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.

And it came to pass, that as we were going to the house of prayer, there met us a certain maid-servant that had a spirit of Python, who brought much gain to her masters, by giving responses.

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

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bonds were loosed.

And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all that were in his house.

And the lictors told these words to the magistrates: and they were alarmed when they heard that they were Romans;

But the unbelieving Jews, taking with them some evil men, who were loungers about the markets, and collecting a mob, set the city in an uproar; and having assaulted the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

And the multitude, and the rulers of the city, were troubled when they heard these things.

These were of a better disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

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

and because he was of the same trade, he made his home with them, and worked: for by trade they were tent-makers.

But Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord, with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were immersed.

But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallic said to the Jews: If it were a matter of in justice, or of wicked mischief, Jews, I would, with reason, bear with you:

And he said to them: Into what, then, were you immersed? They replied: Into John's immersion.

And when they heard this, they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.

And all the men were about twelve.

But as some were hardened, and did not believe, and spoke evil of that way before the multitude, he withdrew from them, and separated the disciples, and discoursed daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

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

so that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried from his body to the sick, and diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

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.

When they heard this, they were full of anger, and cried out, saying: Great is Diana of the Ephesians!

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.

Some, therefore, were crying one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not for what they had come together.

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 there were many lamps in the upper room, in which they had met together.

And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

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

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

And when these days were completed, we went forth, and continued our journey, they all, with their wives and children, conducting us out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

And, on the following day, Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.

And when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, threw all the multitude into confusion, and laid their hands on him,

And the whole city was moved; and the people ran together, and, seizing Paul, they dragged him out of the temple, and the gates were immediately closed.

And while they were seeking to kill him, report was brought to the officer of the band, that the whole of Jerusalem was in an uproar.

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.

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 as they were crying out, and tossing off their clothes, and throwing dust into the air,

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 there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.

Then the soldiers took Paul, as they were commanded, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

And the Jews united in accusing him, saying that these things were so.

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 this I did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests: and when they were put to death, I gave my vote against them.

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 thence we put to sea, and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were adverse.

But the centurion had more confidence in the pilot, and in the owner of the ship, than in the things which were spoken by Paul.

And the ship being caught and unable to bear up against the wind, we committed it to the gale, and were driven along.

When they had taken it up, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the quicksand, they lowered the mast, and thus were driven along.

And as we were greatly tossed by the tempest, on the next day they threw overboard the cargo;

But when the fourteenth night had come, and we were drifting up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors supposed that they were drawing near some land.

And as the sailors were attempting to flee from the ship, and were letting down the boat into the sea, under the pretext that they were about to let down anchors from the prow,

And all of us that were in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six souls.

When they were satisfied with food, they lightened the ship by throwing the provisions into the sea.

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;

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.

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.

where we found brethren, and were persuaded to remain with them seven days. And thus we went toward Home.

And some believed the things that were spoken, and some believed not.

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;

as they were filled with all unrighteousness, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity;

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

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;

(as it is written: I have made you a father of many nations,) in the sight of him in whom he believed, even God, who makes the dead alive, and calls those things which are not, as though they were.

For when we were yet without strength, at the appointed time, Christ died for the ungodly.

But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

Know you not that as many of us as were immersed into Christ Jesus, were immersed into his death?

But thanks be to God, that though you were the servants of sin, yet you have obeyed from the heart the form of teaching, in which you have been instructed;

For when you were the servants of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness.

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were excited by the law, were active in our members, so as to bring forth fruit to death:

but now we are made free from the law, being dead to that by which we were bound, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, have been grafted in among them, and partake with them of the root and fatness of the olive,

You will say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

Well; on ac count of unbelief they were broken off; but you stand by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear.

For if you were cut out from an olive-tree that is wild by nature, and were grafted, against nature, into a good olive, how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive?

For the things which were formerly written, were written for our instruction, that we, through the patience and the comfort which the scriptures give, might have hope.

Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are noted among the apostles, who, also, were in Christ before me.

Is the Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or were you immersed into the name of Paul?

and my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you were not then able to bear it; indeed, not even now are you able;

Now, some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you;

For I, in deed, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as if I were present, judged him that has so done this thing;

And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

for I could wish that all men were even as I am myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this way, another in that.

Were you a servant when you were called? Care not for it. But if you can become free, rather enjoy your freedom.

But all have not this knowledge; for some, under the persuasion that an idol is a reality, even yet eat meat, as if it were offered to an idol, and their conscience being weak, is defiled.

Now, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and that all passed through the sea,

and were all immersed into Moses, in the cloud and in the sea;

But with the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Neither be you idolaters, as some of them were, as it is written: Tho people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to engage in idolatrous sport.

Nor let us be guilty of lewdness, as some of them were guilty, and fell, in one day, twenty-three thou sand.

Nor let us tempt the Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.

Nor do you murmur, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to those dumb idols, as you might be led.

For by one Spirit we all were immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and we all have been made to drink of one Spirit.

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

And if they were all one member, where were the body?