Acts 12 Cross References - Noyes

¹ Now about that time, Herod the king laid his hands upon certain of the church, to oppress them. ² And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword. ³ And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also; (then were the days of unleavened bread;) ⁴ and he seized him and put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people. ⁵ Peter therefore was kept guarded in prison; but earnest prayer was made by the church to God in his behalf. ⁶ And when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and keepers before the door were guarding the prison. ⁷ And lo! an angel of the Lord came to him, and a light shone in the room; and he smote Peter on the side, and roused him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from his hands. ⁸ And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me. ⁹ And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision. ¹⁰ And when they had passed the first, and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which opened to them of itself; and they went out and passed on through one street, and the angel immediately departed from him. ¹¹ And when Peter had come to himself, he said, Now I know certainly, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. ¹² And when he understood the matter, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying. ¹³ And as he knocked at the door of the gate, a maidservant came to listen, named Rhoda; ¹⁴ and recognizing Peters voice, she opened not the gate for gladness; but ran in, and told them that Peter was standing before the gate. ¹⁵ And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she positively affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel. ¹⁶ But Peter continued knocking; and opening the door, they saw him, and were amazed. ¹⁷ But beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, he related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go and tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place. ¹⁸ And when it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what had become of Peter. ¹⁹ And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away [to execution]. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode. ²⁰ And he was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the kings chamberlain their friend, sued for peace; because their country drew its nourishment from that of the king. ²¹ And on a day appointed, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal apparel, and taken his seat on the throne, made a speech to them. ²² And thereupon the people shouted, The voice of a god, and not of a man! ²³ But immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory, and he was eaten by worms, and expired. ²⁴ But the word of God grew and was extended. ²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed their service, taking with them also John, surnamed Mark.

¹³ And when they had gone, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee; for Herod will seek the child, to destroy him.

¹⁶ Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians.

²¹ And going on from thence, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. ²² And they immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

¹⁷ But beware of men. For they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; ¹⁸ and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that ye may bear testimony to them and to the gentiles.

²³ And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly do I say to you, Ye will not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man hath come.

²¹ Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. ²² But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

¹⁸ And I on my part say to thee, that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it.

¹⁰ Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁹ Again, I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it will be done for them by my Father o who is in heaven.

¹⁹ Again, I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it will be done for them by my Father o who is in heaven. ²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

²³ He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

⁹ Then will they deliver you up to distress, and will kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations on account of my name.

⁵ But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.

¹⁷ And on the first of the days of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

⁶⁴ Command therefore that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people, He hath risen from the dead; and the last error will be worse than the first. ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard; go, make it as secure as ye know how. ⁶⁶ And they went, and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone, and setting the guard.

⁴ And for fear of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men.

⁸ And they went away quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

¹¹ And as they were going, lo! some of the guard came into the city, and told the chief priests all that had taken place. ¹² And having assembled with the elders, and taken counsel together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, ¹³ saying, Say, His disciples came by night, and stole him away, while we slept. ¹⁴ And should the governor hear of this, we will persuade him, and make you secure. ¹⁵ So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this story hath been commonly reported among the Jews to this day.

⁴³ And if thy hand cause thee to fall away, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go away into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable. ⁴⁴ (...)⁴⁵ And if thy foot is causing thee to fall away, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast into hell. ⁴⁶ (...)⁴⁷ And if thine eye is causing thee to fall away, pluck it out; it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell, ⁴⁸ where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

³⁵ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying to him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldst do for us whatever we shall ask thee.

³⁸ But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

¹¹ And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe.

¹⁴ Afterward he manifested himself to the eleven themselves, as they were reclining at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

²² And on coming out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.

⁹ And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were in great fear.

⁴⁷ And that servant who knew his lords will, and did not make ready, nor do according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸ but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few. And from every one to whom much hath been given, will much be required; and to whom much hath been entrusted, of him will the more be demanded.

²⁵ When once the master of the house shall have risen, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know not whence ye are;

³¹ Or what king, setting out to give battle to another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? ³² Else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and asketh conditions of peace.

¹⁷ And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

⁸ And the lord commended the unjust steward for having done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser toward their generation than the sons of light.

¹ And he spoke a parable to them to show that they ought to pray always, and not be fainthearted:

¹² But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.

³³ And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee both to prison and to death.

⁵³ when I was daily with you in the temple, ye did not put forth your hands against me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

⁴ And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed about this, lo! two men stood by them in glittering apparel;

¹¹ And these words seemed to them as an idle tale, and they did not believe them.

³⁷ But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. ³⁸ And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

⁴¹ And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?

