Paul preacheth at Athens.

THE ACTS, XVIII.

Paul laboureth. and the rulers of the city, when A. D. 53, 54. | your devotions, I found an altar they heard these things.

9 And when they had taken secu-i ver. 14. rity of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

10 And the brethren immediately sent away i Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

ch.9.25.
k P3.119.99,

Ja. 1.21.

100.

1 Pe.2.2.

m Is.34. 16.
Lu. 16.29.
24.44.
Jno.5.39.

11 These were more k noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readi-n Lu. 12.51. ness of mind, and searched the o Mat. 10.23. scriptures m daily, whether those

things were so.

12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

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

p ch.18.5.

2

Ps.119.136.

2 Pe.2.8.

or, full of
idols.
ch.8.2.
Col.2.8.
3 or, base
fellow.

4 or, Mars'
hill. It was
the highest
court in
Athens.

Jno. 13.34.
1Jno.2.7,8.

14 And then immediately the brethren sent away o Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. 15 And they that conducted Pault brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas u Ho.8.12. and Timotheus p for to come to him 5 or,the court with all speed, they departed. of the Areo16 Now while Paul waited for pagites. them at Athens, q his spirit was v Je.50.38. stirred in him, when he saw the city 2 wholly given to idolatry.

17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout r persons, and in the market daily with them that met

with him.

w

6 or, gods that ye worship, Ga.4.8.

w

ch. 14. 15.

x Mat.11.25.

18 Then certain philosophers s of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, y ch.7.48. encountered him. And some said, Ps.50.8. What will this 3 babbler say a Job.12.10. other some, He seemeth to be a Zec. 12.1. setter forth of strange gods: be-b Ro.11.36. cause he preached unto them Je-c Mal.2.10. sus, and the resurrection. d Ps.31.15.

e Is.45.21.

19 And they took him, and brought him unto 4 Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new t doctrine, fch.14.17. whereof thou speakest, is?

g Col.1.17.

20 For thou bringest certain uh Tit. 1. 12. strange things to our ears: wei Is.40.18,&c. would know therefore what these k Ro.3.25. things mean. 7 Lu.24.47.

21 (For all the Athenians and. Tit.2.11,12. strangers which were there spent m Ro.2.16. their time in nothing else, but or, offered either to tell, or to hear some new faith. thing.)

n ch.26.8. 22 Then Paul stood in the midst o ch.24.25. of 4 Mars' hill, and said. Ye men of Lu.14.18. Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld

(CHAP. 18.)

a Ro. 16.3.

with this inscription. TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

24 God w that made the world. and all things therein, seeing that he is a Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth y not in temples made with hands;

25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though z he needed any thing, seeing he a giveth to all life, and breath, and b all things:

26 And hath made of one c blood

all nations of men, for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times d before appointed, and the bounds e of their habitation;

27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though ƒ he be not far from every one of us:

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

29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not i to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

30 And the times of this ignorance God winked k at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

31 Because he hath appointed ma day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath 7 given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, n some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again o of this matter. 33 So Paul departed from among them.

34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. CHAPTER XVIII.

3 Paul, labouring with his hands, and preaching at Corinth, 9 is encouraged in a vision, etc.

de parted from Athens, and came to Corinth;

2 And found a certain Jew nameda Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

Paul is persecuted.

THE ACTS, XIX.

The Holy Ghost is given.

3 And because he was of the same i A. D. 55-59. | shorn o his head in Cenchrea: p for craft, he abode with them, and b

wrought for by their occupation b ch.20.34. they were tent-makers.

4 And he reasoned in the c syna-c ch.17.2. gogue every sabbath, and per- d ch.17.14,15. suaded the Jews and the Greeks.

5 And when Silas d and Timotheusor, is the Christ. were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testi-e 2Ti.2.25. fied to the Jews that Jesus 1 was Christ.

f Ne.5.13.
g Eze.33.4.
h1Co. 1.14.

6 And when they opposed e themselves, and blasphemed, he shook f his raiment, and said unto them, Yourg blood be upon your own i Mat.28.20. heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gen-2 or, sat there. tiles. 7 And he departed thence, and k Ja.2.6. entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped 1 Ro.13.3. God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

m ch.23.29.

25.11,19.

Jno. 18.31.

8 And Crispus,h the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many n ICo.1.1. of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized.

0 ch.21.24.
Nu.6.18.

r ch.19.21.

9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid,p Ro. 16.1. but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For i am with thee, and no q ch.17.2. man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 11 And he 2 continued there a years 1Co.4.19. and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

20.16.

Ja.4.15.

t Ga.1.2.

15.32,41.

12 T And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made u ch. 14.22. insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to v 1Co.1.12. the judgment-seat.k

13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong, or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, m look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

16 And he drave them from the judgment-seat,

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

18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having

3.5,6. Tit.3.13.

w Ro. 12.11.
Ja.5. 16.
x ch.19.3.
y He.6.1.

