Acts 21st Century King James Version

Acts 1 - 21st Century King James Version


   In the former treatise, O Theophilus, I have given an account of all that Jesus began both to do and teach   

 ²until the day in which He was taken up, after He had given commandments through the Holy Ghost unto the apostles, whom He had chosen.   

 ³To these also He showed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.   

 ⁴And being assembled together with them, He commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, "which," saith He, "ye have heard from Me;   

 ⁵for John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence."   

 ⁶When they therefore had come together, they asked of Him, saying, "Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?"   

 ⁷And He said unto them, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father hath put in His own power.   

 ⁸But ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."   

 ⁹And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.   

 ¹⁰And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,   

 ¹¹who also said, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven."   

 ¹²Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath day's journey.   

 ¹³And when they had come in, they went up into an upper room where abode both Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.   

 ¹⁴These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brethren.   

 ¹⁵And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (the number of names altogether were about a hundred and twenty) and said,   

 ¹⁶"Men and brethren, it was necessary that this Scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was the guide to those who took Jesus.   

 ¹⁷For he was numbered with us, and had obtained a part of this ministry.   

 ¹⁸Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.   

 ¹⁹And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Akel Dama, that is to say, the Field of Blood.   

 ²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms: `Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein'; and, `His bishopric let another take.'   

 ²¹Therefore from these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,   

 ²²beginning from the baptism of John until that same day that He was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of His resurrection."   

 ²³And they appointed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.   

 ²⁴And they prayed and said, "Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show us which of these two Thou hast chosen,   

 ²⁵that he may take part of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."   

 ²⁶And they cast their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.   

Acts 2 - 21st Century King James Version


   And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.   

 ²And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.   

 ³And there appeared unto them cloven tongues as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.   

 ⁴And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.   

 ⁵And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men out of every nation under heaven.   

 ⁶Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together and were confounded, because every man heard them speaking in his own language.   

 ⁷And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, "Behold, are not all these who speak Galileans?   

 ⁸And how then do we each hear them speaking in our own tongue wherein we were born?   

 ⁹Parthians, Medes, Elamites and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,   

 ¹⁰Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,   

 ¹¹Cretans and Arabians -- we hear them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God."   

 ¹²And they were all amazed and were in doubt, saying one to another, "What meaneth this?"   

 ¹³Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."   

 ¹⁴But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said unto them, "Ye men of Judea and all ye who dwell in Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words.   

 ¹⁵For these are not drunken as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day;   

 ¹⁶but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel:   

 ¹⁷`And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.   

 ¹⁸And on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.   

 ¹⁹And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath -- blood and fire and vapor of smoke.   

 ²⁰The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood before that great and notable Day of the Lord come.   

 ²¹And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'   

 ²²"Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man approved of God among you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did through Him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know --   

 ²³Him, being delivered by the determinate will and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken and by wicked hands have crucified and slain.   

 ²⁴But God hath raised Him up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.   

 ²⁵For David speaketh concerning Him: `I beheld the Lord always before my face, for He is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.   

 ²⁶Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope,   

 ²⁷because Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption.   

 ²⁸Thou hast 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 speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day.   

 ³⁰Therefore, being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn an oath to him that from the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh He would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.

Acts 3 - 21st Century King James Version


   Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.   

 ²And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered into the temple.   

 ³He, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.   

 ⁴And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, "Look on us."   

 ⁵And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them.   

 ⁶Then Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have, I give thee: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."   

 ⁷And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.   

 ⁸And leaping up, he stood and walked and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.   

 ⁹And all the people saw him walking and praising God,   

 ¹⁰and they knew that it was he that sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.   

 ¹¹And as the lame man who had been healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch, which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.   

 ¹²And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, "Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? Or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man walk?   

 ¹³The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified His Son Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied Him in the presence of Pilate when he was determined to let Him go.   

 ¹⁴But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you,   

 ¹⁵and killed the Prince of Life whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.   

 ¹⁶And His name, through faith in His name, hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know. Yea, the faith which is by Him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.   

 ¹⁷"And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.   

 ¹⁸But those things which God before had shown by the mouth of all His prophets, that Christ should suffer, He hath thus fulfilled.   

 ¹⁹Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.   

 ²⁰Then He shall send Jesus Christ, who before was preached unto you,   

 ²¹whom Heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.   

 ²²For Moses truly said unto the fathers, `A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you from your brethren, like unto me; Him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever He shall say unto you.   

 ²³And it shall come to pass that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.'   

 ²⁴Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.   

 ²⁵Ye are the children of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, `And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.'   

 ²⁶Unto you first, God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you in turning every one of you away from his iniquities."   

Acts 4 - 21st Century King James Version


   And as they spoke unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,   

 ²being aggrieved that they taught the people and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.   

 ³And they laid hands on them and put them in hold until the next day, for it was now eventide.   

 ⁴However, many of those who had heard the Word believed, the number of the men being about five thousand.   

 ⁵And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes,   

 ⁶and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and as many as were kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.   

 ⁷And when they had set them in their midst, they asked, "By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?"   

 ⁸Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, "Ye rulers of the people and elders of Israel,   

 ⁹if we this day are examined about the good deed done to the infirm man, and by what means he is made whole,   

 ¹⁰be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified and whom God raised from the dead, even by Him doth this man stand here before you whole.   

 ¹¹This is `the stone which was set at nought by you builders and which has become the head of the corner.'   

 ¹²Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved."   

 ¹³Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took note concerning them that they had been with Jesus.   

 ¹⁴And beholding the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.   

 ¹⁵But when they had commanded them to go outside the council, they conferred among themselves,   

 ¹⁶saying, "What shall we do to these men? For indeed, that a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all those who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.   

 ¹⁷But so that it spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name."   

 ¹⁸And they called them back and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.   

 ¹⁹But Peter and John answered and said unto them, "Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye;   

 ²⁰for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard."   

 ²¹So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing for which they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which had been done.   

 ²²For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing was shown.   

 ²³And being let go, they went to their own company and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.   

 ²⁴And when they heard this, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, "Lord, Thou art God who hast made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them,   

 ²⁵who by the mouth of Thy servant David hast said, `Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?   

 ²⁶The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ.'   

 ²⁷For truly against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, had gathered together   

 ²⁸to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel determined before to be done.   

