Now as we were going to the place of prayer, there met us a young woman that had a spirit of divination, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.

She following Paul and us, cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who shew us the way of salvation.

And when they brought them to the governors, they said, These men cause great disturbance in our city, for they are Jews, and teach customs,

which it is not lawful for us to receive, nor practise, who are Romans.

Now in the middle of the night Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the prisoners heard them.

And on a sudden there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bonds were loosed.

The jailor waking, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword and was going to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners were fled.

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

And the serjeants reported these words to the governors: and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.

And when they were come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia: and seeing the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

are come hither also, and Jason has privately received them. And they all act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, there is another king, one Jesus.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

These were more ingenuous than those at Thessalonica; for they received the word with all readiness of mind, searching the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

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

(Now all the Athenians, and strangers sojourning among them, spent their time in nothing else, but to tell or to hear something new.)

Then Paul stood up in the midst of the Areopagus and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that you are indeed over-much religious:

For in Him we live and move, and exist; as some also of your own poets have said, "For we his offspring are."

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to imagine that the Deity is like to gold, or silver, or stone, carved by the art and device of man.

Wherefore though God overlooked the times of this ignorance, He now requireth all men every where to repent.

and as he was of the same trade, he staid and worked with them: for they were tent-makers.

But as they opposed and blasphemed, he shook his garment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clear of it: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

But Crispus the ruler of the synagogue believed on the Lord with all his house: and many of the Corinthians hearing the word believed, and were baptized.

And he staid a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.

And when Paul was going to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were indeed an act of injustice, or some wicked crime, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you.

But if it be a question about words, and names, and your law, settle it yourselves; for I will be no judge of these matters.

Who had been instructed in the way of our Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught clearly the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John.

And he said unto them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into the baptism of John.

And when they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And as Paul laid his hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And the men were in all about twelve.

But as some were hardened and refractory, speaking evil of the way of life before the multitude, he departed from them, and took away the disciples with him, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases lest them, and evil spirits went out of them.

Now there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jewish priest, who did this.

But the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?

and with them the workmen they employed about such things, and said, My friends, ye know that by this employment we get our wealth.

And ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and perverted many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made by hands.

So that we are not only in danger of this, that the business we follow will come to nothing; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised; and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the whole world worshippeth.

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together.

Since therefore these things are incontestible, ye ought to be quiet and composed, and to do nothing rashly.

For ye have brought these men hither, who are neither robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your goddess.

If Demetrius therefore, and the artificers that are with him, have a charge against any one, the law-courts are open, and there are Roman proconsuls likewise: let them implead one another.

But if ye are enquiring any thing about other matters, let it be decided in a lawful assembly:

for we are in danger of being charged with sedition for what has happened this day, there being no cause by which we can give a reason for this concourse.

And after the days of unleavened bread we sailed from Philippi, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we spent seven days.

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples were assembled together to break bread, Paul being about to depart on the morrow, preached unto them, and continued his discourse till midnight.

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

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

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that he might not spend time in Asia: for he endeavoured, if it were possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know in what manner I behaved among you all the time, from the first day that I came into Asia.

testifying both to the Jews and Greeks, repentance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

And now, my brethren, I recommend you to God, and to the word of his grace: who is able to edify you, and to give you an inheritance among all that are sanctified.

I have coveted no one's silver, or gold, or apparel:

and ye yourselves know that these hands have ministred to my necessities, and to those that were with me.

And they were all much grieved, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him: sorrowing most of all at the word which he spake,

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 we finishing our voyage, came down from Tyre to Ptolemais, and saluting the brethren stayed with them one day.

On the morrow Paul and those that were with him departed from Ptolemais, and came to Cesarea; and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven deacons, we stayed with him.

And he had four daughters virgins, that were prophetesses.

And after these days were expired, we packed up our things, and went to Jerusalem.

And there went also with us from Cesarea some of the disciples, who brought us to one Mnason a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge.

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us with joy.

And the next day Paul went in with us to James: and all the elders were present.

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of the believing Jews, and they are all zealous for the law.

And they have heard of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews, who are among the Gentiles, to forsake the law of Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after our customs.

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,

But when the seven days were near ended, the Jews that came from Asia seeing him in the temple, raised a tumult among the people, and laid hands on him, crying out, Men of Israel, help:

this is the man that teaches all men every where against the people of the Jews, and the law, and this sacred place? and besides, hath brought Greeks too into the temple, and polluted this holy place.

And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people: and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the gates were shut.

And as they were going to kill him, a report came to the tribune of the cohort, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar:

---I am indeed a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, accurately instructed in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day.

As the high priest is my witness, and all the elders: from whom I received letters to our brethren, and went to Damascus to bring those also, that were there, bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.

And they that were with me saw the light indeed, and were affrighted; but they did not hear the voice of Him that spake to me.

And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which are appointed for thee to do.

And as I could not see by reason of the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those that were with me, I came to Damascus.

And he said, The God of our Fathers hath before appointed thee to know his will, and to see the just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

And as they were bawling out, and throwing off their clothes, and casting up dust into the air,

And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, uncondemned?

Immediately therefore those who were going to put him to the question quitted him: and the tribune also was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

But Paul, knowing that the one part were sadducees, and the other pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim, "Brethren, I am a pharisee, the son of a pharisee: for the hope of a resurrection of the dead I am now prosecuted."

Upon his saying this, there rose a contention between the pharisees and the sadducees; and the people were divided.

So there was a great clamor: and the scribes that were of the party of the pharisees rose up and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

And they were more than forty that had made this oath:

Now therefore do ye with the rest of the sanhedrim signify to the tribune, that he would bring him down to you to-morrow, as if you would examine more accurately some things concerning him: and we are ready to dispatch him before he come near you."

But do not thou comply with them: for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with a curse neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and they are now ready, waiting for an order from thee.

and I found he was accused about questions of their law, but had no charge against him deserving death or bonds.

I will hear thee, when thine accusers are also come. And he ordered him to be kept in Herod's palace.

And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "As by thee we enjoy much peace, and glorious things are done to this nation by thy prudent administration,

and attempting to profane the temple, we apprehended him, and would have judged him according to our law.

But Lysias the tribune came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come unto thee:

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

because thou mayst know, that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:

and they neither found me disputing with any one in the temple, or making sedition among the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

But this I confess unto thee, that after the way, which they call heresy, so do I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law, and the prophets:

Or let these themselves say, if they found any crime in me, when I stood before the sanhedrim;

And when Felix heard these things he put them off, (for he had been more particularly informed concerning this way of religion,) and said, When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will thoroughly examine your matters.

And he commanded the centurion to keep Paul secure, and to let him have some liberty, and to hinder none of his friends from assisting him or coming to him.

begging the favor of him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; for they were preparing an ambush to kill him by the way.

Therefore, said he, let those of you who are able, go down with me, and if there be any thing bad in this man, let them accuse him.

And when he was come, the Jews that came down from Jerusalem, stood round about, bringing many heavy charges against Paul, which they were not able to prove:

Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as thou very well knowest.