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Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren vnto the grace of God.

And a certaine woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the citie of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard vs: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended vnto the things which were spoken of Paul.

The same followed Paul and vs, and cried, saying, These men are the seruants of the most hie God, which shew vnto vs the way of saluation.

And at midnight, Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises vnto God: and the prisoners heard them.

And when he had brought them into his house, hee set meat before them, and reioyced, beleeuing in God with all his house.

But when the Iewes of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred vp the people.

For as I passed by, and beheld your deuotions, I found an Altar with this inscription, TO THE VNKNOWEN GOD. Whom therefore yee ignorantly worship, him declare I vnto you.

God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that hee is Lord of heauen and earth, dwelleth not in Temples made with hands:

Forasmuch then as wee are the offspring of God, wee ought not to thinke that the Godhead is like vnto golde, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte, and mans deuice.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men euery where to repent:

And hee departed thence, and entred into a certaine mans house, named Iustus, one that worshipped God, whose house ioyned hard to the Synagogue.

And hee continued there a yeere and sixe monethes, teaching the word of God among them.

Saying, This fellow perswadeth men to worship God contrary to the Law.

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all meanes keepe this feast that commeth, in Hierusalem; but I will returne againe vnto you, if God will: and he sailed from Ephesus.

And he began to speake boldly in the Synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they tooke him vnto them, and expounded vnto him the way of God more perfectly.

And hee went into the Synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three moneths, disputing and perswading the things concerning the Kingdome of God.

And God wrought speciall miracles by the hands of Paul:

So mightily grew the word of God, and preuailed.

Testifying both to the Iewes and also to the Greekes, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Iesus Christ.