⁵ His mother saith to the servants, Whatever he saith to you, do it.

¹ After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

⁵⁹ They therefore took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus concealed himself, and went out of the temple.

⁴⁰ And he went away again beyond the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing; and there he abode.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but departed thence to the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there abode with the disciples.

¹⁰ But the priests consulted together that they might put Lazarus also to death; ¹¹ because on his account many of the Jews were going away, and believing in Jesus.

⁴³ for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God.

²⁴ To him therefore Simon Peter maketh a sign, and saith to him, Tell who it is of whom he is speaking.

³⁶ Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, whither dost thou go? Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou wilt follow me afterward. ³⁷ Peter saith to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee. ³⁸ Jesus answereth, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Truly, truly do I say to thee, A cock will not crow, till thou hast thrice denied me.

²⁰ Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, they will keep yours also.

² They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, the hour is coming when every one that killeth you will think that he is offering sacrifice to God.

¹⁶ But Peter was standing outside at the door. The other disciple therefore, who was an acquaintance of the highpriest, went out and spoke to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. ¹⁷ Then the maidservant that kept the door saith to Peter, Art thou also one of this mans disciples? He saith, I am not.

¹¹ Jesus answered, Thou wouldst have no power against me, unless it had been given thee from above; for this cause he that delivered me up to thee hath the greater sin.

²³ Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

¹⁹ When therefore it was evening on that day, which was the first day of the week, and the doors where the disciples were had been shut for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, Peace be to you!

²⁶ And after eight days the disciples were again within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be to you!

¹⁸ Truly, truly do I say to thee, when thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldst; but when thou hast grown old, thou wilt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldst not.

¹⁴ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men of Judea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words.

²⁴ But God raised him up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

³ And they laid hands upon them, and put them in prison until the next day; for it was now evening.

¹³ And when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and common men, they wondered; and they recognized them as having been with Jesus.

²³ And being released they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

²⁸ to do whatever thy hand and thy will before determined to be done.

³⁰ while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are wrought through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.

³⁶ And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, when interpreted, Son of consolation,) a Levite, born in Cyprus,

¹⁸ and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison. ¹⁹ But an angel of the Lord in the night opened the prisondoors, and brought them forth and said,

²² But the officers that came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and brought word, ²³ saying, The prison we found shut in all security and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we opened them, we found no one within.

²³ saying, The prison we found shut in all security and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we opened them, we found no one within. ²⁴ And when the priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were at a loss concerning them, to what this would come. ²⁵ But one came and brought them word, Lo! the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.

³⁹ but if it be of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God.

⁷ And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was greatly enlarged; and a great multitude of the priests were obedient to the faith.

³ But Saul ravaged the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.

⁴⁰ But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the glad tidings in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

³ And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone around a him a light from heaven;

¹⁰ And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias, and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

³¹ The church therefore throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord; and by the exhortation of the Holy Spirit it was greatly increased.

³ saw in a vision plainly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius!

¹⁷ Now, while Peter was doubting within himself what the vision which he had seen meant, lo! the men who were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simons house, and stood before the gate;

²⁵ And as Peter came in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and did him reverence. ²⁶ But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

³⁰ And Cornelius said, Four days ago, I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour was praying in my house; and lo! a man stood before me in bright clothing,

⁵ I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a sort of vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even to me;

²¹ And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.

²⁹ And according as any one of the disciples was prospered, they determined every one of them to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea; ³⁰ which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

⁴ and he seized him and put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people. ⁵ Peter therefore was kept guarded in prison; but earnest prayer was made by the church to God in his behalf. ⁶ And when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and keepers before the door were guarding the prison. ⁷ And lo! an angel of the Lord came to him, and a light shone in the room; and he smote Peter on the side, and roused him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from his hands.

¹² And when he understood the matter, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying.

¹⁶ But Peter continued knocking; and opening the door, they saw him, and were amazed.

²³ But immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory, and he was eaten by worms, and expired.

²⁵ And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having performed their service, taking with them also John, surnamed Mark.

¹ Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenaean, and Manaen, the fosterbrother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ² And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. ³ Then, after they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. ⁴ They therefore being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, came down to Seleucia, and from thence sailed to Cyprus. ⁵ And having come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John as an assistant.

