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and of all mischief, thou son of an impostor, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 11 And now, be hold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee; and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun, for a time." And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness and he went about seek-years. 22 And when God had ing some to lead him by the removed him, he raised up for hand. 12 Then the deputy, them David to be their king: when he saw what had been to whom he gave his testimony done, believed; being astonish- also, and said, I have found ed at the doctrine of the Lord. David, the son of Jessé, [a man] according to mine own heart, who will perform all my pleasure.'

naan, he gave our fathers their land for an inheritance. 20 And after that, he appointed to them judges, for about four hundred and fifty years, until the prophet Samuel. 21 And afterward they desired a king: and God appointed to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty

13 NOW when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphy lia. But John departed from them, and returned to Jerusalem. 14 And having passed through from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia; and went into the synagogue, on the sabbath day, and sat down. 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Men, brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, speak."

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16 Then Paul stood up, beckoned with his hand, and said, "Men of Israel, and ye of the gentiles who fear God, hearken. 17 The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people, when they sojourned in the land of Egypt, and brought them out of it with a high arm. 18 And for about the space of forty years, he nourished them in the desert. 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Ca

23" Of this man's race, God, according to his promise, hath brought forth to Israel a Saviour, Jesus; 24 before whose appearance John first preached a baptism of reformation, to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not the Christ. But, behold, one cometh after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.'

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26" Men, brethren, sons of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever of the gentiles among you fear God; to you the doctrine of this salvation hath been sent. 27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem and their rulers, not understanding this doctrine, nor the words of the prophets, which are read on every sabbath, have fulfilled them by condemning Christ. 28 And though they found no just cause of death in him, yet they besought Pilate

that he might be put to death. I phets, 41' Behold, ye scorners, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, [a work] which ye will in no wise believe, though it be declared to you.""

29 And having fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the cross, and laid him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead: 31 and he was seen many days, by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem; who are his witnesses to the people. 32 And we declare to you glad tidings, concerning the promise which was made to the fathers; 33 that God hath fulfilled it to us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus; as it is written also in the first psalm;* Thou art my son, this day I have begotten thee.' 34 And, that God raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he speaketh thus, I will give you the sure mercies promised to David.' 35 Wherefore it is also said in another psalm, 'Thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption.' 36 For after David had served his own generation, according to the counsel of God, he fell asleep, and was gathered to his fathers, and saw corruption : 37 but he whom God raised did not see corruption.

42 AND as they were going out, the people desired that [these] words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath. 43 And when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews, and of the proselytes who worshipped God, followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking [to them,] persuaded them to continue in the favour of God.

44 And on the following sabbath, almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with indignation, and contradicted those things which were spoken by Paul, [contradicting and] speaking evil. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas speaking freely, said, "It was necessary that the word of God should have been spoken first to you; but since ye put it from you, and do not judge yourselves worthy of aionian life, behold, we turn to the gen38" Be it therefore known to tiles. 47 For so the Lord hath you, brethren, that through this commanded us, saying, 'I have Jesus, forgiveness of sins is pro- set thee for a light to the genclaimed to you. 39 And through tiles, that thou shouldst be for him, all who believe are justified salvation, to the ends of the from all things, from which ye earth."" 48 And when the gencould not be justified by the tiles heard this, they were glad, law of Moses. 40 Beware there- and glorified the word of the fore lest that come upon you Lord: and as many as were which is spoken of in the pro-disposed to aionian life, believ

"The two first psalms, as they stand in our editions, were anciently joined together. See Wetstein. Or the first psalm, was originally a kind of preface. Michaelis by Marsh, i. 515." New

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ed.* 49 And the word of the a man who had no use of his feet, being lame from his birth, and who had never walked : 9 this man heard Paul speaking: who, having stedfastly looked on him, and perceiving that he had faith to be restored, 10 said with a loud voice, "Stand up

Lord was published throughout all the country. 50 But the Jews stirred up the gentile women of rank, who worshipped God, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their bor-right, on thy feet." And he leapders. 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with a holy spirit.

ed and walked. 11 And the multitude seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voices, in the Lycaonian dialect, saying, "The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men."

