Acts

THE WILL (Greek to English) Acts 1:11
Deeds of Apostles written in about A.D. 60-63 in Rome known as
ACTS
Chapter One
The Promise of the Father
1Indeed I made the first word concerning all things, O Theophilos
[Loukas 1:3], which Iesous began both to do and to teach, 2until which day
having commanded the apostles whom He chose through the Holy Spirit
He was taken up [Markos 16:19 - lead verse]; 3to whom also He presented Him-
self living after Him to suffer in many proofs, appearing to them through
forty days and saying the things concerning the kingdom of God [Acts
10:41 - lead verse]; 4and being together He commanded them not to depart
from Jerusalem [Loukas 24:47 - lead verse] but “to wait for the promise of the
Father which you heard of Me [Loukas 24:49]; 5because Ioannes indeed
baptized in water, but you yourselves will be baptized in Holy Spirit
not after these many days” [Maththaios 3:11 - lead verse].
6Indeed therefore the men who have come together were asking
Him saying:
“Lord, if in this season Thou art restoring the kingdom
to Israel?”
7And He said to them:
“It is not of you to know seasons or times which the
Father placed in His own authority [Maththaios 24:36 - lead verse],
8but you will receive power of the Holy Spirit having come
upon you and you will be witnesses of Me both in Jerusalem

[Loukas 24:47 - lead verse] and in the whole Judea and Samaria and
until the last part of the earth.”
The Ascension of Iesous
[Markos 16:19-20; Loukas 24:50-53]
9And having said these things He was lifted up of them looking
and a cloud took Him from the eyes of them [Markos 16:19 - lead verse]. 10And
as they were gazing into heaven of Him going, and behold two men in
white clothing had stood by them, 11who also said:
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Acts 1:12 THE WILL (Greek to English)
“Men Galileeans [Acts 2:7], why have you stood looking

into heaven? This Iesous the One who has been taken up from
you into heaven will come thus in what manner you saw Him
going into heaven” [Maththaios 24:30 - lead verse].
Maththias Took the Place of Ioudas Iskariotes
12Thenthey returned into Jerusalem [Loukas 24:47 - lead verse] from the
mountain which is called Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem hav-
ing a way of Sabbath. 13And when they entered, they went up into the
upper room where they were staying, both Petros and Ioannes and
Iakobos and Andreas, Philippos and Thomas, Bartholomaios and
Maththaios, Iakobos of Alphaios and Simon the Zealot and Ioudas of
Iakobos [Maththaios 10:2-4; Markos 3:16-19; Loukas 6:14-16]. 14All these were carry-
ing on with the prayer with one mind with women and Mariam the
mother of Iesous and the brothers of Him [Maththaios 13:55 - lead verse].
15And in these days having stood up in the middle of the brothers
Petros said; and it was a crowd of names on the same purpose about one
hundred twenty:
16“Men brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be
fulfilled which the Holy Spirit said beforehand through the
mouth of Dauid concerning Ioudas who has become a guide
to the men who have taken Iesous [Psalm 41:9], 17because he was
having been numbered in us and obtained the lot of this min-
istry. 18Indeed therefore this man got a lot out of the reward
of the unrighteousness and having fallen head first he cracked
in the middle and all the tenderlies of him were poured out
[Maththaios 27:3-5]; 19and it became known to all the men who
dwell Jerusalem, so as that lot to be called in the dialect of
them ‘Aceldamach,’ this is ‘A Lot of Blood’ [Maththaios 27:8]. 20For
it has been written in the Book of Psalms:
‘Let the dwelling of him become desolate and
let not the man who dwells be in it’ [Psalm 69:25],
and,
‘Let a different man take the episcopate of
him’ [Psalm 109:8].
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21Therefore it is necessary of the men coming together with us

in every time in which the Lord Iesous entered and went out
from us, 22having begun from the baptism of Ioannes until the
day of which He was taken up from us, one of these men with
us to become a witness of the resurrection of Him.”
23Andthey appointed two men, Ioseph the man who is called Barsabbas
who was called Ioustos, and Maththias. 24And having prayed they said:
“Thou Lord heart-knower of all, show one whom Thou
would choose out of these two 25to take the place of this min-
istry and apostleship from which Ioudas transgressed to go
into his own place.”
26And they gave lots to them and the lot fell on Maththias and he was
chosen together with the eleven apostles [Proverbs 16:33].
Chapter Two
The Apostles were Baptized with the Holy Spirit
1 And in the time for the day of the Pentecost [Leviticus 23:15-21;
to be fulfilled they were all together on the same pur-
Deuteronomy 16:9-11]
pose. 2And an echo suddenly came out of heaven as being brought by
a violent blowing and filled the whole house where they were sitting
3and tongues as of fire were seen by them being divided and sat on each
one of them, 4and they all were filled with Holy Spirit [Maththaios 3:11 - lead
verse] and they began to speak in different tongues as the Spirit was giv-
ing to them to utter [Acts 10:44; 11:15; 15:8].
5And Jews were dwelling into Jerusalem [Loukas 24:47 - lead verse], de-
vout men from every nation under heaven. 6And of this sound having
occurred the multitude came together and was confused, because each
one was hearing his own dialect of them speaking. 7And they were
ecstasized and wondering saying:
“Behold are not all these men who speak Galileans? [Acts
1:11] 8And how do we ourselves each of us hear his own dia-
lect in which we were begotten? 9Parthians and Medes and
Elamites and the men who dwell Mesopotamia, both Judea
and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 both Phrygia and
Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya throughout Cyrene,

and the Romans who sojourn, 11both Jews and proselytes,

Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues
the great things of God.”
12And all were ecstasized and perplexed, another saying to another:
“What is this willing to be?”
13And different men mocking were saying that:
“They are having been filled with sweet wine.”
The First Preaching of Petros
14And
having stood with the eleven Petros lifted up the voice of
him and he uttered to them:
“Men Jews and all the men who dwell Jerusalem [Loukas
24:47 - lead verse],
let this be known to you and listen to the words
of me. 15For these men are not drunk as you yourselves take,
for it is third hour of the day, 16but this is the thing which has
been said through the prophet Ioel:
17‘And it will be in the last days, God says, I
will pour out from the Spirit of Me on every flesh,

and the sons of you and the daughters of you will
prophesy and the young men of you will see visions
and the presbyters of you shall be made to dream
dreams [Acts 21:9 - lead verse]; 18and indeed I will pour
out from the Spirit of Me on the men-slaves of Me
and on the women-slaves of Me in those days, and
they will prophesy. 19And I will give wonders in
heaven above and signs down on earth, blood and
fire and vapor of smoke; 20the sun will be changed
into darkness and the moon into blood before the
great day of the Lord to come and become manifest.
21And it will be that every man whoever would call
upon the name of the Lord will be saved’ [Joel 2:28-32].

22“Men
Israelites, hear these words: Iesous the Nazarene,
the Man having been proven from God into you by miracles
and wonders and signs which God did through Him in the
middle of you as you yourselves know, 23you took up having

nailed this by the having been determined counsel and prog-

nosis of God given up through the hand of lawless men,
24whom God raised having loosed the travails of death, be-
cause it was not possible for Him to be held by it. 25For Dauid
says into Him:
‘I was seeing the Lord before Me through all
time, because He is out of the right of Me in order
that I would not be shaken. 26On account of this the
heart of Me enjoyed and the tongue of Me glad-
dened, but still even the flesh of Me will tabernacle
on the basis of hope, 27because Thou will not aban-
don the psyche of Me into Hades nor Thou will give
the Holy One of Thee to see corruption. 28Having
made known to Me the ways of life, Thou will fill
Me with gladness with the face of Thee’ [Psalm 16:8-
11].
29“Men brothers, it is lawful to say to you with outspo-

kenness concerning the patriarch Dauid that he also died and
was buried, and the tomb of him is in us until this day [1 Kings
2:10; Acts 13:36]. 30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that
God swore to him with an oath to sit on the throne of him
One out of the fruit of the loins of him [Psalm 132:11], 31having
seen beforehand he spoke concerning the resurrection of the
Christ that:
‘Neither was He abandoned into Hades nor
the flesh of Him saw corruption’ [Psalm 16:10].
32“God raised this Iesous, of whom we all ourselves are
witnesses; 33therefore having been exalted to the right of God,
and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the
Father, He poured this out which you yourselves see and hear.
34For Dauid went up not into the heavens, but he himself says:
‘The Lord said to the Lord of me: “Sit out of

the right of Me, 35until I could place the enemies of
Thee a footstool of the feet of Thee”’ [Maththaios 22:44 -
lead verse].

36“Certainly
therefore let the whole house of Israel know
that God made Him both Lord and Christ, this Iesous whom
you yourselves crucified.”
Change Mind and Be Baptized
37Andhaving heard they were pierced down the heart and they said
to Petros and the remaining apostles:
“What shall we do, Men brothers?”
38And Petros said to them:
“Change mind [1 Samuel 7:3; Ezekiel 33:9; Maththaios 3:8; 21:32; Markos
1:15; 6:12; Loukas 13:3, 5; 15:7, 10; 17:4; 24:47; Acts 3:19; 8:22; 11:18; 17:30; 26:20;
Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Hebrews 12:17; 2 Petros 3:9], and let each of
you be baptized on the basis of the name of Iesous Christ
[Maththaios 28:19; Ioannes 3:5; Acts 2:41; 8:12, 38; 9:18; 10:48; 16:15, 33; 18:8; 19:5;
22:16; Romans 6:5; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12; 1 Petros 3:21] into forgive-
ness of the sins of you [Maththaios 1:21; Markos 1:4; Loukas 1:77; 3:3; 24:47;
Acts 3:19; 8:22; 10:43; 13:38; 22:16; 26:18; Colossians 1:14] and you will re-
ceive the gift of the Holy Spirit [Joel 2:28; Acts 5:32; 19:2; Romans 5:5;
8:11, 15; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; 6:16; Galatians 4:6;
Ephesians 1:13; 2:22; 4:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 5:19; 2 Timotheos 1:14; Titos 3:5-6;
Iakobos 4:5; 1 Ioannes 3:24; 4:13]. 39For the promise is to you and to
the children of you and to all the ones into far, as many as the
Lord the God of us would have called” [Psalms 67:2; 98:3; Isaiah 14:1;
40:5; 43:7; 49:6; 56:3-8; 57:19; Joel 2:32; Amos 9:12; Zechariah 9:10; Loukas 3:6;
Ioannes 10:16; Acts 9:15; 10:45; 11:1, 17; 13:47; 14:27; 15:3, 7, 14, 19; 18:6; 22:21;
26:17, 20, 23; 28:28; Galatians 2:8; Ephesians 2:13, 17].
40And with different words he witnessed thoroughly and he was exhort-
ing them saying:
“Be saved from this crooked generation” [Philippians 2:15 -
lead verse].
Believers were Baptized and Added to the Lord

41Indeed therefore the men who have received [Markos 1:15; 9:23; 16:16;
Ioannes 3:16, 36; 6:29, 40, 47, 69; 7:38; 11:25-26; 12:46; 20:31; Acts 2:44; 4:4, 32; 10:43; 11:21;
13:48; 16:31, 34; 18:8; Romans 1:16; 3:22; 9:33; 10:11] the word of him were baptized
[Acts 2:38 - lead verse] and about three thousand psyches were added to the
Lord [Acts 5:14 - lead verse] in that day. 42And they were carrying on with

the teaching of the apostles [Maththaios 28:20] and the fellowship, the break-
ing of the bread and the prayers.
43And fear was coming to every psyche, and many wonders and
signs were happening through the apostles. 44And all the men who have
believed [Acts 2:41 - lead verse] were on the same purpose and they had all
things common [Acts 4:32] 45and they were selling the properties and the
goods and they were dividing them to all according to what someone
had a need [Acts 4:35 - lead verse]; 46and every day carrying on with one mind
in the temple, and breaking bread in every house, they were sharing food
in gladness and sincerity of heart 47praising God and having grace to
the whole people. And the Lord was adding to Him [Acts 5:14 - lead verse]
the men who are saved every day on the same purpose.
Chapter Three
Petros and Ioannes Healed a Lame Man
1And Petros and Ioannes were going up into the temple on the hour
of prayer the ninth. 2And a certain man being lame out of the womb of
the mother of him was being carried, whom they were placing every day
towards the door of the temple which is called “Beautiful” to request
alms from the ones who enter into the temple; 3who having seen Petros
and Ioannes who are about to enter into the temple, was asking to re-
ceive alms. 4And Petros with Ioannes having gazed into him said:
“Look into us.”
5And the man was holding on to them expecting to receive something
from them. 6And Petros said:
“Silver and gold is not with me, but what I have this I
give to thee; in the name of Iesous Christ the Nazarene walk.”
7And having seized him by the right hand he raised him; and at once
the feet of him and the ankles were made firm, 8and leaping he stood
and he was walking and he entered with them into the temple walking
and leaping and praising God. 9And all the people saw him walking
and praising God; 10and they were recognizing him that he himself was
the man who sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to request alms and
they were filled with amazement and ecstacies at the thing that has hap-
pened to him.

Change Mind and Be Converted

11And of him holding Petros and Ioannes all the people ran together
to them at the porch which is called Porch of Solomon astounded. 12And
having seen Petros answered to the people:
“Men Israelites, why are you wondering at this or why
are you gazing at us as by our own power or godliness we
have made him to walk? 13The God of Abraham and of Isaak
and of Iakob [Maththaios 22:32 - lead verse], the God of the fathers of
us, glorified the Child of Him Iesous whom you yourselves
indeed delivered and denied according to face of Pilate, hav-
ing judged to release that One; 14but you yourselves denied
the Holy and Righteous and you requested a man a murderer
to be graced to you, 15and you killed the Beginner of life whom
God raised out of the dead, of whom we ourselves are wit-
nesses. 16And on the basis of faith of the the name of Him,
the name of Him made firm this man whom you see and
know, and the faith through Him gave to him this wholeness
before all of you.
17“And now, brothers, I know that you did according to
ignorance just as also the rulers of you; 18but God fulfilled thus,
the things which He announced beforehand through the mouth
of all of the prophets for the Christ of Him to suffer. 19There-
fore change mind and return in order for the sins of you to
be wiped out [Acts 2:38 - lead verse], 20in order that times of refresh-
ing would come from the face of the Lord and He would send
to you Christ Iesous the One who has been appointed before-
hand, 21whom it is necessary for heaven indeed to receive until
the times of the restoration of all of which God spoke through
the mouth of the holy prophets of Him from age.
People Who Do Not Obey Christ Shall Be Destroyed
22“Mouses indeed said that:
‘The Lord the God of you will raise a Prophet
for you out of the brothers of you as me; you will
hear of Him according to all things whatsoever He
would speak to you. 23And it will be that every

psyche whoever would not hear of that Prophet

shall be destroyed out of the people’ [Deuteronomy 18:15,
18-19; Ioannes 1:45; 5:46; 6:14; 7:40; Acts 7:37].
24“And even all the prophets from Samouel and the ones
afterward who spoke also proclaimed these days. 25You your-
selves are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which
God covenanted to the fathers of us saying to Abraham:
‘And in the seed of thee all the families of the
earth will be eulogized’ [Genesis 12:3; 21:12; 22:18; 26:4;
28:14; Loukas 1:35; Galatians 3:8, 16].
26“God having raised the Child of Him sent Him to you
first eulogizing you in the time for each to turn away from the
wickedness of you.”
Chapter Four
People are Saved Through Iesous Only
1And of them speaking to the people the priests and the officer of
the temple and the Sadducees stood by them, 2being annoyed on account
of them to teach the people and to proclaim in the temple the resurrec-
tion of Iesous out of the dead, 3and they casted the hands upon them
and placed into keeping into the morrow; for it was evening already 4but
many of the ones who have heard the Word believed [Acts 2:41 - lead verse],
and (the) number of the men was five thousand.
5And it happened on the morrow for the rulers and the presbyters
and the scribes of them to be assembled in Jerusalem, 6and Annas the
high priest and Kaiaphas and Ioannes and Alexandros and as many as
were out of the genus of the high priest, 7and having caused them to
stand in the middle they were inquiring:
“In what sort of power or in what name you yourselves
did this?”
8Then having been filled with Holy Spirit Petros said to them:
“Rulers of the people and presbyters, 9if we ourselves
today are being examined on a good work of healing the weak-
ening of man in which this man has been saved, 10let it be

known to you all and to all the people of Israel that in the
name of Iesous Christ the Nazarene whom you yourselves cru-
cified, whom God raised out of the dead, in this this man has
stood before you sound. 11This is:
‘The stone, which has been despised by you
the men who build, is the One which has become
into head of the corner’ [Maththaios 21:42 - lead verse].
12“And the salvation is not in another not even one, for
there is not a different name under heaven which has been
given in men in which it is necessary for us to be saved”
[Maththaios 1:21 - lead verse].
Petros and Ioannes were Threatened

13And
seeing the outspokenness of Petros and Ioannes and perceiv-
ing that they are uneducated men and idiots, they were wondering and
they were recognizing them that they were with Iesous, 14and seeing the
man who has been cured having stood with them they had nothing
against to oppose. 15But having commanded them to go away outside
the Sanhedrin they were meeting with one another 16saying:
“What shall we do to these men? For that indeed a
known sign has happened through them manifest to all the
ones who dwell Jerusalem and we are not able to deny; 17but
in order that it would not spread on more into the people let
us threaten them no longer to speak to no one of men on the
basis of this name.”
18And having called them they commanded them not to utter at all nor
to teach on the basis of the name of Iesous. 19But having answered Petros
and Ioannes said to them:
“If it is righteous before God to hear you rather than God,
you judge; 20for we ourselves are not able to speak not the
things which we saw and heard.”
21But having threatened further the men released them, finding nothing
on how they could punish them, on account of the people, because all
glorified God on the basis of the thing that has happened; 22for the man
on whom this sign of healing had happened was more than forty years.

