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The jailer believeth.

CHAP. XVII.

and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

Paul at Thessalonica.

40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the

31 And they said, Believe on house of Lydia: and when they the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou had seen the brethren, they shalt be saved, and thy house. comforted them, and departed. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

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CHAP. XVII.

Paul preacheth at Thessalonica. TOW when they had passed 33 And he took them the through Amphipolis, and same hour of the night, and Apollonia, they came to Thessawashed their stripes; and was lonica, where was a synagogue baptized, he and all his, straight- of the Jews.

way.

2 And Paul, as his manner

34 And when he had brought was, went in unto them, and them into his house, he set three sabbath-days reasoned meat before them, and rejoiced, with them out of the scriptures, believing in God with all his 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, 35 And when it was day, the and risen again from the dead; magistrates sent the sergeants, and that this Jesus, whom I saying, Let those men go. preach unto you, is Christ.

house.

36 And the keeper of the 4 And some of them believed, prison told this saying to Paul, and consorted with Paul and The magistrates have sent to Silas: and of the devout Greeks let you go: now therefore de-a great multitude, and of the part, and go in peace. chief women not a few.

37 But Paul said unto them, 5 But the Jews which beThey have beaten us openly lieved not, moved with envy, uncondemned, being Romans, took unto them certain lewd and have cast us into prison; fellows of the baser sort, and and now do they thrust us out gathered a company, and set privily? nay verily; but let all the city on an uproar, and them come themselves and fetch assaulted the house of Jason, us out. and sought to bring them out to.

38 And the sergeants told the people, these words unto the magis- 6 And when they found them trates and they feared when not, they drew Jason and certain they heard that they were Ro- brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have 39 And they came and be- turned the world upside down, sought them, and brought them are come hither also;

mans.

out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the

Paul preacheth at Berea, THE ACTS,

and at Athens. decrees of Cesar, saying, that was stirred in him, when he there is another king, one Jesus. saw the city wholly given to 8 And they troubled the idolatry. people, and the rulers of the 17 Therefore disputed he in city, when they heard these the synagogue with the Jews, things. and with the devout persons, 9 And when they had taken and in the market daily with security of Jason and of the them that met with him. other, they let them go. 18 Then certain philosophers

10 And the brethren im- of the Epicureans, and of the mediately sent away Paul and Stoics, encountered him. And Silas by night unto Berea: who some said, What will this coming thither, went into the babbler say? other some, He synagogue of the Jews. seemeth to be a setter forth of 11 These were more noble strange gods: because he preachthan those in Thessalonica, in ed unto them Jesus, and the that they received the word resurrection.

with all readiness of mind, and 19 And they took him, and searched the scriptures daily, brought him unto Areopagus, whether those things were so. saying, May we know what this 12 Therefore many of them new doctrine, whereof thou believed; also of honourable speakest, is?

women which were Greeks, and 20 For thou bringest certain of men not a few. strange things to our ears; we

13 But when the Jews of would know therefore what these Thessalonica had knowledge things mean.

that the word of God was 21 (For all the Athenians preached of Paul at Berea, they and strangers which were there, came thither also, and stirred up spent their time in nothing else, the people. but either to tell, or to hear

14 And then immediately some new thing.) the brethren sent away Paul, to 22 ¶ Then Paul stood in the go as it were to the sea: but midst of Mars-hill, and said, Šilas and Timotheus abode there Ye men of Athens, I perceive still. that in all things ye are too

15 And they that conducted superstitious. Paul brought him unto Athens: 23 For as I passed by, and and receiving a commandment beheld your devotions, I found unto Silas and Timotheus for an altar with this inscription, to come to him with all speed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. they departed. Whom therefore ye ignorantly 16 ¶ Now, while Paul waited worship, him declare I unto for them at Athens, his spirit you.

He reproveth their idolatry.

CHAP. XVIII. His preaching at Corinth.

24 God that made the world, 32 ¶ And when they heard of and all things therein, seeing the resurrection of the dead, that he is Lord of heaven and some mocked: and others said, earth, dwelleth not in temples We will hear thee again of this made with hands;

matter.

25 Neither is worshipped 33 So Paul departed from with men's hands, as though he among them.

needed any thing, seeing he 34 Howbeit, certain men giveth to all life, and breath, clave unto him, and believed: and all things; among the which was Dionysius 26 And hath made of one the Areopagite, and a woman blood all nations of men for to named Damaris, and others with dwell on all the face of the them. earth, and hath determined the

CHAP. XVIII.

times before appointed, and the Paul accused before Gallio. bounds of their habitation;

from Athens, and 27 That they should seek AFTER these things, Paul the Lord, if haply they might came to Corinth; feel after him, and find him, 2 And found a certain Jew though he be not far from every named Aquila, born in Pontus, one of us : lately come from Italy, with his

28 For in him we live, and wife Priscilla, (because that move, and have our being; as Claudius had commanded all certain also of your own poets Jews to depart from Rome) and have said, For we are also his came unto them.

offspring.

