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Acts 1:1 - 13:52 - Join Luke as he tells about the birth of the Christian church. Join with the physician Luke (Dean Jones), as he tells the enthralling story of danger, struggles and triumph that
the birth of the Christian church. Be there as Saul of Tarsus is confronted by Jesus on the Damascus Road. Share the times of mystery and wonder that follow the resurrection of Jesus. Walk with the risen Lord. Watch as He is taken up into heaven. Experience the transforming power of Pentecost and catch the fire as God uses the passion of Peter (James Brolin) and John (Andre Jacobs) to send the flame of faith racing throughout Jerusalem and around the world. Luke's powerful narrative brings to vivid life the compassionate love that unites believers across the ages. "The Word of God is living and active..." (Hebrews 4:12), thus the life changing potential of this Verse by Verse (NIV text), fully dramatized film, Acts of the Apostles. This entirely Scriptural film bring Acts to life in cinematic excellence.
Director: Regardt Van den Bergh
Stars: Dean Jones, Jennifer O'Neal
Acts 1:1 - 13:52 - Join Luke as he tells about the birth of the Christian church. Join with the physician Luke (Dean Jones), as he tells the enthralling story of danger, struggles and triumph that
the birth of the Christian church. Be there as Saul of Tarsus is confronted by Jesus on the Damascus Road. Share the times of mystery and wonder that follow the resurrection of Jesus. Walk with the risen Lord. Watch as He is taken up into heaven. Experience the transforming power of Pentecost and catch the fire as God uses the passion of Peter (James Brolin) and John (Andre Jacobs) to send the flame of faith racing throughout Jerusalem and around the world. Luke's powerful narrative brings to vivid life the compassionate love that unites believers across the ages. "The Word of God is living and active..." (Hebrews 4:12), thus the life changing potential of this Verse by Verse (NIV text), fully dramatized film, Acts of the Apostles. This entirely Scriptural film bring Acts to life in cinematic excellence.
Director: Regardt Van den Bergh
Stars: Dean Jones, Jennifer O'Neal
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00:00The Acts of the Apostles Chapter 1
00:17The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
00:23until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments
00:28unto his apostles whom he had chosen, to whom also he showed himself alive after his
00:34passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things
00:41pertaining to the kingdom of God, and being assembled together with them commanded them
00:46that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father which
00:51saith he, Ye have heard of me, for John truly baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised
00:58with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
01:02When they therefore were come together they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this
01:07time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
01:10And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father
01:15hath put in his own power, but ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
01:21you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria,
01:27and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.
01:30And when he had spoken these things while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud
01:35received him out of their sight, and while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he
01:40went up, behold two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said, Ye men of Galilee
01:46why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
01:49This same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as
01:54ye have seen him go into heaven.
01:57Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem
02:03a Sabbath day's journey.
02:06And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter and
02:12James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of
02:20Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
02:26These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary
02:33the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
02:37And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples and said, The number of names
02:41together were about an hundred and twenty.
02:44Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost
02:49by the mouth of David spake before, concerning Judas which was guide to them that took Jesus.
02:56For he was numbered with us and had obtained part of this ministry.
03:00Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong he burst
03:04asunder in the midst and all his bowels gushed out.
03:08And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, in so much as that field is called
03:12in their proper tongue, a Keldama, that is to say the field of blood.
03:17For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man
03:22dwell therein, and his bishopric let another take.
03:26Wherefore of these men which have accompanied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went
03:31in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken
03:37up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
03:42And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justice, and Matthias.
03:49And they prayed and said, Thou Lord which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether
03:54of these two thou hast chosen, that he may take part of this ministry and apostleship,
04:01from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
04:06And they gave forth their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with
04:11the eleven apostles.
04:19Chapter 2
04:20And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
04:26And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled
04:31all the house where they were sitting.
04:34And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
04:39And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues as the
04:44Spirit gave them utterance.
04:46And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men out of every nation under heaven.
04:52Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together and were confounded because
04:57that every man heard them speak in his own language.
05:01And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these
05:06which speak Galileans?
05:08And how hear we every man in our own tongue wherein we were born, Parthians and Medes
05:13and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, and Potus and
05:20Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers
05:28of Rome, Jews and Proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues
05:35the wonderful works of God.
05:37And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
05:42Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
05:45But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice and said unto them, Ye men of
05:50Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you and hearken to my words,
05:57for these are not drunken as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
06:02But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel, And it shall come to pass in the last
06:07days saith God, I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters
06:14shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
06:22And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my spirit,
06:28and they shall prophesy.
