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Book of Acts
Chapter 16  -  Read Chapter - Click the Play Button for Chapter Audio MediaPlayer
16:11 - [In Context|Original Greek] So putting out to sea from Troas, R916 we ran a R917 straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;
16:12 - [In Context|Original Greek] and from there to Philippi, R918 which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, R919 a R920 {Roman} colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.
16:13 - [In Context|Original Greek] And on the R921 Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.
16:14 - [In Context|Original Greek] A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, R922 a seller of purple fabrics, a R923 worshiper of God, was listening; and F372 the Lord opened R924 her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.
16:15 - [In Context|Original Greek] And when she and her R925 household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.
16:16 - [In Context|Original Greek] It happened that as we were going to the R926 place of prayer, a slave-girl having a R927 spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
16:17 - [In Context|Original Greek] Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, "These men are bond-servants of the R928 Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the F373 way of salvation."
16:18 - [In Context|Original Greek] She continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in R929 the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out at that very moment. F374
16:19 - [In Context|Original Greek] But when her masters saw that their hope of profit R930 was gone, F375 they seized Paul R931 and Silas and dragged R932 them into the market place before the authorities,
16:20 - [In Context|Original Greek] and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,
16:21 - [In Context|Original Greek] and are R933 proclaiming customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans." R934
16:22 - [In Context|Original Greek] The crowd rose up together against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes F376 off them and proceeded to order {them} F377 to be beaten R935 with rods.
16:23 - [In Context|Original Greek] When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the R936 jailer to guard them securely;
16:24 - [In Context|Original Greek] and F378 he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the R937 stocks. F379
16:25 - [In Context|Original Greek] But about midnight Paul R938 and Silas were praying and singing R939 hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
16:26 - [In Context|Original Greek] and suddenly there R940 came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all R941 the doors were opened and everyone's chains R942 were unfastened.
16:27 - [In Context|Original Greek] When the R943 jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to R944 kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
16:28 - [In Context|Original Greek] But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!"
16:29 - [In Context|Original Greek] And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul R945 and Silas,
16:30 - [In Context|Original Greek] and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what R946 must I do to be saved?"
16:31 - [In Context|Original Greek] They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your R947 household."
16:32 - [In Context|Original Greek] And they spoke the word of the F380 Lord to him together with all who were in his house.
16:33 - [In Context|Original Greek] And he took them that R948 {very} hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his {household.}
16:34 - [In Context|Original Greek] And he brought them into his house and set food F381 before them, and rejoiced greatly, F382 having believed in God with his R949 whole household.
16:35 - [In Context|Original Greek] Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their policemen, saying, "Release those men."
16:36 - [In Context|Original Greek] And the R950 jailer reported these words to Paul, {saying,} "The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go in R951 peace."
16:37 - [In Context|Original Greek] But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us in public without trial, men R952 who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out."
16:38 - [In Context|Original Greek] The policemen reported these words to the chief magistrates. They R953 were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
16:39 - [In Context|Original Greek] and they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept begging them to R954 leave the city.
16:40 - [In Context|Original Greek] They went out of the prison and entered {the house of} Lydia, R955 and when they saw the R956 brethren, they encouraged F383 them and departed.
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17:1 - [In Context|Original Greek] Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, R957 where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
17:2 - [In Context|Original Greek] And according R958 to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths R959 reasoned with them from the R960 Scriptures,
17:3 - [In Context|Original Greek] explaining F384 and giving F385 evidence that the Christ F386 had R961 to suffer and rise R962 again from the dead, and {saying,} "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ." F386
17:4 - [In Context|Original Greek] And R963 some of them were persuaded and joined Paul R964 and Silas, along F387 with a large number of the God-fearing R965 Greeks R966 and a F388 number of the leading R967 women.
17:5 - [In Context|Original Greek] But the R968 Jews, becoming jealous and taking along some wicked men from the market place, formed a mob and set the city in an uproar; and attacking the house of Jason, R969 they were seeking to bring them out to the people.
