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1:1	The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,	In my first account, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
1:2	until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.	until the day he was taken up, after he had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
1:3	To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about Gods Kingdom.	After his suffering, he presented himself to them alive with many convincing proofs. He appeared to them over a period of forty days, speaking about the Empire of God.
1:4	Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, Dont depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.	When he had them gathered together, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, Which, he said, yall heard about from me.
1:5	For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.	For John baptized with water, but in a few days yall will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
1:6	Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?	So when they had gathered together, they asked him, Lord, is this the time when you are going to restore the empire to Israel?
1:7	He said to them, It isnt for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.	He said to them, It isnt for yall to know the times or periods the Father has set by his own authority.
1:8	But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.	But yall will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you*. Yall will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
1:9	When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.	After he had said this, he was taken up while they were watching, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
1:10	While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,	As he was going up, they were gazing into the sky, when suddenly two men stood by them in white clothing.
1:11	who also said, You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.	They said, Men of Galilee, why are yall standing here looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken from yall into heaven, will come back in the same way yall watched him go into heaven.
1:12	Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath days journey away.	Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is a Sabbath days journey from the city.
1:13	When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.	When they arrived, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying. Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James were there.
1:14	All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.	They all joined together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers in constant prayer with one mind.
1:15	In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples and the number of names was about one hundred twenty, and said,	In those days, Peter stood up among the siblings a gathering of about one hundred twenty people, and said,
1:16	Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.	Siblings, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
1:17	For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry.	For he was counted among us and received a share of this deacon work.
1:18	Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out.	Using the wages he earned for his wickedness, Judas bought a field where he fell headlong, his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out.
1:19	It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.	This became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem, so they began to call that field in their language Akeldama, that is, The Field of Blood.
1:20	For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it; and, Let another take his office.	For it is written in the Book of Psalms, Let his dwelling become desolate. Let no one dwell in it, and, Let another take his position as overseer.
1:21	Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,	Therefore, it is necessary to choose from the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
1:22	beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.	beginning from the baptism of John to the day that Jesus was taken up from us. One of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.
1:23	They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.	They proposed two: Joseph called Barsabbas also known as Justus and Matthias.
1:24	They prayed and said, You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen	They prayed and said, You Lord, the heart knower of all people, show us which one of these two you have chosen
1:25	to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.	to take a place in this deacon work and apostleship from which Judas left to go to his own place.
1:26	They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.	They cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias, so he was added to the eleven apostles.
2:1	Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.	Now when the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2:2	Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.	Suddenly a sound like the rushing of a violent wind came from the sky, and it filled the whole house where they were staying.
2:3	Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.	Tongues like fire appeared to them, separated, and rested on each of them.
2:4	They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.	They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them speech.
2:5	Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.	Now there were devout Jews from every ethnic group under heaven living in Jerusalem.
2:6	When this sound was heard, the multitude came together and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.	When this sound occurred, the crowd came together and was bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in their own language.
2:7	They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, Behold, arent all these who speak Galileans?	They were all amazed and marveled, saying, Look, arent all these who are speaking Galileans?
2:8	How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?	How is it that we hear them in our own native language?
2:9	Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,	Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
2:10	Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,	Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome both Jews and converts,
2:11	Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!	Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our tongues about the mighty works of God!
2:12	They were all amazed and were perplexed, saying to one another, What does this mean?	They were all astounded and nonplussed, saying to one another, What does this mean?
2:13	Others, mocking, said, They are filled with new wine.	But others mocked them, saying, Theyre drunk on new wine!
2:14	But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke out to them, You men of Judea and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.	Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and spoke out to them, Fellow Jews and all who live in Jerusalem, yall should listen carefully to my words and let me explain this.
2:15	For these arent drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.	Its not what yall think—these people arent drunk. Its only nine in the morning!
2:16	But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:	No, this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:
2:17	It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.	It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Yalls sons and yalls daughters will prophesy. Yalls young men will see visions. Yalls old men will dream dreams.
2:18	Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.	Even on my male servants and female servants, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
2:19	I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs on the earth beneath: blood, and fire, and billows of smoke.	I will display wonders in the heavens above, and signs on the earth below: blood, and fire, and clouds of smoke.
2:20	The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.	The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord YHWH comes.
2:21	It will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.	Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord YHWH will be saved.
2:22	Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him among you, even as you yourselves know,	People of Israel, yall listen to these words! Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to yall by God with miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through him among yall, just as yall already know.
2:23	him, being delivered up by the determined counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by the hand of lawless men, crucified and killed;	This man was handed over by the marked out plan and foreknowledge of God, and yall executed him using lawless people to nail him to the cross.
2:24	whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.	But God raised him up, releasing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by death.
2:25	For David says concerning him, I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.	For David says about him, I saw the Lord YHWH always before my face, because ʜᴇ is on my right hand, I will not be shaken.
2:26	Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope,	Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. Indeed my flesh will live in hope,
2:27	because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.	because you will not abandon my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
2:28	You made known to me the ways of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence.	You made known to me the paths of life. You will fill me with the gladness of your presence.
2:29	Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.	Siblings, it is right for me to speak confidently to yall about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
2:30	Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,	So then, since he was a prophet and he knew that God had sworn an oath to him that ʜᴇ would place one of his biological descendants on his throne,
2:31	he foreseeing this, spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul wasnt left in Hades, and his flesh didnt see decay.	David foresaw this and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he wasnt abandoned to Hades, and his flesh didnt see decay.
2:32	This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.	God has raised this Jesus, and we all are witnesses to this.
2:33	Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you now see and hear.	Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out what yall now see and hear.
2:34	For David didnt ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit by my right hand	For David did not ascend into the heavens, and yet he says, The Lord YHWH said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand
2:36	Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.	Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom yall crucified, both Lord and Christ.
2:37	Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brothers, what shall we do?	Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brothers, what should we do?
2:38	Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.	Peter said to them, Yall must repent and be baptized, every one of yall, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your* sins. And yall will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
2:39	For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.	For the promise is to yall and yalls children, and to all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.
2:40	With many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation!	With many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Yall must be saved from this crooked generation!
2:41	Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.	Then those who received his word were baptized, and about three thousand souls were added to their number that day.
2:42	They continued steadfastly in the apostles teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.	They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer.
2:43	Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.	Awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were performed through the apostles.
2:44	All who believed were together, and had all things in common.	All the believers were together and held all things in common.
2:45	They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.	They sold their possessions and property, and distributed them according to those who had need.
2:46	Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,	Every day, they devoted themselves to being of one mind in the temple, and breaking bread in homes. They ate their food with gladness and sincerity of heart,
2:47	praising God and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.	praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
3:1	Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.	Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer at three in the afternoon.
3:2	A certain man who was lame from his mothers womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.	A man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful. He was laid there every day to beg for alms from those who entered into the temple.
3:3	Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.	When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked to receive alms.
3:4	Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, Look at us.	Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, Look at us.
3:5	He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.	He gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
3:6	But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!	But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth—walk!
3:7	He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.	Then he took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.
3:8	Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.	He jumped up, stood upright, and began to walk. He entered the temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God.
3:9	All the people saw him walking and praising God.	All the people saw him walking and praising God,
3:10	They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.	and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and beg for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
3:11	As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomons, greatly wondering.	While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people ran, full of wonder, toward them in the place called Solomons Colonnade.
3:12	When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?	When Peter saw this, he addressed the people, Fellow Israelites, why do yall marvel at this? Why do yall stare at us, as though we made this man walk by our own power or godliness?
3:13	The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.	The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified ʜɪꜱ servant Jesus, whom yall handed over and disowned before Pilate, after he had decided to set him free.
3:14	But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,	But yall disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be released to yall.
3:15	and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.	Yall killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
3:16	By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.	By faith in his name, this man, whom yall see and know, was made strong. His name and the faith that comes through him has given this man this complete health in front of all yall.
3:17	Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.	Now, siblings, I know that yall acted in ignorance, just as yalls leaders did.
3:18	But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.	But this is how God fulfilled what ʜᴇ announced beforehand through the mouth of all the prophets—that ʜɪꜱ Christ would suffer.
3:19	Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,	Therefore, yall must repent and turn back, so that your* sins may be wiped out, so that times of refreshing may come from the face of the Lord,
3:20	and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,	and that ʜᴇ might send the Christ who was appointed for yall—Jesus—
3:21	whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.	whom heaven must receive until the time of the restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
3:22	For Moses indeed said to the fathers, The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.	For Moses indeed said, The Lord your God will raise up for yall a prophet like me from among your* brothers. Yall must listen to everything he tells yall.
3:23	It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.	Every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.
3:24	Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days.	Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel onward, every one who spoke foretold these days.
3:25	You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.	Yall are the children of the prophets and of the covenant God made with our ancestors, saying to Abraham, Through your offspring all the peoples of the earth will be blessed.
3:26	God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.	God raised up his servant and sent him to yall first to bless yall by turning each of yall from your* wicked ways.
4:1	As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,	While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees came up to them.
4:2	being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.	They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
4:3	They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.	They seized Peter and John, and put them in jail until the next day, since it was already evening.
4:4	But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.	But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of men came to about five thousand.
4:5	In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.	The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.
4:6	Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.	Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest.
4:7	When they had stood Peter and John in the middle of them, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have you done this?	They had Peter and John stand before them and began to question them, By what power, or in what name, did yall do this?
4:8	Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, You rulers of the people and elders of Israel,	Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers and elders of the people,
4:9	if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,	if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a disabled man, and being asked how he was healed,
4:10	may it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands here before you whole in him.	let it be known to all yall, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth—whom yall crucified but whom God raised from the dead—this man stands here before yall healthy.
4:11	He is the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.	This Jesus is the stone rejected by yall, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
4:12	There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!	There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to humans by which we must be saved!
4:13	Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.	Now when they observed the fearless confidence of Peter and John, and it grasped them that they were uneducated, ordinary humans, they marveled, and they recognized that they had been with Jesus.
4:14	Seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.	And because they could see the man who was healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.
4:15	But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,	But after they ordered them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves,
4:16	saying, What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cant deny it.	saying, What should we do with these men? For a notable miracle has been done through them, as everyone who lives in Jerusalem has clearly seen, and we cant deny it.
4:17	But so that this spreads no further among the people, lets threaten them, that from now on they dont speak to anyone in this name.	But so that this doesnt spread any further among the people, lets threaten them to no longer speak in this name to any humans.
4:18	They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.	They called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus at all.
4:19	But Peter and John answered them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,	But Peter and John responded, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to yall rather than to God, yall be the judge,
4:20	for we cant help telling the things which we saw and heard.	for we cant help but speak about the things which we have seen and heard.
4:21	When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.	After threatening them again, they let them go because they found no way to punish them while all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
4:22	For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.	For this miracle of healing had been performed on a man who was more than forty years old.
4:23	Being let go, they came to their own company and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.	After they were let go, they went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
4:24	When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;	When they heard this, they lifted up their voice to God with one mind and said, Master, you made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them.
4:25	who by the mouth of your servant David, said, Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?	You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant David, Why do the ethnic groups rage, and the peoples plot in vain?
