16 And were carried over into of Madian, where he begat two Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre sons. that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor, the father of Sychem. 30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an 17 But when the time of the angel of the Lord in a flame of fire promise drew nigh, which God in a bush. had sworn to Abraham, the peo-m 31 When Moses saw it, he wonple grew and multiplied in Egypt, dered at the sight; and as he drew 18 Till another king arose, which near to behold it, the voice of the knew not Joseph. Lord came unto him, 19 The same dealt subtilely with t 32 Saying, I am the God of thy our kindred, and evil-entreated our fathers, the God of Abraham, and fathers, so that they cast out their the God of Isaac, and the God of young children, to the end they Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and might not live. durst not behold. f20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. ƒ 34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. 21 And when he was cast out, Pharoah's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. 22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. 35 This Moses, whom they ref23 And when he was full forty fused, saying, Who made thee a years old, it came into his heart to ruler and a judge? the same did visit his brethren the children of God send to be a ruler and a deIsrael. liverer by the hand of the angel 24 And seeing one of them suf- which appeared to him in the bush. fer wrong, he defended him, and g 36 He brought them out, after avenged him that was oppressed, that he had shewed wonders and and smote the Egyptian: signs in the land of Egypt, and in 25 For he supposed his brethren the Red sea, and in the wilderness would have understood how that forty years. God by his hand would deliver t 37 T This is that Moses, which them but they understood not. said unto the children of Israel, A 26 And the next day he shewed prophet shall the Lord your God himself unto them as they strove, raise up unto you of your breand would have set them at one thren, like unto me; him shall ye again, saying, Sirs, ye are bre- hear. thren; why do ye wrong one to another? 27 But he that did his neighbour wrong, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday? g 29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land 38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us : 39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt. 40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers ; 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. 54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. c 41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. t 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house t 55 But he, being full of the Holy of Israel, have ye offered to me Ghost, looked up steadfastly into slain beasts and sacrifices by the heaven, and saw the glory of God, space of forty years in the wilder- and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. ness? g 43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. 45 Which also our fathers, that came after, brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; 46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built him a house. 56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. f 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. t 59 And they stoned Stephen, CHAP. VIII. 48 Howbeit, the Most HighAND Saul was consenting unto death. And at that time against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. dwelleth not in temples made with there was a great persecution hands; as saith the prophet, t 49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 50 Hath not my hand made all these things? c 51 Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. t 52 Which of the prophets have f2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison. 4 Therefore they that were scat-on them, and they received the tered abroad went every where Holy Ghost. preaching the word. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. d 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. m 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city. f9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. 11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, 19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. c 21 Thou hast neither part nor t 23 For I perceive that thou art 24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. f 25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. 12 But when they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women. g 26 And the angel of the Lord 13 Then Simon himself believed spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, also: and when he was baptized, and go toward the south, unto the he continued with Philip, and won-way that goeth down from Jerusa dered, beholding the miracles and lem unto Gaza, which is desert. signs which were done. f 27 And he arose, and went: f14 Now when the apostles which and behold, a man of Ethiopia, an were at Jerusalem heard that Sa- eunuch of great authority under maria had received the word of Candace queen of the Ethiopians God, they sent unto them Peter who had the charge of all her trea and John: sure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship. t 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) t 17 Then laid they their hands 28 Was returning; and sitting in his chariot, read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. 30 And Philip ran thither to him and heard him read the prophet | Damascus to the synagogues, that Esaias, and said, Understandest if he found any of this way, whethou what thou readest? ther they were men or women, he : 31 And he said, How can I, ex- might bring them bound unto Jecept some man should guide me? rusalem. And he desired Philip that he would m 3 And as he journeyed, he came come up, and sit with him. near Damascus and suddenly t32 The place of the scripture there shined round about him a which he read was this, He was light from heaven : led as a sheep to the slaughter; and 4 And he fell to the earth, and like a lamb dumb before his shear- heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, er, so opened he not his mouth: Saul, why persecutest thou me ? 33 In his humiliation his judg-t 5 And he said, Who art thou, ment was taken away: and who Lord? And the Lord said, I am shall declare his generation? for Jesus whom thou persecutest. his life is taken from the earth. is hard for thee to kick against the 34 And the eunuch answered pricks. It Philip, and said, I pray thee, of d 6 And he trembling, and astowhom speaketh the prophet this? nished, said, Lord, what wilt thou of himself, or of some other man? have me to do? And the Lord said 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, unto him, Arise, and go into the and began at the same scripture, city, and it shall be told thee what and preached unto him Jesus. thou must do. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. 8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into d 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and Damascus. said, I believe that Jesus Christ is m 9 And he was three days without the Son of God. sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 38 And he commanded the cha-f 10 T And there was a certain riot to stand still and they went disciple at Damascus, named Anadown both into the water, both nias; and to him said the Lord in Philip and the eunuch; and he a vision, Ananias. And he said, baptized him. Behold, I am here, Lord. m 39 And when they were come c 11 And the Lord said unto him, up out of the water, the Spirit of Arise, and go into the street which the Lord caught away Philip, that is called Straight, and inquire in the eunuch saw him no more: and the house of Judas for one called he went on his way rejoicing. Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he g 40 But Philip was found at prayeth, Azotus and passing through, he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea. AND Saul, yet breathing ter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, g 2 And desired of him letters to 12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias answered, have heard by anany ve ted, Lord; how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem : 14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all that call on thy name. 15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. 16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for name's sake. my were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how be had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. 28 And he was with them coming 17 And Ananias went his way, in and going out at Jerusalem. and entered into the house and d 29 And he spake boldly in the putting his hands on him, said, name of the Lord Jesus, and dispuBrother Saul, the Lord (even Jesus ted against the Grecians: but they that appeared unto thee in the way went about to slay him. as thou camest) hath sent me, that g 30 Which when the brethren thou mightest receive thy sight, and knew, they brought him down to be filled with the Holy Ghost. Cesarea, and sent him forth to m 18 And immediately there fell Tarsus. from his eyes as it had been scales. 31 Then had the churches rest and he received sight forthwith, throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and arose, and was baptized. and Samaria, and were edified: 19 And when he had received and walking in the fear of the meat, he was strengthened. Then Lord, and in the comfort of the was Saul certain days with the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. disciples which were at Damas cus. t 20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. 21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? 22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. f23 T And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him. 24 But their laying wait was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. 25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket. f 26 ¶ And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they 32 ¶ And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. f33 And there he found a certain man named Eneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. m 34 And Peter said unto him, Eneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. 35 And all that dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord. c* 36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas; this woman was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did. 37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. 38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, |