But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened and saw him, they were amazed.

And Herod was in bitter hostility with the men of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus (who had charge of the king's bedroom) their friend, desired peace, because their country was fed by the king's country.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled the ministry, having taken with them John, whose last name was Mark.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, So, then, separate Barnabas and Saul to Me for the work to which I have called them.

Then having fasted and prayed and laid hands on them, they let them go.

Then these indeed sent out by the Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia. And from there they sailed to Cyprus.

And when they were at Salamis, they announced the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as an assistant.

And when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain conjurer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-jesus;

But going through from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day and sat down.

And afterward they asked for a king. And God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

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.

And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, taking Him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief ones of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas. And they threw them out of their borders.

But shaking the dust of their feet off on them, they came into Iconium.

And it happened in Iconium, they both went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke so as a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

Therefore they stayed a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who bore witness to the word of His grace, giving miracles and wonders to be done by their hands.

they were aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the country around them.

And there they were preaching the gospel.

And they called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

And saying these things, they scarcely stopped the people from sacrificing to them.

And Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, who, having persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, they drew him out of the city, supposing him to have died.

And preaching the gospel to that city, and having made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,

And having hand-picked elders for them in every church, and had prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord into whom they believed.

And passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

And speaking the Word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

And from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

And having arrived, and gathering the church they related all that God had done with them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the nations.

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.

And indeed being set forward by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations. And they caused great joy to all the brothers.

And arriving in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders. And they declared all things that God had done with them.

But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, according to which manner they also believed.

And after they were silent, James answered, saying, Men, brothers, listen to me.

but that we write to them that they should abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

And they wrote these things by their hand: The apostles and elders and brothers send greeting to the brothers, from the nations in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

Then indeed they being let go, they came to Antioch. And gathering the multitude, they delivered the letter.

And when they had read it, they rejoiced at the comfort.

And remaining for a time, they were let go in peace from the brothers to the apostles.

And some days afterward, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brothers in every city where we have announced the Word of the Lord, to see how they are holding to it.

Paul wanted him to go with him, and taking him he circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And as they passed through the cities, they delivered to them the commandments to keep, the ones that were ordained by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem.

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

Then passing by Mysia, they came down into Troas.

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain went out, having seized Paul and Silas, they dragged them to the market before the rulers.

And bringing them near to the judges, they said, These men, being Jews, are exceedingly troubling our city.

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

And after laying on them many stripes, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailor to keep them safely;

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, and your household.

And they spoke the Word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his household.

But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly, men who are Romans and uncondemned, they threw us into prison. And now do they put us out secretly? No indeed! But coming themselves, let them bring us out.

And the floggers reported these words to the judges. And hearing that they were Romans, they were afraid.

And coming they begged them. And bringing them out, they asked them to depart out of the city.

And going out from the prison, they entered into the house of Lydia. And seeing the brothers, they comforted them and departed.

And traveling through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

But the disobeying Jews becoming jealous, and having taken aside some wicked men of the market-loafers, and gathering a crowd, they set all the city in an uproar. And coming on the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the mob.

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 hearing these things, they troubled the crowd and the city judge.

And taking security from Jason and from the rest, they let them go.

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

And these were more noble than those of Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see if those things were so.

But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the Word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the people.

And those conducting Paul brought him to Athens. And receiving a command to Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.

And taking hold of him, they led him to the Areopagus, saying, Are we able to know what is this new doctrine of which you speak?

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.

And because he was of the same trade, he stayed and worked with them; for they were tentmakers by occupation.

And they resisting and blaspheming, shaking his garment, he said to them, Your blood is on your own heads. I am pure from it. From now on I will go to the nations.

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

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And Aquila and Priscilla heard him, and they took him and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly.

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.

And he said to them, Then to what were you baptized? And they said, To John's baptism.

And Paul said, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe into Him coming after him, that is, into Jesus Christ.

And hearing, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And as Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

And the man in whom the evil spirit resided leaped on them, and overcoming them he was strong against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

Also many of those practicing the curious arts, bringing together the books, burned them before all. And they counted the prices of them and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

And hearing, and becoming full of anger, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.

And all the city was filled with confusion. And they rushed with one accord to the theater, keeping a firm grip on Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling companions of Paul.

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 they dragged Alexander forward out of the crowd, the Jews thrusting him forward. And waving his hand Alexander desired to defend himself to the mob.

But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice cried out for two hours' time, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!

And there were many lights in the upper room where they were assembled.

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

And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know how I was with you at all times, from the first day I arrived in Asia,

And there was much weeping of all, and falling on the neck of Paul, they ardently kissed him,

grieving most of all over the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.

But when it was time to finish the days, going out, we traveled on. And they with all the women and children went with us as far as outside the city. And we kneeled down on the shore and prayed.

And giving parting greetings to one another, we went up into the ship; and they returned to their own things.

And hearing, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous of the Law.

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.

What is it therefore? At all events a multitude will come together, for they will hear that you have come.

taking them, be purified with them, and be at expense for them, so that they may shave their heads. And all may know that what they have been told about you is nothing, but you yourself also walk orderly and keep the Law.

And as to the nations who believe, we joined in writing, judging them to observe no such things, except only that they keep themselves from both idol sacrifice, and blood, and a thing strangled, and from fornication.

(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city before, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

And all the city was moved, and the people ran together. And laying hands on Paul, they drew him outside of the temple. And immediately the doors were shut.

And as they were seeking to kill him, the news came to the chiliarch of the cohort, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, they quit beating Paul.

And hearing that he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, they all the more kept silence. And he said,

as also the high priest bears witness to me, and all the elderhood. And receiving letters from them to the brothers, I traveled into Damascus indeed to lead those being bound to Jerusalem, in order that they might be punished.