06:29And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath, blood and fire
06:35and vapour of smoke.
06:37The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before that great and
06:41notable day of the Lord come.
06:44And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
06:49Ye men of Israel hear these words, Jesus of Nazareth a man approved of God among you
06:55by miracles and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you as ye yourselves
07:00also know, him being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have
07:06taken and by wicked hands have crucified and slain, whom God hath raised up, having loosed
07:13the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should beholden of it.
07:18For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is
07:25on my right hand that I should not be moved.
07:29Therefore did my heart rejoice and my tongue was glad, moreover also my flesh shall rest
07:35in hope, because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine holy
07:41one to see corruption, thou hast made known to me the ways of life, thou shalt make me
07:46full of joy with thy countenance.
07:50Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both
07:55dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day.
08:01Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of
08:05the fruit of his loins according to the flesh he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne,
08:11he seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell,
08:17neither his flesh did see corruption.
08:20This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
08:25Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received the Father the promise
08:30of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear, for David is not
08:36ascended into the heavens, but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my
08:43right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool.
08:48Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus
08:54whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
08:58Now when they heard this they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to
09:03the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
09:08Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
09:14Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
09:20For the promise is unto you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many
09:26as the Lord our God shall call.
09:29And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this
09:35untoward generation.
09:37Then they that gladly received his word were baptized, and the same day there were added
09:42unto them about three thousand souls, and they continued steadfastly in the apostles'
09:47doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers, and fear came upon
09:53every soul, and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles, and all that believed
10:00were together, and had all things common, and sold their possessions and goods, and
10:06parted them to all men as every man had need, and they continuing daily with one accord
10:12in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness
10:17and singleness of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people, and the
10:23Lord added to the church daily, Such as should be saved.
10:34Chapter 3 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer being
10:39the ninth hour.
10:41And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate
10:46of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple,
10:53who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple ask and alms.
10:58And Peter fastening his eyes upon him with John said, Look on us, and he gave heed unto
11:04them expecting to receive something of them.
11:07Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee, in the name
11:14of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk, and he took him by the right hand and lifted
11:20him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength, and he leaping up
11:26stood and walked and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising
11:32God.
11:33And all the people saw him walking and praising God, and they knew that it was he which sat
11:38for alms at the beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement
11:43at that which had happened unto him.
11:45And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together
11:51unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
11:55And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at
12:02this?
12:03Or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this
12:09man to walk?
12:11The God of Abraham, and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his
12:18Son Jesus, whom ye delivered up and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was
12:23determined to let him go.
12:25But ye denied the Holy One and the just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you,
12:31and killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses.
12:38Yet his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know.
12:45Yea the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of
12:51you all.
12:52And now brethren, I want that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
12:58But those things which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets that Christ
13:02should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
13:06Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times
13:12of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
13:16And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you, whom the heaven must
13:21receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth
13:26of all his holy prophets since the world began.
13:30For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up
13:35unto you of your brethren, like unto me.
13:39Him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
13:44And it shall come to pass that every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be
13:48destroyed from among the people.
13:51Yea and all the prophets from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have spoken
13:56have likewise foretold of these days.
14:00We are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers,
14:05saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all kindreds of the earth be blessed.
14:11Unto you first God having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away
14:17every one of you from his iniquities.
14:26Chapter 4 And as they spake unto the people the priests and the captain of the temple
14:31and the Sadducees came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people and preached through
14:36Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
14:38And they laid hands on them and put them in hold unto the next day, for it was now eventide.
14:45How be it many of them which heard the word believed, and the number of the men was about
14:50five thousand.
14:51And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, and Annas
14:56the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred
15:02of the high priest were gathered together at Jerusalem.
15:05And when they had set them in the midst they asked, By what power, or by what name have
15:11ye done this?
15:13Then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders
15:18of Israel, if we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man by
15:23what means he is made whole, be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel, that
15:30by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead,
15:36even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
15:41This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head
15:46of the corner.
15:47Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none other name under heaven given
15:53among men whereby we must be saved.
15:56Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned
16:01and ignorant men, they marveled, and they took knowledge of them, that they had been
16:07with Jesus.
16:08And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against
16:13it.
16:14And when he had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
16:19saying, What shall we do to these men?
16:22For that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that
16:27dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
16:31But that it spread no further among the people, let us straightly threaten them, that they
16:36speak henceforth to no man in this name.