4:26	The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers plot together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.	The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers assemble together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.
4:27	For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,	The truth is that Herod and Pontius Pilate gathered together in this city with the ethnic groups and the people of Israel against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
4:28	to do whatever your hand and your counsel foreordained to happen.	to do whatever your hand and your will predestined to happen.
4:29	Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,	And now, Lord, consider their threats and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness,
4:30	while you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.	while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
4:31	When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.	When they had prayed, the place where they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
4:32	The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.	The whole group of believers were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they held everything in common.
4:33	With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.	With massive power the apostles were giving their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and massive grace was on them all.
4:34	For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,	There was no person in need among them because those who owned land or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds of the sales
4:35	and laid them at the apostles feet; and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.	and lay it at the apostles feet, and it would be distributed to each person who had a need.
4:36	Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement, a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,	Joses, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, whom the apostles called Barnabas which is translated Son of Encouragement,
4:37	having a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles feet.	sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles feet.
5:1	But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,	Now a man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property,
5:2	and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, then brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles feet.	and kept back part of the price. With his wifes knowledge, he brought a portion of it and laid it at the apostles feet.
5:4	While you kept it, didnt it remain your own? After it was sold, wasnt it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You havent lied to men, but to God.	Wasnt it yours when you owned it? And after it was sold, wasnt spending it your choice? Then why did you put this idea in your heart? You havent just lied to humans, but to God.
5:5	Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.	When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died, and great fear came on all who heard.
5:6	The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.	The young men came forward, wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him.
5:8	Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much. She said, Yes, for so much.	Peter asked her, Tell me, did yall sell the land for this much? She said, Yes, for that price.
5:9	But Peter asked her, How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.	But Peter said to her, Why is it that yall have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.
5:10	She fell down immediately at his feet and died. The young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.	Immediately, she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
5:11	Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.	Great fear came on the whole church, and on all who heard about these things.
5:12	By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomons porch.	Many signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the apostles, and they were all together in one accord at Solomons Colonnade.
5:13	None of the rest dared to join them; however, the people honored them.	None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high regard.
5:14	More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.	And yet more believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.
5:15	They even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at least his shadow might overshadow some of them.	As a result, people carried the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on some of them.
5:16	The multitude also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits; and they were all healed.	Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
5:17	But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him which is the sect of the Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy	Then the high priest rose up, along with those who were with him from the sect of the Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy.
5:18	and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody.	They seized the apostles and put them in the public jail.
5:19	But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out and said,	But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison during the night, brought them out, and said,
5:20	Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.	Yall go stand in the temple and tell the people all about this life.
5:21	When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and taught. But the high priest and those who were with him came and called the council together, with all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.	Hearing this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin—the entire high council of the sons of Israel—and they sent orders to the prison to have them brought.
5:22	But the officers who came didnt find them in the prison. They returned and reported,	But the officers who went didnt find them in the prison. So they returned and reported,
5:23	We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!	We found the prison locked securely, and the guards standing at the doors. But when we opened them, we found no one inside!
5:24	Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.	Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple guard, and the chief priests heard this report, they were nonplussed, wondering what would come of this.
5:25	One came and told them, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.	Then someone came and told them, Look! The men yall put in prison are standing in the temple, teaching the people.
5:26	Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.	So the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles, not using any force because they were afraid that the people would stone them.
5:27	When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,	When they had brought them in, they made them stand before the Sanhedrin, and the high priest questioned them,
5:28	saying, Didnt we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this mans blood on us.	We ordered yall not to teach in this name. But look, yall have filled Jerusalem with your* teaching, and yall are determined to bring this mans blood down on us.
5:29	But Peter and the apostles answered, We must obey God rather than men.	But Peter and the apostles replied, We must obey God rather than humans.
5:30	The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.	The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom yall killed by hanging him on a tree.
5:31	God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.	God exalted him to ʜɪꜱ right hand as Prince and Savior, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
5:32	We are his witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.	We are witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey ʜɪᴍ.
5:33	But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.	When they heard this, they were split open with rage and wanted to murder them.
5:34	But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the apostles out for a little while.	But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.
5:35	He said to them, You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.	Then he said to them, Men of Israel, yall need to carefully consider what youre about to do with these men.
5:36	For before these days Theudas rose up, making himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves. He was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.	A while back Theudas rose up, claiming to be someone special, and about 400 men joined him. But he was killed, and all those who followed him were dispersed, and it came to nothing.
5:37	After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.	After him, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census, and he invited people to follow him in revolt. He also died, and all of his followers were scattered.
5:38	Now I tell you, withdraw from these men and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.	Now Im telling yall, yall should stay away from these humans and leave them alone. If their plan or activity is from humans, it will be overthrown.
5:39	But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!	But if this is from God, yall wont be able to overthrow it, and yall will be found fighting against God! And he persuaded them.
5:40	They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.	So they summoned the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
5:41	They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus name.	They left the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
5:42	Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.	Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
6:1	Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.	In those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the culturally Greek Jews against the culturally Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily deacon work.
6:2	The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.	The Twelve called together the whole group of disciples and said, It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God to do deacon work at tables.
6:3	Therefore, select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.	Therefore, siblings, select seven men from among yall who have a reputation of being full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and whom we may appoint to this duty.
6:4	But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.	But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the deacon work of the word.
6:5	These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,	This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a convert to Judaism from Antioch.
6:6	whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.	They had them stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
6:7	The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.	So the word of God spread, the number of the disciples increased rapidly in Jerusalem, and a large group of the priests became obedient to the faith.
6:8	Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.	Now Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
6:9	But some of those who were of the synagogue called The Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.	However, some members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen as it was called, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and began to argue with Stephen.
6:10	They werent able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.	Yet they werent able to stand up against the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he spoke.
6:11	Then they secretly induced men to say, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.	Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God,
6:12	They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,	which incited the people, the elders, and the scribes. Then they came up to him, seized him, and took him to the Sanhedrin.
6:13	and set up false witnesses who said, This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.	They also put forward false witnesses who said, This man never stops speaking against this holy place and the Law.
6:14	For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.	For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.
6:15	All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.	All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
7:1	The high priest said, Are these things so?	The high priest said, Are these things true?
7:2	He said, Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,	Brothers and fathers, he replied, Yall must listen to me: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
7:3	and said to him, Get out of your land and away from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.	and said to him, Leave your land and your relatives, and come into a land I will show you.
7:4	Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans and lived in Haran. From there, when his father was dead, God moved him into this land where you are now living.	Then he left the land of the Chaldaeans and settled in Haran. From there, when his father died, God moved him to this land where yall now live.
7:5	He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his offspring after him, when he still had no child.	Hᴇ didnt give him an inheritance in it, not even ground for his foot. But ʜᴇ promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, though his child did not yet exist.
7:6	God spoke in this way: that his offspring would live as aliens in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.	God spoke in this way: for four hundred years his descendants would live as foreigners in a strange land, and they would be enslaved and mistreated.
7:7	I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage, said God, and after that they will come out and serve me in this place.	But I will judge the ethnic group they are enslaved to, God said, and after that, they will come out and worship me in this place.
7:8	He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.	Then ʜᴇ gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
7:9	The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him	The patriarchs burned with jealousy against Joseph, and they sold him into Egypt. But God was with him
7:10	and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.	and rescued him out of all his afflictions. Hᴇ gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
7:11	Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. Our fathers found no food.	Now a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could not find food.
7:12	But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.	When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.
7:13	On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Josephs family was revealed to Pharaoh.	On the second visit, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and Josephs family became known to Pharaoh.
7:14	Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his relatives, seventy five souls.	Then Joseph sent word and invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy five souls,
7:15	Jacob went down into Egypt and he died, himself and our fathers;	and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our ancestors died there,
7:16	and they were brought back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.	and they were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham purchased in silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.
7:17	But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,	But as the time of the promise which God had given to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
7:18	until there arose a different king who didnt know Joseph.	until a different king who didnt know Joseph, ruled in Egypt.
7:19	The same took advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to abandon their babies, so that they wouldnt stay alive.	He exploited our people and oppressed our ancestors, forcing them to abandon their babies, so that they wouldnt survive.
7:20	At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome to God. He was nourished three months in his fathers house.	At that time Moses was born, and he was extraordinary in Gods sight. For three months, he was nurtured in his fathers home,
7:21	When he was abandoned, Pharaohs daughter took him up and reared him as her own son.	and when he had been abandoned, Pharaohs daughter took him and nurtured him as her own son.
7:22	Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.	Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in his speech and action.
7:23	But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.	But when he was forty years old, it entered his heart to visit his siblings, the children of Israel.
7:24	Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.	When he saw one of them being treated unjustly, he defended him and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.
7:25	He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didnt understand.	Moses assumed that his people would understand that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they didnt understand.
7:26	The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?	The next day, he appeared to them while they were fighting, and tried to make peace between them by saying, Men, yall are brothers. Why are yall hurting each other?
7:27	But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?	But the one who was unjustly treating his neighbor pushed Moses away and said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
7:28	Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?	Do you want to kill me like you killed the Egyptian yesterday?
7:29	Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.	When he heard this, Moses fled to the land of Midian where he became a foreigner and the father of two sons.
7:30	When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.	After forty years had passed, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of a burning bush.
7:31	When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, the voice of the Lord came to him,	When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came:
7:32	I am the God of your fathers: the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses trembled and dared not look.	I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
7:33	The Lord said to him, Take off your sandals, for the place where you stand is holy ground.	The Lord said to him, Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
7:34	I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you into Egypt.	I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.
7:35	This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge?—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.	This Moses whom they rejected, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? God sent as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
7:36	This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.	This man led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.
7:37	This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.	This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel, God will raise up a prophet like me for yall from among your* people.
7:38	This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us,	This is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors. He received living words to give to us,
7:39	to whom our fathers wouldnt be obedient, but rejected him and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,	But our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and turned back to Egypt in their hearts,
7:40	saying to Aaron, Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we dont know what has become of him.	saying to Aaron, Make gods for us that will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we dont know what has become of him.
7:41	They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.	In those days, they made an idol in the form of a calf, and brought a sacrifice to it and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
7:42	But God turned away and gave them up to serve the army of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?	But God turned away and gave them over to worship the stars of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, House of Israel, for forty years in the wilderness, was it to me that yall brought offerings and sacrifices?
7:43	You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of your god Rephan, the figures which you made to worship, so I will carry you away beyond Babylon.	Yall took along the tabernacle of Moloch, the star of yalls god Rephan, the figures yall made to worship. Therefore I send yall into exile beyond Babylon.
7:44	Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;	Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as God who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the design he had seen.
7:45	which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations whom God drove out before the face of our fathers to the days of David,	Our ancestors, having received the tabernacle, brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the ethnic groups whom God drove out before them until the days of David,
7:46	who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.	who found favor in Gods sight and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
7:47	But Solomon built him a house.	But it was Solomon who built a house for ʜɪᴍ.
7:48	However, the Most High doesnt dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,	However, the Most High doesnt dwell in handmade structures. As the prophet says,
7:49	heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me? says the Lord. Or what is the place of my rest?	Heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will yall build me? says the Lord. Or what will be my resting place?
