1 Now there was a man at Caesarea R529 named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called R530 the Italian cohort, F2232 a devout man and one R531 who feared God with all his household, and gave R532 many alms F224 to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. 3 About the R533 ninth F225 hour of the day he clearly saw in R534 a vision an R535 angel of God who had just come in and said to him, "Cornelius!" 4 And fixing R536 his gaze on him and being much alarmed, he said, "What is it, Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and alms F226 have R537 ascended as R538 a memorial before God. 5 "Now dispatch some men to Joppa R539 and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; 6 he is staying with a tanner named Simon, R540 whose house is by the sea." 7 When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his servants F227 and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants, 8 and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa. R541
9 On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter R542 went up on the R543 housetop about the R544 sixth F228 hour to pray. 10 But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell R545 into a trance; 11 and he saw the R546 sky F229 opened up, and an object F230 like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground, 12 and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling F231 creatures of the earth and birds of the air. F23213 A voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, kill F233 and eat!" 14 But Peter said, "By no means, Lord, R547 for I R548 have never eaten anything unholy F234 and unclean." 15 Again a voice came to him a second time, "What R549 God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy." F23516 This happened three times, and immediately the object F236 was taken up into the sky. F23717 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in mind F238 as to what the R550 vision which he had seen might be, behold, the R551 men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon's house, appeared at the gate; 18 and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there.
19 While Peter was reflecting on the R552 vision, the R553 Spirit said to him, "Behold, three F239 men are looking for you. 20 "But get up, go downstairs and accompany R554 them without F240 misgivings, for I have sent them Myself." 21 Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?" 22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing R555 man well spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was R556 divinely directed by a holy R557 angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a R558F241 message from you." 23 So he invited them in and gave them lodging. 24 On the following day he entered Caesarea. R562 Now Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and worshiped R563F242 him. 26 But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand R564 up; I too am just a man." 27 As he talked with him, he entered and found many R565 people assembled. 28 And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful R566 it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God R567 has shown me that I should not call any man unholy F243 or unclean. 29 "That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me." 30 Cornelius said, "Four R568 days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the R569 ninth F244 hour; and behold, a R570 man stood before me in shining garments, 31 and he said, `Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms F245 have been remembered before God. 32 `Therefore send to Joppa R571 and invite Simon, who is also called Peter, to come to you; he is staying at the house of Simon the tanner by the sea.' 33 "So I sent for you immediately, and you have been F246 kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."
34 Opening R572 his mouth, Peter said: "I most certainly understand now that God R573 is not one to show partiality, 35 but in R574 every nation the man who fears R575F247 Him and does F248 what is right is welcome to Him. 36 "The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching R576 peace R577F249 through Jesus Christ (He is Lord R578 of all)-- 37 you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. 38 "You F250 know of Jesus R579 of Nazareth, how God anointed R580 Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and R581F251 how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God R582 was with Him. 39 "We are witnesses R583 of all the things He did both in the land F252 of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put R584 Him to death by hanging Him on a cross. F25340 "God R585 raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible, 41 not R586 to all the people, but to witnesses R587 who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who R588 ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 "And He ordered R589 us to preach F254 to the people, and solemnly to testify R590 that this is the One who has been appointed R591 by God as Judge R592 of the living and the dead. 43 "Of Him all R593 the prophets bear witness that through His R594 name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins."
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the R595 Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message. F25545 All R596 the circumcised F256 believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured R597 out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they were hearing them speaking R598 with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered, 47 "Surely R599 no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have R600 received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?" 48 And he ordered R601 them to be baptized in R602 the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.
1 Now the apostles and the R603 brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those R604F257 who were circumcised took issue with him, 3 saying, "You R605 went F258 to uncircumcised men and ate with them." 4 But Peter began speaking and F259 proceeded to explain to them in R606 orderly sequence, saying, 5 "I R607 was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a R608 vision, an object F260 coming down like a great sheet lowered by four corners from the F261 sky; and it came right down to me, 6 and when I had fixed my gaze on it and was observing it I F262 saw the four-footed animals of the earth and the wild beasts and the crawling F263 creatures and the birds of the air. F2647 "I also heard a voice saying to me, `Get up, Peter; kill F265 and eat.' 8 "But I said, `By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy F266 or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' 9 "But a voice from heaven answered a second time, `What R609 God has cleansed, no longer consider F267 unholy.' 10 "This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into the F268 sky. 11 "And behold, at that moment three men appeared at the house in which we were staying, having been sent to me from Caesarea. R61012 "The R611 Spirit told me to go with them without R612F269 misgivings. These R613 six brethren also went with me and we entered the man's house. 13 "And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing F270 in his house, and saying, `Send to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here; 14 and he will speak words R614 to you by which you will be saved, you and all R615 your household.' 15 "And as I began to speak, the R616 Holy Spirit fell upon them just as R617 He did upon us at the beginning. 16 "And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, `John R618 baptized with water, but you will be baptized with F271 the Holy Spirit.' 17 "Therefore if God R619 gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who R620 was I that I could stand F272 in God's way?" 18 When they heard this, they quieted F273 down and glorified R621 God, saying, "Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance R622 that leads to life."