⁵ And having come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John as an assistant. ⁶ And when they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Barjesus, ⁷ who was with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God. ⁸ But Elymas the magian (for so is his name interpreted) withstood them, seeking so turn away the proconsul from the faith. ⁹ But Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him ¹⁰ and said, O full of all deceit, and of all mischief, son of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? ¹¹ And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou wilt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness; and going about he sought to find some who would lead him by the hand. ¹² Then the proconsul, when he saw what had taken place, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. ¹³ And Paul and his company, having put to sea from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

¹³ And Paul and his company, having put to sea from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And they, going on from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbathday, and sat down. ¹⁵ And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak. ¹⁶ Then Paul stood up, and beckoned with his hand and said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

¹⁶ Then Paul stood up, and beckoned with his hand and said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken. ¹⁷ The God of this people chose our fathers, and he exalted the people in their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm he brought them out of it; ¹⁸ and for about forty years he nourished them in the wilderness. ¹⁹ And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as a possession. ²⁰ And after that, for about four hundred and fifty years, he gave judges, until Samuel the prophet. ²¹ And afterward they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years; ²² and having removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king, to whom he gave testimony, saying, "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will." ²³ From the seed of this man hath God, according to his promise, brought to Israel a Saviour, Jesus; ²⁴ before whose coming forward John had first preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. ²⁵ And as John was finishing his course, he said, Who do ye think that I am? I am not He. But lo I there cometh after me one, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose. ²⁶ Brethren, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you was the word of this salvation sent forth. ²⁷ For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them in condemning him. ²⁸ And though they found nothing deserving death in him, they asked of Pilate that he should be slain. ²⁹ And when they had accomplished all that was written of him, they took him down from the cross, and laid him in a tomb. ³⁰ But God raised him from the dead, ³¹ and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. ³² And we declare to you the glad tidings, that the promise which was made to the fathers ³³ God hath fulfilled to us their children, in raising up Jesus [from the dead]; as it is also written in the first Psalm: "Thou art my Son; I have this day begotten thee." ³⁴ And that he raised him up from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he hath thus spoken: "I will give you the sure holy things promised to David." ³⁵ Wherefore also in another Psalm he saith, "Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption:" ³⁶ For David, after having in his own generation served the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption; ³⁷ but he whom God raised from the dead did not see corruption. ³⁸ Be it therefore known to you, brethren, that through this man is announced to you the forgiveness of sins; ³⁹ and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. ⁴⁰ Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken in the Prophets, ⁴¹ "Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish! for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will not believe, though one should plainly declare it to you." ⁴² And as they were going out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath. ⁴³ And when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and proselyte worshippers followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, exhorted them to continue in the grace of God. ⁴⁴ And on the next sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of the Lord. ⁴⁵ But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with indignation, and spoke against what was spoken by Paul, contradicting and reviling. ⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly and plainly, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of the everlasting life, lo! we turn to the gentiles. ⁴⁷ For thus hath the Lord commanded us: "I have set thee to be a light of the gentiles, that thou mayst bring salvation even to the end of the earth." ⁴⁸ And when the gentiles heard this, they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were ordained to everlasting life, believed. ⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout the whole country. ⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the women of rank who worshipped God, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them from their borders. ⁵¹ But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium. ⁵² And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

¹⁰ said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked. ¹¹ And the multitudes, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, saying, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men. ¹² And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker. ¹³ Then the priest of Jupiter, that was in front of the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have offered sacrifice with the multitudes. ¹⁴ But the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, when they heard of it, rent their garments, and rushed forth to the multitude, crying out ¹⁵ and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing to you glad tidings, that ye may turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are therein;

¹³ And after they had done speaking, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken to me.

³⁷ And Barnabas determined to take with them John, called Mark.

³⁷ And Barnabas determined to take with them John, called Mark. ³⁸ But Paul did not think it proper to take with them a man who had left them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. ³⁹ And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted from each other, and Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus.

²³ and when they had laid on them many stripes, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; ²⁴ who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bands of all were loosed. ²⁷ And the jailer awakening out of sleep, and seeing the prisondoors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

⁴⁰ And when they had come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia; and when they saw the brethren, they exhorted them, and departed.

²⁰ So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily.

²³ And about that time there arose no small tumult concerning the faith.

³³ And they brought forward Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander beckoned with his hand, desiring to make his defence to the people.

⁶ But we set sail from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

⁸ And on the morrow we departed, and came to Caesarea; and entering the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.

