Richard Francis Weymouth

“ They extolled
the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles
also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."
011:019 Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews.
011:020 But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus. ”

“ It is because of my hope of a resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial."
023:007 These words of his caused an angry dispute between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly took different sides.
023:008 For the Sadducees maintain that there is no resurrection, and neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge the existence of both.
023:009 So there arose a great uproar; and some of the Scribes
belonging to the sect of the Pharisees sprang to their feet
and fiercely contended, saying, "We find no harm in the man.
What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel——!" ”

“ And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.
022:030 The next day, wishing to know exactly what charge was being brought against him by the Jews, the Tribune ordered his chains to be removed; and, having sent word to the High Priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble, he brought Paul down and made him stand before them. ”

“ I am not to be persuaded that any detail of them has escaped his notice; for these things have not been done in a corner.
026:027 King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? I know that
you believe them."
026:028 Agrippa answered, "In brief, you are doing your best to persuade
me to become a Christian."
026:029 "My prayer to God, whether briefly or at length," replied Paul, "would be that not only you but all who are my hearers to-day, might become such as I am—except these chains." ”

“ It is on the subject of this hope, Sir, that I am accused by the Jews.
026:008 Why is it deemed with all of you a thing past belief if God
raises the dead to life?
026:009 "I myself, however, thought it a duty to do many things
in hostility to the name of Jesus, the Nazarene.
026:010 And that was how I acted in Jerusalem. Armed with authority received from the High Priests I shut up many of God's people in various prisons, and when they were about to be put to death I gave my vote against them. ”

“ Upon his arrival he rendered valuable help to those who through grace had believed;
018:028 for he powerfully and in public overcame the Jews in argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
019:001 During the stay of Apollos in Corinth, Paul, after passing
through the inland districts, came to Ephesus, where he found
a few disciples.
019:002 "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?"
he asked them. "No," they replied, "we did not even hear
that there is a Holy Spirit." ”

“ He and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Italy because of Claudius's edict expelling all the Jews from Rome. So Paul paid them a visit;
018:003 and because he was of the same trade—that of tent-maker—
he lodged with them and worked with them.
018:004 But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue
and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.
018:005 Now at the time when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was preaching fervently and was solemnly telling the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. ”

“ And then the High Priest questioned them.
005:028 "We strictly forbad you to teach in that name—did we not?" he said. "And see, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and are trying to make us responsible for that man's death!"
005:029 Peter and the other Apostles replied, "We must obey God
rather than man.
005:030 The God of our forefathers has raised Jesus to life, whom you
crucified and put to death.
005:031 God has exalted Him to His right hand as Chief Leader and as Saviour,
to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins. ”

“ Accordingly, the next day,
Agrippa and Bernice came in state
025:023 and took their seats in the Judgement Hall, attended by the Tribunes
and the men of high rank in the city; and, at the command
of Festus, Paul was brought in.
025:024 Then Festus said, "King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see here the man about whom the whole nation of the Jews made suit to me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer. ”

“ My body also shall rest in hope.
002:027 For Thou wilt not leave me in the Unseen World forsaken,
nor give up Thy holy One to undergo decay.
002:028 Thou hast made known to me the ways of Life: Thou wilt fill
me with gladness in Thy presence.'
002:029 "As to the patriarch David, I need hardly remind you, brethren, that he died and was buried, and that we still have his tomb among us. ”

“ His name all who believe in Him receive the forgiveness
of their sins."
010:044 While Peter was speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the Message.
010:045 And all the Jewish believers who had come with Peter were astonished that on the Gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out. ”

“ They then attacked the house of Jason and searched for Paul and Silas, to bring them out before the assembly of people.
017:006 But, failing to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other brethren before the magistrates of the city, loudly accusing them. "These men," they said, "who have raised a tumult throughout the Empire, have come here also. ”

“ Instantly the doors
all flew open, and the chains fell off from every prisoner.
016:027 Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open,
the jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself,
supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
016:028 But Paul shouted loudly to him, saying, "Do yourself no injury:
we are all here.
016:029 Then, calling for lights, he sprang in and fell trembling
at the feet of Paul and Silas;
016:030 and, bringing them out of the prison, he exclaimed, "O sirs,
what must I do to be saved?" ”

“ I am not the Christ. But there is One coming after me whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'
013:026 "Brethren, descendants of the family of Abraham, and all among you who fear God, to us has this Message of salvation been sent.
013:027 For the people of Jerusalem and their rulers, by the judgement they pronounced on Jesus, have actually fulfilled the predictions of the Prophets which are read Sabbath after Sabbath, through ignorance of those predictions and of Him. ”

“ With a glad heart he resumed his journey;
008:040 but Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town
after town he everywhere made known the Good News until
he reached Caesarea.
009:001 Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,
009:002 went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found any believers there, either men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem. ”