19 So R623 then those who were scattered because of the persecution F274 that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to F275 Phoenicia R624 and Cyprus R625 and Antioch, R626 speaking the word to no one except to Jews alone. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus R627 and Cyrene, R628 who came to Antioch R629 and began speaking to the Greeks R630F276 also, preaching R631F277 the Lord Jesus. 21 And the R632 hand of the Lord was with them, and a R633 large number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The news F278 about them reached F279 the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas R634 off to F280 Antioch. R63523 Then when he arrived and witnessed F281 the R636 grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute F282 heart to remain true to the Lord; 24 for he was a good man, and full R637 of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable R638 numbers F283 were brought F284 to the Lord. 25 And he left for Tarsus R639 to look for Saul; 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. R640 And for an entire year they met F285 with the church and taught considerable numbers; F286 and the R641 disciples were first called Christians R642 in Antioch. R640
27 Now at F287 this time some R643 prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. R64428 One of them named Agabus R645 stood up and began to indicate by F288 the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all R646 over the world. F289 And F290 this took place in the reign of Claudius. R64729 And in the proportion that any of the R648 disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief F291 of the R649 brethren living in Judea. 30 And R650 this they did, sending it in F292 charge of Barnabas R651 and Saul to the elders. R652
1 Now about that time Herod F293 the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them. 2 And he had R653 James the brother of John put R654 to death with a sword. 3 When he saw that it pleased R655 the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it F294 was during the R656 days of Unleavened Bread. 4 When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads R657F295 of soldiers to guard him, intending after the R658 Passover to bring him out before the people.
5 So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God. 6 On the F296 very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound R659 with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison. 7 And behold, an R660 angel of the Lord suddenly appeared R661 and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And his R662 chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and put F297 on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me." 9 And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a R663 vision. 10 When they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened R664 for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. 11 When Peter came R665 to F298 himself, he said, "Now I know for sure that the R666 Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that F299 the Jewish people were expecting." 12 And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John R667 who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were R668 praying. 13 When he knocked at the door of the gate, a R669 servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 When she recognized Peter's voice, because R670 of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate. 15 They said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, "It is his R671 angel." 16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed. 17 But motioning R672 to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, "Report these things to James R673F300 and the R674 brethren." Then he left and went to another place. 18 Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what F301 could have become of Peter. 19 When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be R675 led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea R676 and was spending time there.
20 Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre R677 and Sidon; and with one accord they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king's chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because their R678 country was fed by the king's country. 21 On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum F302 and began delivering an address to them. 22 The people kept crying out, "The voice of a god and not of a man!" 23 And immediately an R679 angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. F30324 But the R680 word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied. 25 And Barnabas R681 and Saul R681 returned from F304 Jerusalem when R682 they had fulfilled their mission, F305 taking along with them John, R683 who was also called Mark.
1 Now there were at Antioch, R684 in the church R685 that was there, prophets R686 and teachers: R687 Barnabas, R688 and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, R689 and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod R690 the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the R691 Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas R692 and Saul for the R693 work to which I have called them." 3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed R694 and laid R695 their hands on them, they R696 sent them away.
4 So, being sent R697 out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. R6985 When they reached Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the R699 synagogues of the Jews; and they also had John R700 as their helper. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, R701 a Jewish false R702 prophet whose name was Bar-Jesus, 7 who was with the proconsul, R703 Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the magician R704 (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul R705 away from the R706 faith. 9 But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled R707F306 with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him, 10 and said, "You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son R708 of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the R709 straight ways of the Lord? 11 "Now, behold, the R710 hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul R711 believed when he saw what had happened, being amazed at the R712 teaching of the Lord. 13 Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos R713 and came to Perga R714 in Pamphylia; R715 but John R716 left them and returned to Jerusalem.
