And the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.

And the apostles and brothers who were in Judea heard that the nations had also received the Word of God.

And when Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him,

When I had fastened my eyes on it, I looked and saw four-footed animals of the earth, and wild beasts, and reptiles, and birds of the heaven.

And he declared to us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa and call for Simon whose last name is Peter,

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.

who was glad when he had come and had seen the grace of God. And he exhorted all with purpose of heart to remain near to the Lord.

And thinking about it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose last name was Mark; where many had gathered together to pray.

But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened and saw him, they were amazed.

But, waving to them with his hand to be quiet, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go tell these things to James and to the brothers. And he departed and went into another place.

And Herod was in bitter hostility with the men of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus (who had charge of the king's bedroom) their friend, desired peace, because their country was fed by the king's country.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled the ministry, having taken with them John, whose last name was Mark.

And when they were at Salamis, they announced the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as an assistant.

And when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain conjurer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-jesus;

And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave their land to them as an inheritance.

And when He had removed him, He raised up David to them to be their king; to whom He also witnessed and said, I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after My own heart, who shall fulfill all My will.

And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, taking Him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb.

For after he had served his own generation by the will of God, David fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw corruption.

And a certain man was sitting in Lystra, without strength in the feet, being lame from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

This one heard Paul speaking; and Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

And having hand-picked elders for them in every church, and had prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord into whom they believed.

And from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

And having arrived, and gathering the church they related all that God had done with them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the nations.

And arriving in Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders. And they declared all things that God had done with them.

And all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had worked among the nations through them.

And when they had read it, they rejoiced at the comfort.

And after he saw the vision, we immediately tried to go into Macedonia, gathering that the Lord had called us in order to preach the gospel to them.

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

And finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) Paul came to them.

And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

And Paul having remained many days more, taking leave of the brothers, he sailed from there into Syria. And Priscilla and Aquila were with him. And Paul had shorn his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.

And when he had landed at Caesarea and had gone up to greet the church, he went down to Antioch.

And after he had spent some time there, he departed and went over the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

And intending to pass into Achaia, being encouraged, the brothers wrote to the disciples to welcome him; who, having arrived, very much helped those who had believed through grace.

Then indeed others cried out, some other things; for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

And after the uproar had ceased, calling the disciples and greeting them, Paul left to go into Macedonia.

And going ahead onto the ship, we sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul; for so he had appointed, intending himself to go on foot.

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

And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know how I was with you at all times, from the first day I arrived in Asia,

Therefore take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God which He has purchased with His own blood.

grieving most of all over the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.

And having greeted them, he related one by one what things God had done among the nations by his ministry.

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

Then going near, the chiliarch laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. And he demanded who he was and what he had done.

Then immediately, those being about to examine him stood away from him. And the chiliarch also was afraid, fully knowing that he was a Roman, and that he had bound him.

And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the multitude was divided.

And when it became day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

And it being revealed to me that a plot against the man was about to be executed by the Jews, I immediately sent him to you, commanding his accusers also to say before you what they had against him. Farewell.

And when they had come to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul before him also.

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia,

And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause to the king, saying, A certain man has been left in bonds by Felix,

To them I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before he being accused may have the accusers face to face, and have had freedom to answer for himself concerning the accusation.

Therefore, when they had come here, without any delay I sat on the judgment seat the next day and commanded the man to be brought,

but they had certain questions about their own demon-worship, and about a certain Jesus dying, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp and had entered into the auditorium with both the chiliarchs and principal men of the city, also Festus commanding, Paul was brought out.

But I had perceived nothing he had committed worthy of death, and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I determined to send him,

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed to Caesar.

Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your deliverance. For not a hair of your head shall perish.

And Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laying them on the fire, a viper came out of the heat and fastened on his hand.

And after three months we sailed in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian with an ensign, The Twin Brothers.

(which He had promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures),

whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness through the passing by of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God;

and being fully persuaded that what God had promised, He was also able to perform.

But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is the type of Him who was to come;

For that which I do, I know not. For what I desire, that I do not do; but what I hate, that I do.

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And not only this, but when Rebekah also had conceived by one, by our father Isaac

(for the children had not yet been born, neither had done any good or evil; but that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who called,)

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;

And as Isaiah said before, "Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we would have been as Sodom, and would have been like Gomorrah."

Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him. If he thirsts, give him drink. For in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head.

lest any should say that I had baptized in my own name.

which none of the rulers of this world knew (for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory).

For who makes you to differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours becomes a stumbling block to those who are weak.

So let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered dishonors his Head.

But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head; for that is even the same as if she were shaved.

For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.

For this reason the woman ought to have authority on her head because of the angels.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity; not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find Titus my brother. But taking my leave of them, I went from there into Macedonia.

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels.

For, indeed, coming into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but being troubled in every way, with fightings on the outside, and fears on the inside.

as it is written, "He gathering much, he had nothing left over; and he gathering little did not have less."

Why then the Law? It was added because of transgressions, until the Seed should come to those to whom it had been promised, being ordained through angels in the Mediator's hand.

Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law.

For it is written: Abraham had two sons, the one out of the slave-woman, and one out of the free woman.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another.

for an administration of the fullness of times, to head up all things in Christ, both the things in Heaven, and the things on earth, even in Him,

for us to be to the praise of His glory, who previously had trusted in Christ;

And He has put all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church,

among whom we also had our way of life in times past, in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height,

But that you, speaking the truth in love, may in all things grow up to Him who is the Head, even Christ;

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body.