16:39And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
16:45But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of
16:49God to hearken unto you more than unto God judge ye, for we cannot but speak the things
16:55which we have seen and heard.
16:57So when they had further threatened them, they let them go finding nothing how they
17:02might punish them because of the people, for all men glorified God for that which was done.
17:08For the man was above forty years old on whom this miracle of healing was showed, and being
17:14let go they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders
17:19had said unto them.
17:21And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord,
17:27thou art God which hast made heaven, and earth and the sea, and all that in them is, who
17:34by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine
17:41vain things?
17:42The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and
17:47against his Christ.
17:49For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius
17:55Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do
18:01whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
18:07And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants that with all
18:13boldness they may speak thy word, by stretching forth thine hand to heal, and that signs and
18:21wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
18:25And when they had prayed the place was shaken where they were assembled together, and they
18:30were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
18:35And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul.
18:40Neither said any of them that out of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had
18:45all things common.
18:47And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and
18:53great grace was upon them all.
18:55Nor was there any among them that lacked, for as many as were possessors of lands or
19:00houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down
19:06at the apostles' feet, and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
19:13And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, which is being interpreted the son
19:19of consolation, a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought
19:25the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
19:34Chapter 5
19:36But a certain man named Ananias with Sapphira his wife sold a possession, and kept back
19:41part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid
19:47it at the apostles' feet, but Peter said, Ananias why hath Satan filled thine heart
19:53to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land, whilst it remained
19:59was it not thine own, and after it was sold was it not in thine own power?
20:05Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart?
20:08Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God, and Ananias hearing these words fell down
20:15and gave up the ghost, and great fear came on all them that heard these things, and the
20:21young men arose wound him up, and carried him out and buried him.
20:25And it was about the space of three hours after when his wife not knowing what was done
20:30came in, and Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much?
20:37And she said yea for so much, then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together
20:43to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?
20:46Behold the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry
20:50thee out, and fell she down straightway at his feet and yielded up the ghost, and the
20:56young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her forth, buried her by her husband,
21:03and great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things, and by
21:09the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people, and
21:14they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch, and the rest durst no man join himself
21:20to them, but the people magnified them, and believers were the more added to the Lord,
21:26multitudes both of men and women, insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the
21:32streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing
21:37by might overshadow some of them, there came also a multitude out of the cities round about
21:44unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits, and
21:51they were healed every one, then the high priest rose up and all they that were with
21:56him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, and were filled with indignation, and laid their
22:02hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison, but the angel of the Lord by
22:07night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth and said, Go stand and speak in
22:14the temple to the people all the words of this life, and when they heard that, they
22:20entered into the temple early in the morning and taught, but the high priest came, and
22:24they that were with him and called the council together, and all the senate of the children
22:29of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought, but when the officers came and
22:34found them not in the prison they returned and told, saying, The prison truly found we
22:40shut with all safety and the keepers standing without before the doors, but when we had
22:45opened we found no man within, now when the high priest, and the captain of the temple,
22:52and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would
22:56grow.
22:57Then came one and told them, saying, Behold the men whom ye put in prison are standing
23:02in the temple and teaching the people, then went the captain with the officers and brought
23:07them without violence for they feared the people lest they should have been stoned,
23:11and when they had brought them, they set them before the council, and the high priest asked
23:16them, saying, Did not we straightly command you that ye should not teach in this name,
23:23ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon
23:29us?
23:30Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God, rather than
23:36men.
23:37The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
23:43Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a prince and a saviour, for to give repentance
23:48to Israel and forgiveness of sins, and we are his witnesses of these things, and so
23:55is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
24:01When they heard that, they were cut to the heart and took counsel to slay them.
24:05Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law,
24:11had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little
24:16space, and said unto them, Ye men of Israel take heed to yourselves what ye intend to
24:21do is touching these men.
24:24For before these days rose up Thudas boasting himself to be somebody, to whom a number of
24:29men about four hundred joined themselves, who was slain.
24:34And all as many as obeyed him were scattered and brought to naught.
24:38After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much
24:42people after him, he also perished, and all even as many as obeyed him were dispersed.
24:49And now I say unto you, refrain from these men, and let them alone.
24:55For this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to naught.
24:59But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, lest happily ye be found even to fight against
25:06God.
25:07And to him they agreed, and when they had called the apostles and beaten them, they
25:11commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
25:16And they departed from the presence of the counsel, rejoicing that they were counted
25:21worthy to suffer shame for his name.
