And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god and not of a man!

And immediately the angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and gave up the spirit.

and said, O son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all craftiness, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you. And you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a while. And immediately a mist and a darkness fell on him, and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Who do you think that I am? I am not He. But behold, One comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

For those living in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known this One, and the voices of the Prophets being read throughout every sabbath, condemning Him, they fulfilled the Scriptures.

And finding not one cause of death in Him, they begged Pilate to do away with Him.

Therefore he also says in another psalm, "You shall not allow Your Holy One to see corruption."

And by Him all who believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.

And yet He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good, giving rain and fruitful season to us from heaven, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

And they stayed there not a little time with the disciples.

Therefore dissension and not a little disputation occurring by Paul and Barnabas, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Therefore my judgment is that we do not trouble those who have turned to God from among the nations,

But Paul thought it well not to take that one with them, he having withdrawn from them from Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work.

having come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia. But the Spirit did not allow them.

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A certain man of Macedonia stood, begging him, saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us!

And they teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.

And taking them in that hour of the night, he washed from their stripes. And he was baptized, he and all his, immediately.

And some of them believed and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, both a great multitude of the worshiping Greeks, and not a few of the chief women.

And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brothers before the city judges, crying, These who have turned the world upside down have come here too,

And the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. They, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

For as I passed by and saw the things you worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Not knowing then whom you worship, I make Him known to you.

The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of Heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

to seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel after Him and find Him, though indeed He is not far from each one of us.

Then being offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like gold or silver or stone, engraved by art and man's imagination.

And the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Do not be afraid, but speak, and be not silent.

But if it is a question of a word and names, and of your law, you look to it. For I do not wish to be a judge of such things.

And all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio did not care for any of these things.

And they asking him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent

he said to them, Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? And they said to him, We did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit is.

But when some were hardened and did not believe, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

And about that time there was not a little a stir about the Way.

For a certain silversmith named Demetrius was making silver temples of Artemis, providing not a little trade for the craftsmen.

And you see and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, he has perverted a huge crowd, saying that those which are made with hands are no gods.

And not only is this dangerous to us, our share coming into dispute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted for nothing, and her magnificence is also about to be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.

And Paul intending to go in to the mob, the disciples did not allow him.

And some of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, begging him not to give himself into the theater.

Then indeed others cried out, some other things; for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

And quieting the crowd, the town clerk said, Men, Ephesians! What one of you does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great goddess Artemis, and of That Fallen from the Sky?

And Paul went down and fell on him, and embracing him said, Do not be terrified, for his soul is in him.

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

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

And now, behold, I am going bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall happen to me there,

For I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.

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

Therefore watch and remember that for the time of three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days; who said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

And when we heard these things, both we and those of the place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking 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 he not being persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

And they are informed concerning you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the nations to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

And others cried something else in the crowd, and not being able to know the certainty on account of the uproar, he commanded him to be carried into the fortress.

Then are you not the Egyptian who before these days caused a riot, and led four thousand men of the assassins out into the wilderness?

And they who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid. But they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.

And I did not see, because of the glory of that light; being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

And I saw Him say to me, Hurry and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.

And they listened to him until this word, and then they lifted up their voice, saying, Take such a one from the earth! For it is not fitting that he should live.

Then Paul said, I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest; for it is written, "You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people."

And there arose a great cry. And the scribes who were on the Pharisees' side arose and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

And the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, Paul, for as you have testified of Me in Jerusalem, so you also must bear witness at Rome.

But do not yield to them, for there are more than forty men of them lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, looking for a promise from you.

And he called two 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, indeed, taking up Paul, as it was commanded them, the soldiers brought him by night to Antipatris.

But that I not hinder you further, I beseech you to hear us briefly in your fairness.

You can know that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor making a gathering of a crowd; not even in the synagogues, nor throughout the city.

Among which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with tumult.

And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and not to forbid anyone of his own to minister or come to him.

And he having come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around and brought many charges against Paul, which they could not prove.

For if I am an offender or have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of which these accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.

To them I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before he being accused may have the accusers face to face, and have had freedom to answer for himself concerning the accusation.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those men present with us, you see this one about whom all the multitude of the Jews pleaded with me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to signify the charges against him.

to which promise our twelve tribes hope to attain, serving God fervently night and day. For the sake of this hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

After this, king Agrippa, I did not disobey the heavenly vision.

But he said, Not to insanity, most noble Festus, but I speak words of truth and sanity.

For the king understands about these things, to whom I speak, even being bold of speech. For I am persuaded that not any of these things are hidden from him, nothing. For the doing of this was not in a corner.

And Paul said, I would pray to God, both in a little and in much, that not only you, but also all hearing me today to become as I also am, except for 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 many days and with difficulty, coming abreast of Cnidus; the wind not allowing us; we sailed close to Crete, across from Salmone.

saying, Men, I perceive that this voyage is about to be with much harm and loss, and not only much cargo and of the ship, but also of our souls.

And the port not being fit to winter in, the most of them advised to set sail from there, if by any means they might be able to get to Phoenix to winter; which is a port of Crete, looking toward the southwest and northwest.

But not long after, a stormy wind called Euroclydon beat down on it.

And the ship being seized, and not being able to beat against the wind, giving way we were borne along.

But there being much fasting, then standing up in their midst, Paul said, O men, being obedient to me you ought not to have set sail from Crete, and to have come by this harm and loss.

saying, Fear not, Paul! You must stand before Caesar. And behold! God has given you all those who sail with you.

But when the fourteenth night came, we being carried about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors thought that they drew near some country.

Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your deliverance. For not a hair of your head shall perish.

And when day came, they did not recognize the land. But they discovered a certain bay with a beach, into which they were minded, if they were able, to drive the ship.

And the foreigners showed us not the common kindness. For they kindled a fire and welcomed all of us, because of the rain coming on, and because of the cold.

And when the foreigners saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, being saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed to live.

But the Jews speaking against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar; not as having anything to accuse my nation.

And some indeed believed the things that were said, others did not believe.

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

But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that oftentimes I purposed to come to you, and was kept back until the present; that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other nations.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right,

who, knowing the righteous order of God, that those practicing such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but have pleasure in those practicing them.

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?