7:50	Didnt my hand make all these things?	Werent all these things made by my hand?
7:51	You stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.	Yall stiff necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! Yall are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just like your* ancestors did.
7:52	Which of the prophets didnt your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.	Which one of the prophets didnt yalls ancestors persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers yall have now become!
7:53	You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didnt keep it!	Yall received the law as it was ordained by angels, but yall didnt keep it!
7:54	Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.	When they heard these things, their hearts were split open with rage, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
7:55	But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,	But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
7:56	and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!	and said, Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Humanity standing at the right hand of God!
7:57	But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears, then rushed at him with one accord.	But they covered their ears and cried out with loud voices, and they all surged against him.
7:58	They threw him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.	They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. The witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
7:59	They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!	While they stoned him, Stephen called out, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!
7:60	He kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, dont hold this sin against them! When he had said this, he fell asleep.	Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, Lord, dont hold this sin against them! When he had said this, he fell asleep.
8:1	Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.	And Saul approved of his killing. On that day, a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
8:2	Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.	Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.
8:3	But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.	But Saul began ravaging the church. He entered every house, dragging out men and women and putting them into prison.
8:4	Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.	Now those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
8:5	Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.	Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.
8:6	The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.	When they heard and saw the signs he performed, the crowds paid close attention with one mind to what Philip said.
8:7	For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.	For unclean spirits came out with loud shrieks from many who were possessed, and many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.
8:8	There was great joy in that city.	So there was great joy in that city.
8:9	But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,	Now there was a man named Simon who used to practice sorcery in the city, amazing the ethnic group of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
8:10	to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that great power of God.	and all the people, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him, saying, This man is called the Great Power of God.
8:11	They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.	They paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorcery.
8:12	But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning Gods Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.	But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the Empire of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
8:13	Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.	Even Simon himself believed. After he was baptized, he followed Philip everywhere, astonished as he watched the signs and great miracles occurring.
8:14	Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,	When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
8:15	who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;	When they arrived, they prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
8:16	for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.	because ʜᴇ had not yet come upon any of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
8:17	Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.	Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
8:19	saying, Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.	saying, Yall must give me also this power, so that anyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.
8:20	But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!	But Peter said to him, May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could get the gift of God with money!
8:21	You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isnt right before God.	You have no part or share in this matter, for your heart is not straight before God.
8:22	Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.	Therefore, you must repent of this wickedness of yours, and ask the Lord if perhaps the intention of your heart might be forgiven you.
8:23	For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.	For I see that you are poisoned with bitterness and controlled by wickedness.
8:24	Simon answered, Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.	Then Simon answered, Yall pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing yall said will happen to me.
8:25	They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.	So when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.
8:26	Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.	An angel of the Lord said to Philip, Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza This is a desert road.
8:27	He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.	So he got up and went. There he saw an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Kandake queen of the Ethiopians, who was over her entire treasury. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
8:28	He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.	and was returning home, sitting in his chariot reading the prophet Isaiah.
8:29	The Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.	The Spirit told Philip, Go over and join that chariot.
8:30	Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Do you understand what you are reading?	Philip ran up and heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah. So he asked, Do you understand what you are reading?
8:31	He said, How can I, unless someone explains it to me? He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.	How can I, he said, unless someone guides me? He invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
8:32	Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesnt open his mouth.	Now the passage of the Scripture he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.
8:33	In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.	In his humiliation, his justice was taken away. Who will explain his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.
8:34	The eunuch answered Philip, Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?	The eunuch answered Philip, Please tell me, who is the prophet talking about—himself or someone else?
8:35	Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.	Then Philip opened his mouth and, beginning from this Scripture, told him the good news about Jesus.
8:36	As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?	As they travelled down the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, Look, water! What prevents me from being baptized?
8:38	He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.	So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
8:39	When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didnt see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.	When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but he went on his way rejoicing.
8:40	But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.	Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through, preaching the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
9:1	But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest	Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest
9:2	and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.	and requested letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them to Jerusalem bound in chains.
9:3	As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.	As he traveled and was approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
9:4	He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?	He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
9:5	He said, Who are you, Lord? The Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.	He said, Who are you, Lord? The Lord said, I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!
9:6	But rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.	Nevertheless, get up and go into the city. Then you will be told what you must do.
9:7	The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.	The men traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but not seeing anyone.
9:8	Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.	Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were opened, he couldnt see anything. So they led him by the hand and took him to Damascus.
9:9	He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.	For three days, he could not see, and he didnt eat or drink.
9:10	Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! He said, Behold, its me, Lord.	In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! Here I am, Lord, he answered.
9:11	The Lord said to him, Arise and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,	The Lord said to him, Get up and go to Straight street, and at the house of Judah ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
9:12	and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.	and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands on him so that his sight would be restored.
9:13	But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.	Lord, Ananias answered, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem.
9:14	Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.	And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.
9:15	But the Lord said to him, Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.	But the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the ethnic groups, the kings, and the children of Israel.
9:16	For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my names sake.	I will show him how much he must suffer on behalf of my name.
9:17	Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.	So Ananias departed and entered the house. He placed his hands on him and said, Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
9:18	Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.	Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.
9:19	He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.	After taking some food, he regained his strength. For several days Saul stayed with the disciples in Damascus.
9:20	Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.	Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed that Jesus is the Son of God.
9:21	All who heard him were amazed, and said, Isnt this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!	All who heard him were amazed and said, Isnt this the man who was ravaging those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and who came here intending to chain them and bring them before the chief priests?
9:22	But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.	But Saul grew more and more powerful, and he confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
9:23	When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,	After many days had passed, the Jews conspired together to kill him,
9:24	but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,	but Saul learned of their plot. They were watching the gates day and night so that they could kill him,
9:25	but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.	but his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
9:26	When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.	When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
9:27	But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.	But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He recounted how Saul had seen the Lord on the road, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.
9:28	He was with them entering into Jerusalem,	So he stayed with them, moving about Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
9:29	preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.	He was speaking and debating with the Greek speaking Jews, but they tried to kill him.
9:30	When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.	When the siblings learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
9:31	So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.	Then the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was being built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in number.
9:32	As Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.	As Peter travelled all about, he came down to the saints who lived at Lydda.
9:33	There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years because he was paralyzed.	There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.
9:34	Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed! Immediately he arose.	Aeneas, Peter said to him, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed! Immediately he arose.
9:35	All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.	All who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
9:36	Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.	In Joppa, there was a disciple named Tabitha Greek translation: Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of compassion.
9:37	In those days, she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.	About that time, she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
9:38	As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.	Lydda was near Joppa, so when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to urge him, Dont delay in coming to us.
9:39	Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the tunics and other garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.	Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived, they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing the robes and other garments that Dorcas had made while she was with them.
9:40	Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up! She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.	Peter sent them all out. Then he knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up! She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
9:41	He gave her his hand and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.	He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he called the saints and widows, and he presented her alive.
9:42	This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.	This became known all throughout Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
9:43	He stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.	Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
10:1	Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,	Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Battalion.
10:2	a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.	He and his entire household were devout and feared God, doing many charitable deeds for the people and praying to God continually.
10:3	At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!	At about three in the afternoon, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!
10:4	He, fastening his eyes on him and being frightened, said, What is it, Lord? He said to him, Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.	Staring at him in fear, he said, What is it, Lord? The angel told him, Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.
10:5	Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is also called Peter.	Now send men to Joppa to summon Simon, who is also called Peter.
10:6	He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the seaside.	He is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea.
10:7	When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.	When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.
10:8	Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.	When he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
10:9	Now on the next day as they were on their journey and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.	The next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up to pray on the rooftop at about noon.
10:10	He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.	He got hungry and wanted to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
10:11	He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,	He saw heaven opened and something like a huge sheet coming down, being lowered to the earth by its four corners.
10:12	in which were all kinds of four footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.	In it were all kinds of four footed animals of the earth, along with reptiles and the birds of the sky.
10:13	A voice came to him, Rise, Peter, kill and eat!	A voice came to him, Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!
10:14	But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.	But Peter said, Never, Lord! For I have never eaten anything that is profane or ritually unclean.
10:15	A voice came to him again the second time, What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.	The voice came to him a second time, What God has made clean, you must not consider profane.
10:16	This was done three times, and immediately the thing was received up into heaven.	This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
10:17	Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simons house, stood before the gate,	Now while Peter was nonplussed as to what the vision he had seen might mean, suddenly the men who were sent by Cornelius, having asked where Simons house was, stood at the gate.
10:18	and called and asked whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was lodging there.	They called out and asked if Simon, also called Peter, was staying there.
10:19	While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek you.	While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, Simon! Three men are looking for you.
10:20	But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.	So get up, go downstairs. You are to go with them without hesitation because I have sent them.
10:21	Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?	Peter went down and said to the men, Here I am, the one yall are looking for. Why have yall come?
10:22	They said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.	They said, Cornelius the centurion, a righteous man who fears God, and who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish ethnic group, was divinely directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and listen to what you say.
10:23	So he called them in and provided a place to stay. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.	So Peter invited them in and received them as guests. On the next day Peter got up and set out with them, and some of the siblings from Joppa accompanied him.
10:24	On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.	The following day he entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
10:25	When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.	As Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
10:26	But Peter raised him up, saying, Stand up! I myself am also a man.	But Peter pulled him up, saying, Stand up! I am just a human.
10:27	As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.	As he talked with him, Peter went inside and found many people gathered together.
10:28	He said to them, You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldnt call any man unholy or unclean.	He said to them, Yall know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit one of another ethnicity, but God has shown me that I shouldnt call any human profane or unclean.
10:29	Therefore I also came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?	So I came without complaint when I was sent for. So may I ask why yall sent for me?
10:30	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	Cornelius said, Four days ago at this very hour, three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, when suddenly, a man in shining clothes stood before me
10:31	and said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.	and said, Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charitable deeds have been remembered in the sight of God.
10:32	Send therefore to Joppa and summon Simon, who is also called Peter. He is staying in the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.	Therefore, send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. He is staying in the house of Simon the tanner, by the seaside.
10:33	Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.	So immediately, I sent for you, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the sight of God to hear all things that you have been commanded by the Lord.
10:34	Peter opened his mouth and said, Truly I perceive that God doesnt show favoritism;	Opening his mouth, Peter said, Truly I now grasp that God is not one to show favoritism,
10:35	but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.	but in every ethnic group the one who fears ʜɪᴍ and does what is right is acceptable to ʜɪᴍ.
10:36	The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all—	Yall know the message ʜᴇ sent to the children of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
10:37	you yourselves know what happened, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;	Yall know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached,
10:38	how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.	how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
10:39	We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree.	We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also killed him by hanging him on a tree.
10:40	God raised him up the third day and gave him to be revealed,	God raised him up the third day and caused him to be seen,
10:41	not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.	not by all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
10:42	He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.	He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is the one whom God appointed as the judge of the living and the dead.
10:43	All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.	All the prophets testify about him that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins.
10:44	While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.	While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.
10:45	They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.	The circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the ethnic groups too.
