\id ACT - Copyright World Bible Translation Center 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008 
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\h Acts 
\toc1 Acts 
\toc2 Acts 
\mt1 Acts 
\c 1  
\s1 Luke Writes Another Book 
\p
\v 1 Dear \w Theophilus|strong="G2321"\w*, 
\p \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* book \w I|strong="G3739"\w* wrote \w was|strong="G2424"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w from|strong="G0757"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w beginning|strong="G0757"\w* 
\v 2 \w until|strong="G0891"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* carried \w up|strong="G0353"\w* \w into|strong="G1223"\w* heaven. \w Before|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* went, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* talked \w to|strong="G0891"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w chosen|strong="G1586"\w*. \w With|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* help \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* told \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* should do. 
\v 3 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* death, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* showed \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*, proving \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* ways. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* apostles saw \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* times \w during|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* 40 \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* raised \w from|strong="G1722"\w* death. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w spoke|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w*. 
\v 4 \w One|strong="G3739"\w* time \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* eating \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* told \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w leave|strong="G5563"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w Wait|strong="G4037"\w* here \w until|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* receive \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* send. Remember, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* told \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w before|strong="G0575"\w*. 
\v 5 \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G3326"\w* few \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G4183"\w* \w be|strong="G3326"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*.” 
\s1 \w Jesus|strong="G0907"\w* \w Is|strong="G3778"\w* Carried Up \w Into|strong="G0907"\w* Heaven 
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\v 6 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w were|strong="G3778"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w together|strong="G4905"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G2065"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w give|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w* again?” 
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\v 7 \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w authority|strong="G1849"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* decide dates \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w times|strong="G2540"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w*. 
\v 8 \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* give \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* tell \w people|strong="G3956"\w* everywhere \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*—\w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w rest|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w*, \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Samaria|strong="G4540"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w part|strong="G1473"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w world|strong="G1093"\w*.” 
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\v 9 \w After|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w lifted|strong="G1869"\w* \w up|strong="G1869"\w* \w into|strong="G0991"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sky. \w While|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* watching, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* went \w into|strong="G0991"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* \w cloud|strong="G3507"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* could \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G0991"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 10 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w staring|strong="G0816"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w* \w where|strong="G5613"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w gone|strong="G4198"\w*. \w Suddenly|strong="G2400"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* wearing \w white|strong="G3022"\w* \w clothes|strong="G2066"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w standing|strong="G3936"\w* \w beside|strong="G3936"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 11 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Men|strong="G0435"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Galilee|strong="G1057"\w*, \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w here|strong="G1519"\w* \w looking|strong="G0991"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w*? \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w saw|strong="G0991"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* carried \w away|strong="G4198"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w way|strong="G3779"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w saw|strong="G0991"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w*.” 
\s1 \w A|strong="G3739"\w* New Apostle \w Is|strong="G5101"\w* Chosen 
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\v 12 \w Then|strong="G5119"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w went|strong="G5290"\w* \w back|strong="G5290"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Mount|strong="G3735"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* Olives. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w mountain|strong="G3735"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* half mile\f + \fr 1:12  \fk half a mile \ft Literally, “a Sabbath day’s journey.”\f* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. 
\v 13 \w When|strong="G3753"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* upstairs \w room|strong="G5253"\w* \w where|strong="G3757"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w staying|strong="G2650"\w*. \w These|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ones \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*: \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*, \w John|strong="G2491"\w*, \w James|strong="G2385"\w*, \w Andrew|strong="G0406"\w*, \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w*, \w Thomas|strong="G2381"\w*, \w Bartholomew|strong="G0918"\w*, \w Matthew|strong="G3156"\w*, \w James|strong="G2385"\w* (\w the|strong="G3588"\w* son \w of|strong="G3588"\w* Alphaeus), \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Zealot, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Judas|strong="G2455"\w* (\w the|strong="G3588"\w* son \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w James|strong="G2385"\w*). 
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\v 14 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* apostles \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w together|strong="G3661"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* constantly \w praying|strong="G4335"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w purpose|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w*, \w Mary|strong="G3137"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w mother|strong="G3384"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* apostles. 
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\v 15 \w After|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* few \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* meeting \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers. \w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* 120 \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, 
\v 16-17 “Brothers and sisters, in the Scriptures the Holy Spirit said through David that something must happen. He was talking about Judas, one of our own group. Judas served together with us. The Spirit said that Judas would lead men to arrest Jesus.” 
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\v 18 (\w Judas|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* paid \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G1537"\w* \w doing|strong="G0093"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. \w His|strong="G0846"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* used \w to|strong="G2532"\w* buy \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w field|strong="G5564"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w fell|strong="G1096"\w* \w on|strong="G1537"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* head, \w his|strong="G0846"\w* body broke \w open|strong="G2997"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w intestines|strong="G4698"\w* poured \w out|strong="G1537"\w*. 
\v 19 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G0129"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* learned \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. \w That|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w why|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w named|strong="G2564"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w field|strong="G5564"\w* Akeldama, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G2730"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w language|strong="G1258"\w* \w means|strong="G1510"\w* “\w field|strong="G5564"\w* \w of|strong="G0129"\w* \w blood|strong="G0129"\w*.”) 
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\v 20 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G1096"\w*, “\w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w book|strong="G0976"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Psalms|strong="G5568"\w*, \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Judas|strong="G2983"\w*: 
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\q1 ‘\w People|strong="G0846"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* go \w near|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* land; 
\q2 \w no|strong="G3361"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*.’ \rq Psalm 69:25\rq* 
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\m \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w*: 
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\q1 ‘\w Let|strong="G1096"\w* \w another|strong="G2087"\w* \w man|strong="G3361"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* work.’ \rq Psalm 109:8\rq* 
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\v 21-22 “So now another man must join us and be a witness of Jesus’ resurrection. He must be one of those men who were part of our group during all the time the Lord Jesus was with us. He must have been with us from the time John was baptizing people until the day when Jesus was carried up from us into heaven.” 
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\v 23 \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w put|strong="G2476"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w men|strong="G1417"\w* \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* group. \w One|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w* \w Barsabbas|strong="G0923"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w Justus|strong="G2459"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* man \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w Matthias|strong="G3159"\w*. 
\v 24-25 They prayed, “Lord, you know the minds of all people. Show us which one of these two men you choose to do this work. Judas turned away from it and went where he belongs. Lord, show us which man should take his place as an apostle!” 
\v 26 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* used \w lots|strong="G2819"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* choose \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* two \w men|strong="G0846"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w lots|strong="G2819"\w* showed \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w Matthias|strong="G3159"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord wanted. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* became \w an|strong="G1325"\w* \w apostle|strong="G0652"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G0846"\w* \w eleven|strong="G1733"\w*. 
\c 2  
\s1 The Coming of the Holy Spirit 
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\v 1 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Pentecost|strong="G4005"\w* \w came|strong="G1510"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w together|strong="G3674"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 2 \w Suddenly|strong="G0869"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w noise|strong="G2279"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*. \w It|strong="G5342"\w* sounded \w like|strong="G5618"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* strong \w wind|strong="G4157"\w* \w blowing|strong="G5342"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w noise|strong="G2279"\w* \w filled|strong="G4137"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w where|strong="G3757"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w sitting|strong="G2521"\w*. 
\v 3 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w something|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3708"\w* \w looked|strong="G3708"\w* \w like|strong="G5616"\w* flames \w of|strong="G1520"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*. \w The|strong="G2532"\w* flames \w were|strong="G0846"\w* separated \w and|strong="G2532"\w* stood \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w person|strong="G1538"\w* there. 
\v 4 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w filled|strong="G4130"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w began|strong="G0757"\w* \w to|strong="G0757"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w different|strong="G2087"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w*. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w giving|strong="G1325"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* power \w to|strong="G0757"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* godly \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* time. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* country \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* world. 
\v 6 \w A|strong="G1096"\w* large \w crowd|strong="G4128"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w together|strong="G4905"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* noise. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* surprised \w because|strong="G3754"\w*, \w as|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w were|strong="G3778"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w*, \w everyone|strong="G1538"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w language|strong="G1258"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w amazed|strong="G2296"\w* \w at|strong="G2296"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* understand how \w the|strong="G3956"\w* apostles could \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Look|strong="G2400"\w*! \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w we|strong="G3778"\w* hear \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w from|strong="G2980"\w* \w Galilee|strong="G1057"\w*.\f + \fr 2:7  \fk from Galilee \ft The people thought men from Galilee could speak only their own language.\f* 
\v 8 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* languages. \w How|strong="G4459"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* possible? \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w from|strong="G0191"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* different places: 
\v 9 Parthia, Media, Elam, \w Mesopotamia|strong="G3318"\w*, \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w*, \w Cappadocia|strong="G2587"\w*, \w Pontus|strong="G4195"\w*, \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w*, 
\v 10 \w Phrygia|strong="G5435"\w*, \w Pamphylia|strong="G3828"\w*, \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* areas \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w Libya|strong="G3033"\w* \w near|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w Cyrene|strong="G2957"\w*, \w Rome|strong="G4514"\w*, 
\v 11 Crete, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Arabia. \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w us|strong="G0191"\w* \w were|strong="G2453"\w* born \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* changed \w their|strong="G0846"\w* religion \w to|strong="G2532"\w* worship \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w like|strong="G0846"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2980"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* different countries, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* can \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w languages|strong="G1100"\w*! \w We|strong="G2532"\w* can \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w understand|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* great \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w saying|strong="G2980"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*.” 
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\v 12 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w amazed|strong="G1839"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* confused. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G3004"\w* \w each|strong="G5101"\w* \w other|strong="G0243"\w*, “\w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* happening?” 
\v 13 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* laughing \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3004"\w* apostles, \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w they|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w drunk|strong="G3325"\w* \w from|strong="G1510"\w* too much \w wine|strong="G1098"\w*. 
\s1 Peter \w Speaks|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3004"\w* \w People|strong="G1510"\w* 
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* \w up|strong="G1869"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w eleven|strong="G1733"\w* apostles. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* spoke loudly \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* could hear. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w My|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G2730"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*, listen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w something|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* need \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1110"\w*. Listen carefully. 
\v 15 \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w drunk|strong="G3184"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w think|strong="G5274"\w*; it’s \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w nine|strong="G5154"\w* o’clock \w in|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w morning|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 16 \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w Joel|strong="G2493"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w* wrote \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* see happening \w here|strong="G1510"\w* today. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3778"\w* wrote: 
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\q1
\v 17 ‘\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*: \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w last|strong="G2078"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* 
\q2 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* pour \w out|strong="G0575"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. 
\q1 \w Your|strong="G3708"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w daughters|strong="G2364"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w prophesy|strong="G4395"\w*. 
\q2 \w Your|strong="G3708"\w* \w young|strong="G3495"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w visions|strong="G3706"\w*. 
\q2 \w Your|strong="G3708"\w* \w old|strong="G4245"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* special \w dreams|strong="G1798"\w*. 
\q1
\v 18 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2250"\w* pour \w out|strong="G0575"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* 
\q2 \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w servants|strong="G1401"\w*, \w men|strong="G1401"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w women|strong="G1401"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2250"\w* \w prophesy|strong="G4395"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1093"\w* work \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w* \w above|strong="G0507"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1093"\w* \w cause|strong="G1325"\w* miraculous \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w below|strong="G2736"\w*. 
\q2 \w There|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G1093"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w blood|strong="G0129"\w*, \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* thick \w smoke|strong="G2586"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w sun|strong="G2246"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* changed \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w darkness|strong="G4655"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w moon|strong="G4582"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* red \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w blood|strong="G0129"\w*. 
\q2 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w glorious|strong="G2016"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*. 
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\v 21 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* trusts \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*\f + \fr 2:21  \fk who trusts in the Lord \ft Literally, “who calls on the name of the Lord,” meaning to show faith in him by worshiping him or praying to him for help.\f* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w*.’ \rq Joel 2:28-32\rq* 
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\v 22 “\w My|strong="G0191"\w* fellow \w Israelites|strong="G2475"\w*, \w listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w*: \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Nazareth|strong="G3480"\w* \w was|strong="G2424"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* special \w man|strong="G0435"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* clearly \w showed|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* proved \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*, \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w miraculous|strong="G1411"\w* \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w saw|strong="G1492"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* true. 
\v 23 \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* handed \w over|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w killed|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*. \w With|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w help|strong="G5495"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* evil \w men|strong="G3778"\w*, \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w nailed|strong="G4362"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w cross|strong="G4362"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* knew \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w would|strong="G2532"\w* happen. \w It|strong="G1223"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w plan|strong="G1012"\w*—\w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w plan|strong="G1012"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* made long ago. 
\v 24 \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* suffered \w the|strong="G3588"\w* pain \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*, \w but|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* made \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w free|strong="G3089"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w raised|strong="G0450"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*. \w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w way|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G2316"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w to|strong="G0846"\w* \w hold|strong="G2902"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 25 \w David|strong="G1138"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*: 
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\q1 ‘\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w saw|strong="G4308"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w always|strong="G1223"\w*; 
\q2 \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* side \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w keep|strong="G3361"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* safe. 
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\v 26 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G2532"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* happy, 
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* speak \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* joy. 
\q2 \w Yes|strong="G2089"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G2532"\w* \w body|strong="G4561"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w live|strong="G2681"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w*, 
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\v 27 \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w leave|strong="G1459"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w place|strong="G1473"\w* \w of|strong="G5590"\w* death.\f + \fr 2:27  \fk place of death \ft Literally, “Hades.” Also in verse 31.\f* 
\q2 \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* let \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w body|strong="G1519"\w* \w of|strong="G5590"\w* \w your|strong="G3708"\w* \w Holy|strong="G3741"\w* \w One|strong="G3588"\w* rot \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* grave. 
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\v 28 \w You|strong="G4771"\w* taught \w me|strong="G1473"\w* how \w to|strong="G3326"\w* live. 
\q2 \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G1473"\w* \w come|strong="G4137"\w* close \w to|strong="G3326"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w and|strong="G2222"\w* give \w me|strong="G1473"\w* great joy.’ \rq Psalm 16:8-11\rq* 
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\v 29 “\w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* sure \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w David|strong="G1138"\w*, \w our|strong="G2532"\w* great ancestor. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G5053"\w*, \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w buried|strong="G2290"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w tomb|strong="G3418"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* still \w here|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w today|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 30 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w knew|strong="G1492"\w* \w something|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* promised David \w that|strong="G3754"\w* someone \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* family \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w sit|strong="G2523"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* David’s \w throne|strong="G2362"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* king.\f + \fr 2:30  \fk God had promised … as king \ft See 2 Sam. 7:12, 13 and Psalm 132:11.\f* 
\v 31 David knew \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w before|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w*. \w That|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* why \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* future king: 
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\q1 ‘\w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3777"\w* \w left|strong="G1459"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* place \w of|strong="G4012"\w* death. 
\q2 \w His|strong="G0846"\w* \w body|strong="G4561"\w* \w did|strong="G3708"\w* \w not|strong="G3777"\w* rot \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* grave.’ 
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\m David \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w talking|strong="G2980"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w* \w rising|strong="G0386"\w* \w from|strong="G2980"\w* death. 
\v 32 \w So|strong="G3739"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w raised|strong="G0450"\w* \w from|strong="G2424"\w* death. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* saw \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. 
\v 33 \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w lifted|strong="G5312"\w* up \w to|strong="G2532"\w* heaven. \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w at|strong="G3844"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w side|strong="G3844"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* given \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*, \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*. \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* poured out \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w see|strong="G0991"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w*. 
\v 34 \w David|strong="G1138"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* lifted \w up|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*. \w David|strong="G1138"\w* \w himself|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, 
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\q1 ‘\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G3004"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*: 
\q1 \w Sit|strong="G2521"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G3004"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* side, 
\q2
\v 35 \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w I|strong="G2193"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w your|strong="G5087"\w* \w enemies|strong="G2190"\w* under \w your|strong="G5087"\w* power.\f + \fr 2:35  \fk until I put … power \ft Literally, “until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”\f*’ \rq Psalm 110:1\rq* 
\b
\p
\v 36 “\w So|strong="G3767"\w*, \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w certain|strong="G0806"\w*: \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* nailed \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* cross!” 
\p
\v 37 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0435"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* felt \w very|strong="G2532"\w*, \w very|strong="G2532"\w* sorry. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G3004"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3062"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*, “\w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w should|strong="G0080"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*?” 
\p
\v 38 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “Change \w your|strong="G2532"\w* hearts \w and|strong="G2532"\w* lives \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*, \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w one|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* forgive \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w sins|strong="G0266"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w gift|strong="G1431"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. 
\v 39 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w It|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w far|strong="G3588"\w* away. \w It|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* calls \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w himself|strong="G1519"\w*.” 
\p
\v 40 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w warned|strong="G1263"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w other|strong="G2087"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w*; \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w begged|strong="G3870"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Save|strong="G4982"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* evil \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* live \w now|strong="G2532"\w*!” 
\v 41 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* accepted \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3056"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*. \w On|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G1565"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w about|strong="G5616"\w* 3000 \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w added|strong="G4369"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* group \w of|strong="G3056"\w* believers. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Believers Share 
\p
\v 42 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* believers spent \w their|strong="G2532"\w* time listening \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w* \w of|strong="G0652"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* shared everything \w with|strong="G2532"\w* each \w other|strong="G1161"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* ate\f + \fr 2:42  \fk ate \ft Literally, “broke bread.” This may mean a meal or the Lord’s Supper, the special meal Jesus told his followers to eat to remember him. Also in verse 46. See Luke 22:14-20.\f* \w together|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* prayed \w together|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 43 \w Many|strong="G4183"\w* \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* miraculous \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w happening|strong="G1096"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w felt|strong="G1510"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w respect|strong="G5401"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w God|strong="G4183"\w*. 
\v 44 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1510"\w* \w together|strong="G1909"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* shared \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*. 
\v 45 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w sold|strong="G4097"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* land \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w owned|strong="G2192"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w divided|strong="G1266"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w needed|strong="G5532"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 46 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* believers shared \w a|strong="G2532"\w* common purpose, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w every|strong="G2596"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* spent much \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w together|strong="G3661"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* area. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* ate \w together|strong="G3661"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w homes|strong="G3624"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* happy \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w share|strong="G3335"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w food|strong="G5160"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* ate \w with|strong="G1722"\w* joyful \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w*. 
\v 47 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* believers praised \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* respected \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. \w More|strong="G2596"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2596"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w being|strong="G2192"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* \w every|strong="G2596"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w adding|strong="G4369"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* group. 
\c 3  
\s1 Peter Heals a Crippled Man 
\p
\v 1 \w One|strong="G3588"\w* day \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w went|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2411"\w* area. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w three|strong="G1766"\w* o’clock \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* afternoon, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G5610"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* daily \w Temple|strong="G2411"\w* \w prayer|strong="G4335"\w* service. 
\v 2 \w As|strong="G1519"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w entering|strong="G1531"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* area, \w a|strong="G5087"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w there|strong="G2596"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* crippled \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* life. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w being|strong="G5225"\w* \w carried|strong="G0941"\w* \w by|strong="G1537"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* friends \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w brought|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* \w every|strong="G2596"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w by|strong="G1537"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w gates|strong="G2374"\w* outside \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w*. \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w Beautiful|strong="G5611"\w* \w Gate|strong="G2374"\w*. \w There|strong="G2596"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* begged \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* going \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w*. 
\v 3 \w That|strong="G3739"\w* day \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w going|strong="G3195"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2411"\w* area. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G2065"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w money|strong="G1654"\w*. 
\p
\v 4 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* looked \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* crippled man \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Look|strong="G0991"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w*!” 
\v 5 \w He|strong="G0846"\w* looked \w at|strong="G3844"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*; \w he|strong="G0846"\w* thought \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w would|strong="G5100"\w* \w give|strong="G3844"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w silver|strong="G0694"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w gold|strong="G5553"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* something \w else|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w By|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* power \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w Nazareth|strong="G3480"\w*—stand \w up|strong="G1325"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w walk|strong="G4043"\w*!” 
\p
\v 7 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* took \w the|strong="G3588"\w* man’s \w right|strong="G1188"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* lifted \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w up|strong="G1453"\w*. \w Immediately|strong="G3916"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w feet|strong="G0939"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* legs became strong. 
\v 8 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* jumped \w up|strong="G1519"\w*, \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* feet, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* began \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w walk|strong="G4043"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G0846"\w* area \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w walking|strong="G4043"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* jumping \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w praising|strong="G0134"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
\v 9-10 All the people recognized him. They knew he was the crippled man who always sat by the Beautiful Gate to beg for money. Now they saw this same man walking and praising God. They were amazed. They did not understand how this could happen. 
\s1 Peter Speaks to the People 
\p
\v 11 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* man \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w holding|strong="G2902"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w*. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* amazed. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w ran|strong="G4936"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w Solomon’s|strong="G4672"\w* Porch. 
\p
\v 12 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G0611"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, “\w My|strong="G3708"\w* Jewish \w brothers|strong="G0435"\w*, \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* \w surprised|strong="G2296"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*? \w You|strong="G3708"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w looking|strong="G0816"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w our|strong="G4160"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w walk|strong="G4043"\w*. \w Do|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* think \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w* \w because|strong="G1909"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* good? 
\v 13 No, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w did|strong="G1392"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*! \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0011"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G3860"\w* \w glory|strong="G1392"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w his|strong="G0846"\w* special \w servant|strong="G3816"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w handed|strong="G3860"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w over|strong="G3860"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* killed. \w Pilate|strong="G4091"\w* \w decided|strong="G2919"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w let|strong="G0630"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w go|strong="G0630"\w* \w free|strong="G0630"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* told \w Pilate|strong="G4091"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G1392"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* want \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* good, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* did \w not|strong="G2532"\w* want \w him|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* told Pilate \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G5483"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w murderer|strong="G5406"\w*\f + \fr 3:14  \fk murderer \ft Barabbas, the man the Jews chose to let go free instead of Jesus. See Luke 23:18.\f* \w instead|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 15 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w killed|strong="G0615"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* gives \w life|strong="G2222"\w*! \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G0615"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*—\w we|strong="G2249"\w* saw \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* own eyes. 
\p
\v 16 “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* crippled \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* healed \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* trusted \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* Jesus’ power \w that|strong="G3739"\w* made \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w can|strong="G1325"\w* \w see|strong="G1492"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* made completely \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w saw|strong="G1492"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* happen! 
\p
\v 17 “\w My|strong="G3754"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w done|strong="G4238"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w understand|strong="G1492"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w doing|strong="G4238"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w leaders|strong="G3754"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w understand|strong="G1492"\w* any \w more|strong="G2596"\w* \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w*. 
\v 18 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* said \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w would|strong="G5547"\w* happen. \w Through|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* said \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w* \w would|strong="G5547"\w* \w suffer|strong="G3958"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w die|strong="G1223"\w*. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* told \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w how|strong="G3779"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G4137"\w* \w this|strong="G3779"\w* happen. 
\v 19 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w must|strong="G1994"\w* change \w your|strong="G2962"\w* hearts \w and|strong="G2532"\w* lives. \w Come|strong="G2064"\w* \w back|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G4314"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* forgive \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w sins|strong="G0266"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w give|strong="G2064"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w times|strong="G2540"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* spiritual rest. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w send|strong="G0649"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* chose \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*. 
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\v 21 “\w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* stay \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w until|strong="G0891"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w when|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1163"\w* \w made|strong="G2980"\w* \w right|strong="G0891"\w* again. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w when|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w long|strong="G5550"\w* \w ago|strong="G0575"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w*. 
\v 22 \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w give|strong="G0191"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w*. \w That|strong="G3754"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w come|strong="G0191"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w among|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w obey|strong="G0191"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* tells \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. 
\v 23 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* refuses \w to|strong="G0191"\w* \w obey|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G1565"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* die, separated \w from|strong="G1537"\w* God’s \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.’\x + \xo 3:23  \xt Quote from Deuteronomy 18:15, 19.\x* 
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\v 24 “\w Samuel|strong="G4545"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w for|strong="G0575"\w* \w God|strong="G2980"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w Samuel|strong="G4545"\w*, \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w would|strong="G4396"\w* come. 
\v 25 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* talked \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w descendants|strong="G4690"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* received \w the|strong="G3956"\w* agreement \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G1303"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0011"\w*, ‘\w Every|strong="G3956"\w* nation \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w blessed|strong="G1757"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w descendants|strong="G4690"\w*.’\x + \xo 3:25  \xt Quote from Genesis 22:18; 26:24.\x* 
\v 26 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* special \w servant|strong="G3816"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w bless|strong="G2127"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* causing \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w turn|strong="G0654"\w* \w away|strong="G0654"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w your|strong="G1722"\w* \w evil|strong="G4189"\w* \w ways|strong="G4189"\w*.” 
\c 4  
\s1 The Apostles and  //  the Jewish High Council 
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\v 1 \w While|strong="G2980"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish leaders \w came|strong="G2186"\w* \w up|strong="G2186"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w priests|strong="G2409"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w captain|strong="G4755"\w* \w of|strong="G2992"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w that|strong="G0846"\w* guarded \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w Sadducees|strong="G4523"\w*. 
\v 2 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* upset \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. \w By|strong="G1722"\w* telling \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w rise|strong="G0386"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*. 
\v 3 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish leaders arrested \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w jail|strong="G5084"\w*. \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w already|strong="G2235"\w* night, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w kept|strong="G5087"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w jail|strong="G5084"\w* \w until|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G0839"\w* \w day|strong="G0839"\w*. 
\v 4 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3056"\w*. \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1096"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* 5000 \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w group|strong="G0706"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G0839"\w* \w day|strong="G0839"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish \w rulers|strong="G0758"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w older|strong="G4245"\w* Jewish \w leaders|strong="G0758"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* teachers \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* law \w met|strong="G4863"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. 
\v 6 \w Annas|strong="G0452"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w*, \w Caiaphas|strong="G2533"\w*, \w John|strong="G2491"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Alexander|strong="G0223"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*. \w Everyone|strong="G3745"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest’s|strong="G0749"\w* \w family|strong="G1085"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*. 
\v 7 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G0846"\w* \w stand|strong="G2476"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G4441"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w over|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w over|strong="G1722"\w*, “How \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* crippled \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w*? \w What|strong="G4169"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* use? \w By|strong="G1722"\w* \w whose|strong="G0846"\w* authority \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*?” 
\p
\v 8 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w filled|strong="G4130"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Rulers|strong="G0758"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w older|strong="G4245"\w* \w leaders|strong="G3004"\w*, 
\v 9 \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* questioning \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w did|strong="G5101"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* help \w this|strong="G3778"\w* crippled \w man|strong="G0444"\w*? \w Are|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w asking|strong="G0350"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w made|strong="G4982"\w* \w him|strong="G1722"\w* \w well|strong="G4982"\w*? 
\v 10 \w We|strong="G3739"\w* want \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1110"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* made \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* power \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w Nazareth|strong="G3480"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* nailed \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* cross, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* crippled, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w stand|strong="G3936"\w* \w here|strong="G1510"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* power \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*! 
\v 11 \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* 
\b
\q1 ‘\w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w stone|strong="G3037"\w*\f + \fr 4:11  \fk stone \ft A picture or symbol meaning Jesus.\f* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w builders|strong="G3618"\w* thought \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* important. 
\q2 \w But|strong="G3778"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w stone|strong="G3037"\w* \w has|strong="G1096"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w cornerstone|strong="G2776"\w*.’ \rq Psalm 118:22\rq* 
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\m
\v 12 \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w can|strong="G1325"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w*. \w His|strong="G1325"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w power|strong="G5259"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* world \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w given|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3762"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G1325"\w*!” 
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\v 13 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish \w leaders|strong="G3754"\w* \w understood|strong="G1921"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* no special training \w or|strong="G2532"\w* education. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G2334"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* afraid \w to|strong="G2532"\w* speak. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w leaders|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w amazed|strong="G2296"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w realized|strong="G1921"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 14 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G0991"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* crippled \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w there|strong="G0444"\w* beside \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G0991"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w healed|strong="G2323"\w*, \w so|strong="G5037"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \w say|strong="G0483"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w against|strong="G0483"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles. 
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\v 15 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish leaders \w told|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w leave|strong="G0565"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* meeting. \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* leaders talked \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w each|strong="G0240"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* should do. 
\v 16 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w shall|strong="G0444"\w* \w we|strong="G3778"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w*? \w Everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G2730"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* knows \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w miracle|strong="G4592"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w as|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w sign|strong="G4592"\w* \w from|strong="G4592"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w*. It’s \w too|strong="G2532"\w* \w obvious|strong="G5318"\w*. \w We|strong="G3778"\w* \w can’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w didn’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w happen|strong="G1096"\w*. 
\v 17 \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w we|strong="G3778"\w* \w must|strong="G0235"\w* \w make|strong="G3361"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* afraid \w to|strong="G1519"\w* talk \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3367"\w* \w again|strong="G3371"\w* using \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w*.\f + \fr 4:17  \fk that name \ft That is, Jesus’ name. The Jewish leaders avoided saying his name. See Luke 15:2.\f* \w Then|strong="G0846"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* problem \w will|strong="G0444"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w spread|strong="G1519"\w* \w among|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.” 
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\v 18 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish leaders \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* say anything \w or|strong="G3366"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* anything \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 19 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w answered|strong="G0611"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w think|strong="G2919"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w right|strong="G1342"\w*? \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* want? \w Should|strong="G2316"\w* \w we|strong="G1487"\w* \w obey|strong="G0191"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*? 
\v 20 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w cannot|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* quiet. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* must \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w people|strong="G0191"\w* \w about|strong="G2980"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w*.” 
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\v 21-22 The Jewish leaders could not find a way to punish the apostles, because all the people were praising God for what had been done. This miracle was a sign from God. The man who was healed was more than 40 years old. So the Jewish leaders warned the apostles again and let them go free. 
\s1 Peter and John Return to the Believers 
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\v 23 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G0846"\w* left \w the|strong="G3588"\w* meeting \w of|strong="G3004"\w* Jewish \w leaders|strong="G3004"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* group. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* group \w everything|strong="G3745"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* leading \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w older|strong="G4245"\w* Jewish \w leaders|strong="G3004"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 24 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* believers \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* prayed \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3661"\w* \w purpose|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Master|strong="G1203"\w*, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3661"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w world|strong="G1093"\w*. 
\v 25 \w Our|strong="G2532"\w* \w ancestor|strong="G3962"\w* \w David|strong="G1138"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w servant|strong="G3816"\w*. \w With|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* help \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wrote \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G4750"\w*: 
\b
\q1 ‘\w Why|strong="G2444"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w nations|strong="G1484"\w* \w shouting|strong="G3004"\w*? 
\q2 \w Why|strong="G2444"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* planning such \w useless|strong="G2756"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*? 
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\q1
\v 26 ‘\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w kings|strong="G0935"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* prepare \w themselves|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* fight, 
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w rulers|strong="G0758"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G3936"\w* \w together|strong="G4863"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*.’ \rq Psalm 2:1-2\rq* 
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\v 27 That’s \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w actually|strong="G2532"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w*, \w Pontius|strong="G4194"\w* \w Pilate|strong="G4091"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* \w nations|strong="G1484"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w came|strong="G4863"\w* \w together|strong="G4863"\w* \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Jerusalem. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Servant|strong="G3816"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* made \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Messiah. 
\v 28 \w These|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w together|strong="G2532"\w* against \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w plan|strong="G1012"\w* \w happen|strong="G1096"\w*. \w It|strong="G4160"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w* because \w of|strong="G5495"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w power|strong="G5495"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 29 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, listen \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w saying|strong="G2980"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* trying \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w make|strong="G1325"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* afraid. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w servants|strong="G1401"\w*. Help \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w say|strong="G2980"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* want \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w say|strong="G2980"\w* \w without|strong="G2532"\w* fear. 
\v 30 \w Help|strong="G5495"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* brave \w by|strong="G1722"\w* showing \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w power|strong="G5495"\w*. Make sick \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w*. Cause miraculous \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w happen|strong="G1096"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w authority|strong="G5495"\w*\f + \fr 4:30  \fk authority \ft Literally, “name.”\f* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w servant|strong="G3816"\w*.” 
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\v 31 \w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w prayed|strong="G1189"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w meeting|strong="G4863"\w* \w shook|strong="G4531"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G0537"\w* \w filled|strong="G4130"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* continued \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w without|strong="G2532"\w* fear. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Believers Share 
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\v 32 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w whole|strong="G3956"\w* \w group|strong="G4128"\w* \w of|strong="G1520"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* united \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* thinking \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* wanted. None \w of|strong="G1520"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w*. \w Instead|strong="G0235"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* shared \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*. 
\v 33 \w With|strong="G1909"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* making \w it|strong="G0846"\w* known \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* raised \w from|strong="G2424"\w* death. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* blessed \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* believers \w very|strong="G0846"\w* \w much|strong="G3173"\w*. 
\v 34 None \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* could say \w they|strong="G0846"\w* needed \w anything|strong="G5100"\w*. \w Everyone|strong="G3745"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w owned|strong="G5225"\w* fields \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w houses|strong="G3614"\w* \w sold|strong="G4453"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w brought|strong="G5342"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* got 
\v 35 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w it|strong="G5087"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w everyone|strong="G1538"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* given \w whatever|strong="G0302"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w needed|strong="G5532"\w*. 
