The apostles' 20 But that we write unto them, that they abstainy from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, a and from blood. 21 For Moses old time hath every city them that preach him, b being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. ACTS XV. determination. A. D. 52. Ge. 35. 2. cised, and keep the law: to whom we Eze 20.30. 1 Co. 8. 1. Re. 2. 14. & 9.2. & 10.20.28. 2 Co. 12. Ga. 5. 19. gave no such commandment : 25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send choof sen men unto you beloved Our in z 1 Co. 6. 9. with Barnabas and Paul, 26 e Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the things by +mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to to lay upon 5. a 1 Th. 4. 3. He. 12. 16. Ge. 9.4. Le. 3. 17. 22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: 23 And they wrote letters by them after cch. 1. 23. manner; Ez. 4. 14. b ch. 13. 15. Ne. 8. 1. The d ver. 1. send this as Ga. 2. 4. Tit. 1. 10. same us, you burden no r eater 29 f That ye ab- stain meats offered to idols, and from g blood, and from things strangled, and from for1Co.15.30. nication: from which 2Co.11.23. if ye keep yourselves, † Gr. word. ye shall do well. Fare ye well. f ver. 20. 24 Forasmuch we have heard, that certain d which went have out from us troubled you with words, subverting Re. 2. 14. Your souls, saying,g Le. 17. 14. Ye must be circum-I 20. 30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle : 35k Paul also and Barnabas continued m in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. o & 14.51. Paul separate from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other and Barnabas So took Mark, and sailed unto 40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. 41 And he went through Syria and 14. 1. 6. Cilicia, P confirming 24, 25. the churches. ch. 12. 12. 25. & 13. 5. Col. 4. 10. 2 Ti. 4. 11. Phi. 24. ch. 13. 13. ch. 14. 26. 1 Co. 15. 10. 2 Co. 13. 14. 36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every p ch. 16. 5. city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. 37 And determined Barnabas to take a ch. 14. 6. ch. 19. 22. Ro. 16.21. 1 Co. 4. 17. Ph. 2. 19. 1 Th. 3. 2. 1 Ti. 1. 2. 2 Ti. 1. 2. with them m John, whose surname was e 2 Ti. 1. 5. Mark. 38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, n who departed from them d ch. 6. 3. el Co.9. 20. Ga. 2. 3. CHAP. XVI. 1 THEN came he to a Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, b named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 2 Which d was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they Baptism ACTS XVI. 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. A. D. 53. f ch. 15. 28. h ch. 15. 41. 58. Col. 2.6,7. 1 Pe. 5.10. 2 Co. 2. 12. 2 Ti. 4. 13. i ch. 10. 30. 5 And so were k 2 Co. 2. 13. the churches esta-1 Ph. 1. 1. blished in the faith, † Or, the and increased in first. Dumber daily. ↑ Gr. sab L. 24.45. 2 Co. 4. 6. of Lydia. the gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach gospel unto them. 11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; 12 And from thence to 1 Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony and we were in that city abiding certain days.* 13 And on the Isabbath we went out of the city by a river Re. 3. 7. side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thi ther. Ep. 1. 17, 6 Now when they bath day. had gone throughout m Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 18. Ja. 1. 17. ver. 12 20. 7 After they were come to Mysia, they The criassayed to go into tics were Bithynia: but the long puzzled Spirit suffered them to find any mention of Philippi, as not. lony: but some coins (dug up, I 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart m the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 8 And they passing a Roman co-a by Mysia h came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood man i of Macedonia, shew that a and prayed him, say- colony was ing, Come over into planted there by JuMacedonia, and help us Caesar, us. a in the last century,) and after 10 And after he wards much had seen the vision, augmented immediately we en- by Augusdeavoured to go into dridge. Macedonia, assuredly tus.'--Dod 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divina. tion met us, which thon. brought her masters p ch. 19. 24. much p gain by sooth-q Mar. 1. 25. saying: imprisoned. 21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, mans. being Ro 22 And the multiOr, of Py-tude rose up together against them and the magistrates rent off their clothes, y and commanded to beat 34. 26. 17 The same fol- Mar.16.17. lowed Paul and us, s ch. 19. 25, and cried, saying, t 2 Co. 6. 5. These men are the u Ma. 10. 18. servants of the most high God, which † Or, court. shew unto us the x ch. 17. 6. way of salvation. 1 Ki. 18. 17. y 2 Co. 6. 5. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, a being grieved, turned and said to 1 Th. 2. 2. the spirit, I command z ch. 4. 31. thee in the name of a ch. 5. 19. Jesus Christ to come & 12.7. 10. out of her. And he came out the same hour. ver. 21 There was no express 19 And when her Roman law, masters saw that the as yet, a them. 23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 z And suddenly there was a great hope of their gains gainst Chris-earthquake, so that t they there was an tians, but was gone, the foundations of the caught Paul and Si-old law, for- prison were shaken : las, and u drew them bidding aut and immediately a all into the t market-novos deos, the doors were openplace unto the rulers, aut alieni-ed, and every one's 20 And brought colere,' either them to the magis- to worship trates, saying, These new gods, or men, being Jews, do the gods of exceedingly trouble other naour city, tions. bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew The jailor's ACTS XVI. supposing b ver. 17. 28 But Paul cried. with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, b what must do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believec on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. way. c d & 22. 10. Job 25. 4. & 4. 12. 39. & 15. 11. Is. 45. 22. & 20. 31. conversion. was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, e being Romaus, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 38 And the serEp. 2. Sjeants told these 1 Jno.5.10. Lu. 5. 29. & 19. 6. e ch. 22. 25. f Ma. 8. 34. ver. 27 33 And he took them the same hourg ver. 14. of the night, and washed their stripes; By the and was baptized, he Roman law, and all his, straight-the person who had the 34 And when he prison, was charge of the had brought them liable to the into his house, dhe same punishset meat before them, ment that and rejoiced, believ. awaited the mg in God with all who made is house. 35 And when it criminals their escape. words unto the ma- 39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and f desired them to depart out of the city. 40 And they went out of the prison, and g entered into the house of Lydia and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and Ideparted. |