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Acts 9

 ¹And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

 ²And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

 ³And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

 ⁴And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

 ⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

 ⁶And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

 ⁷And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

 ⁸And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

 ⁹And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

 ¹⁰And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

 ¹¹And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

 ¹²And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

 ¹³Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

 ¹⁴And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

 ¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

 ¹⁶For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

 ¹⁷And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

 ¹⁸And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

 ¹⁹And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

 ²⁰And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

 ²¹But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

 ²²But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

 ²³And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

 ²⁴But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

 ²⁵Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

 ²⁶And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

 ²⁷But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

 ²⁸And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

 ²⁹And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

 ³⁰Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

 ³¹Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

 ³²And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

 ³³And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

 ³⁴And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

 ³⁵And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

 ³⁶Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

 ³⁷And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

 ³⁸And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

 ³⁹Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

 ⁴⁰But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

 ⁴¹And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

 ⁴²And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

 ⁴³And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.

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Acts 13

 ¹Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

 ²As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

 ³And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

 ⁴So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

 ⁵And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.

 ⁶And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

 ⁷Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

 ⁸But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

 ⁹Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.

 ¹⁰And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

 ¹¹And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

 ¹²Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

 ¹³Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

 ¹⁴But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

 ¹⁵And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

 ¹⁶Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

 ¹⁷The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

 ¹⁸And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

 ¹⁹And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

 ²⁰And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

 ²¹And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

 ²²And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

 ²³Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

 ²⁴When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

 ²⁵And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

 ²⁶Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

 ²⁷For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

 ²⁸And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

 ²⁹And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

 ³⁰But God raised him from the dead:

 ³¹And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

 ³²And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

 ³³God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

 ³⁴And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

 ³⁵Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

 ³⁶For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

 ³⁷But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

 ³⁸Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

 ³⁹And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

 ⁴⁰Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

 ⁴¹Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

 ⁴²And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

 ⁴³Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

 ⁴⁴And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

 ⁴⁵But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

 ⁴⁶Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

 ⁴⁷For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

 ⁴⁸And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

 ⁴⁹And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

 ⁵⁰But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

 ⁵¹But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.

 ⁵²And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

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Acts 14

 ¹And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

 ²But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

 ³Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

 ⁴But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

 ⁵And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

 ⁶They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

 ⁷And there they preached the gospel.

 ⁸And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:

 ⁹The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

 ¹⁰Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

 ¹¹And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

 ¹²And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

 ¹³Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

 ¹⁴Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

 ¹⁵And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

 ¹⁶Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

 ¹⁷Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

 ¹⁸And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

 ¹⁹And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

 ²⁰Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

 ²¹And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

 ²²Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

 ²³And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

 ²⁴And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

 ²⁵And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:

 ²⁶And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

 ²⁷And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

 ²⁸And there they abode long time with the disciples.