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\v 36 \w One|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w was|strong="G1510"\w* named \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w called|strong="G1941"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* name \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w means|strong="G1510"\w* “\w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* encourages \w others|strong="G3588"\w*.” \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Levite|strong="G3019"\w* born \w in|strong="G0575"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="G2953"\w*. 
\v 37 Joseph \w sold|strong="G4453"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* \w field|strong="G0068"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w owned|strong="G5225"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w brought|strong="G5342"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w money|strong="G5536"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*. 
\c 5  
\s1 Ananias and Sapphira 
\p
\v 1 \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G0435"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w*. \w His|strong="G0846"\w* \w wife’s|strong="G1135"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w Sapphira|strong="G4551"\w*. \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w* \w sold|strong="G4453"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* land \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w*, 
\v 2 \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w part|strong="G3313"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w money|strong="G5092"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* secretly \w kept|strong="G5087"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w money|strong="G5092"\w* \w for|strong="G3844"\w* himself. \w His|strong="G5087"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* knew \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w she|strong="G1135"\w* agreed \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w it|strong="G5087"\w*. 
\p
\v 3 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w*, \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w did|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w let|strong="G3004"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w* \w fill|strong="G4137"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w mind|strong="G2588"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* such \w an|strong="G2532"\w* idea? \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w kept|strong="G3557"\w* part \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w money|strong="G5092"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w yourself|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w lied|strong="G5574"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*! 
\v 4 \w Before|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w sold|strong="G4097"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* field, \w it|strong="G5087"\w* belonged \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w right|strong="G1849"\w*? \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w sold|strong="G4097"\w* \w it|strong="G5087"\w*, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* could \w have|strong="G2532"\w* used \w the|strong="G3588"\w* money \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* wanted. \w How|strong="G5101"\w* could \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* think \w of|strong="G2316"\w* doing \w such|strong="G3778"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* \w thing|strong="G3778"\w*? \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w lied|strong="G5574"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*!” 
\p
\v 5-6 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. Some young men came and wrapped his body. They carried it out and buried it. And everyone who heard about this was filled with fear. 
\p
\v 7 \w About|strong="G5613"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w hours|strong="G5610"\w* later \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w*. Sapphira \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* husband. 
\v 8 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* how \w much|strong="G5118"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* got \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \w field|strong="G5564"\w*. \w Was|strong="G4074"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w much|strong="G5118"\w*?” 
\p Sapphira \w answered|strong="G0611"\w*, “\w Yes|strong="G3483"\w*, \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1487"\w* got \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w field|strong="G5564"\w*.” 
\p
\v 9 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Why|strong="G5101"\w* \w did|strong="G3985"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w husband|strong="G0435"\w* \w agree|strong="G4856"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w test|strong="G3985"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*? \w Listen|strong="G2400"\w*! \w Do|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* hear \w those|strong="G3588"\w* footsteps? \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w buried|strong="G2290"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w husband|strong="G0435"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w door|strong="G2374"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w carry|strong="G1627"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w out|strong="G1627"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w way|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
\v 10 \w At|strong="G4314"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* moment Sapphira \w fell|strong="G4098"\w* \w down|strong="G4098"\w* \w by|strong="G1438"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G1634"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w young|strong="G3495"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w came|strong="G1525"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* saw \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w she|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w carried|strong="G1627"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1627"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w buried|strong="G2290"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w beside|strong="G4314"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w husband|strong="G0435"\w*. 
\v 11 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* other \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* filled \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w fear|strong="G5401"\w*. 
\s1 Proofs \w From|strong="G0191"\w* \w God|strong="G0191"\w* 
\p
\v 12 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* given \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w power|strong="G5495"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* miraculous \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w together|strong="G3661"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Solomon’s|strong="G4672"\w* Porch, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G0537"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* purpose. 
\v 13 \w None|strong="G3762"\w* \w of|strong="G2992"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3062"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w dared|strong="G5111"\w* \w to|strong="G0846"\w* stand \w with|strong="G1438"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* everyone \w was|strong="G3588"\w* saying wonderful \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 14 \w More|strong="G3123"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w people|strong="G4128"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* many \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w added|strong="G4369"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w group|strong="G4128"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w*. 
\v 15 \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w brought|strong="G2064"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w sick|strong="G0772"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w streets|strong="G4113"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* little beds \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w mats|strong="G2895"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* hoping \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w Peter’s|strong="G4074"\w* \w shadow|strong="G4639"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w fall|strong="G2064"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* walked \w by|strong="G1909"\w*. 
\v 16 \w People|strong="G4128"\w* \w came|strong="G4905"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w all|strong="G0537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w towns|strong="G4172"\w* \w around|strong="G4038"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w brought|strong="G5342"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w sick|strong="G0772"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* troubled \w by|strong="G5259"\w* evil \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w*. \w All|strong="G0537"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w them|strong="G2323"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w healed|strong="G2323"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Apostles \w Are|strong="G3588"\w* Arrested 
\p
\v 17 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* friends, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* group called \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Sadducees|strong="G4523"\w*, became \w very|strong="G0846"\w* jealous. 
\v 18 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* grabbed \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w jail|strong="G5084"\w*. 
\v 19 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w during|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w*, \w an|strong="G0032"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w opened|strong="G0455"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w doors|strong="G2374"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jail. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w led|strong="G1806"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles outside \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, 
\v 20 “\w Go|strong="G4198"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w stand|strong="G2476"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* area. \w Tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* new \w life|strong="G2222"\w*.” 
\v 21 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* apostles \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G0191"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* told. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Temple|strong="G0846"\w* area \w about|strong="G1519"\w* sunrise \w and|strong="G2532"\w* began \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. 
\p \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* friends \w came|strong="G3854"\w* \w together|strong="G4779"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G4779"\w* \w a|strong="G0191"\w* meeting \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* older Jewish \w leaders|strong="G0649"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* jail \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G0071"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* apostles \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 22 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* went \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jail, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w could|strong="G2147"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w there|strong="G1722"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* went back \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w told|strong="G0518"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish leaders \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. 
\v 23 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w The|strong="G3956"\w* jail \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w closed|strong="G2808"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w locked|strong="G2808"\w*. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w guards|strong="G5441"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w doors|strong="G2374"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w opened|strong="G0455"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w doors|strong="G2374"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* jail \w was|strong="G3588"\w* empty!” 
\v 24 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w captain|strong="G4755"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* guards \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* leading \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* confused \w and|strong="G2532"\w* wondered \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* meant. 
\p
\v 25 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w another|strong="G5100"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w came|strong="G3854"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G0518"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Listen|strong="G2400"\w*! \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* jail \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* area \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.” 
\v 26 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w captain|strong="G4755"\w* \w and|strong="G0565"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G0565"\w* \w out|strong="G1438"\w* \w and|strong="G0565"\w* \w brought|strong="G0071"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w back|strong="G0565"\w*. \w But|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers did \w not|strong="G3756"\w* use \w force|strong="G0970"\w*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w of|strong="G2992"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w stone|strong="G3034"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* death. 
\p
\v 27 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w brought|strong="G0071"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* made \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w stand|strong="G2476"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w* \w questioned|strong="G1905"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 28 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w never|strong="G3361"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* \w using|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w*.\f + \fr 5:28  \fk that name \ft That is, Jesus’ name. The Jewish leaders avoided saying his name. See Acts 4:17, 18.\f* \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w look|strong="G2400"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* done! \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w filled|strong="G4137"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w your|strong="G3708"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* trying \w to|strong="G3004"\w* blame \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w his|strong="G3708"\w* \w death|strong="G0129"\w*.” 
\p
\v 29 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w answered|strong="G0611"\w*, “\w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w obey|strong="G3980"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w*! 
\v 30 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* killed \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w by|strong="G1909"\w* nailing \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w cross|strong="G3586"\w*. \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w*, \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w up|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G2424"\w* death. 
\v 31 \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3778"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* honored \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w giving|strong="G1325"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w a|strong="G1325"\w* place \w at|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* side. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G5312"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* Leader \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Savior|strong="G4990"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w did|strong="G1325"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* opportunity \w to|strong="G2532"\w* change \w and|strong="G2532"\w* turn \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w sins|strong="G0266"\w* forgiven. 
\v 32 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* saw \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w happen|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w can|strong="G1325"\w* \w say|strong="G4487"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* true. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* shows \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* true. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w given|strong="G1325"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w obey|strong="G3980"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
\p
\v 33 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* council members \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* became \w very|strong="G0846"\w* angry. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* began \w to|strong="G2532"\w* plan \w a|strong="G0191"\w* \w way|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* apostles. 
\v 34 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* member \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w*, \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w Pharisee|strong="G5330"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Gamaliel|strong="G1059"\w*, \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w teacher|strong="G3547"\w* \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w law|strong="G3547"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w respected|strong="G5093"\w* \w him|strong="G4160"\w*. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* told \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* apostles leave \w the|strong="G3956"\w* meeting \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w few|strong="G5100"\w* minutes. 
\v 35 \w Then|strong="G0846"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Men|strong="G0444"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Israel|strong="G0846"\w*, \w be|strong="G0444"\w* \w careful|strong="G4337"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* planning \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w do|strong="G4238"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w*. 
\v 36 Remember \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w Theudas|strong="G2333"\w* \w appeared|strong="G1096"\w*? \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* important \w man|strong="G0435"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* 400 \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w joined|strong="G1096"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w killed|strong="G0337"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w followed|strong="G3982"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* scattered \w and|strong="G2532"\w* ran \w away|strong="G0337"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w*. 
\v 37 \w Later|strong="G3326"\w*, \w during|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w census|strong="G0582"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* named \w Judas|strong="G2455"\w* \w came|strong="G0450"\w* \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w Galilee|strong="G1057"\w*. \w Many|strong="G3745"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* joined \w his|strong="G0846"\w* group, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w killed|strong="G0622"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* followers \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w scattered|strong="G1287"\w*. 
\v 38 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w I|strong="G1437"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w stay|strong="G0868"\w* \w away|strong="G0868"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w*. \w Leave|strong="G0863"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w alone|strong="G0863"\w*. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w plan|strong="G1012"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w something|strong="G1510"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w thought|strong="G3004"\w* up, \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* fail. 
\v 39 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* stop \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w You|strong="G1487"\w* \w might|strong="G1410"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w fighting|strong="G2314"\w* \w against|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*!” 
\p \w The|strong="G2532"\w* Jewish leaders agreed \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w what|strong="G1161"\w* Gamaliel \w said|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 40 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w called|strong="G4341"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w beat|strong="G1194"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* anymore using \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w let|strong="G0630"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w go|strong="G0630"\w* \w free|strong="G0630"\w*. 
\v 41 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w left|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* meeting. \w They|strong="G3767"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* happy \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G3767"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* given \w the|strong="G3588"\w* honor \w of|strong="G0575"\w* suffering \w dishonor|strong="G0818"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G4198"\w*. 
\v 42 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* apostles did \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w stop|strong="G3973"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* continued \w to|strong="G2596"\w* tell \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w*—\w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* did \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* area \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* people’s \w homes|strong="G3624"\w*. 
\c 6  
\s1 Seven Men Chosen for a Special Work 
\p
\v 1 More \w and|strong="G1161"\w* more \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3101"\w* \w becoming|strong="G1096"\w* followers \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w during|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Greek-speaking followers \w began|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* complain \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* Jewish followers. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w widows|strong="G5503"\w* \w were|strong="G3101"\w* \w not|strong="G3101"\w* getting \w their|strong="G0846"\w* share \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers received every \w day|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w twelve|strong="G1427"\w* apostles \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* whole \w group|strong="G4128"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* followers together. 
\p \w The|strong="G3588"\w* apostles \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w would|strong="G2641"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w right|strong="G0701"\w* \w for|strong="G2316"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w give|strong="G3004"\w* up \w our|strong="G2316"\w* work \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w teaching|strong="G3056"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* order \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* charge \w of|strong="G3056"\w* getting \w food|strong="G5132"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w people|strong="G4128"\w*. 
\v 3 \w So|strong="G2532"\w*, \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters, choose \w seven|strong="G2033"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w good|strong="G3140"\w* \w reputation|strong="G3140"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w full|strong="G4134"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w wisdom|strong="G4678"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* give \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* work \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 4 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* can use \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* time \w to|strong="G2532"\w* pray \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* God.” 
\p
\v 5 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w whole|strong="G3956"\w* \w group|strong="G4128"\w* liked \w the|strong="G3956"\w* idea. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w chose|strong="G1586"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* seven \w men|strong="G0435"\w*: \w Stephen|strong="G4736"\w* (\w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w full|strong="G4134"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*), \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w*,\f + \fr 6:5  \fk Philip \ft Not the apostle named Philip.\f* \w Prochorus|strong="G4402"\w*, \w Nicanor|strong="G3527"\w*, \w Timon|strong="G5096"\w*, \w Parmenas|strong="G3937"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Nicolaus (\w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w from|strong="G0435"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0491"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* become \w a|strong="G2532"\w* Jew). 
\v 6 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w put|strong="G2007"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w prayed|strong="G4336"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w laid|strong="G2007"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G5495"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\p
\v 7 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* reaching \w more|strong="G4183"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G4183"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w group|strong="G0706"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* followers \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w became|strong="G3101"\w* \w larger|strong="G4183"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w larger|strong="G4183"\w*. \w Even|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G3793"\w* big \w group|strong="G0706"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* Jewish \w priests|strong="G2409"\w* believed \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w obeyed|strong="G5219"\w*. 
\s1 \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w Against|strong="G1722"\w* Stephen 
\p
\v 8 \w Stephen|strong="G4736"\w* received \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w blessing|strong="G5485"\w*. \w God|strong="G4160"\w* \w gave|strong="G4160"\w* \w him|strong="G4160"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w miraculous|strong="G1411"\w* \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. 
\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* Free \w Men|strong="G5100"\w*, \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* group included Jews \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Cyrene|strong="G2956"\w*, Alexandria, \w Cilicia|strong="G2791"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* started \w arguing|strong="G4802"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w Stephen|strong="G4736"\w*. 
\v 10 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* helping \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w wisdom|strong="G4678"\w*. \w His|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G2480"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* Jews \w could|strong="G2480"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* argue \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. 
\p
\v 11 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w Stephen|strong="G0846"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* bad \w things|strong="G4487"\w* \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*!” 
\v 12 \w By|strong="G2532"\w* doing \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w these|strong="G3588"\w* Jews upset \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w older|strong="G4245"\w* Jewish leaders, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* teachers \w of|strong="G2992"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* law. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* became \w so|strong="G2532"\w* angry \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G2186"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* grabbed \w Stephen|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G0071"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* meeting \w of|strong="G2992"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* high \w council|strong="G4892"\w*. 
\p
\v 13 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w brought|strong="G2476"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w* \w into|strong="G0444"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* meeting \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* lies \w about|strong="G2596"\w* Stephen. \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* always \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* Moses. 
\v 14 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w from|strong="G0191"\w* \w Nazareth|strong="G3480"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w destroy|strong="G2647"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w change|strong="G0236"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w*.” 
\v 15 \w Everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* meeting \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w staring|strong="G0816"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w Stephen|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3708"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w* \w looked|strong="G3708"\w* \w like|strong="G5616"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w an|strong="G0032"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w*. 
\c 7  
\s1 Stephen’s Speech 
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* Stephen, “\w Is|strong="G3778"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w true|strong="G3779"\w*?” 
\v 2 \w Stephen|strong="G0846"\w* \w answered|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w My|strong="G0191"\w* Jewish \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w Our|strong="G2316"\w* great \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w glorious|strong="G1391"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w appeared|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0011"\w*, \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w ancestor|strong="G3962"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Mesopotamia|strong="G3318"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w before|strong="G4250"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w lived|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Haran|strong="G5488"\w*. 
\v 3 \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, ‘\w Leave|strong="G1831"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w country|strong="G1093"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w country|strong="G1093"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w show|strong="G1166"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.’\x + \xo 7:3  \xt Quote from Genesis 12:1.\x* 
\p
\v 4 “\w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0846"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w country|strong="G1093"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* Chaldea.\f + \fr 7:4  \fk Chaldea \ft Or “Babylonia,” a land in the southern part of Mesopotamia. See verse 2.\f* \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Haran|strong="G5488"\w*. \w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w died|strong="G0599"\w*, \w God|strong="G0846"\w* sent \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w*, \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w*. 
\v 5 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0846"\w* \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w of|strong="G5043"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* land, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w foot|strong="G4228"\w* \w of|strong="G5043"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w promised|strong="G1861"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* future \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0846"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* land \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w*. 
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\v 6 “\w This|strong="G3779"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*: ‘\w Your|strong="G2532"\w* \w descendants|strong="G4690"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* live \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w another|strong="G0245"\w* \w country|strong="G1093"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w strangers|strong="G0245"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* make \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w slaves|strong="G1402"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w mistreat|strong="G2559"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* 400 \w years|strong="G2094"\w*. 
\v 7 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* punish \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w nation|strong="G1484"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w made|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w slaves|strong="G1398"\w*.’\x + \xo 7:7  \xt Quote from Genesis 15:13-14.\x* \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* happen, \w your|strong="G1437"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w come|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* country. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w worship|strong="G3000"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w*.’\x + \xo 7:7  \xt Quote from Genesis 15:14; Exodus 3:12.\x* 
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\v 8 “\w God|strong="G0846"\w* made \w an|strong="G1325"\w* agreement \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0846"\w*; \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sign \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3779"\w* agreement \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w circumcision|strong="G4061"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1325"\w* son, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4061"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* eight \w days|strong="G2250"\w* old. \w His|strong="G0846"\w* son’s name \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w*. \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4061"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* son \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w* \w did|strong="G1325"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* sons, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w became|strong="G1080"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w twelve|strong="G1427"\w* great ancestors \w of|strong="G1080"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 9 “\w These|strong="G3588"\w* ancestors \w of|strong="G2316"\w* ours became \w jealous|strong="G2206"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* brother \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sold|strong="G0591"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* slave \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* 
\v 10 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* saved \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w troubles|strong="G2347"\w*. \w Pharaoh|strong="G5328"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w king|strong="G0935"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* liked Joseph \w and|strong="G2532"\w* respected \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w because|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w wisdom|strong="G4678"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Pharaoh|strong="G5328"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* Joseph \w the|strong="G3956"\w* job \w of|strong="G1537"\w* being \w a|strong="G1325"\w* \w governor|strong="G2233"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* let \w him|strong="G0846"\w* rule \w over|strong="G1909"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w Pharaoh’s|strong="G5328"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*. 
\v 11 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* land \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Canaan|strong="G5477"\w* became dry. \w It|strong="G2147"\w* became \w so|strong="G2532"\w* dry \w that|strong="G3650"\w* \w food|strong="G5527"\w* \w could|strong="G2147"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* grow, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* suffered \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w much|strong="G3173"\w*. \w Our|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w could|strong="G2147"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* anything \w to|strong="G1909"\w* eat. 
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\v 12 “\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G0191"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* food \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w sent|strong="G1821"\w* \w our|strong="G1821"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G0191"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* trip \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G1096"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w* \w time|strong="G1208"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G1208"\w* \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w* told \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w Pharaoh|strong="G5328"\w* learned \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Joseph’s|strong="G2501"\w* \w family|strong="G1085"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*, \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* come \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Egypt. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w invited|strong="G3333"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w relatives|strong="G4772"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* total \w of|strong="G3962"\w* 75 \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. 
\v 15 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G0846"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w* lived \w there|strong="G3962"\w* \w until|strong="G1519"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w died|strong="G5053"\w*. 
\v 16 Later, \w their|strong="G2532"\w* bodies \w were|strong="G3739"\w* moved \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Shechem|strong="G4966"\w*, \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* \w tomb|strong="G3418"\w*. \w It|strong="G5087"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w tomb|strong="G3418"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0011"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* bought \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Shechem|strong="G4966"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Hamor|strong="G1697"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* paid \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w silver|strong="G0694"\w*. 
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\v 17 “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* number \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w* \w grew|strong="G0837"\w*. \w There|strong="G1722"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* more \w and|strong="G2532"\w* more \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G3670"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0011"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w soon|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1448"\w* true. 
\v 18 Then \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w different|strong="G2087"\w* \w king|strong="G0935"\w* \w began|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* rule \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*, \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w knew|strong="G1492"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3756"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w Joseph|strong="G2501"\w*. 
\v 19 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* king tricked \w our|strong="G4160"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w treated|strong="G4160"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* badly, \w making|strong="G4160"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* leave \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w children|strong="G1085"\w* outside \w to|strong="G1519"\w* die. 
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\v 20 “\w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w born|strong="G1080"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w beautiful|strong="G0791"\w* \w child|strong="G1080"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w months|strong="G3376"\w* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* \w parents|strong="G3962"\w* took care \w of|strong="G1080"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w home|strong="G3624"\w*. 
\v 21 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w put|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w outside|strong="G1620"\w*, \w Pharaoh’s|strong="G5328"\w* \w daughter|strong="G2364"\w* \w took|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w She|strong="G0846"\w* raised \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w*. 
\v 22 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Egyptians|strong="G0124"\w* \w taught|strong="G3811"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* knew. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w powerful|strong="G1415"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3056"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w*. 
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\v 23 “\w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* 40 years old, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* decided \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w visit|strong="G1980"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w*. 
\v 24 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w them|strong="G4160"\w* being mistreated \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w Egyptian|strong="G0124"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* defended \w him|strong="G3708"\w*. \w Moses|strong="G0292"\w* hit \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Egyptian|strong="G0124"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* pay \w him|strong="G3708"\w* back \w for|strong="G2532"\w* hurting \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* hit \w him|strong="G3708"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* hard \w that|strong="G3708"\w* \w it|strong="G4160"\w* killed \w him|strong="G3708"\w*. 
\v 25 \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w* \w thought|strong="G3543"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w understand|strong="G4920"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* using \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* save \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G1325"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w understand|strong="G4920"\w*. 
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\v 26 “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* next \w day|strong="G2250"\w*, \w Moses|strong="G3708"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* two \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w fighting|strong="G3164"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w tried|strong="G4900"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* make \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w between|strong="G0846"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Men|strong="G0435"\w*, \w you|strong="G3708"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*! \w Why|strong="G2444"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* trying \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w hurt|strong="G0091"\w* \w each|strong="G0240"\w* \w other|strong="G0240"\w*?’ 
\v 27 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* man \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* hurting \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w pushed|strong="G0683"\w* \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w* \w away|strong="G0683"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, ‘\w Did|strong="G0758"\w* \w anyone|strong="G0846"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* could \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w ruler|strong="G0758"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w judge|strong="G1348"\w*? 
\v 28 \w Will|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w just|strong="G3739"\w* \w as|strong="G5158"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w killed|strong="G0337"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w Egyptian|strong="G0124"\w* \w yesterday|strong="G5504"\w*?’\x + \xo 7:28  \xt Quote from Exodus 2:14.\x* 
\v 29 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* heard \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* left Egypt. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* live \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Midian|strong="G3099"\w*, \w where|strong="G3757"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* stranger. \w During|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* time \w he|strong="G2532"\w* lived \w there|strong="G1722"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w sons|strong="G5207"\w*. 
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\v 30 “\w Forty|strong="G5062"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w* later \w Moses|strong="G3708"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w* \w near|strong="G1722"\w* \w Mount|strong="G3735"\w* \w Sinai|strong="G4614"\w*. \w An|strong="G0032"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w appeared|strong="G3708"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w flame|strong="G5395"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* \w burning|strong="G4442"\w* \w bush|strong="G0942"\w*. 
\v 31 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w amazed|strong="G2296"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G4334"\w* \w near|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G4334"\w* \w look|strong="G3708"\w* closer \w at|strong="G2296"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* heard \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*; \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord’s|strong="G2962"\w*. 
\v 32 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2316"\w* \w said|strong="G1096"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G5111"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3475"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w*—\w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0011"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Isaac|strong="G2464"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*.’\x + \xo 7:32  \xt Quote from Exodus 3:6.\x* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w began|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* shake \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w fear|strong="G1790"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* afraid \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w look|strong="G2657"\w* \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* bush. 
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\v 33 “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, ‘\w Take|strong="G3089"\w* \w off|strong="G3089"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w sandals|strong="G5266"\w*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w ground|strong="G1093"\w*. 
\v 34 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w my|strong="G0191"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w suffer|strong="G3708"\w* much \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w my|strong="G0191"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* crying \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1204"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* save \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Come|strong="G1204"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w*, \w Moses|strong="G3708"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w sending|strong="G0649"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*.’\x + \xo 7:34  \xt Quote from Exodus 3:5-10.\x* 
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\v 35 “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G0649"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* want. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Did|strong="G0649"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3739"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* could \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w ruler|strong="G0758"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w judge|strong="G1348"\w*?’\x + \xo 7:35  \xt Quote from Exodus 2:14.\x* \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* \w ruler|strong="G0758"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* savior. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w help|strong="G5495"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w an|strong="G0032"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* burning \w bush|strong="G0942"\w*. 
\v 36 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w* \w led|strong="G1806"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1806"\w* \w of|strong="G1093"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w worked|strong="G4160"\w* \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* miraculous \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*, \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Red|strong="G2063"\w* \w Sea|strong="G2281"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* 40 \w years|strong="G2094"\w*. 
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\v 37 “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3475"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* words \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w*: ‘\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w give|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w*. \w That|strong="G3004"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w among|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* own \w people|strong="G1510"\w*. \w He|strong="G3778"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.’\x + \xo 7:37  \xt Quote from Deuteronomy 18:15.\x* 
\v 38 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* gathering \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w God’s|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w Mount|strong="G3735"\w* \w Sinai|strong="G4614"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w received|strong="G1209"\w* life-giving \w words|strong="G3051"\w* \w from|strong="G2980"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w*. 
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\v 39 “\w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w* \w did|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* obey \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w rejected|strong="G0683"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* go \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 40 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w Aaron|strong="G0002"\w*, ‘\w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w led|strong="G1806"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w country|strong="G1093"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w*. \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G1063"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w gods|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w go|strong="G4313"\w* \w before|strong="G1537"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w lead|strong="G1806"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w*.’\x + \xo 7:40  \xt Quote from Exodus 32:1.\x* 
\v 41 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w made|strong="G3447"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w idol|strong="G1497"\w* \w that|strong="G1565"\w* looked \w like|strong="G0846"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w calf|strong="G3447"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w brought|strong="G0321"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* happy \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G3447"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w*. 
\v 42 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w turned|strong="G4762"\w* \w against|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* let \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w worshiping|strong="G3000"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w army|strong="G4756"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* false \w gods|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* says \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w book|strong="G0976"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* contains \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w*: 
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\q1 ‘\w People|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* did \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w bring|strong="G4374"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* blood \w offerings|strong="G4374"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="G2378"\w* 
\q2 \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* 40 \w years|strong="G2094"\w*; 
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\v 43 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w carried|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w* \w for|strong="G2316"\w* \w worshiping|strong="G4352"\w* \w Moloch|strong="G3434"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* image \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w star|strong="G0798"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w god|strong="G2316"\w* \w Rephan|strong="G4481"\w*. 
\q1 \w These|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* idols \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w worship|strong="G4352"\w*. 
\q2 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* send \w you|strong="G5210"\w* away \w beyond|strong="G1900"\w* \w Babylon|strong="G0897"\w*.’ \rq Amos 5:25-27\rq* 
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\v 44 “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* Holy \w Tent|strong="G4633"\w*\f + \fr 7:44  \fk Holy Tent \ft Literally, “Tent of the Testimony.” See “Holy Tent” in the Word List.\f* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w our|strong="G2596"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w*. \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w how|strong="G2531"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w make|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w tent|strong="G4633"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* plan \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w showed|strong="G4160"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 45 \w Later|strong="G3326"\w*, \w Joshua|strong="G2424"\w* led \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w* capture \w the|strong="G3588"\w* lands \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* \w nations|strong="G1484"\w*. \w Our|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* went \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* made \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* go \w out|strong="G0575"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* went \w into|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* new land, \w they|strong="G3739"\w* took \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* tent. \w Our|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w received|strong="G1237"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* tent \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w kept|strong="G3739"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w David|strong="G1138"\w*. 
\v 46 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* pleased \w with|strong="G2316"\w* David. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G0154"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* let \w him|strong="G3739"\w* build \w a|strong="G2147"\w* Temple \w for|strong="G0154"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jacob|strong="G2384"\w*.\f + \fr 7:46  \fk for the people of Jacob \ft Some Greek copies have “for the God of Jacob.”\f* 
\v 47 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Solomon|strong="G4672"\w* \w was|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G0846"\w* \w built|strong="G3618"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* \w Temple|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 48 “\w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Most|strong="G5310"\w* \w High|strong="G5310"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w* \w does|strong="G2730"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* houses built \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w human|strong="G5499"\w* \w hands|strong="G5499"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w*\f + \fr 7:48  \fk prophet \ft Isaiah, who spoke for God about 740-700 B.C.\f* writes: 
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\v 49 ‘\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*, \w Heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* \w my|strong="G3618"\w* \w throne|strong="G2362"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* where \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w* \w my|strong="G3618"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*. 
\q1 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* think \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w build|strong="G3618"\w* \w a|strong="G2228"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w for|strong="G2228"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*? 
\q2 \w Do|strong="G3004"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* need \w a|strong="G2228"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w rest|strong="G2663"\w*? 
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\v 50 \w Remember|strong="G4160"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*!’” \rq Isaiah 66:1-2\rq* 
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\v 51 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* Stephen \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w You|strong="G5210"\w* stubborn Jewish leaders! \w You|strong="G5210"\w* refuse \w to|strong="G2532"\w* give \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G3962"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* listen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w always|strong="G0104"\w* against \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* wants \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. That’s \w how|strong="G5613"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* them! 
\v 52 \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w persecuted|strong="G1377"\w* every \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* ever lived. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w killed|strong="G0615"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* long ago \w said|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Righteous|strong="G1342"\w* \w One|strong="G3739"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w turned|strong="G1096"\w* \w against|strong="G4012"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w Righteous|strong="G1342"\w* \w One|strong="G3739"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w killed|strong="G0615"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. 
\v 53 \w You|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* God’s \w law|strong="G3551"\w*, \w which|strong="G3748"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w you|strong="G2532"\w* through \w his|strong="G2983"\w* \w angels|strong="G0032"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w obey|strong="G5442"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*!” 
\s1 Stephen \w Is|strong="G3588"\w* Killed 
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\v 54 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* council meeting \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* became \w very|strong="G0846"\w* angry. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* mad \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* grinding \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w teeth|strong="G3599"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 55 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* Stephen \w was|strong="G2424"\w* \w full|strong="G4134"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w looked|strong="G3708"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* side. 
\v 56 Stephen \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Look|strong="G2400"\w*! \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* open. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Man|strong="G0444"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w at|strong="G1537"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w right|strong="G1188"\w* side.” 
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\v 57 Everyone \w there|strong="G1161"\w* started \w shouting|strong="G2896"\w* \w loudly|strong="G3173"\w*, covering \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w ears|strong="G3775"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* hands. \w Together|strong="G3661"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* ran \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w Stephen|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 58 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* took \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1854"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* began throwing \w stones|strong="G3036"\w* \w at|strong="G3844"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* told \w lies|strong="G0846"\w* \w against|strong="G0846"\w* \w Stephen|strong="G0846"\w* gave \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w coats|strong="G2440"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w young|strong="G3494"\w* \w man|strong="G3494"\w* \w named|strong="G2564"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w*. 
\v 59 \w As|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* throwing \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w stones|strong="G3036"\w* \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*, \w Stephen|strong="G4736"\w* \w was|strong="G2424"\w* praying. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w receive|strong="G1209"\w* \w my|strong="G3004"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*!” 
\v 60 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w fell|strong="G2837"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w knees|strong="G1119"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w shouted|strong="G2896"\w*, “\w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* blame \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w sin|strong="G0266"\w*!” \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w last|strong="G3778"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G2837"\w*. 
\c 8  
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\v 1-3 Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was a good thing. Some godly men buried Stephen and cried loudly for him. 
\s1 Trouble for the Believers 
\p On that day the Jews began to persecute the church in Jerusalem, making them suffer very much. Saul was also trying to destroy the group. He went into their houses, dragged out men and women, and put them in jail. All the believers left Jerusalem. Only the apostles stayed. The believers went to different places in Judea and Samaria. 
\v 4 \w They|strong="G3767"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w scattered|strong="G1289"\w* everywhere, \w and|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G3056"\w* every place \w they|strong="G3767"\w* \w went|strong="G1330"\w*, \w they|strong="G3767"\w* told \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w*. 
\s1 Philip Tells \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w in|strong="G3056"\w* Samaria 
\p
\v 5 \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w*\f + \fr 8:5  \fk Philip \ft Not the apostle named Philip.\f* \w went|strong="G2718"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w Samaria|strong="G4540"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* told \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\v 6 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G0991"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* miraculous \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w listened|strong="G0191"\w* carefully \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*. 
\v 7 \w Many|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* evil \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* inside \w them|strong="G2323"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* Philip made \w the|strong="G3588"\w* evil \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* \w leave|strong="G1831"\w* \w them|strong="G2323"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* made \w a|strong="G2192"\w* lot \w of|strong="G4151"\w* noise \w as|strong="G1831"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w*. \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* weak \w and|strong="G2532"\w* crippled \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*. Philip made \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 8 \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* happy day \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G1565"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*! 
\p
\v 9 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w lived|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w Before|strong="G1722"\w* Philip \w came|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*, \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* doing \w magic|strong="G3096"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w amazing|strong="G1839"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Samaria|strong="G4540"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* bragged \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w*. 