14 But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian R717 Antioch, R718 and on the R719 Sabbath day they went into the R720 synagogue and sat down. 15 After the R721 reading of the Law and the R722 Prophets the R723 synagogue officials sent to them, saying, "Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it." 16 Paul stood up, and motioning R724 with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you R725 who fear God, listen: 17 "The God of this people Israel chose R726 our fathers and made R727F307 the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He R728 led them out from it. 18 "For a R729 period of about forty years He R730 put up with them in the wilderness. 19 "When R731 He had destroyed seven R732 nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed R733 their land as an inheritance--all of which took about R734 four hundred and fifty years. 20 "After these things He gave R735 them judges until Samuel R736 the prophet. 21 "Then they asked R737 for a king, and God gave them Saul R738 the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. 22 "After He had removed R739 him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, `I R740 HAVE FOUND DAVID the son of Jesse, A MAN AFTER MY HEART, who will do all My will.' F30823 "From R741 the descendants of this man, according R742 to promise, God has brought to Israel a R743 Savior, Jesus, 24 after John R744 had proclaimed before His F309 coming a baptism R745 of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 "And while John was R746 completing his course, he R747 kept saying, `What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.' 26 "Brethren, sons of Abraham's family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this R748 salvation has been sent. 27 "For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, R749 recognizing R750 neither Him nor the utterances F310 of the R751 prophets which are read R752 every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him. 28 "And though they found no ground for putting Him to death, they asked R753 Pilate that He be executed. F31129 "When they had carried R754 out all that was written concerning Him, they R755 took Him down from the R756 cross F312 and laid R757 Him in a tomb. 30 "But God raised R758 Him from the dead; 31 and for many days He R759 appeared to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, the very ones who are now His R760 witnesses to the people. 32 "And we preach R761 to you the good news of the R762 promise made to the fathers, 33 that God has fulfilled this promise to F313 our children in that He raised R763 up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, `YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU.' 34 "As for the fact that He raised R765 Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: `I R766 WILL GIVE YOU THE HOLY and SURE blessings OF DAVID.' 35 "Therefore He also says in another Psalm, `YOU WILL NOT ALLOW YOUR HOLY ONE TO UNDERGO DECAY.' 36 "For David, R768 after he had served F318 the R769 purpose of God in his own generation, fell R770 asleep, and was laid among his fathers and underwent F319 decay; 37 but He whom God raised R771 did not undergo F320 decay. 38 "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through R772 Him F321 forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and through F322 Him everyone R773 who believes is freed F323 from F324 all things, from which you could not be freed F323 through F324 the Law of Moses. 40 "Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in R774 the Prophets may not come upon you: 41 `BEHOLD, YOU SCOFFERS, AND MARVEL, AND PERISH; FOR I AM ACCOMPLISHING A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A WORK WHICH YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE, THOUGH SOMEONE SHOULD DESCRIBE IT TO YOU.' "
42 As Paul F326 and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging that these things F327 might be spoken to them the next Sabbath. R77643 Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing R777 proselytes R778F328 followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the R779 grace of God. 44 The next Sabbath R780 nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of the F329 Lord. 45 But when the R781 Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming. F33046 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; R782 since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we R783 are turning to the Gentiles. 47 "For so the Lord has commanded us, `I R784 HAVE PLACED YOU AS A LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH.' " 48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the R786 word of the F332 Lord; and as many as had R787 been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And the R788 word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region. 50 But the R789 Jews incited the devout R790F333 women of R791 prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. F33451 But they R792 shook off the dust of their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium. R79352 And the disciples were continually filled R794 with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
1 In Iconium R795 they R796 entered the synagogue of the Jews together, and spoke in such a manner that R797 a large number of people believed, both of Jews and of Greeks. R7982 But the R799 Jews who disbelieved R800F335 stirred up the minds F336 of the Gentiles and embittered them against the R801 brethren. 3 Therefore they spent a long time there speaking R802 boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs R803F337 and wonders be done by their hands. 4 But R804 the people F338 of the city were divided; and some sided F339 with the R805 Jews, and some with the R806 apostles. 5 And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the R807 Jews with their rulers, to mistreat and to stone R808 them, 6 they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, R809 Lystra R810 and Derbe, R811 and the surrounding region; 7 and there they continued to preach R812 the gospel.