The Believers Prayed for Courage

23And having been released they came to their own and reported
whatsoever things the ruling priests and the presbyters said to them.
24And the men who have heard with one mind lifted up voice to God
and said:
“Master, Thou art the One who has made the heaven and
the earth and the sea and all the things in them [Exodus 20:11;
Psalm 146:6; Acts 7:50; 14:15; 17:24], 25the One of the father of us who
has said through the Holy Spirit by the mouth of Dauid a ser-
vant of Thee:
‘Why do nations rage and peoples care for
empty things? 26The kings of the earth stood by and
the rulers assembled on the same purpose against the
Lord and against the Christ of Him’ [Psalm 2:1-2].
27“For they were assembled on truth in this city against
the Holy Child of Thee Iesous whom Thou anointed, and both
Herodes and Pontios Pilate with nations and peoples of Israel,
28to do whatsoever the hand of Thee and the counsel (of Thee)
determined beforehand to happen. 29And the things now,

Lord, look upon the threats of them and give to the slaves of
Thee to speak the Word of Thee with all outspokenness
[Ephesians 6:19 - lead verse], 30in Thee to stretch out the hand (of
Thee) into healing and signs and wonders to happen through
the name of the Holy Child of Thee Iesous.”
31And of them having petitioned the place in which they were having
been assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with Holy Spirit
and they were speaking the Word of God with outspokenness.
The Disciples Including Barnabas Shared Possessions
32And the heart and psyche of the multitude of the ones who have
believed [Acts 2:41 - lead verse] was one, and not even one was saying a cer-
tain thing of the things being for him to be his own but all things was
common to them [Acts 2:44]. 33And with great power the apostles were
giving the witness of the resurrection of the Lord Iesous, and great grace
was on them all. 34For neither someone in them was needy; for as many
as were owners of lots or of houses, selling they were bringing the prices

of the things being sold 35and they were placing along the feet of the
apostles, and they were being distributed to each according to that which
someone had a need [Maththaios 19:21; Acts 2:45].
36AndIoseph the man who has been called Barnabas from the
apostles, which is being translated son of exhortation, a Levite, a
Cyprean by genus, 37having sold a field being for him brought the money
and placed towards the feet of the apostles.
Chapter Five
Ananias and Sapphira Died for Lying to God
1And a certain man with a name Ananias with Sapphira the woman
of him sold a property 2and he purloined from the price, also of the
woman having known, and having brought a certain part he placed
along the feet of the apostles. 3But Petros said:
“Ananias, on account of what Satan filled the heart of
thee, for thee to lie the Holy Spirit and to purloin from the
price of the lot? 4Is it not that remaining it remained to thee
and it was having been sold in thy authority? Why is it that
thou set this matter in the heart of thee? Thou lied not to men
but to God.”
5And of hearing these words having fallen Ananias expired, and great
fear came to all the men who hear. 6And having risen the younger men
wrapped him and having brought out they buried.
7Andan interval of about three hours occurred and the woman of
him not knowing the thing that happened entered. 8And Petros an-
swered to her:
“Say to me, if you gave the lot of such amount?”
And the woman said:
“Yes, of such amount.”
9And Petros said to her:
“Why is it that it was agreed by you to test the Spirit of
the Lord? Behold the feet of the ones who have buried the
man of thee at the door and they will carry thee out.”

10And at once she fell to the feet of him and she expired; and having
entered the young men found her dead and having brought out they
buried with the man of her. 11And great fear came upon the whole
Ekklesia and on all the men who hear these things.
More Believers were Added to the Lord
12 And many signs and wonders were happening in the people
through the hands of the apostles. And they were all with one mind in
the Porch of Solomon, 13and henceforth no one was daring to join them,
but the people were magnifying them. 14And more who believe were
being added to the Lord, a multitude of both men and women [Acts 2:41,
47; 11:21, 24], 15so as to bring out the men who weaken even into the wide
streets and to place on small beds and mats, in order that if the shadow
of Petros coming might also overshadow some of them. 16And even the
multitude of the cities around Jerusalem were coming together bringing
weak and being troubled by unclean spirits, who were all being cured.
Prison Doors Were Opened
17And having stood up the high priest and all the men with him,
the heresy which is of the Sadduccees, were filled with zeal 18and they
casted the hands on the apostles and placed them in public keeping.
19And an angel of the Lord through night opened the doors of the prison
and having led them out he said:

20“Go and having stood speak to the people in the temple
all the words of this life.”
21And having heard they entered into the temple by dawn and they were
teaching. And having arrived the high priest and the men with him
called together the Sanhedrin and the whole senate of the sons of Israel
and they sent into prison for them to be led. 22And having arrived the
helpers found them not in the prison; and having returned they reported
23saying that:
“We found the prison having been closed in all certainty

and the guards having stood on the doors, but having opened
inside we found no one.”
24And as both the officer of the temple and the ruling priests heard these
words, they were perplexed concerning them what might this be. 25And
having arrived someone reported to them that:

“Behold the men whom you placed in the prison are in

the temple standing and teaching the people.”
26Then having gone away the officer with the helpers were leading them
not with violence, for they were fearing the people lest they would be
stoned.
“We Ought to Obey God Rather than Men”
27And having led them they stood in the Sanhedrin. And the high
priest asked them 28saying:

“We commanded to you a command not to teach on the
basis of this name, and behold you have filled Jerusalem with
the teaching of you and you wish to bring upon us the blood
of this Man.”
29And having answered Petros and the apostles said:
“It is necessary to obey God rather than men. 30The God
of the fathers of us raised Iesous on whom you yourselves laid
hands having hung on a wood; 31God exalted this Beginner
and Saviour to the right of Him to give change of mind to Is-
rael and forgiveness of sins. 32And we ourselves are witnesses
of these words and the Holy Spirit which God gave to the ones
who obey Him” [Acts 2:38 - lead verse].
The Work of God Cannot be Overthrown
33And the men who have heard were being cut through and they
were wishing to take them up. 34And having stood up someone in the
Sanhedrin a Pharisee with a name Gamaliel, a law-teacher precious to
all the people, commanded to put the men outside for a short time 35and
he said to them:
“Men Israelites, hold on for yourselves at these men what
you are about to do. 36For before these days Theudas stood
up saying himself to be someone, to whom a number of men
about four hundred were joined; who was taken up, and all
as many as were obeying him were scattered and came into
nothing. 37After this Ioudas the Galileean stood up in the days
of the registration and caused people to stand behind him; and
that man perished and all as many as were obeying him were

scattered. 38And now I say the things to you, stand away from
these men and let them; because if this counsel or this work
be out of men, it will be destroyed, 39but if it is out of God,
you will not be able to destroy them lest perchance even you
would be found God-fighters.”
And they obeyed him 40and having called forth the apostles having
beaten they commanded them not to speak on the basis of the name of
Iesous and they released them. 41Indeed therefore the men were going
from the face of the Sanhedrin rejoicing, because they were considered
worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the name [1 Petros 4:14 - lead verse], 42and
every day in the temple and every house they were not stopping teach-
ing and evangelizing the Christ Iesous.
Chapter Six
It is Better to Teach the Word of God than to Serve Tables
1And in these days of the increasing of the disciples a murmuring
of the Hellenists towards the Hebrews occurred, because the widows of
them were being overlooked in the daily ministry. 2And having called
forth the multitude of the disciples the twelve said:
“It is not pleasing for us to serve tables having left the
Word of God. 3And, brothers, oversee seven men out of you
being witnessed, to be full of Spirit and wisdom, whom we will
appoint over this need, 4and we ourselves will carry on with
the prayer and the ministry of the Word.”
5And the word pleased before all of the multitude and they chose
Stephanos, a man full of faith and Holy Spirit, and Philippos [Acts 8:40;
21:8] and Prochoros and Nikanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nikolaos
a proselyte of Antioch, 6who stood before the apostles, and having
prayed they laid the hands on them.
7And the Word of God was growing and the number of the dis-
ciples was being exceedingly increased in Jerusalem, and a big crowd
of the priests was obeying the faith [Acts 12:24; 19:20].

Stephanos Was Arrested

8And Stephanos full of grace and power was doing wonders and
great signs in the people. 9And some of the ones out of the synagogue
which is called Synagogue of Libertines and of Cyreneans and of
Alexandrians and of the ones from Cilicia and Asia stood up disputing
with Stephanos, 10and they were not strong to stand against the wisdom
and the Spirit with which he was speaking. 11Then they casted men say-
ing that:
“We have heard him speaking blasphemous words into
Mouses and God.”
12And they stirred up the people and the presbyters and the scribes and
having stood by they grabbed him and led into the Sanhedrin, 13and a
liar stood saying:
“This man stops not speaking words against the holy
place and the Law [Jeremiah 26:11]; 14for we have heard him say-
ing that ‘This Iesous the Nazarene will destroy this place and
He will change the customs which Mouses delivered to us’”
[Maththaios 26:61 - lead verse].
15And having gazed into him all the men who sit in the Sanhedrin saw
the face of him as a face of an angel.
Chapter Seven
Stephanos Preached
1And the high priest said:
“If he has these things thus?”
2And he was saying:
“Men brothers and fathers, hear. The God of glory was
seen by the father of us Abraham being in Mesopotamia be-
fore him to dwell in Charran [Genesis 11:31-12:1] 3and He said to
him:
‘Go out of the land of thee and the relatives
of thee, and come here into the land which I would
show to thee’ [Genesis 12:1].

4Then having come out of the land of the Chaldeans he dwelt

in Charran [Hebrews 11:8]. And from there after the father of him
to die He exiled him into this land into which you yourselves
now dwell, 5and He gave not to him an inheritance in it nor a
tribune of a foot and He promised to give it to him into a pos-
session and to the Seed of him after him, of a child not being
to him [Genesis 12:7; 15:18; 17:8; 24:7]. 6And God spoke thus that:
‘The Seed of him will be a sojourner in a for-
eign land and they will enslave it and they will mis-
treat four hundred years; 7and I Myself will judge
the nation whichever they will serve,’ God said, ‘and
after these things they will come out and they will
religiously serve Me in this place’ [Genesis 15:13-14; Exo-
dus 3:12].
8“And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision; and

thus he begot Isaak and circumcised him on the eighth day,
and Isaak begot Iakob, and Iakob the twelve patriarchs [Genesis
17:10-13; 21:4].
9“And having envied the patriarchs were giving Ioseph
into Egypt. And God was with him [Genesis 37:11, 28; 39:2-3, 21-23]
10and He took him out of all of the tribulations of him and
He gave to him grace and wisdom before Pharaoh king of

Egypt and he appointed him governor on Egypt and the whole
house of him [Genesis 41:37-44; Psalm 105:21].
11“And famine and great tribulation came on the whole
Egypt and Canaan, and the fathers of us were finding not food-
stuffs [Genesis 41:54]. 12And having heard wheat being into Egypt
Iakob sent out the fathers of us first. 13And in the second time
Ioseph was made known to the brothers of him and the ge-
nus of Ioseph became manifest to Pharaoh [Genesis 42:1-5; 45:1-16].
14“And having sent Ioseph called Iakob the father of him
and all the relatives in psyches seventy-five [Genesis 45:9-11, 18-
19; 46:1-27; Exodus 1:1-5; Deuteronomy 10:22]. 15And Iakob went down
into Egypt and he himself died and the father of us [Exodus 1:6],
16and they were transferred into Sychem and they were placed
in the tomb which Abraham bought with a price of silver from

the sons of Hemmor in Sychem [Genesis 23:2-20; 33:19; 49:29-33; 50:7-

13; Joshua 24:32].
17“And as the time of the promise which God confessed

to Abraham was drawing near, the people grew and were mul-
tiplied in Egypt 18until which time a different king who had
not known Ioseph stood up. 19Having exploited the genus of
us this mistreated the fathers to make the babies of them
placed out in order not to be made alive [Exodus 1:7-11, 22]. 20In
which time Mouses was begotten and he was fine to God; who
was nourished three months in the house of the father, 21and
of him being placed out the daughter of the Pharaoh took him
up and nourished him into a son for herself. 22And Mouses
was trained in all wisdom of Egyptians, and he was powerful
in the words and works of him [Exodus 2:2-10].
23“And as a time of forty years was being fulfilled to him,
it came up on the heart of him to oversee the brothers of him
the sons of Israel. 24And having seen someone being done
wrong he warded off and made vengeance for the one who is
being oppressed having struck the Egyptian [Exodus 2:11-12].
25And he was supposing the brothers (of him) to comprehend
that God is giving salvation to them through the hand of him;

but the men comprehended not. 26And on the next day he ap-
peared to them fighting and he was reconciling them into
peace having said:
‘Men, you are brothers; why are you wrong-
ing one another?’ [Exodus 2:13]
27“Andthe man who wrongs the neighbor pushed him
away having said:
‘Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over
us? 28Art thou thyself not willing to kill me in which
manner thou killed the Egyptian yesterday?’ [Exodus
2:14; Acts 7:35]
29“And Mouses fled in this word and he became a so-

journer in the land Midian, where he begot two sons [Exodus 2:15,
21-22; 18:3-4].

30“And forty years having been fulfilled an angel was

seen by him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of
fire of a bush. 31And having seen the vision Mouses was won-
dering, and of him approaching to observe voice of the Lord
came:
32‘I
the God of the fathers of thee, the God of
Abraham and Isaak and Iakob’ [Maththaios 22:32 - lead
verse].
And of trembling having come Mouses was not daring to

observe. 33And the Lord said to him:
‘Loose the sandal of the feet of thee, for the
place on which thou have stood is a holy land.
34Having seen I saw the evil-treatment of the people
of Me in Egypt and I heard the sigh of them, and I

came down to take them out; and now come here
let Me send thee into Egypt’ [Exodus 3:5, 7-10].
35“This Mouses, whom they denied saying: ‘Who ap-
pointed thee a ruler and a judge?’ [Acts 7:27 - lead verse] God has
sent this man a ruler and a redeemer with the hand of the angel
who has been seen by him in the bush. 36This man led them
out having done wonders and signs in the land Egypt and in
the Red Sea and in the wilderness forty years [Exodus 7:3; 14:31].
37This man is Mouses who has said to the sons of Israel:
‘God will raise a Prophet for you out of the

brothers of you as me’ [Acts 3:23 - lead verse].
38“This is the man who was in the Ekklesia in the wil-
derness with the angel who speaks to him in Mount Sinai and
with the fathers of us, who received the living oracles to give
to us [Exodus 19:1-6; 20:1-17; Deuteronomy 5:4-22; 9:10], 39to whom the
fathers of us willed not to become obedient, but they pushed
away and were turned in the hearts of them into Egypt [Num-
bers 14:3] 40having said to Aaron:
‘Make for us gods which will go before us; for

this Mouses, who led us out of the land of Egypt,
we know not what happened to him’ [Exodus 32:1, 23].