 ²⁹And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant unto Thy servants that with all boldness they may speak Thy Word,   

 ³⁰by stretching forth Thine hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of Thy holy child Jesus."   

Acts 5 - 21st Century King James Version


   But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession   

 ²and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet.   

 ³But Peter said, "Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost and to keep back part of the price of the land?   

 ⁴While it remained, was it not thine own? And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God."   

 ⁵And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on all those who heard these things.   

 ⁶And the young men arose and wrapped him up, and carried him out and buried him.   

 ⁷And it was about the space of three hours later when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.   

 ⁸And Peter said unto her, "Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much?" And she said, "Yea, for so much."   

 ⁹Then Peter said unto her, "How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried thy husband are at the door and shall carry thee out."   

 ¹⁰Then she fell down straightway at his feet and yielded up the ghost. And the young men came in and found her dead and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.   

 ¹¹And great fear came upon all the church and upon as many as heard these things.   

 ¹²And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people, and they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch.   

 ¹³But of the rest, no man dared join himself to them, but the people magnified them.   

 ¹⁴And more believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women,   

 ¹⁵insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.   

 ¹⁶There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks and those who were vexed with unclean spirits; and they were healed, every one.   

 ¹⁷Then the high priest rose up and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees); and they were filled with indignation,   

 ¹⁸and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.   

 ¹⁹But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth and said,   

 ²⁰"Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life."   

 ²¹And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together with all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.   

 ²²But when the officers came and found them not in the prison, they returned and reported, saying,   

 ²³"The prison truly found we shut with all safety and the keepers standing outside before the doors; but when we had opened them, we found no man within."   

 ²⁴Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were in doubt about them as to where this would grow.   

 ²⁵Then there came one and told them, saying, "Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people."   

 ²⁶Then the captain went with his officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.   

 ²⁷And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,   

 ²⁸saying, "Did not we strictly command you that ye 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."   

 ²⁹Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, "We ought to obey God rather than men.   

 ³⁰The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.   

Acts 6 - 21st Century King James Version


   And in those days when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.   

 ²Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them and said, "It is not fitting that we should leave the Word of God to serve tables.   

 ³Therefore, brethren, look ye out among you for seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.   

 ⁴But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word."   

 ⁵And 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 Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,   

 ⁶whom they set before the apostles. And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.   

 ⁷And 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.   

 ⁸And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.   

 ⁹Then there arose certain from the synagogue which is called the Synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and those of Cilicia and of Asia, and they disputed with Stephen.   

 ¹⁰And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.   

 ¹¹Then they suborned men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God."   

 ¹²And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and came upon him and caught him, and brought him to the council.   

 ¹³And they set up false witnesses who said, "This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law;   

 ¹⁴for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us."   

 ¹⁵And all who sat on the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as though it were the face of an angel.   

Acts 7 - 21st Century King James Version


   Then said the high priest, "Are these things so?"   

 ²And Stephen said, "Men, brethren and fathers, hearken! The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,   

 ³and said unto him, `Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.'   

 ⁴Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Haran; and from thence, when his father was dead, He removed himself into this land wherein ye now dwell.   

 ⁵And He gave him no inheritance in it -- no, not so much as to set his foot on; yet He promised that He would give it to him as a possession and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.   

 ⁶And God spoke in this way: that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should be brought into bondage and be mistreated for 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.'   

 ⁸And He gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.   

 ⁹And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him   

 ¹⁰and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and all his house.   

 ¹¹"Now there came a dearth and great affliction over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.   

 ¹²But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he first sent out our fathers.   

 ¹³And on the second visit Joseph was made known to his brethren, and Joseph's kindred were made known unto Pharaoh.   

 ¹⁴Then Joseph sent and called his father Jacob to him and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.   

 ¹⁵So Jacob went down into Egypt and died, he and our fathers.   

 ¹⁶And they were carried back into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham had bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.   

 ¹⁷"But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,   

 ¹⁸until another king arose who knew not Joseph.   

 ¹⁹The same dealt craftily with our kindred and illtreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end that they might not live.   

 ²⁰At that time Moses was born and was exceedingly fair, and was nourished in his father's house three months.   

 ²¹And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him as her own son.   

 ²²And Moses became learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.   

 ²³"And when he was fully forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.   

 ²⁴And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian,   

 ²⁵for he supposed his brethren would have understood how God, by his hand, would deliver them; but they understood not.   

 ²⁶And the next day he showed himself unto them as they were quarreling, and would have set them at one again, saying, `Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one another?'   

 ²⁷But he that was doing his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, `Who made thee a ruler and judge over us?   

 ²⁸Wilt thou kill me as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday?'   

 ²⁹Then Moses fled at this saying and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons.   

 ³⁰"And when forty years had expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel of the Lord, in a flame of fire in a bush.   

Acts 8 - 21st Century King James Version


   And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.   

 ²And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.   

 ³As for Saul, he made havoc of the church. Entering into every house and haling men and women, he committed them to prison.   

 ⁴Therefore those who were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the Word.   

 ⁵Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.   

 ⁶And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.   

 ⁷For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed with them; and many taken with palsies and who were lame, were healed.   

 ⁸And there was great joy in that city.   

 ⁹But there was a certain man called Simon, who earlier in the same city had used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,   

 ¹⁰to whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is great with the power of God."   

 ¹¹And for him they had regard, because for a long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.   

 ¹²But when they believed Philip's preaching of the things concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.   

 ¹³Then Simon himself believed also; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.   

 ¹⁴Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that amaria had received the Word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John,   

 ¹⁵who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Ghost.   

 ¹⁶(For as yet, He had fallen upon none of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus).   

 ¹⁷Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.   

 ¹⁸And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,   

 ¹⁹saying, "Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost."   

 ²⁰But Peter said unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money!   

 ²¹Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.   

 ²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God that perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.   

 ²³For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity."   

 ²⁴Then Simon answered and said, "Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me."   

 ²⁵And they, when they had testified and preached the Word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem and preached the Gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.   

 ²⁶And the angel of the Lord spoke unto Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south unto the road that goeth down from Jerusalem into Gaza, which is desert."   

 ²⁷And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem to worship,   

 ²⁸was returning; and sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet.   

 ²⁹Then the Spirit said unto Philip, "Go near and join thyself to this chariot."   

