He preacheth Christ to A. D. 41. ch. 15. 8, 9. Eph. 3. 6. cb. 1. 10. Matt. 28. 3 Mark 16. 5. "Dan. 10. 12. ver. 4, &c. * Heb. 6. 10. THE ACTS. of another nation; but God hath 31 And said, Cornelius, "thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. 32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. 33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now there fore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. 34 Then Peter opened his Deut. 10. 17. mouth, and said, y Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 2 Chr. 19. 7. Job 34. 19. Rom. 2. 11. Gal. 2. 6. Eph. 6.9. Col. 3. 25. 1 Pet. L. 17. ch. 15. 9. Rom. 2. 13 27. & 3.22, 29. & 10. 12. 35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh right eousness, is accepted with him. 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preach1 Cor. 12. 13 ing peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all :) 13. Gal. 3. 28. Eph. 2. 13, 18. & 3.6. a Is. 57. 19. Eph. 2. 14, 16. 17. Col. 1. 20. b Matt. 28. 18. 37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John Rom. 10. 12. preached; ] Cor. 15, 27. Eph. 1. 20, 38 How a God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; e for God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: 40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to Cornelius and his company. A. D. 41. Jolin 5.22, preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge h. 17. 31. of quick and dead. 27. n Rom. 14. 9. 10. 2 Cor. 5. 10. 2 Tim. 4. 1. 1 Pet. 4. 5. • 1s. 53. 11. Jer. 31. 34. Dan. 9. 24. 43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name P whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. 44 While Peter yet spake these words, 4 the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcis- P ch. 15. 9. & ion which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gen-cli. 4. 31. & tiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. S 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. 26.18. Rom. 10. 11. Gal. 3. 22. 8. 15, 16, 17. & 11. 15. rver. 23. ch. 11. 18. Gal. 3. 14. 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of ch. 10. 45. the circumcision contended with him, 3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. Gal 2. 12. beh. 10. 28. Gal. 2. 12. 5 I was in the city of Joppach. 10.9, &c. praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: 6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat. 8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for h ch. 10, 30. ich. 2. 4. k Matt. 3. 11. John 1. 26, 33. 13h And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; 14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. 16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, k John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized ch. 1.5.& 19. with the Holy Ghost. 4. 1 Is. 44. 3. Joel 2. 28. & 3. 18. m ch. 15. 8, 9. ch. 10. 47. 17 m Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, what was I, that I could withstand God? The gospel preached at Antioch. A. D. 42. and they sent forth Barnabas, t that he should go as far as Anti-ch. 9. 27. och. 23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and "exhorted them all, that ch.13. 43 & with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. 14. 22. 24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith y and much people wasch. & 14. added unto the Lord." 25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: ver. 21. A. D. 43. 1 ch. 9. 30. 26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves Iwith the church, and taught Or, in the much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. church 27 And in these days came aprophets from Jerusalem untoch. 2. 17. & Antioch. 28 And there stood up one of them named 13. 1. & 15. 32. & 21.9 1 Cor. 12. 28. Eph. 4. 11. Agabus, and sigh. 21. 10. nified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar. 1 Cor. 16. 1. 2 Cor. 3. L. 29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto Rom. 15. 26. the brethren which dwelt in Judea: 30 Which also they did, and 4ch. 12. 2 sent it to the clders by the hands A. D. 44. of Barnabas and Saul. CHAPTER XII. 1 King Herod persecuteth the Christians, killeth James, and imprisoneth Peter; whom an angel delivereth upon the prayers of the church. 20 In his pride taking to himself the honour due to God, he is stricken by an angel, and dieth miserably. 24 After his death, the word of God prospereth. about time Herod 2 And he killed James a the Matt. 4. Pl. & 20.23. brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were bthe days of unleavened bread.) 4 And when he had appre-Jolm 21. 18. hended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. 5 Peter therefore was kept in Peter's miraculous deliverance. A. D. 44. THE ACTS. Or, instant without ceasing of the church unto God for him. and earnest prayer was made. 2 Cor. 1. 11. Eph. 6. 18. Herod's miserable end. A. D. 44. prison: but prayer was made them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. 6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same 1 Thess. 5.11. night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. d ch. 5. 