And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things that were spoken by Paul.

She followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying: These men are the servants of the most High God, who show us the way of salvation.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung a hymn to God; and the prisoners were listening to them.

And he brought them into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God, with all his house.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul in Berea also, they came thither, and excited the multitude.

For as I was passing through, and looking attentively at the objects of your worship, I dis covered also an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him I make known to you.

God, who made the world, and all things that are in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands;

that they might seek for God, if perhaps they would feel after him, and find him, although, indeed, he is not far from every one of us.

Therefore, being the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhood is like gold, or silver, or stone, sculptured by art and the device of man.

Yet the times of this ignorance God overlooked; but now, he commands all men everywhere to repent:

And he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, who worshiped God, and whose house joined the synagogue.

And he remained there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them

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

but took leave of them, saying: I must, by all means, keep this coming feast in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God be willing. And he sailed from Ephesus,

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him, and taught him the way of God more accurately.

And he entered the synagogue, and spoke boldly, reasoning, and persuading them for three months, with respect to the things of the kingdom of God.

Mighty deeds, also, that were unusual, did God perform by the hands of Paul;

As these things, then, can not be contradicted, you ought to be quiet, and do nothing rashly.

bearing full testimony both to Jews and to Greeks, of the repentance that leads to God, and of the faith that leads to our Lord Jesus Christ.

But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, that you be shepherds to the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace; to Him who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

And when he had saluted them, he related, in every particular, the things which. God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, yet educated in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, and instructed according to the strict discipline of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as you all are this day.

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, who had a good report from all the Jews that dwelt there,

And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of his mouth;

And Paul, looking earnestly upon the Sanhedrin, said: Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience toward God to this day.

Then Paul said to him: God will smite you, you whitened wall! for do you sit to judge me according to the law, and yet violate the law by commanding me to be smitten?

And those who stood by said: Do you revile God's chief priest?

We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

But this I confess to you, that after the way which they call sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers; believing all things that are written in the law and in the prophets;

having hope in God, which they themselves also admit, that I there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust.

And I do exercise myself in this, always to have a conscience void of offense toward God and man.

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers;

"What? Is it thought a thing incredible among you, that God raises the dead?

in order to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.

but announced first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

Having, therefore, obtained help from God, I have stood till this day, testifying both to small and to great, saying nothing else than the things which the prophets and Moses did say should come to pass:

And Paul replied: I could pray to God, that not only you, but also all that hear me to day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

And now, I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

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

and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand in the presence of Caesar; and behold, God has given you all that are sailing with you.

For this reason, men, be cheerful; for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told to me.

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

And when he had said this, he took bread, and gave thanks to God before them all, and broke, and began to eat.

But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, to throw themselves into the sea first, and get to land;

and then the rest, some on planks, and others on what could be taken from the ship. And thus it came to pass, that all got safe to land.

But they were expecting that he would become inflamed and swollen, or would suddenly fall down dead; yet, after expecting it for a long time, and seeing no harm befall him, they changed their mind, and said he was a god.

And from this place, the brethren, having heard of us, came out as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns, to meet us. When Paul saw the brethren, he thanked God, and took courage.

And when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging; to whom, from morning till evening;, he earnestly testified, and set forth the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and from the prophets.

Therefore, be it known to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear.

preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all boldness and without hinderance.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

but declared to be the Son of God with power, according to his holy spiritual nature, by his resurrection from the dead,

to all that are in Rome, be loved of God, called saints: Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

First, I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, on account of you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that, without ceasing, I make mention of you,

always in my prayers making request, that, if possible, I may at length have a prosperous journey, by the will of God to come to you.

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel: for it is the power of God in order to salvation, to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

For in it God's plan of justifying men by faith is revealed, in order to faith: as it is written, He that is justified by faith, shall live.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who, by unrighteousness, restrain the truth.

Because that which may be known of God, is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them,

because, when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became perverse in their reasonings, and their wicked heart was darkened;

and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

For which reason God delivered them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, that they might dishonor their bodies among themselves;

who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

For this reason, God delivered them over to vile passions: for their females exchanged their natural use for that which is against nature:

And as they refused to acknowledge God, God delivered them up to an undiscerning mind, to do detestable things;

whisperers, evil-speakers, haters of God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents;

who, acknowledging the judgment of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but approve those who practice them.

But we know that the judgment of God against those who practice such things, is according to truth.

But do you, man, who judge those that practice such things, and yet do the same, conclude that you will escape the judgment of God?

Or, do you despise the riches of his goodness, and his forbearance, and his long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

But, according to your hard and impenitent heart, you treasure up to yourself wrath for a day of wrath, and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life:

but glory and honor and peace to every one that practices what is good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:

for there is no respect of persons with God.

in the day when God shall judge the secret works of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

But if you are named Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast in God.

You who make your boast in the law, do you, by transgressing the law, dishonor God?

For the name of God is reviled among the Gentiles, on account of you, as it is written.

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Much in every respect; but chiefly that the oracles of God were intrusted to them.

What, indeed, if some have been unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness overthrow the faithfulness of God?

It can not be. But let God be true, though every man be a liar, as it is written: That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

But if our unrighteousness causes God's plan of justifying men to be better known, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, who inflicts punishment? I speak as a man.

It can not be: for if so, how shall God judge the world?

Yet, if the truth of God has, through my lie, been greatly advanced to his glory, why am I still judged as a sinner?

Then, why not say, (as we are slanderously reported as saying, and, as some affirm, that we do say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? Of such persons the condemnation is just.

there is none that understands; there is none that seeks after God;

they have all turned out of the way; they have alike become unprofitable; there is none that does good, not even one;

there is no fear of God before their eyes.

Now we know that what the law says, it speaks- to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become guilty before God.

But now, God's plan of justifying men without law is revealed, being attested by the law and the prophets;

I repeat it, God's plan of justifying men through faith in Jesus Christ, which is for all, and on all that believe; for there is no difference;

for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God,

whom God has set forth as a propitiatory sacrifice, through faith in his blood, in order to manifest his righteousness, in passing by the sins that were formerly committed through the forbearance of God;