25:24And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus
25:30Christ.
25:39And in those days when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring
25:45of the Grecians against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
25:51Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them and said, It is not reason
25:56that we should leave the word of God and serve tables.
25:59Wherefore brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy
26:05Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
26:09But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.
26:15And the saying pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen a man full of faith
26:19and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and
26:26Nicholas a proselyte of Antioch, whom they set before the apostles.
26:31And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
26:35And the word of God increased.
26:38And the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly.
26:42And a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
26:46And Stephen full of faith and power did great wonders and miracles among the people.
26:52Then there arose certain of the synagogue which is called the synagogue of the Libertines,
26:58and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia disputing with Stephen.
27:05And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.
27:10Then they suborned men which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against
27:15Moses and against God.
27:18And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught
27:23him, and brought him to the council, and set up false witnesses which said, This man
27:29ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
27:34For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and
27:39shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
27:43And all that sat in the council looking steadfastly on him saw his face as it had been the face
27:50of an angel.
27:56Chapter 7 Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
28:01And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken!
28:07The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before
28:12he dwelt in Charon, and said unto him, Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred,
28:19and come into the land which I shall show thee.
28:22Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charon, and from thence when
28:27his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
28:33And he gave him none inheritance in it, no not so much to set his foot on.
28:39Yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him,
28:44when as yet he had no child.
28:47And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that
28:53they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
28:58And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God, and after that shall
29:03they come forth and serve me in this place.
29:06And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so Abraham begat Isaac and circumcised
29:12him the eighth day, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
29:19And the patriarchs moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt.
29:24But God was with him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour
29:30and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
29:33And he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
29:37Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt, and Canaan and great affliction,
29:43and our fathers found no sustenance.
29:45But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first, and
29:51at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren, and Joseph's kindred were made
29:56known unto Pharaoh, then sent Joseph and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred
30:03threescore and fifteen souls.
30:05So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died he and our fathers, and were carried over into
30:12Sycam and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emor,
30:18the father of Sycam.
30:20But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people
30:25grew and multiplied in Egypt, till another king rose which knew not Joseph.
30:31The same dealt subtly with our kindred, and even entreated our fathers, so that they cast
30:37out their young children to the end that they might not live, at which time Moses was born,
30:44and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months.
30:49And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him for her own
30:54son.
30:55Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds.
31:02And when he was full forty years old it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children
31:07of Israel, and seeing one of them suffer wrong he defended him, and avenged him that was
31:13oppressed and smote the Egyptian.
31:15For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them,
31:21but they understood not.
31:23And the next day he showed himself unto them, as they strove and would have set them at
31:28one again saying, Sirs ye are brethren, why do ye wrong one to another?
31:33But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and
31:39a judge over us?
31:41Wilt thou kill me as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday?
31:45Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Midian, where he begat
31:51two sons.
31:53And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an
31:59angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
32:02When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight, and as he drew near to behold it, the voice
32:07of the Lord came unto him saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham and
32:14the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
32:17Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
32:21Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place where thou standest
32:27is holy ground.
32:29I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard
32:35their groaning, and am come down to deliver them.
32:38And now come, I will send thee unto Egypt.
32:42This Moses whom they refused saying Who made thee a ruler and a judge, the same did God
32:47send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in
32:52the bush.
32:53He brought them out, after that he had showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and
32:58in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
33:02This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God
33:08raise up unto you of your brethren like unto me, him shall ye hear.
33:13This is he that was in the church in the wilderness, with the angel which spake to
33:18him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers who received the lively oracles to give unto
33:23us, to whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts
33:30turned back again unto Egypt, saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us, for as
33:36for this Moses which brought us out of the land of Egypt we what not what is become of
33:41him.
33:42They made a calf in those days and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the
33:47works of their own hands, then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven,
33:53as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me
33:58slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness, yea ye took
34:04up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your God Rephan, figures which ye made
34:09to worship them, and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
34:14Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed speaking
34:18unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen, which also
34:24our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles,
34:31whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David, who found
34:37favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob, but Solomon
34:43built him an house, how be it the most high dwelleth not in temples made with hands as
34:49saith the prophet, heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool, what house will ye
34:55build me saith the Lord, or what is the place of my rest, hath not my hand made all these
35:02things, ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the
35:08Holy Ghost as your fathers did so do ye, which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted,
35:15and they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the just one, of whom ye
35:20have been now the betrayers and murderers, who have received the law by the disposition
35:26of angels, and have not kept it, when they heard these things they were cut to the heart
35:31and they gnashed on him with their teeth, but he being full of the Holy Ghost, looked
35:37up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand
35:45of God, and said, Behold I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the
35:51right hand of God, then they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears, and ran
35:57upon him with one accord, and cast him out of the city, and stoned him, and the witnesses
36:03laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul, and they stoned Stephen,
36:10calling upon God and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and he kneeled down and cried with
36:17a loud voice, Lord lay not this sin to their charge, and when he had said this, he fell
36:24asleep.
