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The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible
The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible by World English Bible, prepared as a public-domain Orakel edition with 117 chapter-aware companion links.
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Matthew Chapter 1
Matthew Chapter 1 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 001:001 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ{Christ (Greek) and Messiah (Hebrew) both mean "Anointed One"}, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 001:002 Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers. 001:003 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram. 001:004
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Matthew Chapter 2 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 002:001 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men{The word for "wise men" (magoi) can also mean teachers, scientists, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, or sorcerers.} from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, 002:002 "Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him." 002:003 When Herod the
Open3Matthew Chapter 3
Matthew Chapter 3 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 003:001 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 003:002 "Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!" 003:003 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight."{Isaiah 40:3} 003:004 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt
Open4Matthew Chapter 4
Matthew Chapter 4 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 004:001 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 004:002 When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. 004:003 The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 004:004 But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of
Open5Matthew Chapter 5
Matthew Chapter 5 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 005:001 Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 005:002 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 005:003 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.{Isaiah 57:15; 66:2} 005:004 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.{Isaiah 61:2; 66:10,13} 005:005 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.{or,
Open6Matthew Chapter 6
Matthew Chapter 6 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 006:001 "Be careful that you don't do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 006:002 Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don't sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. 006:003 But when you do
Open7Matthew Chapter 7
Matthew Chapter 7 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 007:001 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. 007:002 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 007:003 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye? 007:004 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your
Open8Matthew Chapter 8
Matthew Chapter 8 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 008:001 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 008:002 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean." 008:003 Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 008:004 Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the
Open9Matthew Chapter 9
Matthew Chapter 9 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 009:001 He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city. 009:002 Behold, they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up! Your sins are forgiven you." 009:003 Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes." 009:004 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?
Open10Matthew Chapter 10
Matthew Chapter 10 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 010:001 He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness. 010:002 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother; 010:003 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus;
Open11Matthew Chapter 11
Matthew Chapter 11 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 011:001 It happened that when Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities. 011:002 Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples 011:003 and said to him, "Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?" 011:004 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: 011:005 the blind
Open12Matthew Chapter 12
Matthew Chapter 12 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 012:001 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 012:002 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." 012:003 But he said to them, "Haven't you read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him; 012:004 how he entered into
Open13Matthew Chapter 13
Matthew Chapter 13 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 013:001 On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside. 013:002 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach. 013:003 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow. 013:004 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them. 013:005 Others fell on rocky ground,
Open14Matthew Chapter 14
Matthew Chapter 14 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 014:001 At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, 014:002 and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him." 014:003 For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. 014:004 For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." 014:005 When
Open15Matthew Chapter 15
Matthew Chapter 15 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 015:001 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, 015:002 "Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread." 015:003 He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? 015:004 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,'{Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16} and, 'He who speaks evil of
Open16Matthew Chapter 16
Matthew Chapter 16 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 016:001 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 016:002 But he answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' 016:003 In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can't discern the signs of the times! 016:004
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Matthew Chapter 17 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 017:001 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. 017:002 He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. 017:003 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him. 017:004 Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let's
Open18Matthew Chapter 18
Matthew Chapter 18 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 018:001 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" 018:002 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them, 018:003 and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 018:004 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the
Open19Matthew Chapter 19
Matthew Chapter 19 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 019:001 It happened when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. 019:002 Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there. 019:003 Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?" 019:004 He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and
Open20Matthew Chapter 20
Matthew Chapter 20 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 020:001 "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 020:002 When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius{A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a common wage for a day of farm labor.} a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 020:003 He went out about the third hour,{Time was
Open21Matthew Chapter 21
Matthew Chapter 21 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 021:001 When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage,{TR & NU read "Bethphage" instead of "Bethsphage"} to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 021:002 saying to them, "Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me. 021:003 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and
Open22Matthew Chapter 22
Matthew Chapter 22 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 022:001 Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying, 022:002 "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, 022:003 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come. 022:004 Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have made ready my dinner. My oxen and my fatlings are
Open23Matthew Chapter 23
Matthew Chapter 23 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 023:001 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, 023:002 saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses' seat. 023:003 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do. 023:004 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help
Open24Matthew Chapter 24
Matthew Chapter 24 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 024:001 Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. 024:002 But he answered them, "Don't you see all of these things? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down." 024:003 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these
Open25Matthew Chapter 25
Matthew Chapter 25 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 025:001 "Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. 025:002 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 025:003 Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them, 025:004 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 025:005 Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 025:006 But at midnight
Open26Matthew Chapter 26