41“And they made a calf in those days and they led up a

sacrifice to the idol and they were enjoying in the works of
the hands of them [Exodus 32:4-6]. 42And God turned and deliv-
ered them to religiously serve the host of the heaven as it has
been written in the Book of the Prophets:
‘You offered not to Me slaughtered animals
and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, house of
Israel? [Jeremiah 7:18; 19:13] 43And you took up the tent
of Moloch and the star of the god Rhaipha, the types
which you made to worship them, and I will exile
you beyond Babylon’ [Amos 5:25-27].
44“The tent of the witness was for the fathers of us in the
wilderness as the One who speaks to Mouses ordered him to
make it according to the type which he had seen [Exodus 25:9,
40; 26:30; 27:21; Numbers 1:50; Hebrews 8:5]; 45which the fathers of us
having received also led in with Iesous [Ioshua] in the posses-
sion of the nations, of whom God drove out from the face of
the fathers of us until the days of Dauid [Joshua 23:9; 24:18], 46who
found grace before God and requested to find tabernacle for
the house of Iakob. 47But Solomon built a house for Him [1
Chronicles 17:1-14; 2 Chronicles 3:1; 5:1; 6:2-10]. 48But the Most High
dwells not in places made with hands, as the prophet says:
49‘Heaven is the throne for Me [Maththaios 5:34 -
lead verse], and the earth a footstool of the feet of Me
[Maththaios 5:35 - lead verse]; what sort of house will you
build for Me,’ says the Lord, or what is the place of
the rest of Me? [1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 6:18; Psalm 146:5-6;
Isaiah 66:1-2; Acts 4:24; 17:24] 50Did not the hand of Me
make all these things?’ [Acts 4:24 - lead verse]
51“Hard-necked and uncircumcised in hearts and in the
ears, you yourselves are ever resisting the Holy Spirit as the
fathers of you and you [Exodus 32:9; 33:3-5; Leviticus 26:41; Isaiah 63:10;
Jeremiah 6:10; 9:26]. 52Whom of the prophets the fathers of you
persecuted not? And they killed the men who have announced
beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One, of
whom now you yourselves became betrayers and murderers

[Maththaios 23:34 - lead verse], 53who

received the Law into ordinances
of angels and you guarded not.”
Stephanos was Stoned to Death
54And of hearing these things they were cut through in the hearts
of them and they were gnashing the teeth on him. 55But being full of
the Holy Spirit having gazed into heaven he saw the glory of God and
Iesous having stood out of the right of God, 56and he said:
“Behold I see the heavens having been opened and the
Son of Man having stood out of the right of God.”
57And having cried out with a great voice they constrained the ears of
them and they rushed with one mind on him 58and having casted out-
side of the city they were stoning him. And the witnesses placed away
the garments of them along the feet of a young man who is called Saulos
[Acts 8:1; 22:20], 59and they were stoning Stephanos calling and saying:
“Lord Iesous, receive the spirit of me.”

60And having set the knees he cried out with a great voice:
“Lord, lay not to them this sin.”
And having said this he fell asleep.
Chapter Eight
Saulos Chased the Believers
1And Saulos was consenting to the killing of him. And a great
persecution against the Ekklesia in Jerusalem occurred in that day, and

all men were dispersed throughout the areas of Judea and Samaria ex-
cept the apostles [Acts 11:19]. 2And devout men gathered up Stephanos
for burial and made a great mourning at him. 3And Saulos was devas-
tating the Ekklesia entering throughout the houses, and dragging men
and women he was delivering into prison [Acts 9:1-2, 13-14, 21; 22:4-5, 19; 26:9-
11; Galatians 1:13; Philippians 3:6; 1 Timotheos 1:13].
Philippos Baptized Believers in Samaria

4Indeedtherefore the men who have been dispersed went evange-
lizing the Word. 5And having gone down into (the) city of Samaria

Philippos preached Christ to them. 6And the crowds were holding on

to the things which are said by Philippos with one mind in the time for
them to hear and to see the signs which he was doing. 7For many of
the ones who have unclean spirits were coming out shouting with great
voice, and many men who are paralyzed and lame were cured; 8and
much joy came in that city.
9And
a certain man with a name Simon was previously in the city
practising magic and ecstasizing the nation of Samaria, saying himself
to be someone great, 10to whom all men from small up to great were
holding on saying:
“This is the power of God which is called Great.”
11And they were holding on to him on account of the considerable time
for him to have ecstasized them with the magics. 12And when they be-
lieved Philippos evangelizing concerning the kingdom of God and the
name of Iesous Christ, both men and women were being baptized [Acts
2:38 - lead verse]. 13And even Simon himself believed and having been
baptized he was carrying on with Philippos, and he was being ecstasized
seeing both signs and great miracles happening.
The Gift of God Cannot Be Purchased with Money
14And
having heard that Samaria has received the Word of God,
the apostles in Jerusalem sent to them Petros and Ioannes, 15who hav-
ing gone down prayed concerning them in order that they would receive
the Holy Spirit; 16for He was not yet having fallen on not even one of
them, but they were only having been baptized into the name of the
Lord Iesous [Acts 19:2]. 17Then they were laying the hands on them and
they were receiving the Holy Spirit. 18And Simon having seen that
through the laying on of the hands of the apostles the Spirit is being
given, offered to them money 19saying:
“Give to me also this authority in order that to whom-
ever I would lay the hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20But Petros said to him:
“May the silver of thee with thee be into destruction be-
cause thou supposed to get the gift of God through money;
21there is not a part nor a lot for thee in this Word, for the heart

of thee is not straight before God. 22Therefore change mind

from this evil of thee and petition the Lord, if then the thought
of the heart of thee will be forgiven to thee [Acts 2:38 - lead verse],
23for I see thee being into a gall of bitterness and bond of
unrighteousness.”
24And having answered Simon said:
“You yourselves petition to the Lord on behalf of me in
order that nothing of which you have said would come upon
me.”
25Indeed therefore the men who have witnessed and who have spo-
ken the Word of the Lord were returning into Jerusalem, and they were
evangelizing many villages of the Samaritans.
Philippos Baptized the Eunuch
26And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philippos saying:
“Stand up and go during midday to the way which goes
down from Jerusalem into Gaza, this is a desolate place.”
27And having stood up he went. And behold a man an Ethiopian a eu-
nuch [Isaiah 56:3-5] a potentate of Kandake the queen of Ethiopians, who
was over all the treasure of her, who had come into Jerusalem to be wor-
shipping, 28and he was returning and sitting on the chariot of him and
he was reading the prophet Esaias. 29And the Spirit said to Philippos:
“Approach and join this chariot.”
30And having run forth Philippos heard him reading Esaias the prophet
and he said:
“Then indeed thou know the things which thou art read-
ing?”
31And the man said:
“For how would I be able unless someone will guide
me?”
And he besought Philippos having come up to sit with him. 32And the
passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this:

“He was led as a sheep to slaughter and dumb as a lamb

before the one who shears it, thus He opens not the mouth of
Him. 33In lowliness the judgment of Him was taken; who will
narrate the generation of Him? Because the life of Him was
taken from the earth” [Isaiah 53:7-8].
34And having answered the eunuch said to Philippos:
“I petition thee, concerning whom the prophet says this?
Concerning himself or concerning someone different?”
35And having opened the mouth of him and having begun from this
Scripture Philippos evangelized Iesous to him. 36And as they were going
throughout the way, they came to a certain water, and the eunuch says:
“Behold water, what hinders me to be baptized?”
(37And Philippos said to him:
“If thou believe out of the whole heart of thee, thou will
be saved.”
And having answered he said:
“I believe into Christ the Son of God” [Maththaios 10:32; Loukas
12:8; Romans 10:9-10; 14:11; Philippians 2:11].)
38And he commanded the chariot to stand and they both went down into
the water, both Philippos and the eunuch, and he baptized him [Acts 2:38
- lead verse]. 39And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the
Lord grabbed Philippos and the eunuch saw him not no longer, for he
was going the way of him rejoicing. 40And Philippos [Acts 6:5 - lead verse]
was found into Azotus; and going through he was evangelizing all the
cities until him to come into Caesarea.
Chapter Nine
The Conversion of Paulos
[Acts 22:3-16; 26:12-18]
1And Saulos still sniffing threatening and murder into the disciples
of the Lord, having approached the high priest 2requested from him
epistles into Damascus to the synagogues, in order that if he would find
some who are of the Way, both men and women, he would lead into

Jerusalem having been bound. 3And it happened in the time for him to
go to draw near Damascus, and suddenly a light out of heaven flashed
around him 4and having fallen on the ground he heard a voice saying
to him:
“Saulos Saulos, why art thou persecuting Me?”
5And he said:
“Who art Thou, Lord?”
And the One said:
“I Myself am Iesous whom thou thyself persecute [Acts 22:8;
26:15; Galatians 1:16]; 6but
stand up and enter into the city and that
which is necessary for thee to do will be spoken to thee.”
7And the men who accompany him stood speechless, indeed hearing the
voice but seeing no one. 8And Saulos was risen from the ground, and
he was seeing nothing with the eyes of him having been opened; and
they led him into Damascus by the hand. 9And he was not seeing three
days and he ate not nor he drank.
10And
a certain disciple with a name Ananias was in Damascus, and
the Lord said to him in a vision:
“Ananias.”
And the man said:
“Behold I, Lord.”
11And the Lord said to him:
“Having stood up go to the lane which is called Straight
and seek a Tarsian with a name Saulos in the house of Ioudas;
for behold he is praying [Acts 21:39; 22:3; Galatians 1:14] 12and he saw
a man with a name Ananias having entered and having laid
the hands upon him in order that he could see again.”
13But Ananias answered:
“Lord, I heard from many concerning this man how many
evil things he did to the holy men of Thee in Jerusalem; 14and

he has an authority from the ruling priests to bind all the men
here who call upon the name of Thee” [Acts 8:3 - lead verse].
15And the Lord said to him:
“Go, because this man [Acts 13:2; Romans 1:1; Galatians 1:15] is a
vessel of choice for Me to bear the name of Me before nations
and both kings and sons of Israel [Acts 2:39 - lead verse]; 16for I
Myself will show to him whatsoever is necessary for him to
suffer on behalf of the name of Me” [Acts 20:23; 21:11, 33].
17And Ananias went away and entered into the house and having laid
the hands on him he said:
“Saulos brother, the Lord has sent me, Iesous the One
who has been seen by thee in the way by which thou were
coming, in order that thou would see again and thou would
be filled with Holy Spirit.”
18And immediately things as scales fell from the eyes of him, and he saw
again and having stood up he was baptized [Acts 2:38 - lead verse] 19and
having taken food he was strengthened.
Saulos Preached in Damascus
And he was with the disciples in Damascus some days [Acts 9:22;
26:20] 20andimmediately he was preaching Iesous in the synagogues that
this is the Son of God. 21And all men who hear were ecstasized and
they were saying:
“Is this not the man who has ravaged the men who call
upon this name in Jerusalem, and he had come here into this
in order that having been bound he would lead them to the
ruling priests?” [Acts 8:3 - lead verse]
22But Saulos was being empowered more and was pouring with Jews
who dwell in Damascus [Acts 9:19 - lead verse] proving that this is the Christ
[Acts 17:3; 18:5, 28].
Saulos Escaped from the Jews

23And
as sufficient days were being fulfilled, the Jews counseled
to take him up; 24and the plot of them was known to Saulos. And they

were observing even the gates both day and night in order that they
could take him up; 25and having taken the disciples of him by night
lowered him in a basket having let down through the wall.
Believers Increased
26And having arrived into Jerusalem he was trying to be joined with
the disciples, and all were fearing him not believing that he is a disciple.
27But having taken hold Barnabas led him to the apostles and he nar-
rated to them how he saw the Lord in the way and that He spoke to
him and how he spoke out in the name of Iesous in Damascus. 28And
he was with them going in and going out into Jerusalem, speaking out
in the name of the Lord, 29he was both speaking and disputing with the
Hellenists, and the men were attempting to take him up. 30And having
fully known the brothers led him down into Caesarea and they sent him
out into Tarsus [Acts 11:25].
31Indeed therefore the Ekklesia down from the whole of Judea and
Galilee and Samaria had peace building and going with the fear of the
Lord and with the exhortation of the Holy Spirit they were being mul-
tiplied.
Petros Healed Aineas and Resurrected Dorkas
32And it happened for Petros going through all to come down also
to the holy men dwelling Lydda. 33And he found there a certain man
with a name Aineas lying down on a mat out of eight years, who was
having been paralyzed. 34And Petros said to him:
“Aineas, Iesous Christ heals thee; stand up and spread for
thyself.”
And immediately he stood up. 35And all the men who dwell Lydda and
Sharon saw him, who turned to the Lord.
36And there was a certain woman-disciple in Joppa with a name
Tabitha, which being interpreted is called Dorkas; this woman was full
of good works and alms which she was doing. 37And it happened in
those days for her to die having been weakened; and having bathed they
placed in an upper room. 38And of Lydda being near to Joppa the dis-
ciples having heard that Petros is in it they sent two men to him be-
seeching:

“Thou should not delay to go through until us.”

39And having stood up Petros went with them; whom arriving they led
up into the upper room and all the widows wailing and showing tunics
and garments whatsoever Dorkas was making being with them stood
by him. 40And having casted all outside and having set the knees Petros
prayed and having turned to the body he said:
“Tabitha, stand up.”
And the woman opened the eyes of her, and having seen Petros she sat
up. 41And having given a hand to her he raised her; and having called
the holy men and the widows he presented her living. 42And it became
known down from the whole Joppa and many believed on the Lord.
43And he came to remain sufficient days in Joppa beside a certain Simon
a tanner [Acts 10:6, 32].
Chapter Ten
1And a certain man in Caesarea with a name Kornelios, a centu-
rion out of a band which is called Italian Band, 2godly and fearing God
with the whole house of him, giving many alms to the people and peti-
tioning God through all time, 3saw in a vision manifestly about the ninth
hour of the day concerning an angel of God entering towards him and
saying to him:
“Kornelios.”
4And having gazed at him and having become afraid he said:
“What is it, Lord?”
And he said to him:
“The prayers of thee and the alms of thee went up into a
memorial in front of God. 5And now send men into Joppa and
send for a certain Simon who is called Petros; 6this man is
lodged beside a certain Simon a tanner, whose house is along
the sea” [Acts 9:43 - lead verse].
7And as the angel who speaks to him went away, having called two of
the servants and a godly soldier of the ones who carry on with him, 8and
having explained all things to them he sent them into Joppa [Acts 10:30-
33].

9And on the morrow, of those men traveling and drawing near the
city, Petros went up on the housetop to pray about the sixth hour. 10And
he became hungry and he was willing to taste. And of them preparing
an ecstasy came to him 11and he sees heaven having been opened and
a certain vessel coming down as a great linen cloth with four beginnings
being lowered on the earth, 12in which all four-footed things and rep-
tiles of the earth and birds of heaven were. 13And a voice came to him:
“Having stood up, Petros, slaughter and eat.”
14But Petros said:
“Certainly not, Lord, because I never ate any thing com-
mon and unclean” [Leviticus 11:1-47; Ezekiel 4:14].
15And again a voice out of a second time said to him:
“The things which God cleansed, thou thyself defile not”
[Genesis 1:31; Markos 7:15, 19; Acts 10:28; 11:9; 1 Timotheos 4:4].
16And this happened thrice and right away the vessel was taken up into
heaven.
17And
as Petros was perplexed in himself what might be the vision
which he saw, behold the men who have been sent by Kornelios having
asked the house of Simon stood by on the gateway, 18and having called
they were inquiring “if Simon the man who is called Petros is lodged
here.” 19And of Petros thinking concerning the vision the Spirit said:
“Behold three men are seeking thee, 20but having stood
up go down and go with them doubting nothing because I
Myself have sent them.”
21And having gone down Petros said to the men:
“Behold I myself am whom you are seeking; what is the
cause on account of which you are present?”
22And the men said:
“Kornelios a centurion, a righteous man and fearing God,
and being witnessed by the whole nation of the Jews, was ad-
vised by a holy angel to send for thee into the house of him
and to hear words from thee.”

23Therefore having called them in he lodged them.

And on the morrow having stood up he went out with them and
some of the brothers from Joppa went with him.
Petros Refused to be Worshipped
24And on the morrow he entered into Caesarea. And Kornelios was
expecting them having called together the relatives of him and the nec-
essary friends. 25And as Petros came to enter, having met him having
fallen on the feet Kornelios worshipped. 26But Petros raised him say-
ing:
“Stand up; even I myself am a man.”
27And he entered talking with him and he finds many having come to-
gether, 28and he was saying to them:
“You yourselves understand how uncustomary it is for a

man a Jew to join or to approach another tribe [Acts 11:3]; and
God showed to me to say not even one man common or un-
clean [Acts 10:15 - lead verse]; 29wherefore I also came without ob-
jection having been sent for. Therefore I am inquiring what
word you sent me for?”
30And Kornelios was saying:
“From the fourth day until this day I was praying on the
ninth hour in the house of me, and behold a man in shining
clothing stood before me 31and he says:
‘Kornelios, the prayer of thee was heard and
the alms of thee were remembered before God.
32Therefore send into Joppa and call for Simon who
is called Petros [Acts 11:13], this man is lodged in the

house of Simon a tanner along the sea’ [Acts 9:43 - lead
verse].
33“Therefore
I sent immediately to thee, and thou thyself
did well having arrived. Now therefore we ourselves are all
present before God to hear all the things having been ordered
to thee by the Lord” [Acts 10:1-8].