 ³⁰And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Understandest thou what thou readest?"  

Acts 9 - 21st Century King James Version


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

 ²and asked of him letters to the synagogues at Damascus, that if he found any who were 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 shone 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 goads."   

 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 who 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 could see no man; but they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.   

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

 ¹⁰And there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. And the Lord said to him 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 inquire in the house of Judas for the 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 from many of this man, and how much evil he hath done to Thy saints in Jerusalem.   

 ¹⁴And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all who 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 show him what 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 who appeared unto thee on 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 something like 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 who 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 those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither with the intent that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?"   

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

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

 ²⁴But their lying in wait became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.   

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

 ²⁶And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he attempted 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 on 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 spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Grecians, but they went about to slay him.   

 ³⁰And when the brethren heard of this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him forth to Tarsus.   

Acts 10 - 21st Century King James Version


   There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian Band,   

 ²a devout man and one who feared God with all his house, who gave many alms to the people and prayed to God always.   

 ³He saw in a vision clearly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him and saying unto him, "Cornelius!"   

 ⁴And when he looked on him, he was afraid and said, "What is it, lord?" And he said unto him, "Thy prayers and thine alms have risen up as a memorial before God.   

 ⁵And now send men to Joppa and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter.   

 ⁶He lodgeth with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside; he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do."   

 ⁷And when the angel who spoke unto Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from those who waited on him continually.   

 ⁸And when he had related all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.   

 ⁹On the morrow, as they went on their journey and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour.   

 ¹⁰And he became very hungry and would have eaten; but while they were making ready he fell into a trance,   

 ¹¹and saw heaven opened and a certain vessel descending unto him as though it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners and let down to the earth,   

 ¹²wherein were all kinds of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air.    

 ¹³And there came a voice to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat."   

 ¹⁴But Peter said, "Not so, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."   

 ¹⁵And the voice spoke unto him again the second time, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common."   

 ¹⁶This was done thrice, and the vessel was received up again into heaven.   

 ¹⁷Now while Peter wondered to himself what this vision which he had seen could mean, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house and stood before the gate,   

 ¹⁸and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, was lodged there.   

 ¹⁹While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, "Behold, three men seek thee.   

 ²⁰Arise therefore, and get thee down and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them."   

 ²¹Then Peter went down to the men who were sent unto him from Cornelius and said, "Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye have come?"   

 ²²And they said, "Cornelius the centurion, a just man and one who feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house and to hear words from thee."   

 ²³Then Peter called them in and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.   

 ²⁴And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.   

 ²⁵And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.   

 ²⁶But Peter took him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself also am a man."   

 ²⁷And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.   

 ²⁸And he said unto them, "Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to keep company with or to come unto one of another nation. But God hath shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.   

 ²⁹Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying as soon as I was sent for. I ask therefore, with what intent ye have sent for me?"   

 ³⁰And Cornelius said, "Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing.

Acts 11 - 21st Century King James Version


   And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the Word of God.   

 ²And when Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the Circumcision contended with him,   

 ³saying, "Thou wentest in to uncircumcised men and didst eat with them."   

 ⁴But Peter reviewed the matter from the beginning and expounded it in order unto them, saying,   

 ⁵"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. A certain vessel descended as though it had been a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even to me.   

 ⁶And when I had fastened my eyes on it, I considered it and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things and fowls of the air.   

 ⁷And I heard a voice saying unto me, `Arise, Peter; slay and eat.'   

 ⁸But I said, `Not so, Lord, for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.'   

 ⁹But the voice answered me again from heaven, `What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.'   

 ¹⁰And this was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.   

 ¹¹And behold, immediately three men had already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.   

 ¹²And the Spirit bade me go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.   

 ¹³And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said unto him, `Send men to Joppa and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter,   

 ¹⁴who shall tell thee words whereby thou and all of thy house shall be saved.'   

 ¹⁵And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.   

 ¹⁶Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said, `John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.'   

 ¹⁷If therefore God gave them the same gift as He did unto us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God?"   

 ¹⁸When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life."   

 ¹⁹Now those who had been scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose on account of Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, preaching the Word to none but unto the Jews only.   

 ²⁰And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke unto the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.   

 ²¹And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord.   

 ²²Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.   

 ²³And when he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord,   

 ²⁴for he was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. And many people were added unto the Lord.   

 ²⁵Then Barnabas departed to Tarsus to seek out Saul;   

 ²⁶and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass that for a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.   

 ²⁷And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.   

 ²⁸And one of them named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit that there would be a great dearth throughout all the world, which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.   

 ²⁹Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren who dwelt in Judea.   

 ³⁰This also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.   

Acts 12 - 21st Century King James Version


   Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.   

 ²And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.   

 ³And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (This was during the Days of Unleavened Bread.)   

 ⁴And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.   

 ⁵Peter therefore was kept in prison, but prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him.   

 ⁶And when Herod would have brought him forth, that same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers were guarding the door of the prison.   

 ⁷And behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, "Arise up quickly." And his chains fell off from his hands.   

 ⁸And the angel said unto him, "Gird thyself and bind on thy sandals." And so he did. And the angel said unto him, "Cast thy garment about thee and follow me."   

 ⁹And he went out and followed him, and knew not whether what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.   

 ¹⁰When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city, which opened to them of his own accord. And they went out and passed on through one street, and forthwith the angel departed from him.   

 ¹¹And when Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I know in truth that the Lord hath sent His angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod and from all the expectations of the people of the Jews."   

 ¹²And when he had considered this thing, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.   

 ¹³And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel named Rhoda came to ask who was there.   

 ¹⁴And when she recognized Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in and told how Peter stood before the gate.   

 ¹⁵And they said unto her, "Thou art mad." But she continued to affirm that it was even so. Then they said, "It is his angel."   

 ¹⁶But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.   

 ¹⁷But he, beckoning unto them with his hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Go and tell these things unto James and to the brethren." And he departed and went into another place.   

 ¹⁸Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.   

 ¹⁹And when Herod had sought him and found him not, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and there stayed.   

 ²⁰And Herod was highly displeased with those from Tyre and Sidon. But they came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was nourished by the king's country.   

 ²¹And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne and delivered an oration unto them.   

 ²²And the people gave a shout, saying, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"   

 ²³And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and he was eaten by worms and gave up the ghost.   

