Acts 28 Cross References - Lamsa

¹ AFTERWARDS they learned that the island was called MelÆi-ta. ² And the barbarians who inhabited it showed us much kindness: for they kindled a fire and called us all to warm ourselves, because of heavy rain and the cold. ³ And Paul picked up a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire and a scorpion driven by the heat, came out and bit his hand. ⁴ And when the barbarians saw it hanging from his hand, they said, It may be that this man is a murderer, whom though he has been rescued from the sea, yet justice does not permit him to live. ⁵ But Paul shook his hand and threw the viper into the fire, and felt no harm. ⁶ However, the barbarians expected he would immediately swell up and fall to the ground dead: but after they had waited for a long while, and saw he had not been harmed, they changed their talk, and said that he was a god. ⁷ There were villages in that region, belonging to a man whose name was PubÆli-us, the chief man of the island; and he gladly received us at his house for three days. ⁸ But the father of PubÆli-us was sick with fever and dysentery: so Paul went in to where he was lying and prayed, then he laid his hand on him and healed him. ⁹ So when this was done, others also sick in the island, came, and were healed. ¹⁰ The inhabitants honored us with great honors: and when we departed from thence, they ladened us with provisions. ¹¹ After three months we departed, sailing in an Al-ex-anÆdri-an ship, which had wintered in the island, and which bore the sign of Castor and Pollux. ¹² Landing at Syracuse, we remained there for three days. ¹³ From there we circled around, and arrived at RheÆgi-um city. After a day the south wind blew in our favor, and in two days, we came to Pu-teÆo-li, an Italian city, ¹⁴ Where we found brethren who invited us; and we stayed with them seven days: then we departed for Rome. ¹⁵ When the brethren there heard of us, they came out to meet us as far as the street which is called ApÆpi-i-foÆrum and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and was greatly encouraged. ¹⁶ Then we entered Rome, and the centurion gave permission to Paul to live wherever he pleased with a soldier to guard him. ¹⁷ And after three days, Paul sent and called the Jewish leaders; and when they were come together, he said to them, Men and my brethren, though I have done nothing against the people and the law of my fathers, yet I was delivered from Jerusalem in bonds into the hands of the Romans, ¹⁸ Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, because they found in me no cause worthy of death. ¹⁹ But as the Jews stood against me I was obliged to appeal to Cµsar; not that I had anything of which to accuse my own people. ²⁰ This is the reason I begged you to come, for I wish to see you and to relate these things to you; because it is for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. ²¹ And they said to him, We have neither received a letter concerning you from JudµÆa, nor have any of the brethren who have come from Jerusalem made any evil report about you. ²² Nevertheless, we desire to hear what you have to say, but if it is concerning this teaching, we know well that it is not acceptable to any one, and we do not want to hear about it. ²³ So they appointed a day for him and many gathered together and came to him where he was staying; and he explained to them about the Kingdom of God, thus testifying and persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. ²⁴ And some of them harkened to his words, but others paid no attention. ²⁵ And as they were dismissed, disagreeing Acts 28 Paul preaches in Rome for two years. among themselves, Paul said to them this saying, Well spoke the Holy Spirit by the mouth of the prophet I-saÆiah against your fathers, ²⁶ Saying, Go to this people and say, Hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive: ²⁷ For the heart of this people is hardened and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and repent before me, and I should forgive them. ²⁸ Let this be known to you therefore: that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, for they will listen to it. ²⁹ * And when he had said these words, the Jews departed arguing much among themselves. ³⁰ And Paul hired a house for himself at his own expense and lived in it for two years; there he received all who came to him, ³¹ Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching openly about our LORD Jesus Christ, without hindrance.

⁷ But when he saw a great many of the Pharisees and Sadducees who were coming to be baptized, he said to them, O offspring of scorpions, who has warned you to escape from the anger which is to come?

²³ And Jesus travelled throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people. ²⁴ And his fame was heard throughout Syria; so they brought to him all who were badly afflicted with divers sickness, and those who were tormented with pains, and the insane, and the epileptics, and the cripples; and he healed them.

³¹ Therefore do not worry or say, What will we eat, or what will we drink, or with what will we be clothed? ³² For worldly people seek after all these things. Your Father in heaven knows that all of these things are also necessary for you. ³³ But you seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all of these things shall be added to you. ³⁴ Therefore do not worry for tomorrow; for tomorrow will look after its own. Sufficient for each day, is its own trouble.

¹⁸ While he was speaking these things with them, a leader of the synagogue came near and worshipped him; and he said, My daughter has just died, but come and put your hand on her and she will live.

¹ AND he called his twelve disciples, and gave them power over the unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and sickness.

⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons; freely you have received, freely give.

⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons; freely you have received, freely give. ⁹ Do not accumulate gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; ¹⁰ Nor a bag for the journey, nor two shirts and shoes, nor a staff; for a laborer is at least worthy of his food. ¹¹ Whatever city or town you enter, ask who is trustworthy in it, and remain there until you leave.

³⁴ Do not expect that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace but a sword. ³⁵ For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ³⁶ And a manÆs enemies will be the members of his own household.