10:46	For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,	For they heard them speaking in other tongues and praising God. Then Peter answered,
10:47	Can anyone forbid these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just like us.	Surely no one can withhold water for these people to be baptized? They have received the Holy Spirit just like us.
10:48	He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.	So he gave orders that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
11:1	Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.	Now the apostles and the siblings who were in Judea heard that the ethnic groups had also received the word of God.
11:2	When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,	When Peter went up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised criticized him,
11:3	saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them!	saying, You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them!
11:4	But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,	But Peter narrated the story from the beginning, saying,
11:5	I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.	I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a huge sheet descending by its four corners down from heaven, and it came to me.
11:6	When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.	When I had looked into it closely and considered it, I saw the four footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
11:7	I also heard a voice saying to me, Rise, Peter, kill and eat!	Then I heard a voice telling me, Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!
11:8	But I said, Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.	But I said, Never, Lord! For nothing profane or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth.
11:9	But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, dont you call unclean.	But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, What God has made clean, you must not consider profane.
11:10	This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.	This happened three times, and then everything was drawn up into heaven again.
11:11	Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.	Just then, three men sent to me from Caesarea stood in front of the house where I was staying.
11:12	The Spirit told me to go with them without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the mans house.	The Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we went into the mans house.
11:13	He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying to him, Send to Joppa and get Simon, who is called Peter,	He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, Send to Joppa and get Simon, who is called Peter.
11:14	who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.	He will speak a message to you through which you will be saved, you and all your house.
11:15	As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.	As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down upon them, just as on us at the beginning.
11:16	I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.	Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he used to say, John baptized with water, but yall will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
11:17	If then God gave to them the same gift as us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?	So if God gave them the same gift as us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who am I to try to hinder God?
11:18	When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!	When they heard this, they ceased their objections and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted repentance to life even to the ethnic groups!
11:19	They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.	Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that arose because of Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word only to the Jews.
11:20	But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.	But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who went to Antioch and spoke to the Greeks also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
11:21	The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.	The hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.
11:22	The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,	The news about them came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to go to Antioch.
11:23	who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.	When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and exhorted them all to remain true to the Lord with purpose in their hearts.
11:24	For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.	For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a considerable number of people were added to the Lord.
11:25	Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.	Then Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul,
11:26	When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.	and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year, they met together with the church and taught a considerable number of people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
11:27	Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.	At that time, some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
11:28	One of them named Agabus stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.	One of them named Agabus stood up and through the Spirit predicted that there would be a great famine all over the inhabited world. This happened during the reign of Claudius.
11:29	As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;	The disciples decided to send help to the siblings living in Judea, each according to their means.
11:30	which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.	They did this, sending their aid to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
12:1	Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.	Around this time, King Herod laid his hands on some in the church in order to oppress them.
12:2	He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.	He had James, the brother of John, executed by the sword.
12:3	When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.	When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
12:4	When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.	After arresting him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
12:5	Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.	So Peter was kept in the prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
12:6	The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.	The night before Herod was to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries in front of the door were guarding the prison.
12:7	And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, Stand up quickly! His chains fell off his hands.	Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, Get up quickly! And the chains fell off his hands.
12:8	The angel said to him, Get dressed and put on your sandals. He did so. He said to him, Put on your cloak and follow me.	The angel said to him, Get dressed and put on your sandals, which Peter did. Then the angel said to him, Put on your cloak and follow me.
12:9	And he went out and followed him. He didnt know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.	So he followed the angel out, but he didnt know that what the angel was doing was real; he thought he was seeing a vision.
12:10	When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.	After they were past the first and the second guards, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city. It opened for them by itself, so they went through and walked down one street. Then suddenly the angel left him.
12:11	When Peter had come to himself, he said, Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.	When Peter came to himself, he said, Now I know for certain that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me out of Herods hand and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.
12:12	Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.	When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John also called Mark, where many had gathered and were praying.
12:13	When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.	He knocked at the door of the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
12:14	When she recognized Peters voice, she didnt open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.	When she recognized Peters voice, she was so glad that she didnt open the gate but ran in and announced, Peter is at the door!
12:15	They said to her, You are crazy! But she insisted that it was so. They said, It is his angel.	They said to her, You are crazy! But she kept insisting that it was true, and they said, It is his angel.
12:16	But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.	But Peter kept knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.
12:17	But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, Tell these things to James and to the brothers. Then he departed and went to another place.	But he motioned with his hand for them to be silent, and then narrated for them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He said, Yall must report this to James and the siblings. Then he left and went to another place.
12:18	Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.	In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
12:19	When Herod had sought for him and didnt find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.	After Herod searched for him but didnt find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
12:20	Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the kings personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the kings country for food.	Now Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came together with one mind to present themselves to him. After convincing Blastus, the kings personal aide, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied food by the kings country.
12:21	On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.	On an appointed day, Herod put on his royal apparel, sat on the throne, and delivered a public address to them.
12:22	The people shouted, The voice of a god, and not of a man!	The crowd shouted, This is the voice of a god, not of a human!
12:23	Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didnt give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.	Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he didnt give glory to God. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
12:24	But the word of God grew and multiplied.	But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
12:25	Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.	Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their deacon work, taking with them John, also called Mark.
13:1	Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.	Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
13:2	As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.	While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Yall must set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
13:3	Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.	Then, after they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them off.
13:4	So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.	So being sent out by the Holy Spirit they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
13:5	When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed Gods word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their attendant.	When they reached Salamis, they proclaimed Gods word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant.
13:6	When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar Jesus,	When they had traversed the entire island and come to Paphos, they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar Jesus,
13:7	who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.	who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
13:8	But Elymas the sorcerer for so is his name by interpretation withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.	But Elymas the sorcerer for that is his name translated opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
13:9	But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him	But Saul also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him
13:10	and said, You son of the devil, full of all deceit and all cunning, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?	and said, You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery, a child of the devil, an enemy of all that is right. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
13:11	Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season! Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.	Now, look, the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind, not seeing the sun for a time! Immediately mist and darkness came over him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
13:12	Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.	When the proconsul saw what happened, he believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
13:13	Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.	Paul and his company set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
13:14	But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.	From Perga, they journeyed on to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath day, they went into the synagogue and sat down.
13:15	After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.	After the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, saying, Brothers, if yall have any word of exhortation for the people, yall can speak.
13:16	Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand said, Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.	Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and said, Men of Israel and those who fear God, yall listen.
13:17	The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.	The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors. Hᴇ made them prosper during their stay as foreigners in the land of Egypt, and ʜᴇ led them out of it and with an uplifted arm.
13:18	For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.	For a period of about forty years ʜᴇ endured their habits in the wilderness,
13:19	When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance for about four hundred fifty years.	and after ʜᴇ had destroyed seven ethnic groups in the land of Canaan, ʜᴇ gave them their land for an inheritance.
13:20	After these things, he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.	This all took about 450 years. After this, ʜᴇ gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
13:21	Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.	Then the people asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
13:22	When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.	After removing him, ʜᴇ raised up David to be their king. God testified about him, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will.
13:23	From this mans offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,	From this mans descendants, God has brought the Savior Jesus to Israel, just as ʜᴇ promised.
13:24	before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.	Before Jesuss public appearance, John preached the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
13:25	As John was fulfilling his course, he said, What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.	As John was completing his mission, he said, Who do yall suppose that I am? I am not the one. But one is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie his sandals.
13:26	Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.	Siblings, children of Abrahams family, and those among yall who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to yall.
13:27	For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didnt know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.	For the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers didnt know him, and by condemning him they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
13:28	Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.	Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him executed.
13:29	When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.	When they had completed all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb.
13:31	and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.	and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are his witnesses to the people.
13:32	We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,	We proclaim to yall the good news of the promise made to our ancestors,
13:33	that God has fulfilled this to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, You are my Son. Today I have become your father.	that God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, You are my Son. Today I have begotten you.
13:34	Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.	And regarding that ʜᴇ raised him from the dead, never to return to decay, ʜᴇ has said: I will give yall the holy and sure blessings of David.
13:35	Therefore he says also in another psalm, You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.	Therefore ʜᴇ also says in another psalm, You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.
13:36	For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.	When David had served the purpose of God in his own generation, he fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and experienced decay.
13:37	But he whom God raised up saw no decay.	But the one whom God raised up did not see decay.
13:38	Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins;	Therefore, let it be known to yall, siblings, that the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to yall through this man.
13:39	and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.	Through him everyone who believes is justified from all the things that yall could not be justified from through the law of Moses.
13:40	Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:	Therefore, yall must watch out that what is spoken in the prophets does not happen:
13:41	Behold, you scoffers! Wonder and perish, for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.	Look, yall scoffers! Marvel and perish, for I am doing a work in yalls day, a work which yall will never believe, even if someone declares it to yall.
13:42	So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.	As they were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to speak more about these things on the next Sabbath.
13:43	Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.	When the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the God fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
13:44	The next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.	The next Sabbath, almost the entire city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
13:45	But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.	But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict the things Paul was saying and they vilified him.
13:46	Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, It was necessary that Gods word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from yourselves, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.	Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to yall first. Since indeed yall reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the ethnic groups.
13:47	For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.	For this is what the Lord commanded us, I have set you as a light for the ethnic groups, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.
13:48	As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.	When the ethnic groups heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed to eternal life believed.
13:49	The Lords word was spread abroad throughout all the region.	The word of the Lord was spread throughout the entire region.
13:50	But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.	But the Jews incited the prominent God fearing women and the prominent men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.
13:51	But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.	But Paul and Barnabas shook off the dust of their feet against them and went to Iconium.
13:52	The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.	And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
14:1	In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.	It happened again in Iconium, where they entered the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
14:2	But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.	But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the souls of the other ethnic groups against the siblings.
14:3	Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.	So they stayed there a considerable time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.
14:4	But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.	But the people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews and others with the apostles.
14:5	When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,	When there was a hostile movement among both the ethnic groups and the Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat and stone them,
14:6	they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.	they found out and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding region.
14:7	There they preached the Good News.	There they preached the gospel.
14:8	At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mothers womb, who never had walked.	In Lystra a man who had no strength in his feet was sitting. He had been lame since birth and had never walked.
14:9	He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,	He was listening to Paul speaking. Paul stared directly at him and when he saw that the man had faith to be healed,
14:10	said with a loud voice, Stand upright on your feet! He leaped up and walked.	Paul said with a loud voice, Stand upright on your feet! Then he jumped up and began walking around.
14:11	When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!	When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices saying in the Lycaonian language, The gods have come down to us in human form!
14:12	They called Barnabas Jupiter, and Paul Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.	They called Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
14:13	The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.	The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside of the city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates, and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.
14:14	But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,	But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,
14:15	Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;	Men, why are yall doing these things? We are only human, just like yall. We are bringing yall good news, so that yall will turn from these worthless things toward the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.
14:16	who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.	In past generations, ʜᴇ allowed all the ethnic groups to go their own ways.
14:17	Yet he didnt leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.	Yet ʜᴇ didnt leave ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ without a witness, since ʜᴇ did what is good by giving yall rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying yall with food and yalls hearts with joy.