Kornelios was Converted

34And having opened the mouth Petros said:
“On truth I perceive that God is not an outaker [Deuteronomy
10:17; 1 Samuel 16:7; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Job 34:19; Romans 2:11; Galatians 2:6;
Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 3:25; Iakobos 2:1, 9; 1 Petros 1:17], 35but in every
nation the man who fears Him and who works righteousness
is acceptable to Him [Romans 2:14]. 36He sent the Word to the
sons of Israel evangelizing peace [Isaiah 52:7; Nahum 1:15; Romans
10:15; Ephesians 6:15] through Iesous Christ, this is the Lord of all,
37you yourselves know the thing which has become a word
down from the whole Judea [Loukas 24:47 - lead verse], having be-
gun from Galilee after the baptism which Ioannes preached,
38Iesous from Nazareth, as God anointed Him with Holy Spirit
and power, who went through working good and healing all
the men who are oppressed by the devil, because God was
with Him [Isaiah 61:1].
39“And we ourselves are witnesses of all things which He
did both in the area of the Jews and Jerusalem. Whom they
also took up having hung on a wood [Deuteronomy 21:22], 40God
raised this on the third day and He gave Him to become
manifest [Maththaios 16:21 - lead verse], 41not to all people, but to wit-
nesses having been chosen beforehand by God, to us, who ate
and drank with Him after Him to rise out of the dead [Ioannes
14:19, 22; Acts 1:3]; 42and He commanded us to preach to the
people and to witness that this is the One who has been de-
termined by God as Judge of the living and of the dead [Romans
14:9; 1 Corinthians 15:12-19; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; 2 Timotheos 4:1; 1 Petros 4:5].
43All the prophets witnessed to this through the name of Him
every man who believes [Acts 2:41 - lead verse] into Him to receive
forgiveness of sins” [Acts 2:38 - lead verse].
44Of Petros still speaking these words the Holy Spirit fell upon all
the men who heard the Word [Acts 2:4 - lead verse]. 45And the faithful men
out of the circumcision as many as who came together with Petros were
ecstasized, because the gift of the Holy Spirit has been poured out also
on the Gentiles [Acts 2:39 - lead verse]; 46for they were hearing them speak-
ing in tongues and magnifying God. Then Petros answered:

47“Someone is not able to hinder these who received the

Holy Spirit as also we to be baptized with water?”
48And he ordered them to be baptized [Acts 2:38 - lead verse] in the name of
Iesous Christ. Then they asked him to remain some days.
Chapter Eleven
Gentiles were Rejected at First by Some Disciples
1And the apostles and the brothers who are throughout Judea heard
that even the Gentiles received the Word of God [Acts 2:39 - lead verse]. 2And
when Petros went up into Jerusalem, the men out of the circumcision
were discerning with him 3saying that:
“Thou entered to men having uncircumcision and ate
with them” [Acts 10:28].
4And having begun Petros was setting out to them afterward saying:
5“I
myself was in the city of Joppa praying and I saw a
vision in an ecstasy, a certain vessel coming down as a great
linen cloth with four beginnings being lowered out of heaven,
and it came up to me. 6Into which having gazed I was ob-
serving and I saw the four-footed things of the earth and the
beasts and the reptiles and the birds of heaven. 7And I also
heard a voice saying to me:
‘Having stood up, Petros, slaughter and eat.’
8But I said:
‘Certainly not, Lord, because a common or an
unclean thing never entered into the mouth of me.’
9But a voice out of heaven answered out of a second time:
‘The things which God cleansed, thou thyself
defile not’ [Acts 10:15 - lead verse].
10And this happened thrice, and the whole was pulled up again
into heaven. 11And behold immediately three men stood by
the house in which I was, having been sent from Caesarea to
me.

12“And
the Spirit said to me to go with them having
doubted nothing. And these six brothers also came with me
and we entered into the house of the man. 13And he reported
to us how he saw (the) angel in the house of him having stood
and having said:
‘Send into Joppa and send for Simon the man
who is called Petros [Acts 10:32 - lead verse], 14who will
speak words to thee in which thou thyself will be
saved and the whole house of thee.’
15“And in the time for me to begin to speak the Holy Spirit
fell upon them just as also upon us in the beginning [Acts 2:4 -
lead verse]. 16And I was reminded of the Word of the Lord as
He was saying:
‘Ioannes indeed baptized in water, but you
yourselves will be baptized in Holy Spirit.’
17Iftherefore God gave to them equal gift as also to us who
have believed on the Lord Iesous Christ, who was I myself to
be able to hinder God?” [Acts 2:39 - lead verse]
18And having heard these things they became quiet and they glorified
God saying:
“Then God also gave to the Gentiles change of mind into
life” [Acts 2:38 - lead verse].
Disciples of Christ were Called Christians First in Antioch

19Indeed therefore the men who have been dispersed [Acts 8:1] from
the tribulation which has happened at Stephanos went through until

Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch speaking the Word to no one except
Jews alone. 20And some men out of them were Cypreans and Cyreneans,
who having gone into Antioch were speaking also to the Hellenists [Ioannes
7:35] evangelizing the Lord Iesous. 21And the hand of the Lord was with
them, and a big number the man who has believed [Acts 2:41 - lead verse]
returned to the Lord [Acts 5:14 - lead verse].
22And the Word was heard into the ears of the Ekklesia which is
in Jerusalem concerning them and they sent out Barnabas until Antioch.
23Who having arrived and having seen the grace of God, rejoiced and

he was exhorting all men with the purpose of heart to continue with the
Lord, 24because he was a good man and full of Holy Spirit and faith.
And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord [Acts 5:14 - lead verse].
25And he went out into Tarsus to seek Saulos [Acts 9:30], 26and hav-
ing found he led into Antioch. And it happened to them also to be as-
sembled in the Ekklesia a whole year and to teach a considerable crowd,
and to call the disciples Christians [Isaiah 43:7; 56:5; 62:2; 65:15; Amos 9:12; Acts
15:17; 26:28; Iakobos 2:7; 1 Petros 4:16] firstly in Antioch.
27And in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem into

Antioch. 28And having stood up one out of them with a name Agabos
was signifying through the Spirit a great famine to be about to come on
the whole inhabited earth, which happened at the time of Klaudios [Acts
21:10]. 29And they determined, a certain man of the disciples as he was
prospering each of them to send into ministry to the brothers dwelling
in Judea; 30which they also did having sent to the presbyters through
the hand of Barnabas and Saulos [Acts 12:25].
Chapter Twelve
Herodes Killed Iakobos and Imprisoned Petros
1And during that time Herodes the king casted the hands to mis-
treat some from the Ekklesia. 2And he took up Iakobos the brother of
Ioannes with a sword. 3And having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews,
he added to take Petros also, - and they were days of the Unleavened
Bread - 4whom also having seized he placed into prison having deliv-
ered to four quaternion of soldiers to guard him, wishing to lead him
up to the people after the Passover. 5Indeed therefore Petros was being
kept in prison; but prayer to God concerning him was intensely being
made by the Ekklesia.
6And when Herodes was about to lead him forth, at that night
Petros was sleeping between two soldiers having been bound with two
chains and guards before the door were keeping the prison. 7And be-
hold an angel of the Lord stood by and light shone in the room; and
having struck the side of Petros he roused him saying:
“Stand up in haste.”

And the chains of him fell out of the hands. 8And the angel said to
him:
“Gird and bind the sandals of thee.”
And he did thus. And he says to him:
“Cast around the garment of thee and follow me.”
9And having gone out he was following and he had not known that the
thing which happens through the angel is true; but he was thinking to
see a vision. 10And having gone through the first prison and the second
they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which was automati-
cally opened to them and having gone out they approached one lane,
and immediately the angel stood away from him. 11And having become
in himself Petros said:
“Now I know truly that the Lord sent out the angel of
Him and took me out of the hand of Herodes and of all the
expectation of the people of the Jews.”
12And realizing he came to the house of Maria the mother of Ioannes
who is called Markos, where competent men were having been gathered
together and praying. 13And of him having knocked the door of the gate-
way a maidservant with a name Rhoda approached to listen, 14and hav-
ing recognized the voice of Petros from joy she opened not the gateway,
but having run in she reported Petros to have stood before the gateway.
15But the men said to her:
“Thou art crazy.”

But she was asserting to have thus. And the men were saying:
“It is the angel of him.”
16But Petros was remaining knocking; and having opened they saw him
and they were ecstasized. 17And having waved the hand to them to be
silent he narrated how the Lord led him out of the prison and he said:
“Report these things to Iakobos and to the brothers.”
And having gone out he went into a different place.

Herodes Died for Receiving Honor from Men

18And of day having come there was not a little trouble in the sol-
diers Petros became what then. 19And having sought him and having
found not, having examined the guards Herodes commanded to be led
away, and having come down from Judea into Caesarea he was staying.
20And he was fighting furiously with Tyrians and Sidonians; and
with one mind they were coming to him and having persuaded Blastos,
the man over the bedchamber of the king, they were requesting peace
on account of the area of them to be nourished from the realm. 21And
on a scheduled day having put on a royal clothing (and) having sat
down on the tribunal Herodes was delivering a speech to them, 22and
the public was shouting:
“A voice of god and not of man.”
23And at once an angel of the Lord struck him because he gave not the
glory to God, and having been eaten by worms he expired.
24And the Word of God was growing and was being multiplied [Acts
6:7 - lead verse]. 25And
Barnabas and Saulos returned into Jerusalem hav-
ing fulfilled the ministry [Acts 11:30], having taken along Ioannes the man
who has been called Markos [Acts 13:5, 13; 15:37-39].
Chapter Thirteen
The First Missionary Journey of Paulos
1And prophets and teachers were in Antioch throughout the
Ekklesia which both Barnabas and Sumeon the man who is called Niger
and Loukios the Cyrenean, and Manaen a man nourished with Herodes
the tetrarch and Saulos were. 2And of them ministering to the Lord and
fasting the Holy Spirit said:
“Necessarily separate for Me Barnabas and Saulos into the
work for which I have called them” [Acts 9:15 - lead verse].
3Then having fasted and having prayed and having laid the hands on
them they released.
4Indeed therefore having been sent out by the Holy Spirit they
themselves came down into Seleucia, and from there they sailed away

into Cyprus 5and having been in Salamis they were proclaiming the
Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had also Ioannes
as a helper [Acts 12:25 - lead verse]. 6And having gone through the whole
island until Paphos they found a certain man a magi a false prophet a
Jew to whom a name of Bariesous was given 7who was with the procon-
sul Sergios Paulos, an intelligent man. This man having called forth
Barnabas and Saulos sought to hear the Word of God. 8But Elumas the
magi, for thus the name of him is being translated, was standing against
them, seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith. 9But Saulos, also
Paulos, having been filled with Holy Spirit having gazed into him 10said:
“O full of all deceit and of all fraud, son of devil, enemy
of all righteousness, will thou not stop perverting the straight
ways of the Lord? 11And now behold the hand of the Lord is
against thee and thou will be blind not seeing the sun until a
time.”
And at once mist and darkness fell on him and he was leading around
seeking men to lead by hand. 12Then having seen the thing which has
happened the proconsul believed being astonished at the teaching of the
Lord.
13And having been led up from Paphos the men around Paulos
came into Perga of Pamphylia, and having departed from them Ioannes
returned into Jerusalem [Acts 12:25 - lead verse]. 14And having gone through
from Perga having arrived into Antioch in Pisidia, and having entered
into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbaths they themselves sat.
15And after the reading of the Law and of the Prophets the rulers of the
synagogue sent to them saying:

“Men brothers, if there is in you a certain word of exhor-
tation to the people, you say.”
16And having stood up and having waved the hand Paulos said:
“Men Israelites and the men who fear God, hear. 17The
God of this people Israel chose the fathers of us and exalted
the people in the sojourn in the land of Egypt and with a high
arm He led them out of it [Exodus 6:1, 6; 12:51], 18and about forty
years time He endured them in the wilderness 19and having
destroyed seven nations in the land Canaan He distributed as

inheritance the land of them [Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 14:1] 20about

four hundred and fifty years. And after these things He gave
judges until Samouel the prophet [Judges 2:16; 1 Samuel 3:20].
21“And from there they requested a king and God gave
to them Saoul son of Kis, a man out of the tribe of Beniamin,
forty years [1 Samuel 8:5, 19; 10:20-24; 11:15], 22and having removed
him He raised Dauid to them into a king to whom also He
said having witnessed:
‘I found Dauid the son of Iessai, a man accord-
ing to the heart of Me, who will do all the wills of
Me’ [1 Samuel 13:14; 16:12-13; Psalm 89:30; Isaiah 11:1].
23“From the seed of this man God led to Israel a Saviour
Iesous according to a promise [2 Samuel 7:12; Isaiah 11:1], 24of

Ioannes having preached beforehand a baptism of change of
mind to all the people of Israel before the face of the entrance
of Him [Maththaios 3:1-2; Markos 1:4-5; Loukas 3:3; Acts 19:4]. 25And as
Ioannes was fulfilling the race, he was saying:
‘What are you thinking me to be? I myself am
not; but behold He comes after me the sandal of the
feet of whom I am not worthy to loose’ [Maththaios 3:11
- lead verse].
26“Men brothers, sons of the genus of Abraham and the

men in you who fear God, the Word of this salvation was sent
out to us. 27For the men dwelling in Jerusalem and the rulers
of them having ignored this and the voices of the Prophets
being read during every Sabbath fulfilled having judged [Loukas
24:27 - lead verse], 28and having found not even one charge of
death they requested Pilate for Him to be taken up. 29And as
they fulfilled all the things which have been written concern-
ing Him, having taken down from the wood they placed into
a tomb.
30“But God raised Him out of the dead, 31who was seen
at the time of many more days by the ones who have come
up with Him from Galilee into Jerusalem, who are witnesses
of Him to the people. 32And we ourselves evangelize you the

promise having come to the fathers, 33that God has fulfilled

this to us the children having raised Iesous as it has also been
written in the second Psalm:
‘Thou Thyself art the Son of Me, I Myself have
begotten Thee today’ [Psalm 2:7 Hebrews 1:5; 5:5].
34And that He raised Him out of the dead no longer being
about to return into corruption, thus He has said that:
‘I will give to you the holy things of Dauid the
things trustworthy’ [Isaiah 55:3].
35Wherefore even in a different Psalm He says:
‘Thou will not give the Holy One of Thee to
see corruption’ [Psalm 16:10].
36“For indeed having helped his own generation with the
counsel of God Dauid fell asleep and was added to the fathers
of him and saw corruption [Acts 2:29 - lead verse]; 37but He whom
God raised, saw not corruption. 38Therefore let it be known
to you, men brothers, that through this One forgiveness of sins
[Acts 2:38 - lead verse] from all of which you were not able to be
justified in the Law of Mouses is being proclaimed to you, 39in
this One every man who believes is being justified [Romans 10:4].
40Therefore see lest you would come upon the thing which has
been said in the Prophets:

41‘Behold,
despisers, both wonder and be made
to disappear, because I Myself work a work in the
days of you, a work which you would not at all be-
lieve if someone explains to you’” [Habakkuk 1:5].
People Who Were Ordained to Everlasting Life Believe the Word of
God
42And of them going out they were beseeching these words to be
spoken to them into the next Sabbath. 43And of the synagogue having
been loosed many of the Jews and of the proselytes who worship fol-
lowed Paulos and Barnabas, who speaking to them were persuading
them to continue in the grace of God.

44And on the coming Sabbath almost the whole city was assembled
to hear the Word of the Lord. 45And having seen the crowds the Jews
were filled with zeal and they were opposing the things which are be-
ing spoken by Paulos blaspheming [Acts 18:6]. 46And having spoken out
Paulos and Barnabas said:
“It was necessary for the Word of God to be spoken to
you first; since you pushed it away and you judge yourselves
not worthy of the everlasting life, behold we turn into the
Gentiles [Acts 18:6; 28:25]. 47For thus the Lord commanded to us:
‘I have set thee into a light of Gentiles of thee
to be into salvation until the last part of the earth’”
[Acts 2:39 - lead verse].
48And hearing the Gentiles were rejoicing and they were glorifying
the Word of the Lord and they believed [Acts 2:41 - lead verse] as many as
were having been ordered into everlasting life; 49and the Word of the
Lord was being brought through the whole area.
Paulos and Barnabas Shook Off the Dust from Their Feet
50And the Jews roused the women who worship who are dignified
and the first men of the city and they raised up persecution against
Paulos and Barnabas and they casted them out from the borders of them.
51And having shaken out the dust of the feet [Maththaios 10:14 - lead verse]
against them the men came into Iconium, 52and the disciples were be-
ing filled with joy and Holy Spirit.
Chapter Fourteen
Paulos and Barnabas Refused to be Worshipped
1And it happened in Iconium during the same time for them to enter
into the synagogue of the Jews and to speak thus so as for a big multi-
tude of both Jews and Hellenists to believe. 2But the Jews who have
disobeyed rose up and hurt the psyches of the Gentiles against the broth-
ers. 3Indeed therefore they stayed a sufficient time speaking out at the
Lord witnessing for the Word of the grace of Him, giving signs and
wonders to happen through the hands of them [Markos 16:20 - lead verse].