⁴⁰ Whoever receives you, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives him who sent me. ⁴¹ He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophetÆs reward; and whoever receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous manÆs reward. ⁴² Anyone who gives a drink to one of these little ones, if only a cup of cold water, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall never lose his reward.

³⁴ O generation of scorpions, how can you speak good things when you are bad? For the mouth speaks from the fullness of the heart.

¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah who said, Hearing you will hear, but you will not understand; and seeing you will see, but you will not know. ¹⁵ For the heart of this people has become hardened, and their ears hear heavily, and their eyes are dull; so that they cannot see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts; let them return, and I will heal them.

⁵ But you say, Whoever says to a father or to a mother, Whatever you may be benefited from me is Corban (my offering), he need not honor his father or his mother. ⁶ So you have rendered useless the word of God for the sake of your tradition. ⁷ O you hypocrites, the prophet Isaiah well prophesied concerning you and said,

⁹ And the people who were going before him and coming after him, were shouting and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

⁴¹ They said to him, He will destroy them severely, and lease his vineyard to other laborers, who will give him fruits in their seasons. ⁴² Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same became the cornerstone; this was from the Lord, and it is a marvel in our eyes? ⁴³ Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a people who bear fruits.

³³ O you serpents, and seed of scorpions! how can you flee from the judgment of hell?

³⁵ So that all the blood of the righteous shed on the ground may come on you, from the blood of Abel the righteous down to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar.

²² Pilate said to them, What shall I then do with Jesus who is called the Christ? They all said, Let him be crucified.

²⁵ All the people then answered and said, Let his blood be on us and on our children.

¹⁴ But after John was delivered up, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

³⁰ And SimonÆs mother-in-law was laid up with fever; and they spoke to him about her. ³¹ And he went and held her hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered to them.

¹² For seeing they see, and yet do not perceive; and hearing they hear, and yet do not understand; if they return, their sins would be forgiven.

²³ And he beseeched him much and said to him, My daughter is very seriously ill; come and lay your hand on her, and she will be healed, and live.

⁵ And he could not perform even a single miracle there, except that he laid his hand on a few sick people and healed them.

⁵⁴ And when they went out of the boat, the people of that place immediately knew him. ⁵⁵ And they came running throughout that land; and began to bring those who were seriously sick, carrying them in quilt-beds, where they heard he was. ⁵⁶ And wherever he entered into villages and cities, they laid the sick in the streets, and begged him even to touch the edge of his robe; and all who touched him were healed.

⁶ He said to them, The prophet Isaiah well prophesied about you, O hypocrites, as it is written, This people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.

³² And they brought to him a deaf and dumb man; and they asked him to lay his hand on him.

¹⁷ But Jesus knew it and said to them, What are you thinking, because you have no bread? Do you not even yet know, and do you not understand? Is your heart still hard? ¹⁸ You have eyes, and yet do you not see? You have ears, and yet do you not hear? And do you not remember?

¹⁸ And they will pick up snakes; and if they should drink any poison of death, it will not harm them; and they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.

³⁰ For behold, mine eyes have already seen your mercies, ³¹ Which you have prepared before the face of all peoples, ³² A light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and a glory to your people Israel.

³⁴ And Simon blessed them, and he said to Mary, his mother, Behold, this one is appointed for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, and for a sign of dispute;

⁶ And let every flesh see the salvation of God.

⁴⁰ When the sun was setting, all who had sick people suffering from divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hand on each one of them, and healed them.

¹ AND it came to pass after these things, Jesus was traveling in cities and villages, preaching and giving good news of the kingdom of God. And his twelve were with him,

¹⁰ He said to them, To you it is granted to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest it has to be said in figures; for while they see, they do not perceive; and while they hear, they do not understand.

¹ THEN Jesus called his twelve, and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases. ² And he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. ³ And he said to them, Do not take anything for the journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; nor have two shirts.

⁸ And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat whatever they set before you; ⁹ And heal those who are sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God is come near to you.

¹⁹ Behold, I give you power, to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall harm you.

³⁰ Jesus said to him, There was a man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and the bandits attacked him, and robbed him, and beat him, and left him with little life remaining in him, and they went away. ³¹ And it chanced a priest was going down that road; and he saw him and passed on. ³² And likewise a Levite came and arrived at that place, and saw him and passed on. ³³ But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him. ³⁴ And he came to him and bound up his wounds, and poured on them wine and oil; and he put him on his own ass, and brought him to the inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ And in the morning, he took out two pennies and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever you spend more, when I return, I will give it to you. ³⁶ Who therefore of these three, appears to you, became neighbor to him who fell into the hands of the bandits? ³⁷ He said, The one who had compassion on him. Jesus said to him, You go also, and do the same.

⁵¹ Do you think that I have come to bring peace on earth? I say to you, No, but divisions;

² And Jesus answered and said to them, Do you think that those Galileans were greater sinners than all the Galileans, because this happened to them?

⁴ Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and it killed them; do you think that they were greater sinners than all the men who live in Jerusalem?

¹³ And he laid his hand on her, and immediately she straightened up, and praised God.

