9 And there sat in a window 19 Serving the Lord with a certain young man named Eu- all humility of mind, and with tychus, being fallen into a deep many tears and temptations, sleep and as Paul was long which befel me by the laying in preaching, he sunk down with wait of the Jews: sleep, and fell down from the 20 And how I kept back third loft, and was taken up dead. nothing that was profitable unto 10 And Paul went down, and you, but have shewed you, and fell on him, and embracing him, have taught you publickly, and said, Trouble not yourselves; from house to house, for his life is in him. 21 Testifying both to the Jews, 11 When he therefore was and also to the Greeks, repentcome up again, and had broken ance toward God, and faith tobread, and eaten, and talked a ward our Lord Jesus Christ. long while, even till break of 22 And now behold, I go day, so he departed. bound in the spirit unto Jerusa12 And they brought the lem, not knowing the things young man alive, and were not that shall befall me there: a little comforted. 23 Save that the Holy Ghost 13 And we went before to witnesseth in every city, saying, ship, and sailed unto Assos,there that bonds and afflictions abide intending to take in Paul: for me. so had he appointed, minding 24 But none of these things himself to go afoot. move me, neither count I my 14 And when he met with us life dear unto myself, so that I at Assos, we took him in, and might finish my course with joy, came to Mytilene. and the ministry which I have 15 And we sailed thence, and received of the Lord Jesus, to came the next day over against testify the gospel of the grace of Chios; and the next day we ar- God. rived at Samos, and tarried at 25 And now behold, I know Trogyllium; and the next day that ye all, among whom I have we came to Miletus. gone preaching the kingdom of 16 For Paul had determined God, shall see my face no more. to sail by Ephesus, because he 26 Wherefore I take you to would not spend the time in record this day, that I am pure Asia: for he hasted, if it were from the blood of all men, possible for him, to be at Jerusa- 27 For I have not shunned lem the day of Pentecost. to declare unto you all the coun 17 And from Miletus he sel of God. sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. 28 I Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the 18 And when they were come flock over the which the Holy to him, he said unto them, Ye Ghost hath made you overseers, know, from the first day that I to feed the church of God, which came into Asia, after what man- he hath purchased with his own ner. I have been with you at all blood. seasons, 29 For I know this, that after my, departing shall grievous them, and had launched, we wolves enter in among you, not came with a straight course unsparing the flock. to Coos, and the day following 30 Also of your own selves unto Rhodes, and from thence shall men arise, speaking per-unto Patara: verse things, to draw away dis- 2 And finding a ship sailing ciples after them. over unto Phenicia, we went 31 Therefore watch, and re-aboard, and set forth. member, that by the space of 3 Now when we had discovthree years I ceased not to warn ered Cyprus, we left it on the every one night and day with left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there 32 And now, brethren, I the ship was to unlade her burcommend you to God, and to den. tears. the word of his grace, which is 4 And finding disciples, we able to build you up, and to give tarried there seven days: who you an inheritance among all said to Paul through the Spirit, them which are sanctified. that he should not go up to Je33 I have coveted no man's rusalem. silver, or gold, or apparel. 5 And when we had accom34 Yea, ye yourselves know, plished those days, we departed, that these hands have ministered and went our way; and they all unto my necessities, and to them brought us on our way, with that were with me. wives and children, till we were 35 I have shewed you all out of the city: and we kneeled things, how that so labouring ye down on the shore, and prayought to support the weak, and ed. to remember the words of the 6 And when we had taken our Lord Jesus, how he said, It is leave one of another, we took more blessed to give than to ship; and they returned home receive. again. 36 ¶ And when he had thus 7 And when we had finished spoken, he kneeled down, and our course from Tyre, we came prayed with them all. to Ptolemais, and saluted the 37 And they all wept sore, brethren, and abode with them and fell on Paul's neck, and one day. kissed him, 8 And the next day we that 38 Sorrowing most of all for were of Paul's company departthe words which he spake, that ed, and came unto Cesarea; and they should see his face no we entered into the house of more. And they accompanied Philip the evangelist, which was him unto the ship. one of the seven; and abode with him. CHAP. XXI. 1 Paul, journeying to Jerusalem, cometh to 9 And the same man had four Philip's house, whose daughters prophesi- daughters, virgins which did ed....17 Paul, at Jerusalem, 27 is appre hended, 31 but rescued by the chief captain. prophesy. AND it came to pass, that af 10 And as we tarried there ter we were gotten from many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet, there are which believe; and named Agabus. they are all zealous of the law: 11 And when he was come 21 And they are informed of unto us, he took Paul's girdle, thee, that thou teachest all the and bound his own hands and Jews which are among the Genfeet, and said, Thus saith the tiles to forsake Moses, saying, Holy Ghost, so shall the Jews That they ought not to circumat Jerusalem bind the man that cise their children, neither to owneth this girdle, and shall de- walk after the customs. liver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 22 What is it therefore the multitude must needs come to12 And when we heard these gether: for they will hear that things, both we, and they of that thou art come. place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men 13 Then Paul answered, which have a vow on them; What mean ye to weep, and to 24 Them take, and purify thybreak my heart? for I am ready self with them, and be at charnot to be bound only, but also ges with them, that they may to die at Jerusalem for the name shave their heads: and all may of the Lord Jesus. know that those things whereof 14 And when he would not they were informed concerning be persuaded, we ceased, saying, thee, are nothing; but that thou The will of the Lord be done. thyself also walkest orderly, and 15 And after those days we keepest the law. took up our carriages, and went 25 As touching the Gentiles up to Jerusalem. which believe, we have written 16 There went with us also and concluded that they observe certain of the disciples of Cesa- no such thing, save only that rea, and brought with them one they keep themselves from things Mnason of Cyprus, an old disci- offered to idols, and from blood, ple, with whom we should lodge. and from strangled, and from 17 And when we were come fornication. to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. present. 