4But the multitude of the city was divided, and indeed some were
with the Jews, but others with the apostles. 5And as an impulse both
of the Gentiles and of the Jews happened with the rulers of them to hu-
miliate and to stone them, 6having realized they fled into the cities of
Lycaonia Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area [Maththaios 10:23], 7and
there they were evangelizing.
8And a certain disabled man in Lystra was sitting with the feet, lame
out of the womb of the mother of him who never walked. 9This man
was hearing Paulos speaking; who having gazed at him and having seen
that he has faith to be saved, 10said with a great voice:
“Stand up straight on the feet of thee.”
And he leaped and was he walking. 11And having seen what Paulos
did the crowds lifted up the voice of them in Lycaonian saying:
“The gods having been likened to men came down to us.”
12And they were calling Barnabas Dios, and Paulos Hermes, since he
himself was the man who leads the Word. 13And the priest of Dios who
is before the city was willing to sacrifice bulls and garlands having
brought with the crowds to the gateways. 14And having heard apostles
Barnabas and Paulos having ripped the garments of them rushed out
into the crowd crying out 15and saying:
“Men, why are you doing these things? Even we our-
selves are men having similar feelings to you evangelizing you
from these worthless things to return to the living God, who
made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things
in them [Acts 4:24 - lead verse]; 16who in the generations that have
passed allowed all the Gentiles to go to the ways of them [Acts
17:30 - lead verse]; 17and yet He left Him not without witness
working good, having given to us rain from heaven and fruit-
bearing times, filling the hearts of you with food and gladness”
[Psalm 147:8; Jeremiah 5:24].
18And saying these things they hardly restrained the crowds not to sac-
rifice to them.

Paulos Ended His First Missionary Journey

19AndJews came from Antioch and Iconium and having persuaded
the crowds and having stoned Paulos they dragged outside the city sup-
posing him to have died. 20But of the disciples having surrounded him
having stood up he entered into the city. And on the morrow he went
out with Barnabas into Derbe.
21And having evangelized that city and having discipled sufficient
men they returned into Lystra and into Iconium and into Antioch
22strengthening the psyches of the disciples, beseeching to remain in the
faith and that it is necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God
through many tribulations [Maththaios 23:34 - lead verse].
23And having chosen presbyters for them in every Ekklesia, hav-
ing prayed with fasting they commended them to the Lord into whom
they had believed. 24And having gone through Pisidia they came into
Pamphylia 25and having spoken the Word in Perga they went down into
Attalia 26and from there they sailed away into Antioch, from where they
were having been delivered to the grace of God into the work which
they fulfilled. 27And having arrived and having assembled the Ekklesia
they announced whatsoever things God did with them and that He
opened a door of faith to the Gentiles [Acts 2:39 - lead verse]. 28And they
were staying not a little time with the disciples.
Chapter Fifteen
Petros and Paulos on Circumcision
1And some having come down from Judea were teaching the broth-
ers that:
“Unless you would be circumcised to the custom by
Mouses, you are not able to be saved” [Leviticus 12:3].
2And of not a little uprising and discussion having brought by Paulos
and Barnabas to them, they ordered Paulos and Barnabas and some oth-
ers out of them to go up into Jerusalem to the apostles and presbyters
concerning this question [Galatians 2:1]. 3Indeed therefore the men who
have been sent forth by the Ekklesia were going through both Phoenicia
and Samaria explaining the conversion of the Gentiles [Acts 2:39 - lead verse]
and they were making great joy with all the brothers. 4And having

arrived into Jerusalem they were accepted by the Ekklesia and the
aposltes and the presbyters, and they announced whatsoever things God
did with them. 5But some of the ones who have believed from the her-
esy of the Pharisees rose up saying that it is necessary to circumcise them
and to command to keep the Law of Mouses.
6And the apostles and presbyters were assembled to see concern-
ing this word. 7And of much discussion having come Petros having
stood up said to them:
“Men brothers, you yourselves understand that from ar-
chaic days God chose in us the Gentiles to hear the Word of
the evangel and to believe through the mouth of me [Acts 2:39
- lead verse]. 8And God the heart-knower witnessed having given
to them the Holy Spirit as also to us [Acts 2:4 - lead verse] 9and He
was doubting nothing between both of us and them having
cleansed the hearts of them with faith. 10Now therefore why
are you tempting God to lay a yoke on the neck of the dis-
ciples which neither the fathers of us nor we ourselves were
strong to carry? 11But through the grace of the Lord Iesous
we believe to be saved according to which manner also those.”
12And the whole multitude became silent and they were hearing
Barnabas and Paulos explaining whatsoever signs and wonders God did
in the Gentiles through them. 13And after them to be silent Iakobos
answered saying:
“Men brothers, hear me. 14Sumeon explained how God
first oversaw to take out of the Gentiles a people for the name
of Him [Acts 2:39 - lead verse]. 15And the words of the prophets
agree with this as it has been written:
16‘After these things I will return and I will
again build the tent of Dauid which has fallen and
I will again build the things of it which have been
turned down and I will again straighten it, 17in or-
der that the rest of the men would seek out the Lord
and all the Gentiles on whom the name of Me has
been called upon them, the Lord says doing these
things’ [Acts 11:26 - lead verse] 18known from age.

Abstain from Pollutions of Idols, Fornication, Strangled Animals,

and Blood
19“Wherefore I myself judge not to trouble the men from
the Gentiles returning to God [Acts 2:39 - lead verse], 20but to write
to them to abstain from the pollutions of the idols and forni-
cation and strangled animal and blood [Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 3:17;
17:10, 14; 19:26; Deuteronomy 12:16; Acts 15:29; 21:25]. 21For Mouses out
of archaic generations has the men who preach him in the
synagogues throughout a city being read during every Sab-
bath.”
22Then it seemed good to the apostles and to the presbyters with
the whole Ekklesia having chosen men out of them to send into Antioch
with Paulos and Barnabas, Ioudas the man being called Barsabbas and
Silas, men leading in the brothers, 23having written through the hand of
them:
“The apostles and the presbyters brothers to greet broth-
ers throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are out of
the Gentiles. 24Since we heard that some out of us agitated
you with words reversing the psyches of you to whom we or-
dered not, 25it seemed becoming to us with one mind having
chosen men to send to you with the beloved of us Barnabas
and Paulos, 26men who have delivered the psyches of them
on behalf of the name of the Lord of us Iesous Christ. 27There-
fore we have sent Ioudas and Silas also proclaiming the same
things through word by them. 28For it seemed good to the Holy
Spirit and to us to lay burden upon you nothing more than
these things of necessity, 29to abstain from things sacrificed to
idols and blood [Acts 15:20 - lead verse] and strangled animals
and fornication, out of which keeping yourselves you will do
well. Farewell.”
30Indeed therefore the men who have been released went down into
Antioch, and having assembled the multitude they gave the epistle.
31And having read they rejoiced at the exhortation. 32And Ioudas and
Silas also themselves being prophets exhorted the brothers through much
word and they strengthened them, 33and having spent a time they were
released with peace from the brothers to the men who have sent them.
(34And it seemed good to Silas of him to remain with them, and Ioudas

alone went into Jerusalem.) 35And Paulos and Barnabas stayed in

Antioch teaching and evangelizing the Word of the Lord with many
others also.
The Second Missionary Journey of Paulos
36And after some days Paulos said to Barnabas:
“Having returned let us necessarily oversee the brothers
throughout every city in which we proclaimed the Word of the
Lord how they are having.”
37And Barnabas was wishing to take along also Ioannes who is called
Markos; 38but Paulos was not considering worthy to take along this man
who has stood away from them from Pamphylia and not going with
them into the work. 39And it became a provocation so as for them to be
separated from one another, and Barnabas having taken along Markos
sailed out into Cyprus, 40and Paulos having chosen Silas went out hav-
ing been delivered to the grace of the Lord by the brothers. 41And they
were going through Syria and Cilicia strengthening the Ekklesias.
Chapter Sixteen
Paulos Took Timotheos with Them
1And he arrived into Derbe and into Lystra. And behold a certain
disciple was there with a name Timotheos, a son of a faithful Jewish
woman, but of a Hellenist father, 2who was being witnessed by the broth-
ers in Lystra and Iconium. 3Paulos willed this man to go out with him,
and having taken he circumcised him on account of the Jews who are
in those places; for all had known the father of him that he was a Hel-
lenist.
4And as they were going through the cities, they were delivering
to them to guard the dogmata which have been judged by the apostles
and presbyters in Jerusalem. 5Indeed therefore the Ekklesias were be-
ing made firm with the faith and they were abounding in number ev-
ery day.
The Writer was With Paulos
6And they went through the Phrygian and Galatian area having
been hindered by the Holy Spirit to speak the Word in Asia; 7and hav-

ing come throughout Mysia they were trying to go into Bithynia, and
the Spirit of Iesous allowed them not; 8having passed Mysia they went
down into Troas. 9And a vision through night was seen by Paulos, a
certain Macedonian man was having stood and beseeching him and
saying:
“Having passed through into Macedonia help us.”
10Andas he saw the vision, immediately we sought to go out into
Macedonia concluding that God has called us to evangelize them.
Ludia Was Baptized
11And having been led up from Troas we ran a straight course into
Samothrace, and on the next day into Neapolis 12and from there into
Philippi, which is a city of first part of Macedonia, a colony. And we
were staying in this city some days. 13And on the day of the Sabbaths
we went outside the gate along a river where we were supposing to be
a place of prayer, and having sat down we were speaking to the women
who have come together. 14And a certain woman with a name Ludia, a
seller of purple cloths of the city of Thyatira worshipping God, was hear-
ing, of whom the Lord opened the heart to hold on to the words having
been spoken by Paulos. 15And as she was baptized [Acts 2:38 - lead verse]
and the house of her, she besought saying:
“If thou have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, hav-
ing entered into the house of me remain.”
And she urged us.
Believe in the Lord Iesous Christ
16And it happened of us going into the place of prayer for a certain
maidservant having a spirit of a python to meet us, who was granting

much work to the lords of her by soothsaying. 17Having followed down
Paulos and us she herself cried out saying:
“These men are slaves of God the Most High, who pro-
claim to you a way of salvation.”
18And she was doing this on many days. And having been annoyed and
having turned to the spirit Paulos said:

“I command thee in the name of Iesous Christ to come

out from her.”
And it came out in the same hour. 19And having seen that the hope of
the work of them came out, having taken hold of Paulos and Silas the
lords of her drew into the marketplace to the rulers 20and having led
them to the officers they said:
“These men, who are Jews, agitate the city of us, 21and
they proclaim customs which are not lawful for us to accept
nor to do being Romans.”
22And the crowd stood up together against them and the officers were
commanding to beat with rods having ripped off the garments of them,
23and having laid on them many plagues they casted into prison com-
manding the jailer to keep them safely. 24Who having received such
command casted them into the inner prison and he secured the feet of
them into the wood.
25And during midnight Paulos and Silas praying were hymning to
God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26And suddenly a great
earthquake occurred so as the foundations of the prison to be shaken;
and at once all the doors were opened and the bonds of all were loosed.
27And the jailer having become awake and having seen the doors of the
prison having been opened, having drawn the sword he was about to
take up himself supposing the prisoners to have escaped. 28But Paulos
called with a great voice saying:
“Thou should do nothing evil to thyself, for we are all
here.”
29And having requested lights he rushed in and of trembling having
come he fell before Paulos and Silas 30and having led them forth out-
side he was saying:
“Lords, what is necessary for me to do in order that I
would be saved?”
31And the men said:
“Believe on the Lord Iesous and thou and the house of
thee will be saved” [Acts 2:41 - lead verse].

32And they spoke to him the Word of the Lord with all the men in the
house of him. 33And having taken them along in that hour of the night
he bathed from the plagues, and he himself and all the men of him were
baptized at once [Acts 2:38 - lead verse], 34and having led them up into the
house he set a table and he gladdened with his household having be-
lieved God [Acts 2:41 - lead verse].
Paulos Was a Roman Citizen
35And of day having come the officers sent the rod-bearers saying:
“Release those men.”
36And the jailer reported the words to Paulos that:
“The officers sent in order that you would be released;
now therefore having gone out go in peace.”
37But Paulos was saying to them:
“Having beaten us publicly uncondemned, men who are
Romans, they casted into prison, and now they cast us out
secretly? For not, but having come they themselves lead us
out” [Acts 22:25; 23:27].
38And the rod-bearers reported these words to the officers. And having
heard that they are Romans they feared, 39and having come they be-
sought them and having led out they were asking them to go away from
the city. 40And having gone out from the prison they entered to the house
of Ludia and having seen they exhorted the brothers and went out.
Chapter Seventeen
Berean Searched the Scriptures Daily
1And having traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came
into Thessalonica where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2And ac-
cording to the custom for Paulos he entered with them and on three
Sabbaths he discussed to them from the Scriptures, 3opening and set-
ting that:
“It was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise out
of the dead and that this is the Christ Iesous whom I myself
proclaim to you” [Acts 9:22 - lead verse].

4And some out of them were persuaded and were alloted to Paulos
and Silas, and a big multitude of Hellenists who worship, and not a few
of the firsts of women. 5And having envied and having taken forth some
evil men of the marketplaces and having gathered a crowd the Jews were
troubling the city and having stood by the house of Iason they were seek-
ing them to lead forth into the public; 6and having found them not they
were dragging Iason and some brothers to the city rulers shouting that:
“The men who have stirred the inhabited earth these men
also come here [Acts 24:5], 7whom Iason has welcomed; and all
these men are doing against the dogmata of Caesar saying
Iesous to be a different King.”
8And they agitated the crowd and the city rulers hearing these things,
9and having taken security from Iason and the rest they released them.
10And immediately the brothers through night sent out both Paulos
and Silas into Berea, who having arrived were away into the synagogue
of the Jews. 11 And these were more wellborn than the ones in
Thessalonica, who received the Word with all eagerness examining the
Scriptures every day if it has these things thus [Ioannes 5:39]. 12Indeed
therefore many out of them believed and of the dignified Hellenist
women and not a few of men. 13And as the Jews from Thessalonica
knew that even in Berea the Word of God was proclaimed by Paulos,
they came there also shaking and agitating the crowds. 14And then im-
mediately the brothers sent out Paulos to go up to the sea, and both Silas
and Timotheos remained there. 15And the men appointing Paulos led
him up to Athens, and having received a commandment to Silas and
Timotheos in order that they should come as most quickly to him they
were going out.
Paulos in Athens
16Andin Athens of Paulos expecting them the spirit of him in him
was being provoked seeing the city being full of idols. 17Indeed there-
fore he was discussing in the synagogue with the Jews and the ones who
worship and in the marketplace throughout all day with the men who
happen to be near. 18And even some of the Epicureans and Stoic phi-
losophers [1 Corinthians 1:22] were meeting with him, and some were say-
ing:

“What might this scavenger will to say?”

But some:
“He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons.”
Because he was also evangelizing Iesous and the resurrection. 19And
having taken hold of him they led to the Areopagus saying:

“Are we able to know what is this new teaching being
spoken by thee? 20For thou bring some things which are
strange into the ears of us; therefore we wish to know what
wills these things to be.”
21And all Athenians and the strangers who sojourn into nothing differ-
ent were having a good time either to say something or to hear some-
thing newer.
God Does Not Dwell in Temples Made with Hands and is Not
Worshipped with Hands
22And having stood in the middle of the Areopagus Paulos was
saying:
“Men Athenians, I see you as more superstitious accord-
ing to all things. 23For going through and watching I found
the objects of worship of you and an altar in which it had been
inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore He whom
you show godliness without knowing, I myself proclaim this
to you.
24“The God who has made the world and all things in it
[Acts 4:24 - lead verse],
this being Lord of heaven and earth dwells
not in temples made by hands [Acts 7:48-50 - lead verses] 25nor by
human hands is He being served needing something, He Him-
self having given to all life and breath and all things; 26and
out of one man He made every nation of men to dwell on the
whole face of the earth, having determined having been ap-
pointed times and the boundaries of the dwelling of them
[Deuteronomy 32:8] 27to seek God, if then indeed they might feel
Him and might find, and indeed being not far from each one
of us [Isaiah 55:6; Psalm 145:18; Jeremiah 23:23]. 28For in Him we live

and we move and we are, as even some of the poets accord-

ing to you have said:
‘For we are also a genus of God.’
God is Not Like Gold, Silver, Stone, Nor Graven by Art and Man’s
Device
29“Therefore being a genus of God we ought not to sup-
pose the divine to be like gold or silver or stone, mark of art

and thought of man [Genesis 1:27; Isaiah 40:18-20; 44:10-17; Acts 19:26].
30Indeed therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance
[Psalm 50:21; Acts 14:16], God now commands all men everywhere
to change mind [Acts 2:38 - lead verse], 31because He appointed a
day in which He is about to judge the inhabited earth in righ-
teousness, in a Man whom He determined, having granted
faith to all having raised Him out of the dead” [Psalms 9:8; 96:13].
32Andhaving heard resurrection of the dead some indeed were
mocking but others said:
“We will also hear of thee again concerning this.”
33Thus Paulos went out of the middle of them. 34And some men having
joined him believed, in whom also were Dionusios the Areopagite and a
woman with a name Damaris and different men with them.
Chapter Eighteen
Paulos Met Akulas and Priskilla
1After these things having departed out of Athens he came into
Corinth. 2And having found a certain Jew with a name Akulas, by ge-
nus of Pontus and Priskilla the woman of him [Romans 16:3] having come
recently from Italy, on account of Klaudios to have ordered all the Jews
to depart from Rome, he approached them 3and on account of them to
be of the same trade he was remaining beside them, and he was work-
ing; for they were tentmakers by trade [Acts 20:34; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1
Thessalonians 2:9].

Believers in Corinth were Baptized

4Andhe was discussing in the synagogue during every Sabbath,
and he was persuading Jews and Hellenists [Acts 13:27]. 5And as both Silas
and Timotheos came down from Macedonia, Paulos was constrained by
the Word witnessing to the Jews Iesous to be the Christ [Acts 9:22 - lead
verse]. 6And of them opposing and blaspheming [Acts 13:45 - lead verse] hav-
ing shaken out the garments he said to them:
“The blood of you on the head of you; I am clean [Acts
20:26] from now I will go into the Gentiles” [Acts 2:39 - lead verse].
7And having transferred from there he entered into a house of a certain
man with a name Titios Ioustos worshipping God, the house of whom
was adjoining the synagogue. 8And Krispos [1 Corinthians 1:14] the syna-
gogue ruler believed the Lord with the whole house of him, and many
of the Corinthians hearing were believing and were being baptized [Acts
2:38, 41 - lead verses]. 9And the Lord said to Paulos in night through a vi-
sion:
“Fear not, but speak and thou should not be silent, 10be-
cause I Myself am with thee and no one will lay on thee to
harm thee, because many people in this city is for Me.”
11And he sat down a year and six months teaching in them the Word of
God.
Paulos Ended His Second Missionary Journey
12And of Gallion being proconsul of Achaia the Jews with one mind
stood up against Paulos and they led him to the tribunal 13saying that:
“This persuades men to worship God alongside the Law.”
14But of Paulos being about to open the mouth Gallion said to the Jews:
“If indeed it was a certain wrong or an evil fraud, O Jews,
according to a word I would bear with you, 15but if it is ques-
tions concerning a word and names and Law according to you,
you yourselves will see; I myself wish not to be a judge of
these things.”
16And he drove them away from the tribunal. 17And having taken hold
of Sosthenes the synagogue ruler all were striking in front of the tribu-
nal; and nothing of these mattered to Gallion.

18And having still continued sufficient days with the brothers hav-
ing said farewell Paulos was sailing out into Syria, and Priskilla and
Akulas with him, having shorn the head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow
[Numbers 6:5, 18]. 19And they arrived into Ephesus, and he left those here,
and entering into the synagogue he himself discussed with the Jews.
20And of them asking to remain on more time he nodded not, 21but hav-
ing said farewell and having said:

“Again I will return to you of God willing” [Iakobos 4:15 -
lead verse].
He was led up from Ephesus, 22and having come down into Caesarea,
having risen and having greeted the Ekklesia he went down into
Antioch. 23And having made some time he went out afterward going
through the Galatian area and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Apollos Taken by Priskilla and Akulas
24And a certain Jew with a name Apollos, Alexandrian by genus,
an eloquent man, arrived into Ephesus, who is powerful in the Scrip-
tures [1 Corinthians 3:5]. 25This was having been catechized the Way of the
Lord and boiling with spirit he was speaking and teaching accurately
the things concerning Iesous, understanding alone the baptism of Ioannes
[Acts 19:3]; 26and this began to speak out in the synagogue. And having
heard him Priskilla and Akulas took him forth and set out to him the
Way (of God) more accurately. 27And of him wishing to go through into
Achaia, having encouraged the brothers wrote to the disciples to receive
him, who having arrived met much with the ones who have believed
through grace; 28for vigorously he was reproving with the Jews publicly
showing through the Scriptures Iesous to be the Christ [Acts 9:22 - lead verse].
Chapter Nineteen
Disciples of Ioannes the Baptist were Baptized into Christ
1And it happened in the time for Apollos to be in Corinth Paulos
having gone through the upper parts to come into Ephesus and to find
some disciples 2and he said to them:
“If you received the Holy Spirit having believed?” [Ioannes
7:39; Acts 2:38; 8:16]

And the men said to him:

“But we heard not if there is Holy Spirit.”
3And he said:
“Therefore into what were you baptized?”
And the men said:
“Into the baptism of Ioannes” [Acts 18:25].
4And Paulos said:
“Ioannes baptized with a baptism of change of mind [Acts
saying to the people that they should believe into
13:24 - lead verse]
the One who comes after him, this is into Iesous.”
5And having heard they were baptized into the name of the Lord Iesous
[Acts 2:38 - lead verse], 6and
of the hands of Paulos having been laid on them
the Holy Spirit came on them, and they were speaking in tongues and
they were prophesying. 7And all the men were about twelve.
God Worked Special Miracles Through Paulos
8And having entered into the synagogue he was speaking out on
three months discussing and persuading concerning the kingdom of God.
9But as some were hardened and were disobeying speaking evil of the
Way before the multitude, having stood away from them he separated
the disciples every day discussing in the school of Turannos. 10And this
happened on two years, so that all the men who dwell Asia were able to
hear the Word of the Lord, both Jews and Hellenists.
11And God was doing miracles which have not happened through
the hands of Paulos [Markos 16:20 - lead verse], 12so that even sudaria or aprons
to be brought from the body of him to the men who weaken and the
diseases to be released from them, and the evil spirits to go out.
The Seven Sons of Skeua
13And some of the Jews who go around exorcising also attempted
to name the name of the Lord Iesous on the men who have the evil
spirits saying:

“I adjure you Iesous whom Paulos preaches.”

14And they were seven sons of a certain Skeua a Jewish high priest who
do this. 15And having answered the evil spirit said to them:
“I know Iesous and I understand Paulos, but you who are
you?”
16And the man in whom the evil spirit was having leaped on them, hav-
ing lorded over all prevailed against them so as for them to escape out
of that house naked and having been wounded. 17And this became
known to all both Jews and Hellenists who dwell Ephesus and fear fell
upon them all and they were magnifying the name of the Lord Iesous.
18And many of the ones who have believed were coming confessing out
and announcing the deeds of them. 19And competent men who have
done things pertaining to magic [Deuteronomy 18:10-11] having brought the
books were burning them before all, and they counted the prices of them
and they found five myriads of silver. 20Thus down from might the
Word of the Lord was growing and was becoming strong [Acts 6:7 - lead
verse].
Those Which are Made with Hands are Not Gods

21 And as these things were fulfilled, having gone through
Macedonia and Achaia Paulos set in the spirit to go into Jerusalem hav-
ing said that:
“After me to be there it is necessary for me also to see
Rome” [Acts 23:11; Romans 1:13].
22And having sent into Macedonia two of the ones who serve him,
Timotheos and Erastos, he himself stayed a time into Asia.
23And not a little trouble concerning the Way happened during that
time [1 Corinthians 15:32; 2 Corinthians 1:8]. 24For a certain man with a name
Demetrios, a silversmith, making silver temples of Artemis was grant-
ing not a little work to the craftsmen, 25who also having gathered to-
gether the workers concerning such things said:
“Men, you understand that the wealth for us is out of this
work 26and you see and you hear that this Paulos having per-
suaded removed a sufficient crowd not only of Ephesus but
almost all of Asia saying that: ‘The men who are made

through hands are not gods’ [Acts 17:29 - lead verse]. 27And this
endangers not only the part for us to come into disrepute but
also the temple of the great goddess Artemis to be reckoned
into nothing, and also of the majesty of her to be about to be
taken down which the whole Asia and the inhabited earth wor-
ships.”
28Andhaving heard and having become full of fury they were cry-
ing out saying:
“Great is Artemis of Ephesians.”
29And the city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one mind
into the theater having grabbed Gaios [1 Corinthians 1:14; Romans 16:23] and
Aristarchos Macedonians, traveling companions of Paulos. 30And of
Paulos wishing to enter into the public the disciples were not allowing
him; 31and even some of the rulers of Asia, being friends to him, having
sent to him were beseeching him not to give himself into the theater.
32Indeed therefore others were crying out another certain thing; for the
ekklesia was having been confused and the majority had not known
because of what they had come together. 33And some out of the crowd
instructed Alexandros, of the Jews having casted him forth; and having
waved the hand Alexandros was willing to defend to the public. 34But
having recognized that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all crying out
about two hours:
“Great is Artemis of Ephesians.”
35And having calmed down the crowd the scribe says:
“Men Ephesians, for who is of men who knows not the
city of Ephesians being the temple-keeper of the great Artemis
and of the one fallen from heaven? 36Therefore of these things
being without objection it is necessary for you to be having
been calmed down and to do nothing reckless. 37For you led
these men neither temple robbers nor blaspheming the god-
dess of you. 38Indeed therefore if Demetrios and the crafts-
men with him have a word against someone, marketplaces are
open and there are proconsuls, let them accuse one another.
39But if you seek something further, it will be explained in the

lawful ekklesia. 40For we are also in danger to be accused of

an uprising concerning today, there being not even one charge
concerning which we will be able to give a word concerning
this ploy.”
41And having said these things he released the ekklesia.
Chapter Twenty
The Disciples Broke Bread on the First Day of the Week
1And after the turmoil to stop having sent for the disciples and
having besought Paulos, having greeted went out to go into Macedonia.
2And having gone through those parts and having besought them with
much word he went into Greece 3and having spent three months; of a
plot against him having been made by the Jews being about to lead up
into Syria, he made a decision to return through Macedonia. 4And
Sopatros of Pyrrhus a Berean was accompanying him, and Aristarchos
and Sekoundos Thessalonians, and Gaios a Derbean and Timotheos, and
Asians Tuchikos and Trophimos. 5And these having gone before us were
remaining in Troas, 6and we ourselves sailed out after the days of the
Unleavened Bread from Philippi and we came to them into Troas until
five days, where we stayed seven days.
7And in the first day of the Sabbaths of us having been assembled
to break bread, Paulos was discussing with them being about to go out
on the morrow, and he was prolonging the Word until midnight. 8And
sufficient lamps were in the upper room where we were having been
assembled. 9And a certain young man with a name Eutuchos sitting on
the window, being brought down by a deep sleep of Paulos discussing
on more, having been brought down from the sleep fell down from the
third story and was taken dead. 10And having gone down Paulos fell
upon him and having embraced he said:
“Be not troubled, for the psyche of him is in him.”
11And having gone up and having broken the bread and having tasted
and having talked on a sufficient time until daylight, he went out thus.
12And they led the servant living and they were exhorted not measur-
ably.

Paulos Had Declared the Evangel of God

13And having gone to the boat we ourselves were led up to Assos
being about to take up Paulos from there; for it was having been ordered
thus he being about to travel on foot. 14And as he met us into Assos,
having taken him up we went into Mitylene, 15and from there having
sailed away on the next day we arrived opposite Chios, and on the other
day we casted along into Samos, and on the coming day we went into
Miletus. 16For Paulos had judged to sail along Ephesus, in order that it
would not happen to him to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying if
it be possible for him to be into Jerusalem on the day of the Pentecost.
17And from Miletus having sent into Ephesus he called for the pres-
byters of the Ekklesia. 18And as they arrived to him he said to them:
“You yourselves understand, from the first day from
which I came into Asia, how I decided with you every time,
19serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind and tears and
temptations which happened to me in the plots of the Jews,

20as I withheld nothing of the things which are profitable not
to announce to you and to teach you publicly and throughout

houses, 21witnessing both to Jews and to Hellenists change of
mind into God and faith into the Lord of us Iesous.
22“And now behold I myself having been bound by the
Spirit go into Jerusalem having known not the things in it
which will meet me, 23except that the Holy Spirit witnesses to
me saying that bonds and tribulations await me in every city
[Acts 9:16 - lead verse]. 24But I make the psyche not even one word
precious to myself as I would finish the race of me and the
ministry which I received from the Lord Iesous, to witness the
evangel of the grace of God [Acts 21:13; 1 Corinthians 9:26-27; Galatians
1:1, 11-12; 2 Timotheos 4:7].
25“And now behold I myself know that you will no longer

see the face of me you all in whom I went through preaching
the kingdom [Acts 20:38]. 26Wherefore I witness to you in a day
today that I am clean from the blood of all [Acts 18:6]; 27for I
withheld not to announce to you the whole counsel of God.

Shepherd the Ekklesia which Christ Acquired through His Own

Blood
28“Hold on for yourselves and for every little flock, in
which the Holy Spirit placed you overseers to shepherd the
Ekklesia of Christ [Deuteronomy 12:5; Jeremiah 7:10; Maththaios 16:18; Ro-
mans 12:5; 16:16; 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 5:23-27; Colossians 1:13, 18],
which He acquired through His own blood [Revelation 5:9]. 29I
myself know that grievous wolves will enter into you after the
departure of me not sparing the little flock [Maththaios 7:15 - lead
verse], 30and men of them will rise out of you speaking things
which have been perverted which draw away the disciples
behind them [1 Corinthians 11:19; 1 Ioannes 2:19].
31“Wherefore you watch remembering that three years
night and day I stopped not admonishing each one with tears.
32And now I set you to God and to the Word of the grace of
Him, which is able to build and to give the inheritance in all

the men who have been made holy [Acts 26:18].
“It is More Blessed to Give than to Receive”
33“I
desired nothing of silver or gold or clothing; 34you
yourselves know that these hands helped to the needs of me
and the men who are with me [Acts 18:3 - lead verse]. 35I showed
to you all things that thus toiling it is necessary to help the
ones who weaken, and to remember the words of the Lord
Iesous that He Himself said:
‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
36And having said these things having set the knees of him with
them all he prayed. 37And considerable wailing of all occurred and
having fallen upon the neck of Paulos they were intensely kissing him,
38suffering most especially at the word which he had said, that they are
about to see the face of him no longer. And they were sending him forth
into the boat [Acts 20:25].

Chapter Twenty-One
Paulos Ended His Third Missionary Journey
1And as it happened for us to lead up having been drawn away
from them, having run a straight course we came into Cos, and on the
next day into Rhodes and from there into Patara, 2and having found a
ship crossing over into Phoenicia having embarked we lead up.
3And having sighted Cyprus and having left it behind on the left
we were sailing into Syria and we came down into Tyre; for the ship
was unloading the cargo there. 4And we remained seven days having
found the disciples of him, who were saying to Paulos through the Spirit
not to embark into Jerusalem. 5And when it came for us to complete
the days, having gone out we went with women and children of all send-
ing us forth until outside the city, and having set the knees on the shore
having prayed 6we farewelled one another and we embarked into the
ship, and those returned into their own things.
7And having completed the voyage from Tyre we ourselves arrived
into Ptolemais and having greeted the brothers we remained one day
beside them. 8And on the morrow having gone out we came into
Caesarea and having entered into the house of Philippos the evangelist,
who is out of the seven, we remained beside him [Acts 6:5 - lead verse]. 9And
to this were four virgin daughters prophesying [Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17]. 10And
of remaining more days a certain prophet from Judea with a name
Agabos came down [Acts 11:28], 11and having come to us and having taken
the belt of Paulos, having bound the feet and the hands of himself he
said:
“The Holy Spirit says these things: ‘The Jews in Jerusa-
lem will bind thus the man of whom this belt is and they will
deliver into the hands of the Gentiles’” [Acts 9:16 - lead verse].
12And as we heard these things, both we ourselves and the residents were
beseeching him not to go up into Jerusalem. 13Then Paulos answered:

“What are you doing wailing and crushing the heart of
me? For I myself have readiness not only to be bound but
also to die into Jerusalem on behalf of the name of the Lord
Iesous” [Acts 20:24 - lead verse].

14And of him not being persuaded we bacame quiet having said:

“Let the will of the Lord happen” [Maththaios 26:39 - lead verse].
15And after these days having packed up we were going up into
Jerusalem; 16and also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us,
leading Mnason a certain Cyprean, an archaic disciple beside whom we
would be lodged.
Paulos Arrived in Jerusalem
17And of us having come into Jerusalem the brothers gladly received
us. 18And on the next day Paulos was entering with us to Iakobos, and
all the presbyters arrived. 19And having greeted them he was explain-
ing according to each one, which God did in the Gentiles through the
ministry of him. 20And having heard the men were glorifying God and
they said to him:
“Thou see, brother, how many myriads there are in the
Jews who have believed and all are zealots of the Law; 21and
they were catechized concerning thee that thou teach all the
Jews throughout the nations apostasy from Mouses saying to
them not to circumcise the children nor to walk in the customs.
22What is it therefore? Entirely they will hear that thou have
come. 23Therefore do this which we say to thee; there are four

men to us having a vow on themselves. 24Having taken along
these men purify with them and spend at them in order that
they will shave the head, and all will know that there is noth-
ing of which they have been catechized concerning thee but
thou walk thyself also guarding the Law [Numbers 6:5, 18].
Abstain from Things Offered to Idols, Blood, Strangled Animals,
and Fornication
25“And concerning the Gentiles who have believed we
ourselves wrote having judged them to guard both the things
sacrificed to idols and blood [Acts 15:20 - lead verse] and strangled
animal and fornication” [Acts 15:20 - lead verse].
26Then Paulos having taken along the men on the coming day having
been purified with them, was entering into the temple declaring the ful-
fillment of the days of the purification until which time the offering was
brought on behalf of each one of them.

