44:009:037 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, anddied: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upperchamber.
44:009:038 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the discipleshad heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men,desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
44:009:039 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
44:009:040 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
44:009:041 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he hadcalled the saints and widows, presented her alive.
44:009:042 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed inthe Lord.
44:009:043 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa withone Simon a tanner.
44:010:001 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, acenturion of the band called the Italian band,
44:010:002 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house,which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
44:010:003 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the dayan angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him,Cornelius.
44:010:004 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What isit, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms arecome up for a memorial before God.
44:010:005 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whosesurname is Peter:
44:010:006 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the seaside: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
44:010:007 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
44:010:008 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
44:010:009 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
44:010:010 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
44:010:011 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:
44:010:012 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
44:010:013 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
44:010:014 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thingthat is common or unclean.
44:010:015 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What Godhath cleansed, that call not thou common.
44:010:016 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up againinto heaven.
44:010:017 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,
44:010:018 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter,were lodged there.
44:010:019 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him,Behold, three men seek thee.
44:010:020 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubtingnothing: for I have sent them.
44:010:021 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?
44:010:022 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
44:010:023 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrowPeter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppaaccompanied him.
44:010:024 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Corneliuswaited for them, and he had called together his kinsmen andnear friends.
44:010:025 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell downat his feet, and worshipped him.
44:010:026 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am aman.
44:010:027 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many thatwere come together.
44:010:028 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
44:010:029 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
44:010:030 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
44:010:031 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
44:010:032 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surnameis Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner bythe sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
44:010:033 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well donethat thou art come. Now therefore are we all here presentbefore God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
44:010:034 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceivethat God is no respecter of persons:
44:010:035 But in every nation he that feareth him, and workethrighteousness, is accepted with him.
44:010:036 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preachingpeace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
44:010:037 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout allJudaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which Johnpreached;
44:010:038 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost andwith power: who went about doing good, and healing all thatwere oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
44:010:039 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in theland of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hangedon a tree:
44:010:040 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
44:010:041 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before God,even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose fromthe dead.
44:010:042 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testifythat it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge ofquick and dead.
44:010:043 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his namewhosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
44:010:044 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on allthem which heard the word.
44:010:045 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
44:010:046 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Thenanswered Peter,
44:010:047 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized,which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
44:010:048 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
44:011:001 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard thatthe Gentiles had also received the word of God.
44:011:002 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of thecircumcision contended with him,
44:011:003 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eatwith them.
44:011:004 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, andexpounded it by order unto them, saying,
44:011:005 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
44:011:006 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
44:011:007 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay andeat.
44:011:008 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hathat any time entered into my mouth.
44:011:009 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hathcleansed, that call not thou common.
44:011:010 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up againinto heaven.
44:011:011 And, behold, immediately there were three men already comeunto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
44:011:012 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting.Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we enteredinto the man's house:
44:011:013 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, whichstood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call forSimon, whose surname is Peter;
44:011:014 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy houseshall be saved.
44:011:015 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on usat the beginning.
44:011:016 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, Johnindeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with theHoly Ghost.
44:011:017 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did untous, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that Icould withstand God?
44:011:018 When they heard these things, they held their peace, andglorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentilesgranted repentance unto life.
44:011:019 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
44:011:020 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.
44:011:021 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
44:011:022 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the churchwhich was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that heshould go as far as Antioch.
44:011:023 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad,and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they wouldcleave unto the Lord.
44:011:024 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
44:011:025 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
44:011:026 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
44:011:027 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
44:011:028 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified bythe Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout allthe world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
44:011:029 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability,determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt inJudaea:
44:011:030 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands ofBarnabas and Saul.
44:012:001 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his handsto vex certain of the church.
44:012:002 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
44:012:003 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
44:012:004 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
44:012:005 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
44:012:006 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
44:012:007 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
44:012:008 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
44:012:009 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
44:012:010 When they were past the first and the second ward, they cameunto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened tothem of his own accord: and they went out, and passed onthrough one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
44:012:011 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of asurety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath deliveredme out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation ofthe people of the Jews.
44:012:012 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
44:012:013 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
44:012:014 And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
44:012:015 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantlyaffirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
44:012:016 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened thedoor, and saw him, they were astonished.
44:012:017 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
44:012:018 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
44:012:019 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, heexamined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put todeath. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and thereabode.
44:012:020 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon:but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastusthe king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; becausetheir country was nourished by the king's country.
44:012:021 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat uponhis throne, and made an oration unto them.
