Philippians 1:12 Cross References - Murdock

¹² And I would that ye might know, my brethren, that the transaction in regard to me, hath eventuated rather for the furtherance of the gospel;

⁴ And they who were dispersed, travelled about and preached the word of God.

¹⁹ And they who were dispersed, by the oppression which occurred on account of Stephen, travelled as far as Phenicia, and even to the country of Cyprus, and to Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only. ²⁰ And there were some of them from Cyprus and from Cyrene, who went up to Antioch, and spoke to the Greeks, and preached concerning our Lord Jesus. ²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them; and many believed, and turned to the Lord.

²⁸ crying out and saying: Men, sons of Israel; help. This is the man, who teacheth in every place, against our people, and against the law, and against this place; and he hath also brought Gentiles into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. ²⁹ For they had previously seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian; and they supposed, that he had entered the temple with Paul. ³⁰ And the whole city was in commotion; and all the people assembled together, and laid hold of Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and instantly the gates were closed. ³¹ And while the multitude were seeking to kill him, it was reported to the Chiliarch of the cohort, that the whole city was in uproar. ³² And immediately he took a centurion and many soldiers, and they ran upon them. And when they saw the Chiliarch and the soldiers, they desisted from beating Paul. ³³ And the Chiliarch came up to him, and seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains: and he inquired respecting him, who he was, and what he had done. ³⁴ And persons from the throng vociferated against him this thing and that. And, because he could not, on account of their clamor, learn what the truth was, he commanded to conduct him to the castle. ³⁵ And when Paul came to the stairs, the soldiers bore him along, because of the violence of the people. ³⁶ For a great many people followed after him, and cried out, saying: Away with him.

¹ Brethren, and fathers, hearken to my defence before you. ² And when they perceived that he addressed them in Hebrew, they were the more quiet: and he said to them: ³ I am a man who am a Jew; and I was born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but was brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, and instructed perfectly in the law of our fathers; and I was zealous for God, as ye also all are. ⁴ And I persecuted this way, even to death; for I bound, and delivered up to prison, both men and women. ⁵ As the high priest is my witness, and likewise all the Elders; from whom I received letters, that I might go to the brethren in Damascus, and bring those who were there prisoners to Jerusalem, to receive capital punishment. ⁶ And as I travelled and began to approach Damascus, at noonday, from amidst tranquillity, a great light from heaven burst upon me. ⁷ And I fell to the earth: and I heard a voice, which said to me: Saul, Saul! why persecutest thou me? ⁸ And I answered and said: Who art thou, my Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest. ⁹ And the men who were with me, saw the light, but heard not the voice that talked with me. ¹⁰ And I said: My Lord, what must I do? And our Lord said to me: Arise, go to Damascus; and there will be told thee, all that it is commanded thee to do. ¹¹ And as I could see nothing, because of the glory of that light, those with me took me by the hand, and I entered Damascus. ¹² And a certain man, Ananias, who was upright according to the law, as all the Jews there testified concerning him, came to me. ¹³ And he said to me: My brother Saul! open thine eyes. And instantly my eyes were opened; and I looked upon him. ¹⁴ And he said to me: The God of our fathers hath ordained thee to know his will, and to behold the Just One, and to hear the voice of his mouth. ¹⁵ And thou shalt be a witness for him before all men, concerning all that thou hast seen and heard. ¹⁶ And now, why delayest thou? Arise, be baptized, and be cleansed from thy sins, while thou invokest his name. ¹⁷ And I returned and came hither to Jerusalem. And I prayed in the temple. ¹⁸ And I saw him in a vision, when he said to me: Make haste, and get thee out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. ¹⁹ And I said: My Lord, they well know that I have delivered up to prison, and have scourged in all synagogues, those who believed in thee. ²⁰ And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing with them, and performed the pleasure of his slayers, and took charge of the garments of those that stoned him. ²¹ But he said to me: Depart; for I send thee afar, to preach to the Gentiles. ²² And when they had heard Paul as far as this sentence, they raised their voice, and cried out: Away with such a man from the earth! for he ought not to live! ²³ And as they vociferated, and cast off their garments, and threw dust into the air, ²⁴ the Chiliarch gave orders, to carry him into the castle: and he commanded, that he should be examined with stripes; that he might know, for what cause they cried out against him. ²⁵ And as they were stretching him with ropes, Paul said to the centurion who stood over him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man, who is a Roman, and not yet found guilty? ²⁶ And when the centurion heard it, he went to the Chiliarch, and said to him: What doest thou? For this man is a Roman. ²⁷ And the Chiliarch came to him, and said to him: Tell me; Art thou a Roman? And he said to him: Yes. ²⁸ The Chiliarch replied and said to him: With much money I acquired Roman citizenship. Paul said to him: And I was born in it. ²⁹ And immediately they who were intending to scourge him, fled from him: and the Chiliarch was afraid, when he learned that he was a Roman, because he had stretched him for scourging. ³⁰ And the next day, he wished to know truly what the accusation was, which the Jews brought against him: and he unbound him, and commanded the chief priests, and the whole company of their head-men, to assemble; and he took Paul, and brought him down, and placed him among them.

