Acts of the Apostles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1159

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departure, having been entrusted by the brethren to the blessing of the Lord. He accordingly travelled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthen- ing the assemblies. Qual mth Gimuilm. And he descended to Derbe and

Lystra. And there was a disciple there, named Timothy, the sou of a woman, a believing jewess, but of a Grecian father, who was well recom- mended by the brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium. Paul, being anxious that he should accompany him, took and circumcised him out of respect to the jews resident in these places; because they all knew that his father was a Greek. And as they travelled through the towns they delivered into their custody the decrees which had been agreed upon by the apostles and the

5 elders who were ill Ierusalem. The assemblies were accordingly strength~ ened in the faith, and the number “ daincreased ily . 6 hey next went through the dis- tricts of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to deliver the message in Asia Minor.

7 Coming downto M ysia, however, they attempted to proceed to Bithynia; but I0 11

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the Spirit of jesus did not allow them. Then, having passed by Mysia, they

went down to Treas. And during the night, a vision appeared to Paul, that of a man, a Macedonian, who stood Come over to Macedonia, and help us! ’ $:1111 Wisiia ®xtr¤p2. Accordinglyjiavingseen thisvision,

we at once attempted to proceed to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us forward to evangelize them. Wye Emthzrainn at ighia. Setting sail therefore from Troas,

we steered straight to Samothracia, and the day following to Neapolis; and from there to Philippi, which is a capital of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we rested for some days in the town itself. On the Sabbath day. however, we went outside the gate, along a river side, where we were informed prayer was to be; and having sat down, we spoke to the women who were assembled. Chap. 16, v. xo. N om.-—-Here l believe the

united mission of Paul and his cousin, and physician, Luke, begins. And a woman named Lydia,a dealer

in purple cloth, of the town of Thya- tira, and a worshipper of God, was a listener; the heart of whom the Lord opened to attend to what was said by Paul. Then when she had been baptized. as well as her family, sh: if you consider me to be faithful to the Lord, come And she pre- vailed upon us. Wha Slab: ®irl mth her $aaters.

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And it happened, as we were pro-

ceeding to the place for prayer, that a girl who was possessed by a spirit of divination met ns, who procured con- siderable profit for her masters by fortune—telling; and following Paul and us, she shrieked out, exclaiming, ‘ These men are servants of the highest God, who proclaim to you a And she did this on many occasions. Paul accordingly being annoyed by

it, turning round, he said to the spirit, ‘ By the power of jesus Christ, I And it left her that very hour. Qaul mth Silas Srmrrgeh mth Imprismtzh. But her masters, seeing that they

had lost the hope of their prohts, arresting Paul and Silas, dragged them off to the market·place before the authorities; and bringing them to These men, being jews, greatly disturb our town, and proclaim a religion which it is illegal for us, being Romans, to ac- cept, or to practise.’ And the mob siding with them, the

Generals tore off their robes, and ordered them to be flogged. Then, after lashing them severely, theyhung them into prison, instructing the jailor to keep them securely; who, having received such an order, threw them into the inner dungeon, and secured their feet in the stocks. Gcitlzerainxt nf the Qailsr. About midnight, however, Paul and

Silas were praying and singing hymns to God ; and the prisoners were listen- ing to them. When suddenly there was a violent earthquake, so that the fou ndations-of the prison were shaken; and all the doors at once dew open, x8 2: 22 16 while every one was freed from his bonds. The warder being accordingly 27

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