All language subtitles for Acts Of The Apostles (1994)

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watch out the Rocks you're going to rain

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it's been an accident

foreign

Jewish converts to Christianity a valued

and loyal companion of the Apostle Paul

he traveled extensively with him

throughout the Middle East and Europe

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foreign

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wrote about all that Jesus began to do

and to teach until the day he was taken

up to heaven

after giving instructions through the

Holy Spirit to the apostles

after his suffering he showed himself to

these men and gave many convincing

proofs that he was alive he appeared to

them over a period of 40 days and spoke

about the kingdom of God

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on one occasion while he was eating with

them he gave them this command

do not leave Jerusalem

but wait for the gift my father promised

which you have heard me speak about

where John baptized with water but in a

few days

you will be baptized with the Holy

Spirit

so when they met together they asked him

Lord are you at this time going to

restore the kingdom to Israel

he said to them

it is not for you to know the times or

dates the father is set by his own

authority

but you will receive power when the Holy

Spirit comes on you

and you will be my Witnesses

in Jerusalem

and in all Judea

and Samaria

and to the ends of the Earth

after he said this he was taken up

before their very eyes

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and a cloud hid him from their sight

they were looking intently up into the

sky as he was going when suddenly two

men dressed in white Stood Beside them

men of Galilee they said why do you

stand here looking into the sky

the same Jesus who has been taken from

you into heaven will come back in the

same way you have seen him go into

heaven

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then they returned to Jerusalem from the

hill called the Mount of Olives the

Sabbath days walk from the city

oh my God when they arrived they went

upstairs to the room where they were

staying

those present were Peter John James and

Andrew Philip and Thomas Bartholomew and

Matthew

James son of alpheus and Simon the

Zealot and Judas son of James

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they all joined together constantly in

prayer along with the women and Mary the

mother of Jesus and with his brothers

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in those days Peter stood up among the

Believers a group numbering about 120

and said Brothers

the scripture had to be fulfilled

which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago

through the mouth of David

concerning Judas

who served as guide for those who

arrested Jesus

he was one of our number and shared in

this ministry

with the reward he got for his

wickedness Judas bought a field

there he fell head long his body burst

open and all his intestines Spilled Out

everyone in Jerusalem heard about this

so they called that field in their

language a keldama that is field of

blood

for said Peter it is written in the Book

of Psalms

may his place be deserted

let there be no one to dwell in it

and may another take his place of

leadership

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therefore it is necessary to choose one

of the men who have been with us

the whole time

the Lord Jesus went in and out Among Us

beginning from John's baptism to the

time when Jesus was taken up from us

for one of these must become a witness

with us his resurrection

so they proposed two men Joseph called

bursabas also known as Justice and

Matthias

then they prayed

Lord

you know everyone's heart

show us which of these two you have

chosen to take over this Apostolic

Ministry

which Judas left

to go where he belongs

then they cast lots and the lot fell to

Matthias so he was added to the eleven

apostles

when the day of Pentecost came they were

all together in one place

suddenly a sound like the blowing of a

violent wind came from heaven and filled

the whole house where they were sitting

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they saw what seemed to be tongues of

fire that separated and came to rest on

Egypt

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all of them were filled with the Holy

Spirit and began to speak in other

tongues as the spirit enabled

now they were staying in Jerusalem God

fearing Jews from every nation under

heaven

when they heard this sound a crowd came

together in bewilderment because each

one heard them speaking in his own

language

utterly amazed they asked

all these men

who were speaking galileans

then how is it that each of us hears

them in his own native language

barthians

means

and elements

residents

of Mesopotamia

Judea and capital Sia

pontus and Asia frigia and pamphilia

Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene

visitors from Rome both Jews and

converts to Judaism greetings and Arabs

we

wonders of God in our own tongues amazed

and perplexed they asked one another

what does it mean

some however made fun of them and said

too much wine

then Peter stood up with the 11 raised

his voice and addressed the crowd fellow

Jews

and all of you who live in Jerusalem

let me explain this to you

listen carefully to what I say

these men are not drunk as you suppose

it's only nine in the morning

no this is what was spoken

by the prophet Joel

in the last days God says I will pour

out my spirit

on all people your sons and daughters

will prophesy

your young men will see Visions your old

men will dream dreams

even on my servants both men and women I

will pour out my spirit in those days

and they will prophesy

I will show wonders in the heaven above

and signs on the earth below

blood and fire and billas of smoke the

sun will be turned to Darkness and the

moon to blood before the coming of the

great and glorious day of the Lord

and everyone who calls on the name of

the Lord will be saved

men of Israel listen to this

Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited

by God to you by Miracles wonders and

signs which God did among you through

him as you yourselves know

this man was handed over to you by God's

set purpose and foreknowledge

and you with the help of wicked men put

him to death by nailing him to the cross

but God raised him from the dead freeing

him from the agony of death because it

was impossible for death to keep its

hold on him

David said about him

I saw the lord always before me

because he is at my right hand I will

not be shaken therefore my heart is glad

and my tongue rejoices

my body also will live in Hope because

you will not abandon me to the Grave

nor will you let your Holy One see decay

you have made known to be

the paths of life you will fill me with

joy in your presence

Brothers I can tell you confidently that

the patriarch David died

and was buried

and his tomb

is here to this day

but he was a prophet and knew that God

had promised him on oath that he would

Place one of his ascendants on his

throne

seeing what was ahead he spoke of the

resurrection of the Christ

he was not abandoned to the Grave nor

did his body see decay

God has raised this Jesus to life

and we are all Witnesses of the fact

exalted to the right hand of God he is

received from the Father the promised

Holy Spirit and has poured out

what you now see and hear

what David did not Ascend to heaven and

yet he said the Lord said to my Lord sit

at my right hand until I make your

enemies a footstool for your feet

therefore let all Israel be assured of

this

God has made this Jesus

whom you crucified both Lord and Christ

when the people heard this they were cut

to the heart and said to Peter and the

other Apostles Brothers

what shall we do Peter replied repent

and be baptized every one of you

in the name of Jesus Christ

for the Forgiveness of your sins

and you will receive the gift of the

Holy Spirit

the promise is for you

and your children

and for all who are far off

for all whom the Lord are of God

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with many other words he warned them and

he pleaded with them save yourselves

from this corrupt generation

those who accepted his message were

baptized and about 3 000 were added to

their numbers

they devoted themselves to the apostles

teaching

the fellowship

the breaking of bread into prayer

everyone was filled with all

and Many Wonders and miraculous signs

were done by the apostles

all the Believers were together and had

everything in common

selling their possessions and goods they

gave to anyone as he had need

every day they continue to meet together

in the temple courts

they broke bread in their homes and ate

together with glad and sincere hearts

praising God and enjoying the favor of

all the people

and the Lord added to their number daily

those who were being saved

one day

going up to the temple at the time of

prayer at three in the afternoon

now a man crippled from birth was being

carried to the Temple Gate called

Beautiful

where he was put every day to beg from

those going into the temple courts

when he saw Peter and John about to

enter he asked them for money Peter

looked straight at him as did John

then Peter said look at us so the man

gave them his attention expecting to get

something from them

then Peter said

silver or gold I do not have

but what I have I give you

in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth

walk

taking him by the right hand he helped

him up and instantly the man's feet and

ankles became strong he jumped to his

feet and began to walk

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then he went with them into the temple

courts walking and jumping and praising

God

when all the people saw him walking and

praising God they recognized him as the

same man who used to sit begging at the

Temple Gate called beautiful and they

were filled with wonder and amazement at

what had happened to him while the

beggar held on to Peter and John all the

people were astonished and came running

to them in the place called Solomon's

Colonnade

when Peter saw this he said to them men

of Israel

why does this surprise you

why do you stare at us

as if by our own power or godliness we

had made this man walk

the god of Abraham Isaac and Jacob

the god of our fathers has glorified his

servant Jesus you handed him over to be

killed and you disowned him before

Pilate though he had decided to let him

go

you disowned the holy and righteous one

and ask that a murderer be released to

you

you killed the author of life

but God raised him from the dead

we Are Witnesses of this

by faith in the name of Jesus this man

whom you see and know

was made strong

it is Jesus name in the faith that comes

through him that has given this complete

healing to him as you can all see

now Brothers I know that you acted in

ignorance

as did your leaders

but this is how God fulfilled what he

had foretold through all the prophets

saying that his Christ would suffer

repent then and turn to God

so that your sins may be wiped out

that times of refreshing may come from

the Lord and that he may send the Christ

who has been appointed for you

even Jesus

he must remain in Heaven until the time

comes for God to restore everything

as he promised long ago through his holy

Prophets

for Moses said the Lord your God will

raise up for you

a prophet like me from among your own

people you must listen to everything he

tells you

anyone who does not listen to him will

be completely cut off from among his

people

indeed all the prophets from Samuel on

as many as have spoken have foretold

these days

and you are Heirs of the prophets

and of the Covenant God made with your

fathers

he said to Abraham

through your Offspring All Peoples on

Earth will be blessed when God raised up

his servant he sent him first to you to

bless you by turning each of you from

your Wicked Ways

the priests and the captain of the

temple guard and the Sadducees came up

to Peter and John while they were

speaking to the people

they were greatly disturbed because the

apostles were teaching the people and

proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of

the Dead

They seized Peter and John and because

it was evening they put them in jail

until the next day

but many who heard the message believed

and the number of men grew to about five

thousand

the next day the rulers elders and

teachers of the law met in Jerusalem

Anis the high priest was there and so

were Caiaphas John Alexander and the

other men of the high priest family they

had Peter and John brought before them

and began to question them by what power

or what name did you do this then Peter

filled with the Holy Spirit said to them

rulers and Elders of the people

if we are being called to account today

for an act of kindness shown to a

and are asked how he was healed

then know this you

and all the people of Israel

it is by the name of Jesus Christ of

Nazareth whom you crucified but whom God

raised from the dead

that this man stands before you healed

he is the stone you Builders rejected

which has become the Capstone

salvation is found in no one else

for there is no other name

under heaven

given to Men by which we must be saved

when they saw the courage of Peter and

John and realized that they were

unschooled ordinary men they were

astonished and they took note that these

men had been with Jesus

but since they could see the man who had

been healed standing there with them

there was nothing they could say

so they ordered them to withdraw from

the Sanhedrin and then conferred

together

what are we going to do with these men

they asked

everybody living in Jerusalem knows they

have done an outstanding miracle

and we cannot deny it

but

to stop this thing from spreading any

further among the people we must warn

these men to speak no longer to anyone

in this name

then they called him in again and

commanded them not to speak or teach at

all in the name of Jesus

but Peter and John replied

judge for yourselves whether it is right

in God's sight to obey you

rather than God

for we cannot help speaking about what

we have seen and heard

after further threats they let them go

they could not decide how to punish them

because all the people were praising God

for what had happened

or the man who was miraculously healed

was over 40 years old

on the release Peter and John went back

to their own people and reported all

that the chief priests and Elders had

said

when they heard this they raised their

voices together in prayer to God

Sovereign Lord they said you made the

Heaven and the earth and the sea

and everything in them

spoke by the Holy Spirit through the

mouth of your servant

Father David

why did the Nations rage and the

people's plot in vain

Kings of the Earth take their stand

and the rulers gather together against

the Lord

against his anointed one

indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met

together with the Gentiles and the

people of Israel in this city to

conspire against your holy servant Jesus

whom you anointed

they did what your power and will had

decided beforehand should happen

now Lord consider their threats

and enable your servants to speak your

word with great boldness

stretch out your hand to heal

and perform miraculous signs and wonders

through the name of your holy servant

Jesus

after they prayed the place where they

were meeting was shaken and they were

all filled with the Holy Spirit and

spoke the word of God boldly

all the Believers were one in heart and

mind

no one claimed that any of his

possessions was his own but they shared

everything they had

with great power the apostles continued

to testify to the resurrection of the

Lord Jesus and much grace was upon them

all

there were no needy persons among them

four from time to time those who owned

lands or houses sold them brought the

money from the sales and put it at the

apostles feet and it was distributed to

anyone as he had need

Joseph A levite from Cyprus whom the

apostles called Barnabas which means son

of encouragement

sold a field he owned and brought the

money and put it at the apostles feet

a man named ananias

life supplier also sold a piece of

property

with his wife's full knowledge he kept

back part of the money for himself

but brought the rest and put it at the

apostles feet

then Peter said ananias how is it that

Satan has so filled your heart that you

have lied to the Holy Spirit

and have kept for yourself some of the

money you received for the land

didn't it belong to you for it was sold

and after it was sold wasn't the money

at your disposal

what made you think of doing such a

thing you have not lied to man but to

God

when ananias heard this

fell down and died

in great fear seized all who heard what

had happened

then the young men came forward wrapped

up his body and carried him out and

buried him about three hours later his

wife came in not knowing what had

happened

Peter asked her tell me is this the

price you and ananias got for the land

yes she said that is the prize

Peter said to her how could you agree to

test the spirit of the Lord

look

the feet of the men who buried her

husband are at the door and they will

carry you out also

at that moment she fell down at his feet

and died

then the young men came in and finding

her dead

carried her out

and buried her beside her husband

great fear seized the whole church and

all who heard about these events

the apostles performed many miraculous

signs and wonders among the people

and all the Believers used to be

together in Solomon's Colonnade

no one else dared join them even though

they were highly regarded by the people

nevertheless more and more men and women

believed in the Lord were added to their

number

as a result people brought the sick into

the streets and laid them on beds and

mats so that at least Peter's Shadow

might fall on some of them as he passed

by

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routes gathered also from the towns

