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Acts
Apr 13, 2008 19:17:49 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on Apr 13, 2008 19:17:49 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 20: 17-38: Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders
17 And from Miletus, sending to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the community. 18 And when they came to him he said to them, “You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, how I have been with you the whole time, 19 serving the lord with all humility and tears and the tests that happened to me because of the plots of the Judeans, 20 as I didn’t keep silent with those who gathered to announce to you and to teach you in public and in homes, 21 testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance to God and trust to our lord Yeshua. 22 And now look, I am ordered by the spirit to go to Jerusalem not seeing the things that will meet me there, 23 except that in the city the holy spirit spoke solemnly to me saying that chains and troubles remain for me. 24 But I make no word valuable to my own soul except as I finish my race and my service that I received from the lord Yeshua, to speak solemnly the good news of God’s grace.
25 “And now look, I know that you won’t see my face anymore when I pass through preaching the kingdom. 26 Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from everyone’s blood: 27 for I didn’t keep silent, not announcing all of God’s will to you. 28 Guard yourselves and the whole flock, among which the holy spirit put you as overseers to shepherd God’s community, which was bought through his own blood. 29 I know that after my departure wolves will enter not sparing you men of the flock heavy (burdens), 30 and men speaking perversions will arise from you yourselves to drag the disciples after them. 31 Therefore keep awake remembering that for three years night and day I didn’t stop warning each one with tears. 32 And now I entrust you to God and the word of his grace, with power to build up and give the inheritance to all who have been sanctified. 33 I don’t desire any silver or gold or clothing: 34 you yourselves know that with these hands I served my needs and for those with me. 35 I showed you everything so that thus working hard you must help the weak, and remember the words of the lord Yeshua because he said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
36 And saying these things he put (down) his knees and prayed with all of them. 37 And there was long weeping among all of them and falling on Paul's neck they kissed him, 39 and they grieved most at the word that he said, that they would never see his face again. And they escorted him to the ship.
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Acts
Apr 19, 2008 8:35:16 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on Apr 19, 2008 8:35:16 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 21: 1-16: Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem
1 And it happened as we set sail and departed from them that, sailing straight, we came to Cos, and on the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara, 2 and finding a boat going across to Phoenicia and embarking we set sail. 3 And sighting Cyprus and leaving it behind on the left we sailed to Syria and went down to Tyre: for there the boat was unloading its cargo. 4 And finding the disciples we stayed seven days with them, who told Paul through the spirit not to go on to Jerusalem. 5 And when it happened that we finished the days (there), as we went out and left, all of them escorted us with their wives and children as far as outside the city, and putting (down) their knees on the beach they prayed; 6 we withdrew from each other and got into the boat, and those ones returned to their own belongings.
7 And finishing our journey from Tyre we arrived at Ptolemais and greeting the brothers stayed a day with them. 8 And on the next day leaving we went to Caesarea and entering the house of Philip the announcer of the good news, one of the seven, we stayed with him. 9 And this man had four virgin daughters prophesying. 10 And after (we) stayed many days a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea, 11 and coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, tying his own feet and hands he said, “The holy spirit says these things, the man whose belt this is, so the Judeans will tie him in Jerusalem and hand him over to the hands of the gentiles.” 12 And when we heard these things both we and the residents begged him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, crying and crushing my heart? For I am prepared not only to be tied up but also to be killed for the sake of the lord Yeshua’s name.” 14 And when he was not convinced we were quiet saying, “May the lord’s will be done.”
15 And after these days, getting ready, we went up to Jerusalem: 16 and some of the disciples from Caesarea also went wit us, bringing a guest, Mnason, a certain Cypriot, (one of the) originial disciple(s).
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Acts
Apr 23, 2008 16:31:18 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on Apr 23, 2008 16:31:18 GMT -5
Acts 21: 17-26: Paul Visits James
17 And when we were in Jerusalem the brothers welcomed us gladly. 18 And on the next day Paul went in to Jacob, and all the elders appeared publicly. 19 And greeting them he narrated every single thing that God did through his service. 20 And hearing they praised God and said to him, “You see, brother, how many myriads of those who have trusted are among the Judeans and all are zealots for the law: 21 and they are indoctrinated about you, that you teach apostasy from Moses to all the Jews among the nations, telling them not to circumcise their children nor to walk among the nations. 22 Therefore what is it (to be)? No doubt they’ll hear that you’ve come. 23 Therefore do this that we tell you: we have four men who have a vow in themselves. 24 Take these men and be purified with them and pay for them to shave their head, and all who are indoctrinated about you will know that it is nothing but that you are pious and you yourself observe the law. 25 And about the gentiles that have trusted, we wrote them judging that they should observe (the commands against) what is sacrificed to idols and blood and what is strangled and sexual immorality." 26 Then, on the next day, Paul took the men and was purified with them, and he entered the temple announcing the completion of the days of purification until the offerings of each one of them were brought.