\v 10 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*—\w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w least|strong="G3398"\w* \w important|strong="G3173"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* most \w important|strong="G3173"\w*—believed \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* ‘\w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Great|strong="G3173"\w* \w Power|strong="G1411"\w*.’” 
\v 11 \w Simon|strong="G0846"\w* \w amazed|strong="G1839"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w magic|strong="G3095"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w long|strong="G5550"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* became \w his|strong="G0846"\w* followers. 
\v 12 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* power \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w Men|strong="G0435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w* \w himself|strong="G0846"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1510"\w* close \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G2334"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w miraculous|strong="G1411"\w* \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w powerful|strong="G1411"\w* \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w amazed|strong="G1839"\w*. 
\p
\v 14 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w Samaria|strong="G4540"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w accepted|strong="G1209"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Samaria|strong="G4540"\w*. 
\v 15 \w When|strong="G4336"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G4151"\w* \w John|strong="G0846"\w* arrived, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w prayed|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G2983"\w* Samaritan believers \w to|strong="G2597"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G2983"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. 
\v 16 \w These|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Holy Spirit \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w yet|strong="G1161"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* down \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w any|strong="G3762"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w why|strong="G1063"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w John|strong="G0846"\w* prayed. 
\v 17 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* two apostles \w laid|strong="G2007"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. 
\p
\v 18 \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w given|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G1325"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w laid|strong="G1936"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G5495"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w offered|strong="G4374"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w money|strong="G5536"\w*. 
\v 19 \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Give|strong="G1325"\w* \w me|strong="G1325"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w power|strong="G1849"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w when|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w lay|strong="G2007"\w* \w my|strong="G1325"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G1849"\w* \w someone|strong="G3739"\w*, \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*.” 
\p
\v 20 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Simon|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w money|strong="G0694"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w both|strong="G1161"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* destroyed \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w thought|strong="G3543"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* could buy \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w gift|strong="G1431"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w money|strong="G0694"\w*. 
\v 21 \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w cannot|strong="G3756"\w* \w share|strong="G3310"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* work. \w Your|strong="G1722"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w right|strong="G2117"\w* \w before|strong="G1725"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
\v 22 Change \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w*! Turn \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w evil|strong="G2549"\w* thoughts \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w pray|strong="G1189"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. Maybe \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w forgive|strong="G0863"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 
\v 23 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* full \w of|strong="G1519"\w* bitter jealousy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* cannot stop \w yourself|strong="G4771"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w doing|strong="G0093"\w* \w wrong|strong="G0093"\w*.” 
\p
\v 24 \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w* \w answered|strong="G0611"\w*, “\w Both|strong="G1161"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w pray|strong="G1189"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w for|strong="G5228"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w happen|strong="G1904"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.” 
\p
\v 25 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* two apostles \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G3767"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* seen \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G3767"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G3767"\w* \w went|strong="G5290"\w* \w back|strong="G5290"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. \w On|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* way, \w they|strong="G3767"\w* \w went|strong="G5290"\w* through \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w Samaritan|strong="G4541"\w* towns \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w*. 
\s1 Philip Teaches \w a|strong="G2532"\w* Man \w From|strong="G2980"\w* Ethiopia 
\p
\v 26 \w An|strong="G1510"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Get|strong="G0450"\w* ready \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w south|strong="G3314"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w road|strong="G3598"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w leads|strong="G1519"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Gaza|strong="G1048"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*—\w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w road|strong="G3598"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w goes|strong="G4198"\w* \w through|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w*.” 
\p
\v 27 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* Philip \w got|strong="G0450"\w* ready \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w*. \w On|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* road \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* Ethiopia. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w eunuch|strong="G2135"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* important \w official|strong="G1413"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* service \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Candace|strong="G2582"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w queen|strong="G0938"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Ethiopians|strong="G0128"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* responsible \w for|strong="G1519"\w* taking care \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w gone|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w worship|strong="G4352"\w*. 
\v 28 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w way|strong="G0846"\w* home. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w sitting|strong="G2521"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w chariot|strong="G0716"\w* \w reading|strong="G0314"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* book \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="G2268"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w*. 
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\v 29 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w*, “\w Go|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w chariot|strong="G0716"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* stay \w near|strong="G4334"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w*.” 
\v 30 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* went toward \w the|strong="G3588"\w* chariot, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* man \w reading|strong="G0314"\w* \w from|strong="G0191"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="G2268"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w*. \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w asked|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Do|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w understand|strong="G1097"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w reading|strong="G0314"\w*?” 
\p
\v 31 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w answered|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w How|strong="G4459"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* understand? \w I|strong="G1473"\w* need \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* explain \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.” \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w invited|strong="G3870"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* climb \w in|strong="G3004"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w sit|strong="G2523"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 32 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w part|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Scriptures|strong="G1124"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w reading|strong="G0314"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*: 
\b
\q1 “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w sheep|strong="G4263"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w* \w led|strong="G0071"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* butcher. 
\q2 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w lamb|strong="G0286"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* makes \w no|strong="G3756"\w* sound \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w its|strong="G0846"\w* wool \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w* \w cut|strong="G2751"\w* \w off|strong="G2751"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3756"\w*. 
\q1
\v 33 \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* shamed, \w and|strong="G1093"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* rights \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w taken|strong="G0142"\w* \w away|strong="G0142"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="G0846"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w has|strong="G5101"\w* ended. 
\q2 \w So|strong="G3754"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w be|strong="G1722"\w* no story \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* descendants.” \rq Isaiah 53:7-8\rq* 
\b
\p
\v 34 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* official\f + \fr 8:34  \fk official \ft Literally, “eunuch.” Also in verses 36, 38, 39.\f* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w*, “Please, \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w* \w talking|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w*? \w Is|strong="G5101"\w* \w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w talking|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* \w else|strong="G2087"\w*?” 
\v 35 \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w began|strong="G0757"\w* \w to|strong="G0757"\w* speak. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* started \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w Scripture|strong="G1124"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\p
\v 36 \w While|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w traveling|strong="G4198"\w* \w down|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w road|strong="G3598"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* official \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w Look|strong="G2400"\w*, \w here|strong="G2400"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*! \w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G5101"\w* stopping \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* being \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*?” 
\v 37  \f + \fr 8:37  \ft Some late copies of Acts add verse 37: “Philip answered, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you can.’ The official said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’”\f* 
\v 38 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* official \w ordered|strong="G2753"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w chariot|strong="G0716"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w stop|strong="G2476"\w*. \w Both|strong="G5037"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* official \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 39 \w When|strong="G3753"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G0305"\w* \w up|strong="G0305"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* took \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w away|strong="G0726"\w*; \w the|strong="G3588"\w* official \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w again|strong="G3765"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* official continued \w on|strong="G1537"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* home. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* happy. 
\v 40 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* appeared \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* called \w Azotus|strong="G0108"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w going|strong="G1330"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* told \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w towns|strong="G4172"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w* \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w Azotus|strong="G0108"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*. 
\c 9  
\s1 Saul Becomes a Follower of Jesus 
\p
\v 1 \w In|strong="G1519"\w* Jerusalem \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* trying \w to|strong="G1519"\w* scare \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* saying \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G2962"\w* kill them. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w* 
\v 2 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G0154"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* write \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogues|strong="G4864"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G5100"\w* priest \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w give|strong="G3844"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* authority \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* followers \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Way|strong="G3598"\w*. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* believers \w there|strong="G1510"\w*, \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G0302"\w* \w arrest|strong="G0071"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w bring|strong="G0071"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. 
\p
\v 3 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w near|strong="G1448"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w*, \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* \w bright|strong="G5457"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w suddenly|strong="G1810"\w* shined \w around|strong="G4015"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 4 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w fell|strong="G4098"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ground|strong="G1093"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w a|strong="G0191"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*, \w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*! \w Why|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w persecuting|strong="G1377"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*?” 
\p
\v 5 Saul \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*?” 
\p \w The|strong="G3588"\w* voice \w answered|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w persecuting|strong="G1377"\w*. 
\v 6 \w Get|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w Someone|strong="G3739"\w* \w there|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*.” 
\p
\v 7 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* traveling \w with|strong="G0846"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w just|strong="G0846"\w* \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*, unable \w to|strong="G0846"\w* speak. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G2334"\w* \w no|strong="G3367"\w* \w one|strong="G3367"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* \w got|strong="G1453"\w* \w up|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ground|strong="G1093"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w opened|strong="G0455"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w eyes|strong="G3788"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* could \w not|strong="G3762"\w* \w see|strong="G0991"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* held \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hand|strong="G1161"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w led|strong="G5496"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. 
\v 9 \w For|strong="G2532"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, Saul \w could|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w see|strong="G0991"\w*; \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w or|strong="G3761"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w*. 
\p
\v 10 \w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* follower \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w*. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w*!” 
\p \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w* \w answered|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Here|strong="G2400"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*.” 
\p
\v 11 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Get|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w street|strong="G4505"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w Straight|strong="G2117"\w* \w Street|strong="G4505"\w*. Find \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w Judas|strong="G2455"\w*\f + \fr 9:11  \fk Judas \ft This is not either of the apostles named Judas.\f* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* ask \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* man \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w Tarsus|strong="G5018"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w praying|strong="G4336"\w*. 
\v 12 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3708"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w which|strong="G5495"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w* \w came|strong="G1525"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w laid|strong="G2007"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3704"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* could \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*.” 
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\v 13 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w* \w answered|strong="G0611"\w*, “\w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w people|strong="G0435"\w* \w have|strong="G4160"\w* \w told|strong="G0611"\w* \w me|strong="G4160"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w told|strong="G0611"\w* \w me|strong="G4160"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w bad|strong="G2556"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w people|strong="G0435"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* come \w here|strong="G5602"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Damascus. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* leading \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* given \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w power|strong="G1849"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* arrest \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* trust \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.\f + \fr 9:14  \fk who trust in you \ft Literally, “who call on your name,” meaning to show faith in Jesus by worshiping him or praying to him for help.\f*” 
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\v 15 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* Ananias, “\w Go|strong="G4198"\w*! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w chosen|strong="G1589"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* important work. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* want \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w nations|strong="G1484"\w*, \w their|strong="G0846"\w* rulers, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. 
\v 16 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G0846"\w* \w show|strong="G5263"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3745"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w suffer|strong="G3958"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.” 
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\v 17 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w* \w left|strong="G0565"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G0565"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Judas|strong="G2064"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w laid|strong="G2007"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4549"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*, \w my|strong="G3708"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w road|strong="G3598"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w here|strong="G1519"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w filled|strong="G4130"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*.” 
\v 18 \w Immediately|strong="G2112"\w*, \w something|strong="G3788"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w looked|strong="G0308"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* fish \w scales|strong="G3013"\w* \w fell|strong="G0634"\w* \w off|strong="G0575"\w* Saul’s \w eyes|strong="G3788"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* able \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G0308"\w*! \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w got|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*. 
\v 19 \w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* ate, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w began|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* feel strong \w again|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\s1 Saul Begins \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Tell \w About|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* 
\p Saul stayed \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w few|strong="G5100"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Soon|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* began \w to|strong="G2532"\w* go \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogues|strong="G4864"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*, “\w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*!” 
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\v 21 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w amazed|strong="G1839"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* trying \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w destroy|strong="G4199"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* trust \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*\f + \fr 9:21  \fk who trust in Jesus \ft Literally, “who call on this name.”\f*! \w And|strong="G2532"\w* that’s why \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3778"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w here|strong="G5602"\w*—\w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w arrest|strong="G0071"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* followers \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* take \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w leading|strong="G1519"\w* \w priests|strong="G0749"\w*.” 
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\v 22 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* became \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* powerful \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w proving|strong="G4822"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*. \w His|strong="G2532"\w* proofs \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G1743"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w lived|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w* could \w not|strong="G1510"\w* argue \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\s1 \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* Escapes \w From|strong="G1722"\w* \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* 
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\v 23 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w many|strong="G2425"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w made|strong="G4137"\w* plans \w to|strong="G0846"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 24 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w watching|strong="G3906"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w gates|strong="G4439"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w learned|strong="G1097"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* plan. 
\v 25 \w One|strong="G3588"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* taught helped \w him|strong="G0846"\w* leave \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w put|strong="G2983"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w basket|strong="G4711"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w lowered|strong="G2524"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w down|strong="G5465"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* hole \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w wall|strong="G5038"\w*. 
\s1 \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Jerusalem 
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\v 26 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* went \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w tried|strong="G3985"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w join|strong="G2853"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* group \w of|strong="G3956"\w* followers, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* really \w a|strong="G1510"\w* follower \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 27 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* accepted \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G1949"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w road|strong="G3598"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w boldly|strong="G3955"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w spoken|strong="G2980"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1607"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* around \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w speaking|strong="G3955"\w* \w boldly|strong="G3955"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
\v 29 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* often \w had|strong="G3588"\w* arguments \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Greek-speaking Jews, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* began making plans \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 30 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w learned|strong="G1921"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* took \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G1821"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G0080"\w* \w Tarsus|strong="G5019"\w*. 
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\v 31 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w*, \w Galilee|strong="G1056"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Samaria|strong="G4540"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* time \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* help \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, \w these|strong="G3588"\w* groups \w of|strong="G4151"\w* believers became stronger \w in|strong="G2596"\w* faith \w and|strong="G2532"\w* showed \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w respect|strong="G5401"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G4198"\w* \w they|strong="G3767"\w* lived. \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* everywhere grew \w in|strong="G2596"\w* numbers. 
\s1 Peter \w in|strong="G2596"\w* Lydda \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Joppa 
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\v 32 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w traveling|strong="G1330"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* areas \w around|strong="G4314"\w* Jerusalem, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* stopped \w to|strong="G4314"\w* visit \w the|strong="G3956"\w* believers\f + \fr 9:32  \fk believers \ft Literally, “holy ones,” a name for people who believe in Jesus. Also in verse 41.\f* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w lived|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G2730"\w* \w Lydda|strong="G3069"\w*. 
\v 33 \w There|strong="G1563"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* met \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Aeneas|strong="G0132"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w paralyzed|strong="G3886"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w get|strong="G2147"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* bed \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* past \w eight|strong="G3638"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w*. 
\v 34 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Aeneas|strong="G0132"\w*, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w heals|strong="G2390"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w Get|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G4766"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w bed|strong="G4766"\w*!” \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w immediately|strong="G2112"\w*. 
\v 35 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w living|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w Lydda|strong="G3069"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* plain \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w Sharon|strong="G4565"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* decided \w to|strong="G1909"\w* follow \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
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\v 36 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* city \w of|strong="G2041"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* follower \w of|strong="G2041"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3004"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Tabitha|strong="G5000"\w*. \w Her|strong="G4160"\w* Greek \w name|strong="G3686"\w*, \w Dorcas|strong="G1393"\w*, \w means|strong="G1510"\w* “\w a|strong="G1510"\w* deer.” \w She|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* always \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w giving|strong="G1654"\w* \w money|strong="G1654"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w those|strong="G3778"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* need. 
\v 37 \w While|strong="G1722"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Lydda, Tabitha \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w sick|strong="G0770"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w died|strong="G0599"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w washed|strong="G3068"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* body \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w an|strong="G1096"\w* upstairs \w room|strong="G5253"\w*. 
\v 38 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lydda|strong="G3069"\w*, \w which|strong="G3748"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w far|strong="G2193"\w* \w away|strong="G0649"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w begged|strong="G3870"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “Hurry, please \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w quickly|strong="G1722"\w*!” 
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\v 39 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w got|strong="G0450"\w* ready \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G4905"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w arrived|strong="G3854"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w took|strong="G3936"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* upstairs \w room|strong="G5253"\w*. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w widows|strong="G5503"\w* \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* around \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w crying|strong="G2799"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w showing|strong="G1925"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w coats|strong="G2440"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w clothes|strong="G2440"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* Tabitha \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* during \w her|strong="G0846"\w* time \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 40 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w sent|strong="G1544"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w out|strong="G1854"\w* \w of|strong="G4983"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* room. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* knelt \w down|strong="G5087"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w prayed|strong="G4336"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w turned|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* Tabitha’s \w body|strong="G4983"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Tabitha|strong="G5000"\w*, \w stand|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*!” \w She|strong="G0846"\w* \w opened|strong="G0455"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w eyes|strong="G3788"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w she|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*, \w she|strong="G0846"\w* \w sat|strong="G0339"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*. 
\v 41 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* helped \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w stand|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G5455"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w widows|strong="G5503"\w* into \w the|strong="G3588"\w* room. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* showed \w them|strong="G0846"\w* Tabitha; \w she|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*! 
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\v 42 \w People|strong="G4183"\w* everywhere \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w* learned \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
\v 43 \w Peter|strong="G3306"\w* \w stayed|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G2425"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* home \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w named|strong="G4613"\w* \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w*, \w who|strong="G5100"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* leatherworker. 
\c 10  
\s1 Peter and Cornelius 
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\v 1 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2564"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w*, \w a|strong="G2564"\w* Roman army officer \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Italian|strong="G2483"\w* Unit. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* religious \w man|strong="G2152"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* lived \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* worshipers \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* true \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G4160"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* help \w the|strong="G3956"\w* poor \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w always|strong="G1223"\w* \w prayed|strong="G1189"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
\v 3 \w One|strong="G3588"\w* afternoon \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w three|strong="G1766"\w* o’clock, \w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w clearly|strong="G5320"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w an|strong="G0032"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w coming|strong="G1525"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w*!” 
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\v 4 \w Staring|strong="G0816"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* angel \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w feeling|strong="G1096"\w* afraid, Cornelius \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* want, \w sir|strong="G2962"\w*?” 
\p \w The|strong="G3588"\w* angel \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* heard \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w prayers|strong="G4335"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* seen \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1654"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* poor. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* remembers \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w done|strong="G1096"\w*. 
\v 5 \w Send|strong="G3992"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* city \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* get \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w named|strong="G4613"\w* \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G1941"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*. 
\v 6 \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w staying|strong="G3579"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* also \w named|strong="G4613"\w* \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* leatherworker \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w* \w beside|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*.” 
\v 7 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Cornelius|strong="G5455"\w* \w left|strong="G0565"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Cornelius|strong="G5455"\w* \w called|strong="G5455"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* servants \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w soldier|strong="G4757"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w soldier|strong="G4757"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* religious \w man|strong="G2152"\w*, \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* close helpers. 
\v 8 Cornelius \w explained|strong="G1834"\w* \w everything|strong="G0537"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* three \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w coming|strong="G0305"\w* \w near|strong="G1448"\w* Joppa \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w noon|strong="G5610"\w*, \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w going|strong="G0305"\w* \w up|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w roof|strong="G1430"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w*. 
\v 10 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w hungry|strong="G4361"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w eat|strong="G1089"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w while|strong="G1096"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1096"\w* preparing \w the|strong="G2532"\w* food \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w eat|strong="G1089"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* vision. 
\v 11 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G2334"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w coming|strong="G2597"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* through \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w open|strong="G0455"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* looked \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w big|strong="G3173"\w* \w sheet|strong="G3607"\w* being \w lowered|strong="G2524"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ground|strong="G1093"\w* \w by|strong="G1909"\w* \w its|strong="G0455"\w* \w four|strong="G5064"\w* \w corners|strong="G0746"\w*. 
\v 12 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w kinds|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1093"\w* \w animals|strong="G5074"\w*, \w reptiles|strong="G2062"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w birds|strong="G4071"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w said|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Get|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*, \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*; \w kill|strong="G2380"\w* \w anything|strong="G5315"\w* here \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
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\v 14 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* can’t \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*! \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3763"\w* \w eaten|strong="G2068"\w* \w anything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* pure \w or|strong="G2532"\w* fit \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* used \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w food|strong="G5315"\w*.” 
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\v 15 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*, “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G2840"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* pure. \w Don’t|strong="G3361"\w* say \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* unfit \w to|strong="G4314"\w* eat.” 
\v 16 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w three|strong="G5151"\w* \w times|strong="G5151"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* whole \w thing|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w taken|strong="G1096"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w up|strong="G0353"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*. 
\v 17 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* wondered \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w* \w meant|strong="G1510"\w*. 
\p \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w found|strong="G1510"\w* \w Simon’s|strong="G4613"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w standing|strong="G2186"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* door. 
\v 18 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G4441"\w*, “\w Is|strong="G3588"\w* \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w staying|strong="G3579"\w* \w here|strong="G1759"\w*?” 
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\v 19 \w While|strong="G0846"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* still \w thinking|strong="G1760"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Listen|strong="G2400"\w*, three \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w looking|strong="G2212"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Get|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w downstairs|strong="G2597"\w*. \w Go|strong="G4198"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w these|strong="G3748"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w without|strong="G3367"\w* wondering \w if|strong="G3748"\w* it’s \w all|strong="G3367"\w* right, \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
\v 21 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w downstairs|strong="G2597"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w think|strong="G2400"\w* I’m \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w looking|strong="G2212"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w*. \w Why|strong="G5101"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w come|strong="G2597"\w* \w here|strong="G2400"\w*?” 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w A|strong="G0191"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* invite \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w an|strong="G0032"\w* army officer. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G0191"\w* \w good|strong="G3140"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w*, \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* worships \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w respect|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* invite \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*.” 
\v 23 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* asked \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1831"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* stay \w for|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* night. 
\p \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w got|strong="G0450"\w* ready \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w away|strong="G1831"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* three \w men|strong="G5100"\w*. \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 24 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G1525"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G5384"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*. \w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w waiting|strong="G4328"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* already gathered \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w relatives|strong="G4773"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w close|strong="G0316"\w* \w friends|strong="G5384"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* house. 
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\v 25 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* house, \w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w* \w met|strong="G4876"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w fell|strong="G4098"\w* \w down|strong="G4098"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w Peter’s|strong="G4074"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w worshiped|strong="G4352"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 26 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w get|strong="G1453"\w* \w up|strong="G1453"\w*. \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Stand|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G1453"\w*! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w like|strong="G0846"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w*.” 
\v 27 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* continued talking \w with|strong="G2532"\w* Cornelius. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* inside \w and|strong="G2532"\w* saw \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w large|strong="G4183"\w* group \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w gathered|strong="G4905"\w* \w there|strong="G4183"\w*. 
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\v 28 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w*, “\w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w understand|strong="G1987"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* law \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w Jew|strong="G2453"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w associate|strong="G2853"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w visit|strong="G4334"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3367"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w Jew|strong="G2453"\w*. \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w shown|strong="G1166"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w I|strong="G2504"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w consider|strong="G5613"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3367"\w* unfit \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* pure. 
\v 29 That’s \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* didn’t argue \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* men \w asked|strong="G4441"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w here|strong="G3343"\w*. \w Now|strong="G2532"\w*, please tell \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G3343"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.” 
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\v 30 \w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w Four|strong="G5067"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w ago|strong="G0575"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w praying|strong="G4336"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*. \w It|strong="G3708"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w*—\w three|strong="G1766"\w* o’clock \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* afternoon. \w Suddenly|strong="G2400"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w someone|strong="G0435"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* wearing \w bright|strong="G2986"\w*, shiny \w clothes|strong="G2066"\w*. 
\v 31 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, ‘\w Cornelius|strong="G2883"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w heard|strong="G1522"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w prayer|strong="G4335"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* seen \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w gifts|strong="G1654"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* poor. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* remembers \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* done. 
\v 32 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* \w some|strong="G3739"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* city \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* come. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w staying|strong="G3579"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* another \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w named|strong="G4613"\w* \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w*, \w a|strong="G3739"\w* leatherworker \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w* \w beside|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*.’ 
\v 33 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w sent|strong="G3992"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w immediately|strong="G1824"\w*. \w It|strong="G4160"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2573"\w* \w good|strong="G2573"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G3854"\w* \w here|strong="G3918"\w*. \w Now|strong="G3568"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w here|strong="G3918"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w commanded|strong="G4367"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* tell \w us|strong="G4160"\w*.” 
\s1 \w Peter|strong="G4160"\w* Speaks \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* House \w of|strong="G2316"\w* Cornelius 
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\v 34 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w began|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w*: “\w I|strong="G3754"\w* really \w understand|strong="G2638"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* consider \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* better \w than|strong="G3756"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*. 
\v 35 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* accepts \w anyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* worships \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w right|strong="G1343"\w*. \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* important \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w nation|strong="G1484"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 36 God \w has|strong="G2962"\w* spoken \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w*. \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. 
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\v 37 “\w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w over|strong="G2596"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w*. \w It|strong="G3739"\w* \w began|strong="G0757"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w Galilee|strong="G1056"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* needed \w to|strong="G0757"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* baptized. 
\v 38 \w You|strong="G3739"\w* know \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Nazareth|strong="G3478"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G1330"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Messiah \w by|strong="G5259"\w* giving \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w power|strong="G1411"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w went|strong="G1330"\w* everywhere \w doing|strong="G2109"\w* \w good|strong="G1510"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w healed|strong="G2390"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* ruled \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w devil|strong="G1228"\w*, showing \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 39 “\w We|strong="G2249"\w* saw \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w killed|strong="G0337"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w put|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w cross|strong="G3586"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w wood|strong="G3586"\w*. 
\v 40 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w third|strong="G5154"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* death, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* life \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G1096"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w seen|strong="G1717"\w* openly. 
\v 41 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* seen \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*, \w but|strong="G0235"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w us|strong="G1537"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ones|strong="G3748"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* already \w chosen|strong="G4401"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w ate|strong="G4906"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w drank|strong="G4844"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w raised|strong="G0450"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*. 
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\v 42 “\w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* told us \w to|strong="G2532"\w* go \w and|strong="G2532"\w* speak \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* told us \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* chose \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Judge|strong="G2923"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* died. 
\v 43 \w Everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w believes|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w sins|strong="G0266"\w* forgiven \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w*. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* agree \w that|strong="G4100"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* true.” 
\s1 \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w Shows|strong="G2983"\w* \w That|strong="G4100"\w* \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w Accepts|strong="G2983"\w* \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w People|strong="G3956"\w* 
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\v 44 \w While|strong="G2980"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w still|strong="G2089"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w came|strong="G0191"\w* down \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* \w listening|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w speech|strong="G3056"\w*. 
\v 45 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish \w believers|strong="G4103"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w came|strong="G4905"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w amazed|strong="G1839"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w had|strong="G3748"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* poured \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w as|strong="G3745"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w gift|strong="G1431"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* Jews. 
\v 46 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* different \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w praising|strong="G3170"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w said|strong="G0611"\w*, 
\v 47 “\w How|strong="G5613"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* object \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* being \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*? \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w received|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w did|strong="G0907"\w*!” 
\v 48 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w told|strong="G4367"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w baptize|strong="G0907"\w* Cornelius \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* relatives \w and|strong="G1161"\w* friends \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w Then|strong="G5119"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G2065"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w stay|strong="G1961"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1438"\w* \w few|strong="G5100"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\c 11  
\s1 Peter Returns to Jerusalem 
\p
\v 1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w accepted|strong="G1209"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w teaching|strong="G3056"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 2 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G3753"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w came|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*, \w some|strong="G1537"\w* Jewish believers\f + \fr 11:2  \fk Jewish believers \ft Literally, “those of circumcision.” This may mean Jews who thought all followers of Christ must be circumcised and obey the Law of Moses. See Gal. 2:12.\f* argued \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 3 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* homes \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3748"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* Jews \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G0203"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w ate|strong="G4906"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*!” 
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\v 4 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w explained|strong="G1620"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* whole story \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 5 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w*. \w While|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w praying|strong="G4336"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*. \w It|strong="G3708"\w* \w looked|strong="G3708"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w big|strong="G3173"\w* \w sheet|strong="G3607"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w* \w lowered|strong="G2524"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ground \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w its|strong="G1537"\w* \w four|strong="G5064"\w* \w corners|strong="G0746"\w*. \w It|strong="G3708"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* close \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, 
\v 6 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w looked|strong="G3708"\w* inside. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* kinds \w of|strong="G1093"\w* \w animals|strong="G5074"\w*, \w including|strong="G3739"\w* \w wild|strong="G2342"\w* ones, \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w reptiles|strong="G2062"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w birds|strong="G4071"\w*. 
\v 7 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w a|strong="G0191"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Get|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*, \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*. \w Kill|strong="G2380"\w* \w anything|strong="G5315"\w* here \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w it|strong="G0191"\w*!’ 
\p
\v 8 “\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="G1473"\w* can’t \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w never|strong="G3763"\w* eaten anything \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* \w not|strong="G1473"\w* pure \w or|strong="G2228"\w* fit \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2962"\w* used \w for|strong="G1519"\w* food.’ 
\p
\v 9 “\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* \w answered|strong="G0611"\w* again, ‘\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G0611"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* pure. \w Don’t|strong="G3361"\w* say \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* unfit \w to|strong="G1537"\w* eat!’ 
\p
\v 10 “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w three|strong="G5151"\w* \w times|strong="G5151"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w whole|strong="G0537"\w* \w thing|strong="G3778"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w taken|strong="G1096"\w* \w back|strong="G3825"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w*. 
\v 11 \w Suddenly|strong="G2400"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w standing|strong="G2186"\w* outside \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* staying. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* get \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
\v 12 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G1525"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w without|strong="G3367"\w* wondering \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G1519"\w*. \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w six|strong="G1803"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w here|strong="G1519"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G3778"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* Cornelius. 
\v 13 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Send|strong="G0649"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Joppa|strong="G2445"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* get \w Simon|strong="G4613"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*. 
\v 14 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* tells \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w save|strong="G4982"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* living \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*.’ 
\p
\v 15 “\w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w began|strong="G0757"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w came|strong="G1968"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w just|strong="G5618"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G1968"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w beginning|strong="G0746"\w*.\f + \fr 11:15  \fk beginning \ft The day of Pentecost described in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit came on Jesus’ first followers to give them power to begin their work of telling the world the Good News of salvation through Jesus.\f* 
\v 16 \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w remembered|strong="G3403"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G4487"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3004"\w*: ‘\w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G2962"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*.’ 
\v 17 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w gift|strong="G1431"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w how|strong="G5613"\w* \w could|strong="G1415"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* object \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w do|strong="G4100"\w*?” 
\p
\v 18 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish believers \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* stopped arguing. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w praised|strong="G1392"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* allowing \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* Jews \w to|strong="G1519"\w* change \w their|strong="G2532"\w* hearts \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w*!” 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Good News \w Comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* Antioch 
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\v 19 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w were|strong="G2453"\w* \w scattered|strong="G1289"\w* \w by|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w persecution|strong="G2347"\w*\f + \fr 11:19  \fk persecution \ft A time when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem were punishing people who believed in Christ. See Acts 8:1-4.\f* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w began|strong="G1096"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Stephen|strong="G4736"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* killed. \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w them|strong="G2980"\w* \w went|strong="G1330"\w* \w as|strong="G1096"\w* \w far|strong="G2193"\w* \w as|strong="G1096"\w* \w Phoenicia|strong="G5403"\w*, \w Cyprus|strong="G2954"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. \w They|strong="G3767"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Good \w News|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* places, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w these|strong="G3748"\w* believers \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="G2953"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Cyrene|strong="G2956"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w these|strong="G3748"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* began \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* Jews.\f + \fr 11:20  \fk people who were not Jews \ft Literally, “Hellenists,” meaning people who have been influenced by Greek culture. Some Greek copies have “Greeks.”\f* \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 21 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* helping \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w large|strong="G4183"\w* \w number|strong="G0706"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* decided \w to|strong="G1909"\w* follow \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G1821"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. 
\v 23-24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith. When he went to Antioch and saw how God had blessed the believers there, he was very happy. He encouraged them all, saying, “Always be faithful to the Lord. Serve him with all your heart.” Many more people became followers of the Lord. 
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\v 25 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* city \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Tarsus|strong="G5019"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w look|strong="G0327"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w*. 
\v 26 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w brought|strong="G0071"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* stayed \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w*. Every \w time|strong="G4413"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w together|strong="G4863"\w*, Barnabas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w met|strong="G4863"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w many|strong="G2425"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w*. \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3793"\w* \w called|strong="G5537"\w* “Christ-followers” \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w time|strong="G4413"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w About|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w went|strong="G2718"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. 
\v 28 \w One|strong="G1520"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Agabus|strong="G0013"\w*, \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* spoke \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* help \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G1096"\w*, “\w A|strong="G1096"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* bad \w time|strong="G1909"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w coming|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w*. \w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* no food \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* eat.” (\w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w famine|strong="G3042"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w Claudius|strong="G2804"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* emperor.) 
\v 29 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w decided|strong="G3724"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w would|strong="G5100"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* much \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* could \w to|strong="G1519"\w* help \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* sisters \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w lived|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w*. 
\v 30 \w They|strong="G3739"\w* gathered \w the|strong="G3588"\w* money \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G4160"\w* \w it|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w took|strong="G4160"\w* \w it|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* Judea. 
\c 12  
\s1 More Trouble for the Believers 
\p
\v 1 \w During|strong="G2596"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* same \w time|strong="G2540"\w*, \w King|strong="G0935"\w* \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w* began \w to|strong="G2596"\w* do \w harm|strong="G2559"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* part \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w*. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="G1161"\w* ordered \w James|strong="G2385"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w* \w of|strong="G0080"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w*, \w to|strong="G0080"\w* be \w killed|strong="G0337"\w* \w with|strong="G0080"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w sword|strong="G3162"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Herod|strong="G1510"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* many \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* liked \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* decided \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w arrest|strong="G4815"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w* during \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Festival \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Unleavened|strong="G0106"\w* Bread. 
