And Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter is in it, sent two men to him, entreating him, Do not delay to come unto us.

And it came to pass, that he remained some days in Joppa, with one Simon a tanner.

And when it came to pass that Peter was coming in, Cornelius meeting him, falling down at his feet, worshiped.

And Peter, opening his mouth, said, In truth I apprehend that God is no respecter of persons:

and He commanded us to preach to the people, and to witness that He is the One ordained of God the Judge of the living and the dead.

And to Him give all the prophets witness, that every one believing on him receives the remission of sins through His name.

Then Peter responded, Whether is any one able to forbid the water, that these shall not be baptized, whosoever received the Holy Ghost as we indeed?

But the apostles and brethren being throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also received the word of God.

that, You went in unto men having uncircumcision, and ate with them.

And one of them by name Agabus, standing up, signified through the Spirit that there is about to be a great famine throughout the whole world: which took place under the reign of Claudius.

And they determined that each one of them should send to the ministry to the brethren dwelling in Judea, as each one of the disciples was prosperous;

And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread:

But when Herod was about to lead him forth, and Peter was sleeping that night between two soldiers, and bound with two chains; and the guards were keeping guard before the door.

And having come out, he was following; and did not know that it is true which was done by the angel; but he was thinking that he saw a vision.

And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know truly, that the Lord sent his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, out of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

and recognizing the voice of Peter, from joy did not open the gate, but running in, she proclaimed that Peter stands before the gate.

And they said to her, You are gone mad; but she persisted that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And Herod having sought him, and found him not, condemning the guards, commanded that they should be put to death; and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he tarried.

Then the deputy, seeing that which took place, believed; being delighted with the teaching of the Lord.

fulfilled the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath; and having found no cause of death, asked Pilate that he should be executed;

that God has fulfilled this unto our children, raising up Jesus, as in the second Psalm it has been written, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

Then let it be known unto you, men brethren, that through this one remission of sins is preached:

And they going out, they continued to entreat them that these words should be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.

And Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: since you have rejected it, and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold we now turn to the Gentiles.

For thus the Lord has commanded us, I have placed thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou shalt be for salvation unto the extremity of the earth.

And it came to pass in Iconium at this time, they came together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke in such a manner, that a great multitude both of the Jews and Greeks believed.

He heard Paul speaking, who fixing his attention on him, and seeing that he had faith to be saved,

Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of like suffering with you, preaching the gospel to you that you should turn from these vanities to the living God, who created the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things which are in them:

But the Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the multitudes, stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead;

and preaching the gospel to that city, and making many disciples, they returned into Lystra, and into Iconium, and into Antioch,

And arriving, and convening the church, they reported so many things as God did with them, and that He opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

And certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the brethren that, Unless you may be circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved.

And certain one of those from the sect of the Pharisees having believed arose up, saying that, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

And there being much disputation, Peter, having arisen, said to them, Men, brethren, you know that from ancient days God chose among you, that the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel through my mouth, and believe.

But through the grace of our Lord Jesus, we believe that we are saved, in the same manner in which they are also.

in order that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, even all the Gentiles, on whom my name has been called upon them, says the Lord, who doeth these things

Therefore I judge, that we should not burden those from the Gentiles turning to God:

Since we heard that certain ones having come out from us troubled you, disturbing your souls with words which we did not command:

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no more burden than these necessary things,

But Paul thought that he would not take with them, him who having departed from them from Pamphylia, and not having gone along with them into the work.

But there was a paroxysm, so that they parted from one another, and Barnabas, taking Mark, sailed away into Cyprus.

Paul wished him to go out with him; and having taken him circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places: for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.

And when he saw the vision, we immediately sought to depart into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

and thence into Philippi, which is the first city of the Macedonian region, a colony. And we were in that city spending some days.

And on the Sabbath day we went out from the gate by the river, where we were accustomed that prayer should be, and having sat down, we spoke to the women having assembled.

And her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, arresting Paul and Silas, dragged them into the forum to the rulers,

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bonds of all were loosed.

And the jailer, being awakened, and seeing the doors of the prison open, seizing a sword, was about to kill himself, thinking that his prisoners had escaped.

and leading them out said, Sirs, what does it behoove me to do in order that I may be saved?