8 At Lystra R813 a R814 man was sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked. 9 This man was listening to Paul as he spoke, who, when R815 he had fixed his gaze on him and had seen that he had faith R816 to be made F340 well, 10 said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And R817 he leaped up and began to walk. 11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying in the Lycaonian R818 language, "The R819 gods have become like men and have come down to us." 12 And they began calling Barnabas, Zeus, F341 and Paul, Hermes, F342 because he was the F343 chief speaker. 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just F344 outside the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and wanted R820 to offer sacrifice with the crowds. 14 But when the R821 apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore R822 their robes F345 and rushed out into the crowd, crying out 15 and saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men R823 of the same nature as you, and preach R824 the gospel to you that you should turn from these vain R825F346 things to a living R826 God, WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM. 16 "In F347 the generations gone by He permitted R828 all the nations F348 to go R829 their own ways; 17 and yet He R830 did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave R831 you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying F349 your hearts with food and gladness." 18 Even saying these things, with difficulty they restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
19 But Jews R832 came from Antioch R833 and Iconium, R834 and having won over the crowds, they stoned R835 Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. 20 But while the R836 disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he went away with Barnabas to Derbe. R83721 After they had preached R838 the gospel to that city and had made R839 many disciples, they returned to Lystra R840 and to Iconium R841 and to Antioch, R84222 strengthening the souls of the R843 disciples, encouraging them to continue in the R844 faith, and saying, "Through R845 many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God." 23 When they R846 had appointed elders R847 for them in every church, having prayed R848 with fasting, they commended R849 them to the Lord in whom they had believed. 24 They passed through Pisidia R850 and came into Pamphylia. R85125 When they had spoken the word in Perga, R852 they went down to Attalia. 26 From there they sailed to Antioch, R853 from which R854 they had been commended R855 to the grace of God for the work that they had accomplished. F35027 When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report R856 all things that God had done with them and how F351 He had opened a door R857 of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they spent a F352 long time with the R858 disciples.
1 Some R859 men came down from Judea and began teaching the R860 brethren, "Unless you are circumcised R861 according to the R862 custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 And when Paul and Barnabas had great F353 dissension and debate R863 with them, the R864 brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles R865 and elders concerning this issue. 3 Therefore, being sent R866 on their way by the church, they were passing through both Phoenicia R867 and Samaria, describing R868 in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and were bringing great joy to all the R869 brethren. 4 When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the R870 apostles and the elders, and they reported R871 all that God had done with them. 5 But some of the R872 sect of the Pharisees R873 who had believed stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise R874 them and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses."
6 The R875 apostles and the elders came together to look F354 into this matter. F3557 After there had been much debate, R876 Peter stood up and said to them, "Brethren, you know that in F356 the early days God R877 made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the R878 gospel and believe. 8 "And God, who R879 knows the heart, testified to them giving R880 them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; 9 and He R881 made no distinction between us and them, cleansing R882 their hearts by faith. 10 "Now therefore why do you put R883 God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither R884 our fathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 "But we believe that we are saved through the R885 grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are." 12 All the people kept silent, and they were listening to Barnabas and Paul as they were relating R886 what signs R887 and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. 13 After they had stopped speaking, James R888F357 answered, saying, "Brethren, listen to me. 14 "Simeon R889 has related how God first concerned Himself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for His name. 15 "With this the words of the R890 Prophets agree, just as it is written, 16 `AFTER THESE THINGS I R892 will return, AND I WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID WHICH HAS FALLEN, AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL RESTORE IT, 17 SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,' 18 SAYS THE LORD, WHO MAKES THESE THINGS KNOWN FROM LONG AGO. 19 "Therefore it is my R897 judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, 20 but that we write to them that they abstain from things R898F362 contaminated by idols and from fornication R899 and from what R900 is strangled and from blood. 21 "For Moses R901 from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he F363 is read in the synagogues every Sabbath."
22 Then it seemed good to the R902 apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them to send to Antioch R903 with Paul and Barnabas--Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, R904 leading men among the R905 brethren, 23 and they sent F364 this letter by them, "The R906 apostles and the brethren who are elders, to the R907 brethren in Antioch R908 and Syria R909 and Cilicia R910 who are from the Gentiles, greetings. R91124 "Since we have heard that some R912 of F365 our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed R913 you with their words, unsettling your souls, 25 it R914 seemed good to us, having become F366 of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 men who have risked R915F367 their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 "Therefore we have sent Judas R916 and Silas, R917 who themselves will also report the same things by word of mouth. 28 "For it R918 seemed good to the R919 Holy Spirit and to us R920 to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials: 29 that you abstain from things R921 sacrificed to idols and from blood R921 and from things R921 strangled and from fornication; R921 if F368 you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell." 30 So when they were sent away, they R922 went down to Antioch; and having gathered the congregation F369 together, they delivered the letter. 31 When they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. F37032 Judas R923 and Silas, R924 also being prophets R925 themselves, encouraged F371 and strengthened the R926 brethren with a lengthy message. 33 After they had spent time there, they were sent away from the brethren in R927 peace to those who had sent R928 them out. 34 [But F372 it seemed good to Silas to remain there.] 35 But Paul R929 and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching R930 with many others also, the R931 word of the Lord.