\v 4 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* arrested \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* jail, \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w guarded|strong="G5442"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* group \w of|strong="G2992"\w* 16 \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w*. \w Herod|strong="G1014"\w* \w planned|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G0321"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w before|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w wanted|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* wait \w until|strong="G1519"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Passover|strong="G3957"\w* festival. 
\v 5 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w kept|strong="G5083"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* jail, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* constantly \w praying|strong="G4335"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\s1 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w Is|strong="G1510"\w* Led \w Out|strong="G1096"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jail 
\p
\v 6 \w One|strong="G3588"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w*, \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*, \w bound|strong="G1210"\w* \w with|strong="G1210"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w chains|strong="G0254"\w*, \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w sleeping|strong="G2837"\w* \w between|strong="G3342"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w*. More \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* guarding \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w door|strong="G2374"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jail. \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* planning \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w bring|strong="G4254"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w out|strong="G1510"\w* \w before|strong="G4253"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G3342"\w* day. 
\v 7 \w Suddenly|strong="G2400"\w* \w an|strong="G0032"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w standing|strong="G2186"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* room \w was|strong="G4074"\w* filled \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* tapped \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w side|strong="G4125"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w woke|strong="G1453"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w up|strong="G1453"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “Hurry, \w get|strong="G1453"\w* \w up|strong="G1453"\w*!” \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w chains|strong="G0254"\w* fell off \w Peter’s|strong="G4074"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w*. 
\v 8 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “Get \w dressed|strong="G4016"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G4160"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w sandals|strong="G4547"\w*.” \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Put|strong="G4160"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w your|strong="G4160"\w* \w coat|strong="G2440"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w follow|strong="G0190"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.” 
\p
\v 9 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Peter|strong="G1831"\w* \w followed|strong="G0190"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w if|strong="G3748"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* really doing \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w thought|strong="G1380"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w seeing|strong="G0991"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w*. 
\v 10 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* past \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w guard|strong="G5438"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w second|strong="G1208"\w* \w guard|strong="G5438"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w iron|strong="G4603"\w* \w gate|strong="G4439"\w* \w that|strong="G3748"\w* separated \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w gate|strong="G4439"\w* \w opened|strong="G0455"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w by|strong="G0575"\w* \w itself|strong="G0846"\w*. \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w through|strong="G1330"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w gate|strong="G4439"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* walked \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G2064"\w* block, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* suddenly \w left|strong="G1831"\w*. 
\p
\v 11 \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w realized|strong="G1492"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3748"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w thought|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Now|strong="G3568"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w really|strong="G0230"\w* \w sent|strong="G1821"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w rescued|strong="G1807"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w thought|strong="G3004"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* \w happen|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.” 
\p
\v 12 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* Peter \w realized|strong="G4894"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w home|strong="G3614"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Mary|strong="G3137"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w mother|strong="G3384"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G1941"\w* \w Mark|strong="G3138"\w*. \w Many|strong="G2425"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w gathered|strong="G4867"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w praying|strong="G4336"\w*. 
\v 13 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w knocked|strong="G2925"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* outside \w door|strong="G2374"\w*. \w A|strong="G1161"\w* servant girl \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Rhoda|strong="G4498"\w* \w came|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G4334"\w* \w answer|strong="G5219"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 14 She \w recognized|strong="G1921"\w* \w Peter’s|strong="G4074"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* she \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* happy. She \w even|strong="G2532"\w* forgot \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w open|strong="G0455"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* door. She \w ran|strong="G1532"\w* inside \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G0518"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* group, “\w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* door!” 
\v 15 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w You|strong="G3004"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* crazy!” \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w she|strong="G0846"\w* continued \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w true|strong="G3779"\w*. \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w must|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w Peter’s|strong="G0846"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w*.” 
\p
\v 16 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w continued|strong="G1961"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w knock|strong="G2925"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w opened|strong="G0455"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* door, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w amazed|strong="G1839"\w*. 
\v 17 \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w made|strong="G3004"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* sign \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w quiet|strong="G4601"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* explained \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w led|strong="G1806"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jail. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w James|strong="G2385"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G2087"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w*.” \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w another|strong="G2087"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w*. 
\p
\v 18 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* next \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* very upset. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* wondered \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*. 
\v 19 \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w* looked everywhere \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w could|strong="G2147"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* questioned \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w guards|strong="G5441"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w ordered|strong="G2753"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* killed. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Death \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w* Agrippa 
\p Later, \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w* moved \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2718"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1304"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w while|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Herod|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* \w angry|strong="G2371"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* cities \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Tyre|strong="G5183"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Sidon|strong="G4606"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* cities needed food \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w country|strong="G5561"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* group \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G1223"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w ask|strong="G0154"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G4314"\w* get \w Blastus|strong="G0986"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w king’s|strong="G0935"\w* personal servant, \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* side. 
\p
\v 21 \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w* decided \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* meet \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w On|strong="G1909"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w wearing|strong="G1746"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* beautiful \w royal|strong="G0937"\w* \w robe|strong="G2066"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* throne \w and|strong="G2532"\w* made \w a|strong="G2532"\w* speech \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 22 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w shouted|strong="G2019"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w god|strong="G2316"\w*, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w*!” 
\v 23 \w Herod|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G1325"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w glory|strong="G1391"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w an|strong="G1325"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w caused|strong="G1325"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G1096"\w* sick. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w eaten|strong="G4662"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w worms|strong="G4662"\w* inside \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G1634"\w*. 
\p
\v 24 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w spreading|strong="G0837"\w*, reaching more \w and|strong="G2532"\w* more \w people|strong="G3588"\w*. 
\p
\v 25 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* \w finished|strong="G4137"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* work \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w returned|strong="G5290"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* Antioch, \w taking|strong="G4838"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w Mark|strong="G3138"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* them. 
\c 13  
\s1 Barnabas and Saul Given  //  a Special Work 
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\v 1 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w teachers|strong="G1320"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w*, \w Simeon|strong="G4826"\w* (\w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w Niger|strong="G3526"\w*), \w Lucius|strong="G3066"\w* (\w from|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w Cyrene|strong="G2956"\w*), \w Manaen|strong="G3127"\w* (\w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* grown up \w with|strong="G1722"\w* King \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w*\f + \fr 13:1  \fk King Herod \ft Literally, “Herod the tetrarch.” See “Herod Agrippa I” in the Word List.\f*), \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w*. 
\v 2 \w These|strong="G3739"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w serving|strong="G3008"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w fasting|strong="G3522"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “Appoint \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* special \w work|strong="G2041"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ones|strong="G0040"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* chosen \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
\p
\v 3 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* church \w fasted|strong="G3522"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w prayed|strong="G4336"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w laid|strong="G2007"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G5495"\w* Barnabas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G0630"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* out. 
\s1 Barnabas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* Cyprus 
\p
\v 4 Barnabas \w and|strong="G5037"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w sent|strong="G1599"\w* out \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G2718"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Seleucia|strong="G4581"\w*. \w Then|strong="G3767"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w sailed|strong="G0636"\w* \w from|strong="G2718"\w* \w there|strong="G1564"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="G2954"\w*. 
\v 5 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Saul \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w Salamis|strong="G4529"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w synagogues|strong="G4864"\w*. \w John|strong="G2491"\w* Mark \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* help. 
\p
\v 6 \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w went|strong="G1330"\w* \w across|strong="G1330"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w island|strong="G3520"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Paphos|strong="G3974"\w*. \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* met \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* Barjesus \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w did|strong="G2147"\w* magic. \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w false|strong="G5578"\w* \w prophet|strong="G5578"\w*. 
\v 7 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* always \w stayed|strong="G1510"\w* close \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Sergius|strong="G4588"\w* \w Paulus|strong="G3972"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* governor \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G3778"\w* smart \w man|strong="G0435"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* invited \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* visit \w him|strong="G3739"\w*, \w because|strong="G1510"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
\v 8 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w magician|strong="G3097"\w* \w Elymas|strong="G1681"\w* (\w as|strong="G0846"\w* Barjesus \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G3686"\w* \w in|strong="G4102"\w* Greek) spoke \w against|strong="G0575"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, \w trying|strong="G2212"\w* \w to|strong="G2212"\w* stop \w the|strong="G3588"\w* governor \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w believing|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G4102"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4569"\w* (\w also|strong="G2532"\w* known \w as|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*), \w filled|strong="G4130"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, looked hard \w at|strong="G1519"\w* Elymas 
\v 10 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w You|strong="G3004"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w devil|strong="G1228"\w*, \w full|strong="G4134"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* lies \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w kinds|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* evil tricks! \w You|strong="G3004"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w enemy|strong="G2190"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* \w right|strong="G2117"\w*. \w Will|strong="G2962"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w stop|strong="G3973"\w* trying \w to|strong="G3004"\w* change \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord’s|strong="G2962"\w* truths into lies? 
\v 11 \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* touch \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w blind|strong="G5185"\w*. \w For|strong="G1909"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w anything|strong="G3708"\w*—\w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* light \w from|strong="G4098"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sun|strong="G2246"\w*.” 
\p \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* everything became dark \w for|strong="G1909"\w* Elymas. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* walked \w around|strong="G1909"\w* lost. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w trying|strong="G2212"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* find someone \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w lead|strong="G5497"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w by|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w*. 
\v 12 \w When|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* governor \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G5119"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w*. \w He|strong="G5119"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w amazed|strong="G1605"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
\s1 Paul \w and|strong="G2962"\w* Barnabas Go  //  \w to|strong="G1909"\w* Antioch \w in|strong="G1909"\w* Pisidia 
\p
\v 13 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* sailed \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Paphos|strong="G3974"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Perga|strong="G4011"\w*, \w a|strong="G2064"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Pamphylia|strong="G3828"\w*. \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* Mark \w left|strong="G0672"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w returned|strong="G5290"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. 
\v 14 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* continued \w their|strong="G0846"\w* trip \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Perga|strong="G4011"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*, \w a|strong="G1525"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w near|strong="G1519"\w* \w Pisidia|strong="G4099"\w*. 
\p \w On|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4521"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w down|strong="G2523"\w*. 
\v 15 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* writings \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w read|strong="G0320"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w leaders|strong="G3004"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G0752"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas: “\w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* help \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w here|strong="G1510"\w*, please \w speak|strong="G3004"\w*.” 
\p
\v 16 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*, \w raised|strong="G0450"\w* \w his|strong="G0191"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w get|strong="G0450"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* attention, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w People|strong="G0435"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* Israel \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* worship \w the|strong="G3588"\w* true \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, please \w listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*! 
\v 17 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w chose|strong="G1586"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w during|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* time \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* lived \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Egypt|strong="G0125"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* foreigners, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G5312"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w great|strong="G5312"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w brought|strong="G1806"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w country|strong="G1093"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w great|strong="G5312"\w* power. 
\v 18 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* patient \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* 40 years \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w*. 
\v 19 \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w destroyed|strong="G2507"\w* \w seven|strong="G2033"\w* \w nations|strong="G1484"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w of|strong="G1093"\w* \w Canaan|strong="G5477"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w*. 
\v 20 All \w this|strong="G3778"\w* happened \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* 450 \w years|strong="G2094"\w*. 
\p “\w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w God|strong="G1325"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w judges|strong="G2923"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* time \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Samuel|strong="G4545"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w*. 
\v 21 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G0154"\w* \w for|strong="G0154"\w* \w a|strong="G1325"\w* \w king|strong="G0935"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gave|strong="G1325"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w son|strong="G5207"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Kish|strong="G2797"\w*. \w Saul|strong="G4549"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w tribe|strong="G5443"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Benjamin|strong="G0958"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w king|strong="G0935"\w* \w for|strong="G0154"\w* 40 \w years|strong="G2094"\w*. 
\v 22 \w After|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w took|strong="G4160"\w* \w Saul|strong="G0846"\w* \w away|strong="G3179"\w*, \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w David|strong="G1138"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w king|strong="G0935"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w David|strong="G1138"\w*: ‘\w David|strong="G1138"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* son \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Jesse|strong="G2421"\w*, \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w kind|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w person|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* pleases \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w want|strong="G2307"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*.’ 
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\v 23 “\w As|strong="G2596"\w* \w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w brought|strong="G0071"\w* \w one|strong="G3778"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* David’s \w descendants|strong="G4690"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w be|strong="G2316"\w* \w their|strong="G2596"\w* \w Savior|strong="G4990"\w*. \w That|strong="G3778"\w* \w descendant|strong="G4690"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Before|strong="G4253"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* came, \w John|strong="G2491"\w* told \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* should do. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* told \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G0846"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* baptized \w to|strong="G0846"\w* show \w they|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G0846"\w* change \w their|strong="G0846"\w* lives. 
\v 25 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* finishing \w his|strong="G3708"\w* work, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Who|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w think|strong="G2400"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w*? \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Messiah.\f + \fr 13:25  \fk the Messiah \ft Literally, “I” (that is, “he” or “the one”), meaning the chosen one sent by God. Compare John 1:20. See “Messiah” in the Word List.\f* \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w coming|strong="G2064"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w worthy|strong="G0514"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w slave|strong="G2064"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* unties \w his|strong="G3708"\w* \w sandals|strong="G5266"\w*.’ 
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\v 26 “\w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w sons|strong="G5207"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w family|strong="G1085"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Abraham|strong="G0011"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* other \w people|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* worship \w the|strong="G3588"\w* true \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, listen! \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w news|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4991"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G1821"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 27 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* Jews \w living|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w leaders|strong="G0758"\w* \w did|strong="G0758"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* realize \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Savior. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* wrote \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* \w read|strong="G0314"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4521"\w* \w day|strong="G4521"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G0758"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w understand|strong="G0050"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w condemned|strong="G2919"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G0758"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w made|strong="G4137"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w come|strong="G4137"\w* true. 
\v 28 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w could|strong="G2147"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w any|strong="G3367"\w* real \w reason|strong="G0156"\w* why \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w should|strong="G3367"\w* \w die|strong="G2288"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G0154"\w* \w Pilate|strong="G4091"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 29 “\w These|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w did|strong="G5087"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Scriptures said \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w happen|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w took|strong="G2507"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w down|strong="G5087"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w cross|strong="G3586"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w put|strong="G5087"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w tomb|strong="G3419"\w*. 
\v 30 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w up|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*! 
\v 31 \w After|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* gone \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Galilee|strong="G1056"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w witnesses|strong="G3144"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2250"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. 
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\v 32 “\w We|strong="G2249"\w* tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w*. 
\v 33 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w descendants|strong="G5207"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* made \w this|strong="G3588"\w* promise \w come|strong="G1510"\w* true \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w raising|strong="G0450"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w from|strong="G1722"\w* death. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w read|strong="G1125"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Psalm|strong="G5568"\w* 2: 
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\q1 ‘\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w Son|strong="G5207"\w*. 
\q2 \w Today|strong="G4594"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* become \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w Father|strong="G1080"\w*.’ \rq Psalm 2:7\rq* 
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\v 34 \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w raised|strong="G0450"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* \w never|strong="G3371"\w* go \w back|strong="G5290"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* grave \w and|strong="G1161"\w* become dust. \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, 
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\q1 ‘\w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3779"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w holy|strong="G3741"\w* \w promises|strong="G1138"\w* 
\q2 \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w made|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w David|strong="G1138"\w*.’ \rq Isaiah 55:3\rq* 
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\v 35 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w another|strong="G2087"\w* Psalm \w it|strong="G3708"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w*, 
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\q1 ‘\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w let|strong="G3004"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w Holy|strong="G3741"\w* \w One|strong="G3588"\w* rot \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* grave.’ \rq Psalm 16:10\rq* 
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\v 36 “\w David|strong="G1138"\w* \w did|strong="G3708"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* during \w the|strong="G3588"\w* time \w he|strong="G2532"\w* lived. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G2837"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* buried \w like|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w ancestors|strong="G3962"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* body \w did|strong="G3708"\w* rot \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* grave! 
\v 37 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w raised|strong="G1453"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* death \w did|strong="G3708"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* rot \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* grave. 
\v 38-39 Brothers, understand what we are telling you. You can have forgiveness of your sins through this Jesus. The Law of Moses could not free you from your sins. But you can be made right with God if you believe in Jesus. 
\v 40 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w be|strong="G3767"\w* \w careful|strong="G0991"\w*! \w Don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w let|strong="G3004"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w happen|strong="G1904"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w*: 
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\v 41 ‘Listen, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* doubt! 
\q2 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* can \w wonder|strong="G2296"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* go \w away|strong="G0853"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* die; 
\q1 \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w during|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G1437"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w*, 
\q2 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G4100"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w it|strong="G1437"\w*, 
\q2 \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w someone|strong="G5100"\w* explains \w it|strong="G1437"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*!’” \rq Habakkuk 1:5\rq* 
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\v 42 \w As|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* Barnabas \w were|strong="G3778"\w* leaving \w the|strong="G3588"\w* synagogue, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G3870"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* come \w again|strong="G1519"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G3342"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4521"\w* \w day|strong="G4521"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* more \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. 
\v 43 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* meeting, \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w followed|strong="G0190"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w*, \w including|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* changed \w their|strong="G0846"\w* religion \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G0846"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w worship|strong="G4576"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* true \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* encouraged \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w trusting|strong="G3982"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w*. 
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\v 44 \w On|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w next|strong="G2064"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4521"\w* \w day|strong="G4521"\w*, \w almost|strong="G4975"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w together|strong="G4863"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
\v 45 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* became \w very|strong="G2532"\w* jealous. Shouting insults, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* argued \w against|strong="G0483"\w* everything \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w*. 
\v 46 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* \w boldly|strong="G3955"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* Jews \w first|strong="G4413"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w refuse|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w listen|strong="G2400"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w made|strong="G3004"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* clear \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w worthy|strong="G0514"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* having \w eternal|strong="G0166"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G2919"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* Jews. 
\v 47 \w This|strong="G3779"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* told \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w*: 
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\q1 ‘\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w made|strong="G5087"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* other \w nations|strong="G1484"\w*, 
\q2 \w to|strong="G1519"\w* show \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w over|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w world|strong="G1093"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3779"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* saved.’” \rq Isaiah 49:6\rq* 
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\v 48 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* \w say|strong="G3056"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* happy. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w honor|strong="G1392"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G3745"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w them|strong="G0191"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w it|strong="G0191"\w*. \w These|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ones chosen \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w eternal|strong="G0166"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*. 
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\v 49 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* being told \w throughout|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w country|strong="G5561"\w*. 
\v 50 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* caused \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* important religious \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w leaders|strong="G4413"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* angry \w and|strong="G2532"\w* turn \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w throw|strong="G1544"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1544"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w town|strong="G4172"\w*. 
\v 51 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* Barnabas \w shook|strong="G1621"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w dust|strong="G2868"\w* \w off|strong="G1621"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*.\f + \fr 13:51  \fk shook the dust off their feet \ft A warning. It showed they were finished talking to these people.\f* \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Iconium|strong="G2430"\w*. 
\v 52 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w in|strong="G2532"\w* Antioch \w were|strong="G3101"\w* happy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w filled|strong="G4137"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. 
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\s1 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 
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\v 1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G4128"\w* \w Iconium|strong="G2430"\w*. \w As|strong="G1519"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G1525"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Antioch, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G4128"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G4100"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Greeks|strong="G1672"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w*. 
\v 2 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* did \w not|strong="G2532"\w* believe. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G1161"\w* caused \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* angry \w and|strong="G2532"\w* turn \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers. 
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\v 3 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w stayed|strong="G1304"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* Iconium \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w long|strong="G5550"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w spoke|strong="G3955"\w* bravely \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w God’s|strong="G0846"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w proved|strong="G1096"\w* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3056"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* true \w by|strong="G1223"\w* causing miraculous \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w done|strong="G1096"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 4 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G4128"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* agreed \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* believe \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas. \w Others|strong="G3588"\w* followed \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w divided|strong="G4977"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*, \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w leaders|strong="G0758"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w*, \w were|strong="G2453"\w* determined \w to|strong="G2532"\w* hurt \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w stone|strong="G3036"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* death. 
\v 6 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* Paul \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w learned|strong="G4894"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* left \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* went \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Lystra|strong="G3082"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Derbe|strong="G1191"\w*, \w cities|strong="G4172"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Lycaonia|strong="G3071"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w surrounding|strong="G4066"\w* areas. 
\v 7 \w They|strong="G1510"\w* told \w the|strong="G2097"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w there|strong="G2546"\w* too. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1510"\w* Lystra \w and|strong="G1510"\w* Derbe 
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\v 8 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lystra|strong="G3082"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* wrong \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* born crippled \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w never|strong="G3763"\w* \w walked|strong="G4043"\w*. 
\v 9 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* sitting \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w listening|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w*. \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w looked|strong="G3708"\w* straight \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* believed \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* heal \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 10 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* Paul shouted, “\w Stand|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*!” \w The|strong="G3588"\w* man jumped \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w began|strong="G1909"\w* \w walking|strong="G4043"\w* \w around|strong="G4043"\w*. 
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\v 11 \w When|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w shouted|strong="G1869"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w Lycaonian|strong="G3072"\w* \w language|strong="G3072"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w gods|strong="G2316"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w come|strong="G2597"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w form|strong="G3666"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* humans!” 
\v 12 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* began \w to|strong="G0846"\w* \w call|strong="G2564"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* “\w Zeus|strong="G2203"\w*,” \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* “\w Hermes|strong="G2060"\w*,” \w because|strong="G1894"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* main \w speaker|strong="G3056"\w*. 
\v 13 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* temple \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Zeus|strong="G2203"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* near \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* temple \w brought|strong="G5342"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w bulls|strong="G5022"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* flowers \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w gates|strong="G4440"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w priest|strong="G2409"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w offer|strong="G2380"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="G2380"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas. 
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\v 14 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*, \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, understood \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w were|strong="G3793"\w* doing, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w tore|strong="G1284"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w clothes|strong="G2440"\w*.\f + \fr 14:14  \fk tore … clothes \ft This showed they were very upset.\f* \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* ran \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w among|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w shouted|strong="G2896"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*: 
\v 15 “\w Men|strong="G0444"\w*, \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*? \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* \w gods|strong="G2316"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w human|strong="G0444"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G3663"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w came|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w turn|strong="G1994"\w* \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w worthless|strong="G3152"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w Turn|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* true \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 16 “\w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w past|strong="G3944"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w let|strong="G1439"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w nations|strong="G1484"\w* \w do|strong="G4198"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* wanted. 
\v 17 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* always \w there|strong="G2540"\w* doing \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G0014"\w* \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* prove \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* real. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w rain|strong="G5205"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G0014"\w* harvests \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G2540"\w* \w times|strong="G2540"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* plenty \w of|strong="G2588"\w* \w food|strong="G5160"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* fills \w your|strong="G0863"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* joy.” 
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\v 18 \w Even|strong="G2532"\w* \w after|strong="G2532"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas still \w could|strong="G3361"\w* \w hardly|strong="G3433"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w from|strong="G3361"\w* \w offering|strong="G2380"\w* sacrifices \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w came|strong="G1904"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Iconium|strong="G2430"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w persuaded|strong="G3982"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* turn \w against|strong="G0575"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* threw stones \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w dragged|strong="G4951"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1854"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w town|strong="G4172"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w thought|strong="G3543"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G3972"\w* killed \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 20 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w gathered|strong="G2944"\w* \w around|strong="G2944"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w got|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w town|strong="G4172"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w Derbe|strong="G1191"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Return \w to|strong="G1519"\w* Antioch \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Syria 
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\v 21 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* Derbe, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G2425"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* became followers \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1565"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* Paul \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w returned|strong="G5290"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w cities|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w Lystra|strong="G3082"\w*, \w Iconium|strong="G2430"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. 
\v 22 \w In|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* cities \w they|strong="G2532"\w* helped \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers grow stronger \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w encouraged|strong="G3870"\w* \w them|strong="G3870"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w continue|strong="G1696"\w* trusting \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* told \w them|strong="G3870"\w*, “\w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* suffer \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w things|strong="G4183"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w way|strong="G1223"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w*.” 
\v 23 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w also|strong="G1161"\w* chose \w elders|strong="G4245"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w each|strong="G2596"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* stopped eating \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* period \w of|strong="G2962"\w* time \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w pray|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w These|strong="G3739"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w men|strong="G4245"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* put \w their|strong="G0846"\w* trust \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*, \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* Barnabas put \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* care. 
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\v 24 Paul \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w through|strong="G1330"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* country \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Pisidia|strong="G4099"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* country \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Pamphylia|strong="G3828"\w*. 
\v 25 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w God|strong="G2980"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w Perga|strong="G4011"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w Attalia|strong="G0825"\w*. 
\v 26 \w And|strong="G2316"\w* \w from|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G2547"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w sailed|strong="G0636"\w* away \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Syria. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w put|strong="G3860"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* care \w and|strong="G2316"\w* sent \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w*. \w Now|strong="G1510"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w finished|strong="G4137"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Barnabas \w arrived|strong="G3854"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w gathered|strong="G4863"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w together|strong="G4863"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w told|strong="G0312"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w everything|strong="G3745"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* used \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w opened|strong="G0455"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w door|strong="G2374"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* believe!” 
\v 28 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1304"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w long|strong="G5550"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers. 
\c 15  
\s1 The Meeting at Jerusalem 
\p
\v 1 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w men|strong="G5100"\w* \w came|strong="G2718"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* Antioch \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* began \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish believers: “\w You|strong="G1437"\w* \w cannot|strong="G3756"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4059"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* us.” 
\v 2 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w were|strong="G0243"\w* \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* teaching \w and|strong="G2532"\w* argued \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* group \w decided|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* send \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w others|strong="G0243"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* talk \w more|strong="G0243"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w*. 
\p
\v 3 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w helped|strong="G4311"\w* \w them|strong="G4160"\w* get ready \w to|strong="G2532"\w* leave \w on|strong="G4311"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* trip. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w went|strong="G1330"\w* \w through|strong="G1330"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* countries \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w Phoenicia|strong="G5403"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Samaria|strong="G4540"\w*, where \w they|strong="G3767"\w* told \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G1330"\w* how \w the|strong="G3956"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* turned \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* true \w God|strong="G4160"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* believers \w very|strong="G2532"\w* happy. 
\v 4 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G4245"\w* \w arrived|strong="G3854"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* whole \w church|strong="G1577"\w* welcomed \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w*, Barnabas, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w told|strong="G0312"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3745"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 5 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G4100"\w* Jerusalem \w had|strong="G1163"\w* \w belonged|strong="G0575"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Pharisees|strong="G5330"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w stood|strong="G1817"\w* \w up|strong="G1210"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w believers|strong="G4100"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1163"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4059"\w*. \w We|strong="G3754"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w obey|strong="G5083"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*!” 
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\v 6 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w* \w gathered|strong="G4863"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* study \w this|strong="G3778"\w* problem. 
\v 7 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w long|strong="G4183"\w* \w debate|strong="G2214"\w*, \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w* \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w My|strong="G0191"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1096"\w* sure \w you|strong="G5210"\w* remember \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w early|strong="G0744"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w chose|strong="G1586"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2098"\w* \w News|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* Jewish. \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G4074"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2098"\w* \w News|strong="G3056"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w*. 
\v 8 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w knows|strong="G2589"\w* everyone, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* thoughts, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* accepted \w these|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* showed \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w* \w by|strong="G2532"\w* \w giving|strong="G1325"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G1325"\w*. 
\v 9 \w To|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3762"\w* different \w from|strong="G2532"\w* us. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* believed, \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w made|strong="G1252"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w hearts|strong="G2588"\w* pure. 
\v 10 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w*, \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* putting \w a|strong="G3739"\w* heavy burden\f + \fr 15:10  \fk burden \ft The Jewish law. Some of the Jews tried to make the non-Jewish believers follow this law.\f* \w around|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w necks|strong="G5137"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish followers \w of|strong="G2316"\w* Jesus? \w Are|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w trying|strong="G3985"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* make \w God|strong="G2316"\w* angry? \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* \w were|strong="G3101"\w* \w not|strong="G2480"\w* \w able|strong="G2480"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w carry|strong="G0941"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* burden. 
\v 11 \w No|strong="G0235"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w and|strong="G2962"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G2962"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w way|strong="G5158"\w*—\w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*.” 
\p
\v 12 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w whole|strong="G3956"\w* \w group|strong="G4128"\w* \w became|strong="G4601"\w* \w quiet|strong="G4601"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w listened|strong="G0191"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w told|strong="G1834"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* miraculous \w signs|strong="G4592"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w wonders|strong="G5059"\w* \w that|strong="G0191"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G4128"\w*. 
\v 13 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* finished \w speaking|strong="G3004"\w*, \w James|strong="G2385"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w My|strong="G0191"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. 
\v 14 \w Simon|strong="G0846"\w* \w Peter|strong="G0846"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w told|strong="G1834"\w* \w us|strong="G1537"\w* \w how|strong="G2531"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* showed \w his|strong="G0846"\w* love \w for|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. \w For|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w time|strong="G4413"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w accepted|strong="G2983"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* made \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*. 
\v 15 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w agree|strong="G4856"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*: 
\b
\q1
\v 16 ‘\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w return|strong="G0390"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* build \w David’s|strong="G1138"\w* house \w again|strong="G0461"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w has|strong="G3778"\w* \w fallen|strong="G4098"\w* \w down|strong="G4098"\w*. 
\q1 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* build \w again|strong="G0461"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* parts \w of|strong="G4633"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* house \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* pulled \w down|strong="G4098"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* make \w his|strong="G0846"\w* house new. 
\q1
\v 17 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w rest|strong="G2645"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* world \w will|strong="G3739"\w* look \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w*— 
\q2 \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w other|strong="G3739"\w* \w nations|strong="G1484"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. 
\q2 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*.’ \rq Amos 9:11-12\rq* 
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\q1
\v 18 ‘All this \w has|strong="G0165"\w* been \w known|strong="G1110"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G0575"\w* \w beginning|strong="G0165"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w time|strong="G0165"\w*.’\f + \fr 15:18  \ft See Isaiah 45:21.\f* 
\b
\p
\v 19 “\w So|strong="G1352"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w think|strong="G2919"\w* \w we|strong="G1352"\w* \w should|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w make|strong="G3361"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* hard \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w turned|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w among|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Instead|strong="G0235"\w*, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* send \w a|strong="G2532"\w* letter telling \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G0235"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*: 
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\li1 Don’t eat food \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* given \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w idols|strong="G1497"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* makes \w the|strong="G3588"\w* food unclean. 
\li1 Don’t \w be|strong="G2532"\w* involved \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w sexual|strong="G4202"\w* sin. 
\li1 Don’t eat \w meat|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G0568"\w* animals \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G0568"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w strangled|strong="G4156"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* any \w meat|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* still \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w blood|strong="G0129"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\m
\v 21 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* should not \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w any|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* still \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* teach \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Law \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* words \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w read|strong="G0314"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4521"\w* \w day|strong="G4521"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* many years.” 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* Letter \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Non-Jewish Believers 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* group \w decided|strong="G1380"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w choose|strong="G1586"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w chose|strong="G1586"\w* \w Judas|strong="G2455"\w* (\w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w Barsabbas|strong="G0923"\w*) \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w*, \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* respected \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers. 
\v 23 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* group \w sent|strong="G1125"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G4245"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*: 
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\mi \w From|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w*, \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, 
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\mi \w To|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* countries \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Syria|strong="G4947"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Cilicia|strong="G2791"\w*. 
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\mi Dear \w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w*: 
\pi1
\v 24 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w men|strong="G5100"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w come|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G3739"\w* group. \w What|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G3056"\w* \w troubled|strong="G5015"\w* \w and|strong="G3056"\w* upset \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w But|strong="G1473"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w did|strong="G0191"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* tell \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w do|strong="G5015"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. 
\v 25 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* agreed \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w choose|strong="G1586"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* them \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w dear|strong="G0027"\w* friends, \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. 
\v 26 Barnabas \w and|strong="G2962"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w given|strong="G3860"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w lives|strong="G5590"\w* \w to|strong="G0444"\w* serve \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\v 27 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w Judas|strong="G2455"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G0518"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w things|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 28 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* agree \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3367"\w* \w more|strong="G4183"\w* \w burdens|strong="G0922"\w*, \w except|strong="G4133"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* necessary \w things|strong="G3778"\w*: 
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\li1
\v 29 Don’t eat food \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* given \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w idols|strong="G1494"\w*. 
\li1 Don’t eat meat \w from|strong="G1537"\w* animals \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G0568"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w strangled|strong="G4156"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G3739"\w* meat \w that|strong="G3739"\w* still \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w blood|strong="G0129"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G3739"\w*. 
\li1 Don’t \w be|strong="G2532"\w* involved \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w sexual|strong="G4202"\w* sin. 
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\mi \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* stay \w away|strong="G0568"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G4238"\w* \w well|strong="G2532"\w*. 
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\mi \w We|strong="G3739"\w* say goodbye \w now|strong="G2532"\w*. 
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\v 30 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* Paul, Barnabas, Judas, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas left Jerusalem \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2718"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. There \w they|strong="G3767"\w* \w gathered|strong="G4863"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w group|strong="G4128"\w* \w of|strong="G4128"\w* believers \w together|strong="G4863"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w gave|strong="G1929"\w* \w them|strong="G0630"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w*. 
\v 31 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w read|strong="G0314"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w*, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* happy. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* letter comforted \w them|strong="G1909"\w*. 
