The Bible, King James version, Book 44: Acts

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44:013:047 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to
be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for
salvation unto the ends of the earth.

44:013:048 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and
glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained
to eternal life believed.

44:013:049 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the
region.

44:013:050 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and
the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul
and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

44:013:051 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and
came unto Iconium.

44:013:052 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy
Ghost.

44:014:001 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together
into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great
multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

44:014:002 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made
their minds evil affected against the brethren.

44:014:003 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord,
which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted
signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

44:014:004 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with
the Jews, and part with the apostles.

44:014:005 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and
also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully,
and to stone them,

44:014:006 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities
of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

44:014:007 And there they preached the gospel.

44:014:008 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet,
being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:

44:014:009 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and
perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

44:014:010 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he
leaped and walked.

44:014:011 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up
their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are
come down to us in the likeness of men.

44:014:012 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius,
because he was the chief speaker.

44:014:013 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city,
brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done
sacrifice with the people.

44:014:014 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they
rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

44:014:015 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of
like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should
turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made
heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are
therein:

44:014:016 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own
ways.

44:014:017 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he
did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons,
filling our hearts with food and gladness.

44:014:018 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that
they had not done sacrifice unto them.

44:014:019 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium,
who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out
of the city, supposing he had been dead.

44:014:020 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up,
and came into the city: and the next day he departed with
Barnabas to Derbe.

44:014:021 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had
taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium,
and Antioch,

44:014:022 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to
continue in the faith, and that we must through much
tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

44:014:023 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and
had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on
whom they believed.

44:014:024 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to
Pamphylia.

44:014:025 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down
into Attalia:

44:014:026 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been
recommended to the grace of God for the work which they
fulfilled.

44:014:027 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together,
they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had
opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

44:014:028 And there they abode long time with the disciples.

44:015:001 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the
brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner
of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

44:015:002 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and
disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas,
and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the
apostles and elders about this question.

44:015:003 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed
through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the
Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

44:015:004 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of
the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared
all things that God had done with them.

44:015:005 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which
believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and
to command them to keep the law of Moses.

44:015:006 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of
this matter.

44:015:007 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and
said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good
while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my
mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

44:015:008 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving
them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

44:015:009 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their
hearts by faith.

44:015:010 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of
the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to
bear?

44:015:011 But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ
we shall be saved, even as they.

44:015:012 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to
Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had
wrought among the Gentiles by them.

44:015:013 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying,
Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

44:015:014 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the
Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

44:015:015 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

44:015:016 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle
of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the
ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

44:015:017 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the
Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who
doeth all these things.

44:015:018 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the
world.

44:015:019 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from
among the Gentiles are turned to God:

44:015:020 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions
of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and
from blood.

44:015:021 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him,
being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

44:015:022 Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church,
to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul
and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief
men among the brethren:

44:015:023 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles
and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which
are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

44:015:024 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from
us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls,
saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we
gave no such commandment:

44:015:025 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to
send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

44:015:026 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ.

44:015:027 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell
you the same things by mouth.

44:015:028 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon
you no greater burden than these necessary things;

44:015:029 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood,
and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if
ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

44:015:030 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when
they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the
epistle:

44:015:031 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

44:015:032 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted
the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

44:015:033 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in
peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

44:015:034 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

44:015:035 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and
preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

44:015:036 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again
and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached
the word of the LORD, and see how they do.

44:015:037 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname
was Mark.

44:015:038 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed
from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

44:015:039 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they
departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took
Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

44:015:040 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the
brethren unto the grace of God.

44:015:041 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the
churches.

44:016:001 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain
disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain
woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a
Greek:

44:016:002 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra
and Iconium.

44:016:003 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and
circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those
quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

44:016:004 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the
decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and
elders which were at Jerusalem.

44:016:005 And so were the churches established in the faith, and
increased in number daily.

44:016:006 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of
Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the
word in Asia,

44:016:007 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into
Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

44:016:008 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

44:016:009 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man
of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into
Macedonia, and help us.

44:016:010 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured
to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had
called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

44:016:011 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course
to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

44:016:012 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that
part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city
abiding certain days.

44:016:013 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side,
where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake
unto the women which resorted thither.

44:016:014 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the
city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart
the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were
spoken of Paul.

44:016:015 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us,
saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come
into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

44:016:016 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel
possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought
her masters much gain by soothsaying:

44:016:017 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men
are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the
way of salvation.

44:016:018 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned
and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus
Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

44:016:019 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was
gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the
marketplace unto the rulers,

44:016:020 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being
Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

44:016:021 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive,
neither to observe, being Romans.

44:016:022 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the
magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat
them.

44:016:023 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them
into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

44:016:024 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner
prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

44:016:025 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto
God: and the prisoners heard them.

44:016:026 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 bands were loosed.

44:016:027 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and
seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would
have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been
fled.

44:016:028 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm:
for we are all here.

44:016:029 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling,
and fell down before Paul and Silas,

44:016:030 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?

44:016:031 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt be saved, and thy house.

44:016:032 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that
were in his house.

44:016:033 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their
stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

44:016:034 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat
before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his
house.

44:016:035 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants,
saying, Let those men go.

44:016:036 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The
magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and
go in peace.

44:016:037 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly
uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and
now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them
come themselves and fetch us out.

44:016:038 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and
they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

44:016:039 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and
desired them to depart out of the city.

44:016:040 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of
Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted
them, and departed.

44:017:001 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia,
they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

44:017:002 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three
sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

44:017:003 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered,
and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I
preach unto you, is Christ.

44:017:004 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas;
and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief
women not a few.

44:017:005 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto
them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a
company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the
house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

44:017:006 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain
brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have
turned the world upside down are come hither also;

44:017:007 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the
decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one
Jesus.

44:017:008 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when
they heard these things.

44:017:009 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other,
they let them go.

44:017:010 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night
unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the
Jews.

44:017:011 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they
received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the
scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

44:017:012 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women
which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

44:017:013 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word
of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also,
and stirred up the people.

44:017:014 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it
were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

44:017:015 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and
receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come
to him with all speed, they departed.

44:017:016 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was
stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

44:017:017 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with
the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met
with him.

44:017:018 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the
Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this
babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of
strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the
resurrection.

44:017:019 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May
we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

44:017:020 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would
know therefore what these things mean.

44:017:021 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent
their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear
some new thing.)

44:017:022 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men
of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too
superstitious.

44:017:023 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an
altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom
therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

44:017:024 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he
is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with
hands;

44:017:025 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed
any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all
things;

44:017:026 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on
all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times
before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

44:017:027 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after
him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

44:017:028 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain
also of your own poets have said, For we are also his
offspring.

44:017:029 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to
think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone,
graven by art and man's device.

44:017:030 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now
commandeth all men every where to repent:

44:017:031 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge
the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained;
whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath
raised him from the dead.

44:017:032 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some
mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this
matter.

44:017:033 So Paul departed from among them.

44:017:034 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the
which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris,
and others with them.

44:018:001 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to
Corinth;

44:018:002 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately
come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that
Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came
unto them.

44:018:003 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and
wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

44:018:004 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded
the Jews and the Greeks.

44:018:005 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul
was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that
Jesus was Christ.

44:018:006 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his
raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own
heads; I am clean; from henceforth I will go unto the
Gentiles.

44:018:007 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's
house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house
joined hard to the synagogue.

44:018:008 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the
Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing
believed, and were baptized.

44:018:009 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not
afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

44:018:010 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee:
for I have much people in this city.

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