¹ And we afterwards learned, that the island was called Melita. ² And the barbarians who inhabited it, showed us many kindnesses. And they kindled a fire, and called us all to warm ourselves, because of the great rain and cold at that time. ³ And Paul took up a bundle of fagots and laid them on the fire: and a viper, driven by the heat, came out of them, and bit his hand. ⁴ And when the barbarians saw it hanging on his hand, they said: Doubtless, this man is a murderer; whom, though delivered from the sea, justice will not suffer to live. ⁵ But Paul shook his hand, and threw the viper into the fire: and he received no harm. ⁶ And the barbarians expected, that he would suddenly swell, and fall dead on the ground. And when they had looked a long time, and saw that he received no harm; they changed their language, and said, that he was a god. ⁷ And there were lands in that quarter, belonging to a man named Publius, who was the chief man of the island: and he cheerfully received us at his house three days. ⁸ And the father of Publius was sick with a fever and dysentery. And Paul went in to him, and prayed, and laid his hand on him, and healed him. ⁹ And after this event, others also in the island who were sick, came to him and were healed. ¹⁰ And they honored us with great honors: and when we left the place, they supplied us with necessaries. ¹¹ And after three months we departed, sailing in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, and which bore the signal of the Twins. ¹² And we came to the city of Syracuse; and remained there three days. ¹³ And from there we made a circuit, and arrived at the city Rhegium. And, after one day, the south wind blew favorably for us, and in two days we came to Puteoli, a city of Italy. ¹⁴ And there we found brethren; and they invited us, and we remained with them seven days: and then we proceeded towards Rome. ¹⁵ And the brethren there, hearing of our approach, came out to meet us as far as the village called Appii Forum, and as far as the Three Taverns. And when Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God, and was encouraged. ¹⁶ And we went on to Rome. And the centurion allowed Paul to reside where he pleased, with a soldier who guarded him. ¹⁷ And after three days, Paul sent and called for the principal Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, my brethren, although I had in nothing risen up against the people or the law of my fathers, I was at Jerusalem delivered over in bonds to the Romans: ¹⁸ and they, when they had examined me, were disposed to release me, because they found in me no offence deserving death. ¹⁹ And, as the Jews withstood me, I was compelled to utter an appeal to Caesar; but not because I had any thing of which to accuse the people of my nation. ²⁰ For this reason I sent for you to come, that I might see you, and might state these things to you: for it is on account of the hope of Israel, that I am bound with this chain. ²¹ They said to him: We have received no epistle from Judaea against thee; and none of the brethren who have come from Jerusalem, have told us any evil thing of thee. ²² But we are desirous to hear from thee what thou thinkest; for this doctrine, we know, is not received by any one. ²³ And they appointed him a day; and many assembled, and came to him at his lodgings. And he explained to them respecting the kingdom of God, testifying and persuading them concerning Jesus, out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. ²⁴ And some of them assented to his discourses, and others did not assent. ²⁵ And they went out from him, disagreeing among themselves. And Paul addressed to them this speech: Well did the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of Isaiah the prophet, speak concerning your fathers, ²⁶ saying: Go unto this people, and say to them, Hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; and ye will see, and will not comprehend. ²⁷ For the heart of this people is stupefied, and their hearing they have made heavy, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and be converted unto me, and I should forgive them. ²⁸ Therefore, be this known to you, that to the Gentiles is this redemption of God sent: and, moreover, they will hear it. ²⁹ And when he had thus said, the Jews retired; and there were great disputations among them. ³⁰ And Paul hired a house, at his own cost, and resided in it two years; and there he received all that came to him. ³¹ And he preached concerning the kingdom of God, and taught boldly concerning our Lord Jesus Messiah, without hinderance. Completion of the Acts of the blessed Legates; that is, their Histories.

²⁸ And we know that he aideth him in all things, for good, who love God; them whom he predestined to be called.

³⁷ But in all these things we are victorious, by means of him who loved us.

⁹ in which I suffer evils unto bonds, as if an evil-doer: but the word of God is not in bonds.