¹⁸ And the day following Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

³³ Then the chief captain came near and laid hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

⁴⁰ And when he had given him leave, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with his hand to the people, and there was a great silence; and he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

¹² And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³ And there were more than forty who took this oath together. ¹⁴ And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore do ye with the council give notice to the chief captain, that he bring him down to you, as though ye were about to examine his case more thoroughly; and we are ready to kill him before he cometh near you. ¹⁶ But Pauls sisters son hearing of the plot went, and entering the castle, told Paul. ¹⁷ Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said, Take this young man to the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him. ¹⁸ So he took him and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him, and asked me to bring this young man to thee, as he hath something to say to thee. ¹⁹ Then the chief captain took him by the hand and went aside privately, and asked him, What is it that thou hast to tell me? ²⁰ And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though thou wert about to inquire more thoroughly concerning him. ²¹ But do not thou yield to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him; and they are now ready, looking for the promise from thee. ²² The chief captain then dismissed the young man with the charge, Tell no one that thou hast disclosed these things to me. ²³ And he called to him two of the centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night; ²⁴ and provide beasts, whereon they may set Paul, and carry him safe to Felix the governor. ²⁵ And he wrote a letter after this manner: ²⁶ Claudius Lysias to the moss excellent governor Felix, greeting. ²⁷ This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them; but I came upon them with the soldiery, and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. ²⁸ And wishing to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him down to their council; ²⁹ but I found him to be accused only on account of questions of their law, and to have nothing laid to his charge deserving death or bonds. ³⁰ And having been informed of a plot against the man, I sent him at once to thee, and directed his accusers also to bring their charges against him before thee.

²⁷ But after two years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and Felix, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, left Paul bound.

³ asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, intending to place men in wait to kill him on the road. ⁴ But Festus answered that Paul was in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly. ⁵ Let those therefore, said he, who have authority among you, go down with me and accuse this man, if he is guilty of anything.

⁹ But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?

¹³ And after some days Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.

¹⁹ Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

²⁴ And as he was thus speaking in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning is making thee mad.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, ²⁴ saying, Fear not, Paul! Thou must stand before Caesar; and lo, God hath given thee all those that sail with thee.

⁴² And on the part of the soldiers there was a plan to kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim out and escape.

²⁰ For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak to you; for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.

⁷ Cleanse out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened; for our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ. ⁸ So then let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

²⁶ And so if one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

⁷ After that, he appeared to James; then to all the apostles.

⁸ For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our distress which came upon us in Asia, that it was exceedingly heavy upon us beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; ⁹ yea, we ourselves had within ourselves the sentence of death, that we might not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead; ¹⁰ who delivered us from such peril of death, and is delivering; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us, ¹¹ you also unitedly helping us by prayer, so that for this blessing bestowed on us by means of many, thanks may be given by many on your behalf.

¹ It is indeed not expedient for me to boast; I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. ² I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago,whether in the body, I know not, or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth,such a one caught up even to the third heaven. ³ And I know such a man, whether in the body, or without the body, I know not; God knoweth,

¹⁰ For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or am I endeavoring to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

¹⁹ but no other of the apostles did I see, save James the brother of the Lord.

⁹ and when they knew the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcised;

¹² For before certain persons came from James, he used to eat with the gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew, and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

¹⁴ Wherefore he saith, "Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light."

¹⁸ praying with all prayer and entreaty at all times in the Spirit; and watching to this end with all perseverance and entreaty for all the saints, ¹⁹ and for me, that utterance may be given me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ in behalf of which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may proclaim it boldly, as I ought to speak.

²⁰ in behalf of which I am an ambassador in chains; that I may proclaim it boldly, as I ought to speak.

⁶ Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God; ⁷ and the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁶ which is come to you, as it is in all the world, and is bearing fruit and growing, as it doth also in you, from the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth;

¹⁰ Aristarchus, my fellowprisoner, saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom ye received directions (if he come to you, receive him),

⁴ but as we have been regarded by God as worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.

¹⁷ Pray without ceasing;

⁴ he that opposeth and exalteth himself above every one that is called God, or worthy of worship, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself to be God.

¹ Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, as with you,

¹⁶ The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; but on the contrary,

¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for the ministry.

²⁴ Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellowlaborers, salute thee.

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

⁸ By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go forth to a place which he was afterward to receive for an inheritance, and went forth, not knowing whither he was going.

³⁷ they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword; they went about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented,

³ Remember those in bonds, as bound with them; those in distress, as being yourselves also in the body.

⁶ so that we boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; what shall man do to me?"

¹ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

¹⁶ Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

¹³ The church in Babylon, chosen with you, saluteth you; and Mark, my son.

⁹ the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unrighteous under punishment to the day of judgment;

¹⁴ And this is the confidence which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us; ¹⁵ and if we know that he heareth us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked of him.

¹⁶ These are murmurers, complaining of their lot, walking according to their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words; admiring mens persons, for the sake of profit.

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who hath the key of David; he who openeth, and no one shall shut; and shutteth, and no one shall open:

⁴ And they worshipped the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like to the beast, and who is able to make war with him?

¹ After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.