But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying out: These men, who have thrown the world into confusion, have come hither also;

whom Jason has received into his house: and they all act in opposition to the decrees of Caesar, saying, That there is another king, Jesus.

Therefore, many of them believed; both of influential women, who were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

And those who conducted Paul brought him to Athens: and having received a commandment for Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

Accordingly, he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and devout persons, and in the market daily, with those who chanced to meet him.

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;

because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world, in righteousness, by the man whom he has chosen, giving to all assurance of this, by having raised him from the dead.

But certain men associated with him, and believed; among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

and finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome, he went to them;

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 Paul said: John immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they must believe on him who should come after him, that is, on the Christ, Jesus.

And some of the roving Jews, who were exorcists, under took to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying: I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.

And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

But the evil spirit answered and said: Jesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know; but who are you?

And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled from that house, naked and wounded.

And many of those who believed came and confessed, and made known their practices.

And many of those who practiced magic, brought together their books, and burned them, in the presence of all. And they computed their value, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

So, having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he remained for a time in Asia.

Now there is danger, not only that this our calling will come into disgrace, but that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and that the majesty of her whom all Asia and the world worships, will be destroyed.

And the whole city was filled with confusion. And they seized Gains and Aristarchus, who were Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travelers, and, with one consent, rushed into the theater.

Some of the Asiarchs also, who were friendly to him, sent to him, and besought him not to trust himself into the theater.

But the town-clerk quieted the multitude, and said: Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image that fell down from Jupiter?

For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples, nor revilers of your goddess.

Therefore, if Demetrius, and the artists who are with him, have a charge against any one, the courts are in session, and the proconsuls are there; let them accuse each other.

And Sopater of Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy and Tychicus and Trophimus, who were Asiatics, accompanied him to Asia.

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 know this, that, after my departure, rapacious wolves will enter in among you, who will not spare the flock;

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.

You yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.

On the following day we departed, and came to Caesarea, and went into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven; and we remained with him.

This man had four virgin daughters, who had the gift of prophesy.

and he came to us, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own hands and feet, and said: Thus says the Holy Spirit; the Jews that are in Jerusalem will so bind the man to whom this girdle belongs; and they will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

There went with us also some of the disciples from Caesarea, who took with them, Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

Do, therefore, this which we advise you. We have four men who have a vow on them.

crying out: Men of Israel, help! this is the man who teaches all men every where against this people, and the law, and this place: and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place.

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

Then the officer came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

Are you not that Egyptian, who, before these days, made an insurrection, and led out into the wilderness four thousand men of the Assassins?

as the chief priest and the whole body of elders will testify for me. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring those, also, who were there, bound to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.

And I answered, Who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you persecute.

They who were with me saw the light, and were afraid, but did not understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

And as I could not see for the glory of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and went into Damascus.

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

And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I threw into prison, and scourged, in every synagogue, those who believed on thee;

and that when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed, I also stood by and approved, and kept the clothing of those who slew him.

But Paul said to the centurion who stood by, as he caused him to be bent forward to the straps: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?

Then, those who were about to examine him, immediately departed from him. And the officer was afraid, when he learned that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

And the chief priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by to smite him on the mouth.

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

And there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.

And, after some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess; and he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

Therefore, said he, let those among you who are men of influence, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him.

And when he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around, and brought many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove,

And as they remained there many days, Festus made known to the king the facts concerning Paul, saying: There is a certain man, who was left in bonds by Felix,

concerning whom, when I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews informed me, asking for judgment against him.

but they had certain questions against him, about their own religion, and about a certain Jesus that had died, who, Paul affirmed, was alive.

And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all men here present, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews, both in Jerusalem and in this place, have entreated me, crying out, that he ought to live no longer.

who, knowing me from the first, could testify, if they would, that, according to the strictest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee.

at midday, while I was on the road, I saw, King, a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? He replied, I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send you,

For the king has knowledge of these things, before whom, also, I speak with boldness; for I am persuaded that none of these things have escaped his notice; for this was not done in a corner.

And the king arose, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

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

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 when the barbarians saw the reptile hanging from his hand, they said to one an other: This man is certainly a murderer, whom, although he has saved himself from the sea, justice does not permit to live.

Among the estates about that place were those of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, who took us to his house, and, for three days, entertained us kindly.

Therefore, after this had been clone, the rest also in the island who had dis eases, came and were cured.

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.

concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the posterity of David according to the flesh,

through whom we have received grace and apostleship, in order to the obedience of faith among all nations, for the honor of his name,

among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ,

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,

So that, as far as I am able, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also, who are in Rome.

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

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

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.

For which reason, you are without excuse, man, who ever you are, that judge; for in that in which you judge an other, you condemn yourself; for you who judge, practice the same things.

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?

who will render to every man according to his works;

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

but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, anger and wrath,

For when the Gentiles, who have not a law, do, by nature, the things of the law, these who have not a law, are a law to themselves,

who show that the work which the law requires, is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing testimony, and their reasonings with each other accusing, or making excuse.

if you are also confident that you yourself are a guide for the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

you, then, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?

You who say that a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob temples?

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

If, then, he who is uncircumcised keeps the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

And shall not he whose want of circumcision is owing to his birth, if he keeps the law, condemn you, who, by the literal circumcision, transgress the law?

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:

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.

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.

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.

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;

in order to manifest his righteousness at the present time, that he might be just, while he justifies him who believes in Jesus.

since there is one God, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.

Even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness without works, saying: