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

27 and he arose and went: and, behold, an Ethiopian; a chamberlain of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship; 28 was returning, and was sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah :

29 and the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and join thyself to that chariot :

30 and Philip ran to it; and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

31 and he said, How can I, unless some one guide me? and he besought Philip to come up and sit with him:

32 and the passage of the scripture which he was readIs. liii. 7. ing, was this," He was brought as a sheep to the slaughter;

thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? of himself, or of some other?

35 then Philip opened his mouth; and, beginning at the same scripture, declared to him the gospel of Jesus.

36 And, as they went along the way, they came to some water and the chamberlain said, See, here is water; what hindereth me to be baptized? 37 and he commanded the chariot to stop and both Philip and the chamberlain went down into the water; and he baptized him:

38 and when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the chamberlain saw him no more; but he pursued his way, rejoicing:

39 and Philip was found at Azotus; and, as he went along, he preached the gospel in all the cities, until he came to Cesarea.

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"shearer is dumb, so he open"ed not his mouth:

33 "in his humiliation his judgment was taken away: "and who shall declare his "generation? for his life is "taken from the earth."

34 And the chamberlain answered Philip, and said, I pray

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threatenings and slaugh- c. xxii. 4 ter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest; 2 and asked of him letters to the synagogues at Damascus, that if he found any of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem, both men and women.

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8 And Saul rose from the ground and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one; but they led him by the hand, and brought him to Damascus :

9 and he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink.

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

11 and the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

12 and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hand on

him, that he may recover his sight:

13 and he answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, what evils he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem :

14 and he hath authority here from the chief priests, to bind all that call on thy name:

15 but the Lord said to him, Go to him: for he is a chosen Gal. i. 15. vessel to me, to bear my name before Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

16 for, I will shew him what things he must suffer for my

name.

17 And Ananias went away, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way that thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest recover thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit: 18 and immediately there fell from his eyes, as it were scales; and he recovered his sight, and arose, and was baptized :

19 and when he had taken food, he was strengthened: and he was some days with the disciples in Damascus.

20 And he straightway preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God:

21 and all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he who destroyed those in Gal. i. 23. Jerusalem that called on this

name, and who came hither for this purpose, that he might lead them bound to the chief priests?

22 but Saul increased the more in strength; and confounded the Jews that dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

23 And when many days had passed, the Jews consulted together to kill him;

24 but their design was known 2 Cor. xi. 32. to Saul: and they kept watch at the gates, both day and night, that they might kill him:

25 but the disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

26 And when he came to Jerusalem, he endeavoured to Gal. ii. 1. join himself to the disciples : but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple:

27 but Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles; and declared to them, how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him; and how he had boldly preached at Damascus in the name of Jesus:

28 and he was with them at Jerusalem, coming in and going out; and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus: 29 and he spake and disputed with the Judaising Greeks;

but they endeavoured to slay him:

30 of which the brethren having knowledge, they brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

31 Then the church had peace throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria; built up and walking in the fear of the Lord; and was filled with the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

32 And it came to pass, as Peter went through them all, that he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda :

33 and he found there a certain man named Eneas, confined to his bed for eight years, who was ill of the palsy :

34 and Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus the Christ healeth thee; arise, and make thy bed: and he immediately arose : 35 and all that dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

36 And in Joppa was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha (which by interpretation is rendered Dorcas, or Doe): she was full of good works, and of alms- deeds which she did:

37 and it came to pass, during those days, that she became ill, and died and when they had washed her, they laid her in au upper chamber.

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38 And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples, hearing

that Peter was there, sent to him two men, beseeching him not to delay to come to them: 39 and Peter arose, and went with them and when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the gowns and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them :

40 but Peter put them all out, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise! and she opened her eyes and when she saw Peter, she sat up:

41 and giving her his hand, he raised her up; and calling the saints and the widows, he presented her alive:

42 and it became known in all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

4 saw manifestly, in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius!

5 and when he looked on him, he was terrified, and said, What is it, Lord? and he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for remembrance before God:

6 and now, send men to Joppa, and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter;

7 he lodgeth with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the

sea.

8 And when the angel which spake to him departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those that continually attended him;

9 and having related to them all these things, he sent them to Joppa.

10 And on the morrow, while they journeyed and were drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour:

11 and he became very hungry, and would have eaten ;

12 but, while they were making ready, a trance fell on him; and he saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great linen sheet, let down by the four corners to the earth:

13 in which were all the

four-footed beasts and creeping things of the earth, and the birds of the air:

14 and a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter; kill, and eat!" 15 but Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean :

16 and the voice spake to him again, a second time, saying, What God hath cleansed, call not thou common :

17 this was done three times, and immediately the vessel was taken up again into heaven.

18 And while Peter was doubting in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men that had been sent by Cornelius, having inquired for Simon's house, stopped at the gate:

19 and they called, and asked if Simon, who was surnamed Peter, lodged there?

20 and while Peter was meditating on the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee:

21 arise, therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

22 Then Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye are come?

23 and they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and

fearing God; and having this testimony from the whole nation of the Jews; was warned by an holy angel to send for thee to his house, and to hear words from thee.

24 Then he called them in, and lodged them and on the morrow he went forth with them; and certain brethren from Joppa went with him:

25 and the next day, they entered Cesarea: and Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his kinsmen and near friends:

26 and as Peter was entering, Cornelius met him; and falling down at his feet, worshipped him:

27 but Peter raised him, saying, Stand up; I myself also