“ That is why all of us are now assembled here in God's presence, to listen to what the Lord has commanded you to say."
010:034 Then Peter began to speak. "I clearly see," he said,
"that God makes no distinctions between one man and another;
010:035 but that in every nation those who fear Him and live good lives
are acceptable to Him.
010:036 The Message which He sent to the descendants of Israel, when He
announced the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ—He is
Lord of all—that Message you cannot but know ”

“ Yes, though He is not far from any one of us.
017:028 For it is in closest union with Him that we live and move
and have our being; as in fact some of the poets in repute
among yourselves have said, `For we are also His offspring.'
017:029 Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to imagine
that His nature resembles gold or silver or marble, or anything
sculptured by the art and inventive faculty of man. ”

“ The next day we came to Neapolis,
016:012 and thence to Philippi, which is a city in Macedonia,
the first in its district, a Roman colony. And there we
stayed some little time.
016:013 On the Sabbath we went beyond the city gate to the riverside,
where we had reason to believe that there was a place for prayer;
and sitting down we talked with the women who had come together.
016:014 Among our hearers was one named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods. She belonged to the city of Thyateira, and was a worshipper of the true God. ”

“ Judas, called Bar-sabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren, were selected,
015:023 and they took with them the following letter: "The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.
015:024 As we have been informed that certain persons who have gone out from among us have disturbed you by their teaching and have unsettled your minds, without having received any such instructions from us;
015:025 we have unanimously decided to select certain men and send them
to you in company with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul ”

“ Lord Jesus Christ.
015:027 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who are themselves
bringing you the same message by word of mouth.
015:028 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay
upon you no burden heavier than these necessary requirements—
015:029 You must abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from fornication. ”

“ At length they came upon him, seized him with violence,
and took him before the Sanhedrin.
006:013 Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared,
"This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place
and the Law.
006:014 For we have heard him say that Jesus, the Nazarene, will pull
this place down to the ground and will change the customs
which Moses handed down to us."
006:015 At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin
were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just
like the face of an angel. ”

“ There he became the father
of two sons.
007:030 "But at the end of forty years there appeared to him in the Desert
of Mount Sinai an angel in the middle of a flame of fire
in a bush.
007:031 When Moses saw this he wondered at the sight; but on his going
up to look further, the voice of the Lord was heard, saying,
007:032 "`I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac,
and of Jacob.' "Quaking with fear Moses did not dare gaze.
007:033 "`Take off your shoes,' said the Lord, `for the spot on which you
are standing is holy ground. ”

“ Paul warned them.
027:010 "Sirs," he said, "I perceive that before long the voyage will
be attended with danger and heavy loss, not only to the cargo
and the ship but to our own lives also."
027:011 But Julius let himself be persuaded by the pilot and by the owner rather than by Paul's arguments;
027:012 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in,
the majority were in favour of putting out to sea, to try
whether they could get to Phoenix—a harbour on the coast
of Crete facing north-east and south-east—to winter there. ”

“ Rulers, Elders, and Scribes,
004:006 with Annas the High Priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and the
other members of the high-priestly family.
004:007 So they made the Apostles stand in the centre, and demanded
of them, "By what power or in what name have you done this?"
004:008 Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he replied,
"Rulers and Elders of the people,
004:009 if we to-day are under examination concerning the benefit conferred on a man helplessly lame, as to how this man has been cured ”

“ And then, with solemn earnestness, he explained to them the subject of the Kingdom of God, endeavouring from morning till evening to convince them about Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
028:024 Some were convinced; others refused to believe.
028:025 Unable to agree among themselves, they at last left him, but not before Paul had spoken a parting word to them, saying, "Right well did the Holy Spirit say to your forefathers through the Prophet Isaiah:
028:026 "`Go to this people and tell them, you will hear and hear, and by no means understand ”

“ Antioch in Pisidia. Here, on the Sabbath day, they went
into the synagogue and sat down.
013:015 After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the Wardens
of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brethren," they said,
"if you have anything encouraging to say to the people, speak."
013:016 So Paul rose, and motioning with his hand for silence, said,
"Israelites, and you others who fear God, pay attention to me.
013:017 The God of this people of Israel chose our forefathers, and made the people great during their stay in Egypt, until with wondrous power He brought them out from that land. ”

“ On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea to Tarsus.
009:031 The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit.
009:032 Now Peter, as he went to town after town, came down also to God's
people at Lud.
009:033 There he found a man of the name of Aeneas, who for eight
years had kept his bed, through being paralysed.
009:034 Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you. ”

“ Then the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, rent the air with their shouts in the Lycaonian language, saying, "The gods have assumed human form and have come down to us."
014:012 They called Barnabas `Zeus,' and Paul, as being the principal speaker, `Hermes.'
014:013 And the priest of Zeus—the temple of Zeus being at the entrance to the city—brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, and in company with the crowd was intending to offer sacrifices to them.
014:014 But the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it ”