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From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

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

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

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

God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Ruach HaKodesh, just like he did to us.

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

All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Bar-Nabba and Sha'ul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the Goyim through them.

Shim`on has reported how God first visited the Goyim, to take out of them a people for his name.

All his works are known to God from eternity.'

"Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Goyim who turn to God,

but Sha'ul chose Sila, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.

A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Sha'ul.

The same, following after Sha'ul and us, cried out, "These men are servants of Ha`Elyon God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation!"

But about midnight Sha'ul and Sila were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

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

For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and eretz, dwells not in temples made with hands,

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

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