 ²⁴But the Word of God grew and multiplied.   

 ²⁵And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.  

Acts 13 - 21st Century King James Version


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

 ²As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which 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 in their ministry.    

 ⁶And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus.    

 ⁷He 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 guile 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 someone 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 cast loose 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 from 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 uplifted arm He brought them out of it.    

 ¹⁸And for about forty years, He suffered their ways in the wilderness.    

 ¹⁹And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He divided their land among them by lot.    

 ²⁰And after that, He gave unto them judges for 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 Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 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 testimony and said, `I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after Mine own heart, who shall fulfill all My will.'    

 ²³Of this man's seed hath God, according to His promise, raised unto Israel a Savior, Jesus.    

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

 ²⁵And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, `Whom think ye that I am? I am not He. But behold, there cometh One after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.'    

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

 ²⁷For those who dwell in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they knew Him not nor yet understood the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath day, have fulfilled them in condemning Him.    

 ²⁸And though they found no cause for death in Him, yet they asked 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 sepulcher.    

 ³⁰But God raised Him from the dead.

Acts 14 - 21st Century King James Version


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

 ²But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and planted evil in their minds against the brethren.   

 ³A long time therefore they tarried among them, 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 by the Gentiles and also the Jews, with their rulers, to use them spitefully and to stone them,   

 ⁶they were aware 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 at Lystra a certain man, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.   

 ⁹This same one heard Paul speak who, steadfastly 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 language of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men."   

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

 ¹³Then the priest of Jupiter, who was in front of the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates and would have done sacrifice along with the people.   

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

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

 ¹⁶and who 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."   

 ¹⁸But even with these sayings they scarcely restrained the people from doing sacrifice unto them.   

 ¹⁹And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium who persuaded the people; and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing he was dead.   

 ²⁰However, 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 elders in every church and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in 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 commended to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.   

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

 ²⁸And there they remained a long time with the disciples.   

Acts 15 - 21st Century King James Version


   And certain men who came down from Judea taught the brethren and said, "Unless ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved."   

 ²When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.   

 ³And being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.   

 ⁴And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.   

 ⁵But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying that it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the Law of Moses.   

 ⁶And the apostles and the elders came together to consider this matter.   

 ⁷And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up and said unto them, "Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the Word of the Gospel and believe.   

 ⁸And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost even as He did unto us,   

 ⁹and put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.   

 ¹⁰Now therefore why tempt ye God to put a yoke upon the necks of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?   

 ¹¹But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they."   

 ¹²Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul as they declared what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.   

 ¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren, hearken unto me.   

 ¹⁴Simon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out from them a people for His name.   

 ¹⁵And to this agree the words of the Prophets, as it is written:   

 ¹⁶`After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down. And I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up,   

 ¹⁷that the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles upon whom My name is called, saith the Lord who doeth all these things.'   

 ¹⁸Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world.   

 ¹⁹Therefore my judgment is that we trouble not those from among the Gentiles who are turned to God,   

 ²⁰but that we write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.   

 ²¹For Moses from olden times hath in every city those who preach him, he being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day."   

 ²²Then it pleased the apostles and elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely Judas surnamed Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren.   

 ²³And they wrote letters to accompany them in this manner: "The apostles and elders and brethren send greetings unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:   

 ²⁴Inasmuch as we have heard that certain ones who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, `Ye must be circumcised and keep the law' -- to whom we gave no such commandment --   

 ²⁵it seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,   

 ²⁶men who have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.   

 ²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.   

 ²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:   

 ²⁹that ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. If ye keep yourselves from these things, ye shall do well. Fare ye well!"   

 ³⁰So when they were sent off, they went to Antioch. And when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.

Acts 16 - 21st Century King James Version


   Then Paul came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a certain woman who was a Jewess who believed, but whose father was a Greek.   

 ²He was well reported of by the brethren who were at Lystra and Iconium.   

 ³Him Paul wanted to have go forth with him, and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.   

 ⁴And as they went through the cities, they delivered unto them the decrees to keep, that had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.   

 ⁵And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.   

 ⁶Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach the Word in Asia.   

 ⁷After they had come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit suffered permit not.    

 ⁸And passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.   

 ⁹And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: there stood a man of Macedonia beseeching him, saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."   

 ¹⁰And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Gospel unto them.   

 ¹¹Therefore casting loose from Troas we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day Neapolis,   

 ¹²and from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony. And we stayed in that city a number of days.   

 ¹³And on the Sabbath, we went out of the city by a riverside where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down and spoke unto the women who resorted thither.   

 ¹⁴And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard us; and the Lord opened her heart to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.   

 ¹⁵And when she was baptized with her household, she besought us, saying, "If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there." And she constrained us.   

 ¹⁶And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed by a spirit of divination met us. She had brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.   

 ¹⁷The same followed Paul and us, crying out and saying, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who show unto us the way of salvation."   

 ¹⁸And this she did many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, "I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And he came out that same hour.   

 ¹⁹And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they caught Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace unto the rulers,   

 ²⁰and brought them to the magistrates, saying, "These men, being Jews, trouble our city exceedingly,   

 ²¹and teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive nor to observe, being Romans."   

 ²²And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates rent off their clothes and commanded that they be beaten.   

 ²³And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.   

 ²⁴He, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks.   

 ²⁵And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises unto God, and the prisoners heard them.   

 ²⁶And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's bands were loosed.   

 ²⁷And the keeper of the prison, awakening out of his sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew out his sword and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.   

 ²⁸But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do thyself no harm, for we are all here!"   

 ²⁹Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling and fell down before Paul and Silas,   

 ³⁰and brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"   

Acts 17 - 21st Century King James Version


   Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica where there was a synagogue of the Jews.   

 ²And Paul, as was his custom, went in unto them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,   

 ³expounding and alleging that it was necessary for Christ to have suffered and risen again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I preach unto you is Christ."   

 ⁴And some of them believed, and joined themselves with Paul and Silas, as did a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and of the chief women not a few.   

 ⁵But the Jews who believed not, moved with envy, engaged certain wicked fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a crowd and set all the city in an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason and sought to bring them out to the people.   

 ⁶And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, "These that have turned the world upside down have come hither also,   

 ⁷and Jason hath received them; and they all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."   

