25 Israel. Now as John was finishing his course, he said: Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

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Men, brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, to you 27 the word of this salvation was sent forth. For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, fulfilled them 28 in condemning him. And though they found

no cause of death, they demanded of Pilate that 29 he should be slain. And when they had fulfill

ed all the things written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him from the dead. And he 31 was seen for many days by those who came up

with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are 82 now his witnesses unto the people. And we

declare to you glad tidings of the promise made 38 to the fathers, that God has fulfilled this to

us their children, in raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, 84 I this day have begotten thee. And that he raised him up from the dead to return no more to corruption, he has thus spoken: I will give

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to you the holy, the sure promises of David. Wherefore also in another psalm he says: Thou 35 wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. For David, having served his own generation ac- 36 cording to the purpose of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption. But he, whom God raised, saw not corruption. 37

Be it known to you therefore, men, brethren, 38 that forgiveness of sins through this man is announced to you; and by him all that believe are 39 justified from all things, from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses.

Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, 40 which is spoken in the prophets: Behold, ye 41 despisers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will not believe, though one should fully declare it to you.

And as they were going out, they besought 42 that these words might be spoken to them on the next sabbath. And when the congregation 43 was broken up, many of the Jews and of the proselyte worshippers followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And on the next sabbath day, almost the whole 44 city came together to hear the word of God. But the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled 45 with indignation, and spake against the things said by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

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Then Paul and Barnabas spake boldly, and said: It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves not worthy of the eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gen47 tiles. For so has the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldst be for salvation to the end of the earth.

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And the Gentiles hearing it rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as 49 were appointed unto eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region.

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But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out from their borders 51 And they, having shaken off the dust of their 52 feet against them, came to Iconium. And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit.

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XIV. AND it came to pass in Iconium, that they went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both 2 of Jews and Greeks believed. But the Jews who disbelieved stirred up and embittered the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren. 3 They spent a long time, therefore, speaking

boldly in the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

But the multitude of the city was divided; 4 and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. And when a movement was made, 5 both of the Gentiles and Jews with their rulers, to abuse and stone them, they being aware of 6 it fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region around; and there they 7 preached the glad tidings.

And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impo- 8 tent in his feet, being lame from his mother's womb, who never walked. This man was listen- 9 ing to Paul as he spake; who, fixing his eyes on him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, Stand upright on 10 thy feet. And he leaped up, and walked.

And the multitudes, seeing what Paul had 11 done, lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. And they called Barna- 12 bas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. And the priest of Jupi- 13 ter, that was before the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have offered sacrifice with the people. But the apostles, 14 Barnabas and Paul, hearing of it, rent their clothes, and rushed forth to the multitude; cry

15 ing out, and saying: Sirs, why do ye those things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing you glad tidings, that ye should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things 16 that are therein; who, in the ages past, suffered 17 all nations to walk in their own ways; though

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he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, giving you rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

And with these sayings they hardly restrained the people from sacrificing to them.

But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium; and having persuaded the people, and stoned Paul, they drew him out of the city, 20 supposing that he was dead. But the disciples having gathered around him, he rose up, and came into the city; and on the morrow he de21 parted with Barnabas to Derbe. And having preached the glad tidings to that city, and made many disciples, they turned back to Lystra, and 22 Iconium, and Antioch; confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much affliction enter into the kingdom of God.

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Now having appointed for them elders in every church, they commended them, with prayer and fasting, to the Lord on whom they