2 Pe.3.18.

z 1Co.3.6.
a Ep.2.8.
b Jno.5.39.

3 or, is the
Christ,
ver.5.

he had a vow.

19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned q with the Jews.

20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

21 But bade them farewell, saring, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalém :r but I will return again unto you, if s God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

22 And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia! and Phrygia in order, strengthening u all the disciples.

21 T And a certain Jew named r Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent w in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more y perfectly.

27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped z them much which had believed a through grace:

28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by b the scriptures that Jesus 3 was Christ.

CHAPTER XIX.
The Holy Ghost given by Paul's

hands.

AND it came to pass, that, while Apollos a was at Corinth, Pan! having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples,

2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ve believed? And they said unto hum We have not b so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto thein. Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto c John's baptism 4 Then said Paul, Johnd venis baptized with the baptism of re pentance, e saying unto the people,

Paul preacheth in the temple.

THE ACTS, XIX. that they should believe on him A. D. 55-59. which should come after him, that' is, on Christ Jesus.

5 When they heard this, they were haptized in the name ƒ of the Lord Jesus.

6 And when Paul had laidg his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; h and they spake with tongues, and i prophesied. 7 And all the men were about twelve.

8 And he went into the synagogue. and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing, k and persuding the things concerning the kingdom of God.

THE ACTS, XX.

Christ goeth to Macedonia. men q of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought| to be quiet, and to dor nothing rashly.

37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robberss of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

A. D. 59, 60.

q Ep.2.12.

the temple-
keeper.

r Pr. 14.29.

8 ch.25.8.

2 or, the
court-days
are kept.

3 or, ordi-
nary.

38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, t 2Co.1.8-10. have a matter against any man,

2 the law is open, and there are de- (CHAP. 20.) puties: let them implead one ano-a ch. 19.40. ther.

39 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a 3 lawful assem-c bly.

40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this

Co. 16.5.

ITi.1.3.

1Th.2.3,11.

d ch.23.12.

Paul's speech to the elders.

8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber.n where they were gathered together.

9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

10 And Paul went down, and fello on him, and embracing him, said.p Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while. even till break of day, so he departed.

12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

13 T And we went before to ship. and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he 2Co.11.26. appointed, minding himself to go afoot.

25.3.

e ch. 19.29.
f ch.16.1.
g Ep.6.21.
Col.4.7.
2Ti.4.12.
Tit.3. 12.

h ch.21.29.
2 Ti.4.20.
i Ez.23. 15.
k 2Ti.4.13.

m

1Co. 16.2.
Re. 1.10.

14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

15 And we sailed thence, and came the next day over agamst Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogylium; and the next day we came to Miletus.

16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia; for he hasted, if it were possible for him. to be at Jerusalem'g the day of PenICo. 10.16.tecost. r 11.20-34.

ch.2.42,46.

n ch. 1.13. 3 And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait d for o 1Ki. 17.21. him, as he was about to sail into 2Ki.4.34. Syria, he purposed to return p Mat.9.24. through Macedonia.

24.17.

ICo.16.8.

4 And there accompanied him 9 ch. 18.21. into Asia, Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus er ch.2.1. and Secundus; and Gaius of Derhe, and Timotheus; f and of Asia, Ty-s ch. 19.1, 10. chicus g and Trophimus. h t1Co. 15.9, 10. u Phi.3.18.

5 These going before tarried for us at Troas.

2Co.4.8-11.

w ver.3,

6 And we sailed away from Phi-v lippi after the days i of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troask in five days; where we abode seven days.

7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread,m Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

x ver.27.
y 2Tit.4.2.
z Mar, 1. 15.

Lu.24.47.

a ch. 19.21. b Ja.4.14.

17 T And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that Is came into Asia, after what manner 1 have been with you at all seasons.

19 Serving the Lord will all humility t of mind, and with many tears, u and temptations, u whic befell me by the lying w in wait of the Jews:

20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, bit have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house y house.

21 Testifying both to the Jews. and also to the Greeks,repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

22 And now, behold, I go bound a in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing b the things that shall befall me there :

23 Save that the Holy Ghost wit

THE ACTS, XXI.

1 or, wait for

d ch 21.13.
Ro.8.35,37.
2Co.4.16.
e 2Ti.4.7.

2Co.4.1.
Ga. 1. 1.
2Co.7.2.
i Ep.1.11.
k Col.4.17.

ITi.4.16.

7 He. 13.17.

Je.3.15.
Jno.21.15-17.
1 Pe.5.2,3.
n Ep. 1. 14.
Col. 1.14.

He.9.12, 14.
1 Pe. 1. 18,19.
Re.5.9.

o Mat.7.15.
2 Pe.2.1.