 ⁸And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city when they heard these things.   

 ⁹And when they had taken security from Jason and the others, they let them go.   

 ¹⁰And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea, who arriving there, went into the synagogue of the Jews.   

 ¹¹These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with allreadiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily to see whether those things were so.   

 ¹²Therefore many of them believed, also honorable women who were Greeks, and of men not a few.   

 ¹³But when the Jews of Thessalonica became aware that the Word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the people.   

 ¹⁴And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go down to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there still.   

 ¹⁵And those who conducted Paul brought him unto Athens and, having received direction for Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.   

 ¹⁶Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.   

 ¹⁷Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the marketplace daily with those who met with him.   

 ¹⁸Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoics encountered him. And some said, "What will this babbler say?" And some others said, "He seemeth to be a proclaimer of strange gods," because he preached unto them Jesus and the resurrection.   

 ¹⁹And they took him and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new doctrine is whereof thou speakest?   

 ²⁰For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears, and we would know therefore what these things mean."   

 ²¹(For all the Athenians and strangers who were there spent their time in nothing else than either telling or hearing some new thing.)   

 ²²Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' Hill and said, "Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.   

 ²³For as I passed by and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription: `To the Unknown God'. Whom therefore ye worship in ignorance, Him I declare unto you.   

 ²⁴God who made the world and all things therein, seeing that He is Lord of Heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.   

 ²⁵Neither is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, seeing He giveth to all life, and breath, and all things.   

 ²⁶And He hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation,   

 ²⁷that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel after Him and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us.   

 ²⁸For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as also certain of your own poets have said, `For we are also His offspring.'   

 ²⁹"For inasmuch, then, as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art and of man's devising.   

 ³⁰The times of this ignorance God overlooked, but now He commandeth all men everywhere to repent.

Acts 18 - 21st Century King James Version


   After these things, Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.   

 ²There he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus and lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome. Paul went unto them,   

 ³and because he was of the same craft, he lodged with them and worked; for by their occupation they were tentmakers.   

 ⁴And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.   

 ⁵And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.   

 ⁶But when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, "Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles."   

 ⁷And he departed thence and entered into a certain man's house named Justus, one who worshiped God and whose house was adjoining the synagogue.   

 ⁸And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, with all his house. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized.   

 ⁹Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night through a vision, saying, "Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace.   

 ¹⁰For I am with thee, and no man shall set upon thee to hurt thee, for I have many people in this city."   

 ¹¹And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the Word of God among them.   

 ¹²And when Gallio was deputy of Achaia, the Jews with one accord began an insurrection against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,   

 ¹³saying, "This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law."   

 ¹⁴And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would have it that I should bear with you.   

 ¹⁵But if it be a question of words and names and your own law, look ye to it; for I will not be judge of such matters."    

 ¹⁶And he drove them from the judgment seat.   

 ¹⁷Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio was concerned about none of those things.   

 ¹⁸And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shorn his head at Cenchrea, for he had made a vow.   

 ¹⁹And he came to Ephesus and left them there, but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.   

 ²⁰When they desired him to tarry a longer time with them, he consented not,   

 ²¹but bade them farewell, saying, "I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem, but I will return again unto you, if God wills." And he sailed from Ephesus.   

 ²²And when he had landed at Caesarea and had gone up and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.   

 ²³And after he had spent some time there, he departed and went through all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.   

 ²⁴And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.   

 ²⁵This man was instructed in the Way of the Lord; and being fervent in the Spirit, he spoke and taught diligently the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John.   

 ²⁶And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla had heard him, they took him unto them and expounded unto him the Way of God more perfectly.   

 ²⁷And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him. And when he had come, he helped them much who had believed through grace;   

 ²⁸for he mightily refuted the Jews (and that publicly), showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ.   

Acts 19 - 21st Century King James Version


   And it came to pass that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples,   

 ²he said unto them, "Have ye received the Holy Ghost, having believed?" And they said unto him, "We have not so much as heard whether there is any Holy Ghost."   

 ³And he said unto them, "Unto what then were ye baptized?" And they said, "Unto John's baptism."   

 ⁴Then said Paul, "John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe in Him who should come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus."   

 ⁵When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.   

 ⁶And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.    

 ⁷And there were about twelve men in all.   

 ⁸And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.   

 ⁹But when divers ones were hardened and believed not, but spoke evil of that Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.   

 ¹⁰And this continued for the space of two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the Word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.   

 ¹¹And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul,   

 ¹²so that handkerchiefs or aprons from his body were brought unto the sick, and the diseases departed from them and the evil spirits went out of them.   

 ¹³Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took it upon themselves to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth."   

 ¹⁴And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and chief of the priests, who did so.   

 ¹⁵And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?"   

 ¹⁶And the man in whom the evil spirit dwelt leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.   

 ¹⁷And this became known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling in Ephesus, and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.   

 ¹⁸And many who believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds.   

 ¹⁹Many of those also who used occult arts brought their books together and burned them before all men; and they counted up the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.   

 ²⁰So the Word of God grew mightily and prevailed.   

 ²¹After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying,"After I have been there, I must also see Rome."   

 ²²So he sent into Macedonia two of those who had ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.   

 ²³And the same time, there arose no small stir about that Way.   

 ²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen.   

 ²⁵These he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.   

 ²⁶Moreover, ye see and hear that, not alone at Ephesus but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands,   

 ²⁷so that not only this our craft is in danger of being set at nought, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshipeth."   

 ²⁸And when they heard these things, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"   

 ²⁹And the whole city was filled with confusion and, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were Paul's companions in his travel, they rushed with one accord into the theater.   

 ³⁰And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.   

Acts 20 - 21st Century King James Version


   And after the uproar had ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed to go into Macedonia.   

 ²And when he had gone through those parts and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece.   

 ³And there he abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail for Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.   

 ⁴And there accompanied him into Asia, Sopater of Berea, and Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and from Asia, Tychichus and Trophimus.   

 ⁵These, going ahead, tarried for us at Troas.   

 ⁶And we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread and came unto them in five days at Troas, where we stayed seven days.   

 ⁷And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued his speech until midnight.   

 ⁸And there were many lights in the upper chamber where they were gathered together.   

 ⁹And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep; and as Paul was long in preaching, he sank down with sleep and fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.   

