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006:001  And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

006:002 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

006:003 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

006:004 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

006:005 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

006:006 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

006:007 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

006:008 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.

006:009 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

006:010 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

006:011 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

006:012 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

006:013 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

006:014 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

006:015 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

007:001  Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

007:002 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

007:003 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

007:004 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

007:005 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

007:006 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.

007:007 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

007:008 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

007:009 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

007:010 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

007:011 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

007:012 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

007:013 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

007:014 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

007:015 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

007:016 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

007:017 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

007:018 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

007:019 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

007:020 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:

007:021 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

007:022 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

007:023 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

007:024 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

007:025 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

007:026 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

007:027 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

007:028 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

007:029 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

007:030 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

007:031 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him,

007:032 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

007:033 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

007:034 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

007:035 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

007:036 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

007:037 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.

007:038 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

007:039 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

007:040 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

007:041 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

007:042 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

007:043 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

007:044 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

007:045 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

007:046 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

007:047 But Solomon built him an house.

007:048 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

007:049 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

007:050 Hath not my hand made all these things?

007:051 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.

007:052 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

007:053 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

007:054 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

007:055 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

007:056 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

007:057 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

007:058 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

007:059 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

007:060 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

008:001  And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

008:002 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

008:003 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

008:004 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

008:005 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

008:006 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

008:007 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

008:008 And there was great joy in that city.

008:009 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

008:010 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

008:011 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

008:012 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

008:013 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

008:014 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

008:015 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

008:016 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

008:017 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

008:018 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

008:019 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

008:020 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

008:021 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

008:022 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

008:023 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

008:024 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

008:025 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

008:026 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

008:027 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

008:028 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

008:029 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

008:030 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

008:031 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

008:032 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

008:033 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

008:034 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

008:035 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

008:036 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

008:037 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

008:038 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

008:039 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

008:040 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

009:001  And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

009:002 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

009:003 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

009:004 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

009:005 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

009:006 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

009:007 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

009:008 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

009:009 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

009:010 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

009:011 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

009:012 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

009:013 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

009:014 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

009:015 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

009:016 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

009:017 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

009:018 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

009:019 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

009:020 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

009:021 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

009:022 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

009:023 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

009:024 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

009:025 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

009:026 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

009:027 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

009:028 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

009:029 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

009:030 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

009:031 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

009:032 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

009:033 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

009:034 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

009:035 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

009:036 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

009:037 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

009:038 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

009:039 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

009:040 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

009:041 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

009:042 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

009:043 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.

010:001  There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

010:002 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

010:003 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

010:004 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

010:005 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

010:006 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

010:007 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

010:008 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

010:009 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

010:010 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

010:011 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

010:012 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

010:013 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

010:014 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

010:015 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

010:016 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

010:017 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

010:018 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

010:019 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

010:020 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

010:021 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

010:022 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

010:023 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

010:024 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and he had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

010:025 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

010:026 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

010:027 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.

010:028 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

010:029 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?

010:030 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

010:031 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

010:032 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.

010:033 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

010:034 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

010:035 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

010:036 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

010:037 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

010:038 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

010:039 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

010:040 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

010:041 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

010:042 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

010:043 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

010:044 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

010:045 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

010:046 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

010:047 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

010:048 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

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