It is his angel. But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were 17 amazed. But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to an18 other place. Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become 19 of Peter. And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be 'put to death. And 1 Gr. led away to he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there. death. 20 Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their 21 country was fed from the king's country. And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration 2 Or, judgement22 unto them. And the people shouted, saying, The 23 voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 24 But the word of God grew and multiplied. 3 seat thorities read to 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusa- 8 Many ancient aulem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, tak- Jerusalem. ing with them John whose surname was Mark. 13 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the 2 tetrarch, and Saul. And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have 3 called them. Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. 4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sail5 ed to Cyprus. And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their at6 tendant. And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain *sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was 4 Gr. Magus: as in Matt. fi. 1, 7, 16. 1 Gr. Magus: as 16. Bar-Jesus; which was with the proconsul, Sergius 7 Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear in Matt. ii. 1, 7, the word of God. But Elymas the 'sorcerer (for 8 so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith. But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the 9 Holy Ghost, fastened his eyes on him, and said, O 10 full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon 11 thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun 2for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. Then the procon- 12 sul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord. 2 Or, until thorities read the wilderness. See Deut. i. 31. Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, 13 and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem. But they, 14 passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. And after the reading 15 of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand 16 said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken. The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and 17 exalted the people when they sojourned in the land 3 Many ancient au- of Egypt, and with a high arm led he them forth bare he them as a out of it. And for about the time of forty years 18 nursing-father in suffered he their manners* in the wilderness. And 19 When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years: and after 20 these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. And afterward they asked for a king: 21 and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years. And when he had removed him, he raised up David 22 to be their king; to whom also he bare witness, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man *For "suffered he their manners" read "as a nursing-father bare he them", and in the marg. read "Many ancient authorities read suf fered he their manners "-Am. Com. 23 after my heart, who shall do all my 'will. Of this 1 Gr. wills. man's seed hath God according to promise brought 24 unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus; when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repent- of his entering in. 2 Gr. before the face 25 ance to all the people of Israel. And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy 26 to unloose. Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us 27 is the word of this salvation sent forth. For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by con28 demning him. And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should 29 be slain. And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from 30 the tree, and laid him in a tomb. But God raised 31 him from the dead: and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people. 32 And we bring you good tidings of the promise 33 made unto the fathers, how that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised_up Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he hath spoken on this wise, I will give you the holy and 35 sure blessings of David. Because he saith also in another psalm, Thou wilt not give thy Holy One to 36 see corruption. For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw cor37 ruption: but he whom God raised up saw no cor38 ruption. Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you re39 mission of sins: and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye 40 could not be justified by the law of Moses. Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets; 41 42 Or, served his own generation by the counsel of God, fell on sleep Or, served his own generation, fell on sleep by the counsel of God Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; 4 Or, vanish away A work which ye shall in no wise believe, if one declare it unto you. And as they went out, they besought that these 1 Many ancient au Lord. 2 Or, railed. words might be spoken to them the next sabbath. And the next sabbath almost the whole city was 44 thorities read the gathered together to hear the word of 'God. But 45 when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed. And Paul 46 and Barnabas spake out boldly, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord com- 47 manded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth. And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and 48 glorified the word of 'God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. And the word of 49 the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region. But the Jews urged on the devout women of 50 honourable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders. But 51 they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. And the disciples were 52 filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost. And it came to pass in Iconium, that they en-14 tered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed. But the Jews that were diso- 2 bedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil affected against the brethren. Long 3 time therefore they tarried there speaking boldly in the Lord, which bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. But the multitude of the city was di- 4 vided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. And when there was made an onset 5 both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to entreat them shamefully, and to stone them, they became aware of it, and fled unto the 6 cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about: and there they preached the 7 gospel. 3 Gr. Hermes. 8 And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who 9 never had walked. The same heard Paul speaking: who, fastening his eyes upon him, and seeing 10 that he had faith to be 'made whole*, said with a 1 Or, sazed loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he 11 leaped up and walked. And when the multitudes saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are 12 come down to us in the likeness of men. And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, be- 2 Gr. Zeus. 13 cause he was the chief speaker. And the priest of 'Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have 14 done sacrifice with the multitudes. But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multi15 tude, crying out and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with 4 Or, nature you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and 16 all that in them is: who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways. 17 And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and 18 gladness. And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them. 19 But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, sup20 posing that he was dead. But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city: and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas 21 to Derbe. And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch, 22 confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. 23 And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had 24 believed. And they passed through Pisidia, and 25 came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken *"made whole" omit marg. 1—Am. Com. |