 ¹⁰And Paul went down and fell on him and, embracing him, said, "Trouble not yourselves, for his life is in him."   

 ¹¹When he therefore had come up again, and had broken bread and eaten and talked for a long while, even until break of day, he departed.   

 ¹²And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.   

 ¹³And we went ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, there intending to take aboard Paul; for so had he arranged, intending himself to go on foot.   

 ¹⁴And when he met with us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.   

 ¹⁵And we sailed thence and arrived the next day off Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.   

 ¹⁶For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia; for he was in haste, that it might be possible for him to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.   

 ¹⁷And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called for the elders of the church.   

 ¹⁸And when they had come to him, he said unto them, "Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, in what manner I have been with you in all seasons,   

 ¹⁹serving the Lord in all humility of mind, and with many tears and temptations which befell me through the lying in wait of the Jews;   

 ²⁰and how I kept back nothing that was profitable for you, but have shown you and have taught you publicly and from house to house,   

 ²¹testifying both to the Jews and also to the Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.   

 ²²And now behold, bound by the Spirit, I go unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there,   

 ²³save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.   

 ²⁴But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the Gospel of the grace of God.   

 ²⁵"And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the Kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.   

 ²⁶Therefore I attest to you this day that I am pure from the blood of all men,   

 ²⁷for I have not shrunk from declaring unto you all the counsel of God.   

 ²⁸"Take heed therefore unto yourselves and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God which He hath purchased with His own blood.   

 ²⁹For I know this: that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.   

 ³⁰Also from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them.   

Acts 21 - 21st Century King James Version


   And it came to pass that after we had parted from them and had launched, we came on a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara.   

 ²And finding a ship sailing over unto Phoenicia, we went aboard and set forth.   

 ³Now when we had sighted Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her burden.   

 ⁴And having found disciples, we tarried there seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.   

 ⁵And when those days there had been accomplished, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, until we were out of the city. And we kneeled down on the shore and prayed.   

 ⁶And when we had taken our leave one of another, we boarded ship, and they returned home again.   

 ⁷And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais and saluted the brethren, and stayed with them one day.   

 ⁸The next day, we who were in Paul's company departed and came unto Caesarea, and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and lodged with him.   

 ⁹And this man had four daughters, virgins, who prophesied.   

 ¹⁰And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus.   

 ¹¹And when he had come unto us, he took Paul's girdle and bound his own hands and feet, and said, "Thus saith the Holy Ghost, `So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"   

 ¹²And when we heard these things, both we and those at that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.   

 ¹³Then Paul answered, "What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? For I am not only ready to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."   

 ¹⁴And when he would not be dissuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."   

 ¹⁵And after those days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.   

 ¹⁶There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, who brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge.   

 ¹⁷And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.   

 ¹⁸And the day following, Paul went with us unto James, and all the elders were present.   

 ¹⁹And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.   

 ²⁰And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord and said unto him, "Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law.   

 ²¹And they are informed about thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the customs.   

 ²²What is therefore to be done? The multitude must surely come together, for they will hear that thou art come.   

 ²³Do therefore this which we say to thee: We have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves.   

 ²⁴Take them and purify thyself with them, and bear their charges with them, that they may shave their heads; and all may know that those things of which they have been informed concerning thee are nothing, butthat thou thyself also walkest orderly and keepest the law.   

 ²⁵And as to the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication."   

 ²⁶Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself with them, he entered into the temple to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until an offering should be offered for every one of them.   

 ²⁷And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews who were from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands on him,   

 ²⁸crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teacheth all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place, and furthermore brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place."   

 ²⁹(For they had seen previously with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)   

 ³⁰And all the city was moved and the people ran together, and they took Paul and dragged him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut.   

Acts 22 - 21st Century King James Version


   "Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you."   

 ²(And when they heard that he spoke in the Hebrew tongue to them, they were the more silent.) And he said,   

 ³"I am verily a man who am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city of Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taughtaccording to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.   

 ⁴And I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,   

 ⁵as also the high priest doth bear me witness and all the council of the elders. From them I also received letters unto the brethren, and I went to Damascus to bring those who were there bound unto Jerusalem to be punished.   

 ⁶"And it came to pass that, as I made my journey and had come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.   

 ⁷And I fell unto the ground and heard a voice saying unto me, `Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?'   

 ⁸And I answered, `Who art Thou, Lord?' And He said unto me, `I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.'   

 ⁹And those who were with me saw indeed the light and were afraid, but they heard not the voice of Him that spoke to me.   

 ¹⁰And I said, `What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said unto me, `Arise and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all the things which are appointed for thee to do.'   

 ¹¹And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.   

 ¹²"And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, of good report among all the Jews who dwelt there,   

 ¹³came unto me and stood and said unto me, `Brother Saul, receive thy sight!' And that same hour I looked up upon him.   

 ¹⁴And he said, `The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know His will and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of His mouth.   

 ¹⁵For thou shalt be His witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.   

 ¹⁶And now why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'   

 ¹⁷"And it came to pass that when I had come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance   

 ¹⁸and saw Him saying unto me, `Make haste and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning Me.'   

 ¹⁹And I said, `Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in Thee.   

 ²⁰And when the blood of Thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting unto his death and kept the raiment of those who slew him.'   

 ²¹And He said unto me, `Depart, for I will send thee far hence, unto the Gentiles.'"   

 ²²And the crowd gave him an audience up to this word; and then they lifted up their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not fit that he should live!"   

 ²³And as they cried out and cast off their clothes and threw dust into the air,   

 ²⁴the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging, so that he might find out why they cried so against him.   

 ²⁵And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?"   

 ²⁶When the centurion heard this, he went and told the chief captain, saying, "Take heed what thou doest, for this man is a Roman."   

 ²⁷Then the chief captain came and said unto him, "Tell me, art thou a Roman?" And he said, "Yea."   

 ²⁸And the chief captain answered, "With a great sum I obtained this freedom." And Paul said, "But I was free born."   

 ²⁹Then straightway those who should have examined him departed from him, and the chief captain also was afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.   

 ³⁰On the morrow, because he would know with certainty why he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.   

Acts 23 - 21st Century King James Version


   And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, "Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God to this day."   

 ²And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.   

 ³Then said Paul unto him, "God shall smite thee, thou whited wall! For sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?"   

