And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons,

not to all the people, but to witnesses before appointed by God, to ourselves, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead;

Can any one forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?

But I said, Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean ever entered my mouth.

But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, That which God hath cleansed, call not thou common.

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

And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

and recognizing Peters voice, she opened not the gate for gladness; but ran in, and told them that Peter was standing before the gate.

And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away [to execution]. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.

And thereupon the people shouted, The voice of a god, and not of a man!

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

and said, O full of all deceit, and of all mischief, son of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou wilt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought to find some who would lead him by the hand.

And as John was finishing his course, he said, Who do ye think that I am? I am not He. But lo I there cometh after me one, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them in condemning him.

Wherefore also in another Psalm he saith, "Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption:"

but he whom God raised from the dead did not see corruption.

and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

"Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish! for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will not believe, though one should plainly declare it to you."

And at Lystra there sat a certain man who had not the use of his feet, a cripple from his birth, who never had walked.

although he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

Wherefore my judgment is, that we should not trouble those who from among the gentiles are turning to God;

But Paul did not think it proper to take with them a man who had left them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

they came to Mysia, and were attempting to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia beseeching him and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.

and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us Romans to receive or observe.

And he took them with him at that hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and he was immediately baptized, himself and all that belonged to him.

And some of them were convinced, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the women of high rank not a few.

but not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city magistrates, crying out, These men that have turned the world upside down have come hither also;

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea; who, having come there, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Many of them therefore believed; and of the Grecian women of rank and men, not a few.

The God who made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Deity is like to gold or silver or stone, graven by the art and device of man.

And the Lord said to Paul through a vision in the night, Be not afraid, but speak on, and be not silent;

but if it be questions of doctrine, and names, and your law, look to it yourselves; I will not be a judge of these matters.

And when they asked him to stay longer, he consented not;

he said to them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said to him, No, we did not even hear whether there is a Holy Spirit.

But when some were hardened, and believed not, but spoke evil of the way [of the Lord] before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of Tyrannus.

and ye see and hear, that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying, that those are not gods, which are made with hands.

And there is not only danger that this branch of our business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.

And when Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not suffer him.

And some also of the Asiarchs, who were his friends, sent to him, and entreated him not to venture into the theatre.

Some therefore were crying one thing, and some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and the greater part knew not wherefore they had come together.

But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not be detained in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And now behold, I go, bound in my spirit, to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will befall me there;

for I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Therefore be watchful, and remember that for the space of three years, night and day, I ceased not to warn every one with tears.

And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven days; and they told Paul, through the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem.

But when we heard this, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go to Jerusalem.

Then answered Paul, What mean ye that ye 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.

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased; saying, The Lords will be done.

But they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

And some cried one thing, and some another, among the multitude. And not being able to gain certain knowledge on account of the uproar, he ordered him to be carried into the castle.

Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days made an insurrection, and led out into the wilderness those four thousand men of the assassins?

And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but the voice of him that spoke to me they did not hear.

And as I could not see by reason of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand of those that were with me, and came into Damascus.

and saw him saying to me, Make haste, and go quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

And they listened to him as far as this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth! for it was not fit that he should live.

Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he was highpriest; for it is written, "Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people."

And the night following, the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast borne witness concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

But do not thou yield to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him; and they are now ready, looking for the promise from thee.

And he called to him two of the centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;

Then the soldiers, as was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

But not to detain thee too long, I pray thee to hear us, in thy clemency, a few words.

for it is in thy power to ascertain that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

in doing which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with tumult; but certain Jews from Asia [caused it],

He also gave orders to the centurion to guard him, and let him have indulgence, and not to forbid any of his friends to do him service.

And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the morrow, sitting on the judgmentseat, ordered Paul to be brought.

And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and heavy charges which they could not prove;

If indeed I am an offender, and have done anything deserving death, I refuse not to die; but if there be nothing in the charges which they bring against me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.

To whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man on a charge, before the accused hath the accusers face to face, and hath opportunity to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not signify the charges against him;

which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to obtain; concerning which hope, O king, I am accused by Jews.

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

But he saith, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness.

For the king knoweth about these things well; to whom also I speak boldly; for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him: for this was not done in a corner.

And Paul said, I would to God, that with little effort or with great, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, might be made such as I am, except these bonds.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

And sailing slowly some days, and having with difficulty arrived over against Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to put in, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives.

And as the harbor was not well situated for wintering, the greater part advised to sail thence also, if by any means they might reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, looking toward the southwest and northwest, and there winter.

But not long after, there rushed against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

And after there had been much abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have put to sea from Crete, nod thus brought upon yourselves this injury and loss.

For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

saying, Fear not, Paul! Thou must stand before Caesar; and lo, God hath given thee all those that sail with thee.

And when the fourteenth night had come on, as we were driven onward in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were near some country;

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, If these men do not stay in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

Wherefore I exhort you to take food; for this is for your safety; for there shall not a hair be lost from the head of one of you.

And when it was day, they did not know the land; but they observed a certain creek having a beach, into which they determined, if possible, to run the ship.

And when the barbarians saw the animal hanging from his hand, they said to one another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom though he hath escaped the sea, Justice hath not permitted to live.

But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar; not that I had any charge to bring against my nation.

And some believed the things spoken, and some believed not.

saying, "Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see and not perceive.

But I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I often purposed to come to you, though I have been hindered hitherto, that I might have some fruit of my labors among you also, as among the other gentiles.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for to every believer, to the Jew first and also to the Greek, it is the power of God unto salvation.

Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened;