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161 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 17 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.

18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they Deut. 11.14 had not done sacrifice unto them.

& 23, 12. Job 5. 10. P 65, 10. &

Jer. 14. 22. Matt. 5. 45. tch. 13, 45. u2 Cor. 11.25. 2 Tim. 3. 11,

19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconi49.& 117.8 um, who persuaded the people, "and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. 20 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. 21 And when they had preached the Matt. 28.19. gospel to that city, and thad taught + Gr. had many, they returned again to Lystra, maile many and to Iconium, and Antioch, disciples. 22 Confirming the souls of the dis7 ch. 11. 23.&ciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

13. 43.

Matt. 10. 38. Luke 22. 28.

& 16. 24.

29.
Rom. 8, 17.
2 Tim. 2. 11,
12. & 3. 12.
Tit. 1. 5.

ech, 15, 40,

23 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.

24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:

26 And thence sailed to Antioch, bel, 13. 1, 3.b from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled. 27 And when they were come, and deh. 15. 4, 12. had gathered the church together, d they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

& 21. 19.

1 Cor. 16. 9. 2 Cor. 2. 12.

t'ol. 4. 3.

Rev. 3. 8.

Dissension touching circumcision. 28 And there they abode long time A. D. 46. with the disciples.

CHAPTER XV.

Great dissension ariseth touching cir

cumcision. 6 The apostles consult about
it, 22 and send their determination by
letters to the churches. 36 Paul and
Barnabas, thinking to visit the brethren
together, fall at strife, and depart asun-

der.

ND certain mon which came

A down from Judea taught the
brethren, and said, Except ye be
circumcised after the manner of
Moses, ye cannot be saved.

2 When therefore Paul and Bar-
nabas had no small dissension and
disputation with them, they deter-
mined that d Paul and Barnabas, and
certain other of them, should go up
to Jerusalem unto the apostles and
elders about this question.

A. D. 51.

Gal. 2. 12. bJohn 7. 22

Ter. 5
Gal. 5. 2
Phil 3, 2
Col. 2. 8, 11,
16.

A. D. 52.
e Gen. 17. 10.
Lev. 12.3

GL 21.

1 Cor. 16. 6 11.

3 And being brought on their wayRom. 15. 24 by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, fdeclaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

fch. 14 27.

4 And when they were come to Je-
rusalem, they were received of the
church, and of the apostles and eld-
ers, and they declared all things ever. 12.
that God had done with them.

eh. 14. 27. &
21. 19.
A. D. 62.

5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, h That it was needful to cir-10r. voce up. cumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

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7 And when there had been much
disputing, Peter rose up, and said
unto them, i Men and brethren, ye teh, 19, 20,
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 be-
lieve.

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

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9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

10 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?

11 But Pwe believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

Chr. 28.9. ch. 1. 24 ich. 10. 44.

Rom. 10.11. ch. 10.15.28.

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1 Cor. 1. 2. 1 Pt. 1. 22 ●Matt. 27.4 Gal. 5. 1.

prom. 3. 24. Eph. 2.8. Tit. 2 IL & 3.4.&.

12 T 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 ch. 16. T. them.

13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men rch, 12. 17. and brethren, hearken unto me:

14 Simeon hath declared how Godver. 7.

The case of Gentile

A. D. 52.

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THE ACTS.

at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his

name.

15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and 1 will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

17 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.

Is Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

13 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from 1 Thess. 1.9 among the Gentiles are turned to God:

yen 25 2 LA DA EL 20 31

1 Cor 14 19 29.78 Rev. 2.14.20. 11 Cor. 6.9. 18

Gal 5. 19.
Yph. 5. 3.
Col 3.5.

Them 4 3. 1 Pet. 4 3. alien. à 4.

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

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

22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Deut. 16, Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

Lev 3. 17,

23.

beh. 13. 15, 27. ech. 1. 23,

& ver. 1.

23 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:

24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that dcertain which went out from us have troubled you with words, T. 1. 10.11. subverting your souls, saying, Ye

Gal 2.4. & 6.12.

ech. 13.50. & 14. 19,

1 Cor. 15.30. 2 Cor. 11. 23, 23.

↑ Gr. word,

fver. 20.

ch. 21. 25. Rev. 2. 14, 20.

must be circumcised, and keep the law; to whom we gave no such

commandment:

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

26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

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

29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and slev, 17. 14. from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when

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And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace 1911. from the brethren unto the apos tles.

