praising God, and being in favor with all the people. And the Lord added the saved daily to the Church.

And great fear came on all the church, and on all that heard these things.

And at that time there was a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.

And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem; and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that they met together in the church for a whole year, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

At that time Herod the king undertook to afflict some of the church.

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

Now there were certain prophets and teachers in the church that was at Antioch; Barnabas, and Simeon, who is called Niger, and Lucius of Gyrene, and Manaen, who was brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

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.

And having come and called together the church, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

Being, therefore, con ducted on their journey by the church, they passed through Phenicia and Samaria, making known the conversion of the Gentiles; and they gave great joy to all the brethren.

When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles and elders, and they declared all that God had done with them.

Then it pleased the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to send to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas, chosen men from among themselves; Judas, who was surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren;

and having landed at Caesarea, and gone up and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, that you be shepherds to the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.