 ⁴And those who stood by said, "Revilest thou God's high priest?"   

 ⁵Then said Paul, "I knew not, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written: `Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.'"   

 ⁶But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out to the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: for the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called into question!"   

 ⁷And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.   

 ⁸For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.   

 ⁹And there arose a great cry, and the scribes who were on the Pharisees' side arose and strove, saying, "We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God."   

 ¹⁰And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.   

 ¹¹And that night the Lord stood by him and said, "Be of good cheer, Paul; for as thou hast testified for Me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome."   

 ¹²And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.   

 ¹³And there were more than forty who entered into this conspiracy.   

 ¹⁴And they came to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.   

 ¹⁵Now, therefore, ye, of the council, ask the chief captain that he bring him down unto you tomorrow, as though ye would inquire somewhat more thoroughly concerning him; and we, even before he comes near, are ready to kill him."   

 ¹⁶But when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle and told Paul.   

 ¹⁷Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him and said, "Bring this young man unto the chief captain, for he hath a certain thing to tell him."   

 ¹⁸So he took him and brought him to the chief captain and said, "Paul, the prisoner, called me unto him and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, as he hath something to say unto thee."   

 ¹⁹Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside with him privately, asked him, "What is it that thou hast to tell me?"   

 ²⁰And he said, "The Jews have agreed to request thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they wished to inquire of him somewhat more thoroughly.   

 ²¹But do not thou yield unto them, for there lie in wait for him more than forty of their men, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, looking for consent from thee."   

 ²²So the chief captain then let the young man depart and charged him, "See thou tell no man that thou hast revealed these things to me."   

 ²³And he called unto him two centurions, saying, "Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and threescore and ten horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;   

 ²⁴and provide them with beasts that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor."   

 ²⁵And he wrote a letter in this manner:   

 ²⁶"Claudius Lysias, unto the most excellent governor Felix, sendeth greeting:   

 ²⁷This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them. Then came I with an army and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.   

 ²⁸And desiring to know the cause whereof they accused him, I brought him forth into their council.   

 ²⁹I perceived him to be accused about questions of their law, but there was nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.   

 ³⁰And when it was told me how the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and gave a command to his accusers also to speak before thee what they have against him. Farewell."  

Acts 24 - 21st Century King James Version


   And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders and with him a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.   

 ²And when Paul was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by thee we enjoy much quietness, most noble Felix, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,   

 ³we accept it always and in all places with all thankfulness.   

 ⁴Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear from us in thy clemency a few words.   

 ⁵For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,   

 ⁶who also hath gone about profaning the temple. Him we took and would have judged according to our law.   

 ⁷But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,   

 ⁸commanding his accusers to come unto thee, so that by examining him thyself, thou mayest have knowledge of all of these things whereof we accuse him."   

 ⁹And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.   

 ¹⁰Then Paul, after the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered: "Inasmuch as I know that thou hast been for many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself.   

 ¹¹For thou mayest understand that there have been yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.   

 ¹²And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither stirring up the people, neither in the synagogues nor in the city.   

 ¹³Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.   

 ¹⁴But this I confess unto thee, that according to the Way, which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.   

 ¹⁵And I have hope in God, which they themselves also hold, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.   

 ¹⁶And herein do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offense toward God and toward men.   

 ¹⁷"Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings,   

 ¹⁸whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult.   

 ¹⁹These ought to have been here before thee to object if they had aught against me;   

 ²⁰or else let these same say here if they have found any evildoing in me when I stood before the council,   

 ²¹unless it be for this one utterance that I cried out standing among them: `Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am called into question by you this day.'"   

 ²²And when Felix heard these things, having a more complete knowledge of that Way, he deferred the hearing and said, "When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter."   

 ²³And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, but to let him have some liberties, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintances to minister or come unto him.   

 ²⁴And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jew, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.   

 ²⁵And as Paul reasoned about righteousness, temperance, and the Judgment to come, Felix trembled and answered, "Go thy way for this time. When I have a convenient occasion I will call for thee."   

 ²⁶He hoped also that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.   

 ²⁷But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix's position; and Felix, wanting to show the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.   

Acts 25 - 21st Century King James Version


   Now when Festus had come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.   

 ²Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul and besought him,   

 ³desiring a favor against him: that he would have Paul brought to Jerusalem, so that they might lie in wait on the way to kill him.   

 ⁴But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.   

 ⁵"Let those therefore," he said, "who among you are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him."   

 ⁶And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea. And the next day, sitting in the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.   

 ⁷And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood round about and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,   

 ⁸while Paul answered for himself: "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor yet against Caesar have I offended any thing at all."   

 ⁹But Festus, desiring to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, "Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem and there be judged of these things before me?"   

 ¹⁰Then said Paul, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.   

 ¹¹For if I am an offender, or have committed anything worthy of death, I should not refuse to die; but if there is nothing to these things whereof they accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar."   

 ¹²Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? Unto Caesar shalt thou go!"   

 ¹³Some days later, King Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.   

 ¹⁴And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, "There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix,   

 ¹⁵about whom, when I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.   

 ¹⁶To them I answered, 'It is not in the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die before he that is accused has the accusers face to face, and has license to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.'   

 ¹⁷Therefore when they had come hither, without any delay on the morrow, I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought forth,   

 ¹⁸against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed,   

 ¹⁹but had certain questions against him concerning their own superstition and of one Jesus, who was dead and whom Paul affirmed to be alive.   

 ²⁰And because I was in doubt as to this manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged on these matters.   

 ²¹But when Paul appealed to be reserved for a hearing by Augustus, I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar."   

 ²²Then Agrippa said unto Festus, "I would also hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," said he, "thou shalt hear him."   

 ²³And on the morrow, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at Festus' command Paul was brought forth.   

 ²⁴And Festus said, "King Agrippa and all men who are here present with us, ye see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews have applied to me, both at Jerusalem and also here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.   

 ²⁵But when I found that he hath committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.   

 ²⁶Of him I have nothing certain to write unto my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, O King Agrippa, that after we have examined him I might have something to write.   

 ²⁷For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also to specify the crimes laid against him."  

Acts 26 - 21st Century King James Version


   Then Agrippa said unto Paul, "Thou art permitted to speak for thyself." Then Paul stretched forth his hand and answered for himself:   

 ²"I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee concerning all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews,   

 ³especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.   