14:18	Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.	Even saying these things, they had difficulty stopping the crowds from sacrificing to them.
14:19	But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.	But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came and when they had won over the crowd, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.
14:20	But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.	But while the disciples stood around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
14:21	When they had preached the Good News to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,	They preached the gospel in that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
14:22	strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into Gods Kingdom.	strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, We must go through many persecutions to enter the Empire of God.
14:23	When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.	Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in every church, and with prayer and fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
14:24	They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.	Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
14:26	From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.	From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had now completed.
14:27	When they had arrived and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.	When they arrived and had gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how ʜᴇ had opened a door of faith to the ethnic groups.
14:28	They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.	So they spent considerable time with the disciples.
15:1	Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you cant be saved.	Now certain men came down from Judea and began to teach the siblings, Unless yall are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, yall cant be saved.
15:2	Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul, Barnabas, and some others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.	This became a major argument and debate between them and Paul and Barnabas. So Paul, Barnabas, and some others of them were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
15:3	They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.	So the church sent them on their way, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they told stories of the conversion of ethnic groups, bringing great joy to all the siblings.
15:4	When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them.	When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, the apostles, and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them.
15:5	But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.	But some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
15:6	The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.	The apostles and the elders gathered together to look into this matter.
15:7	When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News and believe.	When there had been much debate, Peter got up and said to them, Brothers, yall know that in the early days, God made a choice among yall that from my mouth the ethnic groups would hear the gospel message and believe.
15:8	God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.	The heart knower God validated them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just like ʜᴇ did to us.
15:9	He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.	Hᴇ made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
15:10	Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?	Now then, why are yall tempting God by imposing a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither we nor our ancestors were able to endure?
15:11	But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.	No, it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we believe we are saved, just as they are.
15:12	All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.	Then the whole group became silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul describe the signs and wonders God had done among the ethnic groups through them.
15:13	After they were silent, James answered, Brothers, listen to me.	After they became silent, James responded, Brothers, yall must listen to me.
15:14	Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations to take out of them a people for his name.	Simeon has explained how God first visited the ethnic groups to select from them a people for ʜɪꜱ name.
15:15	This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,	This is harmonious with the words of the prophets, as it is written,
15:16	After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up	After this I will return. I will rebuild the fallen tent of David. I will rebuild its ruins. I will restore it
15:17	that the rest of men may seek after the Lord: all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.	so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, even all the other ethnic groups who are called by my name, says the Lord YHWH, who does all these things,
15:18	All of Gods works are known to him from eternity.	things known from eternity.
15:19	Therefore my judgment is that we dont trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,	Therefore, I am making the judgment that we should not cause difficulty for the ethnic groups who turn to God.
15:20	but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.	Instead we should write to them that they should abstain from the things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from blood.
15:21	For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.	For since ancient times, Moses has been preached in every city and has been read in the synagogues every Sabbath.
15:22	Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.	Then it seemed good to the apostles, the elders, and the whole church to select men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, who were leading men among the siblings.
15:23	They wrote these things by their hand: The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.	They wrote these things by their hand: The apostles, the elders, and the siblings, To those in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, who are siblings among the ethnic groups: Greetings.
15:24	Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the law, to whom we gave no commandment;	Because we have heard that some went out from among us without our authorization and have troubled yall with words that unsettled yalls souls,
15:25	it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,	it seemed good to us, having decided with one mind, to select some men and send them to yall with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
15:27	We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.	Therefore, we have sent Judas and Silas, who will confirm these same things in person.
15:28	For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:	For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden yall beyond these essentials:
15:29	that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell.	Yall are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. Yall will do well to keep away from these things. Farewell to yall.
15:30	So, when they were sent off, they came to Antioch. Having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.	So they were sent off and came to Antioch. After gathering the group together, they delivered the letter.
15:32	Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words and strengthened them.	Judas and Silas, who were also prophets, encouraged and strengthened the siblings with a lengthy message.
15:33	After they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace from the brothers to the apostles.	After they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace by the siblings to return to those who had sent them.
15:35	But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.	However, Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, along with many others.
15:36	After some days Paul said to Barnabas, Lets return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.	Some time later, Paul said to Barnabas, Lets return and visit the siblings in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.
15:37	Barnabas planned to take John, who was called Mark, with them also.	Barnabas wanted to take John also called Mark with them too,
15:38	But Paul didnt think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didnt go with them to do the work.	but Paul didnt think that it was fitting to take him, because he had deserted from them in Pamphylia and didnt go with them in the work.
15:39	Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,	They had such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
15:40	but Paul chose Silas and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.	but Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended by the siblings to the grace of God.
15:41	He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.	He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
16:1	He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.	Paul went to Derbe and Lystra, and a disciple was there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish mother who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek,
16:2	The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.	and he was well spoken of by the siblings in Lystra and Iconium.
16:3	Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.	Paul wanted Timothy to go with him, so he took and circumcised him because the Jews in that area all knew that his father was a Greek.
16:4	As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.	As they traveled through the cities, they delivered the decrees which had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to observe.
16:5	So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.	So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
16:6	When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.	They had passed through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, because they had been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
16:7	When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didnt allow them.	When they had come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them.
16:8	Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.	So they passed by Mysia, and went down to Troas.
16:9	A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us.	During the night a vision appeared to Paul in which a Macedonian man was standing and begging him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us.
16:10	When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.	After he saw the vision, we immediately prepared to go to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
16:11	Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;	We put out to sea from Troas and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went to Neapolis,
16:12	and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.	and from there to Philippi, a Roman colony and a primary city in the district of Macedonia. We stayed in this city for several days.
16:13	On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.	On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city gate to a riverside where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there.
16:14	A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.	A woman named Lydia was listening. She was a merchant of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.
16:15	When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay. So she persuaded us.	After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, If yall consider me a believer in the Lord, yall should come and stay at my house. And she persuaded us.
16:16	As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.	Once when we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl who had a future telling spirit met us. She brought her owners a large profit through fortune telling.
16:17	Following Paul and us, she cried out, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!	She followed behind Paul and us, shouting, These men, who are proclaiming to yall a way of salvation, are servants of the Most High God!
16:18	She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her! It came out that very hour.	She kept doing this for many days, and Paul became greatly annoyed. Turning to the spirit, he said, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her! And it came out that very moment.
16:19	But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.	When her owners realized that their expected profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
16:20	When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, are agitating our city	They brought them before the magistrates and said, These men are disturbing our city. They are Jews
16:21	and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.	and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or to practice.
16:22	The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.	The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.
16:23	When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.	When they had beaten them repeatedly, they threw them into prison, and commanded the jailer to guard them carefully.
16:24	Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.	When he received this order, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
16:25	But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.	About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
16:26	Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyones bonds were loosened.	Suddenly there was such a massive earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately, all the doors flew open, and everyones bonds came loose.
16:27	The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.	The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.
16:28	But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Dont harm yourself, for we are all here!	But Paul called out with a loud voice, Dont harm yourself! We are all here!
16:29	He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,	The jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
16:30	brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?	He brought them out and asked, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
16:31	They said, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.	They said, You must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.
16:32	They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.	Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and everyone in his house.
16:33	He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.	At that very time of night, he took them and washed their wounds. He and all his household were baptized right after that.
16:34	He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.	He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
16:35	But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.	But when daytime came, the magistrates sent the officers to say, Release those men.
16:36	The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.	The jailer reported these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent orders to let yall go. Now yall can come out and leave in peace.
16:37	But Paul said to them, They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!	But Paul said to the officers, They have beaten us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman men, and threw us into prison! And now they are releasing us secretly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out!
16:38	The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,	The officers reported these words to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.
16:39	and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.	They came to appease them, and after they escorted them out, they asked them to leave the city.
16:40	They went out of the prison and entered into Lydias house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.	They left the prison and went to Lydias house. After seeing the siblings and encouraging them, they left.
17:1	Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.	After they passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
17:2	Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,	As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
17:3	explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.	explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, saying, This Jesus I am proclaiming to yall is the Christ.
17:4	Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas: of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.	Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large group of the God fearing Greeks, and not a small number of the prominent women.
17:5	But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.	But other Jews became jealous, so they took some wicked men from the marketplace and formed a mob, and started a riot in the city. They attacked Jasons house, trying to find Paul and Silas and bring them out to the public assembly.
17:6	When they didnt find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,	When they didnt find them, they dragged Jason and some of the siblings before the city officials, shouting, These men who have stirred up trouble all around the world have now come here,
17:7	whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!	and Jason has welcomed them! They are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king named Jesus.
17:8	The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.	When the crowd and city officials heard these things, they were very disturbed.
17:9	When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.	They took a security bond from Jason and the others and then let them go.
17:10	The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.	As soon as it was night, the siblings sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
17:11	Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.	Now the Jews there were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were true.
17:12	Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.	As a result, many of them believed, including a number of prominent Greek women and not a small number of men.
17:13	But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.	But when the Jews of Thessalonica had found out that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they came there too, inciting and disturbing the crowds.
17:14	Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.	Then the siblings immediately sent Paul out to go to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed there.
17:15	But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.	Those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and then they left after receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible.
17:16	Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.	While Paul waited for them in Athens, his spirit was churning within him because he saw that the city was full of idols.
17:17	So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.	So in the synagogue he reasoned with the Jews and those who feared God, as well as in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.
17:18	Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, What does this babbler want to say? Others said, He seems to be advocating foreign deities, because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.	Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began debating with him. Some said, What is this babbler trying to say? Others said, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods, because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
17:19	They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which you are speaking about?	They took hold of him and led him to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is which you are presenting?
17:20	For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.	For you are bringing strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.
17:21	Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.	All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking and listening to something new.
17:22	Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.	Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, People of Athens, I discern that yall are very religious in every way.
17:23	For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.	For while I walked around and observed yalls objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. Therefore, what yall worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to yall.
17:24	The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesnt dwell in temples made with hands.	The God who made the world and all things in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in handmade temples.
17:25	He isnt served by mens hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath and all things.	Nor is ʜᴇ served by human hands, as if ʜᴇ needed anything. Rather, ʜᴇ is the giver of all life, breath, and everything.
17:26	He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,	From one ʜᴇ has made every human ethnic group to dwell in every part of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,
17:27	that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.	so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope around and find ʜɪᴍ, though ʜᴇ is not far from each one of us.
17:28	For in him we live, move, and have our being. As some of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.	For in ʜɪᴍ we live, move, and exist. As some of yalls own poets have said, For we are also ʜɪꜱ offspring.
17:29	Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.	Therefore since we are Gods offspring, we shouldnt think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by human skill and imagination.
17:30	The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,	Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands that all humanity everywhere should repent,
17:31	because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.	because ʜᴇ has appointed a day when ʜᴇ is going to judge the whole world in righteousness by the man ʜᴇ has designated, having provided assurance to everyone by raising him from the dead.
17:32	Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We want to hear you again concerning this.	When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, We want to hear you again about this.
17:33	Thus Paul went out from among them.	So Paul went out from among them.
17:34	But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.	But some people joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
18:1	After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.	After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth,
18:2	He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,	where he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul visited them,
18:3	and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.	and because he practiced the same trade their craft was tentmaking, he stayed and worked with them.