around Jerusalem bringing their sick and

those tormented by evil spirits and all

of them were healed

then the high priest and all his

associates who were members of the party

of the Sadducees were filled with

jealousy

they arrested the apostles and put them

in the public jails

but during the night an angel of the

Lord opened the doors of the jail and

brought them out

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go stand in the temple courts he said

and tell the people the full message of

this new life

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Daybreak they entered the temple courts

as they had been told and began to teach

the people

when the high priest and his associates

arrived they call together the Sanhedrin

the full assembly of the Elders of

Israel and sent to the jail for the

apostles but on arriving at the jail the

officers did not find them there

so they went back and reported we found

the jail securely locked with a God

standing at the doors but

when we opened them we found no one

inside

on hearing this report the captain of

the temple guard and the chief priests

were puzzled wondering what would come

of this then someone came and said look

the menu for in jail are standing in the

temple courts teaching the people after

that the captain went with his officers

and brought the apostles

did not use Force because they feared

that the people would Stone them

having brought the apostles they made

them appear before the Sanhedrin to be

questioned by the high priest

we gave you strict orders not to teach

in this name he said yet you have fill

Jerusalem with your teaching

and are determined to make us guilty of

this man's blood

Peter and the other Apostles replied we

must obey God rather than men

the god of our fathers raised Jesus from

the dead whom you had killed by hanging

him on a tree God exalted him to his own

right hand

as Prince and savior

that he might give repentance and

forgiveness of sins to Israel

we Are Witnesses of these things

and so is the holy spirit whom God has

given to those who obey him

when they heard this they were Furious

and wanted to put them to death but a

Pharisee named gamalia a teacher of the

law who was honored by all the people

stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered

that the men be put outside for a little

while

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then he addressed them

men of Israel

consider carefully

what you intend to do

to these men

some time ago fear disappeared

claiming to be somebody

and about

400 men rallied to him

he was killed

all his followers were dispersed

and it all

came to nothing

after him

Judas the Galilean appeared in the days

of the census and led a band of people

in Revolt

he too

was killed

and all his followers were scattered

therefore

in the present case

I advise you

leave these men alone

let them go

for if their purpose or activity is of

human origin it will fail

but if it is from God

you will not be able to stop these men

you will only find yourselves fighting

against

God

his speech persuaded them

they call the apostles in and had them

flogged

then they ordered them not to speak in

the name of Jesus and let them go

the apostles left the Sanhedrin

rejoicing because they had been counted

worthy of suffering disgrace for the

name

day after day in the temple courts and

from house to house they never stopped

teaching and proclaiming the good news

that Jesus is the Christ

in those days when the number of

disciples was increasing

The Grecian Jews among them complained

against the hebraic Jews because their

widows were being overlooked in the

daily distribution of food

so the twelve gathered all the disciples

together and said it would not be right

for us to neglect the ministry of the

word of God in order to wait on tables

rathers choose seven men from among you

who are known to be full of the spirit

and wisdom

we will turn this responsibility over to

them

we'll give our attention to prayer in

the ministry of the word

this proposal pleased the whole group

they chose Stephen A Man full of faith

and of the Holy Spirit also Philip for

chorus nikonur Timon parminus and

Nicholas from Antioch a convert to

Judaism

they presented these men to the apostles

who prayed and laid their hands on them

so the word of God spread

the number of disciples in Jerusalem

increased rapidly and a large number of

priests became obedient to the faith

now Stephen A Man full of God's grace

and power did great wonders and

miraculous signs among the people

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opposition arose however from members of

the synagogue of the freed men as it was

called Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as

well as the provinces of Silesia and

Asia these men began to argue with

Stephen

but they could not stand up against his

wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke

then they secretly persuaded some men to

say

we have heard Stephen speak words of

blasphemy against Moses and against God

so they stirred up the people and the

elders and the teachers of the law They

seized Stephen and brought him before

the Sanhedrin

they produced false Witnesses who

testified this fellow never stopped

speaking against this holy place and

against the law for we have heard him

say that this Jesus of Nazareth will

destroy this place and change their

Customs Moses handed down to us

talks to each other all who are sitting

in the Sanhedrin looked intently at

Stephen and they saw that his face was

like the face of an Angel

then the high priest asked him are these

charges true

to this he replied brothers and fathers

listen to me

the god of Glory

appeared to Our Father Abraham while he

was still in Mesopotamia

before he lived in haran

leave your country and your people God

said and go to the land I will show you

so he left the land of the Chaldeans and

settled in Iran

after the death of his father God sent

him to this land where you are now

living

he gave him no inheritance here not even

a foot of ground

but

God promised him

that he and his descendants after him

would possess the land

even though at that time Abraham had no

child

God spoke to him in this way

your descendants will be strangers in a

country not their own and they will be

enslaved and mistreated 400 years but I

will punish the nation they serve as

slaves God said and afterward they will

come out of that country and worship me

in this place

that he gave Abraham the Covenant of

circumcision

and Abraham became the father of Isaac

and circumcised him eight days after his

birth

later Isaac became the father of Jacob

and Jacob became the father of the

twelve Patriarchs because the Patriarchs

were jealous of Joseph they sold him as

a slave into Egypt but God was with him

and rescued him from all his troubles

he gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to

gain the Good Will of pharaoh king of

Egypt

so he made him ruler

over Egypt and all his Palace then a

famine struck all Egypt and Canaan

bringing great suffering

and our fathers could not find food

when Jacob heard that there was grain in

Egypt

he sent our fathers on their first visit

on their second visit

Joseph told his brothers who he was

and Pharaoh learned about Joseph's

family

after this

Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his

whole family

75 in all and Jacob went down to Egypt

where he and our fathers died

their bodies were brought back to him

and placed in a tomb

that Abraham had bought from the sons of

hamur at shechem for a certain sum of

money

as the time Drew near

for God to fulfill his promise to

Abraham

the number of our people in Egypt

greatly increased

then another king who knew nothing about

Joseph

became ruler of Egypt

he dealt treacherously with our people

and oppressed our forefathers by forcing

them to throw out their newborn babies

so that they would die at that time

Moses was born and he was no ordinary

child

three months he was cared for in his

father's house

when he was placed outside

Pharaoh's daughter

took him and brought him up as her own

son

Moses was educated in all the wisdom of

the Egyptians and was powerful in speech

and action

when Moses was 40 years old

he decided to visit his fellow

Israelites

he saw one of them being mistreated by

an Egyptian

so he went to his defense and Avenged

him by killing the Egyptian Moses

thought

that his own people would realize that

God was using him to rescue them

not

the next day Moses Came Upon two

Israelites who were fighting

he tried to reconcile them by saying men

you were brothers why do you want to

hurt each other

but the man who was mistreating the

other pushed Moses aside and said who

made you ruler and judge over us

do you want to kill me as you killed the

Egyptian yesterday

when Moses heard this he fled to medin

or he settled as a foreigner and had two

sons

after 40 years had passed an angel

appeared to Moses in the Flames of a

burning bush in the desert near Mount

Sinai

when he saw this he was amazed at the

site

as he went over to look more closely

he heard the Lord's voice

I am the god of your fathers the god of

Abraham Isaac

and Jacob

Moses trembled with fear and did not

dare to look

then the Lord said to him take off your

sandals the place where you are standing

is Holy Ground

I have indeed seen

the oppression

of my people

in Egypt I have heard their groaning and

have come down to set them free

now come

I will send you back to Egypt

this is the same Moses whom they had

rejected with the words who made you

ruler and judge

he was sent to be their ruler and

deliverer by God himself through the

angel who appeared to him in the bush

he led them out of Egypt

and did wonders and miraculous signs in

Egypt at the Red Sea for 40 years in the

desert this is that Moses who told the

Israelites God will send you a prophet

like me from your own people

he was in the assembly in the desert

with the angel who spoke to him on Mount

Sinai and with our fathers

and he received

living words to pass on to us

but our fathers refused to obey him

instead they rejected him and in their

hearts turned back to Egypt they told

Aaron make us Gods who will go before us

as for this fellow Moses who led us out

of Egypt we don't know what has happened

to him that was the time they made an

idol in the form of a calf

they brought sacrifices to it and held a

celebration in honor of what their hands

had made

but God turned away

and gave them over to the worship of the

heavenly bodies

this agrees with what is written in the

book of the prophets

did you bring me sacrifices and

offerings 40 years in the desert o House

of Israel

you have lifted up the shrine of Molech

and the star of your God rifon the idols

you made to worship

therefore I will send you into Exile

Beyond Babylon

our forefathers had the Tabernacle of

the testimony with them in the desert

it had been made as God directed Moses

according to the pattern he had seen

having received the Tabernacle

our fathers under Joshua brought it with

them when they took the land from the

Nations God drove out before them

it remained in the land

until the time of David

who enjoyed God's favor and asked that

he might provide a dwelling place for

the god of Jacob

but it was Solomon

who built a house for him

however

the most high does not live in houses

made by men

as the prophet says Heaven is my throne

and the Earth is my footstool

what kind of house will you build for me

says the Lord

oh where will my resting place be has

not my hand

made all these things

you're stiff-necked people

with uncircumcised hearts and ears

you're just like your fathers you always

resist the Holy Spirit was there ever a

prophet your fathers did not persecute

they even killed those who predicted the

coming of the righteous one and now you

have betrayed and murdered him you

who have received the law that was put

into effect through Angels but have not

obeyed it

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when they heard this they were Furious

and gnashed their teeth at it

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but Stephen Full of the Holy Spirit

looked up to heaven and saw the glory of

God and Jesus standing at the right hand

of God look he said

I see Heaven open

and the son of man standing at the right

hand of God

yes they covered their ears yelling at

the top of their voices they all rushed

him

dragged him out of the city and began to

Stone

[Music]

meanwhile the witnesses laid their

clothes at the feet of a young man named

Saul

while they were stoning in Stephen Fray

Lord Jesus received my spirit

then he fell on his knees

[Applause]

