him to spend a long time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be at Jerusalem at the day of Pentecost.

²¹ testifying both to Jews and Greeks the change of mind to God, and the faith in our Lord Jesus.

²⁶ Wherefore I call you to witness this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men; ²⁷ for I have not kept back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.

³¹ Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not to admonish every one of you with tears.

³⁴ you yourselves know that these hands have served my necessities and those with me. ³⁵ I have showed you all things, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

³ And observing Cyprus, and leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to discharge her cargo.

¹³ But Paul answered, What do you do, to weep and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁴ And he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

¹⁴ And he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

^{17 (19:4)} And when we arrived at Jerusalem the brothers received us gladly. ¹⁸ And on the following day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present. ¹⁹ And having saluted them, he related particularly what God had done among the gentiles by his ministry;

²⁴ take them and be purified with them, and pay their expenses, that they may shave their heads, and all will know that the information which they have of you is not correct, but that you walk also yourself keeping the law.

^{27 (20:1)} AND when the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from Asia seeing him in the temple excited all the multitude, and laid hands on him, ²⁸ crying, Men of Israel, help; this is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and besides he has brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place.

²⁸ crying, Men of Israel, help; this is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and besides he has brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place. ²⁹ For they had before seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, and supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. ³⁰ And all the city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people, and taking hold of Paul they dragged him without the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. ^{31 (20:2)} And while they were seeking to kill him, a report went up to the chiliarch of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in commotion; ³² who immediately taking soldiers and centurions ran down upon them; and seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, they ceased beating Paul. ³³ Then the chiliarch approaching took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done. ³⁴ But some cried one thing, and some another, in the multitude, and not being able to learn the truth, on account of the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the fortress. ³⁵ And when he was on the steps, it happened that he was borne by the soldiers, on account of the violence of the multitude; ³⁶ for the multitude of the people followed, crying, Take him away.

³⁹ And Paul said, I am a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of a not undistinguished city, I beg of you, permit me to speak to the people.

¹⁸ and saw him [Christ], saying to me, Hasten and depart immediately from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony of me.

^{11 (21:3)} And on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good courage, for as you have testified of me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.

^{23 (21:5)} And calling two of the centurions he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred light armed troops, after the third hour of the night.

²⁷ I went with the soldiery and rescued this man, when he was siezed by the Jews, and about to be killed by them, having learned that he is a Roman; ²⁸ and wishing to know the cause for which they accuse him, I took him down to their Sanhedrim, ²⁹ and found him criminated in respect to questions of their law, but charged with nothing worthy of death or bonds.

²⁹ and found him criminated in respect to questions of their law, but charged with nothing worthy of death or bonds.

⁵ For finding this man a pestilence and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a chief of the sect of the Nazoraeans, ⁶ who also endeavored to profane the temple, whom we also took,

⁶ who also endeavored to profane the temple, whom we also took, ⁷ (Added verse not retained in Sawyer) ⁸ from whom you will be able to learn by examination of all these things of which we accuse him.

^{1 (23:1)} FESTUS therefore coming into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

⁸ while Paul maintained in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I done any wrong. ^{9 (23:3)} But Festus wishing to gratify the Jews, answered Paul and said, Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried by me for these things? ¹⁰ And Paul said, I stand at the tribunal of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have not injured the Jews, as you also know very well. ¹¹ If indeed I have done wrong or committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if those things of which they accuse me are nothing, no man may give me up to them; I appeal to Caesar.

¹⁸ concerning whom his accusers standing up brought no charge of such things as I supposed, ¹⁹ but had certain questions with him concerning their religion, and concerning one Jesus that was dead, who Paul said was alive.

¹⁹ but had certain questions with him concerning their religion, and concerning one Jesus that was dead, who Paul said was alive. ²⁰ Being in doubt on the question concerning these things, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried by me there on these charges.

