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Juden vnd Juden genossen, Kreter vnd Araber, wyr horen sie mit vnsern zungen die grosse thatten Gottis reden,

Yhr menner von Jsrael horet meyne wort, Jhesum von Nazareth, den man von Gott vnter euch mit thatten vnd wunder vnd zeychen beweysßet, wilche Gott durch yhn thatt mitten vnter euch, wie denn auch yhr selbs wisset,

namen die speyse mit frewden vnd eynfelltigem hertzen, vnd hatten gnade bey dem gantzen volck, der herr aber thatt hyntzu teglich, die da selig wurden, zu der gemeyne.

So wir heutte werden gerichtet vbir diser wolthatt, an dem krancken menschen, durch wilche er ist gesund worden,

Aber der Engel des hern that ynn der nacht die thur des gefengnis auff, vnd furet sie eraus vnd sprach,

vnd sprachen, das gefencknis funden wyr verschlossen mit allem vleys, vnnd die huter haussen stehen fur den thuren, aber da wyr auff thatten, funden wyr niemant drynnen,

Stephanus aber vol glaubens vnnd krefften, thatt wunder vnd grosse zeychen vnter dem volck,

Der aber seynem nehisten vnrecht that, sties yhn von sich vnd sprach, wer hatt dich vbir vns gesetzt zum vbirsten vnd richter?

willtu mich auch abthun, wie du gistern den Egypter abethatist?

Da ward auch der Simon glewbig vnd lies sich teuffen vnd hielt an Philippo, vnd als er sahe die thatten vnd zeychen die da geschahen, verwundert er sich.

Philippus aber thatt seynen mund auff, vnd fieng von der schrifft an, vnd predigt yhm das Euangelion von Jhesu,

vnd Petrus da er sie alle hynaus trieben hatte, knyet er nydder, betet, vnnd wand sich zu dem leychnam vnnd sprach, Tabitha stand auff, vnnd sie thatt yhr augen auff, vnd da sie Petron sahe, satzt sie sich widder,

Petrus aber that seynen mund auff vnd sprach, Nu erfare ich mit der warheyt, das Gott die person nicht an sihet,

vnd der Engel sprach zu yhm, gurte dich, vnd thue deyne schuch an, vnd er thatt also, vnd er sprach zu yhm, wirff deynen Mantel vmb dich vnd folge myr nach,

Sie giengen aber durch die erste vnd ander hutt, vnd kamen zu der eysern thur, wilche zur stad furet, die that sich yhn von yhr selber auff, vnd tratten hynaus vnd giengen hyn eyne gassen lang, vnd also bald kam der Engel von yhm.

vnd als sie Peters stymme erkandt, thatt sie das thor nicht auff fur freuden, lieff aber hyneyn vnd verkundigt yhn, Petrus stund fur dem thor,

Petrus aber klopffet mehr, da sie aber auffthaten, sahen sie yhn, vnd entsatzten sich,

Aber auff eynen bestympten tag, thett Herodes an das koniglich kleyd, satzt sich auff den richt stuel, vnd thatt eyn rede zu yhn,

Vnnd eyn andechtig weyb mit namen, Lydia, eyn purpurkremeryn aus der stad der Thyatirer, horete zu, wilcher that der herr das hertz auff, das sie drauff acht hatte, was von Paulo geredt ward,

Solchs thatt sie manchen tag, Paulus aber thett das wehe, vnnd wand sich vmb, vnd sprach zu dem geyst, ich gepiete dyr ynn dem namen Jhesu Christi, das du von yhr aus farist, vnnd er fur aus zu der selbigen stund.

vnd Gott wirckt nit geringe thatten durch die hende Pauli,

Es kamen auch viel der, die glewbig waren worden, vnd bekandten vnd verkundigeten yhre wunder thatten,

Das wyr ynn grossem frid leben vnter dyr, vnd viel redlicher thaten disem volck widder faren, durch deyne fursichtickeyt, aller theurister Felix, das nemen wyr, an alleweg vnd allenthalben mit aller danckbarkeyt,

Da aber zwey iar vmb waren, kam Portius Festus an Felix stad, Felix, aber wollt den Juden eyne wolthat ertzeygen, vnd lies Paulon hynder sich gepunden.

Festus aber wolt den Juden wolthat ertzeygen, vnd antworttet Paulo vnd sprach, wiltu hynauff gen Jerusalem, vnd do selbs vber disem dich fur mir richten lassen?

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

“Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’

“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.

It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,

he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.

“Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

But Peter said, “Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.

“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,

It will be, that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’

It happened in the morning, that their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole.

There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.

But so that this spreads no further among the people, let’s threaten them, that from now on they don’t speak to anyone in this name.”

Being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, “O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.”

But Peter asked her, “How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”

They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them.

Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he still had no child.

God spoke in this way: that his seed would live as aliens in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

‘I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,’ said God, ‘and after that will they come out, and serve me in this place.’

But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.

and they were brought back to Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.

The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they wouldn’t stay alive.

At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father’s house.

He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance

I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you into Egypt.’

This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, ‘The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.’

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,

saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’

“Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

There was great joy in that city.

to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”

But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”

And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”

and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.”

Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

It happened in those days that she fell sick, and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.

As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.

It happened, that he stayed many days in Joppa with one Simon, a tanner.

When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism

He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.

All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”

“Can any man forbid the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?”

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”

Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

When Herod had sought for him, and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

As John was fulfilling his course, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’

“Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’

Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:

So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’”

It happened in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them

Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”

But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.

When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.”

That the rest of men may seek after the Lord

“Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.”

But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.

Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.

It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken

The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!”

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.

But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.

Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.

that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you

for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.

The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.

You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”

But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia

When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,

how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

“Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching the Kingdom of God, will see my face no more.

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men,

For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.

You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

When it happened that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

When we heard these things, both we and they of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.

What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.

But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd

When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.

“It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

They listened to him until he said that

the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit

When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

“This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,

But, that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.

The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.

When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets

having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”

He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often, and talked with him.

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem

However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

“Let them therefore,” said he, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction, before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination, I may have something to write.

“I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,

having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,

For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.

King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”

Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

and said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land

and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.

When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.

But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and courteously entertained us for three days.

It happened that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.

They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

It happened that after three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, “I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”

“Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations. They will also listen.”