Cried Out Lord do not hold his sin

against them

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Saul was there

giving approval to his death

on that day a great persecution broke

out against the church in Jerusalem all

except the apostles scattered throughout

Judea and Samaria

Godly men buried Steve born deeply

Saul began to destroy the church going

from house to house he dragged off men

and women and put them in prison

those who had been scattered preached

the word wherever they went

Philip went down to a city in Samaria

and proclaimed the Christ there

When the Crowds heard Philip and saw the

miraculous signs he did they all paid

close attention to what he said with

shrieks evil spirits came out of many

and many paralytics and cripples were

healed so there was great joy in that

City

now for some time a man named Simon had

practiced sorcery in the city and amazed

all the people of Samaria

[Music]

he boasted that he was someone great and

all the people both high and low gave

him their attention and exclaimed this

man is the divine power

known as the great power

they followed him because he had amazed

them for a long time with his magic

[Music]

but when they believed Philip as he

preached the good news of the kingdom of

God in the name of Jesus Christ they

were baptized both men and women Simon

himself believed and was baptized and he

followed Philip everywhere astonished by

the Great Signs and miracles he saw

when the apostles in Jerusalem

heard that Samaria had accepted the word

of God

they said Peter and John to them

when they arrived they prayed for them

that they might receive the holy spirit

because the Holy Spirit did not yet come

upon any of them they had simply been

baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus

then Peter and John placed their hands

on them and they received the Holy

Spirit

foreign

when Simon saw that the spirit was given

at the laying on of the Apostles hands

he offered them money and said give me

also this ability so that everyone on

whom I Lay My Hands may receive the Holy

Spirit

Peter answered may your money perish

with you

because you thought you could buy the

gift of God with money

you have no part or share in this

ministry because your heart is not right

before God

repent of this wickedness and pray to

the Lord

perhaps he will forgive you for having

such a thought in your heart

for I see that you are full of

bitterness

and captive to sin

then Simon answered pray to the Lord for

me

so that nothing you have said

may happen to me

when they had testified and proclaimed

the word of the Lord Peter and John

returned to Jerusalem preaching the

gospel in many Samaritan villages

now an angel of the Lord said to Philip

go south to the road

the desert road

that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza

[Music]

so we started out

thank you

and on his way he met an Ethiopian

eunuch an important official in charge

of all the treasury of Candace Queen of

the Ethiopian

this man had gone to Jerusalem to

worship and on his way home was sitting

in his Chariot reading the book of

Isaiah the prophet

the spirit told Philip go to that

Chariot and stay near it then Philip ran

up to the Chariot and heard the man

reading Isaiah the prophet

foreign

How can I

unless someone explains it to me

so he invited Philip to come up and sit

with it

the eunuch was reading this passage of

scripture he was led like a sheep to the

slaughter and as a lamb before the

Shearer is silent so he did not open his

mouth in his humiliation he was deprived

of Justice

who can speak of his descendants for his

life was taken from the earth the eunuch

ask Philip tell me please who is the

prophet talking about it himself or

someone else

then Philip began with that very passage

of scripture and told him the good news

about Jesus

as they traveled along the road they

came to some water and the eunuch said

look

I'm tired

and he gave orders to stop the Chariot

then both Philip and the eunuch went

down into the water and Philip baptized

when they came up out of the water the

spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip

away oh

and the eunuch did not see him again but

went on his way rejoicing

[Laughter]

Philip however appeared at azitus and

traveled about preaching the gospel in

all the towns until he reached cesarea

meanwhile Saul was still breathing out

murderous threats against the Lord's

disciples

he went to the high priest and asked him

for letters to the synagogues in

Damascus so that if he found any there

who belonged to the way whether men or

women he might take them as prisoners to

Jerusalem

[Music]

as he neared the masses on his journey

suddenly a light from Heaven flashed

around

[Music]

he fell to the ground and Heard a Voice

say to him

Saul

Saul

why do you persecute me

who are you Lord

Saul asked

I am Jesus

whom you are persecuted he replied

now get up and go into the City and you

will be told what you must do

men traveling with Saul stood there

speechless they heard the sound but did

not see anyone

[Music]

Saul got up from the ground but when he

opened his eyes he could see nothing

so they let him by the hand into

Damascus

for three days he was blind and did not

eat or drink anything

in Damascus there was a disciple named

ananias the Lord called to him in a

vision

ananias

yes Lord

he answered

the Lord told him

go to the house of Judas on Straight

Street

and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul

for he is praying

in a vision he has seen a man named

ananias come place his hands on him to

restore his sight

Lord ananias answered

I've heard many reports about

navola harm he has done to your Saints

in Jerusalem

and he has come here with authority from

the chief priests

to arrest all who call on your name

but the Lord said to ananias go

this man is My Chosen instrument to

carry my name before the Gentiles and

their kings and before the people of

Israel

I will show him how much he must suffer

for my name

then ananias went to the house and

entered it

foreign

placing his hands on Saul he said

brother soul

the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on

the road as you are coming here has sent

me

so that you may see again

and be filled with the Holy Spirit

immediately something like scales fell

from Saul's eye and he could see again

[Laughter]

he got up and was baptized and after

taking some food he regained his

strength

Saul spent several days with the

disciples in Damascus at once he began

to preach in the synagogues that Jesus

is the son of God

all those who heard it were astonished

and asked isn't he the man who raised

havoc in Jerusalem among those who call

on this name

and doesn't he come here to take them as

prisoners to the chief priests

yet Saul grew more and more powerful and

baffled the Jews living in Damascus by

proving that Jesus is the Christ

after many days had gone by the Jews

conspired to kill him

but Saul learned of their plan

day and night they kept close watch on

the city gates in order to kill him but

his followers took him by night and

lured him in a basket through an opening

in the wall

[Music]

thank you

when he came to Jerusalem he tried to

join the disciples but they were all

afraid of not believing that he really

was a disciple

but Barnabas took him

brought him to the apostles

oh

he told them how Saul on his journey had

seen the Lord and that the Lord had

spoken to him

and how in Damascus he had preached

fearlessly in the name of Jesus

so Saul stayed with him and moved about

freely in Jerusalem

King boldly In The Name Of The Lord

he talked and debated with the Grecian

Jews but they tried to kill him

when the brothers learned of this they

took him down to cesarean and sent him

off to Tarsus

then the church throughout Judea Galilee

and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace

it was strengthened

and encouraged by the Holy Spirit

it grew in numbers

living in the fear of the Lord

as Peter traveled about the country

he went to visit the Saints in Lida

there he found a man named Aeneas

paralytic who'd been bedridden for eight

years Aeneas Peter said to him Jesus

Christ heals you get up and take care of

your mat immediately Aeneas got up

all those who lived in light on Sharon

saw him

and turn to the Lord

it was a disciple named Tabitha

which when translated as Dorcas

who was always doing good and helping

the poor

your body was washed and placed in an

upstairs room

Elida was near Joppa so when the

disciples heard that Peter was

enlightened they sent two men to him and

urged him please come at once

Peter went with them and when he arrived

he was taken upstairs to the room

all the widows stood around him crying

and showing him the robes and other

clothing that Dorcas had made while she

was still with them

Peter sent them all out of the room

then he got down on his knees and prayed

turning toward the dead woman he said

Tabitha

get up

she opened her eyes

seeing Peter she sat up

took her by the hand and helped her to

her feet

then he called the Believers and the

widows and presented her to them alive

ah this became known all over Joppa and

many people believed in the Lord

Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with

a Tanner named Simon

at cesarea there was a man named

Cornelius a centurion in what was known

as the Italian regiment

he and all his family were devout and

God-fearing he gave generously to those

in need and prayed to God regularly

one day at about three in the afternoon

he had a vision

he distinctly saw an angel of God who

came to him and said

Cornelius

Cornelius stared at him in fear what is

it Lord he asked the angel answered your

prayers and gifts to the poor have come

up as a memorial offering before God

now send men to Joppa to bring back a

man named Simon who is called Peter

he is staying with Simon the Tanner

whose house is by the sea

when the angel who spoke to him had gone

Cornelius called two of his servants and

a devout soldier who was one of his

attendants

he told him everything that had happened

and sent them to Joppa

about noon the following day as they

were on their journey and approaching

the city Peter went up on the roof to

pray

he became hungry and wanted something to

eat and while the meal was being

prepared he fell into a trance

he saw heaven open and something like a

large sheep being let down to Earth by

its Four Corners

it contained all kinds of four-footed

animals as well as reptiles of the earth

and birds of the air

that I've always told him get up Peter

kill and eat surely not Lord Peter

replied I have never eaten anything

impure or unclean The Voice spoke to him

a second time do not call anything

impure that God has made clean

this happened three times

immediately the sheet was taken back to

heaven

while Peter was wondering about the

meaning of the vision the men sent by

Cornelius found out where Simon's house

was and stopped at the gate they called

out asking if Simon who was known as

Peter was staying there

while Peter was still thinking about the

vision the spirit said to him Simon

three men are looking for you

so get up and go downstairs

do not hesitate to go with them for I

have sent them

Peter went down and said to the men I'm

the one you're looking for

why have you come the men replied we

have come from Cornelius the Centurion

he's a righteous and God-fearing man

who's respected by all the Jewish people

a Holy Angel told him to have you come

to his house so that he could hear what

you have to say then Peter invited the

man into the house to be his guests

the next day Peter started out with them

and some of the brothers from Joppa went

along

the following day he arrived in caesarea

Cornelius was expecting them that had

called together his relatives and close

friends

as Peter entered the house Cornelius met

him and fell at his feet in reverence

but Peter made him get up

stand up he said I am only a man myself

talking with him Peter went inside and

found a large Gathering of people he

said to them you are well aware that it

is against our law for a Jew to

associate with a gentile or visit him

but God has shown me that I should not

call any man impure or unclean

so when I was sent for I came without

raising any objection

may I ask what you sent for me Cornelius

answered four days ago

I was in my house praying at this hour

at three in the afternoon

suddenly

a man in shining clothes stood before me

and said

Cornelius

God has heard your prayer and remembered

your gifts to the poor

send to Joppa for Simon who was called

Peter

he is a guest in the home of Simon the

Tanner who lives by the sea

so I sent for you immediately and it was

good enough to come

now we are all here in the presence of

God

to listen to everything the Lord has

commanded you to tell us then Peter

began to speak

I now realize how true it is that God

does not show favoritism but accepts men

from

Every Nation who fear Him and do what is

right

you know the message God sent to the

people of Israel telling the good news

of peace through Jesus Christ who was

Lord of all

you know what has happened throughout

Judea beginning in Galilee after the

baptism

that John preached how God anointed

Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit

and power and how he went around doing

good and healing all who were under the

power of the devil

because God was with him

we Are Witnesses of everything he did in

the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem

they killed him by hanging him on a tree

but God raised him from the dead on the

third day and caused him to be seen

he was not seen by all the people but by

Witnesses whom God had already chosen by

us who wait and drank with him

after he rose from the dead

he commanded us to preach to the people

and to testify that he is the one whom

God appointed as judge of the living and

the dead

all the prophets testify about him that

everyone who believes in Him receives

forgiveness of sins through his name

while Peter was still speaking these

words the Holy Spirit came on all who

heard the message

the circumcised believers who would come

with Peter were astonished at the gift

of the Holy Spirit had been poured out

even on the Gentiles for they heard them

speaking in tongues and praising God

then Peter said

can anyone keep these people from being

baptized with water

they have received the Holy Spirit just

as we have

so he ordered that they'd be baptized in

the name of Jesus Christ

then they asked Peter to stay with them

the apostles and the brothers throughout

Judea heard that the Gentiles also had

received the word of God

so when Peter went up to Jerusalem the

circumcised Believers criticized him and

said he went into the heart of

uncircumcised men and ate with them

Peter began and explained everything to

them precisely as it had happened

I was in the city of Joppa

praying

and in a trance I saw a vision

I saw something like a large sheet

being let down from heaven by its Four

Corners

and it came down to where I was

I looked into it

four-footed animals of the earth wild

beasts

reptiles and birds of the air

then I Heard a Voice telling me

get up Peter

kill and eat

I replied surely not Lord

nothing impure or unclean has ever

entered my mouth

The Voice spoke from Heaven a second

time

do not call anything impure that God has

made clean

this happened three times and then it

was all pulled up to heaven again

right then three men

who had been sent to me from caesarea

stopped at the house where I was staying

the spirit told me to have no hesitation

about going with them

these Six Brothers also went with me

and we entered the man's house

he told us

how he had seen an angel appear in his

house

and say sent to Joppa for Simon who is

called Peter

he will bring you a message through

which you and all your household will be

saved

as I began to speak

the Holy Spirit came on them as he had

come on us at the beginning

then I remembered what the Lord had said

John baptized with water

but you will be baptized with the Holy

Spirit

so if God gave them

the same gift as he gave us

who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ

who was I to think that I could oppose

God

when they heard this they had no further

objections and praised God saying so

then

God has granted even the Gentiles

repentance unto life

now those who had been scattered by the

persecution in connection with Stephen

traveled as far as phenicia Cyprus

an Antioch telling the message only to

Jews

some of them however

men from Cyprus and Cyrene went to

Antioch and began to speak to Greeks

also

telling them the good news about the

Lord Jesus

the Lord's hand was with them

and a great number of people believed

and turn to the Lord

news of this

reached the ears of the church at

Jerusalem

and they sent Barnabas to Antioch

when he arrived

and saw the evidence of the grace of God

he was glad

and encouraged them all to remain true

to the Lord with all their hearts

he was a good man

full of the Holy Spirit and faith

and a great number of people were

brought to the Lord

then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for

Saul

and when he found him he brought him to

Antioch

so for a whole year Barnabas and Saul

met with the church

taught great numbers of people

the disciples were called Christians

first at Antioch

during this time

some Prophets

came down from Jerusalem to Antioch

one of them named

agabus

stood up and through the spirit

predicted that a severe famine would

spread over the entire Roman world

this happened during the reign of

Claudius

the disciples each according to his

ability

decided to provide help for the Brothers

Living in Judea

this they did sending their gift to the

elders by Barnabas and Saul

it was about this time that King Herod

arrested some who belonged to the church

intending to persecute

foreign

he had James the brother of John

put to death with the sword

foreign

[Music]