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Acts
Apr 27, 2008 9:58:14 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on Apr 27, 2008 9:58:14 GMT -5
In the Beginning 21: 27-36: Paul Arrested in the Temple
27 And as the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia saw him in the temple and confused the whole crowd and laid hands on him 28 shouting, “Israelite men, help: this is the man who is teaching everywhere against the nation and the law and this place, and he even brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” 29 For they had seen the Ephesian Trophimus in the city with him, and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 And the whole city was stirred up and there was a riot among the nation, and grabbing Paul they dragged him out of the temple and closed the gates. 31 And as they were seeking to kill him an accusation went up to the chiliarch of the army that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 He immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down on them, who seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers stopped beating Paul. 33 Then approaching the chiliarch seized him and ordered him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be and what he had done. 34 And others in the crowd answered something else. And when he wasn’t able to find out the truth through the clamor he ordered him to be brought into the fortress. 35 And when he was on the stairs it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the force of the crowd, 36 for the multitude of the nation was following shouting, "Take him away!"
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Acts
Apr 30, 2008 10:06:55 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on Apr 30, 2008 10:06:55 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 21: 37-22: 5: Paul Defends Himself
37 And as he was about to be brought into the fortress Paul says to the chiliarch, “Is it permitted for me to say something to you?” And he said, “You know Greek? 38 Aren’t you the Egyptian who before these days was creating riots and bringing the four thousand men of the assassins* out into the desert?” 39 And Paul said, “I am indeed a Jewish man, from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of no ignoble city: and I beg you, let me speak to the nation.” 40 And when he let him Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the nation. And a great silence came about and he declaimed in the Hebrew language saying, 1 “Men, brothers and fathers, listen to my defense before you now.” 2 And hearing that he was declaiming in the Hebrew language there was more quiet. And he said, 3 "I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, educated in this city, taught the patriarchal law with precision at Gamaliel's feet, being a zealot for God just as all of you are today: 4 I who persecuted this way to the point of death, binding and handing over to prisons bot men and women, 5 as even the high priest testifies for me, and the council of elders, about how I went to Damascus having received letters for the brothers, bringing them bound even from there to Jerusalem so that they might be punished.
*A Jewish nationalistic sect that assassinated Roman officials
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Acts
May 4, 2008 8:07:02 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on May 4, 2008 8:07:02 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 22: 6-16: Paul Tells of His Conversion
6 “And it happened as I was going and approaching Damascus, about noontime, that a light flashed all around me, 7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Yeshua the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’ 9 And those who were with me indeed saw the light but didn’t hear the voice that spoke to me. 10 And I said, ‘What will I do, lord?’ And the lord said to me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, there you will be told about the things I’ve arranged for you to do.’ 11 And as I couldn’t see because of the brightness of that light, I went to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.
12 “And a certain Ananias, a man testified to be observant of the law by all the inhabitants of Judea, 13 coming and standing near me said to me ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And in that hour I received my sight because of him. 14 And he said, ‘The God of our fathers commissioned me to know his will and to see the righteous one and to hear the voice from his mouth, 15 because you will be a witness for him to all men about the things you've seen and heard. 16 And now what are you going to do? Get up, be baptized and destroy your sins calling on his name."
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Acts
May 6, 2008 15:28:04 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on May 6, 2008 15:28:04 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 22: 17-21: Paul Sent to the Gentiles
17 “And it happened that I returned to Jerusalem and when I was praying in the temple that I came into an ecstasy 18 and saw him telling me, ‘Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they won’t accept your testimony about me.’ 19 And I said, ‘Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and beating those who trust in you in the synagogues, 20 and when the blood of your witness Stephen was spilled, I myself was also there standing near and consenting to it and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.' 21 And he said to me, 'Go, for I am sending you far away to the gentiles.' "
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Acts
May 9, 2008 21:22:46 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on May 9, 2008 21:22:46 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 22: 22-29: Paul and the Roman Tribune
22 And they listened to him up to this word and raised their voices and said, “Take such a man from the land, for it isn’t fitting for him to live.” 23 And when they were shouting and tearing their clothing and throwing dust into the air, 24 the chiliarch ordered him to be brought into the fortress, saying, “Let him be examined with whips,” so that he might know for what reason they were calling him thus. 25 And as they tied him with leather straps, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “If (I am) a Roman man and uncondemned is it lawful for you to flog me?” 26 And hearing the centurion went to the chiliarch and announced saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is Roman.” 27 And going the chiliarch said to him, “Tell me, are you Roman?” And he said, “Yes.” 28 And the chiliarch answered, "I got this citizenship for a large price." But Paul said, "But I was born (a citizen)." 29 And immediately those who were going to examine him left, and the chiliarch was frightened knowing that he was a Roman and that he'd been tied up.