²⁶ But I have nothing certain to write to the sovereign concerning him, wherefore I have brought him before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that on examination I may have something to write;

^{1 (23:7)} And Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense. ² I think myself happy, King Agrippa, in being allowed to make my defense before you to-day in respect to all things of which I am accused by the Jews, ³ especially as you are acquainted with all the customs and questions of the Jews; wherefore, I beg you to hear me patiently.

¹¹ And punishing them often in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme, and being exceedingly mad against them, I pursued them even to cities abroad.

²⁰ but preached first to those at Damascus and Jerusalem, and in all the country of Judea, and to the gentiles, that they should change their minds and turn to God, performing works worthy of a change of mind.

²² Having obtained therefore help from God, I have continued to this day, testifying to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said should take place; ²³ that the Christ should suffer, and that he first from the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and the nations.

²⁸ And Agrippa said to Paul, You almost persuade me to be a Christian.

⁶ and the centurion finding there an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us into it.

²³ For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night ²⁴ and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and behold, God has given you all that sail with you. ²⁵ Wherefore, men, be of good courage; for I believe God, that it will be as he has told me;

^{23 (25:3)} And appointing him a day they came in great numbers to his lodging, to whom he set forth and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.

²⁸ Be it known to you, therefore, that the salvation of God is sent to the gentiles, and they will hear it.

⁵ through whom we have received grace and an apostleship for the obedience of the faith in all nations in behalf of his name,

¹⁰ asking if by any means I may now at some time have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.

²⁹ Is God [a God] of the Jews alone? and not also of the gentiles? Yes, also of the gentiles,

^{31 (6:5)} What shall we say then to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

²⁵ as he says also in Hosea, I will call them that were not my people, my people, and her that was not beloved, beloved, ²⁶ and in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they shall be called children of the living God.

^{30 (7:3)} What shall we say then? That nations who did not pursue righteousness attained a righteousness, but the righteousness which is by faith; ³¹ but Israel who pursued the law of righteousness did not attain to the law of righteousness. ³² For what reason? Because they are not of faith, but as it were of works of the law; for they stumbled at the stone of stumbling, ³³ as it is written; Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.

¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all that call upon him. ¹³ For every one that calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ¹⁴ How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without one preaching? ¹⁵ and how shall they preach unless they have been sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those that publish good news of peace, that publish good news of good things. ^{16 (7:5)} But all did not obey the gospel; for Isaiah says, Lord, who believed our report? ¹⁷ Faith therefore comes by the report, and the report by the word of God.

²⁰ But Isaiah is more bold and says, I was found by them that sought me not, I was made manifest to them that inquired not after me. ²¹ But in respect to Israel he says, All the day I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contradicting people.

^{11 (8:2)} I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? By no means; but by their fall the nations have salvation to excite them to emulation. ¹² But if their fall is the riches of the world, and their diminution the riches of nations, how much more will their fullness be. ¹³ For I speak to you, gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle of the gentiles, I glorify my ministry, ¹⁴ if perhaps I may excite my flesh [race] to emulation and save some of them. ¹⁵ For if their falling away is the reconciling of the world, what will their recovery be but life from the dead?

¹¹ be not slothful in business, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord,

³ For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Will you not fear the power? Do good, and you shall have praise from it;

³ For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Will you not fear the power? Do good, and you shall have praise from it; ⁴ for [the power] is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister of justice for punishment to him that does evil.

²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor of the saints at Jerusalem.

³² that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and be refreshed together with you.

^{1 (11:1)} AND I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a minister of the church in Cenchrea,

^{1 (11:1)} AND I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a minister of the church in Cenchrea, ² that you receive her in the Lord worthily of the saints, and assist her in any thing in which she may have need of you; for she has been an assistant of many, and of myself also. ^{3 (11:2)} Salute Prisca [Priscilla] and Aquila my co-laborers in Christ Jesus, ⁴ who exposed their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the nations; ⁵ and [salute] the assembly at their house. Salute Epenetus my beloved, who is the first fruit of Asia to Christ.