17:6 - [In Context|Original Greek] When they did not find them, they {began} dragging R970 Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, "These men who have upset the F389 R971 world have come here also;
17:7 - [In Context|Original Greek] and F390 Jason has R972 welcomed them, and they all act contrary R973 to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus."
17:8 - [In Context|Original Greek] They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things.
17:9 - [In Context|Original Greek] And when they had received a pledge F391 from Jason R974 and the others, they released them.
17:10 - [In Context|Original Greek] The R975 brethren immediately sent Paul R976 and Silas away by night to Berea, R977 and F392 when they arrived, they went into the R978 synagogue of the Jews.
17:11 - [In Context|Original Greek] Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, R979 for F393 they received the word with great F394 eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily {to see} whether these things were so.
17:12 - [In Context|Original Greek] Therefore many R980 of them believed, along F395 with a number of prominent R981 Greek women R982 and men.
17:13 - [In Context|Original Greek] But when the Jews of Thessalonica R983 found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul in Berea R984 also, they came there as well, agitating and stirring up the crowds.
17:14 - [In Context|Original Greek] Then immediately the R985 brethren sent Paul out to go as far as the sea; and Silas R986 and Timothy R987 remained there.
17:15 - [In Context|Original Greek] Now those R988 who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; R989 and receiving a command for Silas R990 and Timothy to come R991 to him as soon as possible, they left.
17:16 - [In Context|Original Greek] Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, R992 his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols.
17:17 - [In Context|Original Greek] So he was reasoning in R993 the synagogue with the Jews and the R994 God-fearing {Gentiles,} and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present.
17:18 - [In Context|Original Greek] And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing F396 with him. Some were saying, "What would this R995 idle F397 babbler wish to say?" Others, "He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,"--because he was preaching Jesus R996 and the resurrection.
17:19 - [In Context|Original Greek] And they took R997 him and brought him to F398 the Areopagus, F399 R998 saying, "May we know what this R999 new teaching is which F400 you are proclaiming?
17:20 - [In Context|Original Greek] "For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean."
17:21 - [In Context|Original Greek] (Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting R1000 there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
17:22 - [In Context|Original Greek] So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus F401 and said, "Men of Athens, R1001 I observe that you are very religious R1002 in all respects.
17:23 - [In Context|Original Greek] "For while I was passing through and examining the objects R1003 of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' Therefore what you R1004 worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.
17:24 - [In Context|Original Greek] "The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord R1005 of heaven and earth, does not dwell R1006 in temples made with hands;
17:25 - [In Context|Original Greek] nor is He served by human hands, as R1007 though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all {people} life and breath and all things;
17:26 - [In Context|Original Greek] and He R1008 made from one {man} every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined R1009 {their} appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,
17:27 - [In Context|Original Greek] that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though R1010 He is not far from each one of us;
17:28 - [In Context|Original Greek] for in R1011 Him we live and move and exist, F402 as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children.'
17:29 - [In Context|Original Greek] "Being then the children of God, we ought R1012 not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
17:30 - [In Context|Original Greek] "Therefore having overlooked R1013 the R1014 times of ignorance, God is now R1015 declaring to men that all {people} everywhere should repent,
17:31 - [In Context|Original Greek] because He has fixed a R1016 day in which He R1017 will judge the F403 R1018 world in righteousness through F404 a Man whom He has appointed, R1019 having furnished proof to all men by F405 raising R1020 Him from the dead."
17:32 - [In Context|Original Greek] Now when they heard of the R1021 resurrection of the dead, some {began} to sneer, but others said, "We shall hear you again F406 concerning this."
17:33 - [In Context|Original Greek] So Paul went out of their midst.
17:34 - [In Context|Original Greek] But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite R1022 and a woman named Damaris and others with them.
Chapter 18  -  Read Chapter - Click the Play Button for Chapter Audio MediaPlayer
18:1 - [In Context|Original Greek] After these things he left Athens R1023 and went to Corinth. R1024
18:2 - [In Context|Original Greek] And he found a Jew named Aquila, R1025 a native of Pontus, R1026 having recently come from Italy R1027 with his wife Priscilla, R1028 because Claudius R1029 had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them,
18:3 - [In Context|Original Greek] and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they R1030 were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.