36:31Chapter 8.
36:32And Saul was consenting unto his death, and at that time there was a great persecution
36:37against the church which was at Jerusalem, and they were all scattered abroad throughout
36:42the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
36:47And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
36:53As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and hailing men
36:58and women, committed them to prison.
37:02Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.
37:06Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them, and the people
37:11with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the
37:16miracles which he did.
37:18For unclean spirits crying with a loud voice came out of many that were possessed with
37:23them, and many taken with palsies, and that were lame were healed.
37:28And there was great joy in that city.
37:30But there was a certain man called Simon which before time in the same city used sorcery,
37:36and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one.
37:42To whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great
37:46power of God.
37:48And to him they had regard because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
37:54But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and
37:59the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
38:04Then Simon himself believed also, and when he was baptized he continued with Philip,
38:10and wondered beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
38:14Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of
38:18God, they sent unto them Peter and John, who when they were come down prayed for them,
38:24that they might receive the Holy Ghost, for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, only
38:30they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
38:34Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
38:39And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was
38:44given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay
38:51hands he may receive the Holy Ghost.
38:54But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee because thou hast thought that the
38:59gift of God may be purchased with money.
39:02Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not right in the sight of
39:08God.
39:09Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of thine
39:14heart may be forgiven thee.
39:16For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
39:21Then answered Simon and said, Pray ye the Lord for me, that none of these things which
39:26ye have spoken come upon me.
39:28And they when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord returned to Jerusalem,
39:33and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
39:37And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto
39:43the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza which is desert.
39:48And he arose and went.
39:50And behold a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candacy queen of the
39:55Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
40:02was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
40:07Then the spirit said to Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
40:12And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias and said, Understandest
40:19thou what thou readest?
40:21And he said, How can I except some man should guide me?
40:25And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
40:29The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter,
40:34and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth.
40:39In his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and who shall declare his generation?
40:45For his life is taken from the earth.
40:48And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I pray thee of whom speaketh the prophet this,
40:53of himself or of some other man.
40:56Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him
41:03Jesus.
41:04And as they went on their way they came unto a certain water, and the eunuch said, See,
41:09here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized?
41:13And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest.
41:18And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
41:23And he commanded the chariot to stand still.
41:26And they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
41:32And when they were come up out of the water the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip
41:36that the eunuch saw him no more.
41:38And he went on his way rejoicing, but Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he
41:45preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
41:55Chapter 9 And Saul yet breathing out threatenings and
41:58slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest and desired of him
42:03letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they
42:08were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
42:13And as he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly there shined round about him
42:18a light from heaven, and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul,
42:24why persecutest thou me?
42:26And he said, Who art thou Lord?
42:29And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest, it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
42:36And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?
42:41And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee
42:46what thou must do.
42:47And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no
42:52man.
42:53And Saul arose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened he saw no man, but they led
42:59him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
43:03And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink, and there was a certain
43:08disciple at Damascus named Ananias, and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias, and
43:14he said, Behold I am here Lord, and the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the street
43:20which is called straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus,
43:26for behold he prayeth, and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and
43:32putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
43:36Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath
43:43done to thy saints at Jerusalem, and here he hath authority from the chief priest to
43:48bind all that call on thy name, but the Lord said unto him, Go thy way, for he is a chosen
43:55vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel,
44:01for I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake, and Ananias went
44:08his way, and entered into the house and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord
44:14even Jesus that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me that thou
44:19mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost, and immediately there fell
44:25from his eyes, as it had been scales, and he received sight forthwith and arose and
44:31was baptized, and when he had received meat he was strengthened.