\v 32 \w Judas|strong="G2455"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w*, \w said|strong="G3056"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w things|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w encourage|strong="G3870"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w and|strong="G2532"\w* make \w them|strong="G0846"\w* stronger \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* faith. 
\v 33 \w After|strong="G3326"\w* Judas \w and|strong="G1161"\w* Silas stayed \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w while|strong="G5550"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w left|strong="G0575"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* received \w a|strong="G4160"\w* blessing \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers. \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* went \w back|strong="G4314"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 34  \f + \fr 15:34  \ft Some Greek copies add verse 34: “But Silas decided to remain there.”\f* 
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\v 35 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1304"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w and|strong="G2532"\w* told \w other|strong="G2087"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* Separate 
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\v 36 \w A|strong="G2192"\w* \w few|strong="G5100"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w*, “\w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* go \w back|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w towns|strong="G4172"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w visit|strong="G1980"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* believers \w to|strong="G4314"\w* see \w how|strong="G4459"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* doing.” 
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\v 37 \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w wanted|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* bring \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w Mark|strong="G3138"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G2564"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 38 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* first trip \w John|strong="G0846"\w* Mark did \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w work|strong="G2041"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3972"\w* \w left|strong="G0868"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w Pamphylia|strong="G3828"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* did \w not|strong="G3361"\w* think \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* good idea \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w take|strong="G4838"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* time. 
\v 39 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* big argument \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w* bad \w that|strong="G5620"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w separated|strong="G0673"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w went|strong="G1096"\w* different ways. \w Barnabas|strong="G0921"\w* \w sailed|strong="G1602"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="G2954"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w took|strong="G3880"\w* \w Mark|strong="G3138"\w* \w with|strong="G0575"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 40 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w chose|strong="G1951"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w to|strong="G0080"\w* \w go|strong="G1831"\w* \w with|strong="G5485"\w* \w him|strong="G3860"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w in|strong="G0080"\w* Antioch \w put|strong="G3860"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w into|strong="G3860"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord’s|strong="G2962"\w* care \w and|strong="G1161"\w* sent \w him|strong="G3860"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w*. 
\v 41 Paul \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w went|strong="G1330"\w* \w through|strong="G1330"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* countries \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w Syria|strong="G4947"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Cilicia|strong="G2791"\w*, helping \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w* grow stronger. 
\c 16  
\s1 Timothy Goes With Paul and Silas 
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\v 1 \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* went \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w city|strong="G1563"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Derbe|strong="G1191"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Lystra|strong="G3082"\w*, \w where|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* follower \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w lived|strong="G1510"\w*. Timothy’s mother \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w believer|strong="G4103"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w his|strong="G3708"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Greek|strong="G1672"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* cities \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Lystra|strong="G3082"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Iconium|strong="G2430"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3140"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* say \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2309"\w* Timothy \w to|strong="G2309"\w* travel \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G0537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* living \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* area \w knew|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w Greek|strong="G1672"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w circumcised|strong="G4059"\w* Timothy \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w please|strong="G2309"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w traveled|strong="G1279"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w cities|strong="G4172"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w gave|strong="G3860"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w the|strong="G3588"\w* rules \w and|strong="G2532"\w* decisions \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w apostles|strong="G0652"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* told \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w obey|strong="G5442"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* rules. 
\v 5 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w churches|strong="G1577"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* becoming stronger \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w number|strong="G0706"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* believers \w was|strong="G3588"\w* growing \w every|strong="G2596"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\s1 Paul \w Is|strong="G3588"\w* Called \w to|strong="G2596"\w* Macedonia 
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\v 6 Paul \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1330"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* areas \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w Phrygia|strong="G5435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Galatia|strong="G1054"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* did \w not|strong="G2532"\w* allow \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Good \w News|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* province \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w*. 
\v 7 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w reached|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* border \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Mysia|strong="G3465"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w tried|strong="G3985"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w Bithynia|strong="G0978"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w did|strong="G3985"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w let|strong="G1439"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*. 
\v 8 \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w passed|strong="G3928"\w* \w by|strong="G1519"\w* \w Mysia|strong="G3465"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Troas|strong="G5174"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w That|strong="G3004"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w*. \w In|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w from|strong="G0435"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w* \w came|strong="G2476"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w begged|strong="G3870"\w*, “\w Come|strong="G1510"\w* across \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w help|strong="G0997"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w*.” 
\v 10 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w*\f + \fr 16:10  \fk we \ft Luke, the writer, apparently went with Paul to Macedonia but did not leave Philippi with him. (See verse 40.) The first person pronoun occurs again in 20:5-21:18 and 27:1-28.\f* \w immediately|strong="G2112"\w* prepared \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w leave|strong="G1831"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* understood \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* \w called|strong="G4341"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* tell \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Conversion \w of|strong="G2316"\w* Lydia 
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\v 11 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w left|strong="G0575"\w* \w Troas|strong="G5174"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G3767"\w* ship \w and|strong="G1161"\w* sailed \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Samothrace|strong="G4543"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* next day \w we|strong="G1161"\w* sailed \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Neapolis|strong="G3501"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G3778"\w* went \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Philippi|strong="G5375"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* Roman \w colony|strong="G2862"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w leading|strong="G4413"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w part|strong="G3310"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*. \w We|strong="G3778"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G2547"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w few|strong="G5100"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w On|strong="G2523"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4521"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w gate|strong="G4439"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w river|strong="G4215"\w*. \w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w thought|strong="G3543"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* find \w a|strong="G1510"\w* special \w place|strong="G4335"\w* \w for|strong="G3844"\w* \w prayer|strong="G4335"\w*. \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w gathered|strong="G4905"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w down|strong="G2523"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w talked|strong="G2980"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w them|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 14 \w There|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G0191"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w* \w there|strong="G3739"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Lydia|strong="G3070"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Thyatira|strong="G2363"\w*. \w Her|strong="G5259"\w* job \w was|strong="G3739"\w* selling \w purple|strong="G4211"\w* cloth. \w She|strong="G1135"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G0191"\w* \w worshiper|strong="G4576"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* true \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w Lydia|strong="G3070"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w listening|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w opened|strong="G1272"\w* \w her|strong="G5259"\w* \w heart|strong="G2588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w accept|strong="G0191"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w saying|strong="G2980"\w*. 
\v 15 \w She|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w living|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w she|strong="G0846"\w* \w invited|strong="G3870"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w home|strong="G3624"\w*. \w She|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w think|strong="G2919"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* true \w believer|strong="G4103"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*, \w come|strong="G1525"\w* \w stay|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w my|strong="G1525"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*.” \w She|strong="G0846"\w* persuaded \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w stay|strong="G3306"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Jail 
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\v 16 \w One|strong="G5100"\w* day \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G1096"\w* \w going|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w place|strong="G1096"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w prayer|strong="G4335"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* servant girl \w met|strong="G5221"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w She|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*\f + \fr 16:16  \fk spirit \ft A spirit from the devil that gave special knowledge.\f* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w that|strong="G3748"\w* gave \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* power \w to|strong="G1519"\w* tell \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* \w happen|strong="G1096"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* future. \w By|strong="G1096"\w* doing \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w she|strong="G0846"\w* earned \w a|strong="G2192"\w* lot \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w owned|strong="G2192"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 17 \w She|strong="G3778"\w* started \w following|strong="G2628"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w rest|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* around. \w She|strong="G3778"\w* \w kept|strong="G3972"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2896"\w*, “\w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w servants|strong="G1401"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Most|strong="G5310"\w* \w High|strong="G5310"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*! \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* how \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* saved!” 
\v 18 \w She|strong="G0846"\w* continued \w doing|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* bothered \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w turned|strong="G1994"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*, “\w By|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* power \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w command|strong="G3853"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w come|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w her|strong="G0846"\w*!” Immediately, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w came|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w*. 
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\v 19 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* owned \w the|strong="G3588"\w* servant girl \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w realized|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* could no \w longer|strong="G1909"\w* use \w her|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* make \w money|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* grabbed \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w dragged|strong="G1670"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* public square \w to|strong="G1519"\w* meet \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w authorities|strong="G0758"\w*. 
\v 20 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w brought|strong="G4317"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Roman officials \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* making trouble \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. 
\v 21 \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* telling \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* right \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w Romans|strong="G4514"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*.” 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* whole \w crowd|strong="G3793"\w* turned \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* officials \w tore|strong="G4048"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w clothes|strong="G2440"\w* \w off|strong="G2596"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w ordered|strong="G2753"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w beaten|strong="G4463"\w* \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w rods|strong="G4463"\w*. 
\v 23 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w beaten|strong="G4127"\w* \w severely|strong="G4183"\w* \w and|strong="G5037"\w* \w thrown|strong="G0906"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* jail. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* officials told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w jailer|strong="G1200"\w*, “\w Guard|strong="G5083"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* carefully!” 
\v 24 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jailer heard \w this|strong="G3588"\w* special order, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G0906"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w far|strong="G3588"\w* inside \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jail \w and|strong="G2532"\w* bound \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w* \w between|strong="G0846"\w* large blocks \w of|strong="G4228"\w* \w wood|strong="G3586"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w About|strong="G2596"\w* \w midnight|strong="G3317"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w praying|strong="G4336"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w singing|strong="G5214"\w* songs \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w prisoners|strong="G1198"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w listening|strong="G1874"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 26 \w Suddenly|strong="G0869"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w an|strong="G1096"\w* \w earthquake|strong="G4578"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w strong|strong="G3173"\w* \w that|strong="G5620"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w shook|strong="G4531"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w foundation|strong="G2310"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* jail. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w doors|strong="G2374"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* jail \w opened|strong="G0455"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w chains|strong="G1199"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* prisoners \w fell|strong="G1096"\w* off. 
\v 27 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w jailer|strong="G1200"\w* woke up \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w that|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jail \w doors|strong="G2374"\w* \w were|strong="G1096"\w* \w open|strong="G0455"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w thought|strong="G3543"\w* \w that|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prisoners|strong="G1198"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* already \w escaped|strong="G1628"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w got|strong="G1096"\w* \w his|strong="G3708"\w* \w sword|strong="G3162"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w ready|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w himself|strong="G1438"\w*.\f + \fr 16:27  \fk kill himself \ft He thought the leaders would kill him for letting the prisoners escape.\f* 
\v 28 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* shouted, “\w Don’t|strong="G3367"\w* hurt \w yourself|strong="G4572"\w*! \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G0537"\w* \w here|strong="G1759"\w*!” 
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\v 29 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* jailer told someone \w to|strong="G2532"\w* bring \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* ran inside \w and|strong="G2532"\w*, shaking \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w fear|strong="G1790"\w*, \w fell|strong="G1096"\w* \w down|strong="G4363"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* front \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w*. 
\v 30 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w brought|strong="G4254"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w outside|strong="G1854"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w Men|strong="G0846"\w*, \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G1163"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w*?” 
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\v 31 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w Believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w saved|strong="G4982"\w*—\w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* live \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*.” 
\v 32 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* jailer \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* lived \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w*. 
\v 33 \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w late|strong="G5610"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* jailer \w took|strong="G3880"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w washed|strong="G3068"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w wounds|strong="G4127"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* jailer \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*. 
\v 34 \w After|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jailer took \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w home|strong="G3624"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w food|strong="G5132"\w*. \w All|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* happy \w because|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. 
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\v 35 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* next \w morning|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Roman officials \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jailer, “\w Let|strong="G1096"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0444"\w* \w go|strong="G0630"\w* \w free|strong="G0630"\w*.” 
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\v 36 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w jailer|strong="G1200"\w* \w said|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* officials \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w let|strong="G0630"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w free|strong="G0630"\w*. \w You|strong="G3754"\w* can \w leave|strong="G1831"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*. \w Go|strong="G4198"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w*.” 
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\v 37 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers, “\w Those|strong="G3588"\w* officials \w did|strong="G2064"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* prove \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w did|strong="G2064"\w* \w anything|strong="G0235"\w* wrong, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w beat|strong="G1194"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w public|strong="G1219"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G0906"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* jail. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w Roman|strong="G4514"\w* citizens.\f + \fr 16:37  \fk Roman citizens \ft Roman law said that Roman citizens must not be beaten before their trial.\f* \w Now|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* want \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G2064"\w* \w away|strong="G1544"\w* quietly. \w No|strong="G3756"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w must|strong="G0235"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w here|strong="G1519"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w lead|strong="G1806"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w out|strong="G1544"\w*!” 
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\v 38 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w told|strong="G0518"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* officials \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* said. \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G3754"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* Silas \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w Roman|strong="G4514"\w* citizens, \w they|strong="G3754"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w*. 
\v 39 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* told \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* sorry. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w led|strong="G1806"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1806"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jail \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G2065"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w leave|strong="G0565"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. 
\v 40 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1525"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w came|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* jail, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Lydia’s|strong="G3070"\w* house. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w encouraged|strong="G3870"\w* \w them|strong="G3870"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w*. 
\c 17  
\s1 Paul and Silas in Thessalonica 
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\v 1 \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w traveled|strong="G1353"\w* \w through|strong="G1353"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* cities \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Amphipolis|strong="G0295"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Apollonia|strong="G0624"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G3699"\w* \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Thessalonica|strong="G2332"\w*, \w where|strong="G3699"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w*. 
\v 2 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* synagogue \w to|strong="G4314"\w* see \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* always \w did|strong="G1525"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* next \w three|strong="G5140"\w* weeks, \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w each|strong="G2596"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4521"\w* \w day|strong="G4521"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w discussed|strong="G1256"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Scriptures|strong="G1124"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 3 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* explained \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Scriptures \w to|strong="G2532"\w* show \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* die \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w rise|strong="G0450"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* telling \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*.” 
\v 4 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w there|strong="G4183"\w* believed \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* decided \w to|strong="G2532"\w* join \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w large|strong="G4183"\w* \w number|strong="G4128"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Greeks|strong="G1672"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* worshipers \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* true \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* important \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w joined|strong="G4345"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 5 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G5100"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* believe became \w jealous|strong="G2206"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* got \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w bad|strong="G4190"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w from|strong="G0435"\w* around \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* center \w to|strong="G1519"\w* make trouble. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w formed|strong="G3792"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w mob|strong="G3792"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* caused \w a|strong="G2532"\w* riot \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G4254"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jason’s|strong="G2394"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w*, \w looking|strong="G2212"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2212"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G4254"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1438"\w* \w before|strong="G4254"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 6 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G2147"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w dragged|strong="G4951"\w* \w Jason|strong="G2394"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* believers \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4173"\w* \w leaders|strong="G3754"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w shouted|strong="G0994"\w*, “\w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* made trouble everywhere \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* come \w here|strong="G1759"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*! 
\v 7 \w Jason|strong="G2394"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* keeping \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* house. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w do|strong="G4238"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w against|strong="G0561"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* laws \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w another|strong="G2087"\w* \w king|strong="G0935"\w* \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*.” 
\p
\v 8 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4173"\w* leaders \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* became \w very|strong="G3778"\w* upset. 
\v 9 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* made \w Jason|strong="G2394"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3062"\w* believers deposit \w money|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* guarantee \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w there|strong="G2425"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* no more trouble. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w let|strong="G0630"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w go|strong="G0630"\w*. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Silas \w Go|strong="G0630"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Berea 
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\v 10 \w That|strong="G3748"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w sent|strong="G1599"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* another city named \w Berea|strong="G0960"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w arrived|strong="G3854"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G0549"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w*. 
\v 11 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Berea \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w more|strong="G2596"\w* open-minded \w than|strong="G2104"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Thessalonica|strong="G2332"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w so|strong="G3779"\w* glad \w to|strong="G2596"\w* hear \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* told \w them|strong="G1722"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* studied \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Scriptures|strong="G1124"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* make sure \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* heard \w was|strong="G1510"\w* really \w true|strong="G3779"\w*. 
\v 12 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w result|strong="G1537"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G4100"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w*, \w including|strong="G2532"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* important \w Greek|strong="G1674"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w*. 
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\v 13 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Thessalonica|strong="G2332"\w* \w learned|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* telling \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Berea|strong="G0960"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w there|strong="G2546"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* upset \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* made trouble. 
\v 14 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w immediately|strong="G2112"\w* \w sent|strong="G1821"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w away|strong="G1821"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* coast, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w stayed|strong="G5278"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* Berea. 
\v 15 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w took|strong="G2983"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G1785"\w* \w Athens|strong="G0116"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w returned|strong="G2064"\w* \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* message \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* join \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w soon|strong="G5036"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* could. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w Athens|strong="G0116"\w* 
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\v 16 \w While|strong="G1722"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w waiting|strong="G1551"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* Silas \w and|strong="G1161"\w* Timothy \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Athens|strong="G0116"\w*, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* upset \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G2334"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w full|strong="G2712"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w idols|strong="G2712"\w*. 
\v 17 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* talked \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Greeks \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G2453"\w* worshipers \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* true \w God|strong="G4314"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* went \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* public square \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* talked \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* came \w by|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 18 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Epicurean \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Stoic|strong="G4770"\w* \w philosophers|strong="G5386"\w* argued \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\p \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* doesn’t really know \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w talking|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w*. \w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* trying \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*?” \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2097"\w* \w News|strong="G2097"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w resurrection|strong="G0386"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w seems|strong="G1380"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w gods|strong="G1140"\w*.” 
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\v 19 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w took|strong="G1949"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w a|strong="G5259"\w* meeting \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Areopagus|strong="G0697"\w* council. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “Please explain \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* idea \w that|strong="G1097"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* been \w teaching|strong="G1322"\w*. 
\v 20 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* saying \w are|strong="G1510"\w* new \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* never \w heard|strong="G0189"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* teaching \w before|strong="G1519"\w*, \w and|strong="G3778"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w it|strong="G3778"\w* \w means|strong="G1510"\w*.” 
\v 21 (\w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w Athens|strong="G0117"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w foreigners|strong="G3581"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* lived \w there|strong="G1161"\w* spent \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G2119"\w* \w either|strong="G2228"\w* \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w listening|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* latest ideas.) 
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\v 22 \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* up \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* meeting \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Areopagus|strong="G0697"\w* council \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w Men|strong="G0435"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w Athens|strong="G0117"\w*, \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w see|strong="G2334"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w* tells \w me|strong="G2334"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* very religious. 
\v 23 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w going|strong="G1330"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* city \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* saw \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w worship|strong="G4574"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w altar|strong="G1041"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w written|strong="G1924"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G2147"\w*: ‘\sc \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w an|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w unknown|strong="G0050"\+w* \+w god|strong="G2316"\+w*\sc*.’ \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w worship|strong="G4574"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w god|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* don’t \w know|strong="G0050"\w*. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w*. 
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\v 24 “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w whole|strong="G3956"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G4160"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w temples|strong="G3485"\w* built \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w human|strong="G5499"\w* \w hands|strong="G5499"\w*. 
\v 25 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w life|strong="G2222"\w*, \w breath|strong="G4157"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w else|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* need. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w does|strong="G3761"\w* \w not|strong="G3761"\w* need \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w help|strong="G5495"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G5100"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* needs. 
\v 26 \w God|strong="G0846"\w* \w began|strong="G1909"\w* \w by|strong="G1537"\w* \w making|strong="G4160"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* different \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w* everywhere \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w world|strong="G1093"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w decided|strong="G3724"\w* exactly \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* where \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w live|strong="G2730"\w*. 
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\v 27 “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2212"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2212"\w* look \w for|strong="G2212"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w perhaps|strong="G0686"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w searching|strong="G2212"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* around \w for|strong="G2212"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w far|strong="G3112"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w any|strong="G3756"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* us. 
\v 28 \w It|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w*, \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w*. \w As|strong="G5613"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w poets|strong="G4163"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*.’ 
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\v 29 “That’s right. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G2228"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w must|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w think|strong="G3543"\w* \w that|strong="G2316"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w like|strong="G3664"\w* \w something|strong="G1510"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w* imagine \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w make|strong="G3756"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* made \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w gold|strong="G5557"\w*, \w silver|strong="G0696"\w*, \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w stone|strong="G3037"\w*. 
\v 30 \w In|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* past \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w did|strong="G3340"\w* not understand \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w he|strong="G3767"\w* \w overlooked|strong="G5237"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w But|strong="G2316"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w he|strong="G3767"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* telling \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* world \w to|strong="G0444"\w* change \w and|strong="G2316"\w* turn \w to|strong="G0444"\w* \w him|strong="G0444"\w*. 
\v 31 \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* \w decided|strong="G2919"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* fair. \w To|strong="G3195"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* use \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* chose \w long|strong="G2250"\w* ago. \w And|strong="G2250"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* proved \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* proved \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w raising|strong="G0450"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*!” 
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\v 32 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3004"\w* \w being|strong="G3825"\w* raised \w from|strong="G0191"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w* laughed. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w We|strong="G3778"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w more|strong="G3825"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w from|strong="G0191"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* later.” 
\v 33 \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* council meeting. 
\v 34 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w joined|strong="G2853"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* became \w believers|strong="G4100"\w*. \w Among|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w Dionysius|strong="G1354"\w*, \w a|strong="G3739"\w* member \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Areopagus council, \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w woman|strong="G1135"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Damaris|strong="G1152"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w others|strong="G2087"\w*. 
\c 18  
\s1 Paul in Corinth 
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\v 1 \w Later|strong="G3326"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G5563"\w* \w left|strong="G5563"\w* \w Athens|strong="G0116"\w* \w and|strong="G2064"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Corinth|strong="G2882"\w*. 
\v 2 There \w he|strong="G2532"\w* met \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Aquila|strong="G0207"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* born \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* country \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Pontus|strong="G4193"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w*, \w Priscilla|strong="G4252"\w*, \w had|strong="G2064"\w* \w recently|strong="G4373"\w* moved \w to|strong="G2064"\w* Corinth \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Italy|strong="G2482"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w left|strong="G0575"\w* \w Italy|strong="G2482"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w Claudius|strong="G2804"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* given \w an|strong="G2532"\w* order \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w leave|strong="G5563"\w* \w Rome|strong="G4516"\w*. \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w visit|strong="G2064"\w* \w Aquila|strong="G0207"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Priscilla|strong="G4252"\w*. 
\v 3 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w tentmakers|strong="G4635"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w stayed|strong="G3306"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w worked|strong="G2038"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w Every|strong="G3956"\w* \w Sabbath|strong="G4521"\w* \w day|strong="G4521"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1256"\w* went \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* talked \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w both|strong="G5037"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Greeks|strong="G1672"\w*, trying \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w persuade|strong="G3982"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w believe|strong="G3982"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 5 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w Silas|strong="G4609"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w came|strong="G2718"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* spent \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G5613"\w* time telling God’s \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*, trying \w to|strong="G2532"\w* convince \w them|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G5613"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\v 6 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* disagreed \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* teaching \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w started|strong="G4198"\w* insulting \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w shook|strong="G1621"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* dust \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w clothes|strong="G2440"\w*.\f + \fr 18:6  \fk shook the dust from his clothes \ft A warning. It showed Paul was finished talking to these Jews.\f* \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* saved, \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G1484"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* fault! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* done \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w*. \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1484"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w*.” 
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\v 7 \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* \w left|strong="G3327"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* moved \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w home|strong="G3614"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Titius|strong="G5103"\w* \w Justus|strong="G2459"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w worshiper|strong="G4576"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* true \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w His|strong="G3739"\w* \w house|strong="G3614"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w next|strong="G4927"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w*. 
\v 8 \w Crispus|strong="G2921"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w leader|strong="G0752"\w* \w of|strong="G3624"\w* \w that|strong="G0191"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G0752"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3650"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* living \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Many|strong="G4183"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* Corinth \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w listened|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w*, \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w*. 
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\v 9 \w During|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w had|strong="G3972"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* \w vision|strong="G3705"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w Don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* \w talking|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*. 
\v 10 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* able \w to|strong="G2532"\w* hurt \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w Many|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*.” 
\v 11 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* stayed \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w year|strong="G1763"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* half \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w Is|strong="G2316"\w* Brought \w Before|strong="G1722"\w* Gallio 
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\v 12 \w During|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w Gallio|strong="G1058"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* governor \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Achaia|strong="G0882"\w*, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w came|strong="G1510"\w* \w together|strong="G3661"\w* \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w took|strong="G0071"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* court. 
\v 13 \w They|strong="G3754"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* Gallio, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* teaching \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w worship|strong="G4576"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* \w way|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* against \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*!” 
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\v 14 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w ready|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w Gallio|strong="G1058"\w* \w spoke|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*. \w He|strong="G3004"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1487"\w* \w would|strong="G3195"\w* listen \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* \w complaint|strong="G3056"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w about|strong="G3195"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w crime|strong="G4467"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w wrong|strong="G0092"\w*. 
\v 15 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w only|strong="G1487"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w names|strong="G3686"\w*—arguments \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w your|strong="G3708"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w must|strong="G1510"\w* solve \w this|strong="G3778"\w* problem \w yourselves|strong="G0846"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w want|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w judge|strong="G2923"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w matters|strong="G3056"\w*.” 
\v 16 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* Gallio made \w them|strong="G0846"\w* leave \w the|strong="G3588"\w* court. 
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\v 17 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* grabbed \w Sosthenes|strong="G4988"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w leader|strong="G0752"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G0752"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w beat|strong="G5180"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w before|strong="G1715"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w court|strong="G3199"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* did \w not|strong="G3762"\w* bother \w Gallio|strong="G1058"\w*. 
\s1 Paul Returns \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Antioch 
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\v 18 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* stayed \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w many|strong="G2425"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* left \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w sailed|strong="G1602"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w Syria|strong="G4947"\w*. \w Priscilla|strong="G4252"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Aquila|strong="G0207"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w At|strong="G1722"\w* \w Cenchrea|strong="G2747"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w cut|strong="G2751"\w* \w off|strong="G2751"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hair|strong="G2751"\w*,\f + \fr 18:18  \fk cut off his hair \ft This may show that Paul was ending a Nazirite vow, a time of special dedication and service promised to God. See “Nazirite” in the Word List.\f* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* made \w a|strong="G2192"\w* promise \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 19 \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*, \w where|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w left|strong="G2641"\w* Priscilla \w and|strong="G1161"\w* Aquila. \w While|strong="G0846"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* talked \w with|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*. 
\v 20 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G2065"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w stay|strong="G3306"\w* \w longer|strong="G1909"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w refused|strong="G3756"\w*. 
\v 21 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G0575"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* come \w back|strong="G3825"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w wants|strong="G2309"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w*.” \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* sailed \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0782"\w* \w arrived|strong="G2718"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* Jerusalem \w and|strong="G2532"\w* visited \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* there. \w After|strong="G2532"\w* that \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Antioch|strong="G0490"\w*. 
\v 23 Paul stayed \w in|strong="G2532"\w* Antioch \w for|strong="G3956"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w while|strong="G5550"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w* \w there|strong="G3101"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w through|strong="G1330"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* countries \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w Galatia|strong="G1054"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Phrygia|strong="G5435"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* traveled \w from|strong="G1831"\w* \w town|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w town|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* countries, helping \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* followers \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1831"\w* grow stronger \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* faith. 
\s1 Apollos \w in|strong="G2532"\w* Ephesus \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Corinth 
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\v 24 \w A|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jew|strong="G2453"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Apollos|strong="G0625"\w* \w came|strong="G2658"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*. Born \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G0435"\w* Alexandria, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* educated \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* knew \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Scriptures|strong="G1124"\w* well. 
\v 25 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2424"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* always excited\f + \fr 18:25  \fk excited \ft Or “on fire with the Spirit.”\f* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* talk \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* right, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w baptism|strong="G0908"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* knew \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w baptism|strong="G0908"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w*. 
\v 26 Apollos \w began|strong="G0757"\w* \w to|strong="G0757"\w* \w speak|strong="G3955"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* \w boldly|strong="G3955"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w Priscilla|strong="G4252"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Aquila|strong="G0207"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w speak|strong="G3955"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w took|strong="G4355"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G0757"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* home \w and|strong="G2532"\w* helped \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w understand|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* better. 
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\v 27 \w Apollos|strong="G1014"\w* \w wanted|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G1330"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Achaia|strong="G0882"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Ephesus \w helped|strong="G4820"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Achaia|strong="G0882"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* asked \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* accept \w Apollos|strong="G1014"\w*. \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w arrived|strong="G3854"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w great|strong="G4183"\w* help \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w God’s|strong="G0846"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w*. 
\v 28 \w He|strong="G1510"\w* argued very strongly against \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w*. \w He|strong="G1510"\w* clearly proved \w that|strong="G2453"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* wrong. \w He|strong="G1510"\w* used \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Scriptures|strong="G1124"\w* \w and|strong="G2453"\w* showed \w that|strong="G2453"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\c 19  
\s1 Paul in Ephesus 
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\v 1 \w While|strong="G1722"\w* \w Apollos|strong="G0625"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w Corinth|strong="G2882"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* visiting \w some|strong="G5100"\w* places \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* followers \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Did|strong="G0191"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w believed|strong="G4100"\w*?” 
\p \w These|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w We|strong="G1487"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w never|strong="G1487"\w* \w even|strong="G3761"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w*!” 
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\v 3 Paul \w asked|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w what|strong="G5101"\w* kind \w of|strong="G0908"\w* \w baptism|strong="G0908"\w* \w did|strong="G0907"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w*?” 
\p \w They|strong="G3767"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w baptism|strong="G0908"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w John|strong="G2491"\w* taught.” 
\p
\v 4 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w John|strong="G2491"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* show \w they|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1519"\w* change \w their|strong="G0846"\w* lives. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3778"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w one|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*.” 
\p
\v 5 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 6 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w laid|strong="G2007"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w began|strong="G1909"\w* \w speaking|strong="G2980"\w* different \w languages|strong="G1100"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w prophesying|strong="G4395"\w*. 
\v 7 \w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w about|strong="G5616"\w* \w twelve|strong="G1427"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w in|strong="G3956"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* group. 
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\v 8 \w Paul|strong="G1256"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogue|strong="G4864"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w spoke|strong="G3955"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w boldly|strong="G3955"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* continued doing \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w months|strong="G3376"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* talked \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews, trying \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w persuade|strong="G3982"\w* \w them|strong="G4012"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* accept \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* telling \w them|strong="G4012"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w*. 
\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w became|strong="G3101"\w* stubborn \w and|strong="G2532"\w* refused \w to|strong="G2596"\w* believe. \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w front|strong="G1799"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* everyone, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Way|strong="G3598"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w left|strong="G0868"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w took|strong="G0873"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* went \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w* \w where|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* named \w Tyrannus|strong="G5181"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w school|strong="G4981"\w*. \w There|strong="G1722"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* talked \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G4128"\w* \w every|strong="G2596"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 10 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w years|strong="G2094"\w*. \w Because|strong="G1909"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* work, \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w*, \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Greeks|strong="G1672"\w*, \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* Sons \w of|strong="G3056"\w* Sceva 
\p
\v 11 \w God|strong="G2316"\w* used \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w to|strong="G2316"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* very special \w miracles|strong="G1411"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w carried|strong="G0667"\w* \w away|strong="G0667"\w* \w handkerchiefs|strong="G4676"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* clothes \w that|strong="G5620"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* used \w and|strong="G2532"\w* put \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w sick|strong="G0770"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w sick|strong="G0770"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* healed, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w spirits|strong="G4151"\w* \w left|strong="G0525"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\p
\v 13-14 Some Jews also were traveling around forcing evil spirits out of people. The seven sons of Sceva, one of the leading priests, were doing this. These Jews tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to make the evil spirits go out of people. They all said, “By the same Jesus that Paul talks about, I order you to come out!” 
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\v 15 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* time \w an|strong="G1510"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* Jews, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*?” 
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\v 16 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w evil|strong="G4190"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w inside|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w jumped|strong="G2177"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* Jews. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* much stronger \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* beat \w them|strong="G0846"\w* up \w and|strong="G2532"\w* tore \w their|strong="G0846"\w* clothes \w off|strong="G2596"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* ran away \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*, \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Greeks|strong="G1672"\w*, learned \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G2453"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* filled \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w fear|strong="G5401"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w great|strong="G3956"\w* honor \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 18 \w Many|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w* began \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w confess|strong="G1843"\w*, telling \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* evil \w things|strong="G4183"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* done. 
\v 19 \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1799"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* used \w magic|strong="G4021"\w*. \w These|strong="G3588"\w* believers brought \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w magic|strong="G4021"\w* \w books|strong="G0976"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w burned|strong="G2618"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*. \w These|strong="G3588"\w* \w books|strong="G0976"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* worth \w about|strong="G3588"\w* 50,000 \w silver|strong="G0694"\w* coins.\f + \fr 19:19  \fk silver coins \ft Probably Greek drachmas. One coin was worth the average pay for one day’s work.\f* 
\v 20 \w This|strong="G3779"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* \w how|strong="G3779"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w spreading|strong="G0837"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G3779"\w* powerful \w way|strong="G3779"\w*, \w causing|strong="G0837"\w* \w more|strong="G2596"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2596"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* believe. 
\s1 Paul Plans \w a|strong="G3779"\w* Trip 
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\v 21 \w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* plans \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* planned \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w through|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* regions \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Achaia|strong="G0882"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w thought|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* visit \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* visit \w Rome|strong="G4516"\w*.” 
\v 22 \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Erastus|strong="G2037"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* helpers. \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w ahead|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1907"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w while|strong="G5550"\w*. 