 ⁴"My manner of life from my youth, which was from the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, is known to all the Jews.   

 ⁵They knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.   

 ⁶And now I stand and am judged because of the hope of the promise made by God unto our fathers,   

 ⁷unto which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to come. For this hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.   

 ⁸Why should it be thought an incredible thing by you that God should raise the dead?   

 ⁹"I myself verily thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth,   

 ¹⁰which things I also did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.   

 ¹¹And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly maddened against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.   

 ¹²"Thereupon, as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,   

 ¹³at midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, brighter than the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.   

 ¹⁴And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, `Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.'   

 ¹⁵And I said, `Who art Thou, Lord?' And He said, `I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.   

 ¹⁶But rise and stand upon thy feet, for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose: to make thee a minister and a witness, both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in which I will appear unto thee,   

 ¹⁷delivering thee from the people and from the Gentiles unto whom now I send thee,   

 ¹⁸to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in Me.'   

 ¹⁹"Thereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision,   

 ²⁰but showed first unto those at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.   

 ²¹For these causes the Jews seized me in the temple and went about to kill me.   

 ²²Having therefore obtained the help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing other than what the prophets and Moses said should come:   

 ²³that Christ should suffer, and that He should be the first who should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people and to the Gentiles."   

 ²⁴And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, thou art beside thyself! Much learning doth make thee mad!"   

 ²⁵But Paul said, "I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.   

 ²⁶For the king himself knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely; for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him, for this thing was not done in a corner.   

 ²⁷King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest."   

 ²⁸Then Agrippa said unto Paul, "Thou almost persuadest me to be a Christian."   

 ²⁹And Paul said, "I would to God that not only thou, but also all who hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these bonds."   

 ³⁰And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and also the governor and Bernice and those who sat with them.  

Acts 27 - 21st Century King James Version


   And when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.   

 ²And entering into a ship from Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia, one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.   

 ³And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously treated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.   

 ⁴And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.   

 ⁵And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.   

 ⁶And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard.   

 ⁷And when we had sailed slowly many days and scarcely had come as far as Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone;   

 ⁸and, with difficulty passing by it, we came unto a place which is called The Fair Havens, nigh unto the city of Lasea.   

 ⁹Now after much time had been lost, and when sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was now already past, Paul admonished them   

 ¹⁰and said unto them, "Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be attended by hurt and much damage, not only to the lading and ship, but also to our lives."   

 ¹¹Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, rather than those things which were spoken by Paul.   

 ¹²And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the greater number advised to depart thence also, hoping that by some means they might attain Phoenix, which is a haven of Crete and lieth toward the southwest and northwest, and there to winter.   

 ¹³And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, casting loose from thence, they sailed close by Crete.   

 ¹⁴But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.   

 ¹⁵And when the ship was caught and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.   

 ¹⁶And running under the lee of a certain island, which is called Clauda, we had much work in securing the boat,   

 ¹⁷which when they had taken up, they used helps to undergird the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they struck sail, and so were driven.   

 ¹⁸And being exceedingly tossed by a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;   

 ¹⁹and the third day we cast out with our own hands the ship's tackle.   

 ²⁰And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.   

 ²¹But after long fasting, Paul stood forth in the midst of them and said, "Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and should not have cast loose from Crete and suffered this harm and loss.   

 ²²And now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship only.   

 ²³For there stood by me this night the angel of God, to whom I belong and whom I serve,   

 ²⁴saying, `Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar. And lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.'   

 ²⁵Therefore sirs, be of good cheer, for I believe God, and that it shall be even as it was told to me.   

 ²⁶Nonetheless, we must be cast upon a certain island."   

 ²⁷But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven up and down in the Adriatic, about midnight the shipmen deemed that we were drawing near to some land.   

 ²⁸And they took a sounding and found it to be twenty fathoms deep; and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again and found it fifteen fathoms.   

 ²⁹Then, fearing lest we should be driven upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.   

 ³⁰And as the shipmen were about to flee from the ship, and had let down the boat into the sea under the pretext that they would cast anchors out of the prow.

Acts 28 - 21st Century King James Version


   And when they had escaped, they then learned that the island was called Malta.   

 ²And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness, for they kindled a fire and received us every one, because of the present rain and because of the cold.   

 ³And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.   

 ⁴And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hanging from his hand, they said among themselves, "No doubt this man is a murderer whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live."   

 ⁵And he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harm.   

 ⁶Now they were expecting that he should have swollen or suddenly fallen down dead; but after watching a great while and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.   

 ⁷In the same quarters were the possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and lodged us three days courteously.   

 ⁸And it came to pass that the father of Publius lay sick with a fever and a bloody flux. Paul entered in and prayed and laid his hands on him, and healed him.   

 ⁹So when this was done, others also on the island who had diseases, came and were healed.   

 ¹⁰These also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.   

 ¹¹And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered on the isle and whose sign was Castor and Pollux.   

 ¹²And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.   

 ¹³And from thence we followed a circuitous course and came to Rhegium. And a day later the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli.   

 ¹⁴There we found brethren and were invited to tarry with them seven days; and so we went toward Rome.   

 ¹⁵And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as the Appii Forum and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.   

 ¹⁶And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier who kept him.   

 ¹⁷And it came to pass that after three days Paul called the chief Jews together; and when they had come together, he said unto them,"Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,   

 ¹⁸who, when they had examined me, would have let me go because there was no cause deserving of death in me.   

 ¹⁹But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar, not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.   

 ²⁰For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you and to speak with you, because it is for the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."   

 ²¹And they said unto him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren who came show or speak any harm of thee.   

 ²²But we desire to hear from thee what thou thinkest; for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against.   

 ²³And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging, to whom he expounded and testified the Kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the Law of Moses and out of the Prophets, from morning until evening.   

 ²⁴And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.   

 ²⁵And when they were unable to agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word: "Well spoke the Holy Ghost through Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,   

 ²⁶saying, `Go unto this people and say, "Hearing, ye shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing, ye shall see and not perceive.   

 ²⁷For the heart of this people has waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."'   

 ²⁸"Be it known therefore unto you that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it."   

 ²⁹And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had great reasoning among themselves.   

 ³⁰And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house and received all who came in unto him.