3 And because he was of the 29 Forasmuch then as we same craft, he abode with them, are the offspring of God, we and wrought, (for by their occuought not to think that the God-pation they were tent-makers.) head is like unto gold, or silver, 4 And he reasoned in the or stone, graven by art and synagogue every sabbath, and man's device. persuaded the Jews and the

30 And the times of this ig- Greeks. norance God winked at; but 5 And when Silas and Timonow commandeth all men every theus were come from Macewhere to repent: donia, Paul was pressed in the 31 Because he hath appointed spirit, and testified to the Jews, a day, in the which he will that Jesus was Christ. judge the world in righteousness, 6 And when they opposed by that man whom he hath or- themselves, and blasphemed, he dained: whereof he hath given shook his raiment, and said assurance unto all men, in that unto them, Your blood be upon he hath raised him from the dead. your own heads: I am clean:

Paul accused before Gallio.

THE ACTS,

He confirmeth the disciples. from henceforth I will go unto law, look ye to it: for I will be the Gentiles. no judge of such matters.

7 ¶ And he departed thence, 16 And he drave them from and entered into a certain the judgment-seat.

man's house, named Justus, one 17 Then all the Greeks took that worshipped God, whose Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the house joined hard to the syna-synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat.

gogue.

And

8 And Crispus, the chief Gallio cared for none of those ruler of the synagogue, believed things.

on the Lord with all his house: 18 ¶ And Paul after this tarand many of the Corinthians ried there yet a good while, and hearing, believed, and were then took his leave of the brethbaptized. ren, and sailed thence into Syria,

9 Then spake the Lord to and with him Priscilla, and Paul in the night by a vision, Aquila; having shorn his head Be not afraid, but speak and in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. hold not thy peace: 19 And he came to Ephesus, 10 For I am with thee, and and left them there: but he no man shall set on thee, to himself entered into the. synahurt thee: for I have much gogue, and reasoned with the

people in this city.

Jews.

11 And he continued there. 20 When they desired him to a year and six months, teach-tarry longer time with them, he ing the word of God among consented not:

them.

21 But bade them farewell, 12 And when Gallio was saying, I must by all means keep the deputy of Achaia, the Jews this feast that cometh in Jerumade insurrection with one ac-salem: but I will return again cord against Paul, and brought unto you, if God will. And he him to the judgment-seat, sailed from Ephesus.

13 Saying, This fellow per- 22 And when he had landed suadeth men to worship God at Cesarea, and gone up and contrary to the law. saluted the church, he went

14 And when Paul was now down to Antioch. about to open his mouth, Gallio 23 And after he had spent said unto the Jews, If it were some time there, he departed a matter of wrong, or wicked and went over all the country of lewdness, O ye Jews, reason Galatia and Phrygia in order, would that I should bear with strengthening all the disciples. 24 ¶ And a certain Jew, 15 But if it be a question of named Apollos, born at Alexanwords and names, and of your dria, an eloquent man, and

you:

CHAP. XIX.

Apollos preacheth Christ. Paul preacheth at Ephesus. mighty in the scriptures, came 4 Then said Paul, John to Ephesus. verily baptized with the baptism 25 This man was instructed of repentance, saying unto the in the way of the Lord: and people, that they should believe being fervent in the spirit, he on him which should come spake and taught diligently the after him, that is, on Christ things of the Lord, knowing Jesus.

only the baptism of John.

5 When they heard this, they 26 And he began to speak were baptized in the name of boldly in the synagogue: Whom, the Lord Jesus.

when Aquilla and Priscilla had 6 And when Paul had laid heard, they took him unto them, his hands upon them, the Holy and expounded unto him the Ghost came on them; and they way of God more perfectly. spake with tongues, and pro27 And when he was dis- phesied.

posed to pass into Achaia, the 7 And all the men were brethren wrote, exhorting the about twelve.

disciples to receive him: who, 8 And he went into the when he was come, helped them synagogue, and spake boldly for much which had believed the space of three months, through grace. disputing and persuading the 28 For he mightily convinced things concerning the kingdom the Jews, and that publicly, shew- of God. ing by the scriptures, that Jesus was Christ.

CHAP. XIX.

The Holy Ghost given by Paul.

9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from

AND it came to pass, that them, and separated the disciwhile Apollos was at ples, disputing daily in the Corinth, Paul having passed school of one Tyrannus. through the upper coasts, came 10 And this continued by to Ephesus; and finding certain the space of two years; so disciples, that all they which dwelt in 2 He said unto them, Have Asia heard the word of the ye received the Holy Ghost Lord Jesus, both Jews and since ye believed? And they Greeks. said unto him, We have not so 11 And God wrought special much as heard whether there miracles by the hands of be any Holy Ghost.

3 And he said unto Unto what then were ye tized? And they said, John's baptism.

Paul:

them, 12 So that from his body bap- were brought unto the sick Unto handkerchiefs, or aprons, and

the diseases departed from them,

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