18:4	He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.	Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, attempting to persuade Jews and Greeks.
18:5	When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.	When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself to preaching the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
18:6	When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!	But when they opposed him and vilified him, he shook out his clothing and said to them, Yalls blood be on your* own heads! I am innocent. From now on, I will go to the ethnic groups!
18:7	He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.	So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God.
18:8	Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.	Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, and his entire house believed in the Lord. Many of the Corinthians who heard believed and were baptized.
18:9	The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, Dont be afraid, but speak and dont be silent;	One night, the Lord said to Paul in a vision, Dont be afraid, but keep speaking and dont be silent.
18:10	for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.	For I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.
18:11	He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.	So Paul stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
18:12	But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,	When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews united with one mind to attack Paul and brought him before the place of judgment,
18:13	saying, This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.	saying, This man is persuading people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.
18:14	But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;	But just as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If indeed this was a matter of wrongdoing or an actual crime, it would be reasonable for me to listen to yall Jews.
18:15	but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I dont want to be a judge of these matters.	But if these are questions about words and names in yalls own law, then yall can look into it. I wont be the judge of such matters.
18:16	So he drove them from the judgment seat.	So he drove them away from the judgment seat.
18:17	Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didnt care about any of these things.	Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio didnt care about any of these things.
18:18	Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.	After staying many more days in Corinth, Paul said farewell to the siblings, and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchreae, he shaved his head because he had taken a vow.
18:19	He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.	They arrived in Ephesus, and Paul left them there. But he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
18:20	When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;	When they asked him to stay a longer time, he declined.
18:21	but taking his leave of them, he said, I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills. Then he set sail from Ephesus.	Instead, he said farewell and added, I will come back to yall if God wills. Then he set sail from Ephesus.
18:22	When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.	When he landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, then went down to Antioch.
18:23	Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.	After spending some time there, he set out and passed successively through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
18:24	Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.	Now a Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man and strong in the Scriptures.
18:25	This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.	He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and with a fervent spirit, he spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
18:26	He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.	He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and they explained to him the way of God more accurately.
18:27	When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;	When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the siblings encouraged him, and they wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed by grace.
18:28	for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.	For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
19:1	While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.	While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus where he found some disciples.
19:2	He said to them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? They said to him, No, we havent even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.	He said to them, Did yall receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? They said to him, No, we havent even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.
19:3	He said, Into what then were you baptized? They said, Into Johns baptism.	He said, Then what were yall baptized into? Into Johns baptism, they replied.
19:4	Paul said, John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.	Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people that the one who would come after him is who they should believe in—that is, in Jesus.
19:5	When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.	When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,
19:6	When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.	and when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
19:8	He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning Gods Kingdom.	Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out boldly there for three months, discussing and persuading them about the Empire of God.
19:9	But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.	But when some of them became hardened and refused to believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he left them. He took the disciples and had daily discussions with them in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
19:10	This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.	This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
19:11	God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,	God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
19:12	so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.	so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched his body were brought to the sick, and their diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out.
19:13	But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.	But some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, I command yall by the Jesus that Paul preaches.
19:14	There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.	Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
19:15	The evil spirit answered, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?	The evil spirit answered, I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul, but who are yall?
19:16	The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.	The man with the evil spirit jumped on them, overpowered them all, and beat them into submission, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded.
19:17	This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.	When this became known to all the Jews and Greeks who lived at Ephesus, fear fell over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
19:18	Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.	And many who had believed came forward, publicly acknowledging and declaring their practices.
19:19	Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.	Many of those who practiced sorcery collected their scrolls and burned them in the front of everyone. They computed the value of the scrolls and found the total to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
19:20	So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.	In this way the word of the Lord was spreading and growing strong.
19:21	Now after these things had ended, Paul determined 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.	After this had taken place, Paul determined in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said, After I have been there, I must see Rome as well.
19:22	Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.	He sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, and he stayed in Asia for a while.
19:23	About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.	About that time there was a great disturbance concerning the Way.
19:24	For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,	A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the artisans.
19:25	whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.	He assembled them together with the workers of similar trades, and said, Men, yall know that our wealth comes from this business.
19:26	You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.	And yall see and hear that this Paul has convinced and turned many people, not just here in Ephesus, but almost all throughout Asia. He says that gods made with human hands are not gods.
19:27	Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.	There is danger not only that our enterprise will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be considered worthless, and the goddess herself who is worshipped throughout Asia and the whole world will be taken down from her glorious splendor.
19:28	When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!	When they heard this they were filled with rage and began shouting, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!
19:29	The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Pauls companions in travel.	Then the whole city was filled with the uproar, and they rushed into the theater with one mind, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Pauls traveling companions from Macedonia.
19:30	When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didnt allow him.	But when Paul wanted to go to the crowd, the disciples wouldnt let him.
19:31	Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.	Even some of the officials of Asia who were his friends sent a message to him begging him not to venture into the theater.
19:32	Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didnt know why they had come together.	The assembly was in chaos with some shouting one thing and some another. A lot of them didnt even know why they had gathered.
19:33	They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.	Some of the crowd thought this was about Alexander when the Jews pushed him forward. Motioning with his hand, Alexander wanted to make a defense before the public gathering.
19:34	But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!	But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all began shouting with one voice for about two hours, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!
19:35	When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesnt know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?	The town clerk quieted the crowd and then said, Men of Ephesus, what human is there who doesnt know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell from heaven?
19:36	Seeing then that these things cant be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.	Therefore, since these are undeniable facts, yall should calm down and not do anything rash.
19:37	For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.	For yall have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
19:38	If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.	So then, if Demetrius and his fellow artisans have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and proconsuls are there. Let them press charges against one another.
19:39	But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.	But if yall are wanting anything else, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
19:40	For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning todays riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldnt be able to give an account of this commotion.	In fact, we are in danger of being accused concerning todays riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldnt be able to give an account of this commotion.
19:41	When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.	After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
20:1	After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.	After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them, then said farewell and departed for Macedonia.
20:2	When he had gone through those parts and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.	When he had gone through those parts and spoken many words of encouragement, he came to Greece,
20:3	When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.	where he stayed three months. After some Jews plotted against him when he was going to set sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
20:4	These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.	Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
20:5	But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.	But they had gone ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.
20:6	We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.	We sailed away from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread. Five days later, we joined the others in Troas where we stayed seven days.
20:7	On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.	On the first day of the week we gathered together to break bread. Paul began speaking to them, and because he was about to depart on the next day, he continued his message until midnight.
20:8	There were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.	There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered together,
20:9	A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.	but a young man named Eutychus who was sitting in the window, began sinking into a deep sleep. As Paul continued to speak, he was so weighed down by sleep that he fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.
20:10	Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him said, Dont be troubled, for his life is in him.	Paul went downstairs, fell upon him and embraced him, saying, Dont worry, yall! His life is still in him.
20:11	When he had gone up, had broken bread and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.	Then he went back upstairs and broke bread and ate. Paul talked a long while until dawn, and then departed.
20:12	They brought the boy in alive, and were greatly comforted.	They brought the boy in alive and were greatly comforted.
20:13	But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.	We went on ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, where we intended to pick up Paul, because he had arranged it, intending himself to go there by land.
20:14	When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and came to Mitylene.	When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
20:15	Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.	The following day, we sailed from there and arrived at Chios. The next day we crossed over to Samos, and the day after we arrived in Miletus.
20:16	For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.	Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.
20:17	From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to himself the elders of the assembly.	From Miletus, Paul sent a message to Ephesus and summoned the elders of the church.
20:18	When they had come to him, he said to them, You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,	When they had come to him, he said to them, Yall know how I lived with yall the whole time I was there, from the first day I set foot in Asia,
20:19	serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;	serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials which happened to me through the plots of the Jews.
20:20	how I didnt shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,	Yall know that I didnt hold back from preaching anything that was profitable to yall, but have taught yall publicly and from house to house,
20:21	testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.	testifying to both Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.
20:22	Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;	And now, bound by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
20:23	except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.	except that the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions wait for me in every city.
20:24	But these things dont count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.	But I dont consider my life worth even a single mention. Instead I aim to finish my race and the deacon work which I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
20:25	Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching Gods Kingdom, will see my face no more.	Now, I know that none of yall, among whom I went about preaching the Empire of God, will ever see my face again.
20:26	Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from the blood of all men,	Therefore, I declare to yall on this day that I am innocent of the blood of all yall,
20:27	for I didnt shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.	because I never held back from declaring the whole counsel of God to yall.
20:28	Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.	Yall are to keep watch over yourselves and all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made yall overseers, to shepherd the church of God which ʜᴇ purchased with the blood of ʜɪꜱ own.
20:29	For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.	For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will come in among yall, not sparing the flock.
20:30	Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.	Men will rise up from among yalls own and teach distorted things to lure the disciples into following them.
20:31	Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didnt cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.	So yall must be on guard! Remember that for a period of three years I never stopped warning each of yall night and day with tears.
20:32	Now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.	Now I am entrusting yall to God and to the word of ʜɪꜱ grace, which is able to build yall up and to give yall an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
20:33	I coveted no ones silver, gold, or clothing.	I havent coveted anyones silver, gold, or clothing.
20:34	You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.	Yall know that these hands served my needs and the needs of those who were with me.
20:35	In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.	In everything Ive shown yall that it is necessary to help the weak by laboring like this, and to remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
20:36	When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.	After he said these things, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
20:37	They all wept freely, and fell on Pauls neck and kissed him,	They all shed many tears, embracing Paul around the neck and kissing him.
20:38	sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. Then they accompanied him to the ship.	What grieved them most was his words about never seeing his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
21:1	When we had departed from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.	After we tore ourselves away from them, we set a straight course to Kos, then the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
21:2	Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.	We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, so we went aboard and set sail.
21:3	When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for the ship was there to unload her cargo.	After we sighted Cyprus on the left side of the ship, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, since the ship was to unload its cargo there.
21:4	Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.	After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. Through the Spirit, they told Paul not to set foot in Jerusalem.
21:5	When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.	When our time there was complete, we left and continued on our journey. All of them, including wives and children, escorted us out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach to pray,
21:6	After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.	we said farewell to each other. Then we boarded the ship, and they returned to their homes.
21:7	When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day.	When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the siblings and stayed with them for a day.
21:8	On the next day, we who were Pauls companions departed and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.	On the next day, we departed and came to Caesarea, where we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the seven, and stayed with him.
21:9	Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.	This man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
21:10	As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.	After we had stayed there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
21:11	Coming to us and taking Pauls belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, The Holy Spirit says: So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.	He came to us, took Pauls belt, tied his feet and hands, and said, This is what the Holy Spirit says: The Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the ethnic groups.
21:12	When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.	When we heard this, we and the people there begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
21:13	Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.	Then Paul replied, What are yall doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
21:14	When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The Lords will be done.	When he would not be dissuaded, we kept quiet and said, The Lords will be done.
21:15	After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.	After this we packed up and headed for Jerusalem.
