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by her husband. 11 And great
fear came
upon the whole
church, and upon all that heard
these things.

carried her out, they buried her | priest came, and those that were with him, and called together the council, and all the senate of the sons of Israel; and sent to the prison, that the apostles might be brought. 22 But when the officers came, they found them not in the prison: and returning, they told, 23 saying, "The prison indeed we found shut with all safety, and the keepers standing before the doors: but having opened them, we found no one within."

12 Now they were all with one consent in Solomon's porch: 18 and after this no one dared to meddle with them; but the people esteemed them: 14 (and believers in the Lord were continually added more and more, multitudes of both men and women):* and by the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were wrought among the people: 15 so that they brought forth the sick throughout the streets, and laid them on beds and couches; that even the shadow of Peter, as he went along, might fall upon some of them. 16 A multitude likewise, out of the cities, round about, came [to] Jerusalem, bringing sick people, and those that were afflicted by impure spirits: and they were all cured.

24 Now, when the high-priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief-priest heard these words, they doubted concerning them, how this matter could be. 25 Then one came and told them "Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people." 26 Then the captain went, together with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. 27 And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, 28 saying, "Did [not] we strictly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have

17 THEN the high-priest rose up, and all those who were with him (being the sect of the Sadducees) and were filled with indignation; 18 and laid [their] hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. 19 But an angel of the Lord open-filled Jerusalem with your doced the prison doors by night, trine, and seek to bring this and brought them out, and said, man's blood upon us." 29 Then 20" Go, stand and speak in the Peter and the other apostles temple to the people all the answering, said, "We ought to words of this life." 21 And hav- obey God rather than men. 30 ing heard this, they entered in- The God of our fathers raised to the temple, early in the morn-up Jesus; whom ye killed, having, and taught. Then the high-ing hanged him on a cross: 31

The construction of Wakefield is here followed; in which, by transposing the first clause of the 12th verse, the sense is rendered plain and regular. See his note on the place.

him God hath exalted to his right hand; to be a leader and a saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are [his] witnesses of these things; and so is the holy spirit [also,] which God hath given to those that obey him."

33 And having heard this, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them. 34 Then there stood up in the council a certain Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour among all the people, and commanded to send the apostles out for a short time; 35 and said to them, "Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves concerning these men, what ye intend to do. 36 For, before these days, Theudas rose up, boasting himself to be some great one; to whom a number, of about four hundred men, joined themselves : who was slain; and all, as many as obey ed him, were scattered and came to nought. 37 After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up, in the days of the enrolment, and drew away [many] people after him and he also perished and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. 38 And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them go on for if [this] counsel, or this work, be of men, it will be overthrown: 39 but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it: beware also lest ye be found even to contend against God."

40 And they were persuaded by him : and having called the apostles, they beat them, and commanded, that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and released them. 41 So they departed from the presence of the council; rejoicing that they were thought worthy to be shamefully treated for the name of Jesus. 42 And daily, in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach, and to preach the glad tidings, that Jesus is the Christ.

CH. VI. 1 NOW in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists* against the Hebrews, because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration of alms. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said, "It is not reasonable that we should leave the word of God, and attend on tables. 3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out from among you seven men of good report, full of the spirit, and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business. 4 But we will stedfastly continue in prayer, and in the ministry of the word."

5 And the words pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and a holy spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch; 6 whom they set before the apostles: and when these

"Proselytes to the Jewish religion. Or, rather, foreign Grecizing Jews. See John vii. 35. ch. ix. 29. Syr. and ch. xi. 20," Newcome.

had prayed, they put their hands | he was in Mesopotamia, before on them. 7 And the word of he dwelt in Haran,* 3 and said God increased: and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem: and a great multitude of the priests became obedient to the faith.

to him, Depart from thy country, and from thy kindred, and go into the land which I shall show thee.' 4 Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Haran; from whence also, after the death of his father, God removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell; 5 but gave him no inheritance in it, not even 80 much as to set his foot on yet he promised that he would give

to his offspring after him, when as yet he had no child.

6 "And God spake in this manner; that his offspring should sojourn in a foreign land, and that they should be brought into servitude, and afflicted, four hundred years. 7 And the nation, whom they shall serve, I will judge, said God; and after that they shall come forth, and worship me in this place.

