And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

And this took place thrice, and the vessel was straightway taken up into heaven.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I had been fasting unto this hour, and the ninth I was praying in my house, and lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

This man God raised up the third day and gave him to be openly seen,

And this took place thrice, and again all was drawn up into heaven;

The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people in their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it,

Of this man's seed according to promise has God brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus;

Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent:

that God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.

Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, that through this man remission of sins is preached to you,

This man heard Paul speaking, who, fixing his eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

And with this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written:

And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.

opening and laying down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I announce to you.

But some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this chatterer say? and some, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons, because he announced the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection to them.

And having taken hold on him they brought him to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee is?

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this.

because I am with thee, and no one shall set upon thee to injure thee; because I have much people in this city.

saying, This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

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

And there were certain men, seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.

And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,

and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.

And having heard this, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.

For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this affair of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.

Wherefore I witness to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all,

For I know this, that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;

Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

and coming to us and taking the girdle of Paul, and having bound his own hands and feet, said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose this girdle is shall the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem, and deliver him up into the hands of the Gentiles.

This do therefore that we say to thee: We have four men who have a vow on them;

crying, Israelites, help! this is the man who teaches all everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and has brought Greeks too into the temple, and profaned this holy place.

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye are all this day;

who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women;

And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.

And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman.

And the chiliarch answered, I, for a great sum, bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But I was also free born.

And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day.

And when he had spoken this, there was a tumult of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel ...

And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;

And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.

He therefore, having taken him with him, led him to the chiliarch, and says, The prisoner Paul called me to him and asked me to lead this youth to thee, who has something to say to thee.

having written a letter, couched in this form:

This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, I came up with the military and took out of their hands, having learned that he was a Roman.

And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,

For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;

But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets;

For this cause I also exercise myself to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.

other than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching the resurrection of the dead.

Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this person, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews applied to me both in Jerusalem and here, crying out against him that he ought not to live any longer.

But I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this man himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him;

And when, engaged in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests,

but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,

Having therefore met with the help which is from God, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen,

for the king is informed about these things, to whom also I speak with all freedom. For I am persuaded that of these things nothing is hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.

And Paul said, I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bonds.

and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.

And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss.

For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish.

And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live.

But this having taken place, the rest also who had sicknesses in the island came and were healed:

For this cause therefore I have called you to me to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me.

But we beg to hear of thee what thou thinkest, for as concerning this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.

saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and not understand, and seeing ye shall see and not perceive.

For the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Be it known to you therefore, that this salvation of God has been sent to the nations; they also will hear it.

And he having said this, the Jews went away, having great reasoning among themselves.

For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature;

And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and practisest them thyself, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

Does this blessedness then rest on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision? For we say that faith has been reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.

by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.

For this cause, even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with him, that the body of sin might be annulled, that we should no longer serve sin.

For that which I do, I do not own: for not what I will, this I do; but what I hate, this I practise.

But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that it is right.

But if what I do not will, this I practise, it is no longer I that do it, but the sin that dwells in me.

O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of this body of death?

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed to us.

For this word is of promise, According to this time I will come, and there shall be a son to Sarah.

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing I have raised thee up from amongst men, that I might thus shew in thee my power, and so that my name should be declared in all the earth.

according as it is written, God has given to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, unto this day.

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations be come in;

And this is the covenant from me to them, when I shall have taken away their sins.

And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.

For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

For to this end Christ has died and lived again, that he might rule over both dead and living.

Let us no longer therefore judge one another; but judge ye this rather, not to put a stumbling-block or a fall-trap before his brother.

For he that in this serves the Christ is acceptable to God and approved of men.

and that the nations should glorify God for mercy; according as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the nations, and will sing to thy name.

Having finished this therefore, and having sealed to them this fruit, I will set off by you into Spain.