CH. XIV. 1 AND it came to pass, in Iconium, that they went 12 And they called Barnabas, both together in the synagogue Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, of the Jews, and so spake that because he was the chief speaka great multitude, both of Jews er. 13 Then the priest of Juand of Greeks, believed. 2 (But piter, whose temple was before the unbelieving Jews stirred up their city, brought bulls and and disaffected the minds of garlands to the gates, and, tothe gentiles against the breth-gether with the multitudes, ren.) 3 They however, staid would have offered sacrifice. there a considerable time,speak-14 But the apostles, Barnaing freely concerning the Lord, who gave testimony to his gracious word, and granted that signs and wonders should be done by their hands. 4 But the multitude of the city was divided and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. 5 And when there was a design, both of the gentiles, and of the Jews and their rulers, to assault and stone them, 6 they, having intelligence of it, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, to Lystra and Derbè, and the region around; 7 and proclaimed there the glad tidings.

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bas and Paul, hearing of it, rent their clothes, and rushed in among the multitudes, crying out, 15 and saying, " Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like infirmities with yourselves, and proclaim to you glad tidings, that ye should turn from these vanities to the living God; who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things in them: 16 who, in the past generations, suffered all the nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness; doing good, giving [you] rain from heaven and

Another import of the words is, 'As many of the gentiles believed, as were inwardly dispos ed to receive the doctrine of aionian life; i. e. as had an orderly and well-prepared mind for that purpose; as had disposed themselves to it.' Or, 'as many as were disposed, believed to aionian life. See 1 Tim. i. 16.

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fruitful seasons, and filling your hearts with food and gladness." ed the door of faith to the gen18 And by saying this, they with tiles. 28 And they resided there difficulty restrained the multi-with the disciples, a considerable time.

tudes from offering sacrifice to them.

19 But certain Jews came thither from Antioch and Iconium; who gained over the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. 20 However, the disciples having surrounded him, he rose up, and entered into the city.

CH. XV. 1 NOW certain persons who had come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren, saying, “Unless ye be circumcised according to the custom taught by Moses, ye cannot be saved." 2 Paul and Barnabas, therefore, having much dissention [and dispute] with them, the brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, should

AND on the morrow, he and Barnabas departed to Derbè. 21 And when they had preach-go up to the apostles and elders ed the gospel to that city, and at Jerusalem, concerning this had made many disciples, they question. 3 And, having been returned to Lystra, and Ico- conducted on their way by the nium, and Antioch; 22 strength-church, they passed through ening the minds of the disci- Phenicia and Samaria, declarples, and exhorting them to ing the conversion of the gencontinue in the faith; and say- tiles; and caused great joy to ing that we must enter into the all the brethren. 4 And having kingdom of God through many come to Jerusalem, they were afflictions. 23 And having ap- received by the church, and by pointed to them elders in every the apostles, and the elders; church, they prayed with fast-and they related what God had ing, and commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed. 24 And after they had passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 25 And having preached the word at Perga, they went down into Attalia: 26 and from thence 6 THEN the apostles and the they sailed to Antioch, whence elders came together, to consithey had been recommended to der of this matter. 7 But much the favour of God for the work debate having arisen, Peter which they had fulfilled. 27 rose up, and said to them, Having arrived, and gathered" Men, brethren, ye know that together the church, they re- in former days God made lated what things God had done choice among us, that the gen

done by them. 5 But that some of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, had risen up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."

* The gentiles.

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tiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and should believe. 8 And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, and gave to them the holy spirit, even as to us; 9 and made no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts through faith. 10 Now therefore why do ye try God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that we shall be saved through the favour of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they also."

12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and hearkened to Barnabas and Paul, while they related what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the gentiles by them.

13 And when they were silent, James spake, saying, "Men, brethren, hearken to me. 14 Simon Peter* hath declared how God first regarded the gentiles, to take out of them a people [for] his name. 15 And to this the words of the prophets agree; as it is written, 16 After these things I will again build up the fallen tabernacle of David; and I will build up its ruins, and will restore it: 17 that the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the nations over which my name is called, 18 saith the Lord, who doth the things known to him from the age. 19 Wherefore

* Gr. Simeon.

my judgment is, that we disquiet not those who from among the gentiles turn to God; 20 but write to them, that they abstain from the polluted offerings to idols, and from fornication,* [and from things strangled] and from blood. 21 For from ancient generations Moses, in every city, hath those who preach him; being read in the synagogues on every sabbath."

22 THEN it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, and the whole church, to choose men from amongst themselves, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren: 23 having written a letter by them to this effect: "The apostles and the elders, [and the] brethren, send greeting to the brethren who are of the gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia. 24 Whereas we have heard, that some who went out from us, have troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, [saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law;] to whom we gave no such instruction: 25 it hath seemed good to us, being assembled with one mind, to choose men and send them to you, together with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 men who have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas; who will tell you the

* Conj. wognitas s. xaguas swine's flesh; instead of zogveias fornication: so also, in ver. 29See Griesbach, note.

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