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Acts 18 Paul in Corinth After this Paul[a]left Athens and went to Corinth.2And he found a Jew namedAquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wifePriscilla, becauseClaudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them,3andbecause he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by tr...

Acts 17 Paul and Silas in Thessalonica Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came toThessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.2And Paul went in,as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with themfrom the Scriptures,3explaining and proving that it was necessary forthe Christ to suffer andto rise from the...

Acts 16 Timothy Joins Paul and Silas Paul[a]came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, namedTimothy,the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.2He was well spoken of bythe brothers[b]at Lystra and Iconium.3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and hetook him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in tho...

Acts 15 The Jerusalem Council But some men came down from Judea and were teachingthe brothers, "Unless you arecircumcisedaccording to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."2And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension anddebate with them, Paul and Barnabas andsome of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem tothe apostles and the elders ...

Acts 14 Paul and Barnabas at Iconium Now at Iconiumthey entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.2But theunbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds againstthe brothers.[a]3So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly forthe Lord, who bore witness tot...

Acts 13 Barnabas and Saul Sent Off Now there were in the church at Antiochprophets andteachers,Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,[a]Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend ofHerod the tetrarch, and Saul.2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting,the Holy Spirit said,"Set apart for me Barnabas and Saulfor the work to which I have called them."...

Acts 12 James Killed and Peter Imprisoned About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.2He killedJames the brother of Johnwith the sword,3and when he sawthat it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was duringthe days of Unleavened Bread.4And when he had seized him, he put himin prison, deliverin...

Acts 11 Peter Reports to the Church Now the apostles andthe brothers[a]who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem,the circumcision party[b]criticized him, saying,3"You went to uncircumcised men andate with them."4But Peter began and explained it to them in order:5"I was in the ci...

Acts 10 Peter and Cornelius At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion ofwhat was known as the Italian Cohort,2a devout manwho feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.3About the ninth hour of the day[a]he saw clearly in a visionan angel of God come in and say to him, "Cornelius."4A...

Acts 9 The Conversion of Saul But Saul,stillbreathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went tothe high priest2and asked him for lettersto the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging tothe Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.3Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light...