8 AND Stephen, full of favour and of power, did great wonders and signs among the people. 9 But some of the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and they of Cilicia and Asia, rose up to dispute with Stephen. 10 But they were not able to resist the wis-it to him for a possession, and dom and the spirit by which he spake. 11 Then they suborned men, who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and agains God." 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and these came suddenly upon him, and seized him, and brought him to the council; 13 and set up false witnesses, who said, "This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law; 14 for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us." 15 And all who sat in the council looked stedfastly on him, and saw his face like the face of an angel.

8" (And God gave him the covenant of circumcision: and afterward Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: 10 but God was with him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and CH.VII. 1 Then the high-priest gave him favour and wisdom said, "Are [then] these things before Pharaoh king of Egypt; so?" 2 And Stephen said, " Men, who made him governor over brethren, and fathers, heark- Egypt and over all his houseen. The God of glory appeared hold. 11 Now there came a to our father Abraham, when famine over all the land of

• Gr. Charran.

Egypt and of Canaan, and great | sons of Israel. 24 And seeing

one of them suffer wrongfully, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and slew the Egyptian. 25 Now he supposed that his brethren would have understood that God by his hand would give them deliverance: but they understood not.

affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time. 13 And, at the second time, Joseph was made known to his brethren: and Joseph's kindred became known to Pharaoh. 14 Then Joseph sent, and called his father [Jacob] to him, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls. 15 So Jacob and our fathers went down into Egypt, and died there; 16 and were carried to Shechem,* and laid in the tomb, which Jacobt bought for a sum of money from the sons of Em-Who made thee a ruler and a mor, the father of Shechem.) judge over us? 28 Wilt thou

26 “And the next day he presented himself to some of them, as they contended, and would have reconciled them, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren: why do ye wrong one another?' 27 But he who did wrong to his neighbour thrust him away, saying,

Egyptian yesterday?" 29 Then Moses fled at these words; and was a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

17 "But when the time of kill me, as thou killedst the the promise, which God had sworn to Abraham, drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt; 18 till another king arose, who knew not Joseph. 19 He dealt subtilly with our kindred, and afflicted our fathers; so that they cast out their infants, that they might not be preserved alive. 20 At which time Moses was born, and was very beautiful, and was nourished in his father's house three months. 21 But having cast him out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. 22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty in words and in deeds. 23 Now, when he was forty years old, it came into his mind to visit his brethren, the

* Gr. Sychem.

30 "And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sinai, an angel [of the Lord] in a flame of fire, in a bush. 31 And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and, as he drew near, to consider it attentively, the voice of the Lord came [to him], 32 saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' Then Moses trembled, and durst not look. $3 Then the Lord said to him, Put off thy sandals from thy feet: for the place where thou

+ Gr. Abraham. "That Ixxw6 is the true nominative, to be supplied from ver. 15, appear from Gen. xxxiii. 19; Josh. xxiv. 32." Newcome.

prophets, O ye house of Israel, did ye offer to me only slain beasts, and sacrifices,during forty years in the desert? 43 Nay, but ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, images which ye made to worship them: therefore I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of testimony

standest is holy ground. 34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning; and am come down to deliver them and now, come, I will send thee into Egypt.' 35 This Moses, whom they denied, and said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge?' him God sent to be a ruler and a redeemer, by the hand of the angel | in the desert, as God appointed, that appeared to him in the bush. 36 This man brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the desert, forty years. 37"This is that Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet the [Lord] God will raise up unto you, from your brethren, like me: [to him ye shall hearken]." 38 This is he that, in the congregation in the desert, was with the angel who spake to him on mount Sinai, and with our fathers: that received also the life-giving ora cles, to deliver them to us: 39 to whom our fathers would not be obedient; but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt, 40 saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.' 41 So they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven: as it is writtten in the book of the

who spake to Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen: 45 which our fathers received, and brought in also Joshua, when they possessed the nations whom God drove out from before our fathers to the days of David; 46 who found favour before God, and desired to provide a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built him a house. 48 However, the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as the prophet saith, 49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 50 hath not my hand made all these things?"

51" Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the holy spirit: as your fathers did, so ye also do. 52 Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? yea, they slew those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom ye have now been betrayers and murderers: 53 who have received

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