34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

26 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. 37 And Barnabus determined to take with them "John, whose surname was Mark.

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40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, "being recommended by the ch. 14. 25. brethren unto the grace of God. 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, Pconfirming the churches. Paul having circumcised Timothy, CHAPTER XVI. and being called by the Spirit from one country to another, 14 converteth Lydia, 16 casteth out a spirit of divination. 19 For which cause he and Silas are whip ped and imprisoned. 26 The prison doors are opened. 1 The jailer is con verted, 37 and they are delivered.

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:

2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

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Paul converteth Lydia.

A. D. 53.

h2 Cor. 2. 12. 2 Tim. 4. 13.

ich. 10. 20.

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tia, and were forbidden of the Holy | trates rent off their clothes,
Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
7 After they were come to Mysia,
they assayed to go into Bithynia:
but the Spirit suffered them not.
8 And they passing by Mysia bcame
down to Troas.

9 And a vision appeared to Paul in
the night; There stood a iman of
Macedonia, and prayed him, saying,
Come over into Macedonia, and help

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commanded to beat them.
23 And when they had laid many
stripes upon them, they cast them in-
to prison, charging the jailer to keep
them safely:

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

A. D. 53. y 2 Cor. 6, 4 & 11. 23, 25. 1 Thea, 2.2

25 T And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great sch. 4. 3L earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, ach. 5. 19. & and every one's bands were loosed. 27 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.

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

29 Then he called for a light, and
sprang in, and came trembling, and
fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said,
b Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be
saved, and thy house.

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

14 T And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, m Luke 24.45. heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, say- 33 And he took them the same ing, If ye have judged me to be faith-hour of the night, and washed their ful to the Lord, come into my house, stripes; and was baptized, he and all and abide there. And she con- his, straightway. strained us.

n Gen. 19. 3.
& 33, 11.

Judg. 19, 21.
Luke 24. 29.
Heb. 13. 2.

ol Sam. 28.7.
1 Or. of Py-
thon.
pch. 19. 24.

25, 31.

16 T 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 P much gain by soothsaying:

17 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.

18 And this did she many days. 4 See Mark 1. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come Mark 16. 17. out of her. And he came out the same hour.

ch. 19. 25,26,

19 T And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and u Matt. 10.18. drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

t2 Cor. 6. 5.

Or, court.

20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being x1 Kings 18. Jews, do exceedingly trouble our

17.

ch, 17, 6,

city,

21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

22 And the multitude roso up together against them; and the magis

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Paul preacheth at Thessalonica,

A. D. 53.

a Luke 4. 16. eh, 9, 20, & 13. 5, 14. & 14.1. & 16.13. & 19, 8.

46.

CHAPTER XVII.

THE ACTS.

1 Paul preacheth at Thessalonica, 4 where
some believe, and others persecute him.
10 He is sent to Berea, and preacheth
there. 13 Being persecuted at Thessa-
lonica, 15 he cometh to Athens, and dis-
puteth, and preacheth the living God to
them unknown, 34 whereby many are
converted unto Christ.

at Berea, and at Athens.

ceiving a commandment unto Silas
and Timotheus for to come to him
With all speed, they departed.

A. D. 53.

A. D. 54.

16 Now while Paul waited for
them at Athens, his spirit was stir-m2 Pet. 2. 8.
red in him, when he saw the city
wholly given to idolatry.

17 Therefore disputed he in the
synagogue with the Jews, and with
N
TOW when they had passed the devout persons, and in the mar-
through Amphipolis and Apol-ket daily with them that met with
lonia, they came to Thessalonica, him.
where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, as his manner was,
went in unto them, and three sab-
bath days reasoned with them out of
the Scriptures,

3 Opening and alleging, b that b Luke 24.26, Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

ch. 18. 28. Cal. 3. 1. IOr, whom, said he,/ preach.

4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and d Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multid ch. 15.22.27. tude, and of the chief women not a few.

. ch. 28. 24.

32, 40.

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h ch. 9. 25. ver. 14.

1 Ts. 34. 16.

8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the others, they let them go.

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19 And they took him, and brought
him unto Areopagus, saying, May 1or, Mars'
we know what this new doctrine,
whereof thou speakest, is?

