Paul preacheth CHAP. XVII. ACTS XVII. A. D. 53. & 13.5. 14, & 14. 1. & 16. 13. & 19. 8. Lu. 4. 16. ch. 18. 28. Lu. 24. 26. 46. 1 Co. 15.3. Ga. 3. 1. 4. 1 Now when they ach. 9. 20. had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a syna-b gogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as his manner was, a went in unto them, and three sabbath days + Or, whom, reasoned with them said he, I out of the scriptures, preach. 3 Opening and alc ch. 28. 24. ledging, that Christa ch. 15. 22. must needs have 27. 32. 40. suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Pauli and d Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women Dot a few. e Ro. 16. 21. fch. 16. 20. g Lu. 23. 2. Jno. 19.12. 1 Pe. 2. 15. h ver. 14. ch. 9. 25. Is. 34. 16. Lu. 16.29. ver. 3 * Παρατίθε μενος. The 5 But the Jews word is very which believed not, expressive: moved with envy, Placing it took unto them cer- before their tain lewd fellows of eyes; that is, so manithe baser sort, and festly exgathered a company, pounding it, and set all the city that we peran uproar, and ceive the assaulted the house things which are proposed of Jason, and sought to be seen.' to bring them out to -Beza. the people. on at Thessalonica. 6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, fThese that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; 7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, g saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them 80. 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the Synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many Jews of Thessalonica at Athens. 18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babblert say? other had knowledge that m 2 Pe. 2. 8. some, He seemeth to the word of God was Jno. 2. 13. be a setter forth of preached of Paul at 17. strange gods: be unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. Berea, they came thi-t Or, full of cause he preached ther also, and stirred idols." up the people. Or, base 14 And then im-fellow. mediately the bre-Or, Mars thren sent away Paul the highest to go as it were to court in the sea: but Silas Athens. and Timotheus abode ++ Or, the there still. hill. It was 19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 21 (For all the AThis testi-thenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to court of the 15 And they that Areopagites conducted Paul tt Or, gods brought him unto that ye worAthens and receiv- ship, ing a commandment 2 Th. 2. 4. unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to ver. 21him with all speed, mony conthey departed. cerning the 16 Now while Paul Athenians is waited for them at confirmed by Athens, m his spirit their own was stirred in him, pecially Dewhen he saw the city mosthenes wholly + given to and Thucyidolatry. dides. 17 Therefore dis- ver. 22puted he in the syna- didapovs gogue with the Jews, repos, i. e. and with the devout greater worpersons, and in the the gods pers of market daily with than your them that met with neighbours. him. writers; es shi hear 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars'++ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.* 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found He preacheth repentance. For we are also his offspring.* ACTS XVII. an altar with this in- A. D. 54. scription,* TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. n ch. 14. 15. Whom therefore ye o Ma. 11. 25. ignorantly worship, p ch. 7. 48. him declare 1 unto q Ps. 50. 8. you. r Ge. 2. 7. 24 God that made Nu. 16. 22. the world and all Job 12. 10. things therein, see& 27.3. & 33. 4. ing that he is Lord Is. 42.5. of heaven and earth, & 57. 16. dwelleth p Ze. 12. 1. temples made withs De. 32. 8. hands; not in t Ro. 1. 20. u ch. 14. 17. x Col. 1. 17. He. 1. 3. y Tit. 1. 12. z Is. 40. 18. a ch. 14. 16. Ro. 3. 25. b Lu. 24. 47. 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, e and hath determined the times before appointed, and s the t Or, offered bounds of their ha- faith. bitation; d ch. 2. 24. Tit. 2. 11. 1 Pe. 1. 14. & 4. 3. ch. 10. 42. Ro. 2. 16. & 14. 10. 27 That they should ver. 23seek the Lord, if Many writhaply they might feel ers mention after him, and find such an altar. him, " though he be ver. 28not far from every the words of one of us : These were almost 300 years before Aratus, an 28 For in him we Athenian, live, and move, and who lived have our being; yas certain also of your this time. own poets have said, 335 29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, z we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 30 And a the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he given assur hath hath ance unto all men, 32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead. some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 33 So Paul departed from among them. 34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman ACTS XVIII. Paul preacheth named Damaris, and others with them. CHAP. XVIII. A. D. 54. b a Ro. 16. 3. 1 Co.16.19. 2 Ti. 4. 19. ch. 20. 34. 1 Co. 4. 12. 1 Th. 2. 9. 2 Th. 3. 8. ch. 17. 2. d ch. 17. 14. e ver. 28. 1 AFTER these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 2 And found a certain Jew named a Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife + Priscilla; (because Christ. that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, band wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. ch. 17. 3. Job 32. 18. Or, is the fch. 13. 45. i 1 Pe. 4. 4. ch. 13. 51. Ne. 5. 13. Ma. 10. 14. h Le. 20. 9. 11, 12. 2 Sa. 1. 16. · Eze. 18.13. & 33. 4. ch. 20. 26. Eze. 3. 19. & 33. 9. k ch. 13. 46. & 29. 28. 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue 11 Co. 1.14. every sabbath, and m ch. 23 11. persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. Je. 1. 18. Ma. 28. 20. Gr. sat 5 And d when Silas and Timotheus were there. come from Macedo-ver. 5nia, Paul was press-Either his ed in the spirit and own, or the testified to the Jews Holy Spirit, that Jesus + was so powerfully urged and Christ. constrained 6 And when they him, that he opposed themselves, could not reand blasphemed, ghefrain from shook his raiment, Whitby. speaking.and said unto them, at Corinth. Your blood be upon k from your own heads; i I clean: am henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 81And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 9 Then m spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: man 10 For I am with thee, and no shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. 12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and ACTS XVIII. Paul accused brought him to the judgment seat, 13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. a ch. 23. 29. & 25. 11. 19. & 20. 16. Ro. 1. 10. p1 Co. 1. 1. q ch. 21. 24. 14 And when Paul Nu. 6. 18. was now about tor Ro. 16. 1. open his mouth, Gal-s ch. 19. 21. lio said unto the Jews, If it were at matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews,reason would that I should bear with you: 15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. 16 And he drave them from the judg ment seat. Ja. 4. 15. u Ga. 1. 2. & 4. 14. x y ch. 14. 22. before Gallio. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; 21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto. you, tit God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. 22 And when he had landed at CæsaThe apos-rea, and gone up, and saluted the church, ver. 23 tle's voyage Antioch. 17 Then all the here related, he went down to Greeks took P Sosthe-must have nes, the chief ruler of taken up a the synagogue, and though so long period, 23 And after he had spent some time beat him before the briefly stat-there, he departed, judgment seat. And ed; which Gallio cared for none shews, that the design of those things. of the nar instructive 18 And Paul after rative is not this tarried there yet simply to a good while, and gratify cuthen took his leave of riosity, but the brethren, and to give an sailed thence into account of Syria, and with him the manner Priscilla and Aquila; in which having 4 shorn his Christianity head in Cenchrea: was at first promulgated for he had a vow. and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening x ali the disciples. * 24 y And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephe sus. 25 This man was instructed in the way |