Paul and Barnabas at Lystra: THE ACTS, They return to Antioch. rius, because he was the chief the next day he departed with speaker. Barnabas to Derbe.

13 Then the priest of Jupiter, 21 And when they had which was before their city, preached the gospel to that brought oxen and garlands unto city, and had taught many, the gates, and would have done they returned again to Lystra, sacrifice with the people. and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

14 Which when the apostles, 22 Confirming the souls of the Barnabas and Paul, heard of, disciples, and exhorting them to they rent their clothes, and ran continue in the faith, and that in among the people, crying we must through much tribulaout, tion enter into the kingdom of

15 And saying, Sirs, why do God. ye' these things? We also are 23 And when they had ormen of like passions with you, dained them elders in every and preach unto you, that ye church, and had prayed with should turn from these vanities fasting, they commended them unto the living God, which to the Lord, on whom they bemade heaven, and earth, and lieved.

the..sea, and all things that are 24 And after they had passed therein: throughout Pisidia, they came

16 Who in times past suffered to Pamphylia. all nations to walk in their own

.ways.

25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, 17 Nevertheless he left not they went down into Attalia: himself without witness, in that 26 And thence sailed to Anhe did good, and gave us rain tioch, from whence they had from heaven, and fruitful sea- been recommended to the grace sons, filling our hearts with food of God, for the work which they and gladness. fulfilled.

18 And with these sayings 27 And when they were come, scarce restrained they the peo- and had gathered the church ple, that they had not done together, they rehearsed all that sacrifice unto them.. God had done with them, and 19¶ And there came thither how he had opened the door of certain Jews from Antioch, and faith unto the Gentiles. Iconium, who persuaded the 28 And there they abode long people, and having stoned Paul, time with the disciples. drew him out of the city, sup

posing he had been dead.

CHAP. XV.

Dissension about Circumcision.

20 Howbeit, as the disciples AND certain men which

stood round about him, he rose

up, and came into the city: and taught the brethren, and said,

The apostolic council

CHAP. XV.

respecting circumcision. Except ye be circumcised after giving them the Holy Ghost, the manner of Moses, ye cannot even as he did unto us:

be saved.

9 And put no difference be2 When therefore Paul and tween us and them, purifying Barnabas had no small dissen- their hearts by faith. sion and disputation with them, 10 Now therefore why tempt they determined that Paul and ye God, to put a yoke upon the Barnabas, and certain other of neck of the disciples, which 'them, should go up to Jerusa-neither our fathers nor we were lem unto the apostles and elders able to bear?

about this question.

11 But we

12 Then all the multitude

believe, that 3 And being brought on their through the grace of the Lord way by the church, they passed Jesus Christ, we shall be saved, through Phenice and Samaria, even as they. declaring the conversion of the Gentiles and they caused great kept silence, and gave audience joy unto all the brethren. to Barnabas and Paul, declaring 4 And when they were come what miracles and wonders God to Jerusalem, they were re- had wrought among the Gentiles ceived of the church, and of the by them.

apostles and elders, and they 13 ¶ And after they had held declared all things that God had their peace, James answered, done with them. saying, Men and brethren,

5 But there rose up certain hearken unto me.

of the sect of the Pharisees, 14 Simeon hath declared how which believed, saying, That it God at the first did visit the was needful to circumcise them. Gentiles, to take out of them a and to command them to keep people for his name.

the law of Moses.

15 And to this agree the 6 ¶ And the apostles and el- words of the prophets; as it is ders came together for to con-written,

sider of this matter.

16 After this I will return,

7 And when there had been and will build again the tabermuch disputing, Peter rose up nacle of David which is fallen and said unto them, Men and down; and I will build again brethren, ye know how that a the ruins thereof, and I will set good while ago, God made it up:

choice among us, that the Gen- 17 That the residue of men tiles, by my mouth, should hear might seek after the Lord, and the word of the gospel, and be-all the Gentiles, upon whom my lieve. name is called, saith the Lord, 8 And God, which knoweth who doeth all these things. the hearts, bare them witness. 18 Known unto God are all

Letters from the apostles

THE ACTS,

his works from the beginning of the world.

to the Gentile converts.

26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our

19 Wherefore my sentence is, Lord Jesus Christ.

that we trouble not them, which 27 We have sent therefore from among the Gentiles are Judas and Silas, who shall also turned to God: tell you the same things by

20 But that we write unto mouth. them that they abstain from 28 For it seemed good to the pollutions of idols, and from Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay fornication, and from things upon you no greater burden strangled, and from blood. than these necessary things;

21 For Moses of old time 29 That ye abstain from meats hath in every city them that offered to idols, and from blood, preach him, being read in the and from things strangled, and synagogues every sabbath-day. from fornication: from which if

22 Then pleased it the apos- ye keep yourselves, ye shall do tles and elders, with the whole well. Fare ye well.

church, to send chosen men of 30 So when they were distheir own company to Antioch, missed, they came to Antioch: with Paul and Barnabas; name-and when they had gathered ly, Judas surnamed Barsabas, the multitude together, they and Silas, chief men among the delivered the epistle.

brethren:

31 Which when they had 23 And they wrote letters by read, they rejoiced for the conthem after this manner; The solation.

apostles, and elders, and breth- 32 And Judas and Silas, beren, send greeting unto the ing prophets also themselves, brethren which are of the Gen-exhorted the brethren with many tiles in Antioch, and Syria, and words, and confirmed them.