21:16	Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.	Some of the disciples from Caesarea also came with us and brought us to Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
21:17	When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.	When we arrived in Jerusalem, the siblings welcomed us with joy.
21:18	The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.	The next day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
21:19	When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.	He greeted them and narrated every detail of how God worked among the ethnic groups through his deacon work.
21:20	They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.	When they heard this, they glorified God. They said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.
21:21	They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk after the customs.	They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who live among the ethnic groups to abandon Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk according to our customs.
21:22	What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.	What is to be done? Theyre certainly going to hear that you have come.
21:23	Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.	Therefore do what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow.
21:24	Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.	Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay for their expenses to get their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is nothing to the things they have been told about you, but that you yourself walk orderly in keeping the law.
21:25	But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.	As for those among the ethnic groups who have believed, we have written our decision that they should keep themselves from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.
21:26	Then Paul took the men, and the next day purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.	The next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went into the temple, giving notice of the completion of the purification days until the offering was made for each of them.
21:27	When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,	When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd, and grabbed him,
21:28	crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!	shouting, Men of Israel, yall need to help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. Not only that, he even brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place!
21:29	For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.	They had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
21:30	All the city was moved and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.	The whole city was provoked and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were closed.
21:31	As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.	While they were trying to kill him, a report reached the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos.
21:32	Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.	Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. When they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
21:33	Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.	Then the commander came up and arrested him, and he ordered that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
21:34	Some shouted one thing and some another, among the crowd. When he couldnt find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.	Some of the crowd shouted one thing and some another, but when he couldnt find out the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
21:35	When he came to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;	When Paul got to the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,
21:36	for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him!	for the crowd of people followed them, shouting, Get rid of him!
21:37	As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, May I speak to you? He said, Do you know Greek?	As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commander, May I say something to you? The commander replied, You speak Greek?
21:38	Arent you then the Egyptian who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?	Arent you the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led four thousand men of the Assassins into the wilderness?
21:39	But Paul said, I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.	Paul answered, I am a Jewish man from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. Please allow me to speak to the people.
21:40	When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,	When he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Aramaic:
22:1	Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.	Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before yall.
22:2	When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,	When they heard that he spoke to them in Aramaic, they became even quieter. Then he said,
22:3	I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.	I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict tradition of our ancestral law. I was zealous for God just as all yall are today.
22:4	I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,	I persecuted this Way to the death, putting both men and women in chains and taking them to prison,
22:5	as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.	as the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. I even received letters from them to the siblings in Damascus, and I traveled there to arrest these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
22:6	As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.	But on the journey as I was approaching Damascus around noon, an intense light from the sky suddenly flashed around me.
22:7	I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?	I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?
22:8	I answered, Who are you, Lord? He said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.	I answered, Who are you, Lord? He replied, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.
22:9	Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didnt understand the voice of him who spoke to me.	Those who were with me saw the light and were afraid, but they didnt hear the voice of the one who spoke to me.
22:10	I said, What shall I do, Lord? The Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.	I said, What should I do, Lord? The Lord said to me, Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told about everything that you have been appointed to do.
22:11	When I couldnt see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.	Since I couldnt see because of the brilliance of that light, those who came with me led me by the hand into Damascus.
22:12	One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,	Ananias, a devout man according to the law, and highly spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
22:13	came to me, and standing by me said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight! In that very hour I looked up at him.	came and stood beside me saying, Brother Saul, receive your sight! In that very moment, I was able to see him.
22:14	He said, The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.	Then he said, The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear speech from his mouth.
22:15	For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.	For you will be his witness to all humanity of what you have seen and heard.
22:16	Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.	And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.
22:17	When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance	When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
22:18	and saw him saying to me, Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.	and saw him saying to me, Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.
22:19	I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.	I said, Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.
22:20	When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.	When the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I stood by, approving of his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.
22:21	He said to me, Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.	He said to me, Go! For I will send you far from here to the ethnic groups.
22:22	They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isnt fit to live!	The crowd listened to him until he said that. Then they raised their voices and said, Rid the earth of this guy! He isnt fit to live!
22:23	As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,	As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,
22:24	the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.	the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks. He told them to interrogate him with a whip to find out the reason the crowd was shouting at him like that.
22:25	When they had tied him up with straps, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?	As they were stretching him out to lash him, Paul asked the centurion standing there, Is it lawful for yall to flog a man who is a Roman without a trial?
22:26	When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!	When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. What are you about to do? This man is a Roman citizen!
22:27	The commanding officer came and asked him, Tell me, are you a Roman? He said, Yes.	The commander came and asked him, Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? Yes, he answered.
22:28	The commanding officer answered, I bought my citizenship for a great price. Paul said, But I was born a Roman.	The commander replied, I bought my citizenship with a lot of money. Paul said, But I was born a Roman.
22:29	Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.	Immediately those who were about to interrogate him left. The commander was also afraid when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and he had put him in chains.
22:30	But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.	The next day, the commander still wanted to know the truth about why Paul was accused by the Jews, so he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the council to come together. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
23:1	Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.	Paul, looking straight at the council, said, Brothers, I have lived all my life before God with good conscience to this day.
23:2	The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.	At that, the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
23:3	Then Paul said to him, God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?	Then Paul said to him, God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there judging me according to the law, but then you violate the law by ordering that I be struck?
23:4	Those who stood by said, Do you malign Gods high priest?	Those standing nearby said, How dare you insult Gods high priest?
23:5	Paul said, I didnt know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.	Paul said, Brothers, I didnt realize that he was high priest. For it is written, You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.
23:6	But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!	But when Paul noticed that some of them were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he called out in the Council, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am being judged because of the hope and resurrection of the dead!
23:7	When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.	When he said this, an argument broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
23:8	For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.	The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angels or spirits, but the Pharisees affirm all of these things.
23:9	A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, lets not fight against God!	There was a great uproar, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees rose up and began to argue, We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit or angel has spoken to him?
23:10	When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.	When the dispute became so great that the commander was afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, he ordered the troops to go down and seize him from them and bring him into the barracks.
23:11	The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.	The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so it is necessary for you to testify in Rome.
23:12	When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.	When morning came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
23:13	There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.	There were more than forty people who had formed this conspiracy.
23:14	They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.	They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
23:15	Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.	So now, yall and the Council make a request to the commander to bring Paul down to yall tomorrow, as though yall intended to conduct a more thorough investigation. But before he arrives, we are ready to kill him.
23:16	But Pauls sisters son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.	But when the son of Pauls sister heard about their ambush, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
23:17	Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.	Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, Bring this young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him.
23:18	So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.	So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, Paul, the prisoner, called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you.
23:19	The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, What is it that you have to tell me?	The commanding officer took him by the hand, drew him aside, and asked him privately, What do you have to report to me?
23:20	He said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.	He said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the Council tomorrow, as though they intended to ask for more accurate information about him.
23:21	Therefore dont yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.	Dont be persuaded by them, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves by an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, waiting for your consent.
23:22	So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.	So the commander let the young man go, instructing him, Dont tell anyone that you have reported this to me.
23:23	He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.	He summoned two of the centurions and said, Yall prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, to go as far as Caesarea tonight.
23:24	He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.	Also provide horses to ride so that Paul may be brought safely to Governor Felix.
23:25	He wrote a letter like this:	He wrote a letter as follows:
23:26	Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.	Claudius Lysias, To the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
23:27	This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.	This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I arrived with the soldiers and rescued him, because I learned that he was a Roman citizen.
23:28	Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.	Wanting to know the reason why they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Council.
23:29	I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.	I found that the accusation had to do with questions concerning their law, but there was no charge that deserved death or imprisonment.
23:30	When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.	When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, ordering that his accusers state their case against him before you. Farewell.
23:31	So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.	So the soldiers followed their orders, taking Paul during the night, and brought him to Antipatris.
23:32	But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.	The next day they permitted the horsemen to go with him, while they returned to the barracks.
23:33	When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.	When they arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
23:34	When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,	After he read the letter, the governor asked what province he was from. When he learned that Paul was from Cilicia,
23:35	I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive. He commanded that he be kept in Herods palace.	he said, I will hear your case when your accusers arrive. Then he ordered that Paul be kept in Herods palace.
24:1	After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.	Five days later, the high priest Ananias went down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. They presented their case against Paul to the governor.
24:2	When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,	When Paul was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, We have experienced great peace through your rule, and your foresight has brought reforms in this nation.
24:3	we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.	We acknowledge this in every way and in every place, most excellent Felix, with deep gratitude.
24:4	But that I dont delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.	But so that I dont delay you further, I request your kindness to hear a few words from us.
24:5	For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.	For we have found this man to be a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.
24:8	By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.	When you examine him, you will be able to recognize all the things we accuse him of.
24:9	The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.	The other Jews also joined in the attack, confirming the allegation that these things were true.
24:10	When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,	The governor motioned for him to speak, then Paul responded, Because I know that you have been a judge of this ethnic group for many years, I gladly make my defense.
24:11	seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.	As you can verify yourself, fewer than twelve days ago I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
24:12	In the temple they didnt find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.	They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple or the synagogues, or anywhere in the city.
24:13	Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.	Nor are they able to prove to you the things they now accuse me of doing.
24:14	But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;	But this I admit to you that, according to the Way which they call a sect, I serve the God of our ancestors, believing everything in accordance with the Law and what is written in the prophets.
24:15	having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.	I have hope in God, which these men also accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
24:16	In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.	So I always strive to maintain a clear conscience before God and humans.
24:17	Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;	After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my ethnic group.
24:18	amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.	While I was doing this, they came upon me in the temple, ritually purified, without a crowd or any disturbance. But some Jews from the province of Asia
24:19	They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.	should have been here before you to bring charges if they have anything against me.
24:20	Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,	Or let these men here say what crime they found in me when I stood before the Council,
24:21	unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!	unless it is for the one thing that I shouted among them, I am being judged by yall today concerning the resurrection of the dead!
24:22	But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.	But Felix adjourned the hearing, because he had detailed knowledge of the Way. He said, When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide yalls case.
24:23	He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.	He ordered the centurion to guard Paul but give him some freedom and not prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.
24:24	After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.	After several days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was Jewish, and sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
24:25	As he reasoned about righteousness, self control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.	As he discussed righteousness, self control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and said, Go away for now! When I have an open time, Ill send for you.
24:26	Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.	At the same time, he also hoped Paul would give him a bribe, so he called on him frequently and talked with him.
24:27	But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.	After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, but because Felix wanted to do the Jews a favor, he left Paul in prison.
25:1	Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.	Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
25:2	Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,	Then the high priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul. They also appealed,
25:3	asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.	asking for a favor against Paul, that Festus would summon him to Jerusalem, because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
25:4	However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.	However Festus answered that Paul was to be kept in Caesarea, and that he himself intended to go there shortly.
25:5	Let them therefore, he said, that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.	Therefore, he said, those among yall in power can go down with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can bring charges against him.
25:6	When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.	After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought in.
25:7	When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,	Once Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him which they were not able to prove.
25:8	while he said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.	Then he said in his defense, I have not sinned against the Jewish law, against the temple, or against Caesar.
