It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,

Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.

For the Holy Spirit and we have decided not to lay upon you any burden but these essential requirements,

that you abstain from everything that is offered to idols, from tasting blood, from the meat of animals that have been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves free from these things, you will prosper. Good-by."

So when these men were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and having assembled the multitude, they delivered this letter.

There Paul had a vision one night: a man from Macedonia kept standing and pleading with him in these words, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

This girl kept following Paul and the rest of us, shrieking, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, and they are proclaiming to you a way of salvation."

and brought them to the chiefs of the police court. They said, "These men are Jews; they continue to make great disturbance in our town

Having received these orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in leg irons.

But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

and the jailor told these words unto Paul -- 'The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'

But Paul responded to the officials, "These city officials had us innocent Roman citizens publicly beaten and thrown in jail. Are they now trying to release us privately? No indeed! Let the officials themselves come and [publicly] release us."

And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

They stopped at Jason's house and tried to bring them out to the people. So, as they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "These fellows, who have turned the world topsy-turvy, have come here too,

Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

He wanted these people to search for God in hope that, by groping for Him, they might [eventually] find Him, even though He is not [really] very far from [any of] us.

These times indeed of ignorance God then overlooked; but he now commands all men in every place to repent:

After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

but as it is questions about words and titles and your own law, you will have to see to it yourselves. I refuse to act as judge in these matters."

and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating him before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.

And there were about twelve of these men.

these practitioners were seven in number, the sons of Sceva a Jew, one of the chief priests.

While a number of people, who had practiced magic, collected their books and burnt them publicly; and on reckoning up the price of these, they found it amounted to five thousand pounds.

After these events had been brought to a close, Paul under the guidance of the Spirit decided to pass through Macedonia and Greece on his way to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have gone there I must see Rome too."

After sending his two associates Timothy and Erastus on to Macedonia [Note: These were men who cared for various needs of his ministry], Paul remained in [the province of] Asia for a while.

He called a meeting of these men and others who were engaged in similar trades and said, "Men, you well know that we get a good income from this business.

yet your own eyes and ears have inform'd you, that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul by his persuasions has turn'd the heads of a world of people, asserting, that these are Gods of our own making, and not really such.

And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

For you have brought these men here, although they are not guilty of sacrilege or of abusive speech against our goddess.

For indeed we are in danger of being accused of rioting concerning today, [since there] is no cause in relation to which we will be able to give an account concerning this disorderly gathering!" And [when he] had said these [things], he dismissed the assembly.

With these words he dismissed the assembly.

These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea; Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; Gaius of Derbe; Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

These going before tarried for us at Troas.

Then we went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For these were his instructions, since he himself was going by land.

How I kept back nothing of these things that are beneficial, not to inform you, and to teach you in public, and from house to house,

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

You know yourselves that these hands of mine provided for my own needs and for my companions.

By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

And these things having said, having bowed his knees, with them all, he did pray,

And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.

But when we had completed these days, we departed and went our way, all of them attending us with their wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore and prayed.

And having greeted one another, we embarked in the ship; and these returned to their own.

and coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, and binding his hands and feet, he said, These things, says the Holy Spirit; Thus will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this girdle, and deliver him into the hands of the gentiles.

And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

And after these days, having taken our vessels, we were going up to Jerusalem,

Now these Jewish Christians have been informed that you are teaching all the Jews living among the Gentiles to give up [following the teaching of] Moses, [even] telling them not to circumcise their children and not to practice the [other] customs [of the Jewish religion].

Do this therefore, which we advise thee. Here are four men with us, that have a vow upon them: take these and be purified with them,

these having taken, be purified with them, and be at expence with them, that they may shave the head, and all may know that the things of which they have been instructed concerning thee are nothing, but thou dost walk -- thyself also -- the law keeping.

Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

Paul answered, "[No], I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city, and I beg you to allow me to speak to these people."

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"

'Lord,' I answered, 'these people know that I used to imprison and scourge, in Synagogue after Synagogue, those who believed in you;

Up to this point the people had been listening to Paul, but at these words they called out: "Kill him! A fellow like this ought not to have been allowed to live!"

at these words the Pharisees and the Sadducees were all in confusion, the whole assembly being divided:

For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these.

And the following night the Lord, having stood by him, said, Cheer up, Paul, for as thou have testified these things about me at Jerusalem, so thou must testify also at Rome.

These men went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse that we won’t eat anything until we have killed Paul.

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

And he sent a letter in these words:

When these men came to Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

After five days Ananias the high priest came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. These men presented their case against Paul to the governor.

8 By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him."

Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

And when the governor gestured to him to speak, Paul answered, Knowing for many years thou being a judge to this nation, I gladly make a defense of these things about myself,

having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection both of the just and unjust.

While I was performing these duties they found me just as I had completed the rites of my purification in the temple; however, there was no crowd with me and no disturbance at all.

These ought to be here before you, and bring their charge, if they have any, against me.

Or let these men themselves tell what wrong they found in me when I appeared before the council --

And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

Then Festus, as he wanted to ingratiate himself with the Jews, said to Paul, "Will you go up to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?"

If I am guilty and have done anything that deserves death, I am not begging to keep from dying, but if there is nothing in the charges which these men make against me, no one can give me up as a favor to them. I appeal to the emperor."

I was at a loss how to investigate such matters and so asked Paul if he would go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters.

In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me:

“I was traveling to Damascus under these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests.

we were all struck down: when I heard a voice directed to me pronounce these words in the Hebrew tongue, "Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? it is dangerous for thee to kick against the goad."

But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

For these very things the Jews arrested me in the temple and kept on trying to kill me.

how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles."

And when Paul had said these words, Festus said with a loud voice, You are mad, Paul; much learning has driven you to madness.

For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

Paul answered, "In brief or at length, I would to God that not only you but all my hearers today were what I am -- excepting these chains!"

And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,

Saying, Fear not, Paul; Thou must stand before Caesar: and, behold, God has bestowed on thee as a gift all these sailing with thee.

Paul said to the colonel and his soldiers, "Unless these sailors remain on the ship, you cannot be saved."

while they were waiting for day, Paul advis'd the whole company to take some refreshment: "these fourteen days, said he, you have been very abstemious, and not made a meal:

and having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it, he began to eat;

And all being cheerful, these also received food.

And that the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on different pieces of the ship. In these various ways every one managed to get safely ashore.

These loaded us with many honors and, when at last we set sail, they put on board such things as we needed.

And from there the brothers, who heard these things about us, came for a meeting with us as far as Appius Forum and The Three Taverns, whom, when Paul saw, having expressed thanks to God, he took courage.

But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.

saying, [Isa. 6:9-10], 'Go to these people and say, you will hear all right, but you will not understand [what you hear]. You will see all right, but you will not perceive [what you see].

For these people's minds are dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes. For, if this were not the case, they would perceive what they see with their eyes, and understand what they hear with their ears, and comprehend with their minds, and would turn [back to God] again and I [God] would heal them [from their sins].'

'Be it known, therefore, to you, that to the nations was sent the salvation of God, these also will hear it;'

And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.