Cilicia.

33 And after they had tarried 24 Forasmuch as we have there a space, they were let go heard, that certain which went in peace from the brethren unto out from us, have troubled you the apostles.

with words, subverting your 34 Notwithstanding, it pleased souls, saying, Ye must be cir-Silas to abide there still. cumcised, and keep the law;| 35 Paul also and Barnabas to whom we gave no such com- continued in Antioch, teaching mandment : and preaching the word of the

25 It seemed good unto us, Lord, with many others also. being assembled with one ac- 36 And some days after, cord, to send chosen men unto Paul said unto Barnabas, Let you, with our beloved Barnabas us go again and visit our brethand Paul: ren, in every city where we have

Paul and Barnabas separate. CHAP. XVI.

Paul visits Macedonia.

preached the word of the Lord, were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jeru

and see how they do.

37 And Barnabas determined salem. to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.

5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and in

38 But Paul thought not good creased in number daily. to take him with them, who de- 6 Now, when they had gone parted from them from Pam- throughout Phrygia, and the phylia, and went not with them region of Galatia, and were forto the work. bidden of the Holy Ghost to

39 And the contention was so preach the word in Asia; sharp between them, that they 7 After they were come to departed asunder one from the Mysia, they assayed to go into other and so Barnabas took Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus. them not.

40 And Paul chose Silas, and 8 And they passing by Mysia, departed, being recommended came down to Troas. by the brethren unto the grace of God.

9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There stood 41 And he went through Sy- a man of Macedonia, and prayed ria and Cilicia, confirming the him, saying, Come over into churches. Macedonia, and help us.

TH

CHAP. XVI.

10 And after he had seen the Paul circumciseth Timothy. vision, immediately we endeaHEN came he to Derbe voured to go into Macedonia, and Lystra and behold, assuredly gathering, that the a certain disciple was there, Lord had called us for to preach named Timotheus, the son of the gospel unto them.

:

a certain woman which was a 11 Therefore loosing from Jewess, and believed, but his Troas, we came with a straight father was a Greek: course to Samothracia, and the 2 Which was well reported next day to Neapolis; of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of 3 Him would Paul have to that part of Macedonia, and a go forth with him; and took and colony and we were in that circumcised him, because of city abiding certain days.

the Jews which were in those 13 And on the sabbath we quarters for they knew all that went out of the city by a river his father was a Greek: side, where prayer was wont to 4 And as they went through be made; and we sat down, and the cities, they delivered them spake unto the women which the decrees for to keep, that resorted thither.

Lydia converted. 14 And a certain woman 21 And teach customs which named Lydia, a seller of purple, are not lawful for us to receive, of the city of Thyatira, which neither to observe, being Roworshipped God, heard us: mans. whose heart the Lord opened,

THE ACTS, Paul and Silas imprisoned.

22 And the multitude rose that she attended unto the up together against them: and things which were spoken of the magistrates rent off their Paul. clothes, and commanded to beat

15 And when she was bap- them. tized, and her household, she 23 And when they had laid besought us, saying, If ye have many stripes upon them, they judged me to be faithful to the cast them into prison, charging Lord, come into my house, and the jailer to keep them safely: abide there: And she constrain- 24 Who having received such ed us. a charge, thrust them into the

16 ¶ And it came to pass as inner prison, and made their we went to prayer, a certain feet fast in the stocks. damsel possessed with a spirit 25 ¶ And at midnight Paul of divination, met us, which and Silas prayed, and sang brought her masters much gain praises unto God: and the priby soothsaying: soners heard them.

17 The same followed Paul 26 And suddenly there was and us, and cried, saying, a great earthquake, so that These men are the servants the foundations of the prison of the most high God, which were shaken: and immediately shew unto us the way of salva- all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were

tion.

18 And this did she many loosed. days. But Paul being grieved, 27 And the keeper of the turned and said to the spirit, I prison awaking out of his sleep, command thee in the name of and seeing the prison-doors Jesus Christ to come out of her. open, he drew out his sword, And he came out the same and would have killed himself, hour. supposing that the prisoners

19 And when her masters had been fled. saw that the hope of their gains 28 But Paul cried with a loud was gone, they caught Paul and voice, saying, Do thyself no Silas, and drew them into the harm: for we are all here. market-place unto the rulers,

29 Then he called for a light, 20 And brought them to the and sprang in, and came tremmagistrates, saying, These men, bling, and fell down before Paul being Jews, do exceedingly and Silas; trouble our city,

30 And brought them out,