Apostles imprisoned: CHAP. V. delivered by an angel. more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) 15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. m16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bring ing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. 24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. 25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. f17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is 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. m19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison ly command you that ye doors, and brought them forth, and said, 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we strait should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 21 And when they heard d 29 ¶ Then Peter and the that, they entered into the other apostles answered and temple early in the morning, said, We ought to obey God and taught. But the high rather than men. priest came, and they that, were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, 23 Saying,The prison truly 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. t 31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. t 32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, Gamaliel's counsel. THE ACTS. Seven deacons chosen. from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. whom God hath given to f41 ¶ And they departed them that obey him. 33 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slaythem. f34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apos tles forth a little space; 35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. f CHAP. VI. AND in those days, when number disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to 2 Then the twelve called whom a number of men, the multitude of the disciples about four hundred, joined unto them, and said, It is not themselves: who was slain; reason that we should leave and all, as many as obeyed the word of God, and serve him, were scattered, and tables. brought to nought. 37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. d 38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. t 3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. d 4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. f5 ¶ And the saying pleased the whole multitude:and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas 40 And to him they agreed: a proselyte of Antioch: and when they had called the 6 Whom they set before the apostles, and beaten them, apostles: and when they had they commanded that they prayed, they laid their hands should not speak in the name on them. Jesus, and let them go. f7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. c 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 89 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: 14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. 15 And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. f CHAP. VII. HENsaid the high priest, Are these things so? g2 And he said, Men, bre T of blasphemy. thren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. g 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5 And he gave him none inheritanee in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child." 6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. 7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. f8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. c9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt;but God was with him, 10 And delivered him out He declareth THE ACTS. the history of Israel. all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. g 11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affiction: and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. 13 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren: and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. f14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. 15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, 16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. and nourished up in bis father's house three months: 21 And when he was east out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. 22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. f23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. 24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: 25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver themi: but they understood not. 26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another? 27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, 28 Wilt thou kill me, as the people grew and multi-thou didst the Egyptian yesplied in Egypt, terday? 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. g 29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that 30 And when forty years they cast out their young were expired, there appeared children, to the end they to him in the wilderness of might not live. mount Sina an angel of the f20 In which time Moses was Lord in a flame of fire in a born, and was exceeding fair, bush. preacheth Christ. received the lively oracles to give unto us: 39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, t 32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, 40 Saying unto Aaron, and the God of Jacob. Then Make us gods to go before Moses trembled, and durst us: for as for this Moses, not behold. which brought us out of the 33 Then said the Lord to land of Egypt, we wot not him, Put off thy shoes from what is become of him. thy feet: for the place c 41 And they made a calf in where thou standest is holy those days, and offered sacriground. fice unto the idol,and rejoiced f34 I have seen, I have seen in the works of their own the affliction of my people hands. which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. t 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a wilderness? ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush." g36 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years. t37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. g 43 Yea,ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan,figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. 45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in 38 This is he, that was in with Jesus into the possession the church in the wilderness of the Gentiles whom God with the angel which spake drave out before the face of to him in the mount Sina, our fathers, unto the days of and with our fathers: who David; |