25:9	But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?	But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, replied to Paul, Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?
25:10	But Paul said, I am standing before Caesars judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.	But Paul said, I am standing at Caesars tribunal, where I should be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
25:11	For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I dont refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!	If, however, I have done wrong and have committed anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die. But if none of the things they accuse me of is true, no one should be able to give me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!
25:12	Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.	After Festus had conferred with the council, he answered, You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!
25:13	Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.	A few days later, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
25:14	As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Pauls case before the king, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;	Since they were staying there several days, Festus presented Pauls case to the king, saying, There is a man whom Felix left as a prisoner.
25:15	about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.	When I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
25:16	I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.	I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over a human before the accused has met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make a defense against the charges.
25:17	When therefore they had come together here, I didnt delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought.	When they had assembled here, I did not delay the case, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.
25:18	When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;	When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
25:19	but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.	Instead they had certain disagreements against him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus whom Paul claimed to be alive.
25:20	Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.	Since I was at a loss on how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.
25:21	But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.	But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.
25:22	Agrippa said to Festus, I also would like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, he said, you shall hear him.	Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, he replied, you will hear him.
25:23	So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.	The next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium with the military commanders and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
25:24	Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.	Festus said, King Agrippa, and all the men who are present with us, yall see this man. The whole Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he should not live any longer.
25:25	But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I determined to send him,	I found that he had done nothing worthy of death, but because he appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
25:26	of whom I have no certain thing to write to my Lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination I may have something to write.	Yet I have nothing definite to write to my Lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before yall, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after examination has taken place I may have something to write.
25:27	For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.	For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, without specifying the charges against him.
26:1	Agrippa said to Paul, You may speak for yourself. Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.	Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense.
26:2	I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,	King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate today that it is before you that I am about to make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,
26:3	especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.	especially because you are an expert in all the Jewish customs and debates. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
26:4	Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;	Indeed, all the Jews know the way I have lived from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own ethnic group and in Jerusalem.
26:5	having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.	They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, the strictest sect of our religion.
26:6	Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,	And now because of the hope in Gods promise to our ancestors, I stand on trial today.
26:7	which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!	Our twelve tribes earnestly serve night and day hoping to attain this promise. It is for this hope that I am being accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!
26:8	Why is it judged incredible with you if God does raise the dead?	Why is it so unbelievable to yall that God raises the dead?
26:9	I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.	Seriously, I myself was convinced that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
26:10	I also did this in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.	And I did this in Jerusalem: after receiving authority from the chief priests, I locked up many of the saints in prisons, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
26:11	Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.	In all the synagogues, I regularly punished them and tried to make them blaspheme. I was so enraged against them that I went to persecute them in foreign cities.
26:12	Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,	Then, while I was traveling to Damascus on the authority and commission from the chief priests,
26:13	at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.	about noon along the road, I saw, O King, a light in the sky that was brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.
26:14	When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.	We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.
26:15	I said, Who are you, Lord? He said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.	I asked, Who are you, Lord? He replied, I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.
26:16	But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will reveal to you;	Now get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you a servant and a witness both of what you have seen and when I will appear to you,
26:17	delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,	rescuing you from your people and from the ethnic groups. I am sending you to them
26:18	to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.	to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
26:19	Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,	So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven,
26:20	but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.	but first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and all throughout Judea, then also to the ethnic groups, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of repentance.
26:21	For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.	For this reason some of the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
26:22	Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,	And so, having received help from God to this day, I stand and testify to both small and great, saying nothing other than what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
26:23	how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.	that the Christ would suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the ethnic groups.
26:24	As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!	As Paul was saying this in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly, Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you insane!
26:25	But he said, I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.	I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, Paul replied. Actually, I am speaking words of truth and reason.
26:26	For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.	For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking openly with him. For I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, since this was not done in a corner.
26:28	Agrippa said to Paul, With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?	Then Agrippa said to Paul, In such a short time, are you going to persuade me to become a Christian?
26:29	Paul said, I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.	Paul replied, I pray to God that whether in a short or long time, not only you but everyone who is listening to me today might become such as I am, except for these chains.
26:30	The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.	The king stood up along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were seated with them.
26:31	When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.	After they left the room, they said to one another, This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.
26:32	Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.	Agrippa said to Festus, This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.
27:1	When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.	When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion of the Imperial Regiment named Julius.
27:2	Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.	We boarded a ship from Adramyttium which was about to sail to places along the coast of Asia. Then we put to sea, along with Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, who was with us.
27:3	The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.	The next day, we docked at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends so they could care for him.
27:4	Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.	We put out to sea from there and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
27:5	When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.	When we had sailed across the sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
27:6	There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.	There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he transferred us to it.
27:7	When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.	Sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus with difficulty. Since the wind would not allow us further, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, opposite Salmone.
27:8	With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.	We sailed along with continued difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
27:9	When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them	Much time had been lost and the voyage was now dangerous. Since the Day of Atonement had now already passed, Paul warned them
27:10	and said to them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.	and told them, Men, I can see that the voyage is going to bring disaster and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.
27:11	But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.	But the centurion was more persuaded by the captain and shipowner than by what Paul said.
27:12	Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.	Since the harbor was not suitable for staying through winter, the majority decided to continue sailing from there, hoping to reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and winter there.
27:13	When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.	When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had accomplished their purpose, so they lifted the anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.
27:14	But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.	But it wasnt long before a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed down from the island.
27:15	When the ship was caught and couldnt face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.	When the ship was caught in it and couldnt head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
27:16	Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.	As we passed the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
27:17	After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.	After hoisting it up, they used supporting cables under the ship to reinforce it. Fearing that they would run aground on Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let themselves be carried along.
27:18	As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.	Because the storm was battering us so heavily, they began to throw cargo overboard the next day,
27:19	On the third day, they threw out the ships tackle with their own hands.	and on the third day, they threw the ships gear overboard with their own hands.
27:20	When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.	When neither sun nor stars were shining for many days, and the severe storm continued raging, any remaining hope that we would be saved was taken away.
27:21	When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.	After they had gone without food for a long time, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, Men, yall should have listened to me and not set sail from Crete which caused this damage and loss.
27:22	Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.	But now I urge yall to cheer up, because none of yall will lose your life, just the ship.
27:23	For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,	Last night, an angel from the God I belong to and serve stood beside me
27:24	saying, Dont be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.	and said, Dont be afraid, Paul. It is necessary for you to appear before Caesar. See, God has graciously given you all those who sail with you.
27:25	Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.	Therefore, yall should cheer up, men, for I believe God, that it will happen just as it was told to me.
27:27	But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.	On the fourteenth night while we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were approaching land.
27:28	They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.	They measured the depth to be a hundred and twenty feet, and after going a little further, they measured again and found it was ninety feet deep.
27:29	Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.	Fearing that we would crash into the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.
27:30	As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,	The sailors tried to escape from the ship by lowering the lifeboat into the sea while pretending that they were putting out anchors from the bow.
27:31	Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these stay in the ship, you cant be saved.	Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these men stay in the ship, yall cant be saved.
27:32	Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.	So the soldiers cut the ropes of the lifeboat and allowed it to drift away.
27:33	While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.	As daylight was about to appear, Paul encouraged them all to eat some food, saying, Today is the fourteenth day that yall have been waiting and fasting, not eating anything.
27:34	Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.	So now I encourage yall to take some food. Its for your* survival, because not one of yall will lose a hair from your* head.
27:35	When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.	After he had said this and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
27:36	Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.	Then they all cheered up and took some food themselves.
27:37	In all, we were two hundred seventy six souls on the ship.	Altogether, we were 276 souls on that ship.
27:38	When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.	When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they began to lighten the ship, throwing the grain into the sea.
27:39	When it was day, they didnt recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.	When daylight came, they didnt recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
27:40	Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.	After cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea, and at the same time they loosened the rudder ropes. Then they hoisted the foresail up into the wind and headed for the beach.
27:41	But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.	But they were pulled into a crosscurrent and ran the ship aground. The front of the ship was struck and became immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding waves.
27:42	The soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.	The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners, so that they wouldnt swim off and escape.
27:43	But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;	But the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped them from carrying out their plan. He ordered that those who were able to swim should jump overboard first and go toward the land.
27:44	and the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.	The rest were to follow, some on planks and some on other pieces of the ship. In this way, they all made it safely to land.
28:1	When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.	Once we had been saved from danger, we learned that the island was called Malta.
28:2	The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.	The islanders showed us uncommon kindness, building us a fire and taking us all in because it was raining and cold.
28:3	But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.	But when Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
28:4	When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live.	When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man must be a murderer. Even though he was saved from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed him to live.
28:5	However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasnt harmed.	But then Paul shook the snake into the fire and wasnt harmed in any way.
28:6	But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.	They were expecting him to swell up or fall down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
28:7	Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and courteously entertained us for three days.	Now in the area around that place was an estate that belonged to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and treated us hospitably for three days.
28:8	The father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.	Publiuss father was bedridden, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and while praying for him and laying hands on him, he healed him.
28:9	Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came and were cured.	After this happened, the rest of those on the island who were sick came and were cured.
28:10	They also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.	They also bestowed many honors on us, and when we were setting sail, they gave us the supplies we needed.
28:11	After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose figurehead was The Twin Brothers.	After three months, we set sail on an Alexandrian ship that had wintered on the island, with The Twin Gods as its figurehead.
28:12	Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.	We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days.
28:13	From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,	From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. The next day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,
28:14	where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.	where we found siblings who invited us to stay a week with them. And in this way, we came to Rome.
28:15	From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.	The siblings from that place heard about us, and they came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.
28:16	When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.	When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
28:17	After three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,	After three days had passed, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
28:18	who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.	When they heard my case, they wanted to set me free, because there was no reason to give me the death penalty.
28:19	But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.	But the Jews objected, so I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, though I dont have a charge to bring against my own ethnic group.
28:20	For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.	This is the reason I have asked to see yall and to speak with yall. For I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.
28:21	They said to him, We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.	Then they said to him, We havent received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the siblings come to report or say anything bad about you.
28:22	But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.	But we would like to hear about your views from you, for we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.
28:23	When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about Gods Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.	After appointing a day for him, they came to his lodging in even larger numbers. He explained to them from morning until evening, testifying about the Empire of God, working to persuade them about Jesus from the law of Moses and the prophets.
28:24	Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.	Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.
28:25	When they didnt agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one message: The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,	They didnt agree among themselves, and they began to leave when Paul made one particular statement: The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet of yalls ancestors,
28:26	saying, Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.	saying, Go to these people and say, Yall will keep on listening, but yall wont ever understand. Yall will keep on looking but yall wont ever see.
28:27	For this peoples heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.	For the heart of this people has become callous. Their ears have difficulty hearing, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears, comprehend with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.
28:28	Be it known therefore to you that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.	Therefore let it be known to yall that the salvation of God has been sent to the other ethnic groups, and they will listen.
28:29	When he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.
28:30	Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house and received all who were coming to him,	For two whole years, Paul remained in his own rented quarters. He welcomed all who came to see him,
28:31	preaching Gods Kingdom and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.	preaching the Empire of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.