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying him18 And the day following self with them, entered into the Paul went in with us unto temple, to signify the accomJames and all the elders were plishment of the days of purification, until that an offering 19 And when he had saluted should be offered for every one them, he declared particularly of them. what things God had wrought 27 And when the seven days among the Gentiles by his min- were almost ended, the Jews, istry. which were of Asia, when they 20 And when they heard it, saw him in the temple, stirred they glorified the Lord, and said up all the people, and laid hands unto him, Thou seest, brother, on him, how many thousands of Jews 28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help. This is the man that chief captain, May I speak unto teacheth all men every where thee? Who said, Canst thou against the people, and the law, speak Greek? and this place: and further, 38 Art not thou that Egypbrought Greeks also into the tian, which before these days temple; and hath polluted this madest an uproar, and leddest holy place. out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? 39 But Paul said, I am a man 29 (For they had seen before with him in the city, Trophimus, an Ephesian, whom they sup- which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city posed that Paul had brought in- in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean to the temple.) city: and I beseech thee suffer me 30 And all the city was mov-to speak unto the people. ed, and the people ran together: 40 And when he had given and they took Paul and drew him license, Paul stood on the him out of the temple. And stairs, and beckoned with the forthwith the doors were shut. hand unto thepeople. And when 31 And as they went about there was made a great silence, to kill him, tidings came unto he spake unto them in the Hebrew the chief captain of the band, that tongue, saying, all Jerusalem was in an uproar ; 32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them. And when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. CHAP. XXII. 1 Paul declareth how he was converted; 33 Then the chief captain 2 (And when they heard that came near and took him, and he spake in the Hebrew tongue commanded him to be bound to them, they kept the more siwith two chains: and demand-lence: and he saith,) ed who he was, and what he 3 I am verily a man which had done. am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a 34 And some cried one thing, city in Cilicia, yet brought up in some another, among the multi- this city at the feet of Gamaliel, tude: and when he could not and taught according to the know the certainty of the tumult, perfect manner of the law of he commanded him to be car- the fathers, and was zealous ried into the castle. toward God, as ye all are this day. 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men 35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers, for the violence of the people. 36 For the multitude of the and women. people followed after, crying, Away with him. 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the es37 And as Paul was to be led tate of the elders; from whom into the castle, he said unto the also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damas- 15 For thou shalt be his witcus, to bring them which were ness unto all men of what thou there bound unto Jerusalem, for hast seen and heard. to be punished. 16 And now why tarriest 6 And it came to pass, that, thou? arise, and be baptized, as I made my journey, and was and wash away thy sins, callcome nigh unto Damascus about ing on the name of the Lord. noon, suddenly there shone from 17 And it came to pass, that, heaven a great light round about when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, the temple, I was in a trance; and heard a voice saying unto 18 And saw him saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; for thou me? 8 And I answered, Who art they will not receive thy testithou, Lord? And he said un-mony concerning me. to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, 19 And I said, Lord, they whom thou persecutest. know that I imprisoned, and me. 9 And they that were with beat in every synagogue them me saw indeed the light, and that believed on thee: were afraid; but they heard not 20 And when the blood of the voice of him that spake to thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and 10 And I said, What shall I consenting unto his death, and do, Lord? And the Lord said kept the raiment of them that unto me, Arise, and go into Da- slew him. mascus, and there it shall be 21 And he said unto me, Detold thee of all things which are part: for I will send thee far appointed for thee to do. hence unto the Gentiles. 11 And when I could not see 22 And they gave him audifor the glory of that light, being ence unto this word, and then led by the hand of them that lifted up their voices, and said, were with me, I came into Da- Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. mascus. 12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, 23 And as they cried out, having a good report of all the and cast off their clothes, and Jews which dwelt there, threw dust into the air, 13 Came unto me, and stood, 24 The chief captain comand said unto me, Brother Saul, manded him to be brought inreceive thy sight. And the same to the castle, and bade that he hour I looked up upon him. should be examined by scourg 14 And he said, The God of ing; that he might know whereour fathers hath chosen thee, that fore they cried so against him. thou shouldest know his will, 25 And as they bound him and see that Just One, and with thongs, Paul said unto the shouldest hear the voice of his centurion that stood by, Is it lawmouth, ful for you to scourge a man that |