20 For thou bringest certain strange
things to our ears: we would know
therefore what these things mean.
21 (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.)

22 T 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.

23 For as I passed by, and beheld
your devotions, I found an altar
with this inscription. TO THE UN-
KNOWN GOD. Whom therefore
ye ignorantly worship, him declare
I unto you.

24" God that made the world and
all things therein, seeing that he is
Lord of heaven and earth, Pdwell-o
eth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's
hands, as though he needed any
thing, seeing The giveth to all life,
and breath, and all things;

face of the earth, and hath determ-
ined the times before appointed,
and the bounds of their habitation;
27 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:

26 And hath made of one blood all 10T And bthe brethren immediate-nations of men for to dwell on all the ly sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and i searched the Scriptures Luke 16. 29. daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 13 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.

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hill. It was the highest court in Athens.

Or, the court of the Areop agita.

Or, gods that ye worship, 2 Thess. 24

n ch. 14. 15.

Matt. 11.25. peh, 7. 48.

Ps. 50. 8. Gen. 2. 7.

Num. 16.22. Job 12. 10. & 27.3. & 33. 4. Is.42,5. & 57.

16.

Zech. 12. L.

Deut. 32. 8.
Rom. 1. 20.

u eh. 14. 17.

Col. 1. 17.

Heb. 1.3.

28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For wey Tit. 1. 12. are also his offspring.

29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to 40. 18. think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

a ch. 11. 16. Rom. 3. 25.

30 And the times of this ignorance ьLuke 24.47.
God winked at; but bnow com-
mandeth all men every where to
repent:

31 Because he hath appointed a
day, in the which he will judge the

Tit. 2. 11, 12 1 Pet. 1.14.& 4.3. ech. 10, 42. Rom. 2,16, & 14. 10.

Paul preacheth at Corinth.

A. D. 51.

¿Or, offered faith. dch, 2 21.

a Rom. 16. 3.

2 Tim. 4. 19.

THE ACTS.

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.

32 T And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 33 So Paul departed from among them.

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

CHAPTER XVIII.

3 Paul laboureth with his hands, and preacheth at Corinth to the Gentiles. 9 The Lord encourageth him in a vision.

12 He is accused before Gallio the dep, uty, but is dismissed. 18 Afterwards passing from city to city he strengthen eth the disciples. 24 Apollos, being more perfectly instructed by Aquila and Priscilla, 28 preacheth Christ with great efficacy.

He is accused before Gallio.

12 T And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.

A. D. 55, ending.

o th. 23, 29, 2 25. 11, 19.

thenes, the chief ruler of the syna17 Then all the Greeks took P Sos-p1 Cor. 1. 1. gogue, and beat him before the judginent seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

18 T And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then

AFTER these things Paul depart- took his leave of the brethren, and

ed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come 1 Cor. 16. 19. from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome,) and came unto them. 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: (for by their occupation 2 Thess. 3. 8. they were tentmakers.)

b ch. 20. 34. 1 Cor. 4. 12. 1 Thess. 2. 9.

e ch. 17. 2.

d ch. 17.14,15.

e Job 32. 18. eh, 17. 3. ver. 28.

Or, is the
Christ.

fch. 13 45.
1 Pet. 4. 4.

g Neh. 5. 13. Matt. 10. 14. ch. 13. 51. h Lev. 20. 9, 11, 12.

2 Sam. 1. 16.

4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

5 And d when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

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

7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, E4. 18. 13.& named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

33. 4.

i Ex. 3. 18, 19. & 33. 9.

ch, 20, 26.

28. 28.

81 And Crispus, the chief ruler of keh. 13. 46. & the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house: and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized,

11 Cor. 1. 14.

m ch. 23, 11.

n Jer. L. 18,19. Matt. 28, 20.

+ Gr sat there.

9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 11 And he fcontinued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. 130

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21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will.1 And he sailed from Ephesus.

22 And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of " Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.

Cor. 4. 18.

Neb, 6, 3. Jaines 4. 15. A. D. 56.

u Gal. 1. 2. & 4. 14.

x ch. 14. 22. & 15. 32. 41. yl Cor. 1. 12. & 3.5 6. & 4. 6. Tit. 3, 13.

25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent Rom 12 11 in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, "knowing only the baptism of John. ach. 19. 3. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come,

helped them much which had be-1 Cor. 3. 6. lieved through grace:

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