And taking them that hour of the night, he washed the blood from their stripes; and he and his were baptized immediately:

And the jailer proclaimed these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent word that you may be released: now therefore having gone out, depart in peace.

And the lictors proclaimed these words to the magistrates. And hearing that they are Romans, they were alarmed;

opening and proving, that it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead, and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is the Christ.

but not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, roaring that, These who have turned the world upside down are also come hither;

whom Jason has received: and all these are doing contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another King, Jesus.

but these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all enthusiasm, searching the scriptures daily, if these things are so.

but when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul in Berea, they came thither also, agitating and stirring up the rabbles.

But immediately at that time the brethren sent away Paul to travel even to the sea: and Silas and Timothy remained there.

But having embarked Paul, they led him even to Athens: and receiving commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed from him.

But all the Athenians and itinerant strangers were accustomed to devote their time to nothing else, than to tell something new, or to hear something.

And Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said, Athenian men, I perceive that in all things you are very religious.

that they should seek God, if perhaps indeed they might feel after him, and find him, though not being far from each one of you.

Then being the offspring of God, we ought not to think that divinity is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, the invention of art and the device of man.

And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was straitened with the word, witnessing to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

For he vehemently argued down the Jews, publicly, showing through the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on the one coming after him, that is Jesus.

And this took place two years; so that all dwelling in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

so that napkins and aprons were carried from his body and placed on the sick, and diseases departed from them, and evil spirits went out of them.

And the man in whom was the evil spirit, leaping on them, domineering over both of them, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in spirit, having traveled through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on into Jerusalem, saying that, After I am there it behooves me also to see Rome.

And at that time there was no small commotion concerning the way.

whom having assembled and the laborers about such things, he said, Men, you know that it is from this work that prosperity is to us:

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, that this Paul having persuaded them has turned away a great multitude, saying that there are no gods made with hands.

But recognizing that he is a Jew, there was one voice from all crying out about two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

And the city clerk having dismissed the multitudes, said, Ephesian men, for what one of men is there that does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great goddess Diana, and of the statue having fallen down from Jupiter?

Therefore these things being unquestionable, it is necessary that you become calm, and do nothing rashly.

For Paul decided to sail by Ephesus, in order that it might not be necessary for him to spend the time in Asia: for he was hastening, if it might be possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And when they came to him, he said to them, You know, that from the first day from which I came unto Asia, how I was with you all the time,

how I omitted nothing of those things which are profitable, that I should not declare unto you and teach you publicly and from house to house,

except that the Holy Ghost in every city witnesses to me, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.

And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I came preaching the gospel of the kingdom, shall see my face no more.

Therefore I witness to you this clay, that I am pure from the blood of all men;

I know, that after my departure grievous wolves will rise up against you, not sparing the flock;

Watch therefore, remembering, that three years night and day I ceased not admonishing you with tears.

you yourselves know, that these hands did minister to my necessities, and those along with me.

I have shown you all things, that it so behooveth you laboring to assist the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

being especially grieved at the word which he had spoken, that they were about to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

And hearing that he was speaking to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept silent the more.

as the high priest also, and all the eldership, witnessed me: from whom having also received letters from the brethren in Damascus, I was on my way, being about to lead them also hither into Jerusalem bound, that they might be punished.

And when I did not see on account of the glory of that light, and being led by the hand by those journeying with me, I came into Damascus.

having come to me, and standing over me, said, Brother Saul, look up. And I at that hour looked up unto him.

And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and binding those believing on thee throughout the synagogue;

the chiliarch commanded that he should be led into the castle, saying that he should be tested by scourges, in order that he might know on account of what cause they continued so to cry out against him.

Then immediately those about to scourge him departed from him: and the chiliarch also feared, knowing that he was a Roman, and that he had bound him.

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

And Paul knowing that one part of them belongs to the Sadducees, and another to the Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of the Pharisees: concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am judged.

For the Sadducees indeed say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

And it being day, the Jews having formed a conspiracy, obligated themselves by an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they might kill Paul.

And there were more than forty having made this plot:

Now therefore do you appeal to the chiliarch along with the sanhedrim, that he may lead him down to you, as about to investigate matters concerning him more thoroughly: and we are ready to kill him before he comes nigh.