Therefore, Peter was kept in prison; but fervent prayer to God was made for him by the church.

And recognizing Peter's voice, she did not open the entrance for joy, but ran in and told that Peter was standing before the entrance.

But Herod, when he had sought for him, and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded them to be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarean, and there he remained.

And he was intending to make war upon the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came with one consent to him; and having made Blastus, who had charge of the king's bed-chamber, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supported by that of the king.

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to the work to which I have called them.

And having gone through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus;

and he was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was a man of intelligence. This man called for Barnabas and Saul, and expressed an earnest wish to hear the word of God.

But the magician Elymas (for this is his name, when translated) withstood them, desiring to turn away the proconsul from the faith.

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

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Brethren, if you have a word of exhortation for the people, speak.

Then Paul arose, and waving his hand, said: Men of Israel, and you who fear God, give audience.

And for about forty years, he cherished them in the wilderness.

And after that he gave them judges, for about four hundred and fifty years, till Samuel the prophet.

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

From the posterity of this man, God, according to his promise, raised up for Israel a Savior, Jesus;

Brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, be cause they did not know him, nor the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, have fulfilled them in condemning him.

And he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.

For which reason he says also in another Psalm: Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.

For David, after serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption.

Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish. For I work a work in your days, a work which you will not believe, though one fully declare it to you.

For thus has the Lord given us commandment: I have placed thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be for salvation to the most distant part of the earth.

And there was a certain man in Lystra, without strength in his feet, who sat, for he was a cripple from his mother's womb, and had never walked.

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

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

thence they sailed to Antioch, from which place they had been commended to the grace of God, for the work which they had accomplished.

And God, who knows the heart, became a witness for them, by giving them the Holy Spirit, as he gave it also to us;

Simeon has declared how God, at the first, did visit the Gentiles, in order to take out from among them a people for his name.

For these reasons, my judgment is, that we give no trouble to those who, from among the Gentiles, have turned to God;

For, from ancient times, Moses has, in every city, those who preach him, being read in the synagogue every sabbath-day.

men who have en dangered their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

When they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation which it gave.

This man Paul wished to go with him: and he took him and circumcised him, on account of the Jews that were in those places: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And this she continued to do for many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit: I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

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

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying: Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas;

And Paul, according to his custom, went in to them, and, for three sabbath-days, he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

explaining and affirming that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.

These were of a better disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

And those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens: and having received a commandment for Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, when he saw the city full of idols.

And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers disputed with him; and some said: What can this babbler possibly wish to say? Others said: He seems to be a proclaimer of strange demons: for he preached to them Jesus and the Resurrection.

For you bring some strange things to our ears: we wish to understand then what these things mean.

For all the Athenians and resident strangers have leisure for nothing else than to tell or to hear some new thing.

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars hill, and said: Men of Athens, I perceive that in all respects your reverence for demons excels that of other men.

For as I was passing through, and looking attentively at the objects of your worship, I dis covered also an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him I make known to you.

nor is he ministered to by the hands of men, as if he needed any thing: for he himself gives to all life, and breath, and all things:

that they might seek for God, if perhaps they would feel after him, and find him, although, indeed, he is not far from every one of us.

For in him we live, and move, and have our being: as also some of your own poets have said: For we his offspring are.

and because he was of the same trade, he made his home with them, and worked: for by trade they were tent-makers.

And the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision in the night: Fear not; but speak, and be not silent;

for I am with you, and no one shall make an assault upon you, to injure you; for I have many people in this city.

but if it is a question about a word, and names, and your law, see to it yourselves: for I will not be a judge of these tilings.

And all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallic cared for none of these things.

And Paul, having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren, and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shorn his head in Cenchrea; for he had a vow.

For, with great strength, he utterly confounded the Jews publicly, showing, by the Scriptures, that the Christ was Jesus.

And he entered the synagogue, and spoke boldly, reasoning, and persuading them for three months, with respect to the things of the kingdom of God.

This continued for two years; so that all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

And this became known to all the Greeks and Jews that dwelt in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

So, having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he remained for a time in Asia.

For a certain man, named Demetrius, a silversmith, by making silver shrines for Diana, furnished no little trade to the artists.

Some, therefore, were crying one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not for what they had come together.

But perceiving that he was a Jew, they all cried out, with one voice, for about two hours: Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples, nor revilers of your goddess.

For we are in danger of being called to answer for this day's tumult, since there is no cause by which we shall be able to account for this concourse.

And having remained there three months, he determined to return through Macedonia, because a plot had been laid for him by the Jews, as he was about to sail to Syria.

These went before, and waited for us at Troas.

But Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his life is in him.

And we went on before to the ship, and put to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul on board at that place; for he had BO directed, intending to go himself on foot.

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

For this reason I solemnly affirm to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all men.

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

For I know this, that, after my departure, rapacious wolves will enter in among you, who will not spare the flock;

Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, by day and by night, I ceased not to warn every one of you with tears.

In all things I have taught you by ex ample, that by thus laboring, you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus; for he himself said, It is more blessed to give, than to receive.

grieving most of all for the word he had spoken, that they would see his face no more. And they conducted him to the ship.

And we came in view of Cyprus; and, leaving it to the left, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to put off her lading.

This man had four virgin daughters, who had the gift of prophesy.

But Paul answered: What do you effect by weeping, and breaking my heart? For I am ready, not only to be bound, but also to suffer death in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And after these days we prepared for our journey, and went up to Jerusalem.

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him: You see, brother, how many myriads of the Jews there are that believe, and they are all zealous for the law.

What, then, is to be done? A. multitude must certainly come together; for they will hear that you have come.

Do, therefore, this which we advise you. We have four men who have a vow on them.

Then Paul took the men, and, on the following day, joining in their vow of abstinence, he entered the temple, and gave notice when the days of abstinence would be completed, at which time an offering should be made for each of them.

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

For the greater part of the people followed, crying out: Away with him!

Are you not that Egyptian, who, before these days, made an insurrection, and led out into the wilderness four thousand men of the Assassins?

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, yet educated in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, and instructed according to the strict discipline of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as you all are this day.

as the chief priest and the whole body of elders will testify for me. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring those, also, who were there, bound to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus, and there you shall be told of all things that are appointed for you to do.

And as I could not see for the glory of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and went into Damascus.

for you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

and saw him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.

And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far off to the Gentiles.

And they heard him to this word, and lifted up their voice, saying: Away with such a man from the earth! for it is not fit that he should live.

the officer commanded him to be led into the fortress, and gave orders that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so cried out against him.

But Paul said to the centurion who stood by, as he caused him to be bent forward to the straps: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?

And when the centurion heard that, he went out and told it to the officer, saying: "What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.