^{1 (1:1)} PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, ² to the church of God which is at Corinth, to the sanctified in Jesus Christ, called to be saints, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours.

¹² I mean this; that each one of you says I indeed am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ. ¹³ Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul? ¹⁴ I thank God I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius; ¹⁵ that no one may say that I baptized in my name. ¹⁶ And I also baptized the family of Stephanus; besides I do not know that I baptized any other. ¹⁷ For Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the good news, not with a wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ should be without effect.

²³ we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offense, and to the gentiles foolishness,

^{1 (1:4)} And when I came to you, brothers, I came not with excellency of speech, or wisdom, declaring to you the mystery of God. ² For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

⁵ Who then is Apollos? and who is Paul? but ministers by whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave. ⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused [the seed] to grow;

⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused [the seed] to grow;

^{10 (1:7)} According to the grace of God given me as a wise architect I have laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one see how he builds on it. ¹¹ For no one can lay another foundation besides that laid, which is Christ Jesus. ¹² And if any man builds on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, reeds, ¹³ each one's work shall be manifest; for the day shall show it, because it shall be revealed by fire, and the same fire shall try every man's work what it is. ¹⁴ If any one's work continues which he has built, he shall receive a reward;

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself; if any one seems to be wise among you in this life, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.

^{6 (1:10)} I have applied these things figuratively, brothers, to myself and Apollos on your account, that you may learn by us not to [go beyond] what is written, that you may not be puffed up for one against another.

¹² and labor, working with our hands; being reviled we bless, being persecuted we endure,

¹⁹ but I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know not the word of those who are puffed up but the power;

⁹ Know you not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor sodomites, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor covetous persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you; but you are washed, you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

² And if any one thinks he knows any thing, he yet knows nothing as he ought to know;

⁶ Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to abstain from labor? ⁷ Who ever goes on a military expedition at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and eats not the fruit of it? or who feeds a flock and eats not of the milk of the flock? ⁸ Do I say these things in the manner of men? or does not the law also say the same? ⁹ For it is written in the law of Moses, You shall not muzzle the ox that threshes. Does God care for oxen? ¹⁰ or does he speak entirely for our sakes? For our sakes, doubtless, it was written, that he who plows should plow in hope, and that he who threshes in hope should partake of it. ¹¹ If we have sown for you spiritual things, is it too much if we reap your earthly things? ¹² And if others have this right, do we not have it more? But we have not used this right, but endure all things, that we may not impede the gospel of Christ.

²⁰ to the Jews I have been as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain those under the law;

²¹ The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, or again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you;

³ For I delivered to you at first, what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ⁴ and that he was buried, and that he rose on the third day according to the Scriptures,

¹⁰ but by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not in vain, but I labored more abundantly than they all, but not I but the grace of God with me.

³² If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, of what advantage is it to me? If the dead rise not, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

^{1 (8:1)} CONCERNING the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so also do you.

³ And when I come, whom you shall approve, these will I send with letters to carry your charity to Jerusalem;

⁷ For I do not wish now to see you by the way; for I hope to continue some time with you, if the Lord permits. ⁸ But I will remain at Ephesus till Pentecost,

^{12 (8:3)} But concerning Apollos the brother, I have exhorted him much to come to you with the brothers; but he was entirely indisposed to come now, but he will come when he has a convenient time.

^{15 (8:5)} And I exhort you, brothers, know the family of Stephanas, for it is a first fruit of Achaia, and they devoted themselves to serving the saints;

^{19 (8:6)} The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the assembly [church] at their house.

^{1 (1:1)} PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia.

^{23 (1:6)} But I call God to witness on my soul, that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth. ²⁴ Not that we are lords of your faith, but co-laborers of your joy; for you stand firm by the faith.

^{1 (1:9)} Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some, commendatory epistles to you or from you? ² You are our epistle, written by our hearts, known and read by all men,

^{11 (1:16)} Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord we persuade men, but are made manifest to God; and I hope also to be made manifest in your consciences.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ constrains us, judging this, that if one died for all then were all dead;

² for I know your readiness, of which I boasted in your behalf to the Macedonians that Achaia was ready a year ago, and your zeal has excited many.

