Peter infpired, preacheth. Chap. iii. Were in doubt, faying one to another, 13 Others mocking, faid, Thefe men are full of new wine. 14 But Peter ftanding up with the elev. en, lifted up his voice, and faid unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerufalem, be this known unte you, and hearken to my words: 15 For thefe are not drunken, as ye fuppofe, feeing it is but the third hour of the day: 16 But this is that which was fpoken by the prophet Joel: 17 And it thall come to pafs in the laft days, faith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your fons and your daughters fhall prophefy, and your young men hall fee vifions, and your old men thall dream dreams : His fermon. 831 81 He, feeing this before, fpake of the refurrection of Chrift, that his foul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did fee corruption. 32 This Jefus hath God raised up whereof we all are witneffes. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promife of the Holy Ghoft, he hath shed forth this, which ye now fee and hear. 34 For David is not afcended into the heavens but he faith himlelf, The LORD faid unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, $5 Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 86 Therefore let all the house of lirael know affuredly, that God hath made that fame Jefus whom ye have crucified both Lord and Chrift. 18 And on my fervants and on my 37 Now when they heard this, they handmaidens I will pour out in those days were pricked in their heart, and said un of my Spirit; and they fhall prophefy: to Peter and to the reft of the apostles, 19 And I will fhew wonders in heaven Men and brethren, What Shall we do? above, and figns in the earth beneath; 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: and be baptized every one of you in the 20 The fun thall be turned into dark-name of Jefus Chrift, for the remiffion of nefs, and the moon into blood, before that fins, and ye shall receive the gift of the great and notable day of the Lord come: Holy Ghoft. 21 And it shall come to pafs, that whofoever fhail call on the name of the Lord fhall be faved. 22 Ye men of Ifrael hear these words: Jefus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and figns, which God did by him in the midft of you, as ye yourselves alfo know: 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God hall call. 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, faying, Save yourfelves from this untoward generation. 41 Then they that gladly received his 23 Him, being delivered by the deter-word were baptized: and the fame day minate counfel and foreknowledge of there were added unto them about three God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands thousand fouls. have crucified and flain : 24 Whom God hath raised up, having Joofed the pains of death: because it was not poffible that he should be holden of it. 25 For David fpeaketh concerning him, I forefaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I bould not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover alfo my flesh fhall reft in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my foul in hell, neither wilt thou fuffer thine Holy One to fee corruption. 28 Thou haft made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 29 Men and brethren, let me freely fpeak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his fepulchre is with us unto this day. 42 And they continued ftead fafly in the apoftles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 And fear came upon every foul: and many wonders and figns were done by the apoftles. 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 And fold their poffeflions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from houfe to houfe, did eat their meat with gladnefs and fingleness of heart, 47 Praifing God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily fuchasfhould be faved. CHAP. III., 1 Peter and John restore a lame man, 12 afcribing the cure to the name of Fefus, 19 and exhorting to repentance. NOW Peter and John went up to 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had fworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins,gether into the temple at the hour of according to the flesh, he would raise up prayer, being the ninth bour. Christ to fit on his throne; 2 And a certain man lame from his K mother's 352 A lame man refiored. The ACTS. mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to afk alms of them that entered into the temple; 5 Who feeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, afked an alms. 4 And Peter, fattening his eyes upon him with John, faid, Look on us. 6 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive fomething of them. 6 Then Peter faid, Silver and gold have i none; but fuch as I have give thee; In the name of Jefus Chrift of Nazareth, rife up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted bim up and immediately his feet and ancle bones received ftrength. 8 And he leaping up, stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and teaping, and praifing God. And all the people faw him walking and praifing God: 10 And they knew that it was he which fat for alms at the beautiful gate of the temple and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. 11 And as the lame man which was healed, held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 12 And when Peter faw it, he anfwered unto the people, Ye men of If. rael, Why marvel ye at this? or, Why look ye fo earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holinets we had made this man to walk? Peter and Jobn imprisoned, 20 And he thall fend Jefus Chrif, which before was preached unto you : 21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of reftitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets fince the world began. 2 For Mofes truly faid unto the fathers, A prophet fhall the Lord your God raife up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him fhall ye hear in all things whatfoever he thall fay unto you. 23 And it all come to pass, that every fout, which will not hear that prophet, thall be deftroyed from among the people. 2 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel, and thofe that follow after, as many as have fpoken, have likewife foretold of these days. 5 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, faying unto Abraham, And in thy feed fhall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 Unto you first, God having raised up his Son Jefus, fent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. CHAP. IV. Peter and John_imprisoned. 5 Their defence. 15 They are threatened. AND as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jefus the refurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. 18 The God of Abraham, and of Ifaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jefus; whom ye 4 Howbeit, many of them which heard delivered up, and denied him in the pref-the word believed; and the number of ence of Pilate, when he was determined the men was about five thousand. to let him go. And it came to pals on the mor. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and row, that their rulers, and eiders, and the Jul, and desired a murderer to be scribes, granted unto you ; 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath railed from the dead; whereof we are witneffes : And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerufalem. 16 And his name, through faith in his name, hath made this man ftrong, whom 7 And when they had fet them in the ye fee and know: yea, the fath which mida, they afked, By what power, or by is by him hath given him this perfect what name, have ye done this ? foundness in the prefence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did alfo your rulers, 18 But these things, which God before had thewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Chrift thould fuffer, he hath fo fulfilled. 19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your fins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing thall come from the prefence of the Lord : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Gheft, faid unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Ifrael, 9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made v hole; 10 Be it known unto you all, and te all the people of Ifrael, that by the name of Jefus Chrift of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God rated from the dead, even by him doth this man ftand There before you whole. 11 This The apofiles threatened. Chap. v. Ananias and Sapphira. 813 11 This is the ftone which was fet at threatenings; and grant unto thy fernought of you builders, which is become vants, that with all boldness they may the head of the corner. fpeak thy word, 12 Neither is there falvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be faved. 50 By ftretching forth thine hand to heal; and that figns and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jefus. 15 Now when they faw the boldnefs $1 And when they had prayed, the of Peter and John, and perceived that they place was thaken where they were affemwere unlearned and ignorant men, they bled together; and they were all filled marvelled; and they took knowledge of with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the them, that they had been with Jefus. word of God with boldness. 14 And beholding the man which was healed ftanding with them, they could fay nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded them to go afide out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 Saying, What thall we do to these men? For that indeed a notable miracle bath been done by them is manifeft to all them that dwell in Jerufalem; and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it fpread no further among the people, let us firaitly threaten them, that they fpeak henceforth to no man in this name. 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one foul: neither faid any of them that aught of the things which he poffeffed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the apofiles witness of the refurrection of the Lord Jefus and great grace was upon them all. 84 Neither was there any among them that lacked for as many as were pollef tors of lands or houses, fold then, and brought the prices of the things that were fold, : 35 And laid them down at the apoftles 18 And they called them and com-feet and diftribution was made unto manded them not to speak at all nor every man according as he had need. teach in the name of jelus. $6 And Jofes, who by the apofles was furnamed Barnabas, which is, being ininterpreted, The fon of confolation, à Levite, and of the country of Cyprus. 19 But Peter and John answered and faid unto them, Whether it be right the fight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge yeş 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have feen and heard 21 So when they had further threaten-1 ed them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people for all men glorified God for that which was done. 22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was fhewed. 28 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief pries and elders had faid unto them. 24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and faid, Lord, thou art God, which halt made heaven, and earth, and the fea, and all that in them is: $7 Having land,fold is, and brought the money, and laid in at the apofiles' feet. CHAP. V、 The death of Ananas and Sapphira 17 The apofiles imprifoned again, and delivered. BUT a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, fold a poffetlion, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife alfo being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid is at the apofties' feet. But Peter faid, Ananias, Why haft Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghoft, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, Was it not thine own? And after it was fold, Was it not in thine own power? Why haft thou conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou haft not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing thefe words, fell down, and gave up the ghoft: anit great fear came on all them that heard these things. 25 Who by the mouth of thy fervant David haft faid, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth ftood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and againft his Christ. 27 For of a truth against thy holy child. And the young men arose, wound him Jefus, whom thou haft anointed, both up, and carried him out, and buried him. Herod, and Pontius Pliate, with the Gen- 7 And it was about the space of three tiles, and the people of Ifrael were gath-hours after, when his wife, not knowing ered together, what was done, came in. 28 For to do what foever thy hand and thy counfel determined before to be done. 9 And now, Lord, behold their 8 And Peter anfwered unto her, Tell me whether ye fold the land for fo much ? And the faid, Yea for fo much. 814 The apofiles imprisoned. The ACTS. Gamaliel's counsel. 9 Then Peter faid unto her, How is it 26 Then went the captain with the that ye have agreed together to tempt officers, and brought them without viothe Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet lence: for they feared the people, left of them which have buried thy husband they should have been stoned. are at the door, and fall carry thee out. 27 And when they had brought them, 10 Then fell the down ftraightway at they fet them before the council: and his feet, and yielded up the ghoft and the high prieft afked them, the young men came in, and found her dead, and carrying ber forth, buried ber by her husband. 11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard thele things. 12 And by the hands of the apoftles were many figns and wonders wrought among the people: (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. 13 And of the reft durft no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. 