⁶ And he hastened, and came down, and welcomed him with joy. ⁷ Now when they all saw it, they murmured, saying, He has entered to stay in the house of a sinner. ⁸ But Zacchaeus rose up and said to Jesus, Behold, my Lord, half of my wealth I will give to the poor; and I will pay fourfold to every man from whom I have extorted. ⁹ Jesus said to him, Today life has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

²⁵ Then Jesus said to them, O dull-minded heavy-hearted, slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken. ²⁶ Did not Christ have to suffer all these things, and to enter into his glory? ²⁷ And he began from Moses and from all the prophets, and interpreted to them from all the scriptures concerning himself.

⁴⁴ And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you when I was with you, that everything must be fulfilled which is written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. ⁴⁵ Then he opened their mind to understand the scriptures.

¹⁴ Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man is ready to be lifted up; ¹⁵ So that every man who believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

³⁴ Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to finish his work.

²⁴ Do not judge by partiality, but judge a just judgment.

⁴⁰ Many of the people who heard his words were saying, This man truly is a prophet. ⁴¹ Others were saying, He is the Christ; but others said, Is it possible that Christ should come from Galilee? ⁴² Does not the scripture say that Christ will come from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the town of David? ⁴³ So the people were divided because of him. ⁴⁴ And there were some men among them, who wanted to seize him; but no man laid hands on him. ⁴⁵ And the soldiers returned to the high priests and the Pharisees; and the priests said to them, Why did you not bring him? ⁴⁶ The soldiers said to them, Never a man has spoken as this man speaks. ⁴⁷ The Pharisees said to them, Why, have you also been deceived? ⁴⁸ Why, have any of the leaders or of the Pharisees believed in him, ⁴⁹ Except this cursed people, who do not know the law? ⁵⁰ Nicodemus, one of them, who had come to Jesus at night, said to them, ⁵¹ Does our law convict a man, unless it first hears from him, and knows what he has done? ⁵² They answered and said to him, Why, are you also from Galilee? * Search and see that no prophet will rise up from Galilee. ⁵³ So everyone went to his own house.

¹ AND as Jesus passed by he saw a man who was blind from his motherÆs womb. ² And his disciples asked him, saying, Teacher, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

¹³ Took branches of palm trees, and went out to greet him, and they cried out and said, Hosanna, Blessed is the king of Israel who comes in the name of the Lord.

³⁸ So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, who said, My Lord, who will believe our report, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? ³⁹ For this reason, they could not believe, because Isaiah said again, ⁴⁰ Their eyes have become blind and their heart darkened, so that they cannot see with their eyes and understand with their heart; let them return and I will heal them.

¹⁸ And the servants and guards were standing and making a fire, to warm themselves because it was cold; Simon also stood with them and warmed himself.

²³ This word then went out among the brethren, that that disciple would not die. But what Jesus said was not that he would not die; but, If I wish that he should remain until I come back, what difference does that make to you?

¹⁰ And those from the region of PhrygÆi-a and of Pam-phylÆi-a and of Egypt, and of the regions of LibÆy-a near Cy-reÆne, and those who have come from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

¹⁴ And afterwards Simon Peter stood up together with the eleven disciples, and lifted up his voice and said to them, Men of Jewish race, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my words:

¹⁰ Then let it be known to you, and to all the people of Israel, By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, and whom God raised from the dead, behold this man stands before you, healed.

²⁹ And even now, O LORD, look and see their threatenings; and grant to your servants that they may freely preach your word,

³¹ And when they had petitioned and made their supplications, the place in which they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God boldly.

¹² Many miracles and signs were wrought among the people by the apostles, and they were all gathered together in the portico * of Solomon.

¹⁵ They even brought out the sick into the streets and laid them on bed quilts so that when Simon Peter should happen to pass by, his shadow might fall upon them.

¹⁷ Then the high priest was filled with jealousy and all of those who were with him, for they were adherents to the teachings of the SadÆdu-cees,

⁴² And they did not cease to teach daily in the temple and at home and to preach concerning our LORD Jesus Christ.

⁹ Then there arose certain men of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the LibÆer-tines, and Cy-reÆni-ans and Al-exanÆdri- ans and Ci-liÆci-ans and persons from Asia Minor, and they debated with Stephen.

¹⁴ For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this country and shall change the customs which Moses entrusted to you.

¹² But when they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

³⁵ Then Philip opened his mouth and began at that same scripture and preached to him concerning our LORD Jesus.

¹⁷ Then An-a-niÆas went to him at the house, and laying his hands on him, said, Saul, my brother, our LORD Jesus, who appeared to you on the way when you were coming, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ And in that hour, there fell from his eyes something like scales; and his eyesight was restored; and he arose and was baptized.

⁴⁰ But Simon Peter put all the people out and knelt down and prayed; then he turned to the body and said, TabÆi-tha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Simon Peter, she sat up.

⁴² And this was known throughout the city and many believed in our LORD. ⁴³ Peter remained in Joppa many days, staying at the house of Simon Bur-saÆya, the tanner.

²⁵ And just as Simon Peter was entering, Cornelius met him and threw himself at his feet and worshipped him.

²⁹ This is why I came at once when you sent for me: but now let me ask you, for what reason have you sent for me?

³³ At that very time I sent for you, and you have done well to come. Behold we are all here present before you, and we wish to hear everything commanded thee from God.

¹⁸ When they heard these words, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, Perhaps God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.

²² And all the people shouted, saying, This sounds like the voice of God speaking and not that of a man.

⁷ Who was very close friend to a wise man, the proconsul whose name was SerÆgi-us PauÆlus, who called for Saul and BarÆna-bas, and desired to hear from them the word of God.

²⁶ O men and brethren, descendants of the family of Abraham, and whosoever among you fears God, to you is the word of salvation sent.

³⁸ Be it known to you, therefore, brethren, that through this very one is preached to you the forgiveness of sins:

⁴⁶ Then Paul and BarÆna-bas said to them boldly, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: but because you reject it, you have decided against yourselves and you are unworthy of everlasting life, so behold, we turn to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so has our Lord commanded us, as it is written, I have set you to be a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. ⁴⁸ And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified God; and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. ⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord was published throughout all that region. ⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the chief men of the city and the rich women who worshipped God with them, so that they stirred up a persecution against Paul and BarÆna-bas, and expelled them beyond their borders.

⁴ But the people of the city were divided: part held with the Jews, and part followed the apostles.

¹¹ And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted their voices and said in the language of the country, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men. ¹² So they called BarÆna-bas, the chief of the gods; and Paul, they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. ¹³ Then the priest of the chief of gods whose shrine was outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gate of the courtyard where they stayed, and he wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

²⁷ And as the whole congregation was gathered together, they related everything that God had done to them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

⁵ But some of the men who had been converted from the sect of the PharÆi-sees rose up and said, You must circumcise them and command them to keep the law of Moses.

¹⁴ Simon Peter has told you how God from the beginning chose a people from the Gentiles for his name.

¹⁷ So that the men who remain may seek after the LORD, and also all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called; so said the LORD who does all these things.

¹⁰ And after Paul had seen this vision, we were desirous to leave for Mac-e-doÆni-a at once, because we understood that our LORD had called us to preach the gospel to them.*

²⁰ And they brought them before the soldiers and the city magistrates and said, These men are Jews, and they create disturbances in our city, ²¹ And they preach customs to us which are not lawful for us to accept and practice, because we are Romans.

² And Paul, as was his custom, went in to join them, and for three sabbaths, he spoke to them from the scriptures, ³ Interpreting and proving that Christ had to suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that he is the same Jesus Christ whom I preach to you. ⁴ And some of them believed and joined Paul and Silas; and many of them were Greeks who feared God, and many of them were well known women, a goodly number. ⁵ But the Jews, being jealous, secured a band of bad men from the streets of the city and formed a great mob, who caused disturbances in the city, and who came and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out from it and deliver them to the mob. ⁶ And when they failed to find them there, they dragged forth Jason and the brethren who were there and brought them before the authorities of the city, crying, These are the men who have created disturbances throughout the world, and behold, they have come here also, ⁷ And Jason has welcomed them: and all of them are against the decrees of CµÆsar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

² And there he found a Jew named AÆqui-la, from the region of Pontus, who had just arrived from Italy with his wife Pris-cilÆla, because ClauÆdi-us CµsÆar had commanded all Jews to leave Rome: and Paul went to them.

⁴ And he spoke in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the pagans.

⁶ So he shook his garments and said to them, From henceforth I am not to be blamed for what I am about to do; I am going to the Gentiles.

⁶ So he shook his garments and said to them, From henceforth I am not to be blamed for what I am about to do; I am going to the Gentiles. ⁷ And he departed thence, and entered into the house of a certain man named Titus, a devout man whose household had joined the synagogue. ⁸ And Crispus, the chief of the synagogue, believed in our LORD, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians hearing him believed in God and were baptized.

¹² And when GalÆli-o was proconsul of AchaÆia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul; and they brought him to the judgment seat,

²⁸ For he forcefully and publicly argued against the Jews, proving by the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

¹ AND it came to pass, that while ApolÆlos was at CorÆinth, Paul traveled through the northern countries and came to EphÆe-sus, and inquired of the disciples whom he found there,

⁸ Then Paul entered into the synagogue, and spoke openly for a period of three months, persuading the people concerning the kingdom of God.

⁸ Then Paul entered into the synagogue, and spoke openly for a period of three months, persuading the people concerning the kingdom of God. ⁹ But some of them were stubborn, and they disputed and cursed the way of God in the presence of the assembly. Then Paul withdrew, and separated the disciples from them, and he spoke to them daily in the school of a man named Ty-ranÆus.

¹¹ And God wrought great miracles by the hands of Paul: ¹² So that even when, of the clothes on his body, pieces of garments were brought and laid upon the sick, diseases were cured, and even the insane were restored.

²¹ When these things had been accomplished, Paul made up his mind to travel through all of Mac-e-doÆni-a and A-chaÆia, and then to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

⁶ But we departed from the Mac-e-doÆni-an city of Phi-lipÆpi, after the days of unleavened bread, and sailed and arrived at TroÆas in five days, where we staved seven days;

⁹ And a young man named EuÆty-chus was sitting at the floor opening above and listening, and as Paul prolonged his speech, the youth fell into a deep sleep, and while asleep he fell down from the third loft, and was taken up as dead. ¹⁰ And Paul went down and bent over him and embraced him and said, Do not be excited for he still lives. ¹¹ And when he was come up again, and had broken bread and eaten, he continued to speak till daybreak; then he departed to journey by land.