Paulos Was Arrested

27And
as the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from
Asia having seen him in the temple were confusing the whole crowd
and they casted the hands upon him 28crying out:
“Men Israelites, help; this is the man teaching all every-
where against the people and the Law and this place, and still
he even led Hellenists into the temple and had defiled this holy
place” [Acts 24:6].
29For they were having seen before Trophimos the Ephesian in the city
with him, whom they were supposing that Paulos led into the temple.
30And the whole city was moved and a running together of the people
happened, and having taken hold of Paulos they drew him outside the
temple and immediately the doors were closed [Acts 21:28; 24:6; 26:21]. 31And
of seeking to kill him a report to the chiliarch of the band went up that
the whole Jerusalem is being confused. 32Who immediately having taken
along soldiers and centurions ran down to them, and having seen the
chiliarch and the soldiers they stopped striking Paulos.
33Then
having drawn near the chiliarch took hold of him and com-
manded to be bound with two chains, and he was inquiring who he be
and what is he having done [Acts 9:16 - lead verse]. 34And others were shout-
ing something another in the crowd. And of him not being able to know
the thing certain on account of the turmoil he commanded him to be
led into the camp. 35And when he came to the stairs, it happens for him
to be carried by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd,
36for the multitude of the people was following crying out:
“Take him.”
Paulos Defends Himself
37And being about to be led into the camp Paulos says to the
chiliarch:
“If it is lawful for me to say something to thee?”
And the man was saying:

“Thou know Hellenist? 38Art thou thyself not then the

Egyptian who before these days had revolted and has led out
into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”
39And Paulos said:
“I myself am indeed a man a Jew, a Tarsian of Cilicia, a
citizen of not an insignificant city; and I petition thee, permit
me to speak to the people” [Acts 9:11 - lead verse].
40And of him having permitted Paulos having stood on the stairs waved
the hand to the people. And of much silence having come he called forth
in the Hebrew dialect saying:
Chapter Twenty-Two
[Acts 9:1-19; 26:12-18]
1“Men brothers and fathers, hear the defense of me to you
now.”
2And having heard that he was calling forth to them in the Hebrew dia-
lect, they granted more quietness. And he says:
3“I myself am a man a Jew, having been begotten in Tar-
sus of Cilicia [Acts 23:34], and having been nourished in this city,
having been trained along the feet of Gamaliel according to
the accuracy of the ancestral Law, being a zealot of God as all
you yourselves are today [Acts 9:11 - lead verse]; 4who persecuted
this Way until death binding and delivering into prisons both
men and women, 5as even the high priest witnesses for me and
the whole presbyterion, from whom also having received
epistles to the brothers I was going into Damascus, and will
be leading the men who are having been bound there into
Jerusalem in order that they would be punished [Acts 8:3 - lead
verse].
6“Andit happened to me going and drawing near Dam-
ascus about midday suddenly a considerable light out of
heaven to flash around me, 7and I fell into the ground and I
heard a voice saying to me:

‘Saulos Saulos, why art thou persecuting me?’

8And I myself answered:
‘Who art Thou, Lord?’
And He said to me:
‘I Myself am Iesous the Nazarene, whom thou
thyself persecute’ [Acts 9:5 - lead verse].
9And the men who are with me indeed saw the light but they
heard not the voice of the One speaking to me. 10And I said:
‘What shall I do, Lord?’
And the Lord said to me:
‘Having stood up go into Damascus and there
it will be spoken to thee concerning all of which
have been ordered for thee to do.’
11And as I was not seeing from the glory of that light, I went
into Damascus being led by the hands of the ones who are
with me.
12“And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the
Law, being witnessed by all of the Jews who dwell there, 13hav-
ing come to me and having stood by said to me:
‘Brother Saulos, see again.’
And I looked up into him at the same hour. 14And he said:
‘The God of the fathers of us appointed thee
beforehand to know the will of Him and to see the
Righteous and to hear voice out of the mouth of
Him, 15because thou will be a witness for Him to all
men which thou have seen and heard. 16And now
what art thou about to do? Having stood up bap-
tize and wash the sins of thee having called upon
the name of Him’ [Acts 2:38 - lead verse].

Paulos Was Sent to the Gentiles

17“And it happened to me having returned into Jerusalem
and of me praying in the temple for me to be in ecstasy 18and
to see Him saying to me:
‘Hurry and go out of Jerusalem in haste, be-
cause they will not accept the witness of thee con-
cerning Me.’
19And I said:
‘Lord, they themselves understand that I my-
self was imprisoning and beating the men who be-
lieve on Thee throughout the synagogues [Acts 8:3 -
lead verse] , 20and when the blood of Stephanos the
witness of Thee was being poured out, even I my-
self was having stood by and consenting and guard-
ing the garments of the ones who take him up’ [Acts
7:58 - lead verse].
21And He said to me:
‘Go, because I Myself will send thee out far
into the nations’”[Acts 2:39 - lead verse].
Paulos Was a Roman Citizen
22And they were hearing him until this word and they lifted up the
voice of them saying:

“Take such man from the earth, for it is not proper for
him to live.”
23And of them crying out and throwing the garments and casting dust
into the air, 24the chiliarch commanded him to be led into the camp,
having said him to be examined with scourgings in order that he would
fully know on account of which charge thus they were shouting against
him. 25And as they stretch him forth with the straps, Paulos said to the
centurion who has stood:
“If it is lawful for you to scourge a man a Roman and
uncondemned?” [Acts 16:37 - lead verse]

26And having heard the centurion having approached the chiliarch re-
ported saying:
“What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman.”
27And having approached the chiliarch said to him:
“Say to me, art thou thyself a Roman?”
And he was saying:
“Yes.”
28And the chiliarch answered:
“I myself got this citizenship by much sum.”
But Paulos was saying:
“But I myself have also been begotten a Roman.”
29Immediatelytherefore the men who are about to examine him stood
away from him, and the chiliarch also feared having fully known that
he is a Roman and that he was having bound him.
Paulos Was Brought Before the Sanhedrin
30And on the morrow wishing to know the certain thing, why he
is being accused by the Jews, he loosed him and he commanded to go
with the ruling priests and the whole Sanhedrin, and having led down
Paulos he caused him to stand into them [Acts 23:28].
Chapter Twenty-Three
Paulos Was a Pharisee
1And having gazed at the Sanhedrin Paulos said:
“Men brothers, I myself have become a citizen to God in
all good conscience until this day” [Acts 24:16].
2And the high priest Ananias ordered the men who have stood by him
to strike the mouth of him. 3Then Paulos said to him:
“God is about to strike thee, wall having been white-
washed; and thou thyself sit judging me according to the Law

and thou command me to be struck transgressing the Law?”

[Leviticus 19:15]
4And the men who have stood by said:
“Thou revile the high priest of God?”
5And Paulos was saying:
“I had not known, brothers, that he is the high priest; for
it has been written that:
‘Thou shall not say evilly against a ruler of the
people of thee’” [Exodus 22:28].
6And having known that one part is of Sadducees and the other of
Pharisees Paulos was crying out in the Sanhedrin:
“Men brothers, I myself am a Pharisee [Acts 26:5; Philippians
3:5; 2 Corinthians 11:22],
a son of Pharisees, I am being judged con-
cerning hope and resurrection of dead” [Ioannes 5:29 - lead verse].
7And of him saying this an uprising of the Pharisees and of Sadducees
occurred and the multitude was divided. 8For indeed Sadducees say
resurrection not to be so nor angel nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both
things [Maththaios 22:23; Markos 12:18; Loukas 20:27]. 9And a great outcry occurred,
and having stood up some of the scribes of the part of the Pharisees were
fighting saying:
“We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit having
spoken to him or an angel?”
10And of much uprising having come having feared lest Paulos would
be torn by them the chiliarch commanded the army having gone down
to grab him out of the middle of them and to lead into the camp.
Paulos Was Set to Witness at Rome
11And on the next night having stood by him the Lord said:
“Cheer up; for as thou witnessed the things concerning
Me into Jerusalem, thus it is necessary for thee also to witness
into Rome” [Acts 19:21 - lead verse].

Paulos Was Brought to Caesarea Before Governor

12Andof day having come having made a ploy the Jews cursed
themselves saying neither to eat nor to drink until which time they could
kill Paulos. 13And the men who have made this conspiracy were more
than forty, 14who having approached the ruling priests and the presby-
ters said:
“We cursed ourselves with an anathema to taste of noth-
ing until which time we could kill Paulos. 15Now therefore you
yourselves manifest to the chiliarch with the Sanhedrin in
order that he would lead him down into you as being about
to diagnose more accurately the things concerning him; but
we ourselves are ready to take him up before him to draw
near” [Acts 25:3].
16But the son of the sister of Paulos having heard the ambush, having
arrived and having entered into the camp reported to Paulos. 17And
having called forth one of the centurions Paulos was saying:
“Lead away this young man to the chiliarch, for he has
something to report to him.”
18Indeed therefore having taken him along he led to the chiliarch and
he says:
“Paulos the prisoner having called asked me to lead this
young man to thee having something to speak to thee.”
19And having taken hold of the hand of him and having withdrawn pri-
vately the chiliarch was inquiring:
“What is the thing which thou have to report to me?”
20And he said that:
“The Jews agreed to ask thee in order that tomorrow thou
would lead down Paulos into the Sanhedrin as being about
to inquire something more accurately concerning him. 21There-
fore thou thyself should not be persuaded by them; for more
than forty men out of them lie in wait for him, who cursed
themselves neither to eat nor to drink until which time they
could kill him, and now they are ready expecting the promise
from thee.”

22Indeed
therefore the chiliarch released the young man having com-
manded “to speak out to no one that thou manifested these things to
me.”
23And having called forth two of the centurions he said:
“Prepare two hundred soldiers, in order that they could
go until Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred
spearmen from the third hour of the night, 24and a cattle to
stand by in order that having mounted Paulos they could keep
him safe to Phelix the governor,”
25having written an epistle having this type:
26“Klaudios Lusias to greet the most excellent governor
Phelix.
27“I
took out this man having been taken by the Jews and
being about to be killed by them having stood by with the
army having learned that he is a Roman [Acts 16:37 - lead verse].
28And wishing to fully know the charge on account of which
they were accusing him, I led down into the Sanhedrin of

them [Acts 22:30] 29whom I found being accused concerning
questions of the Law of them, and having not even one accu-
sation worthy of death or of bonds [Acts 25:25; 26:31; 28:18]. 30But
of a plot into the man to be out of them having been disclosed
to me immediately I sent to thee having commanded also the
accusers to say with him at the time of thee” [Acts 24:5-8; 25:5].
31Indeed therefore having taken up Paulos according to the thing
having been ordered to them the soldiers led through night into
Antipatris, 32and on the morrow having allowed the horsemen to go
away with him they returned into the camp; 33who having entered into
Caesarea and having given up the epistle to the governor also presented
Paulos to him. 34And having read and having asked out of what prov-
ince he is, and having learned that “from Cilicia” [Acts 22:3],
35“I will hear thee,”
he was saying,
“when the accusers of thee would also arrive;”
having commanded to guard him in the Praetorium of Herodes.

Chapter Twenty-Four
Paulos Defended Himself
1And after five days the high priest Ananias went down with some
presbyters and a certain Tertullos an orator, who informed the gover-
nor against Paulos [Acts 25:2, 15]. 2And of him having been called Tertullos
began to accuse saying:
“Of much peace attaining through thee and of reforms
coming to this nation through thy foresignt, 3we received al-
ways and also everywhere, most excellent Phelix, with all
eucharist. 4And in order that I hinder thee not on more, I
beseech thee to hear us briefly with thy considerateness. 5For
having found this man a pestilence and moving an uprising
to all the Jews who are throughout the inhabited earth and
president of the heresy of the Nazarenes [Acts 17:6], 6who tried
to profane even the temple whom we also seized (and we
willed to judge according to our Law [Acts 21:30 - lead verse]. 7But
Lusias the chiliarch having passed led him away out of the
hands of us with much violence 8having commanded the ac-
cusers of him to come to thee), from whom thou thyself hav-
ing examined will be able to fully know concerning all these
things of which we ourselves accuse him” [Acts 23:30 - lead verse].
9And the Jews also joined the attack insisting to have these things thus.
10And Paulos answered the governor having nodded to him to say:
“Understanding thee being a judge for this nation out of
many years I defend cheerfully the things concerning myself,
11of thee being able to fully know that there are not more than
twelve days to me from which I went up to be worshipping

into Jerusalem. 12And neither in the temple they found me
discussing with someone or making an uprising of a crowd
nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city, 13nor are they
able to present to thee concerning which they now accuse me
[Acts 25:7].
14“ButI confess this to thee that according to the Way

which they say a heresy, thus I religiously serve the ancestral
God believing all the things according to the Law and the

things which have been written in the Prophets, 15having hope

into God which even they themselves expect, a resurrection of
both righteous and unrighteous to be about to come [Ioannes 5:29
- lead verse]. 16In this also I myself endeavor to have a conscience
without stumbling to God and men through all time [Acts 23:1].
17“And through more years I arrived to be giving alms
and offerings into the nation of me, 18in which they found me
having been purified in the temple not with a crowd nor with
turmoil, 19but some Jews from Asia, whom it was necessary
to be present at the time of thee and to accuse if they have
something against me. 20Or let these themselves say what
wrong they found of me having stood at the time of the
Sanhedrin, 21or concerning this one voice which I cried out in
them having stood that ‘Concerning resurrection of the dead I
myself am being judged today at the time of you’” [Ioannes 5:29
- lead verse].
Phelix Prolonged Paulos’ Detention

22And Phelix adjourned them, having known more accurately the
things concerning the Way having said:

“When Lusias the chiliarch would come down, I will
diagnose the things according to you;”
23having ordered the centurion to keep him and to have relief and to
hinder no one of his own people to help him.
24Andafter some days Phelix having arrived with Drousilla his own
woman being a Jewess sent for Paulos and he heard him concerning the
faith into Christ Iesous. 25And of him discussing concerning righteous-
ness and self-control and the judgment which is about to come, Phelix
having become afraid answered:
“Go for I had the thing now, but having taken a time I
will call for thee,”
26atthe same time also hoping that money will be given to him by
Paulos; wherefore also sending for him more often he was talking to him.
27Andof two years having been fulfilled Phelix received a succes-
sor Porkios Phestos, and willing to set down grace to the Jews Phelix
left behind Paulos having been bound.

Chapter Twenty-Five
Paulos Appealed to Caesar
1Thereforehaving come to the province after three days Phestos
came up into Jerusalem from Caesarea, 2and the ruling priests and the
first men of the Jews informed him against Paulos and they were be-
seeching him [Acts 24:1 - lead verse] 3requesting grace from him in order that
he would send for him into Jerusalem, making an ambush to take him
up during the way [Acts 23:5]. 4Indeed therefore Phestos answered Paulos
to be kept into Caesarea, and himself to be about to come out in haste;
5he says:
“Therefore, the able men in you having come down with

me if there is something amiss in the man let them accuse him”
6And having stayed in them not more than eight or ten days, hav-
ing come down into Caesarea, on the morrow having sat on the tribu-
nal he commanded Paulos to be led [Acts 25:17]. 7And of him having ar-
rived the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem stood around him
and bringing many heavy charges which they were not strong to prove
[Acts 24:13], 8of Paulos defending that:
“I sinned something neither into the Law of the Jews nor

into the temple nor into Caesar.”
9And willing to set down grace to the Jews having answered Paulos
Phestos said:
“Having gone up into Jerusalem art thou willing to be
judged there concerning these things at the time of me?” [Acts
25:20]
10And Paulos said:
“I am having stood on the tribunal of Caesar, where it is
necessary for me to be judged. I have wronged not the Jews
as even thou thyself fully know very well. 11Indeed therefore
if I do wrong and I have done something worthy of death, I
am not refusing to die; but if there is nothing of which these
men accuse me, no one is able to grace me to them; I am call-
ing upon Caesar” [Acts 26:32; 28:19].

12Then having talked with the council Phestos answered:

“Thou have called upon Caesar, thou go to Caesar” [Acts
25:21].
Paulos Was Brought Before King Agrippas

13And of some days having passed King Agrippas and Bernike ar-
rived into Caesarea having greeted Phestos. 14And as they were stay-
ing there more days, Phestos set up to the king the things according to
Paulos saying:
“A certain man a prisoner is having been left behind by
Phelix, 15concerning whom of me having come into Jerusalem
the ruling priests and the presbyters of the Jews informed
requesting condemnation against him [Acts 24:1 - lead verse]. 16To
whom I answered that ‘It is not a custom to Romans to grace
a certain man before which the man who is accused has the
accusers a place according to face and could take a defense
concerning the accusation.’
17“Therefore
having come together with me here no one
having made a postponement on the next day having sat on
the tribunal I commanded the man to be led [Acts 25:6]; 18con-
cerning whom the accusers having stood were bringing not
even one charge of evil of which I myself was thinking, 19but
they had against him some questions concerning their own su-
perstition and concerning a certain Iesous who has died whom
Paulos was insisting to live.
20“And
doubting the discussion concerning these things I
myself was saying if he wishes to go into Jerusalem and to be
judged there concerning these things [Acts 25:9]. 21And of Paulos
having called upon thus him to be kept into the diagnosis of
the Emperor, I commanded him to be kept until which time I
could send him up to Caesar” [Acts 25:11-12].
22And Agrippas said to Phestos:
“I myself was wishing also to hear the man.”
He says:

“Tomorrow, thou will hear him.”