36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brethren in every R932 city in which we proclaimed the R933 word of the Lord, and see how they are." 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, R934 called Mark, along with them also. 38 But Paul kept insisting that they should not take him along who had deserted R935 them in F373 Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. 39 And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark R936 with him and sailed away to Cyprus. R93740 But Paul chose Silas R938 and left, being committed R939 by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. 41 And he was traveling through Syria R940 and Cilicia, R941 strengthening the churches.
FOOTNOTES: F223 Or battalion F224 Or gifts of charity F225 I.e. 3 p.m. F226 Or deeds of charity F227 Or household slaves F228 I.e. noon F229 Or heaven F230 Or vessel F231 Or reptiles F232 Or heaven F233 Or sacrifice F234 Or profane; lit common F235 Lit make common F236 Or vessel F237 Or heaven F238 Lit himself F239 One early ms reads two F240 Lit doubting nothing F241 Lit words F242 Or prostrated himself in reverence F243 Or profane; lit common F244 I.e. 3 to 4 p.m. F245 Or deeds of charity F246 Lit done well in coming F247 Or reverences F248 Lit works righteousness F249 Or the gospel of peace F250 Or How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth F251 Lit who went F252 Or countryside F253 Lit wood F254 Or proclaim F255 Lit word F256 Lit believers from among the circumcision; i.e. Jewish Christians F257 Lit those of the circumcision; i.e. Jewish Christians F258 Or entered the house of F259 Lit and was explaining F260 Or vessel F261 Or heaven F262 Lit and I saw F263 Or reptiles F264 Or heaven F265 Or sacrifice F266 Or profane; lit common F267 Lit make common F268 Or heaven F269 Or without making any distinction F270 Or after he had stood in his house and said F271 Or in F272 Lit prevent God F273 Lit became silent F274 Lit tribulation F275 Lit as far as F276 Lit Hellenists; people who lived by Greek customs and culture F277 Or bringing the good news of F278 Lit word F279 Lit was heard in F280 Lit as far as F281 Lit saw F282 Lit purpose of heart F283 Lit crowd was F284 Lit added F285 Or were gathered together F286 Lit crowd F287 Lit in these days F288 Or through F289 Lit inhabited earth F290 Lit which F291 Lit service F292 Lit by the hand of F293 I.e. Herod Agrippa I F294 Lit they were the days F295 Lit quaternions; a quaternion was composed of four soldiers F296 Lit that night F297 Lit bind F298 Lit in himself F299 Lit the expectation of the people of the Jews F300 Or Jacob F301 Lit what therefore had become F302 Or judgment seat F303 Lit breathed his last breath F304 Two early mss read to Jerusalem F305 Lit ministry F306 Or having just been filled F307 Or exalted F308 Lit wishes F309 Lit the face of His entering F310 Lit voices F311 Lit destroyed F312 Lit wood F313 Late mss read to us their children F314 Lit trustworthy F315 Lit give F316 Or Devout or Pious F317 Lit see corruption F318 Or served his own generation by the purpose of God F319 Lit saw corruption F320 Lit see corruption F321 Lit this One F322 Lit in or by F323 Lit justified F324 Lit by F325 Lit disappear F326 Lit they F327 Lit words F328 I.e. Gentile converts to Judaism F329 One early ms reads God F330 Or slandering him F331 Lit be for salvation F332 Two early mss read God F333 Or worshiping F334 Lit boundaries F335 Or disobeyed F336 Lit souls F337 Or attesting miracles F338 Lit multitude F339 Lit were F340 Lit saved F341 Lat Jupiter, the chief pagan god F342 Lat Mercury, considered the messenger or spokesman for the pagan gods of Greece and Rome F343 Lit the leader of the speaking F344 Lit in front of F345 Or outer garments F346 I.e. idols F347 Lit Who in the generations gone by permitted F348 Or Gentiles F349 Lit filling F350 Lit fulfilled F351 Lit that F352 Lit not a little F353 Lit not a little F354 Lit see about F355 Lit word F356 Lit from days of old F357 Or Jacob F358 Or tent F359 Gr anthropoi F360 Lit upon whom My name is called F361 Or does these things which were known F362 Lit the pollutions of F363 I.e. the books of Moses, Gen through Deut F364 Lit wrote by their hand F365 Lit from us F366 Or met together F367 Lit given over F368 Lit from which keeping yourselves free F369 Or multitude F370 Or exhortation F371 Or exhorted F372 Early mss do not contain this v F373 Lit from
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