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Acts
May 13, 2008 15:33:12 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on May 13, 2008 15:33:12 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 22: 30- 23: 11: Paul before the Council
30 And the next day, wanting to know the truth, what was accused by the Judeans, he set him free and ordered the high priests and all the sanhedrin to meet and bringing Paul stood with them. 1 And gazing at the sanhedrin Paul said, “Men, brothers, with a whole good conscience I am a citizen before God for these days.” 2 And the chief priest Ananias ordered those standing with him to strike his mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall: and you sit judging me according to the law and acting unlawfully order me to be struck?” 4 And those standing near said, “You’re reviling God’s high priest?” 5 And Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he’s the high priest: for it is written that ‘You are not to speak evilly to the ruler of the nation.’ ”
6 And knowing that one half was Sadducees and the other Pharisees Paul shouted in the sanhedrin, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees, I [myself] am being judged about hope and the resurrection from the dead.” 7 And as he was saying this there was discord among the Pharisees and Sadducees and the number was split. 8 For indeed the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection nor angel nor spirit, but Pharisees affirm both. 9 And there was a great tumult, and standing some of the scribes of the side of the Pharisees fought saying, "We find no evil in this man: but maybe a spirit or angel speaks to him?"
10 And when the discord was great the chiliarch was afraid lest Paul be torn to bits by them and he ordered the soldiers to go down and grab him from their midst and bring him into the fortress.
11 And the next night the lord came to him and said, "Take courage: for as you have witnessed about me in Jerusalem, so you must also witness in Rome."
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Acts
May 17, 2008 18:57:09 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on May 17, 2008 18:57:09 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 23: 12-22: The Plot against Paul’s Life
12 And when it was day the Judeans made a pact telling each other not to eat or drink until they killed Paul. 13 And there were more than forty making this conspiracy, 14 who went to the high priests and elders and said, “We made a solemn vow not to taste anything until we kill Paul. 15 Now therefore you, with the sanhedrin, report to the chiliarch so that he brings him down to you as you will know about him precisely: and we will be ready to kill him as he approaches.”
16 And the son of Paul’s sister, hearing about the ambush, went and entered the fortress and reported this to Paul. 17 And summoning one of the centurions Paul said, “Bring this young man to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.” 18 Therefore indeed taking him he brought him to the chiliarch and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring you this young man who has something to tell you.” 19 And the chiliarch took his hand and retired by themselves and inquired, “What do you have to report to me?” 20 And he said that, ‘The Judeans agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the sanhedrin tomorrow as they will ask something very plain about him. 21 Therefore you don't be persuaded by them: for more than forty men of them who swore not to eat or drink until they kill him are lying in wait for him, and now they are prepared receiving the promise from you [to bring him]." 22 Therefore indeed the chiliarch sent the young man away commanding, "Don't tell anyone that you divulged these things to me."
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Acts
May 22, 2008 15:56:38 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on May 22, 2008 15:56:38 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 23: 23-35: Paul Sent to Felix the Governor 23 And calling two of the centurions he said, “Prepare 200 soldiers, so that they may go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and 200 spearmen, from the third hour of the night.” 24 And he saved Paul by making him mount an animal (to bring him) to the governor Felix, 25 writing a letter that had this pattern: 26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings.
27 “This man, having been arrested by the Judeans and being about to be killed by them, I used my army to bring him out learning that he is Roman. 28 Wanting to know the charge for which they called him, I brought him into their sanhedrin 29 and found him summoned about debates about their law, the accusation having nothing worthy of death or prison. 30 And when I learned that there was a plot against the man at once I sent a message to you to tell you [the things] about him and about the accusers.”
31 Therefore indeed the soldiers, after it had been arranged for them, took Paul and led him through the night to Antipatris, 32 and on the next day leaving with him the horsemen returned to the fortress: 33 they entered Caesarea and giving the letter to the governor presented Paul to him as well. 34 And reading it and inquiring what province he was from and learning that he was from Cilicia, 35 "I will hear you out," he said, "when your accusers come:" and ordering him into Herod's praetorium he guarded him.