44:36Then was Saul certain days with the disciples, which were at Damascus, and straightway he
44:41preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God, but they all that heard
44:46him were amazed and said, Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in
44:51Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief
44:57priests, but Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus
45:03proving that this is very Christ, and after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took
45:10counsel to kill him, but their laying weight was known of Saul, and they watched the gates
45:15day and night to kill him, then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the
45:20wall in a basket, and when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the
45:26disciples, but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple, but
45:32Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the
45:37Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus
45:43in the name of Jesus, and he was with them coming in and going out of Jerusalem, and
45:48he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians, but they
45:53went about to slay him, which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and
45:59sent him forth to Tarsus, then have the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and
46:05Samaria, and were edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the
46:10Holy Ghost, were multiplied, and it came to pass as Peter passed throughout all quarters,
46:16he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda, and there he found a certain man
46:21named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy, and Peter
46:27said unto him Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole, arise and make thy bed, and he
46:34arose immediately, and all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord,
46:41now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is
46:46called Dorcas, this woman was full of good works and alms deeds which she did, and it
46:52came to pass in those days that she was sick and died, whom when they had washed they laid
46:57her in an upper chamber, and forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples
47:02had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would
47:07not delay to come to them, then Peter arose and went with them, when he was come, they
47:13brought him into the upper chamber, and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing
47:18the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them, but Peter put them all
47:23forth, and kneeled down and prayed, and turning him to the body said, Tabitha arise, and she
47:30opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up, and he gave her his hand and lifted
47:36her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive, and it was
47:41known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord, and it came to pass that he tarried
47:47many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
47:57Chapter 10
47:58There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of a band called the
48:03Italian Band, a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms
48:10to the people, and prayed to God always.
48:13He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in
48:18to him and saying unto him, Cornelius, and when he looked on him he was afraid and said,
48:25What is it Lord? and he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial
48:31before God, and now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter,
48:39he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner whose house is by the seaside, he shall tell thee
48:44what thou oughtest to do.
48:46And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household
48:52servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually, and when he had
48:58declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.
49:01On the morrow as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up
49:06on the housetop to pray about the sixth hour, and he became very hungry, and would have
49:12eaten, but while they made ready he fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened and a certain
49:18vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and
49:23let down to the earth, wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth and wild
49:29beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air, and there came a voice to him, Rise Peter,
49:36go and eat, but Peter said not so Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common
49:42or unclean, and the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that
49:48call not thou common.
49:51This was done thrice, and the vessel was received up again into heaven, now while Peter doubted
49:57in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold the men which were sent
50:02from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house and stood before the gate, and called
50:07and asked whether Simon which was surnamed Peter were lodged there, while Peter thought
50:12on the vision, the spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee, arise therefore and get
50:19thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them, then Peter went down
50:25to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek, what
50:31is the cause whereof ye are come, and they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man
50:37and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned
50:42from God by an holy angel, to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee,
50:49then called he them in, and lodged them, and on the morrow Peter went away with them, and
50:54certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him, and the morrow after, they entered into Caesarea,
51:01and Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends, and
51:07as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet and worshipped him
51:12but Peter took him up, saying, Stand up, I myself, also am a man, and as he talked with
51:19him he went in, and found many that were come together, and he said unto them, Ye know how
51:25that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one
51:31of another nation, but God hath showed me, that I should not call any man common or unclean,
51:38therefore came I unto you without gain saying, As soon as I was sent for, I ask therefore
51:44for what intent ye had sent for me, and Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this
51:50hour, and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house and behold, a man stood before me in
51:56bright clothing, and said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in
52:03remembrance in the sight of God, send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon whose surname
52:09is Peter, he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the seaside, who when he
52:15cometh shall speak unto thee, immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast well
52:20done that thou art come, now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all
52:26things that are commanded thee of God, then Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth
52:32I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation, he that feareth him and
52:39worketh righteousness, is accepted with him, the word which God sent unto the children
52:44of Israel preaching peace by Jesus Christ, he is Lord of all, that word I say, ye know
52:50which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism
52:56which John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power,
53:02who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for God
53:07was with him, and we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the
53:11Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they slew and hanged on a tree, him God raised up the third
53:18day and showed him openly, not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of
53:24God even to us who did eat and drink with him, after he rose from the dead, and he commanded
53:30us to preach unto the people, and to testify, that it is he which was ordained of God to
53:36be the judge of quick and dead, to him gave all the prophets witness, that through his
53:42name, whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins, while Peter yet spake these
53:48words the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word, and they of the circumcision
53:53which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles
53:59also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost, for they heard them speak with tongues, and
54:05magnify God.
54:07Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have
54:12received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
54:15And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord, then pray they him to tarry
54:20certain days.
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