\s1 Trouble \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Ephesus 
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\v 23 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w during|strong="G2596"\w* \w that|strong="G1565"\w* \w time|strong="G2540"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* trouble \w in|strong="G2596"\w* Ephesus \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Way|strong="G3598"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w how|strong="G4012"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w*: 
\v 24 There \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Demetrius|strong="G1216"\w*. \w He|strong="G4160"\w* \w worked|strong="G4160"\w* \w with|strong="G4160"\w* \w silver|strong="G0693"\w*. \w He|strong="G4160"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w little|strong="G3641"\w* \w silver|strong="G0693"\w* models \w that|strong="G5100"\w* looked like \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w temple|strong="G3485"\w* \w of|strong="G3686"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* goddess \w Artemis|strong="G0735"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* work \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* lot \w of|strong="G3686"\w* money. 
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\v 25 Demetrius \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* meeting \w with|strong="G1537"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* \w kind|strong="G5108"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* work. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w*, “\w Men|strong="G0435"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G1987"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* make \w a|strong="G1510"\w* lot \w of|strong="G1537"\w* money \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w business|strong="G2039"\w*. 
\v 26 \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w look|strong="G1096"\w* \w at|strong="G2316"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* doing. \w Listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w convinced|strong="G3982"\w* \w many|strong="G2425"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w over|strong="G3982"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* change \w their|strong="G2532"\w* religion. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w says|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w gods|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w make|strong="G3756"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* real. 
\v 27 I’m afraid \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w going|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w turn|strong="G3313"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w business|strong="G3313"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* another problem. \w People|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* begin \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w think|strong="G3049"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w temple|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G3313"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* \w goddess|strong="G2299"\w* \w Artemis|strong="G0735"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w important|strong="G3173"\w*. \w Her|strong="G0846"\w* \w greatness|strong="G3168"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w destroyed|strong="G2507"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w Artemis|strong="G0735"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w goddess|strong="G2299"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w* worships.” 
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\v 28 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G3173"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w angry|strong="G2372"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w shouted|strong="G2896"\w*, “\w Great|strong="G3173"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w Artemis|strong="G0735"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* goddess \w of|strong="G0191"\w* Ephesus!” 
\v 29 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* whole \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* thrown \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w confusion|strong="G4799"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* grabbed \w Gaius|strong="G1050"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Aristarchus|strong="G0708"\w*, men \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3110"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w traveling|strong="G4898"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w rushed|strong="G3729"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w together|strong="G3661"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* stadium. 
\v 30 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w wanted|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G1525"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* talk \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w did|strong="G1525"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w let|strong="G1439"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w go|strong="G1525"\w*. 
\v 31 \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w some|strong="G5100"\w* leaders \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* country \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w friends|strong="G5384"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w sent|strong="G3992"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* message telling \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* go \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* stadium. 
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\v 32 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2896"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* thing \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w others|strong="G0243"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2896"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w else|strong="G0243"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* meeting \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G4183"\w* confused. \w Most|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w they|strong="G3767"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*. 
\v 33 \w Some|strong="G1537"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* made \w a|strong="G3793"\w* man named \w Alexander|strong="G0223"\w* stand \w before|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w crowd|strong="G3793"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* told \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* say. \w Alexander|strong="G0223"\w* waved \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w*, trying \w to|strong="G2309"\w* explain \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w*. 
\v 34 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* saw \w that|strong="G3754"\w* Alexander \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w Jew|strong="G2453"\w*, \w they|strong="G3754"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w began|strong="G1096"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2896"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w same|strong="G5613"\w* \w thing|strong="G1520"\w*. \w For|strong="G3754"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w hours|strong="G5610"\w* \w they|strong="G3754"\w* continued \w shouting|strong="G2896"\w*, “\w Great|strong="G3173"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w Artemis|strong="G0735"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* Ephesus! \w Great|strong="G3173"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w Artemis|strong="G0735"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* Ephesus! \w Great|strong="G3173"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w Artemis|strong="G0735"\w* …!” 
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\v 35 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w clerk|strong="G1122"\w* persuaded \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* quiet. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w Men|strong="G0444"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* Ephesus, \w everyone|strong="G5101"\w* \w knows|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* Ephesus \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* keeps \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w temple|strong="G3511"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w great|strong="G3173"\w* goddess \w Artemis|strong="G0735"\w*. \w Everyone|strong="G5101"\w* \w knows|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G2687"\w* \w her|strong="G0435"\w* holy rock.\f + \fr 19:35  \fk holy rock \ft Probably a meteorite or rock that the people thought looked like Artemis and worshiped.\f* 
\v 36 \w No|strong="G3367"\w* \w one|strong="G3367"\w* can deny \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w so|strong="G3767"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* quiet. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* stop \w and|strong="G2532"\w* think before \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G4238"\w* \w anything|strong="G3367"\w* \w else|strong="G2532"\w*. 
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\v 37 “\w You|strong="G3778"\w* \w brought|strong="G0071"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w*\f + \fr 19:37  \fk men \ft Gaius and Aristarchus, the men traveling with Paul.\f* here, \w but|strong="G2316"\w* \w they|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3777"\w* said anything bad \w against|strong="G0987"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w goddess|strong="G2316"\w*. \w They|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w not|strong="G3777"\w* stolen anything \w from|strong="G0435"\w* \w her|strong="G0435"\w* temple. 
\v 38 \w We|strong="G1487"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w courts|strong="G0060"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* law \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* judges. \w Do|strong="G2192"\w* \w Demetrius|strong="G1216"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* work \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w charge|strong="G1458"\w* \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w*? \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w go|strong="G0071"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w courts|strong="G0060"\w*. \w Let|strong="G1510"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* argue \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w each|strong="G0240"\w* \w other|strong="G0240"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*. 
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\v 39 “\w Is|strong="G5100"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w else|strong="G2087"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w want|strong="G1934"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* talk \w about|strong="G4012"\w*? \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* come \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* regular town meeting \w of|strong="G1577"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w*. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* can \w be|strong="G5100"\w* decided \w there|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 40 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w someone|strong="G3739"\w* \w might|strong="G1410"\w* see \w this|strong="G3778"\w* trouble \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w rioting|strong="G4714"\w*. \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w could|strong="G1410"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* explain \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* trouble, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w there|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* real \w reason|strong="G3056"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* meeting.” 
\v 41 \w After|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city clerk \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w go|strong="G0630"\w* home. 
\c 20  
\s1 Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece 
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\v 1 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* trouble \w stopped|strong="G3973"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w invited|strong="G3870"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w come|strong="G1831"\w* visit \w him|strong="G3870"\w*. \w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w encouraging|strong="G3870"\w* \w them|strong="G3870"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* told \w them|strong="G3870"\w* goodbye \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w*. 
\v 2 \w On|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w way|strong="G1330"\w* \w through|strong="G1330"\w* Macedonia \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* encouragement \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w in|strong="G1519"\w* various places. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Greece|strong="G1671"\w* 
\v 3 \w and|strong="G5037"\w* stayed \w there|strong="G1096"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w months|strong="G3376"\w*. 
\p \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w ready|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w sail|strong="G0321"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Syria|strong="G4947"\w*, \w but|strong="G5037"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w were|strong="G2453"\w* planning something \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w decided|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* go \w back|strong="G5290"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3109"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Syria|strong="G4947"\w*. 
\v 4 \w These|strong="G0846"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G0846"\w* traveling \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*: \w Sopater|strong="G4986"\w*, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* son \w of|strong="G2532"\w* Pyrrhus, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* Berea; \w Aristarchus|strong="G0708"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Secundus|strong="G4580"\w*, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w Thessalonica|strong="G2331"\w*; \w Gaius|strong="G1050"\w*, \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* Derbe; \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w*; \w and|strong="G2532"\w* two \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0774"\w*, \w Tychicus|strong="G5190"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Trophimus|strong="G5161"\w*. 
\v 5 \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w went|strong="G4334"\w* first, \w ahead|strong="G4281"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* Paul. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* waited \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* city \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Troas|strong="G5174"\w*. 
\v 6 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w sailed|strong="G1602"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Philippi|strong="G5375"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Festival \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Unleavened|strong="G0106"\w* Bread. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* met \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G3699"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Troas|strong="G5174"\w* \w five|strong="G4002"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1304"\w* \w there|strong="G3699"\w* \w seven|strong="G2033"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\s1 \w Paul’s|strong="G0846"\w* Last \w Visit|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Troas|strong="G5174"\w* 
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\v 7 \w On|strong="G1722"\w* Sunday\f + \fr 20:7  \fk Sunday \ft Literally, “first day of the week,” which for the Jews began at sunset on Saturday. But if Luke is using Greek time here, then the meeting was Sunday night.\f* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w met|strong="G4863"\w* \w together|strong="G4863"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* eat \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s Supper.\f + \fr 20:7  \fk to eat the Lord’s Supper \ft Literally, “to break bread.” This may mean a meal or the Lord’s Supper, the special meal Jesus told his followers to eat to remember him. See Luke 22:14-20.\f* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* talked \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* group. \w Because|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* planning \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w leave|strong="G1826"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w*, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* continued \w talking|strong="G1256"\w* \w until|strong="G3360"\w* \w midnight|strong="G3317"\w*. 
\v 8 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w together|strong="G4863"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w room|strong="G5253"\w* upstairs, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w many|strong="G2425"\w* lights \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w room|strong="G5253"\w*. 
\v 9 \w There|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w young|strong="G3494"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Eutychus|strong="G2161"\w* \w sitting|strong="G2516"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w window|strong="G2376"\w*. \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* continued \w talking|strong="G1256"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Eutychus|strong="G2161"\w* became \w very|strong="G4183"\w*, \w very|strong="G4183"\w* sleepy. Finally, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* went \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w sleep|strong="G5258"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w fell|strong="G4098"\w* \w out|strong="G0575"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w window|strong="G2376"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w fell|strong="G4098"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ground \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w third|strong="G5152"\w* \w floor|strong="G5152"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G5100"\w* went \w down|strong="G4098"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w lifted|strong="G0142"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w up|strong="G0142"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w where|strong="G1722"\w* Eutychus \w was|strong="G1510"\w*, knelt \w down|strong="G2597"\w* beside \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G4843"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* arms \w around|strong="G1968"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* believers, “\w Don’t|strong="G3361"\w* worry. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* alive \w now|strong="G1161"\w*.” 
\v 11 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0305"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* upstairs \w again|strong="G2532"\w*, \w broke|strong="G2806"\w* \w off|strong="G1831"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* pieces \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w bread|strong="G0740"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* ate. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* spoke \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w them|strong="G2425"\w* \w a|strong="G3779"\w* \w long|strong="G2425"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w*. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* early morning \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* finished, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w*. 
\v 12 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w took|strong="G0071"\w* Eutychus \w home|strong="G0071"\w* \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w greatly|strong="G3756"\w* \w comforted|strong="G3870"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Trip \w From|strong="G2532"\w* Troas \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Miletus 
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\v 13 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w went|strong="G4281"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w ahead|strong="G4281"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* sailed \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w Assos|strong="G0789"\w*, planning \w to|strong="G1909"\w* meet \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w there|strong="G1564"\w*. \w This|strong="G3779"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* told \w us|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w go|strong="G4281"\w* \w by|strong="G1909"\w* \w land|strong="G3978"\w*. 
\v 14 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* caught \w up|strong="G0353"\w* \w with|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w Assos|strong="G0789"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w took|strong="G0353"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w board|strong="G0353"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* sailed \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Mitylene|strong="G3412"\w*. 
\v 15 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G2087"\w* day, \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w sailed|strong="G0636"\w* away \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w there|strong="G2547"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* place \w near|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Chios|strong="G5508"\w*. \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G2087"\w* day, \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w sailed|strong="G0636"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Samos|strong="G4544"\w*. \w A|strong="G2192"\w* day later, \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Miletus|strong="G3399"\w*. 
\v 16 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* already \w decided|strong="G2919"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* stay too \w long|strong="G2250"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w hurrying|strong="G4692"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Pentecost|strong="G4005"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w possible|strong="G1415"\w*. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* Speaks \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Elders \w From|strong="G3361"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w* 
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\v 17 \w In|strong="G1519"\w* \w Miletus|strong="G3399"\w* Paul \w sent|strong="G3992"\w* \w a|strong="G3992"\w* message \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*, \w telling|strong="G3333"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* come \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3992"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1987"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* life \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1987"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* lived \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w time|strong="G5550"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. 
\v 19 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* planned \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w against|strong="G3326"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* gave \w me|strong="G1473"\w* much trouble. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* know \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w served|strong="G1398"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, sometimes \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w tears|strong="G1144"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* never thought \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w myself|strong="G1473"\w* first. 
\v 20 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* always did \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* best \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G0312"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Good \w News|strong="G0312"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w public|strong="G1219"\w* \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w homes|strong="G3624"\w*. 
\v 21 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* told everyone—\w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G3588"\w*—\w to|strong="G1519"\w* change \w and|strong="G2532"\w* turn \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* told them \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* believe \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
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\v 22 “\w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* obey \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w happen|strong="G4876"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w*. 
\v 23 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* know \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w every|strong="G2596"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* tells \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w troubles|strong="G2347"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* jail wait \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. 
\v 24 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* don’t care \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w my|strong="G3739"\w* \w own|strong="G1683"\w* \w life|strong="G5590"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* most important \w thing|strong="G3056"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w finish|strong="G5048"\w* \w my|strong="G3739"\w* \w work|strong="G5485"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w finish|strong="G5048"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w work|strong="G5485"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w gave|strong="G4160"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*—\w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w people|strong="G5590"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2098"\w* \w News|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w*. 
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\v 25 “\w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w listen|strong="G2400"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w none|strong="G3765"\w* \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* ever \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w again|strong="G3765"\w*. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w time|strong="G3568"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Good News \w about|strong="G1722"\w* God’s \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w*. 
\v 26 \w So|strong="G3754"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* can tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* thing \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* sure \w of|strong="G2250"\w*: God \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* blame me \w if|strong="G3748"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* saved. 
\v 27 \w I|strong="G3956"\w* can say \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G3956"\w* know \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w I|strong="G3956"\w* \w told|strong="G0312"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* wants \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G3956"\w* know. 
\v 28 \w Be|strong="G2532"\w* \w careful|strong="G4337"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* given \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* gave \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* work \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w caring|strong="G4165"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w*\f + \fr 20:28  \fk gave … caring for \ft Literally, “made you overseers of.”\f* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w flock|strong="G4168"\w*.\f + \fr 20:28  \fk flock \ft A flock is many sheep. Here, it means a group of God’s people who follow their leaders (elders) like sheep following a shepherd.\f* \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w must|strong="G3588"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* shepherds \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*,\f + \fr 20:28  \fk of God \ft Some Greek copies say, “of the Lord.”\f* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* bought \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w blood|strong="G0129"\w*.\f + \fr 20:28  \fk his own blood \ft Or “the blood of his own Son.”\f* 
\v 29 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* leave, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* men \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w come|strong="G1525"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w your|strong="G1525"\w* group. \w They|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w be|strong="G3326"\w* like wild \w wolves|strong="G3074"\w* \w and|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* try \w to|strong="G1519"\w* destroy \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w flock|strong="G4168"\w*. 
\v 30 \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* group \w will|strong="G2532"\w* begin \w to|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* wrong. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* lead \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w away|strong="G1294"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* truth \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w follow|strong="G3694"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 31 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* careful! \w And|strong="G2532"\w* always \w remember|strong="G3421"\w* \w what|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* did \w during|strong="G3571"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w three|strong="G5148"\w* \w years|strong="G2250"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* \w stopped|strong="G3973"\w* reminding \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w how|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2250"\w*, counseling \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* crying over \w you|strong="G3754"\w*. 
\p
\v 32 “\w Now|strong="G3568"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1410"\w* \w putting|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* care. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1410"\w* depending \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w make|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* strong. \w That|strong="G3956"\w* \w message|strong="G3056"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w able|strong="G1410"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* blessings \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w holy|strong="G0037"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. 
\v 33 When I \w was|strong="G3762"\w* \w with|strong="G2228"\w* \w you|strong="G2228"\w*, I \w never|strong="G3762"\w* wanted \w anyone’s|strong="G3762"\w* \w money|strong="G0694"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* fine \w clothes|strong="G2441"\w*. 
\v 34 \w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* always worked \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w take|strong="G1097"\w* care \w of|strong="G5495"\w* \w my|strong="G3754"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* \w needs|strong="G5532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w needs|strong="G5532"\w* \w of|strong="G5495"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
\v 35 \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* \w showed|strong="G5263"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w work|strong="G2872"\w* \w just|strong="G3779"\w* \w as|strong="G0846"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G5037"\w* \w help|strong="G0482"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w weak|strong="G0770"\w*. \w I|strong="G3754"\w* taught \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w remember|strong="G3421"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*: ‘\w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w greater|strong="G3123"\w* blessing \w when|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w give|strong="G1325"\w* \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w when|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w receive|strong="G2983"\w*.’” 
\p
\v 36 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* finished \w speaking|strong="G3004"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* knelt \w down|strong="G5087"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w prayed|strong="G4336"\w* \w together|strong="G4862"\w*. 
\v 37-38 They cried and cried. They were especially sad because Paul had said they would never see him again. They hugged him and kissed him. Then they went with him to the ship to say goodbye. 
\c 21  
\s1 Paul Goes to Jerusalem 
\p
\v 1 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w said|strong="G1096"\w* goodbye \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* elders, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* sailed \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w straight|strong="G2113"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Cos|strong="G2972"\w* island. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1836"\w* \w day|strong="G1836"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Rhodes|strong="G4499"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w there|strong="G2547"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w went|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Patara|strong="G3959"\w*. 
\v 2 There \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* that \w was|strong="G2532"\w* going \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* area \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Phoenicia|strong="G5403"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* got \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sailed away. 
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\v 3 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w sailed|strong="G4126"\w* \w near|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="G2954"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* could see \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* north side, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* stop. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w sailed|strong="G4126"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* country \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w Syria|strong="G4947"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* stopped \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w Tyre|strong="G5184"\w* \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* needed \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w unload|strong="G0670"\w* \w its|strong="G0846"\w* \w cargo|strong="G1117"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*. 
\v 4 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w found|strong="G0429"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s followers \w there|strong="G0847"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1961"\w* \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w seven|strong="G2033"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* warned \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* go \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w had|strong="G3972"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*. 
\v 5 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G3753"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* up, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w returned|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* ship \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* trip. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w followers|strong="G5043"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w children|strong="G5043"\w*, \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w us|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* seashore. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* knelt \w down|strong="G5087"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w beach|strong="G0123"\w*, \w prayed|strong="G4336"\w*, 
\v 6 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* goodbye. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w got|strong="G1684"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w went|strong="G0305"\w* \w home|strong="G2398"\w*. 
\p
\v 7 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w continued|strong="G1274"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* trip \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Tyre|strong="G5184"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* went \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Ptolemais|strong="G4424"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w greeted|strong="G0782"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w stayed|strong="G3306"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 8 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G1831"\w* Ptolemais \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1831"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w home|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w Philip|strong="G5376"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w stayed|strong="G3306"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* work \w of|strong="G1537"\w* telling \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G1510"\w* News. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w seven|strong="G2033"\w* helpers.\f + \fr 21:8  \fk seven helpers \ft Men chosen for a special work. See Acts 6:1-6.\f* 
\v 9 \w He|strong="G3778"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w four|strong="G5064"\w* \w unmarried|strong="G3933"\w* \w daughters|strong="G2364"\w* \w who|strong="G3778"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G1161"\w* gift \w of|strong="G2364"\w* \w prophesying|strong="G4395"\w*. 
\p
\v 10 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w been|strong="G5100"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w for|strong="G0575"\w* \w several|strong="G5100"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, \w a|strong="G2250"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Agabus|strong="G0013"\w* \w came|strong="G2718"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w*. 
\v 11 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* borrowed \w Paul’s|strong="G3972"\w* \w belt|strong="G2223"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* used \w it|strong="G3779"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w tie|strong="G1210"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w own|strong="G1438"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w feet|strong="G4228"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* tells \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w how|strong="G3779"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w tie|strong="G1210"\w* \w up|strong="G0142"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* wears \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w belt|strong="G2223"\w*.\f + \fr 21:11  \fk belt \ft Paul’s belt; so Agabus means that the Jews in Jerusalem will tie Paul up (arrest him).\f* \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w over|strong="G3860"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* don’t know \w God|strong="G3004"\w*.’” 
\p
\v 12 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* followers \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w begged|strong="G3870"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. 
\v 13 \w But|strong="G0235"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Why|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w crying|strong="G2799"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w making|strong="G4160"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* feel \w so|strong="G2532"\w* sad? \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G2192"\w* willing \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G4160"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* jail \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G2192"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w ready|strong="G2093"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w die|strong="G0599"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w name|strong="G3686"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*!” 
\p
\v 14 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w could|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w persuade|strong="G3982"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* stay away \w from|strong="G3361"\w* Jerusalem. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* stopped begging \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w We|strong="G1161"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w wants|strong="G2307"\w* \w will|strong="G2307"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w done|strong="G1096"\w*.” 
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\v 15 \w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w we|strong="G3778"\w* \w got|strong="G0305"\w* ready \w and|strong="G1161"\w* left \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. 
\v 16 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* followers \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w* \w went|strong="G4905"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w us|strong="G4905"\w*. \w These|strong="G3739"\w* followers \w took|strong="G0071"\w* \w us|strong="G4905"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w home|strong="G0071"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Mnason|strong="G3416"\w*, \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="G2953"\w*, \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* first \w people|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* follower \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w took|strong="G0071"\w* \w us|strong="G4905"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* \w home|strong="G0071"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* could stay \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. 
\s1 Paul Visits James 
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\v 17 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* sisters \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w were|strong="G1096"\w* very happy \w to|strong="G1519"\w* see \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. 
\v 18 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* next day \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w went|strong="G1524"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* us \w to|strong="G4314"\w* visit \w James|strong="G2385"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w elders|strong="G4245"\w* \w were|strong="G3956"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*. 
\v 19 \w After|strong="G2596"\w* \w greeting|strong="G0782"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w told|strong="G1834"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* point \w by|strong="G1722"\w* point \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* used \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w*. 
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\v 20 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w leaders|strong="G3004"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w praised|strong="G1392"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Brother|strong="G0080"\w*, \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w see|strong="G2334"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w thousands|strong="G3461"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* become \w believers|strong="G4100"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* think \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* important \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w obey|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 21 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w been|strong="G3361"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w teach|strong="G1321"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w live|strong="G4043"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* non-Jewish regions \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* \w following|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Law \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* heard \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w circumcise|strong="G4059"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w sons|strong="G5043"\w* \w or|strong="G3366"\w* follow \w our|strong="G3956"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w customs|strong="G1485"\w*. 
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\v 22 “\w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w we|strong="G3754"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w*? \w The|strong="G0191"\w* Jewish believers \w here|strong="G1510"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* learn \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w*. 
\v 23 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*: \w Four|strong="G5064"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w our|strong="G4160"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w vow|strong="G2171"\w*\f + \fr 21:23  \fk vow \ft Probably a Nazirite vow, a time of special dedication and service promised to God. See “Nazirite” in the Word List.\f* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w God|strong="G3004"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Take|strong="G3880"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* share \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* cleansing ceremony.\f + \fr 21:24  \fk cleansing ceremony \ft The special things Jews did to end the Nazirite vow. Also in verse 26.\f* \w Pay|strong="G1159"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w expenses|strong="G1159"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* can shave \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w heads|strong="G2776"\w*.\f + \fr 21:24  \fk shave their heads \ft To show that their vow was finished.\f* \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* prove \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w heard|strong="G1097"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* true. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w see|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w obey|strong="G5442"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* life. 
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\v 25 “\w In|strong="G2532"\w* \w regard|strong="G4012"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w believers|strong="G4100"\w*, \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* already \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* letter \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* saying \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w think|strong="G2919"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w*: 
\b
\li1 ‘Don’t eat food \w that|strong="G4100"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* given \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w idols|strong="G1494"\w*. 
\li1 Don’t eat \w meat|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G0649"\w* animals \w that|strong="G4100"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* \w strangled|strong="G4156"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* any \w meat|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G4100"\w* still \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w blood|strong="G0129"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\li1 Don’t \w be|strong="G2532"\w* involved \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w sexual|strong="G4202"\w* sin.’” 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w Is|strong="G3588"\w* Arrested 
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\v 26 \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w took|strong="G3880"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* four \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G2192"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* shared \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* cleansing ceremony. \w Then|strong="G5119"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w went|strong="G1524"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G0846"\w* area \w and|strong="G3972"\w* announced \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w when|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* cleansing ceremony \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w be|strong="G2192"\w* finished. \w On|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* last \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w an|strong="G2192"\w* \w offering|strong="G4376"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w be|strong="G2192"\w* given \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w each|strong="G1538"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* seven-day \w period|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w almost|strong="G3195"\w* \w finished|strong="G4931"\w*, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w* \w saw|strong="G2300"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* area. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* stirred \w up|strong="G4797"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w into|strong="G1722"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* angry \w mob|strong="G3793"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* grabbed \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* 
\v 28 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w shouted|strong="G2896"\w*, “\w Men|strong="G0444"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* Israel, \w help|strong="G0997"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*! \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w teaching|strong="G1321"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* Moses, \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2411"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* ours. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w teaches|strong="G1321"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w everywhere|strong="G3837"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G0444"\w* \w brought|strong="G1521"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w Greeks|strong="G1672"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2411"\w* area \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G0444"\w* \w made|strong="G2840"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* unclean!” 
\v 29 (\w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jews said \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w seen|strong="G4308"\w* \w Trophimus|strong="G5161"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Jerusalem. \w Trophimus|strong="G5161"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* man \w from|strong="G1722"\w* Ephesus. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w thought|strong="G3543"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* taken \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* holy area \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G0846"\w*.) 
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\v 30 \w An|strong="G1096"\w* angry reaction spread \w throughout|strong="G3650"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* everyone \w came|strong="G1096"\w* running \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* grabbed \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w dragged|strong="G1670"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1854"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* holy area, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w gates|strong="G2374"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w closed|strong="G2808"\w* \w immediately|strong="G2112"\w*. 
\v 31 \w While|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w trying|strong="G2212"\w* \w to|strong="G2212"\w* \w kill|strong="G0615"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Roman army \w in|strong="G3650"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w got|strong="G0305"\w* word \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w whole|strong="G3650"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G3650"\w* \w a|strong="G2212"\w* state \w of|strong="G3588"\w* riot. 
\v 32 \w Immediately|strong="G1824"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w ran|strong="G2701"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* crowd \w had|strong="G3739"\w* gathered, \w taking|strong="G3880"\w* \w with|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* army officers \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w stopped|strong="G3973"\w* \w beating|strong="G5180"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. 
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\v 33 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* went over \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* arrested \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* told \w his|strong="G0846"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w tie|strong="G1210"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w up|strong="G1210"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* \w chains|strong="G0254"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G4441"\w*, “\w Who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G4160"\w*? \w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w has|strong="G5101"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w* wrong?” 
\v 34 \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w were|strong="G3793"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2019"\w* \w one|strong="G5100"\w* \w thing|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G0243"\w* \w were|strong="G3793"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2019"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w else|strong="G0243"\w*. \w Because|strong="G1223"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* confusion \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2019"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* commander \w could|strong="G1410"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w learn|strong="G1097"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* truth \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w take|strong="G1097"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army building. 
\v 35-36 The whole crowd was following them. When the soldiers came to the steps, they had to carry Paul. They did this to protect him, because the people were ready to hurt him. The people were shouting, “Kill him!” 
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\v 37 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w ready|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w take|strong="G1097"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army building, \w he|strong="G3004"\w* \w asked|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w*, “\w Can|strong="G3004"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*?” 
\p \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “Oh, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w* \w Greek|strong="G1676"\w*? 
\v 38 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* thought \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* thought \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Egyptian|strong="G0124"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* started \w some|strong="G3588"\w* trouble \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* government \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w long|strong="G2250"\w* \w ago|strong="G4253"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w led|strong="G1806"\w* \w four|strong="G5070"\w* \w thousand|strong="G5070"\w* terrorists \w out|strong="G1806"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w desert|strong="G2048"\w*.” 
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\v 39 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w No|strong="G3756"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jew|strong="G2453"\w* \w from|strong="G2980"\w* \w Tarsus|strong="G5018"\w* \w in|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* country \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w Cilicia|strong="G2791"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w citizen|strong="G4177"\w* \w of|strong="G4172"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* important \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w Please|strong="G2010"\w*, \w let|strong="G2010"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.” 
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\v 40 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* commander \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w could|strong="G1096"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* steps \w and|strong="G1161"\w* waved \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* quiet. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* quiet \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w spoke|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* Aramaic. 
\c 22  
\s1 Paul Speaks to the People 
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\v 1 Paul \w said|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w My|strong="G0191"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w*, \w listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* make \w my|strong="G0191"\w* \w defense|strong="G0627"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.” 
\p
\v 2 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* speaking Aramaic, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w became|strong="G3930"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* \w quiet|strong="G2271"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, 
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\v 3 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jew|strong="G2453"\w*, \w born|strong="G1080"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Tarsus|strong="G5019"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* country \w of|strong="G1080"\w* \w Cilicia|strong="G2791"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* grew \w up|strong="G0397"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* student \w of|strong="G1080"\w* \w Gamaliel|strong="G1059"\w*,\f + \fr 22:3  \fk Gamaliel \ft A very important teacher of the Pharisees, a Jewish religious group. See Acts 5:34.\f* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* carefully \w taught|strong="G3811"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G1080"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3971"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G3778"\w* serious \w about|strong="G1722"\w* serving \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w same|strong="G3778"\w* \w as|strong="G2531"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1080"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w here|strong="G1510"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w*. 
\v 4 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w persecuted|strong="G1377"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* followed \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Way|strong="G3598"\w*. \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* killed because \w of|strong="G0435"\w* me. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* arrested \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w women|strong="G1135"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G3860"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* jail. 
\p
\v 5 “\w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w whole|strong="G3956"\w* \w council|strong="G4244"\w* \w of|strong="G3956"\w* older Jewish leaders can tell \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* true. \w One|strong="G3739"\w* time \w these|strong="G3739"\w* leaders gave \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w*. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* Jewish \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* city \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w going|strong="G4198"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w arrest|strong="G0071"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* followers \w of|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w bring|strong="G0071"\w* \w them|strong="G0071"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* punishment. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* Tells \w About|strong="G5613"\w* \w His|strong="G3956"\w* Conversion 
\p
\v 6 “\w But|strong="G1161"\w* something \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w on|strong="G1537"\w* \w my|strong="G1096"\w* \w way|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w noon|strong="G3314"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w close|strong="G1448"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. \w Suddenly|strong="G1810"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w bright|strong="G2425"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3772"\w* shined \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w around|strong="G4012"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
\v 7 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w fell|strong="G4098"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ground|strong="G1475"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w a|strong="G0191"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*, \w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*, \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w persecuting|strong="G1377"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*?’ 
\p
\v 8 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w asked|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*?’ \w The|strong="G3588"\w* voice \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w from|strong="G2424"\w* \w Nazareth|strong="G3480"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w persecuting|strong="G1377"\w*.’ 
\v 9 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* men \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G0191"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w understand|strong="G0191"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w saw|strong="G2300"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*. 
\p
\v 10 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w shall|strong="G2962"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*?’ \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w answered|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Get|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. \w There|strong="G2546"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G5101"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* planned \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*.’ 
\v 11 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* could \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w see|strong="G1689"\w*, \w because|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w bright|strong="G5457"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w had|strong="G2064"\w* made \w me|strong="G1473"\w* blind. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* men \w led|strong="G5496"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. 
\p
\v 12 “\w In|strong="G2596"\w* Damascus \w a|strong="G5259"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* named \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w*\f + \fr 22:12  \fk Ananias \ft In Acts there are three men with this name. See Acts 5:1 and 23:2 for the other two.\f* came \w to|strong="G2596"\w* me. \w He|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G5259"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* devoted \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w God|strong="G2730"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* obeyed \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* Moses. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w lived|strong="G2730"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* respected \w him|strong="G0435"\w*. 
\v 13 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*, \w my|strong="G0308"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w*, look \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G0308"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*!’ Immediately \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* able \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w see|strong="G0308"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\p
\v 14 “Ananias \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* chose \w you|strong="G4771"\w* long ago \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w know|strong="G1097"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* plan. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* chose \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Righteous|strong="G1342"\w* \w One|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w words|strong="G4750"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 15 \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w witness|strong="G3144"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w*. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* tell \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w*. 
\v 16 \w Now|strong="G3568"\w*, don’t wait any longer. \w Get|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*, \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w baptized|strong="G0907"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w wash|strong="G0907"\w* \w away|strong="G0630"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w sins|strong="G0266"\w*, trusting \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* save \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.\f + \fr 22:16  \fk trusting in Jesus to save you \ft Literally, “calling on his name,” meaning to show faith in Jesus by worshiping him or praying to him for help.\f*’ 
\p
\v 17 “Later, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w back|strong="G5290"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w praying|strong="G4336"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* area, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* saw \w a|strong="G1096"\w* vision. 
\v 18 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Hurry|strong="G4692"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w leave|strong="G1831"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*! \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w accept|strong="G3858"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* truth \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.’ 