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Acts
May 25, 2008 7:37:12 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on May 25, 2008 7:37:12 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 24: 1-9: The Case against Paul
1 And after five days the high priest Ananias with some elders and a lawyer, a certain Tertullus, who showed themselves to the governor concerning Paul, went down (from Jerusalem). 2 And when he was called Tertullus began to declaim saying, “We have much peace because of you and the ameliorations that will be made to this nation through your foreknowledge, 3 in every way and everywhere I welcome you, most excellent Felix, with all thanksgiving. 4 And lest I detain you too much, I beg you to listen to us briefly in your fairness. 5 For we find this man a plague and a fomenter of discord to all the Judeans who live in the world and the ringleader of the false teaching of the Nazarenes, 6 and he tried to profane the temple and we seized him, 8 from which you yourself can examine him concerning all these things to find out the things we accuse him of." 9 And the Judeans also joined in the attack, declaring that they held these things in the same way.
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Acts
May 30, 2008 21:33:50 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on May 30, 2008 21:33:50 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 24: 10-23: Paul Defends Himself before Felix
10 And Paul answered nodding to him to tell the governor, “Out of the many years that you have been judge for this nation knowing cheerfully the things about myself I will defend myself, 11 when you can discern that they are more than me, twelve days before this one I went up to worship in Jerusalem. 12 And they didn’t find me debating anything nor stopping the doings of the crowd nor in the synagogues nor in the city, 13 nor can he stand before you because now they are accusing me. 14 I swear this to you that according to the way they spoke of, the false teaching, thus I worship the God of our fathers believing in all the writings according to the law and the prophets, 15 having hope in God that these men themselves will also admit, that there is going to be a resurrection for the righteous and the unrighteous as well. 16 On this I myself elaborate to have a blameless conscience before God and men through everything. 17 For many years, doing charity for my nation, I bring them gifts as well, 18 in which they found me in the temple being purified, not with a crowd nor with a riot, 19 and some were Jews from Asia, who should be here and accuse if they have anything against me. 20 Or these men themselves said that some wrong stood against me by the sanhedrin, 21 or about this one voice when I shouted standing among them that ‘I am being judged by you today concerning the resurrection from the dead.’ ”
22 And Felix postponed them, seeing that it concerned fine points about the way, saying, "When Lysias the chiliarch comes down, I will find out about you*:" 23 And he ordered the centurion to guard him and to keep him loosely and not to forbid any one of his own from serving him.
*Plural
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Acts
Jun 1, 2008 7:08:49 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on Jun 1, 2008 7:08:49 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 24: 24-27: Paul Held in Custody
24 And after a few days Felix came with his own wife Drusilla, who was a Jew, and sent for Paul and listened to him about the faith in the Messiah Yeshua. 25 And while he was discussing about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment Felix was afraid and answered, “Go having the present time, and another time I will call you back to receive (the words),” 26 and he also hoped that gifts would be given him by Paul: therefore keeping him very closely he would send for him and speak with him.
27 And when two years were fulfilled Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and wanting to get goodwill from the Judeans Felix left Paul behind tied up.
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Acts
Jun 5, 2008 14:55:12 GMT -5
Post by Child of Immanuel on Jun 5, 2008 14:55:12 GMT -5
Acts of the Emissaries 25: 1-12: Paul Appeals to Caesar
1 And Festus, going up to the province after three days, went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea, 2 and the chief priests and the first men of the Judeans showed themselves to him concerning Paul and begged him 3 asking a favor concerning him that he might send him to Jerusalem, where they would make an ambush to kill him on the way. 4 Therefore indeed Festus answered to keep Paul in Caesarea, and that he himself was leaving in haste: 5 “Therefore those of you,” he said, “who are powerful, come down with me and accuse him if there is anything wicked in this man.”
6 And after staying with them more than eight or ten days, going down to Caesarea, the next day he sat in the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought. 7 And when he came the Judeans who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him making many and heavy accusations that they could not prove, 8 as Paul, defended himself, “Not as regards the law nor as regards the temple nor as regards Caesar have I committed any sin.” 9 And Festus, wanting to grant the Judeans a favor, answered Paul and said, “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and be judged about all these things by me there?” 10 And Paul said, "I am standing at Caesar's judgment seat, where I should be judged. I have done no wrong to the Judeans as you also know even better. 11 Therefore indeed if I have done wrong and done anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die: but if there is nothing that these are accusing me about, no one can excuse me to them: I appeal to Caesar." 12 Then after talking with his council Festus answered, "You have appealed to Caesar, you will go to Caesar."
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