²⁵ And now I know that you, among whom I have traveled and preached the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

⁴ And because we found disciples there, we stayed with them seven days: and every day they said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. ⁵ After these days, we departed on our journey, and they all escorted us on our way with their wives and children, till we were out of the city: then they knelt down by the seaside and prayed;

⁷ We sailed from Tyre and arrived at the city of Ak-ka (Ptol-e-maÆis), and we saluted the brethren who were there, and tarried with them a day. ⁸ On the next day we departed and came to Cµs-a-reÆa: and we went in and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven.

³³ Then the chief captain came near him and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. Then he inquired, Who is he and what has he done?

³³ Then the chief captain came near him and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. Then he inquired, Who is he and what has he done? ³⁴ And some of the mob cried against him one thing, some another: and because of their confusion he was unable to know what was true, so he commanded him to be taken to headquarters. ³⁵ And when Paul reached the stairs, the soldiers bore him because of the violence of the people. ³⁶ For a great many people followed after, crying, and saying, Away with him. ³⁷ And as Paul was about to be led into headquarters, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to you? The captain said, Can you speak Greek? ³⁸ Are you not that Egyptian who some time ago created disturbances and led out into the desert four thousand malefactors? ³⁹ But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in CiliÆcia, a citizen of a well-known city: I beg you, permit me to speak to the people. ⁴⁰ And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and beckoned with his hand to them. And when they were quiet, he spoke to them in the Hebrew (Aramaic) tongue and said to them.

⁵ The high priest and all the elders can so testify about me, for it was from them that I received letters to go to the brethren at Damascus, to bring those who were there bound to Jerusalem to be punished.

²¹ Then he said to me, Depart: for I will send you afar to preach to the Gentiles.

²⁴ The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know for what cause they cried so against him. ²⁵ And when they had bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood over him, Is it lawful for you to scourge a Roman citizen who is uncondemned?

³⁰ The next day, because he desired to know the truthfulness of the charges which the Jews had brought against Paul, he unbound him and commanded the high priests and all their council to appear before him, and he took Paul and brought him down, and set him before them.

¹ AND as Paul beheld their assembly, he said, Men, my brethren, I have lived i n all good conscience before God until this day. ² And the high priest An-a-niÆas commanded those who stood by his side to strike Paul on the mouth. ³ Then Paul said to him, God shall smite you, O you hypocrite: for you sit to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself transgress the law, when you command that I be smitten. ⁴ And those who stood by said to him, Do you even revile the high priest of God? ⁵ Then Paul said to them, Brothers, I did not know that he was a high priest: for it is written, You shall not revile the ruler of your people. ⁶ Now when Paul perceived that part of the people were SadÆdu-cees, and the others were PharÆi-sees, he cried out in the assembly, Men, my brethren, I am a PharÆi-see, the son of a PharÆi-see: and it is because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am here to be judged.

⁶ Now when Paul perceived that part of the people were SadÆdu-cees, and the others were PharÆi-sees, he cried out in the assembly, Men, my brethren, I am a PharÆi-see, the son of a PharÆi-see: and it is because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am here to be judged. ⁷ And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the PharÆi-sees and the SadÆdu-cees: and the people were divided. ⁸ For the SadÆdu-cees say there is no resurrection, neither angels nor soul: but the PharÆi-sees believe in them. ⁹ Then there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the party of the PharÆi-sees rose up, and argued, saying, We find no fault with this man: and if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, there is nothing wrong in that. ¹⁰ And because there was a great disturbance among them, the chief captain, fearing that they might tear Paul to pieces, sent Roman soldiers to go and seize him from among them and bring him into the castle. ¹¹ During the night, our LORD appeared to Paul and said, Be strong, for as you have testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so also you are to testify at Rome.

¹¹ During the night, our LORD appeared to Paul and said, Be strong, for as you have testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so also you are to testify at Rome.

²⁴ And provide also an animal that they may set Paul on, and carry him safe to Felix the governor.

²⁹ And I found that only concerning questions of their law was he accused, and that he had done nothing worthy of bonds or of death.

³³ And they brought him to Cµs-a-reÆa, and delivered the letter to the governor, and also presented Paul before him.

⁵ We have found this man to be a pestilent fellow and a worker of sedition among the Jews throughout the world, for he is the ringleader of the sect of the NazÆa-renes. ⁶ He sought to defile our temple: therefore when we seized him, we would have judged him according to our law.

¹⁰ Then the governor beckoned to Paul to speak. Paul answered and said, For in as much as I know that you have been a judge for many years to this people, therefore I do the more cheerfully answer in my own defense:

¹⁰ Then the governor beckoned to Paul to speak. Paul answered and said, For in as much as I know that you have been a judge for many years to this people, therefore I do the more cheerfully answer in my own defense: ¹¹ So that you may understand, that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. ¹² And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor have I had an assembly either in their synagogues or in the city: ¹³ Nor can they prove before you the things of which they accuse me. ¹⁴ But this I confess, that in that very teaching which they mention, I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

¹⁴ But this I confess, that in that very teaching which they mention, I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: ¹⁵ And I have the same hope in God which they themselves hold, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

¹⁵ And I have the same hope in God which they themselves hold, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. ¹⁶ For this reason, I labor to have always a clear conscience before God and before men.

