Acts of the Apostles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1156

ACTS.

18--32

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44 are witnesses for Him to the nation. And we are announcing to you the good news that God, having raised up jesus, by that event has fuiélled to us··~their children——the promise made to our fathers; as also it is written in the second Psalm, You ARE MY Sow, To-on I HAVE Bscoxrax Yoo. ‘ But further, having raised Him

from the dead, He will no more re- turn to dissolution ; as He said, THAI I WILL GIVE 1*0 YOU THB ASSURED Bnzssmos or DAv1D.¤ And He also says elsewhere, You WILL No‘1‘ Ar.r.ow Yom: cmran ONE ro sas D1ssoLU‘r10N. ‘Now David, indeed, in his own

generation, having laboured under the instruction of God, slept, and was added to his forefathers, and saw dissolution; but this One Whom God raised up saw no dissolution. There- fore, be it known to you, men, brothers, that through Him release from sins is announced to you; and from all those things from which you were not able to be acquitted by the law of Moses, every believer in Him will be acquitted. ‘Take care therefore that you do

not bring upon yourselves the declara- tion in the prophets: ATTEND, You o1>PoNENTsI AND woNnER AND VANTSH; FOR I WILL DO A WORK IN YOUR DAYS, A Worm Wmcrz You WILL NOT BELIEVE, IF ONE sI~10ULD DISPLAY IT To You 1 **4 When they went out, they were re-

quested to have those matters related to them in the time intervening be- tween the next Sabbath. But when the assembly broke up, many of the jews and pious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, addressing them, entreated them to adhere to the gift of God. ®i;z isms Kristi tbz ®¤spzi. Then on the Sabbath following,

nearly the whole town collected to hear the message of God. But the jews, seeing the crowds, were hlled with rage} and sneeringly con- tradicted the statements of Paul. * Isa. lv. 3. 1 Psa. il. 7. Psa. xvi. ro. ¢ Hah. 2. 5. Consequently speaking out with 46 perfect freedom, Paul and Barnabas It was necessary that the message of God should first of all be delivered to you; but since you reject it, and do not consider yourselves worthy of that eternal life, we will now turn to the Gentiles; for thus the Lord commanded us: l HAVE 1>LAci:D You as A LJGHT FOR THE HEATHEN, THAT YoU SHOULD GARRY sALVA~ TION To THB BOUNDS OF THE i When the Gentiles heard this, they

were glad, and praised the message of God; and whoever were disciplined for eternal life believed. The mes- sage of the Lord then spread through- 49

out the whole ofthe district. But the 50 jews incensed the pious women of rank, as well as the principal men of the town; and raising a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, they ex- pelled them from their boundaries. So, shaking the dust 05 their feet 5: against them, they proceeded to lconiurn. And the disciples were 52 filled with delight and with the Holy Spirit. li Ztmtium. Arriving then at lconium, they en- 14 tered together the jewish synagogue, and spoke in such a manner, that a considerable number both of jews and of Greeks believed. But the unbelieving judeans excited and embittered the spirits of the heathen against the brethren. However, they stayed there for some time, speaking with freedom for the Lord, Who gave evidence to the message of His gift, by granting signs and wonders to be effected through their hands. But the crowd of the town was divided; some holding with the jews, and others with the apostles. But when there came a conspiracy both on the part of the heathen and the jews. with their rulers, to assault and stone them, becoming aware of it, they Bed to the towns of Lyczwnia, Lystm, and Darbé, and that neighbourhood: and were evangelizing there. in ilfgcamiaz Ghz wripplz Qurcb. Now at Lystra there was sitting a 8 man, powerless in his feet,1ame from birth, having never walked. This man g i Isa. xlix. G. 1156