19. ch. 16. 26. h Ps. 34. 7. Dan. 3. 28. & 6.22. Heb. 1. 14. i Job 5. 19. Ps. 33. 18, 19. & 34. 22. & 41. 2. & 97. 10. 2 Cor. 1. 10. 2 Pet. 2. 9. k cli. 4. 23. 1 cli. 15. 37. m ver. 5. 1 Or, " Gen. 48. 10. Matt. 18. 10. 10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own ac cord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. 11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. k 12 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together mpraying. 13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came Ito hearken, named Rhoda. 14 And when she knew Peter's art mad. But she constantly af- 16 But Peter continued knock- ch. 13. 16. & astonished. 19. 33. & 21. 40. 17 But he, beckoning unto 18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. 19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode. 10r, bare din a hostile tending war. 20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's cham-Gr. that berlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord 18mote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 24 But the word of God grew and multiplied. 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them "John, whose surname was Mark. CHAPTER XIII. 1 Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the No OW there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. с 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost THE ACTS. said, Separate me Barnabas and 3 And when they had fasted 1 Tim. 2. 7. ? Tim. 1. 11. Heb. 5. 4. f ch. 6. 6. #ch. 4. 36. b ver. 46. 5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the ich. 12. 25. & Jews: and they had also John to their minister. 15. 37. k ch. 8. 9. 1 Ex. 7. 11. 2 Tim. 3. 8. inch. 4. & 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. 9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, 10 And said, O full of all subMatt. 13.38 tilty and all mischief, a thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? John 8. 44. 1 John 3. 8. • Ex. 9.3. P ch. 15, 38. 11 And now, behold, the hand 12 Then the deputy, when he 13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and PJohn departing from them returned to Jerusalem. 14 T But when they departed from Perga, they came to An9 ch. 16. 13. &tioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. 17. 2. & 13. Luke 4, 16. ver. 27, 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if 152 Paul preacheth at ye have any word of exhortation beckoning with his hand said, A. D. 45. Israel chose our fathers, and seven nations in the land of Cha- them judges about the space of 21 f And afterward they desired him, he raised up unto them 23 Of this man's seed hath 24 When John had first preachtism of repentance to all the Matt. 1. 21. ed before his coming the bappeople of Israel. Rom. 11, 96. Matt. 3. 1. Luke 3. 3. 25 And as John fulfilled his that I am? I am not he. But, course, he said, P Whom think ye P Matt. 3. 11. behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. of the stock of Abraham, and 26 Men and brethren, children Matt. 10, 6. whosoever among you feareth God, 4 to you is the word of this 27 For they that dwell at Jeru-ver. 14, 15. salvation sent. salem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which have fulfilled them in condemnare read every sabbath day, they "Matt. 27, 22. ing him. Luke 23. 34. ch. 3. 17. Antioch in Pisidia. A. D. 45. Y Luke 18. 31. & 24. 44. John 19. 28, 30, 36, 37, THE ACTS. 29 y And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, Matt. 27.59. and laid him in a sepulchre. 30 a But God raised him from the dead: Mark 15. 46. Luke 23. 53. John 19. 38. Matt. 28. 6. ch. 2. 24. & 3. 13, 15, 26, & 5. 30. b Matt. 28. 16. ch. 1. 3. 1 Cor. 15. 5, 6, 7. ch. 1. 11. dch. 1. 8. & 2. The Jews raise a persecution. A. D. 45. ch. 11. 23. & 14. 22. • Tit. 2. 11. Heb. 12. 15. 1 Pet. 5. 12. sired they Pilate that he should | Paul and Barnabas; who, speak- 31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, dwho are his witnesses unto the people. 32 And we declare unto you 32. & 3.15.& glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, 5. 32. Gen. 2. 15. & 12.3. & 22.18. ch. 26. 6. Rom. 4. 13, Gal. 3, 16. 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure t mercies of David. 35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. is in the He the will of God, brew, mercics. h Ps. 16. 10. ch. 2. 31. 1 Or, after he hod in his own age served the will of God, Ps. 78. 72. ver. 22. 1 Kings 2. 10. ch. 2. 29. k.Jer. 31. 34. Dan. 9. 24. Luke 24. 47. 1 John 2. 12. 11s. 53. 11. in Ja. 29. 14. Hab. 1.5. ↑ Gr. in the week be tween, or, in the sabbath between. 36 For David, after he had 37 But he, whom God raised 40 Beware therefore, lest that 41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you. 42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed 47 For so hath the Lord com- this, they were glad, and glori 49 And the word of the Lord 50 But the Jews stirred up the 51 y But they shook off the dust Matt. 10. 14. 52 And the disciples were fill- CHAPTER XIV. 1 Paul and Barnabas are persecuted from |