18:4 - [In Context|Original Greek] And he was reasoning in R1031 the synagogue every Sabbath R1032 and trying to persuade Jews R1033 and Greeks.
18:5 - [In Context|Original Greek] But when Silas R1034 and Timothy came R1035 down from Macedonia, R1036 Paul {began} devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly testifying R1037 to the Jews that Jesus R1038 was the Christ. F407
18:6 - [In Context|Original Greek] But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook R1039 out his garments and said to them, "Your blood R1040 {be} on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to R1041 the Gentiles."
18:7 - [In Context|Original Greek] Then he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius F408 Justus, a R1042 worshiper of God, whose house was next to the synagogue.
18:8 - [In Context|Original Greek] Crispus, R1043 the R1044 leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with R1045 all his household, and many of the Corinthians R1046 when they heard were believing and being baptized.
18:9 - [In Context|Original Greek] And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a R1047 vision, "Do R1048 not be afraid {any longer,} but go on speaking and do not be silent;
18:10 - [In Context|Original Greek] for R1049 I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
18:11 - [In Context|Original Greek] And he settled {there} a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
18:12 - [In Context|Original Greek] But while Gallio was proconsul R1050 of Achaia, R1051 the R1052 Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the R1053 judgment seat,
18:13 - [In Context|Original Greek] saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the R1054 law."
18:14 - [In Context|Original Greek] But when Paul was about to open R1055 his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong or of vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you;
18:15 - [In Context|Original Greek] but if there are questions R1056 about words and names and your own law, look after it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters."
18:16 - [In Context|Original Greek] And he drove them away from the R1057 judgment seat.
18:17 - [In Context|Original Greek] And they all took hold of Sosthenes, R1058 the R1059 leader of the synagogue, and {began} beating him in front of the R1060 judgment seat. But Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.
18:18 - [In Context|Original Greek] Paul, having remained many days longer, took R1061 leave of the R1062 brethren and put out to sea for Syria, R1063 and with him were Priscilla R1064 and Aquila. R1065 In Cenchrea R1066 he F409 had R1067 his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow.
18:19 - [In Context|Original Greek] They came to Ephesus, R1068 and he left them there. Now he himself entered the R1069 synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
18:20 - [In Context|Original Greek] When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
18:21 - [In Context|Original Greek] but taking R1070 leave of them and saying, "I will return to you again if R1071 God wills," he set sail from Ephesus. R1072
18:22 - [In Context|Original Greek] When he had landed at Caesarea, R1073 he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch. R1074
18:23 - [In Context|Original Greek] And having spent some time {there,} he left and passed successively through the Galatian R1075 region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
18:24 - [In Context|Original Greek] Now a Jew named Apollos, R1076 an Alexandrian R1077 by birth, an F410 eloquent man, came to Ephesus; R1078 and he was mighty in the Scriptures.
18:25 - [In Context|Original Greek] This man had been instructed in the R1079 way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the R1080 baptism of John;
18:26 - [In Context|Original Greek] and he F411 began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla R1081 and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the R1082 way of God more accurately.