²² But because FeÆlix was thoroughly familiar with this teaching, he deferred them, saying, When the chief captain comes down, I will give you a hearing. ²³ And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul in comfort, and that none of his acquaintances should be prevented from ministering to him.

² Then the high priests and Jewish leaders informed him against Paul.

⁷ And when he was come, the Jews who had come from Jerusalem surrounded him, and brought against him many serious charges which they could not prove. ⁸ Then Paul answered, I have committed no offense against the Jewish law, or against the temple, or against Cµsar.

⁸ Then Paul answered, I have committed no offense against the Jewish law, or against the temple, or against Cµsar.

¹⁰ Paul answered and said, I stand before CµsarÆs judgment seat, where I ought to be tried: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.

¹⁰ Paul answered and said, I stand before CµsarÆs judgment seat, where I ought to be tried: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know. ¹¹ If I had committed any crime or had done anything worthy of death, I should not refuse to die: but if there is no truth in the charges made against me, then no man may deliver me to them just to please them. I appeal to Cµsar. ¹² Festus, when he had conferred with his counsellors, decreed, You have appealed to Cµsar. You will go to Cµsar.

²¹ But he appealed to be kept as a prisoner for a trial before CµÆsar. I accordingly commanded him to be kept in custody till I might send him to CµÆsar.

²⁵ But when I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and because he himself had appealed to be kept in custody for a trial before Cµsar, I commanded to send him.

⁵ For they have been acquainted with me a long time, and know that I was brought up with the excellent doctrine of the PharÆi-sees. ⁶ And now I stand and am on trial for the hope of the promise made of God to our fathers.

⁶ And now I stand and am on trial for the hope of the promise made of God to our fathers. ⁷ It is to the fulfillment of this hope that our twelve tribes expect to come, by means of earnest prayers day and night. And for this very hopeÆs sake, I am accused by the Jews, O King A-gripÆpa.

¹⁷ And I will deliver you from the Jewish people, and from the other people to whom I send you; ¹⁸ To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, and receive forgiveness of sins, and a portion with the saints who are of the faith in me.

²² But God has helped me to this very day, and behold I stand and testify to the humble and to the great, saying nothing contrary to Moses and the prophets, but the very things which they said were to take place; ²³ That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first to rise from the dead, and that he should preach light to the people and to the Gentiles.

²⁹ And Paul said, I pray God that not only you, but also all of those who hear me today, were as I am, except for these bonds.

³¹ And when they had departed, they talked between themselves, saying, This man has done nothing worthy of death or of imprisonment. ³² Then AgripÆpa said to Festus, This man could have been released had he not appealed to Cµsar.

³² Then AgripÆpa said to Festus, This man could have been released had he not appealed to Cµsar.

³ And the next day, we arrived at Sidon. And the centurion treated Paul with kindness, permitting him to visit his friends and to rest.

⁶ And there the centurion found a ship from Al-ex-anÆdri-a bound for Italy; and he put us on board of it.

¹³ And when the south wind blew softly, they thought they could reach their destination as they had desired, and we sailed around Crete.

²⁶ However, we will be cast upon an island.

³¹ And when Paul found it out, he said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these men remain on board the ship, you cannot be saved.

³⁹ When it was day, the sailors did not know what land it was; but they saw an inlet close to the shore, and thought if it were possible they would thrust the ship there.

⁴³ But the centurion stopped them from doing this, because he was willing to save Paul; so he commanded those who could swim to cast themselves first into the sea and get to land. ⁴⁴ The others he made cross over on boards and on broken pieces of the ship. In this manner, all of them escaped and reached shore safely.

² And the barbarians who inhabited it showed us much kindness: for they kindled a fire and called us all to warm ourselves, because of heavy rain and the cold.

⁴ And when the barbarians saw it hanging from his hand, they said, It may be that this man is a murderer, whom though he has been rescued from the sea, yet justice does not permit him to live. ⁵ But Paul shook his hand and threw the viper into the fire, and felt no harm.

¹⁷ And after three days, Paul sent and called the Jewish leaders; and when they were come together, he said to them, Men and my brethren, though I have done nothing against the people and the law of my fathers, yet I was delivered from Jerusalem in bonds into the hands of the Romans,

²³ So they appointed a day for him and many gathered together and came to him where he was staying; and he explained to them about the Kingdom of God, thus testifying and persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

²⁵ And as they were dismissed, disagreeing Acts 28 Paul preaches in Rome for two years. among themselves, Paul said to them this saying, Well spoke the Holy Spirit by the mouth of the prophet I-saÆiah against your fathers,

³⁰ And Paul hired a house for himself at his own expense and lived in it for two years; there he received all who came to him, ³¹ Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching openly about our LORD Jesus Christ, without hindrance.

⁷ To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called and sanctified: Grace and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ. ⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith has been heard of throughout the world. ⁹ For God, whom I serve in spirit in the gospel of his Son, is my witness that unceasingly I make mention of you in my prayers; ¹⁰ Beseeching that, if the way is open to me by the will of God, I may come to you. ¹¹ For I long to see you, and to impart to you the gift of the Spirit, in order that you may be strengthened by it, ¹² And that we may be comforted together by our mutual faith. ¹³ Now I want you to know, my brethren, that often I have wanted to come to you, but I have been prevented thus far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles, ¹⁴ Greeks and Barbarians, the wise and the unwise; for it is my duty to preach to everybody.