14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women :) 28 Saying, Did not we ftraitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? And, behold, ye have filled Jerufalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 29 Then Peter and the orber apostles answered, and faid, We ought to obey God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jefus, whom ye flew and hanged on a tree. 31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Ifrael, and for giveness of fins. 32 And we are his witneffes of thefe things; and fo is alfo the Holy Ghoft whom God hath given to them that obey 15 Infomuch that they brought forth the fick into the streets, and laid them him. on beds and couches, that at the least the 33 When they heard that, they were fhadow of Peter paffing by might over-cut to the beart, and took counsel to slay shadow fome of them. them. 16 There came alfo a multitude out of 84 Then flood there up one in the the cities round about unto Jerufalem, council, a Pharifee, named Gamaliel, a bringing fick folks, and them which doctor of the law, had in reputation awere vexed with unclean fpirits and mong all the people, and commanded to they were healed every one. put the apoftles forth a little fpace; 17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, which is the fect of the Sadducees, and were filled with indignation, 18 And laid their hands on the apofles, and put them in the common priton. 19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prifon doors, and brought them forth, and faid, 20 Go, stand and fpeak in the temple to the people all the words of this life." 35 And faid unto them. Ye men of Ifrael, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching thefe men. 36 For before thefe days rofe up Theydas, boafting himself to be fomebody; to whom a number of men, about four huadred, joined themselves: who was flain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were fcattered, and brought to nought. 37 After this man rofe up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the taxing, and 21 And when they heard that, they en- drew away much people after him: he tered into the temple early in the morn-alto perifhed; and all, even as many as ing and taught. But the high priest came, obeyed him, were difperfed. and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the fenate of the children of Ifrael, and fent to the prifon to have them brought. 22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prifon, they returned, and told, 23 Saying, The prifon truly found we fhut with all fafety, and the keepers ftanding 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 thefe things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. 25 Then came one and told them, faying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prifon are ftanding in the temple, and teaching the people, 38 And now I fay unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counfel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; left haply ye be found even to fight against God. 40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apoйles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not fpeak in the name of Jefus, and let them go. 41 And they departed from the prefence of the council, rejoicing that they wore counted worthy to fuffer fhame for his name. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every houfe, they ceafed not to teach and preach Jefus Christ. CHAP 기 Deacons chofen. CHAP. VI. Chap. vi. vii. Stephen accused, anfweretb. 845 fathers, hearken; The God of glory ap 1 Deacons chofen. 9 Stephen falfely ac-peared unto our father Abraham, wher cufed of blasphemy. AND in thofe days, when the number of the difciples was multiplied, there arofe a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, becaufe their widows were neglected in the daily miniftration. 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the difciples unto them, and faid, It is not realon that we thould leave the word of God, and serve tables. he was in Mefopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 8 And faid unto him, Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall fhew thee. 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 inheritance 3 Wherefore brethren, look ye out among you feven men of honest report, in it, no, not fo much as to fet his foot full of the Holy Ghoft and wifdom, on yet he promised that he would give whom we may appoint over this bulinefs. it to him for a poffeffion, and to his feed But we will give ourselves continu-after him, when as yet he had no child. ally to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. : 5 And the faying pleased the whole multitude and they chofe Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the Holy Ghoft, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a profelyte of Antioch : 6 Whom they fet before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the difciples multiplied in Jerufalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 9 Then there arose certain of the fynagogue, which is called the fynagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Afia, difputing with Stephen. 10 And they were not able to refift the wifdom and the fpirit by which he fpake. 11 Then they fuborned men, which faid, We have heard him fpeak blafphemous words against Mofes, and against God. 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the fcribes, and came upon bim, and caught him, and brought bim to the council, 18 And fet up falfe witneffes, which faid, This man ceaseth not to speak blafphemous words against this holy place, and the law: 14 For we have heard him fay, that 15 And all that fat in the council, 1 Stephen anfwereth to his accufation. And he faid, Men, brethren, and 6 And God fpake on this wife, That his feed should fojourn in a ftrange land; and that they thould bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. 7 And the nation to whom they fhall be in bondage will I judge, faid God: and after that fhall they come forth, and ferve me in this place. 8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcifion and fo Abrabam begat Ifaac, and circumcifed him the eighth day; and Ifaac begar Jacob; and Jacob began the twelve patriarchs. 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, fold Jofeph into Egypt: but God was with him, 10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wifdom in the fight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his houfe. 11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no fuftenance. 12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he fent out our fathers firft. 18 And at the fecond time Jofeph was made known to his brethren; and Jofeph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. 14 Then fent Jofeph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threefcore 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 fepulchre that Abraham bought for a fum of money of the fons of Emmor, the father of Sychem. 17 But when the time of the promife drew nigh, which God had fworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Jofeph. 19 The fame dealt fubtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, fo |