the Jews he proceeded to seize Peter

also

this happened during the Feast of

unleavened bread

[Music]

after arresting him he put him in prison

handing him over to be guarded by four

squads of Four soldiers each

Herod intended to bring him out for

public trial after the Passover

so Peter was kept in prison but the

church was earnestly praying to God for

him

the night before Herod was to bring him

to trial Peter was sleeping Between Two

Soldiers bound with two chains and

centuries stood guard at the entrance

suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared

and a light Shone in the Sun

he struck Peter on the side and woke him

up quick get up he said

and the chains fell off Peter's wrist

then the angel said to him

put on your clothes and sandals

and Peter did so

[Music]

dropped your cloak around you and follow

me

the angel told him

Peter followed him out of the prison but

he had no idea that what the angel was

doing was really happening he thought he

was seeing a vision

past the first and second guard he came

to the Iron Gate leading to the city

[Music]

it opened for them by itself and the and

they threw it

[Music]

when they had walked the length of one

street suddenly the angel left him

then Peter came to himself and said

now I know without a doubt that the Lord

sent his Angel and rescued me from

herod's clutches and from everything the

Jewish people were anticipating

[Laughter]

when this had dawned on him he went to

the house of Mary the mother of John

also called Mark where many people had

gathered and were praying

Peter knocked at the outer entrance and

a servant girl named Rhoda came to

answer the door

when she recognized Peter's voice she

was so Overjoyed she ran back without

opening it and exclaimedia at the door

you're out of your mind they told her

when she kept insisting that it was so

they said it must be his angel

but Peter kept on knocking

and when they opened the door and saw

him they were astonished

Peter motioned with his hand for them to

be quiet and described how the Lord had

brought him out of prison

[Music]

tell James and the brothers about this

she said and then he left for another

place

[Music]

in the morning there was no small

commotion among the soldiers as to what

had become of Peter

after Herod had a thorough search made

for him and did not find him he

cross-examined the guards and ordered

that they be executed

then Herod went from Judea to cesarea

and stayed there a while

he'd been quarreling with the people of

tire and Simon they now joined together

and sought an audience with him

having secured the support of blasts a

trusted personal servant of the king

they asked for peace because they

depended on the king's country for their

food supply

on the appointed day Herod wearing his

Royal robes sat on his throne and

delivered a public address to the people

they shouted

this is the voice of a God not of a man

immediately because Herod did not give

praise to God an angel of the Lord

struck him down and he was eaten by

worms and died

[Music]

get back

but the word of God continued to

increase and spread

when Barnabas and Saul had finished

their mission they returned from

Jerusalem taking with them John also

called Mark

in the church at Antioch there were

prophets and teachers Barnabas Simeon

called Niger Lucius of Cyrene manaian

who had been brought up with Herod the

tetrarch and Saul he is with me while

they were worshiping the Lord in fasting

the holy spirit said set apart for me

Barnabas and Saul for the work to which

I have called them

so after they had fasted and prayed they

placed their hands on them and sent them

off

the two of them sent on their way by the

Holy Spirit went down to Celestia and

sailed from there to Cyprus when they

arrived at solomus they proclaimed the

word of God in the Jewish synagogues

John was with them as their helper they

traveled through the whole island until

they came to Pappas there they met a

Jewish Sorcerer And false prophet named

bar Jesus who was an attendant of the

pro-counsel sergius paulus

the pro Council and intelligent man sent

for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted

to hear the word of God but alimas the

sorcerer for that is what his name means

oppose them and tried to turn the

pro-counsel from the faith then Saul who

was also called Paul filled with the

Holy Spirit looks straight at alimas and

said you

are a child of the devil and an enemy of

everything that is right

you are full of all kinds of Deceit and

trickery

will you never stop perverting the right

ways of the Lord

hand of the Lord is against you you are

going to be blind and for a time you

will be unable to see the light of the

sun immediately Miss times

seeking someone to lead him by the hand

when the pro Council side happened he

believed but he was amazed at the

teaching about them

[Applause]

[Music]

from Pappas Paul and His companion sail

to perga in pamphetia where John left

them to return to Jerusalem

from perga they went on to presidian

Antioch

on the Sabbath they entered the

synagogue and sat down

after the reading from the law and the

prophets the synagogue rulers sent word

to them saying

Brothers if you have a message of

encouragement for the people please

speak

standing up Paul motioned with his hand

and said men of Israel

and you Gentiles who worship God

listen to me

the god of the people of Israel chose

our fathers

he made the people Prosper during their

stay in Egypt

with Mighty power he led them out of

that country

he endured their conduct for about 40

years in the desert

he overthrew Seven Nations in Canaan

and gave their land to his people as

their inheritance all this took about

450 years

after this

God gave them judges

until the time of Samuel the prophet

then the people

act for a king

and he gave them Saul son of Kish of The

Tribe of Benjamin who ruled 40 years

after removing Saul

he made David their King

he testified concerning him

I have found David's son of Jesse a man

after my own heart

he will do everything I want him to do

from this man's descendants

God has brought to Israel

the Savior Jesus

as he promised

before the coming of Jesus John preached

repentance and baptism to all the people

of Israel

as John was completing his work he said

who do you think I am I'm not that one

no but he is coming after me whose

sandals I'm not worthy to untie

Brothers children of Abraham

and you God-fearing Gentiles it is to us

that this message of Salvation has been

sent

the people of Jerusalem and their rulers

did not recognize Jesus

yet in condemning him they fulfilled the

words of the prophets that are read

every Sabbath

though they found no proper ground for a

death sentence they asked pilate to have

him executed

when they had carried out all that was

written about him

they took him down from the tree

and laid him in a tomb

but

God raised him from the dead and for

many days he was seen by those who had

traveled with him From Galilee to

Jerusalem they are now his witnesses to

our people

we tell you the good news what God

promised our fathers he has fulfilled

for us their children by raising up

Jesus

as it is written in the second Psalm you

are my son today I have become your

father

the fact that God raised him from the

dead never to Decay is stated in these

words

I will give you the holy and sure

blessings promised to David

so it is stated elsewhere you will not

let your Holy One see decay

four when David had served God's purpose

in his own generation

he fell asleep

he was buried with his fathers and his

body decayed but the one whom God raised

from the dead did not see decay

[Music]

therefore my brothers I want you to know

that through Jesus the Forgiveness of

sins is proclaimed to you

[Laughter]

foreign

everyone who believes

is Justified from everything you could

not be justified from by the law of

Moses

that what the prophets have said

does not happen to you

look you scoffers wander and perish

for I am going to do something in your

days that you would never believe

even if someone told you

as Paul and Barnabas were leaving the

synagogue the people invited them to

speak further about these things on the

next Sabbath

when the congregation was dismissed many

of the Jews and devout converts to

Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who

talked with them and urged them to

continue in the grace of God

on the next Sabbath almost the whole

city gathered to hear the word of the

Lord

when the Jews saw the crowds they were

filled with jealousy and talked

abusively against what Paul was saying

then Paul and Barnabas answered them

boldly we had to speak the word of God

to you first

since you're ejected and do not consider

yourselves worthy of eternal life we now

turn to the Gentiles

for this is what the Lord has commanded

us

I have made you a light for the Gentiles

that you may bring Salvation to the ends

of the Earth

[Applause]

but the Gentiles heard this they were

glad and honored the word of the Lord

and all who were appointed for eternal

life believed

the word of the Lord spread through the

whole region

but the Jews incited the God-fearing

women of high standing and the leading

men of the city they stirred up

persecution against Paul and Barnabas

and expelled them from their region

[Music]

so they shook the dust from their feet

and protest against them and went to

Iconium and the disciples were filled

with joy and with the Holy Spirit

[Music]

at Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as

usual into the Jewish synagogue

there they spoke so effectively that a

great number of Jews and Gentiles

believed but the Jews who refused to

believe stirred up the Gentiles and

poisoned their minds against the

brothers

so Hall and Barnabas spent considerable

time there speaking boldly for the Lord

who confirmed the message of his grace

by enabling them to do miraculous signs

and wonders

the people of the city were divided some

sided with the Jews others with the

apostles

there was a plot of foot among the

Gentiles and Jews together with their

leaders to mistreat them and stone them

but they found out about it and fled to

the lyconian cities of lystra and durb

into the surrounding country where they

continued to preach the good news

in lystra there said a man crippled in

his feet who was lame from birth and had

never walked

he listened to Paul as he was speaking

[Music]

[Music]

Paul looked directly at him saw that he

had Faith to be healed and called out

on your feet

[Music]

foreign

[Music]

when the crowd saw what Paul had done

they shouted in the laconian language

the gods have come down to us in human

form

Barnabas they call Zeus and Paul they

called Hermes because he was the chief

speaker

priest of Zeus whose Temple was just

outside the city brought bulls and

wreaths to the city Gates because he and

the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices too

but when the apostles Barnabas and Paul

heard of this they tore their clothes

and rushed out into the crowd shouting

[Music]