44:012:022 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god,and not of a man.
44:012:023 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
44:012:024 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
44:012:025 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
44:013:001 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
44:013:002 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
44:013:003 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands onthem, they sent them away.
44:013:004 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed untoSeleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
44:013:005 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of Godin the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to theirminister.
44:013:006 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, theyfound a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose namewas Barjesus:
44:013:007 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, aprudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired tohear the word of God.
44:013:008 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation)withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from thefaith.
44:013:009 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the HolyGhost, set his eyes on him.
44:013:010 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
44:013:011 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
44:013:012 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
44:013:013 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came toPerga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned toJerusalem.
44:013:014 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch inPisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, andsat down.
44:013:015 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulersof the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren,if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
44:013:016 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men ofIsrael, and ye that fear God, give audience.
44:013:017 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
44:013:018 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners inthe wilderness.
44:013:019 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land ofChanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
44:013:020 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space offour hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
44:013:021 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
44:013:022 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
44:013:023 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raisedunto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
44:013:024 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism ofrepentance to all the people of Israel.
44:013:025 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye thatI am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me,whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
44:013:026 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, andwhosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of thissalvation sent.
44:013:027 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
44:013:028 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desiredthey Pilate that he should be slain.
44:013:029 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, theytook him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
44:013:030 But God raised him from the dead:
44:013:031 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him fromGalilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
44:013:032 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promisewhich was made unto the fathers,
44:013:033 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that hehath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in thesecond psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
44:013:034 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now nomore to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I willgive you the sure mercies of David.
44:013:035 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
44:013:036 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
44:013:037 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
44:013:038 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that throughthis man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
44:013:039 And by him all that believe are justified from all things,from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
44:013:040 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken ofin the prophets;
44:013:041 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work awork in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe,though a man declare it unto you.
44:013:042 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentilesbesought that these words might be preached to them the nextsabbath.
44:013:043 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews andreligious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speakingto them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44:013:044 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
44:013:045 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
44:013:046 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
44:013:047 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee tobe a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be forsalvation unto the ends of the earth.
44:013:048 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, andglorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordainedto eternal life believed.
44:013:049 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
44:013:050 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
44:013:051 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, andcame unto Iconium.
44:013:052 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the HolyGhost.
44:014:001 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
44:014:002 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
44:014:003 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
44:014:004 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
44:014:005 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
44:014:006 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
44:014:007 And there they preached the gospel.
44:014:008 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet,being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
44:014:009 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, andperceiving that he had faith to be healed,
44:014:010 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And heleaped and walked.
44:014:011 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
44:014:012 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
44:014:013 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
44:014:014 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
44:014:015 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
44:014:016 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
44:014:017 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
44:014:018 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
44:014:019 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium,who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him outof the city, supposing he had been dead.
44:014:020 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up,and came into the city: and the next day he departed withBarnabas to Derbe.
44:014:021 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and hadtaught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium,and Antioch,
44:014:022 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them tocontinue in the faith, and that we must through muchtribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
44:014:023 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, andhad prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, onwhom they believed.
44:014:024 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came toPamphylia.
44:014:025 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went downinto Attalia:
44:014:026 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had beenrecommended to the grace of God for the work which theyfulfilled.
44:014:027 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together,they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he hadopened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
44:014:028 And there they abode long time with the disciples.
44:015:001 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
44:015:002 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
44:015:003 And being brought on their way by the church, they passedthrough Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of theGentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
44:015:004 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received ofthe church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declaredall things that God had done with them.
44:015:005 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees whichbelieved, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, andto command them to keep the law of Moses.
44:015:006 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
44:015:007 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
44:015:008 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, givingthem the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
44:015:009 And put no difference between us and them, purifying theirhearts by faith.
44:015:010 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
44:015:011 But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
44:015:012 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
44:015:013 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying,Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
44:015:014 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit theGentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
44:015:015 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
44:015:016 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacleof David, which is fallen down; and I will build again theruins thereof, and I will set it up:
44:015:017 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all theGentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, whodoeth all these things.
44:015:018 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of theworld.
44:015:019 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which fromamong the Gentiles are turned to God:
44:015:020 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
44:015:021 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
44:015:022 Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
44:015:023 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.
44:015:024 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
44:015:025 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, tosend chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
44:015:026 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our LordJesus Christ.
44:015:027 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tellyou the same things by mouth.
