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For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as certaine also of your owne Poets haue said, For we are also his offspring.

And because hee was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought (for by their occupation they were tentmakers.)

For I am with thee, and no man shal set on thee, to hurt thee: for I haue much people in this city.

But if it be a question of words, and names, and of your law, looke ye to it: for I wil be no iudge of such matters.

Then all the Greekes tooke Sosthenes the chiefe ruler of the Synagogue, and beat him before the Iudgement seat: and Gallio cared for none of those things.

And Paul after this taried there yet a good while, and then tooke his leaue of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila: hauing shorne his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

For hee mightily conuinced the Iewes, and that publikely, shewing by the scriptures, that Iesus was Christ.

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.

So hee sent into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto him, Timotheus and Erastus, but he himselfe stayed in Asia for a season.

For a certaine man named Demetrius, a siluer smith, which made siluer shrines for Diana, brought no small gaine vnto the craftsmen:

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused, and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

For ye haue brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of Churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddesse:

For we are in danger to be called in question for this dayes vprore, there being no cause whereby we may giue an accompt of this concourse.

And after the vprore was ceased, Paul called vnto him the disciples, and imbraced them, & departed, for to go into Macedonia.

And there abode three moneths: and when the Iewes layed waite for him, as hee was about to saile into Syria, hee purposed to returne thorow Macedonia.

These going before, taried for vs at Troas:

And Paul went downe, and fell on him, and embracing him, saide, Trouble not your selues, for his life is in him.

And wee went before to ship, and sailed vnto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had hee appointed, minding himselfe to goe afoote.

For Paul had determined to saile by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Hierusalem the day of Pentecost.

For I haue not shunned to declare vnto you all the counsell of God.