Matt. x. 23.

Matt. ix. 28.

Acts xxviii. 6.

Dan. ii. 46.

1 Sam. xii. 21.

Acts xvii. 30.

Job v. 10.

2 Cor. xi. 25

and part held with the Jews, and part with the
apostles. And when there was an uprising of 5
the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to use
them shamefully and to stone them, they having 6
knowledge of it, fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities
of Lycaonia, and to the region round about; and 7
they were there preaching the gospel.

And in Lystra there was sitting a certain man, 8
impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's
womb, having never walked; this man heark- 9
ened to the words of Paul, who stedfastly
beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith
to be made whole, said with a loud voice, Stand 10
upright on thy feet. And he leaped and began
to walk.

And when the multitudes saw what Paul had II done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men! And they called 12 Barnabas, Jupiter (a); and Paul, Mercury (b), because he was the chief speaker.

And the priest of the Jupiter (a) which was 13 before the city brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have, held a sacrifice with the multitudes. But when the apostles, Bar- 14 nabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their clothes, and ran forth among the crowd, crying out, and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? 15 We also are men of like nature with yourselves, and preach to you that ye may turn from these vanities unto the living GOD, who made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and all things which are therein; who, though in times 16 past He suffered all the nations (b) to walk in their own ways, yet left not Himself without 17 witness, in that He did good, and gave you rains from the heavens, and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

And with these sayings they with difficulty 18 restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

But there came thither certain Jews from 19 Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the multitudes; and, having stoned Paul, dragged

(a) Gr. Zeus.

(b) Gr. Hermes.

(c) Or the Gentiles.

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him out of the city, thinking that he was dead. 20 But, when the disciples came round about him, he arose and went into the city.

And the next day he departed with Barnabas 21 to Derbe. And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to 22 Antioch, confirming the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, say

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ing that we must through. many tribulations Rom. viii. 17. enter the kingdom of GOD.

And when they had appointed for them elders
in every church, and had prayed with fasting,
they commended them to the Lord on whom they
had believed.

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

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spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Acts xiii. 1. 26 Attalia; and thence sailed to Antioch, whence they had been commended to the grace of GoD for the work which they had now completed. 27 And when they had come, and had gathered

the church together, they rehearsed all that GOD Acts xv. 4. working with them had done, and how He had

28 opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

they abode no little time with the disciples

And

I AND certain men who had come down from

Judæa were teaching the brethren, Unless ye be Gal. ii. 12.
circumcised according to the custom of Moses,

2 ye cannot be saved. But when a dissension had
arisen, and Paul and Barnabas had no small
disputation with them, they determined that Gal. ii. 1.
Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them,
should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and
3 elders, about that question. So, being brought
on their way by the church, they passed through Acts xxi. 19.
both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the con-
version of the Gentiles; and they caused great
joy to all the brethren.

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And when Paul and Barnabas had arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and rehearsed all things which GOD working with them had done.

Acts xv. I.

Matt. xviii. 20.

Acts i. 24.

Rom. iii. 24.

Acts xiv. 27.

Luke ii. 32.

Amos ix. II.

Num. xxiii. 19.
Luke i. 70.

I Thess. i. 9.

But certain believers who were of the sect of 5 the Pharisees rose up, saying that it was needful to circumcise the Gentiles, and to command them to keep the Law of Moses. And the 6 apostles and elders came together to consider that matter.

And when there had been much disputing, 7 Peter stood up and said to them, Brethren, ye know that in early days GOD made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And GOD, who knoweth the heart, testified on 8 their behalf, giving the Holy Spirit even as to us; and made no difference between us and them, 9 cleansing their hearts by faith. Now, therefore, 10 why prove ye GOD, by putting upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we could bear? But we believe that we are 'II to be saved, even as they, through the grace of the Lord Jesus.

And all the multitude kept silence, and 12 hearkened to Barnabas and Paul, as they declared what signs and wonders God had wrought by them among the Gentiles.

And when they ceased speaking, James 13 answered saying, Brethren, hearken unto me: Symeon (a) hath declared how God first visited 14 the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for His name. And with this agree the words of 15 the prophets; as it is written,

After these things I will return

And will rebuild the tabernacle of David

which has fallen,

And the ruins thereof I will build up;
And I will set it up,

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That_the residue of men may seek after the 17
Lord,

Even all the Gentiles upon whom My name

hath been called,

Saith the LORD, making these things known 18
From the beginning of the world."

Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble 19 not those who from among the Gentiles are

(a) Probably Peter's original name. So in 2 Peter i. 1.

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Ex. xx. 4.
1 Cor. vi. 9.

20 turning to GOD; but that we write to them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from anything strangled, and 21 from blood. For Moses from by-gone generations hath in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day. Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to choose men Acts i. 23. from among themselves and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas called Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among 23 the brethren; and by their hands to write:— "The apostles and the brethren who are elders send greeting to the brethren in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, who are of the Gentiles:

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Forasmuch as we have heard that certain persons from our company, to whom we gave Gal. v. 12. no command, have troubled you with words, 25 unsettling your minds, it seemed good to us,

being assembled with one accord, to send chosen

men to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Acts xiii. 50. 26 Paul, who have hazarded their lives for the name 27 of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore we send

Judas and Silas, who also will tell you the same 28 things by word of mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no 29 greater burden than these necessary things, that ye abstain from foods offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; if ye keep yourselves from these James i. 27. things, ye will do well. Fare ye well."

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So when they were dismissed, they went down to Antioch; and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter, 31 and the multitude, having read it, rejoiced at the 32 consolation. And Judas and Silas, being them

selves also prophets, comforted the brethren 33 with many words, and strengthened them. And after they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those Acts xiv. 22. 35 who had sent them (a). But Paul and Barnabas,

(a) Ver. 34.. "It seemed good, however, to Silas to abide there," is not in the best MSS.

Acts xiii. 13.

Acts xiv. 6.
Acts xix. 22.

I Cor. ix. 20.

Gal. i. 2.

2 Cor. ii. 12.

Acts x. 30.

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

AND after certain days, Paul said to Barnabas, 36
Let us turn back and visit the brethren in every
city in which we declared the word of the Lord,
and see how they do.

And Barnabas wished to take with them John, 37
who was called Mark. But Paul thought it not 38
good to take him with them, seeing that he had
departed from them from Pamphylia, and had
not gone with them to the work.
And there 39
arose a sharp contention, so that they parted one
from the other, Barnabas taking Mark and sailing
to Cyprus.

But Paul chose Silas, and departed, being 40
commended by the brethren to the grace of the
Lord. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, 41
confirming the churches.

AND he went also to Derbe and to Lystra; and a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewess, but of a Greek father; and he was well reported of by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium. Paul wished Timothy to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them for their observance the ordinances which had been appointed by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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Now they went throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia; and after they had gone in the direction of Mysia, they essayed to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not. So, passing Mysia, 8 they went down to Troas.

AND a vision appeared to Paul in the night; there stood a man of Macedonia, and besought

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