44:015:028 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay uponyou no greater burden than these necessary things;
44:015:029 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood,and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which ifye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
44:015:030 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and whenthey had gathered the multitude together, they delivered theepistle:
44:015:031 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
44:015:032 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhortedthe brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
44:015:033 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go inpeace from the brethren unto the apostles.
44:015:034 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
44:015:035 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
44:015:036 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how they do.
44:015:037 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surnamewas Mark.
44:015:038 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departedfrom them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
44:015:039 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
44:015:040 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by thebrethren unto the grace of God.
44:015:041 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming thechurches.
44:016:001 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
44:016:002 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
44:016:003 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took andcircumcised him because of the Jews which were in thosequarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
44:016:004 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them thedecrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles andelders which were at Jerusalem.
44:016:005 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
44:016:006 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
44:016:007 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
44:016:008 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
44:016:009 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a manof Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over intoMacedonia, and help us.
44:016:010 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavouredto go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord hadcalled us for to preach the gospel unto them.
44:016:011 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;
44:016:012 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of thatpart of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that cityabiding certain days.
44:016:013 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side,where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spakeunto the women which resorted thither.
44:016:014 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
44:016:015 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us,saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, comeinto my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
44:016:016 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damselpossessed with a spirit of divination met us, which broughther masters much gain by soothsaying:
44:016:017 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These menare the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us theway of salvation.
44:016:018 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turnedand said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of JesusChrist to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
44:016:019 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains wasgone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into themarketplace unto the rulers,
44:016:020 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, beingJews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
44:016:021 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive,neither to observe, being Romans.
44:016:022 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
44:016:023 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast theminto prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
44:016:024 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the innerprison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
44:016:025 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises untoGod: and the prisoners heard them.
44:016:026 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
44:016:027 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
44:016:028 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm:for we are all here.
44:016:029 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling,and fell down before Paul and Silas,
44:016:030 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to besaved?
44:016:031 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thoushalt be saved, and thy house.
44:016:032 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all thatwere in his house.
44:016:033 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed theirstripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
44:016:034 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
44:016:035 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
44:016:036 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
44:016:037 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
44:016:038 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: andthey feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
44:016:039 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, anddesired them to depart out of the city.
44:016:040 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
44:017:001 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia,they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
44:017:002 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and threesabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
44:017:003 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered,and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom Ipreach unto you, is Christ.
44:017:004 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas;and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chiefwomen not a few.
44:017:005 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
44:017:006 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certainbrethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that haveturned the world upside down are come hither also;
44:017:007 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to thedecrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, oneJesus.
44:017:008 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, whenthey heard these things.
44:017:009 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other,they let them go.
44:017:010 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by nightunto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of theJews.
44:017:011 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that theyreceived the word with all readiness of mind, and searched thescriptures daily, whether those things were so.
44:017:012 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
44:017:013 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
44:017:014 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
44:017:015 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
44:017:016 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
44:017:017 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
44:017:018 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
44:017:019 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, Maywe know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
44:017:020 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we wouldknow therefore what these things mean.
44:017:021 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spenttheir time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hearsome new thing.)
44:017:022 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye menof Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are toosuperstitious.
44:017:023 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found analtar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whomtherefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
44:017:024 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that heis Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made withhands;
44:017:025 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he neededany thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and allthings;
44:017:026 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell onall the face of the earth, and hath determined the timesbefore appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
44:017:027 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
44:017:028 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certainalso of your own poets have said, For we are also hisoffspring.
44:017:029 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not tothink that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone,graven by art and man's device.
44:017:030 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
44:017:031 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
44:017:032 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
44:017:033 So Paul departed from among them.
44:017:034 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
44:018:001 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
44:018:002 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
44:018:003 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, andwrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
44:018:004 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuadedthe Jews and the Greeks.
44:018:005 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
44:018:006 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
44:018:007 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man'shouse, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose housejoined hard to the synagogue.
44:018:008 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on theLord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearingbelieved, and were baptized.
44:018:009 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be notafraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
44:018:010 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee:for I have much people in this city.
44:018:011 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching theword of God among them.
44:018:012 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
44:018:013 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
44:018:014 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
44:018:015 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
44:018:016 And he drave them from the judgment seat.
44:018:017 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
44:018:018 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
44:018:019 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himselfentered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
44:018:020 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, heconsented not;
44:018:021 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
44:018:022 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
44:018:023 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
44:018:024 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
44:018:025 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and beingfervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently thethings of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
44:018:026 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom whenAquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, andexpounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.