\p
\v 19 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w But|strong="G2532"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w know|strong="G1987"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* put \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w believers|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* jail \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w beat|strong="G1194"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* went \w through|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogues|strong="G4864"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* find \w and|strong="G2532"\w* arrest \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 
\v 20 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* know \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w when|strong="G3753"\w* \w Stephen|strong="G4736"\w*, \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w witness|strong="G3144"\w*, \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w killed|strong="G0337"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w stood|strong="G2186"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* agreed \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* held \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w coats|strong="G2440"\w* \w of|strong="G0129"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0337"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* killing \w him|strong="G0846"\w*!’ 
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\v 21 “\w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G3004"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Leave|strong="G4198"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w send|strong="G1821"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w far|strong="G3112"\w* \w away|strong="G1821"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w*.’” 
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\v 22 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* stopped \w listening|strong="G0191"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w last|strong="G3778"\w* \w thing|strong="G3778"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w shouted|strong="G1869"\w*, “\w Get|strong="G0142"\w* rid \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w*! \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="G3756"\w* deserve \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w*.” 
\v 23 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* kept \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2905"\w*, ripping \w off|strong="G4496"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w clothes|strong="G2440"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w throwing|strong="G4496"\w* \w dust|strong="G2868"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w air|strong="G0109"\w*.\f + \fr 22:23  \fk ripping … air \ft These actions were signs of very strong anger.\f* 
\v 24 \w Then|strong="G3779"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w take|strong="G1921"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army building \w and|strong="G0846"\w* beat \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1519"\w* make \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w why|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w shouting|strong="G2019"\w* \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w like|strong="G3779"\w* \w this|strong="G3779"\w*. 
\v 25 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w were|strong="G3588"\w* tying \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, preparing \w to|strong="G4314"\w* beat \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w an|strong="G2532"\w* army officer \w there|strong="G1161"\w*, “\w Do|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* right \w to|strong="G4314"\w* beat \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w Roman|strong="G4514"\w* citizen\f + \fr 22:25  \fk Roman citizen \ft Roman law said that Roman citizens must not be beaten before their trial. Also at 23:27.\f* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G0444"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* proven guilty?” 
\p
\v 26 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* officer \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w went|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0191"\w* \w about|strong="G3195"\w* \w it|strong="G4160"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* officer \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Do|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* know \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w doing|strong="G4160"\w*? \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Roman|strong="G4514"\w* citizen!” 
\p
\v 27 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w came|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* really \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Roman|strong="G4514"\w* citizen?” 
\p \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w answered|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Yes|strong="G3483"\w*.” 
\p
\v 28 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* paid \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G1080"\w* \w money|strong="G2774"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* become \w a|strong="G2532"\w* Roman citizen.” 
\p \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w born|strong="G1080"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* citizen.” 
\p
\v 29 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* preparing \w to|strong="G3195"\w* question \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* moved \w away|strong="G0868"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w immediately|strong="G2112"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* already \w put|strong="G1210"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w chains|strong="G1210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Roman|strong="G4514"\w* citizen. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* Speaks \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish \w Leaders|strong="G3754"\w* 
\p
\v 30 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* commander decided \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w learn|strong="G1097"\w* \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w were|strong="G2453"\w* \w accusing|strong="G2723"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w ordered|strong="G2753"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w leading|strong="G1519"\w* \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w whole|strong="G3956"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w meet|strong="G4905"\w* \w together|strong="G4905"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3972"\w* \w Paul’s|strong="G3972"\w* chains taken \w off|strong="G3089"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3972"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w brought|strong="G2609"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* face \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w*. 
\c 23  
\p
\v 1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* looked \w at|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* members \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w lived|strong="G4176"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w life|strong="G4176"\w* \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* \w good|strong="G0018"\w* \w way|strong="G3956"\w* \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w always|strong="G3956"\w* done \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w thought|strong="G3004"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w right|strong="G0891"\w*.” 
\v 2 \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w*,\f + \fr 23:2  \fk Ananias \ft Not the same man named Ananias in Acts 22:12.\f* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w*, \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*. \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* heard \w this|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* \w standing|strong="G3936"\w* near \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G0846"\w* hit \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w mouth|strong="G4750"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* Ananias, “\w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* hit \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*! \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* dirty \w wall|strong="G5109"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* painted white. \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w sit|strong="G2521"\w* \w there|strong="G2596"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, \w using|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Moses|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* hit \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*.” 
\p
\v 4 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* men \w standing|strong="G3936"\w* near Paul \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G3936"\w*, “\w Are|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* sure \w you|strong="G3004"\w* want \w to|strong="G3004"\w* insult \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w* like \w that|strong="G3004"\w*?” 
\p
\v 5 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w did|strong="G1492"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0080"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Scriptures \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w must|strong="G2046"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* leader \w of|strong="G0080"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.’\x + \xo 23:5  \xt Quote from Exodus 22:28.\x*” 
\p
\v 6 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w knew|strong="G1097"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G5207"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* meeting \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w Sadducees|strong="G4523"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w Pharisees|strong="G5330"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w shouted|strong="G2896"\w*, “\w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Pharisee|strong="G5330"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* father \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Pharisee|strong="G5330"\w*! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w trial|strong="G2919"\w* \w here|strong="G1510"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* believe \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w rise|strong="G0386"\w* \w from|strong="G1722"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*.” 
\p
\v 7 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G2980"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w a|strong="G1096"\w* big argument \w started|strong="G1096"\w* \w between|strong="G0846"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Pharisees|strong="G5330"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Sadducees|strong="G4523"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w group|strong="G4128"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w divided|strong="G4977"\w*. 
\v 8 (\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Sadducees|strong="G4523"\w* believe \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* die, \w they|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* live again \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w or|strong="G3383"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Pharisees|strong="G5330"\w* believe \w in|strong="G3004"\w* \w both|strong="G0297"\w*.) 
\v 9 \w All|strong="G3588"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* Jews \w began|strong="G1096"\w* \w shouting|strong="G3004"\w* louder \w and|strong="G2532"\w* louder. \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* teachers \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* law, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* \w Pharisees|strong="G5330"\w*, \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* argued, “\w We|strong="G3778"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w wrong|strong="G2556"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w*. Maybe \w an|strong="G1096"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w* really \w did|strong="G2147"\w* \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
\p
\v 10 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* argument \w turned|strong="G1096"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* fight, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w would|strong="G1096"\w* tear \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w pieces|strong="G1288"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4753"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G2597"\w* \w down|strong="G2597"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w take|strong="G1096"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w away|strong="G0726"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w put|strong="G1096"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w army|strong="G4753"\w* building. 
\p
\v 11 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* next \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G2186"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w stood|strong="G2186"\w* \w by|strong="G3004"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Be|strong="G1163"\w* brave! \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w do|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Rome|strong="G4516"\w*.” 
\s1 \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* Jews Plan \w to|strong="G1519"\w* Kill \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* 
\p
\v 12 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* next \w morning|strong="G2250"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* plan \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w kill|strong="G0615"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* promise \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w themselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3383"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w or|strong="G3383"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \w anything|strong="G2193"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w killed|strong="G0615"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. 
\v 13 \w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* \w more|strong="G4183"\w* \w than|strong="G4183"\w* 40 \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w them|strong="G4160"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w made|strong="G4160"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* plan. 
\v 14 \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w went|strong="G4334"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* talked \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* leading \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w older|strong="G4245"\w* Jewish \w leaders|strong="G3004"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* promised \w ourselves|strong="G1438"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* \w eat|strong="G1089"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* drink \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w killed|strong="G0615"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. 
\v 15 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* want \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w*: Send \w a|strong="G5613"\w* message \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w from|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* high \w council|strong="G4892"\w*. Tell \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G2609"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w out|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w Say|strong="G1473"\w* \w that|strong="G3704"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* want \w to|strong="G1519"\w* ask \w him|strong="G0846"\w* more questions. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* waiting \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w while|strong="G5613"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G5613"\w* \w here|strong="G1510"\w*.” 
\p
\v 16 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul’s|strong="G3972"\w* nephew \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* plan. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army building \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G0518"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. 
\v 17 \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w called|strong="G4341"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w of|strong="G1520"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army officers \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w Take|strong="G0518"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w young|strong="G3494"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* message \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
\v 18 \w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army officer \w brought|strong="G0071"\w* \w Paul’s|strong="G3972"\w* nephew \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* officer \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w prisoner|strong="G1198"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w asked|strong="G2065"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w bring|strong="G0071"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w young|strong="G3495"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w tell|strong="G2980"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.” 
\p
\v 19 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* led \w the|strong="G3588"\w* young man \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w place|strong="G1473"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w could|strong="G2192"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w alone|strong="G0846"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w asked|strong="G4441"\w*, “\w What|strong="G5101"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* want \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w tell|strong="G0518"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*?” 
\p
\v 20 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* young \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* decided \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w ask|strong="G2065"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G2609"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w down|strong="G2609"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* meeting \w tomorrow|strong="G0839"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* want \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* think \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* plan \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w ask|strong="G2065"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* more questions. 
\v 21 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w believe|strong="G3982"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*! \w More|strong="G4183"\w* \w than|strong="G4183"\w* 40 \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* hiding \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w waiting|strong="G4327"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w* \w eat|strong="G2068"\w* \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w drink|strong="G4095"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w killed|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w Now|strong="G3568"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w waiting|strong="G4327"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G2193"\w* say \w yes|strong="G1063"\w*.” 
\p
\v 22 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w sent|strong="G0630"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w young|strong="G3495"\w* \w man|strong="G3778"\w* \w away|strong="G0630"\w*, telling \w him|strong="G4314"\w*, “\w Don’t|strong="G3367"\w* \w tell|strong="G1583"\w* \w anyone|strong="G3367"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w told|strong="G4314"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w about|strong="G4314"\w* \w their|strong="G3754"\w* plan.” 
\s1 Paul \w Is|strong="G3778"\w* \w Sent|strong="G0630"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* Caesarea 
\p
\v 23 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* commander \w called|strong="G3004"\w* \w two|strong="G1417"\w* army officers. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* need \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w men|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*. \w Get|strong="G2090"\w* 200 \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w* \w ready|strong="G2090"\w*. \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w get|strong="G2090"\w* 70 \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w* \w on|strong="G0575"\w* horses \w and|strong="G2532"\w* 200 \w men|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* carry spears. \w Be|strong="G2532"\w* \w ready|strong="G2090"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w leave|strong="G4198"\w* \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w nine|strong="G5154"\w* o’clock \w tonight|strong="G3571"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Get|strong="G1913"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* horses \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* ride \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* he can be taken \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Governor|strong="G2232"\w* \w Felix|strong="G5344"\w* \w safely|strong="G1295"\w*.” 
\v 25 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* commander \w wrote|strong="G1125"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* said: 
\b
\mi
\v 26 \w From|strong="G3588"\w* \w Claudius|strong="G2804"\w* \w Lysias|strong="G3079"\w*, 
\b
\mi \w To|strong="G5463"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Most|strong="G2903"\w* Honorable \w Governor|strong="G2232"\w* \w Felix|strong="G5344"\w*. 
\b
\mi \w Greetings|strong="G5463"\w*: 
\pi1
\v 27 \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w taken|strong="G4815"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* planned \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w learned|strong="G3129"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Roman|strong="G4514"\w* citizen, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* went \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w my|strong="G5259"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4753"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* saved \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 28 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w wanted|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w know|strong="G1921"\w* \w why|strong="G1223"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w accusing|strong="G1458"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w brought|strong="G2609"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w before|strong="G1519"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w council|strong="G4892"\w* meeting. 
\v 29 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* learned: \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jews said \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G3367"\w* \w did|strong="G2147"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* wrong. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w charges|strong="G1458"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G0846"\w* Jewish \w laws|strong="G3551"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w* \w worthy|strong="G0514"\w* \w of|strong="G3551"\w* jail \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*. 
\v 30 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w were|strong="G1510"\w* making \w a|strong="G1510"\w* plan \w to|strong="G1519"\w* kill \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* decided \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\b
\p
\v 31 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w* \w did|strong="G3767"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* told. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* got \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G3972"\w* \w took|strong="G0353"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Antipatris|strong="G0494"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w*. 
\v 32 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w on|strong="G1519"\w* horses \w went|strong="G0565"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* Caesarea, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* soldiers \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* spearmen \w went|strong="G0565"\w* \w back|strong="G5290"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army building \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Jerusalem. 
\v 33 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w on|strong="G1519"\w* horses \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*, gave \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Governor|strong="G2232"\w* Felix, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* turned \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w over|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
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\v 34 \w The|strong="G2532"\w* governor \w read|strong="G0314"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* letter \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w asked|strong="G1905"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w*, “\w What|strong="G4169"\w* country \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w*?” \w The|strong="G2532"\w* governor \w learned|strong="G4441"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w Paul|strong="G1510"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Cilicia|strong="G2791"\w*. 
\v 35 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* governor \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* hear \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w case|strong="G1722"\w* \w when|strong="G3752"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* accusing \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w come|strong="G3854"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*.” \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* governor \w gave|strong="G2753"\w* \w orders|strong="G2753"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w kept|strong="G5442"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w palace|strong="G4232"\w* built \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w Herod|strong="G2264"\w*. 
\c 24  
\s1 Some Jews Accuse Paul 
\p
\v 1 \w Five|strong="G4002"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* \w Ananias|strong="G0367"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w high|strong="G0749"\w* \w priest|strong="G0749"\w*, \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G2250"\w* Caesarea. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w brought|strong="G1718"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w older|strong="G4245"\w* Jewish leaders \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lawyer \w named|strong="G5061"\w* \w Tertullus|strong="G5061"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* Caesarea \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w make|strong="G1718"\w* \w charges|strong="G1718"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w governor|strong="G2232"\w*. 
\v 2-3 Paul was called into the meeting, and Tertullus began to make his accusations. 
\p Tertullus said, “Most Honorable Felix, our people enjoy much peace because of you, and many wrong things in our country are being made right through your wise help. For this we all continue to be very thankful. 
\v 4 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* take \w any|strong="G1909"\w* \w more|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G1909"\w* \w your|strong="G4674"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w*. \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G4183"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\w* only \w a|strong="G0191"\w* few \w words|strong="G0191"\w*. Please \w be|strong="G4674"\w* patient. 
\v 5 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* troublemaker. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* causes trouble \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* everywhere \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w world|strong="G3625"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* leader \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Nazarene|strong="G3480"\w* group. 
\v 6-8 Also, he was trying to make the Temple unclean, but we stopped him.\f + \fr 24:6-8  \ft Some Greek copies add 6b-8a: “And we wanted to judge him by our own law. \fv 7 \fv*\ft But the officer Lysias came and used great force to take him from us. \fv 8 \fv*\ft And Lysias ordered those who wanted to accuse him to come to you.”\f* You can decide if all this is true. Ask him some questions yourself.” 
\v 9 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w agreed|strong="G4934"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3779"\w*. 
\s1 Paul Defends Himself \w Before|strong="G3588"\w* Felix 
\p
\v 10 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w governor|strong="G2232"\w* \w made|strong="G0611"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* sign \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w*. \w So|strong="G5037"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w answered|strong="G0611"\w*, “\w Governor|strong="G2232"\w* Felix, \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w know|strong="G1987"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w been|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w judge|strong="G2923"\w* \w over|strong="G4012"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w nation|strong="G1484"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w long|strong="G4183"\w* time. \w So|strong="G5037"\w* \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* happy \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w defend|strong="G0626"\w* \w myself|strong="G1683"\w* \w before|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 
\v 11 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w went|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w worship|strong="G4352"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w twelve|strong="G1427"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w ago|strong="G0575"\w*. \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* learn \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w yourself|strong="G4771"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w this|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* true. 
\v 12 \w These|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* accusing \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w not|strong="G4160"\w* \w find|strong="G2147"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w arguing|strong="G1256"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w making|strong="G4160"\w* trouble \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3793"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G4160"\w* \w making|strong="G4160"\w* trouble \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w arguing|strong="G1256"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w synagogues|strong="G4864"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w other|strong="G2228"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. 
\v 13 \w These|strong="G3739"\w* men \w cannot|strong="G1410"\w* \w prove|strong="G3936"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* \w things|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* saying \w against|strong="G4012"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w now|strong="G3570"\w*. 
\p
\v 14 “\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*: \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w worship|strong="G3000"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3971"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* follower \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Way|strong="G3598"\w*, \w which|strong="G3739"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* Jews \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w right|strong="G3779"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* taught \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* Moses \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w written|strong="G1125"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* books \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w*. 
\v 15 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0846"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* Jews \w have|strong="G2192"\w*—\w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*, \w good|strong="G1510"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* bad, \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* raised \w from|strong="G2532"\w* death. 
\v 16 \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w why|strong="G1223"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w always|strong="G1223"\w* try \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* believe \w is|strong="G2316"\w* right \w before|strong="G4314"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w before|strong="G4314"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w*. 
\p
\v 17-18 “I was away from Jerusalem for many years. I went back there to take money to help my people. I also had some gifts to offer at the Temple. I was doing this when some Jews saw me there. I had finished the cleansing ceremony.\f + \fr 24:17-18  \fk cleansing ceremony \ft The special things Jews did to end the Nazirite vow. See “Nazirite” in the Word List.\f* I had not made any trouble, and no one was gathering around me. 
\v 19 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w* \w were|strong="G2453"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1163"\w* \w here|strong="G3918"\w*, standing \w before|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* really done \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* wrong, \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w ones|strong="G5100"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w accuse|strong="G2723"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G2453"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w*! 
\v 20 \w Ask|strong="G3004"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* here if \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w any|strong="G1909"\w* \w wrong|strong="G0092"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w when|strong="G2147"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* \w before|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* high \w council|strong="G4892"\w* meeting \w in|strong="G1909"\w* Jerusalem. 
\v 21 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G2228"\w* \w say|strong="G1473"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w thing|strong="G3778"\w* \w when|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* \w before|strong="G1909"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2476"\w* \w shouted|strong="G2896"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w judging|strong="G2919"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* believe \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w rise|strong="G0386"\w* \w from|strong="G5456"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*!’” 
\p
\v 22 \w Felix|strong="G5344"\w* already understood \w a|strong="G3708"\w* lot \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Way|strong="G3598"\w*. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* stopped \w the|strong="G3588"\w* trial \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w When|strong="G3752"\w* \w commander|strong="G5506"\w* \w Lysias|strong="G3079"\w* \w comes|strong="G2597"\w* here, \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G0846"\w* \w decide|strong="G1231"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w with|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.” 
\v 23 Felix told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army officer \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G5083"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* guarded \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* give \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w freedom|strong="G0425"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* let \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w friends|strong="G2398"\w* bring whatever \w he|strong="G2532"\w* needed. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* Speaks \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Felix \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w His|strong="G0846"\w* Wife 
\p
\v 24 \w After|strong="G3326"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w few|strong="G5100"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w Felix|strong="G5344"\w* \w came|strong="G3854"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w wife|strong="G1135"\w* \w Drusilla|strong="G1409"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jew|strong="G2453"\w*. \w Felix|strong="G5344"\w* asked \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w brought|strong="G3343"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w listened|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* talk \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w believing|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 25 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Felix|strong="G5344"\w* \w became|strong="G1096"\w* afraid \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w spoke|strong="G0611"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w like|strong="G0846"\w* doing \w right|strong="G2540"\w*, \w self-control|strong="G1466"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w judgment|strong="G2917"\w* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w future|strong="G3195"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G0611"\w*, “\w Go|strong="G4198"\w* \w away|strong="G4198"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* more \w time|strong="G2540"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* call \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.” 
\v 26 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* Felix \w had|strong="G3972"\w* another \w reason|strong="G1352"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w talking|strong="G3656"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w hoped|strong="G1679"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w pay|strong="G1325"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w a|strong="G1325"\w* bribe, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G3343"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w often|strong="G4437"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w talked|strong="G3656"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\p
\v 27 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w two|strong="G1333"\w* \w years|strong="G1333"\w*, \w Porcius|strong="G4201"\w* \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* became governor. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w Felix|strong="G5344"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* no longer governor. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w left|strong="G2641"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w in|strong="G1210"\w* prison \w to|strong="G2309"\w* \w please|strong="G2309"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*. 
\c 25  
\s1 Paul Asks to See Caesar 
\p
\v 1 \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* became governor, \w and|strong="G2250"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* \w he|strong="G3767"\w* \w went|strong="G0305"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w leading|strong="G4413"\w* \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* important \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w leaders|strong="G4413"\w* made \w charges|strong="G1718"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w before|strong="G4413"\w* Festus. 
\v 3 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w asked|strong="G0154"\w* Festus \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* \w favor|strong="G5485"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w send|strong="G3343"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2419"\w* \w because|strong="G2596"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* plan \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w kill|strong="G0337"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w*. 
\v 4 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* \w answered|strong="G0611"\w*, “No, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* \w be|strong="G3767"\w* \w kept|strong="G5083"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*. \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* \w be|strong="G3767"\w* \w going|strong="G3195"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w soon|strong="G5034"\w* myself, 
\v 5 \w and|strong="G0435"\w* \w your|strong="G1487"\w* leaders can \w go|strong="G4782"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* me. \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w has|strong="G5100"\w* really done \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \w wrong|strong="G0824"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* can \w accuse|strong="G2723"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w*.” 
\p
\v 6 Festus \w stayed|strong="G1304"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Jerusalem \w another|strong="G2250"\w* \w eight|strong="G3638"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w ten|strong="G1176"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w then|strong="G1161"\w* \w went|strong="G2597"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* Festus told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G0071"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w before|strong="G1909"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. Festus \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w seated|strong="G2523"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w judgment|strong="G0968"\w* \w seat|strong="G0968"\w*. 
\v 7 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G3854"\w* \w into|strong="G2453"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* room, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w who|strong="G3739"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w come|strong="G2597"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w stood|strong="G4026"\w* \w around|strong="G4026"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* made \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w serious|strong="G0926"\w* charges \w against|strong="G0575"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w could|strong="G2480"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w prove|strong="G0584"\w* anything. 
\v 8 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* defended \w himself|strong="G1519"\w*, \w saying|strong="G3754"\w*, “\w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w have|strong="G3748"\w* done \w nothing|strong="G3777"\w* wrong \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w law|strong="G3551"\w*, \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2411"\w*, \w or|strong="G3777"\w* \w against|strong="G1519"\w* \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w*.” 
\p
\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w please|strong="G2309"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w asked|strong="G3004"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, “\w Do|strong="G2919"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G0305"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w you|strong="G3004"\w* \w there|strong="G1563"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w charges|strong="G3004"\w*?” 
\p
\v 10 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* \w at|strong="G1909"\w* \w Caesar’s|strong="G2541"\w* \w judgment|strong="G0968"\w* \w seat|strong="G0968"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*. \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w where|strong="G3757"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w judged|strong="G2919"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w done|strong="G0091"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w wrong|strong="G0091"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w know|strong="G1921"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w*. 
\v 11 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w done|strong="G4238"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w wrong|strong="G0091"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* law says \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w must|strong="G1510"\w* \w die|strong="G0599"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w agree|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w should|strong="G5100"\w* \w die|strong="G0599"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* ask \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* saved \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w charges|strong="G2723"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* true, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w can|strong="G1410"\w* \w hand|strong="G1161"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w over|strong="G5483"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*. \w No|strong="G3756"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* want \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* hear \w my|strong="G3739"\w* case!” 
\p
\v 12 \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* talked \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w his|strong="G1909"\w* advisors. \w Then|strong="G5119"\w* \w he|strong="G5119"\w* \w said|strong="G0611"\w*, “\w You|strong="G1909"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w asked|strong="G0611"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* see \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w*, so \w you|strong="G1909"\w* \w will|strong="G5119"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w*!” 
\s1 \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* Asks King Agrippa \w About|strong="G1909"\w* Paul 
\p
\v 13 \w A|strong="G2532"\w* \w few|strong="G5100"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* later \w King|strong="G0935"\w* \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Bernice|strong="G0959"\w* \w came|strong="G2658"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Caesarea|strong="G2542"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* visit \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w*. 
\v 14 \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1510"\w* \w there|strong="G1563"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w king|strong="G0935"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w Paul’s|strong="G3972"\w* \w case|strong="G1563"\w*. \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w There|strong="G1563"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w* \w that|strong="G3004"\w* \w Felix|strong="G5344"\w* \w left|strong="G2641"\w* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* prison. 
\v 15 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w went|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w leading|strong="G1519"\w* \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w older|strong="G4245"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* leaders \w there|strong="G1096"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w charges|strong="G1718"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* wanted \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* order \w his|strong="G0846"\w* death. 
\v 16 \w But|strong="G0444"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w told|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G3739"\w*, ‘\w When|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w accused|strong="G2723"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* doing \w something|strong="G5100"\w* wrong, \w Romans|strong="G4514"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* \w hand|strong="G5483"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w over|strong="G2596"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w others|strong="G0444"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* judge. First, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w must|strong="G1510"\w* \w face|strong="G4383"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w accusing|strong="G2723"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. \w And|strong="G0611"\w* \w then|strong="G5037"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w must|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* allowed \w to|strong="G4314"\w* defend himself \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w their|strong="G2596"\w* \w charges|strong="G2723"\w*.’ 
\p
\v 17 “\w So|strong="G3767"\w* \w when|strong="G3767"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w came|strong="G4905"\w* \w here|strong="G1759"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* trial, \w I|strong="G3767"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* waste \w time|strong="G1909"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1836"\w* \w day|strong="G1836"\w* \w I|strong="G3767"\w* \w sat|strong="G2523"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w judgment|strong="G0968"\w* \w seat|strong="G0968"\w* \w and|strong="G0435"\w* \w ordered|strong="G2753"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w be|strong="G3767"\w* \w brought|strong="G0071"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w*. 
\v 18 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* up \w and|strong="G2476"\w* accused \w him|strong="G3739"\w*. \w But|strong="G3762"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* did \w not|strong="G3762"\w* accuse \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* kind \w of|strong="G4012"\w* \w crimes|strong="G4190"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* thought \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w would|strong="G3762"\w*. 
\v 19 \w Their|strong="G0846"\w* charges \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w religion|strong="G1175"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w named|strong="G2424"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w died|strong="G2348"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* still \w alive|strong="G2198"\w*. 
\v 20 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* did \w not|strong="G3778"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* any idea \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w how|strong="G4012"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w judge|strong="G2919"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* matters. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w asked|strong="G3004"\w* Paul, ‘\w Do|strong="G2919"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w want|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w be|strong="G3778"\w* \w judged|strong="G2919"\w* \w there|strong="G2546"\w*?’ 
\v 21 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* asked \w to|strong="G1519"\w* be \w kept|strong="G5083"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Caesarea. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* wants \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w decision|strong="G1233"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w emperor|strong="G4575"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w ordered|strong="G2753"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* be \w held|strong="G5083"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* could \w send|strong="G0375"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Rome.” 
\p
\v 22 \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w*, “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w like|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*.” 
\p \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w Tomorrow|strong="G0839"\w* \w you|strong="G2532"\w* can \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
\p
\v 23 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1887"\w* \w day|strong="G1887"\w* \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Bernice|strong="G0959"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* meeting \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w great|strong="G4183"\w* show, acting \w like|strong="G2596"\w* \w very|strong="G4183"\w* important \w people|strong="G0435"\w*. \w They|strong="G3767"\w* \w entered|strong="G1525"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* room \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w military|strong="G5506"\w* leaders \w and|strong="G2532"\w* important \w men|strong="G0435"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w*. \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* \w ordered|strong="G2753"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w bring|strong="G0071"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w*. 
\p
\v 24 \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w King|strong="G0935"\w* \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G0435"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* gathered \w here|strong="G1759"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*, \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w see|strong="G2334"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0435"\w*. \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w people|strong="G4128"\w*, \w here|strong="G1759"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*, \w have|strong="G2532"\w* complained \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* complain \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w shout|strong="G0994"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w be|strong="G1163"\w* killed. 
\v 25 \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w judged|strong="G2919"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* did \w not|strong="G3367"\w* find \w him|strong="G0846"\w* guilty \w of|strong="G0514"\w* \w any|strong="G3367"\w* crime \w worthy|strong="G0514"\w* \w of|strong="G0514"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* asked \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w be|strong="G3778"\w* \w judged|strong="G2919"\w* \w by|strong="G2919"\w* Caesar, \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w decided|strong="G2919"\w* \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G3778"\w* Rome. 
\v 26 However, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w don’t|strong="G3756"\w* really know \w what|strong="G5101"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* tell Caesar \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w done|strong="G1096"\w* wrong. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w brought|strong="G4254"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w before|strong="G1909"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*—\w especially|strong="G3122"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w King|strong="G0935"\w* \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w*. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* hope \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* can question \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G1096"\w* \w me|strong="G2192"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* Caesar. 
\v 27 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* foolish \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w send|strong="G3992"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w prisoner|strong="G1198"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* Caesar \w without|strong="G3361"\w* making \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w charges|strong="G0156"\w* \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*.” 
\c 26  
\s1 Paul Before King Agrippa 
\p
\v 1 \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, “\w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w may|strong="G5495"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w defend|strong="G0626"\w* \w yourself|strong="G4572"\w*.” \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* raised \w his|strong="G4012"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* get \w their|strong="G4012"\w* attention \w and|strong="G1161"\w* began \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w speak|strong="G3004"\w*. 
\v 2 \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G0626"\w*, “\w King|strong="G0935"\w* \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w*, \w I|strong="G3739"\w* feel \w fortunate|strong="G3107"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* can stand here \w before|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w and|strong="G2453"\w* answer \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w charges|strong="G1458"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w have|strong="G3956"\w* made \w against|strong="G1909"\w* \w me|strong="G1683"\w*. 
\v 3 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* happy \w to|strong="G2596"\w* talk \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w because|strong="G2596"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* know \w so|strong="G2532"\w* much \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jewish|strong="G2453"\w* \w customs|strong="G1485"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* argue \w about|strong="G2596"\w*. Please \w listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w patiently|strong="G3116"\w*. 
\p
\v 4 “\w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* \w whole|strong="G3956"\w* \w life|strong="G0981"\w*. \w They|strong="G3767"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* lived \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w beginning|strong="G0746"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w my|strong="G3956"\w* own country \w and|strong="G5037"\w* later \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. 
\v 5 \w These|strong="G3748"\w* Jews \w have|strong="G3748"\w* \w known|strong="G4267"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w a|strong="G1437"\w* \w long|strong="G0509"\w* \w time|strong="G0509"\w*. \w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w they|strong="G3754"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2309"\w*, \w they|strong="G3754"\w* can tell \w you|strong="G1437"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1437"\w* \w good|strong="G3140"\w* \w Pharisee|strong="G5330"\w*. \w And|strong="G5330"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Pharisees|strong="G5330"\w* obey \w the|strong="G3588"\w* laws \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish \w religion|strong="G2356"\w* \w more|strong="G2596"\w* carefully than \w any|strong="G1437"\w* other group. 
\v 6 \w Now|strong="G3568"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G2919"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w trial|strong="G2919"\w* \w because|strong="G1909"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w promise|strong="G1860"\w* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w made|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w*. 
\v 7 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* promise \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w twelve|strong="G1429"\w* \w tribes|strong="G1429"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* receive. \w For|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w serve|strong="G3000"\w* \w God|strong="G3571"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w*. \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w king|strong="G0935"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w accused|strong="G1458"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* promise. 
\v 8 \w Why|strong="G5101"\w* \w do|strong="G2919"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w think|strong="G2919"\w* it \w is|strong="G2316"\w* impossible \w for|strong="G3844"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G5101"\w* \w raise|strong="G1453"\w* \w people|strong="G2919"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*? 
\p
\v 9 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* used \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w think|strong="G1380"\w* \w that|strong="G1380"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w do|strong="G4238"\w* everything \w I|strong="G1473"\w* could \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w from|strong="G2424"\w* \w Nazareth|strong="G3480"\w*. 
\v 10 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* that’s \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w*, beginning \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* leading \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* \w gave|strong="G4160"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w authority|strong="G1849"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G0337"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w God’s|strong="G0846"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* jail. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* being \w killed|strong="G0337"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* agreed \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* good \w thing|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 11 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* visited \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w synagogues|strong="G4864"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w punished|strong="G5097"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*, trying \w to|strong="G1519"\w* make \w them|strong="G0846"\w* curse\f + \fr 26:11  \fk curse \ft Literally, “blaspheme,” the same as saying they did not believe in Jesus.\f* \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w*. \w My|strong="G3956"\w* anger \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* strong \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* went \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w other|strong="G1438"\w* \w cities|strong="G4172"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* find \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* punish \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* Tells \w About|strong="G2596"\w* Seeing \w Jesus|strong="G0846"\w* 
\p
\v 12 “\w One|strong="G3739"\w* time \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w leading|strong="G1519"\w* \w priests|strong="G0749"\w* gave me permission \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w authority|strong="G1849"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. 
\v 13 \w On|strong="G5228"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w* \w there|strong="G2596"\w*, \w at|strong="G2596"\w* noon, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w from|strong="G2596"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3771"\w*, \w brighter|strong="G2987"\w* \w than|strong="G5228"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sun|strong="G2246"\w*. \w It|strong="G3708"\w* shined \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w around|strong="G4034"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w traveling|strong="G4198"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
\v 14 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w fell|strong="G2667"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ground|strong="G1093"\w*. \w Then|strong="G5037"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w a|strong="G0191"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w talking|strong="G3004"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Aramaic. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w voice|strong="G5456"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*, \w Saul|strong="G4549"\w*, \w why|strong="G5101"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w persecuting|strong="G1377"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*? \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w only|strong="G5037"\w* hurting \w yourself|strong="G4771"\w* \w by|strong="G3004"\w* fighting \w me|strong="G3004"\w*.’ 