¹⁴ Greeks and Barbarians, the wise and the unwise; for it is my duty to preach to everybody. ¹⁵ So I am eager to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

¹⁴ For if the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these having not the law, are a law unto themselves. ¹⁵ And they show the work of the law written on their hearts; and their conscience also bears them witness, when their thoughts either rebuke or defend one another,

²⁷ And the uncircumcision which fulfills the law naturally, will condemn you, who, while in possession of the scripture and circumcision, transgress the law.

³ For what if some had not believed, could their unbelief nullify the faith of God?

²⁹ Why? Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also God of the Gentiles? Yes, he is God of the Gentiles also; ³⁰ Because it is one God, who justifies the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision by the same faith.

¹¹ For he received circumcision as a sign and a seal of the righteousness of his faith while he was uncircumcised: that he might become the father of all them who believe, though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be given to them also;

⁴ And it was said to him in a vision: Behold I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not knelt on their knees to worship Baal. ⁵ Even so at the present time a remnant is preserved, elected by the grace. ⁶ And if by grace, then it is not by works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if by works, then it is not by grace: otherwise work is no more work.

⁸ As it is written, God has given them a stubborn spirit, eyes that cannot see, and ears that cannot hear, to this very day. ⁹ And David said, Let their table become a snare, and a trap and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them. ¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and let their backs be bowed down always. ¹¹ I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? Far be it. But rather by their stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles, in order to make them zealous.

¹⁹ Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is mine: I will execute justice for you, said the LORD. * ²⁰ Therefore if your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink; for in so doing, you shall heap coals of fire on his head. ²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

⁸ Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision, for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers: ⁹ And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercies which were poured upon them; as it is written, Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing unto your name. ¹⁰ And again he says, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. ¹¹ And again, he says, Praise the LORD, all ye Gentiles; and praise him, all ye nations. ¹² And again Isaiah said, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise will be a prince to the Gentiles; and in him shall the Gentiles trust. ¹³ Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace so that by faith you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit. ¹⁴ And I myself am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that you also are filled with the same goodness, and made perfect with all knowledge, able also to admonish others. ¹⁵ Nevertheless, my brethren, I have written rather boldly to you, in order to remind you of the grace which is given to me by God, ¹⁶ That I may become a minister of Jesus Christ among the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable and sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

²² This is the reason why I have been many times prevented from coming to you. ²³ But now since I have no place in these countries, and as I have been desirous for many years past to come to you, ²⁴ When I leave for Spain, I hope to come to see you: and I hope that you will escort me thence after I have more or less fully enjoyed my visit.

²⁴ When I leave for Spain, I hope to come to see you: and I hope that you will escort me thence after I have more or less fully enjoyed my visit. ²⁵ But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. ²⁶ For the brethren in Mac-e-doÆni-a and A-chaÆia have been pleased to take part in helping the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. ²⁷ They have been eager to do it, because they are indebted to them, for if the Gentiles have been made partakers with them, of their spiritual things, they are indebted to minister to them in material things. ²⁸ When, therefore, I have accomplished this and have finished distributing to them this kind of help, I will cross over toward you on my way to Spain. ²⁹ I know that, when I come to you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

²⁰ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The Grace of our LORD Jesus Christ be with you.

⁴ As concerning the eating of the food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

¹⁹ For controversies are bound to be among you, that those who are approved may be made manifest among you.

⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

²¹ The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you: nor can the head say to the feet, I have no need of you. ²² But rather those members of the body which are considered to be delicate are necessary.

²⁸ For God has set in his church, first apostles; after them, prophets; then teachers, then performers of miracles, then those who have the gift of healing, helpers, leaders, and speakers in diverse languages.

¹¹ So if I do not understand the utterance, I shall be as a barbarian to the speaker, and the speaker shall be as a barbarian to me.

¹⁴ Now thanks be to God, who has made us in the pattern of Christ, and makes manifest the savour of his knowledge through us in every place.

⁴ To those in this world whose minds have been blinded by God, because they did not believe, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the likeness of God, should shine on them. ⁵ For we do not preach about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus our LORD; and as to ourselves, we are your servants for JesusÆ sake. ⁶ For God, who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, so that we may be enlightened with the knowledge of the glory of God in the person of Christ.

⁹ As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not dying;

⁵ For ever since we came to Mac-e-doÆni-a, our bodies have had no rest but have been troubled by everything; war without and fears within. ⁶ Nevertheless God, who comforts the meek, comforted us by the coming of Titus; ⁷ And not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, for he brought us the good news concerning your love towards us, your mourning and your zeal on our behalf; and when I heard it, I rejoiced exceedingly.

² How that in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep rooted poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. ³ For to their power, I can testify, yes, and beyond their power they have shared of their own accord. ⁴ And besought us most earnestly that they might be partakers in the gift for the ministration to the saints. ⁵ And this they did, not only as we expected, but first they gave themselves to our LORD, and then to us by the will of God. ⁶ Insomuch as we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish this same gift among you.