we too are only men

human like you

we are bringing you good news

telling you to turn from these worthless

things

to the Living God

who made heaven

and Earth

and see

to everything

in them

in the past

he let all nations go their own way

yet he has not left himself without

testimony he has shown kindness by

giving you rain from heaven and crops in

their seasons

provide you with plenty of food

and fills your hearts with joy

even with these words they had

difficulty keeping the crowd from

sacrificing to them

then some Jews came from Antioch and

Iconium and won the crowd over

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whatever

they stolen Paul and dragged him outside

the city thinking he was dead

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mom

but after the disciples had gathered

around him he got up and went back into

the city

the next day he and Barnabas left for

Derby they preached the good news in

that City and won a large number of

disciples

then they returned to lystra a conium

and Antioch strengthening the disciples

and encouraging them to remain true to

the faith

we must go through many hardships to

enter the kingdom of God they say

all in Barnabas appointed Elders for

them in each Church

and with prayer and fasting committed

them to the Lord in whom they had put

their trust

after going through presidia they came

into pamphelia

and when they had preached the word in

purga they went down to Italia from

Italia they sailed back to Antioch where

they had been committed to the grace of

God for the work they had now completed

on arriving there they gathered the

church together and reported all that

God had done through them

and how he had opened the door of Faith

to the Gentiles

they stayed there a long time with the

disciples

some men came down from Judea to Antioch

and were teaching the brothers unless

you were circumcised according to the

custom taught by Moses you cannot be

saved now this brought Paul and Barnabas

into sharp dispute and debate with them

so Paul and Barnabas were appointed

along with some other believers to go up

to Jerusalem and see the apostles and

Elders about this question

the church sent them on their way and as

they traveled through phenicia and

Samaria

they told how the Gentiles had been

converted

this news made all the brothers very

glad

when they came to Jerusalem they were

welcomed by the church and the apostles

and Elders to whom they reported

everything God had done through them

then some of the Believers who belonged

to the party of the Pharisees stood up

and said

the Gentiles must be circumcised and

required to obey the law of Moses the

apostles and Elders met to consider this

question

after much discussion Peter got up and

addressed them

Brothers

you know that some time ago God made a

choice among you but the Gentiles might

hear from my lips

the message of the gospel and believe

God who knows the heart showed that he

accepted them

by giving the Holy Spirit to them just

as he did to us

he made no distinction between us and

Them

for he purified their hearts by faith

now then why do you try to test God

by putting on the necks of the disciples

a yoke that neither we nor our fathers

have been able to bear

no we believe it is through grace of our

Lord Jesus

that we are saved

just as they are

the whole assembly became silent as they

listened to Barnabas and Paul

telling about the miraculous signs and

wonders God had done among the Gentiles

through them

when they finished James spoke up

Brothers

listen to me

Simon has described to us how God at

first showed his concern by taking from

the Gentiles of people for himself

the words of the prophets are in

agreement with this

as it is written

after this I will return and rebuild

David's Fallen tent it's ruins I will

rebuild and I will restore it

that the remnant of men may seek the

Lord and all the Gentiles who bear my

name says the Lord Who does these things

that have been known for ages

it is my judgment therefore

that we should not make it difficult for

the Gentiles who are turning to God

instead

we should write to them

telling them to abstain from food

polluted by Idols from sexual immorality

from the meat of strangled animals

and from blood

for Moses has been preached in every

city from the earliest times and is read

in the synagogues on every Sabbath

then the apostles and Elders were the

whole church decided to choose some of

their own men and send them to Antioch

with Paul and Barnabas they chose Judas

called barsabas and Silas two men who

were leaders among the brothers

with them they sent the following letter

the apostles and Elders your brothers

to the Gentile Believers in Antioch

Syria and cilicia

greetings

we have heard that some went out from us

without our authorization

and Disturbed you

troubling your minds by what they said

so we all agreed to choose some men and

send them to you with our dear friends

Barnabas and Paul

men who have risked their lives for the

name of our Lord Jesus Christ

therefore we are sending Judas and Silas

to confirm By Word of Mouth what we are

writing

it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to

us not to burden you with anything

beyond the following requirements

you are to abstain from food sacrifice

to idols

from blood

from the meat of strangled animals

and from sexual immorality

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you will do well to avoid these things

farewell

the men were sent off and went down to

Antioch where they gathered the church

together and delivered the letter

the people read it and were glad for its

encouraging message Judas and Silas who

themselves were prophets said much to

encourage and strengthen the brothers

after spending some time there they were

sent off by the brothers with the

blessing of peace to return to those who

had sinned but Paul and Barnabas

remained in Antioch where they and many

others taught and preached the word of

the Lord

sometime later Paul said to Barnabas

let us go back and visit the brothers in

all the towns where we preach the word

of the Lord

and see how they're doing

Barnabas wanted to take John also called

Mark with them but Paul did not think it

wise to take him because he had deserted

them in pamphilia and had not continued

with them in the work

they had such a sharp disagreement that

they parted company Barnabas took Mark

and sailed for Cyprus

with Paul chose Silas and left

commended by the brothers to the grace

of the war

he went through Syria and Silesia

strengthening the churches

he came to durb and then to lystra where

a disciple named Timothy lived whose

mother was a Jewish and a Believer but

whose father was a Greek

the brothers elister and Iconium spoke

well of it Paul wanted to take him along

on the journey so he circumcised him

because of the Jews who lived in that

area for they all knew that his father

was a Greek

foreign

as they traveled from town to town they

delivered the decisions reached by the

apostles and Elders in Jerusalem for the

people to obey

so the churches were strengthened in the

faith and grew daily in numbers

Paul and his companions traveled

throughout the region of parigia and

galatia having been kept by the Holy

Spirit from preaching the word in the

province of Asia

when they came to the border of mycia

they tried to enter Bethania but the

spirit of Jesus would not allow them to

so they passed by mice and went down to

troas

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during the night Paul had a vision of a

man of Macedonia standing and begging

him

come over to Macedonia and help us

after Paul had seen the vision we got

ready at once to leave for Macedonia

concluding that God had called us to

preach the gospel to them

from troas we put out to see in sail

straight for samath race and the next

day on to neapolis from there we travel

to Philippi a Roman colony and the

leading city of that District of

Macedonia and we stayed there several

days

on the Sabbath we went outside the city

gate to the river where we expected to

find a place of Prayer

we sat down and began to speak to the

women who had gathered there

one of those listening was a woman named

Lydia a dealer in purple cloth from the

city of thyatira who was a worshiper of

God

the Lord opened her heart to respond to

Paul's message

when she and the members of her

household were baptized she invited us

to her home

if you consider me a believer in the

Lord she said come and stay at my house

and she persuaded us

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once when we were going to the place of

prayer we were met by a slave girl who

had a Spirit by which she predicted the

future

she earned a great deal of money for her

owners by fortune telling

this girl followed Paul and the rest of

the shouting these men are Servants of

the most high God who are telling you

the way to be

sick she kept us up for many days

finally Paul became so troubled that he

turned around and said to the spirit in

the name of Jesus Christ I command you

to come out of her

at that moment the spirit left

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when the owners of the slave girl

realized that their hope of making money

was gone

They seized Paul and Silas and dragged

them into the marketplace to face the

authorities

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they brought them before the magistrates

and said these men are Jews now throwing

our city into an uproar by advocating

Customs unlawful for us Romans to accept

or practice

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the crowd joined in the attack against

Paul and silence

and the magistrates ordered them to be

stripped and beaten

foreign

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they were thrown into prison and the

Jailer was commanded to guard them

carefully

upon receiving such orders he put them

in the Inner Cell and fastened their

feet in the stocks

about midnight Paul and Silas were

praying and singing hymns to God

the other prisoners were listening to

them

suddenly such a violent earthquake that

the foundations of the prison were

shaped

at once all the prison doors flew and

everybody's chains came loose

Taylor woke up

and when he saw the prison doors open he

drew his sword and was about to kill

himself because he thought the prisoners

had escaped

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but Paul shouted but do not harm

yourself

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the Jailer called for lights rushed in

and fell trembling before Paul and Silas

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he then brought them out and asked

answers

what must I do to be saved

they replied believe in the Lord Jesus

and you'll be saved

you and your household

then they spoke the word of the Lord to

him

and to all the others in his house

at that hour of the night the Jailer

took them and washed their wounds

then immediately he and all his family

were baptized

the Jailer brought them into his house

and set a meal before them he was filled

with joy because he had come to believe

in God he and his whole family

when it was Daylight the magistrates

sent their officers to the Jailer with

the order released his men

the Jailer told Paul the magistrates

have ordered that you and Silas be

released

now you can leave

go in peace

but Paul said to the officers

they beat us publicly without a trial

even though we are Roman citizens

and threw us into prison

and now

do they want to get rid of us quietly

no

let them come themselves and escort us

out

foreign

ERS reported this to the magistrates and

when they heard that Paul and Silas were

Roman citizens they were alarmed

they came to appease them and escorted

them from the prison requesting them to

leave the city

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after Paul and Silas came out of the

prison they went to Lydia's house where

they met with the brothers and

encouraged them

then they left

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when they had passed through amphipolis

and Apollonia they came to thessalonica

where there was a Jewish synagogue

as his custom was Paul went into the

synagogue and on three Sabbath days he

reasoned with them from the scriptures

explaining and proving that the Christ

had to suffer and rise from the dead

this Jesus I am proclaiming to you is

the Christ he said

some of the Jews were persuaded and

joined Paul and Silas as did a large

number of God-fearing Greeks and not a

few prominent women

but the Jews were jealous so they

rounded up some bad characters from The

Marketplace formed a mob and started a

riot in the city

they rushed to Jason's house in search

of Paul and Silas in order to bring them

out to the crowd

but when they did not find them they

dragged Jason and some other brothers

before the city officials shouting

these men

who of course travel all over the world

have now come here

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Jason has welcomed them into his house

they are all defying Caesar's decrees

saying that there is another king

one called Jesus

when they heard this the crowd and the

city officials were thrown into turmoil

then they made Jason and the others post

bond and let them go

as soon as it was night the brothers

sent Paul and Silas away to Berea

on arriving there they went to the

Jewish synagogue

now the bereans were of more noble

character than the Thessalonians

for they received the message with great

eagerness

examined the scriptures every day to see

if what Paul said was true

many of the Jews believed

as did also a number of prominent Greek

women and many Greek men

on the Jews and thessalonica learned

that Paul was

preaching the word of God at Berea

they went there too

agitating the crowds

stirring them up

the brothers immediately sent Paul to

the coast but Silas and Timothy stayed

at Berea

The Men Who escorted Paul brought him to

Athens and then left with instructions

for Silas and Timothy to join him as

soon as possible

while Paul was waiting for them in

Athens he was greatly distressed to see

that the city was full of idols

so he reasoned in the synagogue with the

Jews and the God-fearing Greeks as well

as in the marketplace day by day with

those who happen to be there

a group of Epicurean and stoic

philosophers began to dispute with them

some of them asked what is this bad

blood trying to say

others remarked

deems to be advocating foreign gods

they said this because Paul was

preaching the Good News about Jesus and

the resurrection

then they took him and brought him to a

meeting of the areopagus where they said

to him

may we know what this new teaching is

that you are presenting you are bringing

some strange ideas to our ears and we

want to know what they mean

all the Athenians and the foreigners who

live there spent their time doing

nothing but talking about and listening

to the latest ideas

Paul then stood up in the meeting of the

areopagus and said men of Athens

I see that in every way you are very

religious

for as I walked around and looked

carefully at your objects of worship

I even found an altar with this

inscription to an unknown God

now but you worship is something unknown

I am going to Proclaim to you

The God Who made the world

and everything in it

is the Lord of Heaven and Earth

and does not live in temples built by

hands

and he has not served by human hands as

if he needed anything

because he himself

gives all men life and breath

and everything else

from one man

he made every nation of men that they

should inhabit the whole Earth

and he determined the time set for them

and the exact places where they should

live God did this so that men would seek

Him and perhaps reach out for him and

find him

though he is not far from each one of us

for in him we live and move and have our

being as some of your own poets have

said

we are his offsprings

therefore

since we are God's Offspring we should

not think that the Divine being is like

gold or silver or stone an image made by

man's designed and skilled

in the past God overlooks such ignorance

but now

He commands all people everywhere

to repent

for he has said a day

when he will judge the world with

Justice

by the man he has appointed

he has given proof of this to all men

by raising him from the dead

when they heard about the resurrection

of the Dead some of them sneered

but others said we want to hear you

again on this subject

but that Paul left the council

a few men became followers of Paul and

believed

among them was dionysius a member of the

areopagus also a woman named Damaris and

a number of others

after this Paul left Athens and went to

Corinth there he met a Jew named Aquila

a native of pontus who had recently come

from Italy with his wife Priscilla

because Claudius had ordered all the

Jews to leave Rome

Paul went to see them and because he was

a Tent Maker as they were he stayed and

worked with them

every Sabbath he reasoned in the

synagogue trying to persuade Jews and

Greeks

when Silas and Timothy came from

Macedonia Paul devoted himself

exclusively to preaching testifying to

the Jews that Jesus was the Christ

but when the Jews opposed Paul and

became abusive he shook out his clothes

in protest and said to them your blood

be on your own heads

I am clear of my responsibility

from now on I will go to the Gentiles

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then Paul left the synagogue and went