¹⁰ For the epistles, say they, are weighty and powerful, but the bodily presence is weak and speech contemptible.

^{1 (3:3)} I wish you would bear a little with my folly; and indeed do bear with me.

⁴ For if he that comes preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or you receive another spirit which you did not receive, or another gospel which you did not receive, you might well bear it;

⁷ Have I done wrong to humble myself that you might be exalted, that I preached the gospel of God to you gratuitously?

⁹ and when I was with you and was in want, I was burdensome to no one; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied beforehand my need; and in every thing I kept myself without being burdensome to you, and will keep myself so. ^{10 (3:4)} As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting in respect to myself shall not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.

^{1 (3:7)} It is not expedient therefore for me to boast [of these things]; for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. ² I know a man, in Christ above fourteen years, whether in the body I know not, or out of the body I know not, God knows,—such a one caught up to the third heaven. ³ I know even such a man,—whether in the body or out of the body I know not, God knows,—

⁹ And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for power is perfected in weakness.

¹³ For what is there in which you were inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.

^{11 (4:4)} Finally, brothers, rejoice, be perfect, be of good comfort, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

² and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.

^{21 (1:5)} Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

¹⁴ and my trial in my flesh you despised not nor rejected, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.

^{1 (1:1)} PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints in [Ephesus] and the faithful in Christ Jesus.

⁸ For by grace are you saved through the faith; and that not of you; [it is] the gift of God; ⁹ not of works, that no one may boast; ¹⁰ for we are his creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, in which God before appointed that we should walk.

¹⁹ and for me, that a word may be given me at the opening of my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ in behalf of which I perform an embassy in bonds, that I may speak boldly in them, as I ought to speak.

²³ But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better;

²⁵ And fully believing this, I know that I shall continue, and continue with you all, for your advancement and joy of the faith,

²⁹ because it was given to you in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him but also to suffer for him,

^{19 (1:7)} But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I may be refreshed when I know your affairs. ²⁰ For I have no one like minded who really will care for your interests; ²¹ for all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ. ²² But you know his tried virtue, that as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel. ²³ Him therefore I hope to send to you as soon as I know how it will be with me; ²⁴ and I hope in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.

²⁸ whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ; ²⁹ for which I also labor, striving with his power which operates in me with power.

¹² having been buried with him in baptism, in which you have also been raised together through the effectual faith of God who raised him from the dead;

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching with all wisdom, and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God,

^{10 (2:7)} Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you, and Mark the nephew of Barnabas,—concerning whom you received commandments, if he comes to you receive him,— ¹¹ and Jesus called Justus, who are of the circumcision; these are the only co-laborers for the kingdom of God who have been a comfort to me.

⁷ so that you became an example to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. ⁸ For from you the word of the Lord was proclaimed not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith with respect to God went into every place, so that we had no need to say any thing;

² but having suffered before, and been injuriously treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

⁹ For you remember, brothers, our labor and weariness; that working night and day not to be burdensome to any one of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

¹⁴ For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God in Christ Jesus which were in Judea, for you also suffered the same things from your countrymen, which they did from the Jews ¹⁵ who also killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us, and who please not God and are hostile to all men, ¹⁶ forbidding us to speak to the gentiles that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always; and the wrath has come on them to the utmost.

² and sent Timothy, our brother and God's co-laborer in the gospel of Christ, to confirm you and to exhort you in behalf of your faith,

¹⁸ Comfort one another, therefore, with these words.

¹⁴ And we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, comfort the dispirited, assist the sick, be of long suffering towards all men.

^{13 (1:4)} But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you to salvation by purification of spirit, and belief of the truth, ¹⁴ to which he called you by our gospel, to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸ neither did we eat bread of any one for nought, but worked with labor and fatigue, night and day, not to be burdensome to any of you; ⁹ not that we have not a right [to a support], but that we may make ourselves an example for you to follow us.