⁵ Therefore I thought it necessary to ask these, my brethren, to go before me to you, and make ready in advance the contribution, of which you have long ago been notified, that you might have it ready as a contribution and not as though it were forced on you. ⁶ But remember this, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows generously shall reap also generously. ⁷ So let every man give according to what he has decided in his mind, not grudgingly or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸ God is able to make all goodness abound to you, and may you always have enough of everything for yourselves, and may you abound in every good work: ⁹ As it is written, He has distributed liberally; and given to the poor; and his righteousness endures for ever. ¹⁰ Now he who gives seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed, and cause the fruits of your righteousness to grow; ¹¹ That you may be enriched in everything, in all liberality, for such generosity enables us to perfect thanksgiving to God.

²³ If they are ministers of Christ, I speak as a fool, I am greater than they; in labor more than they, in wounds more than they, in imprisonments more frequent than they, and in danger of death many times.

²⁷ In toil and weariness, in sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, through much fasting, in cold and nakedness.

¹⁴ And yet you did not despise me, nor reject me on account of my weakness; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Jesus Christ.

¹ FOR this cause I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ for the sake of you Gentiles.

¹ I THEREFORE, a prisoner of our LORD, beseech you to live as is worthy of the rank to which you are called,

¹⁹ And for me also, that words may be given to me as soon as I open my mouth, so that I may boldly preach the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ For which I am a messenger in chains: that I may speak openly about it, as I ought to speak.

²⁰ For which I am a messenger in chains: that I may speak openly about it, as I ought to speak.

¹³ And the reasons for my imprisonments have been made manifest by Christ to all CµsarÆs court, and to all men. ¹⁴ And many of the brethren in our LORD have grown confident by my imprisonment and, with increasing boldness, speak the word of God without fear.

¹¹ Nor am I saying this simply because I am in want; for I have learned to make what I have meet my needs. ¹² I know what it is to be poor, and I know what it is to be rich: I have gone through many things and experienced many things, both to be full and to be hungry, both to have plenty and to be in want.

¹⁹ But my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in the glory of Jesus Christ.

¹¹ Where there is neither Jew nor Syrian, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Greek nor barbarian, slave nor freeman; but Christ is all and in all men.

³ And pray for us also, that God may open unto us a door for preaching, to speak the mystery of Christ for whose sake I am a prisoner: ⁴ So that I may make it manifest and speak about it as I should.

¹⁸ This salutation is by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you. Amen.

⁶ And we have not sought support from men, neither from you, nor from others, when we could have been burdensome on you for our maintenance, as the apostles of Christ should be.

⁷ Therefore, our brethren, we have been comforted by you, in the midst of all our distress and tribulations because of your faith:

³ Honor widows who are widows indeed. ⁴ And if any of the widows have children, or grandchildren, let them know that aid should be first sought from those of their own household so that the children have the opportunity to repay their obligations to their parents: for this is acceptable before God.

¹⁷ Let the elders who minister well be esteemed worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine. ¹⁸ For the scripture says: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that thresheth. And again, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

¹⁰ And is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has abolished death, and has revealed life and immortality through the gospel;

⁹ Because of him I suffer hardship, even to bonds like a malefactor; but the word of God is not restricted.

¹⁷ Nevertheless, my LORD stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

² And to our beloved ApÆphi-a and ArchipÆpus our fellow-labourer, and to the congregation in your house:

¹⁰ I beseech you on behalf of my son OnesÆi- mus, whom I converted during my imprisonment:

¹³ For I would have kept him with me to minister to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel:

² And forget not hospitality toward strangers: For thereby some were worthy to entertain angels unawares. ³ Remember those who are in prison, as though you were a prisoner with them; remember those who suffer adversity, for you are human also.

¹⁴ And if any be sick, let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of our LORD: ¹⁵ And the prayer of faith shall heal the sick, and our LORD shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. ¹⁶ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man is powerful.

¹² And let your conduct be good before all men, so that those who speak evil words against you, may see your good works and glorify God at the day of trial.

²² Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: ²³ Who, wen he was reviled, he did not revile again: when he suffered he did not threaten, but committed his cause to him who judges righteously:

¹⁶ Having a good conscience; so that they who speak evil of you, as of evil doers, may be ashamed as men who belittle your good works in Christ.

¹⁴ If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you: for the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you. ¹⁵ But let none of you suffer the fate of a murderer, or a thief, or a malefactor. ¹⁶ If any man suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed: but let him glorify God through that very name.

²¹ For the prophecy did not come by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke when they were inspired by the Holy Spirit.

⁶ Who have borne witness concerning your love before the whole church: for the good things which you have done for them by supplying their needs, as is pleasing to God, ⁷ Because they have gone forth for his nameÆs sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ We, therefore, ought to welcome such, so that we may be fellow helpers to the truth.

³ And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. ⁴ And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree: but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their brows.

⁹ Here is understanding for him who has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.

¹⁸ And the woman whom you saw is that great city, which has dominion over the kings of the earth.

⁸ But as for the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the sinful, and the abominable, and murderers, and those who commit adultery, and the magicians, and the idolators, and all liars, their portion shall be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.