next door to the house of tishius

justice a worshiper of God

Christmas the synagogue ruler and his

entire household believed in the Lord

and many of the Corinthians who heard

him believed and were baptized

one night the Lord spoke to Paul in a

vision

do not be afraid

keep on speaking

do not be silent

for I Am With You that no one is going

to attack and harm you because I have

many people in this city

so Paul stayed for a year and a half

teaching them the word of God

while galio was pro-consul of Ikea the

Jews made a United attack on Paul and

brought him into court

this man

they charged is persuading the people to

worship God in ways contrary to the law

just as Paul was about to speak galio

said to the Jews

if you Jews were making a complaint

about some misdemeanor or serious crime

it would be reasonable for me to listen

to you

but since it involves questions about

words and names and your own law

settle the matter yourselves

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I will not be a judge of such things so

he had them ejected from the court

and they all turned on sustanies the

synagogue ruler and beat him in front of

the court but galio showed no concerned

Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time

then he left the brothers in sailed for

Syria accompanied by Priscilla and

Aquila before he sailed he had his hair

cut off at chancheria because of a vow

he had taken

they arrived at Ephesus where Paul left

Priscilla in Aquila he himself went into

the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews

when they asked him to spend more time

with him he declined

but as he left he promised

I will come back

if it is God's will

then he said sail from Ephesus when he

landed at cesarea he went up and greeted

the church and then went down to Antioch

after spending some time in Antioch Paul

set out from there and traveled from

place to place throughout the region of

galatia and parigia strengthening all

the disciples

meanwhile a Jew named Apollos the native

of Alexandria came to Ephesus he was a

learned man with a thorough knowledge of

the scriptures

he had been instructed in the way of the

Lord and he spoke with great fervor and

talked about Jesus accurately though he

knew only the baptism of John

he began to speak boldly in the

synagogue

when Priscilla and Aquila heard him they

invited him to their home and explained

to him the way of God more adequately

when Apollos wanted to go to IKEA the

brothers encouraged him and wrote to the

disciples there to welcome him

on arriving he was a great help to those

who by Grace had believed for he

vigorously refuted the Jews in public

debate proving from the scriptures that

Jesus was the Christ

while Apollos was at Corinth Paul took

the road through the interior and

arrived at Ephesus

there he found some disciples and asked

them did you receive the Holy Spirit

when you believed they answered no we

have not even heard there is a Holy

Spirit

so Paul asked them and what baptism did

you receive John's baptism they replied

Paul said John's baptism was a baptism

of repentance

he told the people to believe in the one

coming after him that is in Jesus

on hearing this they were baptized into

the name of the Lord Jesus

When Paul placed his hands on them the

Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke

in tongues and prophesied

there were about 12 men and all

entered the synagogue and spoke boldly

there for three months arguing

persuasively about the kingdom of God

but some of them became

obstinate

they refused to believe and publicly

malign the way

so Paul left them he took the disciples

with them and had discussions daily in

the lecture hall of tyranus

this went on for two years so that all

the Jews and Greeks who lived in the

province of Asia heard the word of the

Lord

God did extraordinary Miracles through

Paul

so that even handkerchiefs aprons that

had touched him were taken to the sick

their illnesses were cured and the evil

spirits left them

some Jews who went around driving out

evil spirits trying to invoke the name

of the Lord Jesus over those who were

demon-possessed

they would say

in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches

I command you to come out

seven sons of skiva a Jewish Chief

priest were doing this

and one day the evil spirit answered

them Jesus I know and I know about Paul

but who are you

then the man who had the evil spirit

jumped on them and overpowered them all

he gave them such a beating that they

ran out of the house naked and bleeding

when this became known to the Jews in

Greeks living in Ephesus they were all

seized with fear in the name of the Lord

Jesus was held in high honor

many of those who believe now came and

openly confessed their evil Deeds

a number who had practiced sorcery

brought their Scrolls together and

burned them publicly

when they calculated the value of the

Scrolls the total came to 50 000

drachmanas

in this way the word of the Lord spread

widely and grew in power

after all this had happened Paul decided

to go to Jerusalem passing through

Macedonia and Ikea

after I have been there he said

I must visit Rome also

he sent two of his helpers Timothy and

erastus to Macedonia while he stayed in

the province of Asia a little longer

about that time there arose a great

disturbance about the way

a Silversmith named Demetrius who made

silver shrines of artists brought in no

little business for the crafts

he called them together along with the

workmen in related trades and said well

you know we receive a good income from

this business

and you see and hear how this fellow

Paul as convinced and led astray large

numbers of people here in Ephesus and in

practically the whole province of Asia

he says

that man-made gods are no Gods at all

there's danger

not only that our trade will lose its

goodness

but also

Temple of the great goddess Artemis what

we described it

and the goddess herself whose worshiped

throughout the province of Asia and the

world

will be robbed of our divine Majesty

when they heard this they were Furious

and began shouting

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break this optimism

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soon the whole city was in an upward

the people seized Gaius and aristarchus

Paul's traveling companions from

Macedonia and rushed as one man into the

theater Paul wanted to appear before the

crowd but the disciples would not let

him

even some of the officials of the

province friends of Paul send him a

message begging him not to venture into

the theater

the assembly was in confusion some were

shouting one thing some another most of

the people did not even know why they

were there

the Jews pushed Alexander to the front

and some of the crowd shouted

instructions to him

he motioned for silence in order to make

a defense before the people

but when they realized he was a Jew they

all shouted in unison for about two

hours

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the city clerk quieted the crowd and

said men of Ephesus doesn't all the

world know

that the city of Ephesus is the guardian

of the Temple of the great Artemis

and of her image which fell from heaven

therefore

since these facts are undeniable

you ought to be quiet and not do

anything fresh

you have brought these men here though

they have neither robbed temples

nor blasphemed our goddess

if then Demetrius

and his fellow Craftsmen have a

grievance against anybody

the courts are open

and there are pro-consuls they can press

charges

if there is anything further you want to

bring up

it must be settled in a legal assembly

as it is we are in danger of being

charged with rioting because of today's

events

in that case we would not be able to

account for this commotion since

there is no reason for it

after he had said this he dismissed the

assembly

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foreign

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foreign

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Paul sent for the disciples

after encouraging them said goodbye and

set out for Macedonia

he traveled through that area speaking

many words of encouragement to the

people

and finally arrived in Greece where he

stayed three months

because the Jews made a plot against him

just as

decided to go back through Macedonia

son of pirates from Berea

aristarchus and segundas from

thessalonica guys from Derby Timothy

also in titicus and trophymus from the

province of Asia

these men went on ahead and waited for

us at Trojas

and we sailed from the Philippi after

the Feast of unleavened bread

and five days later joined the others at

trolls where we stayed seven days

foreign

on the first day of the week we came

together to break bread

Paul spoke to the people and because he

intended to leave the next day kept on

talking until midnight

there were many lamps in the upstairs

room where we were meeting

seated in a window as a young man named

uticus who was sinking into a deep sleep

as Paul talked on and on

when he was sound asleep he fell to the

ground from the third stories and was

picked up dead

Paul went down threw himself on the

young man and put his arms around him

don't be alarmed he said

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ah he's alive

then he went upstairs again and broke

bread

after talking until daylight he left

people took the young man home alive and

were greatly comforted

went on ahead to the ship and sailed for

Asos where we were going to take Paul

aboard

he had made this Arrangement because he

was going there on foot when he met us

at Asos we took him aboard and went on

to mentally

the next day we set sail from there and

arrived off kiosk the day after that we

crossed over to Samus and on the

following day arrived at melitus Paul

had decided to sail past Ephesus to

avoid spending time in the province of

Asia for he was in a hurry to reach

Jerusalem if possible by the day of

Pentecost

from melitas Paul sent to Ephesus for

the Elders of the church when they

arrived he said to them you know how I

lived the whole time I was with you from

the first day I came into the province

of Asia

I serve the Lord with great humility

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and with tears although I was severely