18:27 - [In Context|Original Greek] And when he wanted to go across to Achaia, R1083 the R1084 brethren encouraged him and wrote to the R1085 disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly helped F412 those who had believed through grace,
18:28 - [In Context|Original Greek] for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by R1086 the Scriptures that Jesus R1087 was the Christ. F413
FOOTNOTES: F372: Early mss do not contain this v F373: Lit from F374: Lit go out F375: Or in faith F376: Or Phrygia and the Galatian region F377: I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor F378: Lit go out F379: Lit whose heart the Lord opened F380: Lit a way F381: Lit hour F382: Lit gone out F383: Or outer garments F384: Lit to beat with rods F385: Lit who F386: Lit wood F387: Two early mss read God F388: Lit a table F389: Or greatly with his whole household, having believed in God F390: Or exhorted F391: Lit opening F392: Lit placing before F393: I.e. Messiah F394: Lit and a large F395: Lit not a few F396: Lit the inhabited earth F397: Lit whom Jason has welcomed F398: Or bond F399: Lit who when...arrived went F400: Lit who received F401: Lit all F402: Lit and not a few F403: Or disputing F404: I.e. one who makes his living by picking up scraps F405: Or before F406: Or Hill of Ares, god of war F407: Lit which is being spoken by you F408: Or the Council of the Areopagus F409: Lit are F410: Lit the inhabited earth F411: Lit by or in F412: Or when He raised F413: Lit also again
CROSS REFERENCES: R916: Acts 15:22,32 R917: Acts 15:22 R918: Acts 15:25 R919: Acts 5:32; 15:8 R920: Acts 15:19,25 R921: Acts 15:20 R922: Acts 15:22 R923: Acts 15:22,27 R924: Acts 15:22 R925: Acts 13:1 R926: Acts 15:1 R927: Mark 5:34; Acts 16:36; 1 Corinthians 16:11; Hebrews 11:31 R928: Acts 15:22 R929: Acts 12:25 R930: Acts 8:4 R931: Acts 13:12 R932: Acts 13:4,13,14,51; 14:6,24 R933: Acts 13:12 R934: Acts 12:12 R935: Acts 13:13 R936: Acts 12:12; 15:37; Colossians 4:10 R937: Acts 4:36 R938: Acts 15:22 R939: Acts 11:23; 14:26 R940: Matthew 4:24; Acts 15:23 R941: Acts 6:9 R942: Acts 14:6 R943: Acts 17:14; 18:5; 19:22; 20:4; Romans 16:21; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 16:10; 2 Corinthians 1:1,19; Philippians 1:1; 2:19; Colossians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 3:2,6; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:2,18; 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:2; Philemon 1:1; Hebrews 13:23 R944: 2 Timothy 1:5; 3:15 R945: Acts 16:40 R946: Acts 14:6 R947: Acts 13:51 R948: Galatians 2:3 R949: Acts 15:28 R950: Acts 15:2 R951: Acts 11:30 R952: Acts 9:31 R953: Acts 2:47 R954: Acts 2:10; 18:23 R955: Acts 18:23; 1 Corinthians 16:1; Galatians 1:2; 3:1; 2 Timothy 4:10; 1 Peter 1:1 R956: Acts 2:9 R957: Acts 16:8 R958: 1 Peter 1:1 R959: Luke 24:49; Acts 8:29; Romans 8:9; Galatians 4:6; Philippians 1:19; 1 Peter 1:11 R960: Acts 16:7 R961: Acts 16:11; 20:5; 2 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Timothy 4:13 R962: Acts 9:10 R963: Acts 16:10,12; 18:5; 19:21,29; 20:1,3; 27:2; Romans 15:26 R964: Acts 9:10 R965: Acts 16:10-17; 20:5-15; 21:1-18; 27:1-28:16 R966: Acts 14:7 R967: Acts 16:8; 20:5; 2 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Timothy 4:13 R968: Acts 21:1 R969: Acts 20:6; Philippians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2 R970: Acts 16:9,10; 18:5; 19:21,29; 20:1,3; 27:2; Romans 15:26 R971: Acts 16:21 R972: Acts 13:14 R973: Revelation 1:11; 2:18,24 R974: Acts 13:43; 18:7 R975: Luke 24:45 R976: Acts 11:14 R977: Acts 16:13 R978: Leviticus 19:31; 20:6,27; Deuteronomy 18:11; 1 Samuel 28:3,7; 2 Kings 21:6; 1 Chronicles 10:13; Isaiah 8:19 R979: Mark 5:7 R980: Mark 16:17 R981: Acts 16:16; 19:25 R982: Acts 15:22,40; 16:25,29 R983: Acts 8:3; 17:6; 21:30; James 2:6 R984: Esther 3:8 R985: Acts 16:12 R986: 2 Corinthians 11:25; 1 Thessalonians 2:2 R987: Acts 16:27,36 R988: Job 13:27; 33:11; Jeremiah 20:2; 29:26 R989: Acts 16:19 R990: Ephesians 5:19 R991: Acts 4:31 R992: Acts 12:10 R993: Acts 12:7 R994: Acts 16:23,36 R995: Acts 12:19 R996: Acts 16:19 R997: Acts 2:37; 22:10 R998: Mark 16:16 R999: Acts 11:14; 16:15 R1000: Acts 16:25 R1001: Acts 11:14; 16:15 R1002: Acts 16:27 R1003: Acts 15:33 R1004: Acts 22:25-29 R1005: Acts 22:29 R1006: Matthew 8:34 R1007: Acts 16:14 R1008: Acts 1:15; 16:2 R1009: Acts 17:11,13; 20:4; 27:2; Philippians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Timothy 4:10 R1010: Acts 9:20; 17:10,17 R1011: Acts 13:14 R1012: Acts 8:35 R1013: Acts 3:18 R1014: John 20:9 R1015: Acts 9:22; 18:5,28 R1016: Acts 14:4 R1017: Acts 15:22,40; 17:10,14 R1018: Acts 13:43; 17:17 R1019: John 7:35 R1020: Acts 13:50 R1021: Acts 17:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:14 R1022: Acts 17:6,7,9; Romans 16:21 R1023: Acts 16:19 R1024: Matthew 24:14; Acts 17:31 R1025: Luke 10:38; James 2:25 R1026: Luke 23:2 R1027: Acts 17:5 R1028: Acts 1:15; 17:6,14 R1029: Acts 17:4 R1030: Acts 17:13; 20:4 R1031: Acts 17:1 R1032: Acts 17:1 R1033: Acts 2:47 R1034: Mark 15:43 R1035: Acts 13:50 R1036: Acts 17:1 R1037: Acts 17:10; 20:4 R1038: Acts 1:15; 17:6,10 R1039: Acts 15:22; 17:4,10 R1040: Acts 16:1 R1041: Acts 15:3 R1042: Acts 17:16,21; 18:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:1 R1043: Acts 17:14 R1044: Acts 18:5 R1045: Acts 17:15,21; 18:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:1 R1046: Acts 9:20; 17:2 R1047: Acts 17:4 R1048: 1 Corinthians 1:20; 4:10 R1049: Acts 4:2; 17:31 R1050: Acts 23:19 R1051: Acts 17:22 R1052: Mark 1:27 R1053: Acts 2:10 R1054: Acts 17:15 R1055: Acts 25:19 R1056: 2 Thessalonians 2:4 R1057: John 4:22 R1058: Isaiah 42:5; Acts 14:15 R1059: Deuteronomy 10:14; Psalms 115:16; Matthew 11:25 R1060: 1 Kings 8:27; Acts 7:48 R1061: Job 22:2; Psalms 50:10-12 R1062: Malachi 2:10 R1063: Deuteronomy 32:8; Job 12:23 R1064: Deuteronomy 4:7; Jeremiah 23:23; Acts 14:17 R1065: Job 12:10; Daniel 5:23 R1066: Isaiah 40:18; Romans 1:23 R1067: Acts 14:16; Romans 3:25 R1068: Acts 17:23 R1069: Luke 24:47; Acts 26:20; Titus 2:11 R1070: Matthew 10:15 R1071: Psalms 9:8; 96:13; 98:9; John 5:22,27; Acts 10:42 R1072: Matthew 24:14; Acts 17:6 R1073: Luke 22:22 R1074: Acts 2:24 R1075: Acts 17:18,31 R1076: Acts 17:19,22 R1077: Acts 17:15 R1078: Acts 18:8; 19:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1,23; 6:11; 2 Timothy 4:20 R1079: Acts 18:18,26; Romans 16:3; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2 Timothy 4:19 R1080: Acts 2:9 R1081: Acts 27:1,6; Hebrews 13:24 R1082: Acts 11:28 R1083: Acts 20:34; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 9:14; 2 Corinthians 11:7; 12:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 4:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:8 R1084: Acts 9:20; 18:19 R1085: Acts 13:14 R1086: Acts 14:1 R1087: Acts 15:22; 16:1; 17:14

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