^{3 (1:2)} As I requested you to remain at Ephesus, when going into Macedonia, that you might charge some not to preach another doctrine, ⁴ nor attend to myths or interminable genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than a dispensation of God by faith, [do.]

²² Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither partake of others' sins. Keep yourself pure.

⁴ he is blinded and knows nothing, but has a sickly longing for debates and wars of words, from which arise envy, contention, blasphemies, evil suspicions,

¹⁸ The Lord grant him to find mercy with the Lord in that day. And what services he performed at Ephesus, you know very well.

⁴ No one who serves as a soldier is involved in the business of life, that he may please him who has employed him as a soldier.

²³ But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;

²⁵ in meekness correcting the adversaries, that God may give them a change of mind to a knowledge of the truth,

¹² But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

¹⁷ but the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that the word should be fully declared by me, and all the nations should hear, and I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

^{19 (2:5)} Salute Prisca [Priscilla] and Aquila and the house of Onesiphorus. ²⁰ Erastus remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.

²² The Lord be with your spirit. The grace be with you.

⁴ but when the goodness and philanthropy of the Saviour our God appeared, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we did but according to his mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁹ But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹³ Send forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos with diligence, and let nothing be wanting to them;

² being able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he is himself encompassed with infirmity,

^{1 (2:4)} Wherefore leaving the account of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of a change of mind from dead works, and of faith in God,

³ And this we will do if God permits.

^{1 (2:6)} For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, ² to whom also Abraham gave a tenth of all, first being interpreted king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace, ³ without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither a beginning of days nor end of life, but being made like the Son of God, continues a priest forever. ^{4 (2:7)} And behold, how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils. ⁵ And the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to tithe the people according to the law, that is their brothers, although descended from Abraham; ⁶ but he whose descent is not reckoned from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him who has the promises. ⁷ But beyond all contradiction, the less is blessed by the greater. ⁸ And here, men who die receive tithes, but there, one of whom it is testified that he lives. ⁹ And so to speak, Levi also who receives tithes paid tithes through Abraham; ¹⁰ for he was yet in his father when Melchisedec met him.

^{12 (5:2)} Wherefore hold up the hands that hang down, and the feeble knees, ¹³ and make straight courses for your feet, that the lame may not be turned out of the way, but may rather be healed.

^{16 (1:3)} Be not deceived, my beloved brothers. ¹⁷ All good giving, and every perfect gift, comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruit of his creatures.

⁶ But you dishonor the poor. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to tribunals?

⁶ But you dishonor the poor. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you to tribunals? ⁷ And do they not blaspheme the good name by which you are called?

¹⁵ for you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we shall both live and do this or that.

¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be cured, for the prayer of the righteous operates with great power.

^{1 (1:1)} PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect strangers of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, ² according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you. ^{3 (1:2)} Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has begotten us to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

¹⁴ But even if you suffer on account of righteousness, you are blessed. But fear not with their fear, neither be troubled; ¹⁵ and sanctify the anointed Lord in your hearts, and be always ready with a defense to every one that asks you a reason for the hope that is in you; but with meekness and fear,

¹⁷ For it is better to suffer doing good, if the will of God allows, than doing evil.

⁴ in which they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excessive intemperance, blaspheming,

¹⁴ If you are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

^{12 (3:5)} I have written to you in a few words by Silvanus [Silas], a faithful brother as I suppose, exhorting you, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

¹⁸ but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever.

⁸ We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be co-laborers for the truth. ^{9 (1:3)} I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes desiring the pre-eminence does not receive us. ¹⁰ Therefore if I come I will remember his works which he performs, prating against us with evil words, and not being satisfied, in addition to these [things] he does not receive the brothers, and forbids and casts out of the church those wishing to do it. ¹¹ saying, What you see write in a book, and send to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamus and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

^{1 (2:1)} To the angel of the church in Ephesus write, These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks,

¹⁶ And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.