tested by the plots of the Jews

you know that I have not hesitated to

preach anything that would be helpful to

you

but have taught you publicly and from

house to house

I have declared to both Jews and Greeks

that they must turn to God in Repentance

and have faith in our lord Jesus

and now compelled by the spirit

I am going to Jerusalem not knowing what

will happen to me there

I only know that in every city the Holy

Spirit warns me that prison and

hardships are facing me

however

I consider my life worth nothing to me

if only I may finish the race

and complete the task the Lord Jesus has

given me

the task of testifying to the gospel of

God's grace

now I know

that none of you

among whom I have gone about preaching

the kingdom

will ever see me again

are therefore

I declare to you today

but I am innocent of the blood of all

men

for I have not hesitated

to Proclaim to you

the whole will of God

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keep watch over yourselves

and all the flock

of which the Holy Spirit has made you

overseers

be Shepherds of the Church of God which

he bought with his own blood

I know that after I leave Savage wolves

will come in among you and will not

spare the flock even from your own

number men will arise and distort the

truth

in order to draw away disciples after

them

so be on your guard

remember

that for three years I never stopped

warning each of you night and day with

tears

now

I commit you to God

and to the word of his grace

which Can Build You Up

and give you an inheritance among all

those who are sanctified

I have not coveted anyone's silver or

gold or clothing

you yourselves know that these hands of

mine have supplied my own needs

and the needs of my companions

and everything I did I showed you that

by this kind of hard work

we must help the weak remembering the

words

the Lord Jesus himself said

it is more blessed to give

than to receive

when he had said this he knelt down with

all of them and prayed

they all wept as they embraced him and

kissed him

what grieved the most was his statement

that they would never see his face again

then they accompanied him to the ship

after we had torn ourselves away from

them we put out to sea and sail straight

to cause

the next day we went to roads and from

there to patara

we found a ship crossing over to

phenicia went on board and set sail

after citing Cyprus and passing to the

south of it we sailed on to Syria

we landed a tire where our ship was to

unload its cargo

finding the disciples there we stayed

with them seven days through the spirit

they urged Paul not to go on to

Jerusalem

but when our time was up we left and

continued on our way

all the disciples and their wives and

children accompanied us out of the city

and there on the beach we knelt to prey

after saying goodbye to each other we

went aboard the ship and they returned

home

we continued our Voyage from tire and

landed at ptolemus where we greeted the

brothers and stayed with them for a day

leaving the next day we reached cesarea

and stayed at the house of Philip the

Evangelist one of the seven

he had four unmarried daughters who

prophesied

after we had been there a number of days

a prophet named agabus came down from

Judea

coming over to us he took Paul's belt

tied his own hands and feet with it and

said the holy spirit says

in this way the Jews of Jerusalem will

bind the owner of this belt

and will hand him over to the Gentiles

when we heard this we and the people

there pleaded with Paul not to go up to

Jerusalem

then Paul answered why are you weeping

and Breaking My Heart

I am ready not only to be bound

but also to die in Jerusalem for the

name of the Lord Jesus

when he would not be dissuaded we gave

up and said

the Lords will be done

after this we got ready and went up to

Jerusalem

some of the disciples from cesarea

accompanied us and brought us to the

home of manasana where we were to stay

he was a man from Cyprus in one of the

early disciples when we arrived at

Jerusalem the brothers received his

warmly

the next day Paul and the rest of us

went to see James and all the elders

were present

Paul greeted them and reported in detail

what God had done among the Gentiles

through his ministry

when they heard this they praised God

then they said to Paul

you see brother

how many thousands of Jews have believed

and all of them are zealous for the law

they have been informed that you teach

all the Jews who live among the Gentiles

to turn away from Moses

telling them not to circumcise their

children

or live according to our customs

what shall we do

they will certainly hear that you have

come

so do what we tell you

that are four men with us who have made

a vow

take these men

join in their purification rights and

pay their expenses

so that they can have their heads shaved

then everybody will know there is no

truth in these reports about you

but but you yourself are living in

obedience to the law

as for the Gentile believers

we have written to them our decision

that they should abstain from food

sacrifice to Idols from blood from the

need of strangled animals and from

sexual immorality

the next day Paul took them in and

purified himself along with them then he

went to the temple to give notice of the

date when the days of purification would

end and the offering would be made for

each other

foreign

when the seven days were nearly over

some Jews from the province of Asia saw

Paul at the temple they stirred up the

whole crowd and seized him shouting men

all

help

her against our people and by law and

this place

besides

he has brought Greeks into the temple

area and he fired this holy

holy oh

they had previously seen trophinus the

Ephesian and the city with Paul and

assumed that Paul had brought him into

the temple area

the whole city was aroused and the

people came running from all directions

seizing Paul they dragged him from the

temple and immediately the gates were

shut

while they were trying to kill him news

reached the commander of the Roman

troops that the whole city of Jerusalem

was in an uproar

he had once took some officers and

soldiers and ran down to the crowd

and the writers saw the commander his

soldiers they stopped beating Paul the

commander came up and arrested him and

ordered him to be bound with two chains

then he asked who he was and what he had

done

some in the crowd shouted one thing and

some another and since the commander

could not get it the truth because of

the Uproar he ordered that Paul be taken

into the barracks

oh

my god

when Paul reached the steps the violence

of the mob was so great he had to be

carried by the soldiers

crowd that Fallen kept shouting away

with him

as the soldiers were about to take Paul

into the barracks he asked the commander

something to you do you speak Greek he

replied

onto the Egyptian who started a revolt

and led 4 000 terrorists out into the

desert some time ago Paul answered

I am a Jew

from Tarsus in cilicia a citizen of No

Ordinary City

please let me speak to the people

having received the Commander's

permission Paul stood on the steps and

motioned to the crowd

when they were all silent he said to

them in Aramaic

Brothers

and fathers

listen now to my defense when they heard

him speak to them in Aramaic they became

very quiet

then Paul said I am a Jew

born in Tarsus of cilicia

but brought up in the city

under Gamaliel I was thoroughly trained

in the law of our fathers and was just

as zealous for God

as any of you are today

I persecuted

the followers of this way

to their death

arresting both men and women and

throwing them into prison

is also the high priest and all the

council can testify

I even obtained letters from them to

their brothers in Damascus

and went there to bring these people as

prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished

about noon

as I came near Damascus

suddenly a bright light from Heaven

flashed around me

I fell to the ground and Heard a Voice

say to me

Saul

Saul why do you persecute me

who are you Lord I asked

I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are

persecuting

he replied

my companions Saw the Light

but they did not understand the voice of

him who was speaking to me

what shall I do Lord I asked

get up the Lord said

and go into Damascus

there you will be told all

that you have been assigned to do

my companions let me by the hand into

Damascus because the Brilliance of the

light had Blinded Me

foreign

anias came to see me

he was a devout Observer of the law

and highly respected by all the Jews

living there

he stood beside me and said

brother Saul

receive your sight

and at that very moment I was able to

see him

then he said

God of our fathers has chosen you

to know his will

and to see the righteous one

and to hear words from his mouth

you will be his witness to all men of

what you have seen and heard

and now what are you waiting for get up

be baptized and wash your sins away

calling on his name

when I return to Jerusalem and was

praying at the temple I fell into a

trance

and saw the Lord speaking

quick he said to me leave Jerusalem

immediately because they will not accept

your testimony about me

Lord I reply

these men know that I went from one

synagogue to another

to imprison and beat those who believe

in you

and when the blood of your martyr

Stephen was shed I stood there giving my

approval and guarding the clothes of

those who were killing him

then the Lord said to me

go

I will send you far away to the Gentiles

the crowd listened to Paul until he said

this then they raised their voices and

shouted with the Earth of him he

as they were shouting and throwing off

their cloaks and flinging dust into the

air the commander ordered Paul to be

taken into the barracks he directed that

he be flogged and questioned in order to

find out why the people were shouting at

him like this

foreign

Paul said to the Centurion standing

there is it legal for you to flog a

Roman citizen who hasn't even been found

guilty

when the Centurion heard this he went to

the commander and reported it

what are you going to do he asked this

man is a Roman citizen

the commander went to Paul and asked

tell me

are you a Roman citizen

yes I am he answered then the commander

said

I had to pay a big price for my

citizenship

but I was born a citizen Paul replied

those who are about to question him

withdrew immediately the commander

himself was alarmed when he realized

that he had put Paul a Roman citizen in

Chains

the next day since the commander wanted

to find out exactly why Paul was being

accused by the Jews he released him and

ordered the chief priests and all the

Sanhedrin to assemble then he brought

Paul and had him stand before them

all looked straight at the Sanhedrin and

said my brothers

I have fulfilled my duty to God in all

good conscience to this day at this the

high priest ananias ordered those

standing near Paul to strike him on the

mouth

then Paul said to him God will strike

you you whitewashed wall

you sit there to judge me according to

the law yet you yourself violate the law

by commanding that I be struck those who

were standing near Paul said you dare to

insult God's high priest

Paul replied

Brothers

I did not realize that he was the high

priest

or it is written

do not speak evil about the ruler of

your people then Paul knowing that some

of them were Sadducees and the others

Pharisees called out in the Sanhedrin my

brothers

I am a Pharisee

the son of a Pharisee

I stand on trial because of my hope and

the resurrection of the Dead when he'd

sent this the dispute broke out between

the Pharisees and the Sadducees and the

assembly was divided

the Sadducees say that there is no

resurrection and that there are neither

angels nor spirits but the Pharisees

acknowledge them all

there was a great uproar and some of the

teachers of the law who were Pharisees

stood up and argued vigorously

we find nothing wrong with this man said

what if a spirit

or an angel has spoken to him

dispute became so violent that the

commander was afraid Paul would be Torn

to Pieces by them he ordered the troops

to go down and take him away from them

by force and bring him into the barracks

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the following night the Lord stood near

Paul and said take courage

as you have testified about me in

Jerusalem so you must also testify in

Rome

the next morning the Jews formed a

conspiracy and bound themselves with an

oath not to eat or drink until they had

killed Paul more than 40 men were

involved in this plot

they went to the chief priests and

elders and we have taken solemn oath

not to eat anything until we have killed

Paul

now then

you and the Sanhedrin petition the

commander to bring him before you on the

pretext of wanting more accurate

information about his case we are ready

to kill him before he gets here

but when the son of Paul's sister heard

of this plot

he went into the barracks and told Paul

then Paul called one of the centurions

and said take this young man of the

commander he has something to tell him

so he took him to the commander the

Centurion said

Paul The Prisoner sent from in

ask me to bring this young man to you

because he has something to tell you

Amanda

took the young man by the hand Drew him

aside and asked him what is it do you

want to tell me

he said

the Jews have agreed to ask you to bring

Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow

on the pretext of wanting more accurate

information about him

don't give in to them because more than

40 of them are waiting in Ambush for him

they have taken an oath not to eat or

drink until they've killed him

they are ready now waiting for your

consent to their request

the commander dismissed the young man

and cautioned him

then he called two of his centurions and

ordered them and get ready a Detachment

of 200 soldiers 70 Horsemen and 200

spearmen to go to cesarea it's not

tonight

provide mounts for Paul so that he may

be taken safely to Governor Felix

he wrote a letter as follows Claudius

lysius to his Excellency Governor Felix

greetings

this man was seized by the Jews and they

were about to kill him but I came with

my troops and rescued him for I had

learned that he is a Roman citizen I

wanted to know why they were accusing

him so I brought him to their Sanhedrin

I found that the accusation had to do

with questions about their law but there

was no charge against him that deserved

death or imprisonment

when I was informed of a plot to be

carried out against a man I sent him to

you at once I also ordered his accusers

to present to you their case against him

so the soldiers carrying out their

orders took Paul with them during the

night and brought him as far as

antipastrous

the next day they let the Cavalry go on

with him while they returned to the

barracks

when the Cavalry arrived in caesarea

they delivered the letter to the

governor and handed Paul over to him

the governor read the letter and asked

what province he was from learning that

he was from Silesia he said I will hear

your case when your accusers get here

then he ordered that Paul be kept under

guard in herod's Palace

five days later the high priest ananias

went down to cesarea with some of the

elders and a lawyer named tertullis and

they brought their charges against Paul

before the governor

foreign

when Paul was called in tertullis

presented his case before Felix

we have enjoyed a long period of Peace

under you

and your foresight has brought about

reforms in this nation everywhere and in

every way most excellent Felix

we acknowledge this with profound

gratitude but

in order not to worry you further I

would request that you be kind enough to

hear us briefly

we have found this man to be a

troublemaker

stirring up riots among the Jews all

over the world

he is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect

and even tried to desecrate the temple

so we seized him

by examining him yourself you will be

able to learn the truth about all these

charges we are bringing against him the

Jews joined in the accusation asserting

that these things were true

when the governor motioned for him to

speak Paul replied I know that for a

number of years you have been a judge

over this nation so I gladly make my

defense

you can easily verify that no more than

12 days ago I went up to Jerusalem to

worship

my accusers did not find me arguing with

anyone at the temple

or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues

or anywhere else in the city

and they cannot prove to you the charges

they are now making against me

however I admit that I worship the god

of Our Fathers as a follower of the way

which they call a sect

I believe everything

that agrees with the law and that is

written in the prophets and I have the

same hope in God as these men

that there will be a resurrection of

both the righteous and the wicked

so

I strive always to keep my conscience

clear before God and man

after an absence of several years I came

to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts

for the poor and to present offerings

I was ceremonially clean when they found

me in the temple courts doing this

there was no crowd with me nor was I

involved in any disturbance

but there are some Jews from the

province of Asia who ought to be here

before you and bring charges if they

have anything against me

or these who are here should State what

crime they found in me when I stood

before the Sanhedrin

unless

it was this one thing I shouted as I

stood in their presence

it is concerning the resurrection of the

Dead that I am on trial before you today

then Felix who was well acquainted with

the way adjourned the proceedings

when lysius the commander comes

he said I will decide your case

he ordered the Centurion to keep Paul

under guard but to give him some freedom

and permit his friends to take care of

his needs

several days later Felix came with his

wife Drusilla who was a Jewish

he sent for Paul and listened to him as

he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus

as Paul discoursed on righteousness

self-control and the judgment to come

Felix was afraid and said that's enough

for now

you may leave

when I find it convenient I will sin for

you

at the same time he was hoping that Paul

would offer him a bribe

so he sent for him frequently and talked

with him

when two years had passed Felix was

succeeded by porcious Festus but because

Felix wanted to Grant a favor to the

Jews he left Paul in prison

three days after arriving in the

province Festus went up from cesarea to

Jerusalem where the chief priests and

Jewish leaders appeared before him and

presented the charges against Paul

they urgently requested Festus as a

favor to them to have Paul transferred

to Jerusalem

for they were preparing an ambush to

kill him along the way

Festus answered Paul is being held at

cesare and I myself am going there soon

let some of your leaders come with me

and press charges against the man there

if he's done anything wrong

after spending eight or ten days with

them he went down to cesarea and the

next day he convened the court and

ordered that Paul be brought before him

when Paul appeared the Jews who had come

down from Jerusalem stood around him

bringing many serious charges against

him which they could not prove

then Paul made his defense I have done

nothing wrong against the law of the

Jews

or against the temple or against Caesar

Festus wishing to do the Jews a favor

said to Paul are you willing to go up to

Jerusalem

and stand trial before me there on these

charges Paul answered I am now standing

before Caesar's Court where I ought to

be tried

I have not done any wrong to the Jews as

you yourself know very well

if however

I am guilty of doing anything deserving

death I do not refuse to die but

if the charges brought against Me by

these Jews are not true

no one has the right to hand me over to

them

I appeal to Caesar

after Festus had conferred with his

counsel he declared you have appealed to

Caesar

to Caesar you will go

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a few days later King Agrippa and

