Now the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

and he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and fetch hither Simon,

But he made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, and related to them, how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, tell these things to James and to the other brethren. And he departed and went to another place.

And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their charge, taking along with them John who was sirnamed Mark.

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers, as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenean, and Manaen who had been educated with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul;

And when they arrived at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John for their assistant.

And when they had finished all things that were written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

And there was sitting at Lystra, a man disabled in his feet, who had never walked at all, being lame from his birth.

This man heard Paul speaking; who looking earnestly at him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

And the people, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voice, saying in the Lycaonian tongue, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch;

And when they had appointed them elders in every church, praying and fasting, they recommended them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

And when they had preached the word at Perga, they went down to Attalia.

And from thence they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God, for the work which they had now fulfilled.

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they related what God had done by them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they told them all that God had done by them.

And God who knoweth the heart, bare witness to them, giving them the holy Spirit, as He had done also to us:

And all the multitude kept silence, and gave attention to Barnabas and Paul, relating what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

And after they had done speaking, James rose up and said, Brethren, hearken unto me.

For Moses hath had from ancient times those that preach him in every city, and is still read in the synagogues every sabbath-day.

Being thus dispatched they came to Antioch, and when they had assembled the brethren, they delivered the epistle.

And when they had read it, they rejoiced at the consolation it brought.

And as they passed through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees that had been made by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

And when they had passed through Phrygia and Galatia, being forbidden by the holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia, they came to Mysia, and endeavoured to go to Bithynia:

And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to depart into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord called us to preach the gospel to them.

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.

And when they had given them many stripes, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely.

And they came and intreated them, and when they had brought them out, they desired them to leave the city.

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

And finding there a certain Jew, named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who was lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, (because Claudius Cesar had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome,) he went to them;

And after Paul had staid there yet a considerable time, he took leave of the brethren, and sailed from thence to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, after he had shaved his head at Cenchrea; for he had a vow.

and landing at Cesarea, went up to Jerusalem, and after he had saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

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

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 as he was inclined to go into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples exhorting them to receive him: who when he arrived, was very helpful to those who had believed through grace.

and finding some disciples there, he said unto them, Have ye received the holy Spirit since ye embraced the faith? And they said unto him, Nay, we had not even heard whether the holy Spirit be yet given.

Then some of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those that had evil spirits, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth."

And a great number of those that had used inquisitive arts, brought the books, and burned them before them all: and they computed the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

And when the Secretary had appeased the multitude, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is devoted to the service of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

And when he had spent three months there, the Jews having laid wait for him as he was going to embark for Syria, he determined to return by Macedonia.

But we went before to the ship, and sailed to Assos, being there to take in Paul: for so he had appointed, designing himself to go on foot.

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 he had said these things, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

Now as soon as we had parted from them, and set sail, we came in a strait course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara.

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 he had four daughters virgins, that were prophetesses.

And when he had saluted them, he gave a particular narrative of the things which God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

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

Then the commanding officer came near and took him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and inquired, who he was, and what he had done.

And one Ananias, a devout observer of the law, who had a good character from all the Jews that dwelt there,

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.

And when it was day, some of the Jews, having formed a conspiracy, bound themselves with a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

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

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

But an ambush, which was going to be laid for the man by the Jews, being discovered to me, immediately I sent him to thee, telling his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

And when the governor had read the letter, and asked of what province he was; being informed that he was of Cilicia, he said,

who ought to have been here before thee, and make good their charge, if they had any thing against me.

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 when he had staid among them more than ten days, he went down to Cesarea, and the next day sitting on the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought before him.

but had certain questions against him concerning their own religion; and of one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

But when I found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and as he himself has appealed to the emperor, I have determined to send him.

And when he had said this, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those that sat with them.

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

Which when they had hoisted up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing least they should fall into the quick-sands, they struck fail, and so were driven.

and sounding they found it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, and sounded again, they found it fifteen fathoms.

And having spoken thus, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and when he had broken it he began to eat.

And when they had taken up the anchors, they trusted the ship to the sea, at the same time, loosing the rudder-bands; and hoisting up the main-sail to the wind, they made to the shore.

They however were expecting that he would swell, or suddenly fall down dead: but when they had waited a good while, and saw no hurt come to him, they changed their opinion and said that he was a god.

Upon this, others also in the island, who had diseases came to him and were cured:

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, that had wintered in the island, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was permitted to live by himself with the soldier that had him in custody.

who when they had examined me, would have set me at liberty, because there was no crime worthy of death found in me:

And so disagreeing one with another they separated, when Paul had said one word, to wit, that the holy Spirit spake rightly by Esaias the prophet to our fathers,

And when he had said these things, the Jews departed, having much debate among themselves.

separated unto the gospel of God, (which He had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son,

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all that believe though not circumcised, that righteousness may be imputed to them also:

and the father of circumcision to those, who not only are of the circumcision, but also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

and yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the type of Him that was to come.

Now the law made some entrance, that the offence might appear to abound; but where sin abounded, grace hath superabounded; that as sin had reigned in death,

What fruit therefore had ye then in the things, which ye are now ashamed of? for the end of those things is death.

What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid! Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust to be sinful, if the law had not said, "Thou shalt not covet."

(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger:

And as Esaias said before, "Except the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and we had been made like unto Gomorrah."

being studious however so to preach the gospel, not where Christ had been named, least I should build upon another man's foundation;

but now having no more to detain me in these parts, and having had a great desire for many years to come to you, when I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you:

for I hope to see you as I pass by, and to be brought forward by you on my way thither, after I have first had some enjoyment of you.

which none of the rulers of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

But this I say, brethren, that the time is short: it remains therefore, that even those, who have wives, be as though they had none;

But in a public assembly I had rather speak five words to be understood, that I may instruct others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

but we had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we might not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:

For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and pious sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and especially towards you.

And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you first, (that ye might have a second benefit,) and to pass by you into Macedonia;

yet I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother there; but taking my leave of them, I went away into Macedonia.

For when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

Wherefore if I wrote in such a manner to you, it was not merely on his account who had done the wrong, nor for his sake who had been injured; but that our care for you in the sight of God might be manifested among you.

Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had already begun, so he would also complete this grace among you.

as it is written, "He that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack."

But I have sent the brethren, that our boasting of you might not become vain in this respect, but that ye might be ready, as I had said:

But only they had heard that he who persecuted us before, now preacheth the faith which he formerly would have destroyed.