\p
\v 15 “\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Who|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*?’ 
\p “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w persecuting|strong="G1377"\w*. 
\v 16 \w Stand|strong="G2476"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w*! \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* chosen \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G3708"\w* servant. \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* tell \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*—\w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w seen|strong="G3708"\w* today \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* show \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w why|strong="G1063"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2476"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 
\v 17 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* keep \w you|strong="G4771"\w* safe \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* own \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G2992"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ones \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w sending|strong="G0649"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w*. 
\v 18 \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w make|strong="G0037"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* able \w to|strong="G1519"\w* understand \w the|strong="G3588"\w* truth. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w turn|strong="G1994"\w* \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w darkness|strong="G4655"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w turn|strong="G1994"\w* \w away|strong="G0575"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w power|strong="G1849"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w Satan|strong="G4567"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w turn|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w sins|strong="G0266"\w* can \w be|strong="G2532"\w* forgiven, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* can \w be|strong="G2532"\w* given \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w*—\w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w been|strong="G2532"\w* made \w holy|strong="G0037"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w believing|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*.’” 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* Tells \w About|strong="G1909"\w* \w His|strong="G0846"\w* Work 
\p
\v 19 Paul continued speaking: “\w King|strong="G0935"\w* \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w*, \w after|strong="G1096"\w* \w I|strong="G3606"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w vision|strong="G3701"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w heaven|strong="G3770"\w*, \w I|strong="G3606"\w* obeyed it. 
\v 20 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w began|strong="G1909"\w* telling \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* change \w their|strong="G2532"\w* hearts \w and|strong="G2532"\w* lives \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w turn|strong="G1994"\w* \w back|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G0518"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w do|strong="G4238"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w would|strong="G1484"\w* show \w that|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G2316"\w* really changed. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* went \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Damascus|strong="G1154"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* went \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w every|strong="G3956"\w* part \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G0518"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* went \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w*. 
\p
\v 21 “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* why \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* grabbed \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w and|strong="G2453"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* trying \w to|strong="G1722"\w* kill \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Temple|strong="G2413"\w*. 
\v 22 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* helped \w me|strong="G3004"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w still|strong="G2476"\w* helping \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w today|strong="G2250"\w*. \w With|strong="G2316"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w help|strong="G1947"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w am|strong="G3195"\w* \w standing|strong="G2476"\w* here \w today|strong="G2250"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w telling|strong="G3004"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* seen. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w am|strong="G3195"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* new. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w am|strong="G3195"\w* \w saying|strong="G3004"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w would|strong="G3195"\w* \w happen|strong="G1096"\w*. 
\v 23 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3498"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Messiah|strong="G5547"\w* \w would|strong="G3195"\w* die \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w first|strong="G4413"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w rise|strong="G0386"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w death|strong="G3498"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3498"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G3195"\w* bring \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w light|strong="G5457"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* God’s saving truth\f + \fr 26:23  \fk bring … truth \ft Literally, “proclaim light.”\f* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G3195"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G2992"\w*.” 
\s1 Paul Tries \w to|strong="G3195"\w* Persuade Agrippa 
\p
\v 24 \w While|strong="G0846"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* still \w defending|strong="G0626"\w* \w himself|strong="G0846"\w*, \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w* shouted, “\w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* out \w of|strong="G5456"\w* \w your|strong="G3588"\w* \w mind|strong="G3105"\w*! \w Too|strong="G3173"\w* \w much|strong="G4183"\w* study \w has|strong="G3778"\w* made \w you|strong="G4771"\w* crazy.” 
\p
\v 25 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w*, “\w Most|strong="G2903"\w* Honorable \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G3105"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* crazy. \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G3105"\w* \w saying|strong="G4487"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w*. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* makes perfect sense. 
\v 26 \w King|strong="G0935"\w* Agrippa \w knows|strong="G1987"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* can \w speak|strong="G2980"\w* \w freely|strong="G3955"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G1987"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* heard \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w because|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w* \w where|strong="G3739"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3739"\w* \w could|strong="G3982"\w* see \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 27 \w King|strong="G0935"\w* \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w*, \w do|strong="G1492"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* wrote? \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w believe|strong="G4100"\w*!” 
\p
\v 28 King \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w* said \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, “\w Do|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* think \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w can|strong="G4160"\w* \w persuade|strong="G3982"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w become|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G4160"\w* ‘Christ-follower’ \w so|strong="G1161"\w* easily?” 
\p
\v 29 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G1096"\w*, “\w It|strong="G0191"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w important|strong="G3173"\w* \w if|strong="G0302"\w* \w it|strong="G0191"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* easy \w or|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G0302"\w* \w it|strong="G0191"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* hard. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w pray|strong="G2172"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w that|strong="G0191"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w only|strong="G3440"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G0191"\w* \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w listening|strong="G0191"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w today|strong="G4594"\w* \w could|strong="G1096"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* saved \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w just|strong="G3440"\w* \w like|strong="G5108"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*—\w except|strong="G3924"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w chains|strong="G1199"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w*!” 
\p
\v 30 \w King|strong="G0935"\w* Agrippa, \w Governor|strong="G2232"\w* Festus, \w Bernice|strong="G0959"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w sitting|strong="G4775"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w stood|strong="G0450"\w* \w up|strong="G0450"\w* 
\v 31 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G0402"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* room. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3778"\w* \w talking|strong="G2980"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w each|strong="G0240"\w* \w other|strong="G0240"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w has|strong="G0444"\w* \w done|strong="G4238"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w worthy|strong="G0514"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w being|strong="G0444"\w* put \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* put \w in|strong="G2532"\w* jail.” 
\v 32 \w And|strong="G1161"\w* \w Agrippa|strong="G0067"\w* \w said|strong="G5346"\w* \w to|strong="G1410"\w* \w Festus|strong="G5347"\w*, “\w We|strong="G3778"\w* \w could|strong="G1410"\w* \w let|strong="G0630"\w* \w him|strong="G0444"\w* \w go|strong="G0630"\w* \w free|strong="G0630"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w has|strong="G0444"\w* asked \w to|strong="G1410"\w* see \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w*.” 
\c 27  
\s1 Paul Sails for Rome 
\p
\v 1 \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w decided|strong="G2919"\w* \w that|strong="G5613"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w would|strong="G5100"\w* \w sail|strong="G0636"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w Italy|strong="G2482"\w*. \w An|strong="G2532"\w* army officer \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Julius|strong="G2457"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* served \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w emperor’s|strong="G4575"\w* special army, \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w put|strong="G3860"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* charge \w of|strong="G3686"\w* guarding \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w some|strong="G5100"\w* \w other|strong="G2087"\w* \w prisoners|strong="G1202"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* trip. 
\v 2 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* got \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w from|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G2596"\w* Adramyttium \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w ready|strong="G3195"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w sail|strong="G0321"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* different \w places|strong="G5117"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Asia|strong="G0773"\w*. \w Aristarchus|strong="G0708"\w*, \w a|strong="G1510"\w* man \w from|strong="G2596"\w* \w Thessalonica|strong="G2331"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Macedonia|strong="G3110"\w*, \w went|strong="G1910"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. 
\p
\v 3 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G2087"\w* day \w we|strong="G3588"\w* came \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w Sidon|strong="G4605"\w*. \w Julius|strong="G2457"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* very good \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w and|strong="G5037"\w* \w gave|strong="G2010"\w* \w him|strong="G2609"\w* freedom \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w go|strong="G4198"\w* visit \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w friends|strong="G5384"\w* there, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w gave|strong="G2010"\w* \w him|strong="G2609"\w* whatever he needed. 
\v 4 \w We|strong="G1510"\w* left \w that|strong="G1510"\w* city \w and|strong="G1510"\w* \w sailed|strong="G5284"\w* close \w to|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Cyprus|strong="G2954"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w wind|strong="G0417"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* blowing \w against|strong="G1727"\w* us. 
\v 5 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w went|strong="G2718"\w* across \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sea|strong="G3989"\w* \w by|strong="G2596"\w* \w Cilicia|strong="G2791"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Pamphylia|strong="G3828"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2718"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w Myra|strong="G3460"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Lycia|strong="G3073"\w*. 
\v 6 \w There|strong="G2546"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army officer \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w city|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G1519"\w* Alexandria \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* going \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Italy|strong="G2482"\w*. \w So|strong="G1519"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w put|strong="G1688"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\p
\v 7 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w sailed|strong="G5284"\w* \w slowly|strong="G1020"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w many|strong="G2425"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. \w It|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* hard \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* reach \w the|strong="G3588"\w* city \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Cnidus|strong="G2834"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w wind|strong="G0417"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* blowing \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w could|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* go any \w farther|strong="G4330"\w* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w sailed|strong="G5284"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* south side \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Crete|strong="G2914"\w* \w near|strong="G2596"\w* \w Salmone|strong="G4534"\w*. 
\v 8 \w We|strong="G3739"\w* sailed \w along|strong="G3881"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* \w coast|strong="G5117"\w*, \w but|strong="G1438"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* \w sailing|strong="G3881"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* hard. \w Then|strong="G0846"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w place|strong="G5117"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* Safe Harbors, \w near|strong="G1451"\w* \w the|strong="G3739"\w* \w city|strong="G4172"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w Lasea|strong="G2996"\w*. 
\p
\v 9 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* lost much \w time|strong="G5550"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w dangerous|strong="G2000"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* sail, \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* \w already|strong="G2235"\w* \w after|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jewish day \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w fasting|strong="G3521"\w*.\f + \fr 27:9  \fk day of fasting \ft The Day of Atonement, an important Jewish holy day in the fall of the year. This was the time of year that bad storms happened on the sea.\f* \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* warned \w them|strong="G1223"\w*, 
\v 10 “\w Men|strong="G0435"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w can|strong="G3004"\w* \w see|strong="G2334"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* lot \w of|strong="G0435"\w* trouble \w on|strong="G0846"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* trip. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w*, everything \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w lives|strong="G5590"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* lost!” 
\v 11 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w captain|strong="G3490"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* owner \w of|strong="G2228"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G3490"\w* \w did|strong="G2228"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* agree \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army officer accepted \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w instead|strong="G3123"\w* \w of|strong="G2228"\w* believing \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. 
\v 12 \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w that|strong="G0991"\w* \w harbor|strong="G3040"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G1410"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* good \w place|strong="G5087"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ship \w to|strong="G1519"\w* stay \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w winter|strong="G3914"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w most|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* men \w decided|strong="G1012"\w* \w that|strong="G0991"\w* \w we|strong="G1487"\w* \w should|strong="G2532"\w* leave \w there|strong="G1564"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* hoped \w we|strong="G1487"\w* \w could|strong="G1410"\w* \w reach|strong="G2658"\w* \w Phoenix|strong="G5405"\w*, \w where|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ship \w could|strong="G1410"\w* stay \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w winter|strong="G3914"\w*. \w Phoenix|strong="G5405"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* city \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G2596"\w* \w Crete|strong="G2914"\w*. \w It|strong="G5087"\w* \w had|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G5087"\w* \w harbor|strong="G3040"\w* \w that|strong="G0991"\w* faced \w southwest|strong="G3047"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w northwest|strong="G5566"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Storm 
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\v 13 \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1161"\w* \w good|strong="G1380"\w* \w wind|strong="G3558"\w* began \w to|strong="G1380"\w* blow \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w south|strong="G3558"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* men \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ship \w thought|strong="G1380"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w wind|strong="G3558"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* wanted, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w have|strong="G3588"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w*!” \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G1161"\w* pulled \w up|strong="G0142"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w anchor|strong="G0142"\w*. \w We|strong="G1161"\w* sailed very \w close|strong="G0788"\w* \w to|strong="G1380"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w Crete|strong="G2914"\w*. 
\v 14 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w then|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G3326"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* strong \w wind|strong="G0417"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* “Northeaster” came \w from|strong="G2596"\w* across \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island. 
\v 15 \w This|strong="G3588"\w* \w wind|strong="G0417"\w* \w took|strong="G5342"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* carried \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w away|strong="G4884"\w*. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w could|strong="G1410"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* sail \w against|strong="G5342"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w wind|strong="G0417"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* stopped trying \w and|strong="G2532"\w* let \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w wind|strong="G0417"\w* blow us. 
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\v 16 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* \w went|strong="G1096"\w* below \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w small|strong="G3519"\w* \w island|strong="G3519"\w* \w named|strong="G2564"\w* \w Cauda|strong="G2802"\w*. \w With|strong="G3433"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w island|strong="G3519"\w* protecting \w us|strong="G2564"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* wind, \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1096"\w* \w able|strong="G2480"\w* \w to|strong="G1096"\w* bring \w in|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* lifeboat, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* very hard \w to|strong="G1096"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w*. 
\v 17 \w After|strong="G5037"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* men \w brought|strong="G5342"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* lifeboat \w in|strong="G1519"\w*, \w they|strong="G3739"\w* tied ropes around \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* hold \w it|strong="G3779"\w* together. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* men \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* would hit \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sandbanks \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w Syrtis|strong="G4950"\w*. \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* lowered \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sail \w and|strong="G5037"\w* \w let|strong="G5465"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* wind \w carry|strong="G0142"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w next|strong="G1836"\w* \w day|strong="G1836"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* storm \w was|strong="G3588"\w* blowing against \w us|strong="G4160"\w* \w so|strong="G1161"\w* hard \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* men threw \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w out|strong="G4160"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ship.\f + \fr 27:18  \fk threw some things … ship \ft The men did this to make the ship lighter so that it would not sink easily.\f* 
\v 19 \w A|strong="G2532"\w* day later \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w threw|strong="G4496"\w* out \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship’s|strong="G4143"\w* equipment. 
\v 20 \w For|strong="G1909"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* could \w not|strong="G3756"\w* see \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w sun|strong="G2246"\w* \w or|strong="G3383"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w stars|strong="G0798"\w*. \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w storm|strong="G5494"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G4183"\w* bad. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* lost \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* staying alive—\w we|strong="G2249"\w* thought \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w would|strong="G2250"\w* die. 
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\v 21 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w* did \w not|strong="G3361"\w* eat \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G3004"\w* \w long|strong="G4183"\w* \w time|strong="G5119"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G3778"\w* day \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w stood|strong="G2476"\w* \w up|strong="G0321"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Men|strong="G0435"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* leave \w Crete|strong="G2914"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w should|strong="G1163"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* listened \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* trouble \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w loss|strong="G2209"\w*. 
\v 22 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G3568"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* happy. \w None|strong="G3762"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* die, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* lost. 
\v 23 \w Last|strong="G3778"\w* \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* \w angel|strong="G0032"\w* \w came|strong="G3936"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*—\w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w worship|strong="G3000"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w belong|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 24 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* angel \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, ‘\w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w don’t|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G1163"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w*! \w You|strong="G4771"\w* \w must|strong="G1163"\w* \w stand|strong="G3936"\w* \w before|strong="G3936"\w* \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w given|strong="G5483"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* promise: \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* save \w the|strong="G3956"\w* lives \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w sailing|strong="G4126"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*.’ 
\v 25 \w So|strong="G3779"\w* \w men|strong="G0435"\w*, \w there|strong="G1510"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* nothing \w to|strong="G2596"\w* worry \w about|strong="G2596"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* trust \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* sure everything \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w happen|strong="G1510"\w* \w just|strong="G2596"\w* \w as|strong="G2596"\w* \w his|strong="G3739"\w* angel \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
\v 26 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w will|strong="G5100"\w* crash \w on|strong="G1519"\w* \w an|strong="G1161"\w* \w island|strong="G3520"\w*.” 
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\v 27 \w On|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* fourteenth \w night|strong="G3571"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G1096"\w* still \w being|strong="G1096"\w* blown \w around|strong="G2596"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Adriatic|strong="G0099"\w* Sea. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w sailors|strong="G3492"\w* thought \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w were|strong="G1096"\w* close \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w land|strong="G5561"\w*. 
\v 28 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* threw \w a|strong="G2147"\w* rope \w into|strong="G3825"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* water \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* weight \w on|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* end \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2147"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w that|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* water \w was|strong="G2532"\w* 120 feet\f + \fr 27:28  \fk 120 feet \ft Literally, “20 fathoms,” about 40 meters.\f* deep. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* went \w a|strong="G2147"\w* \w little|strong="G1024"\w* \w farther|strong="G1339"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* threw \w the|strong="G2532"\w* rope \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w*. \w It|strong="G2147"\w* \w was|strong="G2532"\w* 90 feet\f + \fr 27:28  \fk 90 feet \ft Literally, “15 fathoms,” about 30 meters.\f* deep. 
\v 29 \w The|strong="G2596"\w* sailors \w were|strong="G1096"\w* \w afraid|strong="G5399"\w* \w that|strong="G1096"\w* \w we|strong="G2250"\w* \w would|strong="G1096"\w* hit \w the|strong="G2596"\w* \w rocks|strong="G5138"\w*, \w so|strong="G3361"\w* \w they|strong="G2250"\w* \w threw|strong="G4496"\w* \w four|strong="G5064"\w* \w anchors|strong="G0045"\w* \w into|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2596"\w* water. \w Then|strong="G5037"\w* \w they|strong="G2250"\w* prayed \w for|strong="G1537"\w* \w daylight|strong="G2250"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w*. 
\v 30 \w Some|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sailors|strong="G3492"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2212"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* leave \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* lowered \w the|strong="G3588"\w* lifeboat \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* water. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w wanted|strong="G2212"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* men \w to|strong="G1519"\w* think \w that|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* throwing more \w anchors|strong="G0045"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* front \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w*. 
\v 31 \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army officer \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* other \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w*, “\w If|strong="G1437"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3778"\w* \w do|strong="G1410"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w stay|strong="G3306"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* lose \w all|strong="G3588"\w* hope \w of|strong="G1722"\w* survival.” 
\v 32 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w* \w cut|strong="G0609"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ropes|strong="G4979"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w let|strong="G1439"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* lifeboat fall into \w the|strong="G3588"\w* water. 
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\v 33 \w Just|strong="G3739"\w* \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w dawn|strong="G1096"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w began|strong="G1096"\w* persuading \w all|strong="G0537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* eat something. \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w For|strong="G4328"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* past two weeks \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G1096"\w* \w been|strong="G1096"\w* \w waiting|strong="G4328"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w watching|strong="G4328"\w*. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w have|strong="G1096"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* eaten \w for|strong="G4328"\w* 14 \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 34 Now \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w beg|strong="G3870"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* eat something. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* need \w it|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* stay alive. \w None|strong="G3762"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w lose|strong="G0622"\w* \w even|strong="G1063"\w* \w one|strong="G3762"\w* \w hair|strong="G2359"\w* \w off|strong="G0575"\w* \w your|strong="G5212"\w* \w heads|strong="G2776"\w*.” 
\v 35 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G2983"\w* \w took|strong="G2983"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w bread|strong="G0740"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w thanked|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G2316"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w before|strong="G1799"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w broke|strong="G2806"\w* off \w a|strong="G2983"\w* piece \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w began|strong="G0757"\w* \w eating|strong="G2068"\w*. 
\v 36 \w All|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* felt better \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w started|strong="G1096"\w* eating \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\v 37 (\w There|strong="G1510"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* 276 \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w*.) 
\v 38 \w We|strong="G1161"\w* ate \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* wanted. \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* began making \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* lighter \w by|strong="G1519"\w* throwing \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w grain|strong="G4621"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w Is|strong="G3588"\w* Destroyed 
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\v 39 \w When|strong="G3753"\w* \w daylight|strong="G2250"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* sailors saw \w land|strong="G1093"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w did|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w know|strong="G1921"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w*. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* saw \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w bay|strong="G2859"\w* \w with|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w beach|strong="G0123"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G1519"\w* sail \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w beach|strong="G0123"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w they|strong="G3739"\w* \w could|strong="G1410"\w*. 
\v 40 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* cut \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ropes|strong="G2202"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w anchors|strong="G0045"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w left|strong="G1439"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w anchors|strong="G0045"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*. \w At|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G0260"\w* \w time|strong="G0260"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* untied \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w ropes|strong="G2202"\w* that \w were|strong="G3588"\w* holding \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w rudders|strong="G4079"\w*. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w raised|strong="G1869"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* front sail \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w wind|strong="G4154"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sailed \w toward|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w beach|strong="G0123"\w*. 
\v 41 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ship hit \w a|strong="G5259"\w* sandbank. \w The|strong="G3588"\w* front \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ship \w stuck|strong="G2043"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* could \w not|strong="G2532"\w* move. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* big waves began \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w break|strong="G3089"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w back|strong="G1519"\w* \w of|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* ship \w to|strong="G1519"\w* pieces. 
\p
\v 42 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w soldiers|strong="G4757"\w* \w decided|strong="G1012"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w kill|strong="G0615"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prisoners|strong="G1202"\w* \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w none|strong="G3361"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prisoners|strong="G1202"\w* \w could|strong="G1096"\w* \w swim|strong="G1579"\w* \w away|strong="G1579"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w escape|strong="G1309"\w*. 
\v 43 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* Julius \w the|strong="G3588"\w* army officer \w wanted|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* let \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* live. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* did \w not|strong="G1410"\w* allow \w the|strong="G3588"\w* soldiers \w to|strong="G1909"\w* kill \w the|strong="G3588"\w* prisoners. \w He|strong="G0846"\w* told \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w could|strong="G1410"\w* \w swim|strong="G2860"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w jump|strong="G0641"\w* \w into|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* water \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w swim|strong="G2860"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w*. 
\v 44 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w others|strong="G3062"\w* used wooden boards \w or|strong="G2532"\w* pieces \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w ship|strong="G4143"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3779"\w* \w is|strong="G3739"\w* \w how|strong="G3779"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w went|strong="G1096"\w* \w safely|strong="G1295"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w*. 
\c 28  
\s1 Paul on the Island of Malta 
\p
\v 1 \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G3588"\w* safe \w on|strong="G2532"\w* land, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w learned|strong="G1921"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w island|strong="G3520"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w called|strong="G2564"\w* \w Malta|strong="G3194"\w*. 
\v 2 \w The|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* lived there \w were|strong="G3956"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* good \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w us|strong="G3930"\w*. \w It|strong="G1223"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* raining \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w cold|strong="G5592"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* built \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w fire|strong="G4443"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* welcomed \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G3930"\w*. 
\v 3 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w gathered|strong="G4962"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* pile \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w sticks|strong="G5434"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w fire|strong="G4443"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* putting \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sticks|strong="G5434"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w fire|strong="G4443"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* poisonous snake \w came|strong="G1831"\w* \w out|strong="G1831"\w* \w because|strong="G0575"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w heat|strong="G2329"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* bit \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w*. 
\v 4 \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0444"\w* \w living|strong="G2198"\w* \w on|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* island \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* snake \w hanging|strong="G2910"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hand|strong="G5495"\w*, \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w must|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w murderer|strong="G5406"\w*! \w He|strong="G0846"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* die \w in|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w Justice|strong="G1349"\w*\f + \fr 28:4  \fk Justice \ft The people thought there was a goddess named Justice who would punish bad people.\f* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* want \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w live|strong="G2198"\w*.” 
\p
\v 5 \w But|strong="G3762"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0660"\w* \w shook|strong="G0660"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* snake \w off|strong="G0660"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w* \w and|strong="G4442"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3762"\w* hurt. 
\v 6 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G0846"\w* \w thought|strong="G3004"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w would|strong="G3195"\w* swell \w up|strong="G1519"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w fall|strong="G2667"\w* \w down|strong="G2667"\w* \w dead|strong="G3498"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w waited|strong="G4328"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w watched|strong="G2334"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w long|strong="G4183"\w* \w time|strong="G1909"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w* bad \w happened|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w changed|strong="G3328"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* opinion. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w god|strong="G2316"\w*!” 
\p
\v 7 \w There|strong="G1722"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* fields \w around|strong="G4012"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w same|strong="G3739"\w* area. \w They|strong="G3739"\w* \w were|strong="G3739"\w* \w owned|strong="G5225"\w* \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w man|strong="G4413"\w* \w named|strong="G3686"\w* \w Publius|strong="G4196"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* most important Roman official \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w island|strong="G3520"\w*. \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w welcomed|strong="G0324"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w* \w into|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G4012"\w* home \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w very|strong="G1565"\w* good \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* stayed \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G4012"\w* house \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w*. 
\v 8 Publius’ \w father|strong="G3962"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w very|strong="G0846"\w* \w sick|strong="G2621"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w had|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w fever|strong="G4446"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w dysentery|strong="G1420"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w went|strong="G1525"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w prayed|strong="G4336"\w* \w for|strong="G4314"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w laid|strong="G2007"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w hands|strong="G5495"\w* \w on|strong="G5495"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* man \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w healed|strong="G2390"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 9 \w After|strong="G1161"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w happened|strong="G1096"\w*, \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w other|strong="G3062"\w* \w sick|strong="G0769"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w island|strong="G3520"\w* \w came|strong="G4334"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Paul, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w healed|strong="G2323"\w* \w them|strong="G1722"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. 
\p
\v 10-11 The people on the island gave us many honors. And after we had been there three months and were ready to leave, they provided us everything we needed for our trip. 
\s1 Paul Goes to Rome 
\p We got on a ship from Alexandria that had stayed on the island of Malta during the winter. On the front of the ship was the sign for the twin gods.\f + \fr 28:10-11  \fk twin gods \ft Statues of Castor and Pollux, Greek gods.\f* 
\v 12 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* stopped \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* city \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Syracuse|strong="G4946"\w*. \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1961"\w* there \w three|strong="G5140"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* left. 
\v 13 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* city \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Rhegium|strong="G4484"\w*. \w The|strong="G2532"\w* \w next|strong="G2064"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w a|strong="G2064"\w* \w wind|strong="G3558"\w* began \w to|strong="G1519"\w* blow \w from|strong="G2064"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* southwest, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G2532"\w* able \w to|strong="G1519"\w* leave. \w A|strong="G2064"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* city \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w Puteoli|strong="G4223"\w*. 
\v 14 \w We|strong="G2532"\w* \w found|strong="G2147"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* believers \w there|strong="G3757"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w asked|strong="G3870"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w stay|strong="G1961"\w* \w with|strong="G3844"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w a|strong="G2147"\w* week. Finally, \w we|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Rome|strong="G4516"\w*. 
\v 15 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* sisters \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Rome \w heard|strong="G0191"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w came|strong="G2064"\w* out \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w meet|strong="G0529"\w* \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Market|strong="G5410"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w Appius|strong="G0675"\w*\f + \fr 28:15  \fk Market of Appius \ft A town about 43 miles (69 km) from Rome.\f* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Three|strong="G5140"\w* \w Inns|strong="G4999"\w*.\f + \fr 28:15  \fk Three Inns \ft A town about 30 miles (48 km) from Rome.\f* \w When|strong="G2532"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w saw|strong="G3708"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* believers, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w thanked|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* felt encouraged. 
\s1 \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* Rome 
\p
\v 16 \w When|strong="G3753"\w* \w we|strong="G1161"\w* \w came|strong="G1525"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Rome|strong="G4516"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w allowed|strong="G2010"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* live \w alone|strong="G0846"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w a|strong="G1525"\w* \w soldier|strong="G4757"\w* \w stayed|strong="G3306"\w* \w with|strong="G4862"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w guard|strong="G5442"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\p
\v 17 \w Three|strong="G5140"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w later|strong="G3326"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* sent \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w some|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* most important \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w*. \w When|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w came|strong="G1096"\w* \w together|strong="G4905"\w*, \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w My|strong="G4160"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*, \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w have|strong="G1510"\w* \w done|strong="G4160"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3762"\w* \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w our|strong="G0080"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w against|strong="G4314"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w customs|strong="G1485"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w our|strong="G0080"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3971"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G1510"\w* arrested \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w handed|strong="G3860"\w* \w over|strong="G3860"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Romans|strong="G4514"\w*. 
\v 18 \w They|strong="G3748"\w* asked \w me|strong="G1473"\w* many \w questions|strong="G0350"\w*, \w but|strong="G1473"\w* \w they|strong="G3748"\w* could \w not|strong="G3367"\w* find \w any|strong="G3367"\w* \w reason|strong="G1223"\w* \w why|strong="G1223"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w should|strong="G3367"\w* \w be|strong="G1722"\w* put \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w death|strong="G2288"\w*. \w So|strong="G1223"\w* \w they|strong="G3748"\w* \w wanted|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w let|strong="G0630"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w go|strong="G0630"\w* \w free|strong="G0630"\w*. 
\v 19 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jews|strong="G2453"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* \w did|strong="G2192"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* want \w that|strong="G5613"\w*. \w So|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w had|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* ask \w to|strong="G5100"\w* come \w to|strong="G5100"\w* Rome \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w my|strong="G2192"\w* trial \w before|strong="G3588"\w* \w Caesar|strong="G2541"\w*. \w That|strong="G5613"\w* \w doesn’t|strong="G3756"\w* mean \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G2192"\w* \w accusing|strong="G2723"\w* \w my|strong="G2192"\w* \w people|strong="G1484"\w* \w of|strong="G5100"\w* doing \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* wrong. 
\v 20 \w That|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3778"\w* \w why|strong="G1223"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* wanted \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* talk \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* bound \w with|strong="G1223"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w chain|strong="G0254"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* believe \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w hope|strong="G1680"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w Israel|strong="G2474"\w*.” 
\p
\v 21 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* Jews \w answered|strong="G3004"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w*, “\w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w received|strong="G1209"\w* \w no|strong="G3777"\w* \w letters|strong="G1121"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w Judea|strong="G2449"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. None \w of|strong="G0575"\w* \w our|strong="G4012"\w* Jewish \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* traveled \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w there|strong="G1161"\w* brought news \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w told|strong="G3004"\w* \w us|strong="G3004"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \w bad|strong="G4190"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 
\v 22 \w We|strong="G2249"\w* want \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w your|strong="G5426"\w* ideas. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w know|strong="G1110"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w everywhere|strong="G3837"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* speaking \w against|strong="G4012"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* new group.” 
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\v 23 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews chose \w a|strong="G3739"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G3739"\w* meeting. \w On|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w many|strong="G4183"\w* \w more|strong="G4183"\w* \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w these|strong="G3739"\w* Jews met \w with|strong="G4314"\w* \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w at|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* house. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* spoke \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w long|strong="G4183"\w*, \w explaining|strong="G1620"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* used \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Law|strong="G3551"\w* \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w Moses|strong="G3475"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* writings \w of|strong="G0932"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophets|strong="G4396"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w persuade|strong="G3982"\w* \w them|strong="G0846"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w believe|strong="G3982"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 24 \w Some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3004"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews believed \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w* \w did|strong="G0569"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* \w believe|strong="G0569"\w*. 
\v 25 \w They|strong="G3754"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* argument \w among|strong="G4314"\w* \w themselves|strong="G0240"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* ready \w to|strong="G4314"\w* leave. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* more \w thing|strong="G1520"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w them|strong="G0630"\w*: “\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* \w spoke|strong="G2980"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* truth \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w your|strong="G1223"\w* \w fathers|strong="G3962"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w Isaiah|strong="G2268"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w prophet|strong="G4396"\w*. \w He|strong="G3754"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w*, 
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\v 26 ‘\w Go|strong="G4198"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G3004"\w* \w them|strong="G3004"\w*: 
\q1 \w You|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w listen|strong="G0191"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w understand|strong="G4920"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w look|strong="G0991"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* \w will|strong="G3778"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w understand|strong="G4920"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G3708"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w*. 
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\v 27 \w Yes|strong="G1063"\w*, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w minds|strong="G2588"\w* \w of|strong="G0191"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w closed|strong="G2576"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w ears|strong="G3775"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* don’t \w listen|strong="G0191"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w eyes|strong="G3788"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* refuse \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w*. 
\q1 \w If|strong="G3379"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w minds|strong="G2588"\w* \w were|strong="G2992"\w* \w not|strong="G3379"\w* \w closed|strong="G2576"\w*, 
\q2 \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w see|strong="G3708"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w eyes|strong="G3788"\w*; 
\q2 \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w ears|strong="G3775"\w*; 
\q2 \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w understand|strong="G4920"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G0846"\w* \w minds|strong="G2588"\w*. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G0846"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w turn|strong="G1994"\w* \w back|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G3708"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w healed|strong="G2390"\w*.’ \rq Isaiah 6:9-10\rq* 
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\v 28 “\w I|strong="G2532"\w* want \w you|strong="G4771"\w* Jews \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1110"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w has|strong="G2316"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w salvation|strong="G4992"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* non-Jewish \w people|strong="G1484"\w*. \w They|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w listen|strong="G0191"\w*!” 
\v 29  \f + \fr 28:29  \ft Some late copies of Acts add verse 29: “After Paul said this, the Jews left, still having a big argument with each other.”\f* 
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\v 30 \w Paul|strong="G0846"\w* \w stayed|strong="G1696"\w* \w two|strong="G1333"\w* \w full|strong="G3956"\w* \w years|strong="G1333"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w rented|strong="G3410"\w* house. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w welcomed|strong="G0588"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w came|strong="G1531"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* visited \w him|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 31 \w He|strong="G2532"\w* told \w them|strong="G1321"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w God’s|strong="G2316"\w* \w kingdom|strong="G0932"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w taught|strong="G1321"\w* \w them|strong="G1321"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G2424"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* bold, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* no \w one|strong="G3588"\w* tried \w to|strong="G2532"\w* stop \w him|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2424"\w* speaking. 