23Therefore
on the morrow of Agrippas and Bernike having come
with much fantasy and having entered into the audience chamber with
both chiliarchs and men of the city according to prominence and of
Phestos having commanded Paulos was led. 24And Phestos says:
“King Agrippas and all the men who are present with us,
you see this man concerning whom the whole multitude of the
Jews interceded to me both in Jerusalem and here shouting it
is not necessary for him to live no longer. 25But I myself found
him to have done nothing worthy of death, and of this man
himself having called upon the Emperor I judged to send [Acts
23:29 - lead verse]. 26Concerning whom I have not something cer-
tain to write to the lord, wherefore I led him forth to you and
most especially at the time of thee, King Agrippas, in order
that of an examination having done I would have what I
would write; 27for it seems illogical to me sending a prisoner
not even to signify the charges against him.”
Chapter Twenty-Six
Paulos Testified Before King Agrippas
1And Agrippas was saying to Paulos:
“It is permitted for thee to say concerning thyself.”
Then having stretched out the hand Paulos was defending:
2“Concerning all things of which I am being accused by
the Jews, King Agrippas, I have considered myself blessed
being about to defend today at the time of thee 3most espe-
cially being thee an expert of all of both the customs and ques-
tions according to Jews, wherefore I petition thee to hear me
patiently.
4“Indeed therefore all Jews have known the life of me out
of youth having been in the nation of me from the beginning
and in Jerusalem 5knowing me beforehand from above, if they
will to witness, that I lived a Pharisee according to the most
accurate heresy of our religion [Acts 23:6 - lead verse]. 6And now
I have stood being judged on the basis of the hope of the prom-

ise having been made by God into the fathers of us, 7into
which the twelve tribes of us religiously serving night and day
in intenseness hope to arrive, concerning which hope I am ac-
cused by Jews, King.
8“Why is it being judged unbelievable in the presence of
you if God raises dead men? 9Indeed therefore I myself
thought to myself to be necessary to do many things contrary
to the name of Iesous the Nazarene, 10which I also did in
Jerusalem, and having received the authority from the ruling
priests I myself also shut down many of the holy men in pris-
ons and of them being taken up I casted down a stone. 11And
throughout all the synagogues often punishing them I was
compelling them to blaspheme and abundantly outraging at
them I was persecuting them until even into cities outside [Acts
8:3 - lead verse].

[Acts 9:1-19; 22:3-16]
12“Inwhich going into Damascus with authority and com-
mission of the the ruling priests 13I saw during the way in the
middle of day, King, a light from heaven above the brilliance
of the sun having shone around me and the men who go with
me. 14And of all of us having fallen down into the ground I
heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew dialect:
‘Saulos Saulos, why art thou persecuting me?
It is hard for thee to kick against goads.’
15And I myself said:
‘Who art Thou, Lord?’
And the Lord said:
‘I Myself am Iesous whom thou thyself perse-
cute [Acts 9:5 - lead verse]. 16But stand up and stand on
the feet of thee; for into this I was seen by thee, to
appoint thee a helper and a witness both of the
things which thou saw (Me) and of the things which
I will be seen by thee, 17taking thee out of the people

and out of the Gentiles into whom I Myself send

thee [Acts 2:39 - lead verse] 18to open the eyes of them, to
turn from darkness into light and the authority of
Satan to God [Isaiah 42:16], for them to receive forgive-
ness of sins [Acts 2:38 - lead verse] and a lot in the ones
who have been made holy by faith into Me’ [Acts
20:32].
19“From there, King Agrippas, I became not disobedient

to the heavenly vision 20but to the ones in Damascus first [Acts
9:19 - lead verse] and also in Jerusalem, and the whole area of
Judea and to the Gentiles [Acts 2:39 - lead verse] I was proclaiming
to change mind and to return to God, doing works worthy of
change of mind [Acts 2:38 - lead verse]. 21Because of these things
the Jews having taken me in the temple were trying to lay
hands [Acts 21:30 - lead verse]. 22Therefore having obtained help
from God I have stood until this day witnessing to both small
and great saying nothing outside the things which both the
prophets and Mouses spoke being about to happen, 23if the
Christ suffers, if first a light is about to proclaim resurrection
out of the dead both to the people and to the Gentiles” [Acts
2:39 - lead verse].
24And of him defending these things Phestos with a great voice

says:
“Thou art crazy, Paulos; the many letters turn thee into
mania.
25But Paulos says:
“I am not crazy, most excellent Phestos, but I utter words
of truth and soberness. 26For the King understands concern-
ing these things to whom I also speak with outspokenness, for
I am persuaded not nothing of these things to be hidden from
him; for this is not having been done in a corner. 27Thou be-
lieve, King Agrippas, the prophets? I know that thou believe.”
28But Agrippas says to Paulos:
“Thou art persuading to make me a Christian in a little
time” [Acts 11:26 - lead verse].

29But Paulos says:

“I would pray to God even in a little and in a great time
not only thee but also all the men who hear me today to be-
come such as what sort even I myself am except these bonds.”
30Andthe King and the governor and Bernike and the men who
sit together with them stood up, 31and having departed they were speak-
ing to one another saying that:
“This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds”
32And Agrippas was saying to Phestos:

“This man was able to have been released if he had not
called upon Caesar” [Acts 25:11 - lead verse].
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Paulos Was Brought to Rome
1And
as it was judged for us to sail away into Italy, they were de-
livering both Paulos and some different prisoners to a centurion with a
name Ioulios of a band of Emperor. 2And having embarked to a ship
of Adramyttium being about to sail in the places throughout Asia we
lead up of Aristarchos a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.
3And on the other day we were led down into Sidon, and having used
Paulos Ioulios philanthropically permitted him to obtain care having

gone to the friends.
4And
from there having been led up we sailed under Cyprus on
account of the winds to be blowing contrary, 5and having sailed through
the deep throughout Cilicia and Pamphylia we came down into Myra
of Lycia. 6And there having found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy
the centurion embarked us into it.
The Tempest Tossed Paulos and Company
7And in sufficient days sailing slowly and hardly having come
during Cnidus, of the wind not allowing us we sailed under Crete

throughout Salmone, 8and hardly coasting along it we came into a cer-
tain place which is called Fair Havens to which the city of Lasea was
near.

9And
of a considerable time having passed and of the voyage be-
ing already dangerous on account also of the Fast to have already passed
Paulos was advising 10saying to them:
“Men, I see that the voyage will be about to be with harm
and much loss not only of the burden and of the ship but also
of the psyches of us” [Acts 27:22].
11But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the captain rather
than by the things which are said by Paulos. 12And of the harbor being
unsuitable towards wintering the majority set counsel to be led up from
there, if somehow they might be able to spend winter having arrived
into Phoenicia a harbor of Crete looking throughout southwest and
throughout northwest.
13And of the south wind having blown lightly having thought to
have obtained the purpose, having taken nearer they were coasting along
Crete. 14But with not much time a tempestuous wind which is called
Euraquilo casted against her; 15and of the ship having been grabbed and
not being able to face against the wind we were being carried having
given. 16And having run under a certain small island which is called
Cauda we were hardly strong to become in control of the skiff, 17which
they were using having taken helps undergirding the ship, and fearing
lest they would fall out into the Syrtis, having let down the gear, they
were carried thus.
18And
of us being exceedingly exposed to bad weather on the next
day they were making jettison 19and on the third day they threw the gear
of the ship with their own hands. 20And of neither the sun nor stars
shining on more days, and of not a little stormy weather lying upon, all
remaining hope for us to be saved was being taken away.
21And
of many days being without food having stood in the middle
of them then Paulos said:
“It was indeed necessary, O men, having obeyed me not
to be led up from Crete and to gain this harm and loss. 22And
now I advise you to cheer up; for not even one psyche out of
you will be a cast away except the ship [Acts 27:10]. 23For an
angel of the God of whom I am and for whom I religiously
serve, stood by me this night 24saying:

‘Fear not, Paulos, it is necessary for thee to

stand before Caesar, and behold God has graced to
thee all the men who sail with thee.’
25“Wherefore cheer up, men; for I believe God that it will
be thus according to which manner it has been spoken to me.
26But it is necessary for us to fall out into a certain island.”
The Boat Was Totally Wrecked

27And as the fourteenth night came of us being carried in the Adria,
during the middle of the night the sailors were thinking a certain area
to lead forth to them. 28And having taken soundings they found twenty
fathoms, and a short distance having intervened and again having taken
soundings they found fifteen fathoms; 29and fearing lest we fall out some-
where against rough places, having thrown four anchors out of the stern
they were praying for day to come. 30And of the sailors seeking to flee
out of the ship and having let down the skiff into the sea under pretense
as being about to stretch out anchors out of the prow, 31Paulos said to
the centurion and to the soldiers:
“Unless these men would remain in the ship, you your-
selves are not able to be saved.”
32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the skiff and they allowed it to
fall out.
33And until which day was about to come, Paulos was exhorting
all to partake food saying:
“Today is the fourteenth day you continue expecting with-
out wheat having taken nothing. 34Wherefore I exhort you to
partake food; for this is to your salvation, for a hair of not even
one of you will be lost from the head” [Maththaios 10:30 - lead verse].
35And having said these things and having taken bread he gave thanks
to God before all and having broken he began to eat. 36And all becom-
ing cheerful they themselves also took food. 37And we were all two hun-
dred seventy six psyches in the ship. 38And having been satisfied with
food they were lightening the ship casting out the wheat into the sea.

39And when it became day, they were not recognizing the land, but
they were perceiving a certain bosom having a shore into which they
were wishing if they might be able to drive out the ship. 40And having
taken away the anchors they were allowing into the sea, at the same time
having loosed the bands of the rudder and having lifted up the foresail
to the wind blowing they were holding down into the shore. 41And
having fallen around into a place between two seas they ran the ship
ashore and indeed the prow having become firmly fixed remained im-
movable, and the stern was being loosed by the violence (of the waves).
42And the counsel of the soldiers was that they would kill the pris-
oners, lest someone would escape having swam out. 43But the centu-
rion wishing to keep Paulos safe hindered them of the counsel, and he
commanded the men who are able to swim having leaped first to go
out to the land 44and the rest indeed on the planks, and some on the
things from the ship. And thus all came to be kept safe on the land.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Paulos Was Bitten By Snake
1And having been kept safe then we recognized that the island is
called Melita. 2And the barbarians were granting us the philanthropy
which has not happened, for having lighted a fire they accepted us all
on account of the rain having stood upon and on account of the cold.
3And of Paulos having gathered a certain multitude of brushwood and
having laid on the fire, a poisonous snake having come out from the
heat fastened on the hands of him. 4And as the barbarians saw the beast
hanging out of the hand of him, they were saying to one another:
“Entirely this man is a murderer whom having been kept
safe out of the sea justice allowed not to live.”
5Indeed therefore having shaken off the beast into the fire he suffered
nothing evil, 6but the men were expecting him to be about to be swol-
len or to fall down suddenly dead. But of them expecting on much time
and seeing nothing amiss happening into him changing mind they were
saying him to be a god.

Paulos Healed Sick People

7And in the areas around that place were lots to the first man of
the island with a name Poplios, who having received us three days en-
tertained friendly. 8And the father of Poplios happened to be lying down
being constrained with fever and dysentery, to whom Paulos having
entered and having prayed laying the hands on him healed him. 9And
of this having happened even the rest in the island having weakness
were coming and were being cured, 10who also honored us with many
honors and leading up they laid the things towards the needs.
Paulos Arrives in Rome
11And after three months having spent the winter in the island we
were led up in a ship, Alexandria, with a sign Dioscuri. 12And having

been led down into Syracuse we remained three days, 13from where
having gone around we arrived into Rhegium. And after one day of a
south wind having blown we came into Poteoli on the second day, 14where
having found brothers we were besought to remain beside them seven
days; and thus we came into Rome. 15And from there having heard the
things concerning us the brothers came into a meeting with us up to
Appii Forum and Three Taverns, whom Paulos having seen having given
thanks to God received courage.
16And when we entered into Rome, it was permitted to Paulos to
remain according to himself with the soldier guarding him.
Paulos Preached the Kingdom of God in Rome
17And it happened after three days for him to call together the first
men who are of the Jews; and of them having come together he was
saying to them:
“I, men brothers, having done nothing contrary to the
people or to the ancestral customs a prisoner out of Jerusalem
was delivered into the hands of the Romans, 18who having ex-
amined me were wishing to release on account of the thing to
have not even one charge of death in me [Acts 23:29 - lead verse].
19But of the Jews opposing I was compelled to call upon Cae-
sar not as having something to accuse the nation of me [Acts

25:11 - lead verse]. 20Therefore on account of this charge I besought
you to see and to speak, for because of the hope of Israel I lie
around this chain.”

21But the men said to him:

“We ourselves received neither letters concerning thee
from Judea nor someone of the brothers having arrived re-
ported or spoke something evil concerning thee. 22But we con-
sider worthy to hear from thee the things which thou think,
for indeed concerning this heresy it is known to us that it is
opposed everywhere.”
23Andhaving ordered a day for him more came to him into the
lodging to whom he was setting out witnessing the kingdom of God,
and persuading them concerning Iesous both from the Law of Mouses
and the Prophets, from early until evening. 24And indeed the men were
being persuaded by the things which are said, but the others were dis-
believing; 25and being without agreement to one another [Acts 13:46 - lead
verse] they were released of Paulos having said one word, that:
“The Holy Spirit spoke well through Esaias the prophet

to the fathers of us 26saying:
‘Go to this people and say: “You will hear a
news and you would not at all comprehend and
seeing you will see and you would not at all see;
27for the heart of this people was made thick and
they heard heavily with the ears and they closed the
eyes of them; lest perchance they would see with the
eyes and they would hear with the ears and they
would comprehend with the heart and they would
return, and I will heal them”’ [Maththaios 13:14-15 - lead
verses].
28“Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of

God was sent to the Gentiles; and they themselves will also
hear” [Acts 2:39 - lead verse].
(29And the Jews went away having said of him these things, having many
discussions in themselves.)
30And
he remained two whole years in his own expenses and he
was receiving all the men going to him, 31preaching the kingdom of God
and teaching the things concerning the Lord Iesous Christ with all out-
spokenness without hindrance.

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THE WILL (Greek to English) Acts 1:11

Deeds of Apostles written in about A.D. 60-63 in Rome known as

upon you and you will be witnesses of Me both in Jerusalem

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“Men Galileeans [Acts 2:7], why have you stood looking

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21Therefore it is necessary of the men coming together with us

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and the Romans who sojourn, 11both Jews and proselytes,

will pour out from the Spirit of Me on every flesh,

upon the name of the Lord will be saved’ [Joel 2:28-32].

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nailed this by the having been determined counsel and prog-

29“Men brothers, it is lawful to say to you with outspo-

‘The Lord said to the Lord of me: “Sit out of

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Believers were Baptized and Added to the Lord

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Change Mind and Be Converted

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psyche whoever would not hear of that Prophet

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Petros and Ioannes were Threatened

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The Believers Prayed for Courage

determined beforehand to happen. 29And the things now,

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and having led them out he said:

“We found the prison having been closed in all certainty

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“Behold the men whom you placed in the prison are in

priest asked them 28saying:

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Stephanos Was Arrested

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4Then having come out of the land of the Chaldeans he dwelt

8“And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision; and

9“And having envied the patriarchs were giving Ioseph

He gave to him grace and wisdom before Pharaoh king of

in the tomb which Abraham bought with a price of silver from

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the sons of Hemmor in Sychem [Genesis 23:2-20; 33:19; 49:29-33; 50:7-

17“And as the time of the promise which God confessed

that God is giving salvation to them through the hand of him;

29“And Mouses fled in this word and he became a so-

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30“And forty years having been fulfilled an angel was

And of trembling having come Mouses was not daring to

of Me in Egypt and I heard the sigh of them, and I

‘God will raise a Prophet for you out of the

‘Make for us gods which will go before us; for

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41“And they made a calf in those days and they led up a

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[Maththaios 23:34 - lead verse], 53who

“Lord Iesous, receive the spirit of me.”

persecution against the Ekklesia in Jerusalem occurred in that day, and

Philippos Baptized Believers in Samaria

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Philippos preached Christ to them. 6And the crowds were holding on

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