Bernice arrived at cesarea to pay their

respects to Festus

since they were spending many days there

Festus discussed Paul's case with the

King he said there is a man here whom

Felix left as a prisoner

when I went to Jerusalem the chief

priests and Elders of the Jews brought

charges against him and asked that he be

condemned

I told them that it is not the Roman

custom to hand over any man before he

has faced his accusers and has had an

opportunity to defend himself against

their charges

when they came here with me I did not

delay the case but convened the court

the next day

and ordered the man to be brought in

when his accusers got up to speak they

did not charge him with any of the

crimes I'd expected

instead they had some points of dispute

with him about their own religion

and about a dead man named Jesus whom

Paul claimed was alive

I was at a loss how to investigate such

matters

so I asked if he'd be willing to go to

Jerusalem and stand trial there on these

charges

when Paul made his appeal to be held

over for the emperor's decision

I ordered him held until I could send

him to Caesar

then Agrippa said to Festus I would like

to hear this man myself

he replied tomorrow you will hear him

[Music]

the next day Agrippa and Bernice came

with great Pomp and entered the audience

room with the high-ranking officers and

the leading men of the city

at the command of Festus Paul was

brought in

Festus said King Agrippa

and all who are present with us you see

this man the whole Jewish Community has

petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and

here in cesarea shouting that he ought

not to live any longer

I found he had done nothing deserving of

death

but because he made his appeal to the

emperor I decided to send him to Rome

but I have nothing definite to write to

his majesty about him

therefore I have brought him before all

of you and especially before you king of

gripper

so that as a result of this

investigation I may have something to

write for I think it is unreasonable to

send on a prisoner without specifying

the charges against him

then Agrippa said to Paul you have

permission

to speak for yourself

so Paul motioned with his hand and began

his defense King Agrippa

I consider myself fortunate to stand

before you today as I make my defense

against all the accusations of the Jews

and especially so because you are well

acquainted with all the Jewish customs

and controversies

therefore I beg you to listen to me

patiently

the Jews all know the way I have lived

ever since I was a child from the

beginning of my life in my own country

and also in Jerusalem

they have known me for a long time

and can testify if they are willing that

according to the strictest sect of our

religion

I lived as a Pharisee

and now it is because of my hope in what

God has promised our fathers that I am

on trial today

this is the promise our Twelve Tribes

are hoping to see fulfilled as they

earnestly serve God day and night

O King

it is because of this hope

that the Jews are accusing me

why should any of you consider it

incredible that God raises the Dead

I too was convinced that I ought to do

all that was possible

to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth

and that is just what I did in Jerusalem

on the authority of the chief priests I

put many of the Saints in prison

and when they were put to death

I cast my vote against him

many a Time

I went from one synagogue to another

to have them punished and I tried to

force them to blaspheme

in my obsession against them I even went

to foreign cities

to persecute them

on one of these Journeys

I was going to Damascus

with the authority and commission

of the chief priests

about noon O King as I was on the road

I saw a light from heaven

brighter than the sun

blazing around me and my companions

we all fell to the ground and I heard a

voice saying to me in Aramaic Saul Saul

why do you persecute me

it is hard for you to kick against the

goads

then I asked who are you Lord

I am Jesus whom you are persecuting

the Lord replied

now

get up and stand on your feet

I have appeared to you to appoint you as

a servant and as a witness

of what you have seen of me and what I

will show you

I will rescue you from your own people

and from the Gentiles

I am sending you to them to open their

eyes

and turn them

Darkness to light

and from the power of Satan to God

so that they may receive forgiveness of

sins

and a place among those who are

Sanctified by faith in me

[Music]

so then King Agrippa I was not

disobedient to the vision from heaven

first to those in Damascus then to those

in Jerusalem and in all Judea and to the

Gentiles also I preached that they

should repent and turn to God and prove

their repentance by their deeds

that is why the Jews seized me in the

temple courts and tried to kill me

but

I have had God's help to this very day

and so I stand here and testify to small

and great alike

I am saying nothing beyond what the

prophets and Moses said would happen

that the Christ would suffer and as the

first to rise from the dead would

Proclaim light to his own people and to

the Gentiles at this point Festus

interrupted Paul's defense you're out of

your mind Paul he shouted your great

learning is driving you insane

I am not insane most excellent Festus

Paul replied

what I am saying is true and reasonable

the king is familiar with these things

and I can speak freely to him

I am convinced

that none of this has escaped his notice

because it was not done in a corner

King Agrippa

do you believe the prophets

I know you do

then Agrippa said to Paul

do you think that in such a short time

you can persuade me to be a Christian

Paul replied short time or long

I pray God that not only you

but all

who are listening to me today

may become what I am

except for these chains

the king Rose and with him the governor

and Bernice and those sitting with them

they left the room

and while talking with one another they

said this man is not doing anything that

deserves death or imprisonment Agrippa

said to Festus this man could have been

set free if he had not appealed to

Caesar

when it was decided that we would sail

for Italy Paul and some other prisoners

were handed over to a centurion named

Julius who belonged to the Imperial

regiment

we boarded a ship from andromythium

about to sail for ports along the coast

of the province of Asia and we put out

to see

Iris Stark is a Macedonian from

thessalonica was with us

the next day we landed at sidon

and Julius in kindness to Paul

allowed him to go to his friends so they

might provide for his needs

from there

he put out to sea again

and passed to the Lee of Cyprus because

the winds were against us

when we had sailed across the Open Sea

off the coast of Silesia and panthelia

we landed at Myra in lyce

there the Centurion founded alexandrian

ship sailing for Italy and put us on

board

we made slow Headway for many days and

had difficulty arriving off snedus

when the wind did not allow us to hold

our course we sailed to the Lee of Crete

opposite salmon

we moved along the coast with difficulty

and

came to a place called Fair Havens near

the town of lacia

much time had been lost and sailing had

already become dangerous because by now

it was after the fast

so Paul warned them men

I can see that our Voyage is going to be

disastrous

and bring great loss to ship and cargo

and to our own lives also

but the Centurion instead of listening

to what Paul said followed the advice of

the pilot and of the owner of the ship

since the harbor was unsuitable to

Winter in the majority decided that we

should Sail on hoping to reach Phoenix

and winter there

this was a harbor in Crete facing both

Southwest and Northwest

when a gentle South Wind began to blow

they thought they had obtained what they

wanted so they weighed anchor and sailed

along the shore of Crete

before very long a wind of hurricane

Force called the northeast or swept down

from the island

the ship was caught by the storm and

could not head into the wind so we gave

way to it and were driven along as we

passed to the Lee of a small island

called khada we were hardly able to make

the Lifeboat secure when the men had

hoisted it aboard they passed ropes

under the ship itself to hold it

together fearing that they would run

aground on the sandbars of circus they

lured the sea anchor and let the ship be

driven along we took such a violent

battery from the storm the next day they

began to throw the cargo over

on the third day they threw the ship's

tackle overboard with their own hands

when neither sun or Stars appeared for

many days and the storm continued raging

we finally gave up all hope of being

saved

after the men had gone a long time

without food Paul stood up before them

and said man

you should have taken my advice not to

sail from Crete

then you would have spared yourselves

this damage and loss

but

now I urge you to keep up your courage

because not one of you will be lost

only the ship will be destroyed

last night an angel of the god whose I

am and whom I serve Stood Beside Me and

said

do not be afraid Paul

you must stand trial before Caesar

and God has graciously given you the

lives of all who sail with you

so

keep up your couragement

for I have faith in God that it will

happen just as he told me

nevertheless we must run aground on some

Island

on the 14th night we were still being

driven across the Adriatic Sea but about

midnight the sailors sense they were

approaching land

they took soundings and found that the

water was 120 feet deep

a short time later they took soundings

again and found it was 90 feet deep

fearing that we would be dashed against

the Rocks they brought four anchors from

the stern and prayed for daylight

in an attempt to escape from the ship

the sailors let the Lifeboat down into

the sea pretending they were going to

lure some anchors from the bow

then Paul said to the Centurion and the

soldiers

let's stay with the ship you cannot be

saved

and

[Music]

foreign

[Music]

let it fall away

[Music]

[Music]

Just Before Dawn Paul urged them all to

eat

for the last 14 days he said you have

been in constant suspense and have gone

without food you haven't eaten anything

now I urge you

to take some food

you need it to survive

not one of you will lose a single hair

from his head

after he said this he took some bread

and gave thanks to God in front of them

all then he broke it and began to eat

they were all encouraged and ate some

food themselves

altogether there were 276 of us on board

when they had eaten as much as they

wanted they lightened the ship by

throwing the grain into the sea

and daylight came they did not recognize

the land but they saw a bay with a sandy

beach where they decided to run the ship

aground if they could Cutting Loose the

anchors they left them in the sea and at

the same time untied the ropes that held

the runners then they hoisted the forcel

to the wind and made for the beach but

the ship struck a sandbar and ran

aground the bow stuck fast and would not

move and the stern was broken to Pieces

by the pounding of the surf soldiers

planned to kill the prisoners to prevent

any of them from swimming away and

escaping

turian wanted to spare Paul's life and

kept them from carrying out their plan

he ordered those who could swim to jump

overboard first and get to land the rest

were to get their own flanks for on

pieces of the ship

in this way everyone reached land and

safety

one safely on Shore we found out that

the island was called Malta

the Islanders showed us unusual kindness

they built a fire and welcomed us all

because it was raining and cold

Paul gathered a pile of Brushwood and as

he put it on the fire a Viper driven out

by their feet fastened itself on his

head

the Islanders saw the snake hanging from

his hand they said to each other this

man must be a murderer

whether he escaped from the sea

justice has not allowed him to live

Paul shook the snake off into the fire

and suffered no ill effects

the people expected him to swell up or

suddenly fall dead

but after waiting a long time and seeing

nothing unusual happen to him they

changed their minds and said he was a

god

there was an estate nearby that belonged

to Publius the chief official of the

island

he welcomed us to his home and for three

days entertained as hospitably

his father was sick in bed suffering

from fever and dysentery

Paul went in to see him and after prayer

placed his hands on him and healed him

[Music]

oh

this should happen the rest of the sick

on the island came and were cured

honored us in many ways

and when we were ready to sail they

furnished us with the supplies we needed

after three months we put out the sea in

a ship that had wintered in the island

it was an alexandrian ship with the

figurehead of the twin Gods Castor and

Pollux

we put in at Syracuse and stayed there

three days

from there we set sail and arrived at

regium

the next day the south wind came up and

on the following day we reached putioli

there we found some brothers who invited

us to spend a week with them

and so we came to Rome

the brothers there had heard that we

were coming and they travel as far as

the Forum of appius and the three

taverns to meet us

at the site of these men Paul thanked

God and was encouraged

when we got to Rome Paul was allowed to

live by himself with a soldier to guard

him

three days later he called together the

leaders of the Jews

when they had assembled Paul said to

them

my brother's although I have done

nothing against our people or against

the customs of our ancestors

I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed

over to the Romans

they examined me and wanted to release

me because I was not guilty of any crime

deserving death

but when the Jews objected I was

compelled to appeal to Caesar

not that I had any charge to bring

against my own people for this reason I

have asked to see you and talk with you

it is because of the hope of Israel that

I am bound with this chain

this is

they replied we have not received any

letters from Judea concerning you

and none of the brothers who have come

from there has reported or said anything

bad about you but we want to hear what

your views are

we know that people everywhere are

talking against this sect

they arranged to meet Paul in a certain

day and came in even larger numbers to

the place where he was staying

from morning till evening he explained

and declared to them the kingdom of God

and tried to convince them about Jesus

from the law of Moses and from the

prophets

some were convinced by what he said

but others would not believe

they disagreed among themselves and

began to leave after Paul had made his

final statement

the Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your

forefathers when he said through Isaiah

the prophet go to this people and say

you will be ever hearing but never

understanding

you will be ever seeing but never

perceiving

for this people's heart has become

calloused they hardly hear with their

ears

and they have closed their eyes

otherwise they might see with their eyes

hear with their ears understand with our

hearts and turn and I would heal them

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therefore

I want you to know

that God's salvation

has been sent to the Gentiles

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and they will listen

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for two whole years Paul stayed there in

his own rented house and welcomed all

who came to see him

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s he preached the kingdom of God and

taught about the Lord Jesus Christ

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doctor

go in peace

praise and peace to you captain

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thank you

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