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Simeon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take from among them a people for his name.

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

[Which] when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those quarters: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas;

Now, while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what these things mean.

(For all the Athenians and strangers who were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I to you.

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, for we are also his offspring.

And because he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and wrought (for by their occupation they were tent-makers)

For I am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee, to hurt thee: for I have many people in this city.

But if it is a question of words and names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it]: for I will be no judge of such [matters].

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat [him] before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while, and took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that] publicly, showing by the scriptures, that Jesus was Christ.