Matthew Chapter 26 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 026:001 It happened, when Jesus had finished all these words, that he said to his disciples, 026:002 "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified." 026:003 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. 026:004 They took counsel together that they might
Open27Matthew Chapter 27
Matthew Chapter 27 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 027:001 Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 027:002 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor. 027:003 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 027:004 saying,
Open28Matthew Chapter 28
Matthew Chapter 28 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 028:001 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 028:002 Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it. 028:003 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 028:004 For fear of him, the guards shook, and
Open29Mark Chapter 1
Mark Chapter 1 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 001:001 The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 001:002 As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.{Malachi 3:1} 001:003 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"{Isaiah 40:3} 001:004 John came baptizing{or, immersing} in the wilderness and preaching the
Open30Mark Chapter 2
Mark Chapter 2 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 002:001 When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house. 002:002 Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them. 002:003 Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him. 002:004 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up,
Open31Mark Chapter 3
Mark Chapter 3 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 003:001 He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered. 003:002 They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him. 003:003 He said to the man who had his hand withered, "Stand up." 003:004 He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent. 003:005 When he had
Open32Mark Chapter 4
Mark Chapter 4 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 004:001 Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea. 004:002 He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching, 004:003 "Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow, 004:004 and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds{TR adds "of the
Open33Mark Chapter 5
Mark Chapter 5 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 005:001 They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 005:002 When he had come out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 005:003 who had his dwelling in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains, 005:004 because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters
Open34Mark Chapter 6
Mark Chapter 6 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 006:001 He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him. 006:002 When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands? 006:003 Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of
Open35Mark Chapter 7
Mark Chapter 7 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 007:001 Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. 007:002 Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault. 007:003 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders. 007:004 They don't eat when they come from the
Open36Mark Chapter 8
Mark Chapter 8 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 008:001 In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them, 008:002 "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. 008:003 If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way." 008:004 His disciples answered
Open37Mark Chapter 9
Mark Chapter 9 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 009:001 He said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power." 009:002 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them. 009:003 His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like
Open38Mark Chapter 10
Mark Chapter 10 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 010:001 He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them. 010:002 Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 010:003 He answered, "What did Moses command you?" 010:004 They said, "Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce
Open39Mark Chapter 11
Mark Chapter 11 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 011:001 When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage{TR & NU read "Bethphage" instead of "Bethsphage"} and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 011:002 and said to them, "Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him. 011:003 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing
Open40Mark Chapter 12
Mark Chapter 12 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 012:001 He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country. 012:002 When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard. 012:003 They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty. 012:004 Again, he sent another servant to
Open41Mark Chapter 13
Mark Chapter 13 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 013:001 As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!" 013:002 Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down." 013:003 As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, 013:004 "Tell us, when
Open42Mark Chapter 14
Mark Chapter 14 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 014:001 It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him. 014:002 For they said, "Not during the feast, because there might be a riot of the people." 014:003 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of
Open43Mark Chapter 15
Mark Chapter 15 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 015:001 Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. 015:002 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say." 015:003 The chief priests accused him of many things. 015:004 Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer? See how many things they
Open44Mark Chapter 16
Mark Chapter 16 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 016:001 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. 016:002 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 016:003 They were saying among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" 016:004 for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was
Open45Luke Chapter 1
Luke Chapter 1 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 001:001 Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, 001:002 even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us, 001:003 it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus; 001:004 that you might know the
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Luke Chapter 2 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 002:001 Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 002:002 This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 002:003 All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city. 002:004 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of
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Luke Chapter 3 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 003:001 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 003:002 in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. 003:003 He came into all the region around
Open48Luke Chapter 4
Luke Chapter 4 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 004:001 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness 004:002 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry. 004:003 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." 004:004 Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by
Open49Luke Chapter 5
Luke Chapter 5 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 005:001 Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. 005:002 He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 005:003 He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
Open50Luke Chapter 6
Luke Chapter 6 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 006:001 Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands. 006:002 But some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?" 006:003 Jesus, answering them, said, "Haven't you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with
Open51Luke Chapter 7
Luke Chapter 7 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 007:001 After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 007:002 A certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death. 007:003 When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant. 007:004 When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for you to do this for him,
Open52Luke Chapter 8
Luke Chapter 8 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 008:001 It happened soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. With him were the twelve, 008:002 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out; 008:003 and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them{TR
Open53Luke Chapter 9
Luke Chapter 9 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 009:001 He called the twelve{TR reads "his twelve disciples" instead of "the twelve"} together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 009:002 He sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 009:003 He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey--neither staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece. 009:004 Into whatever house you
Open54Luke Chapter 10
Luke Chapter 10 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 010:001 Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him{literally, "before his face"} into every city and place, where he was about to come. 010:002 Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest. 010:003 Go your ways. Behold, I send you
Open55Luke Chapter 11
Luke Chapter 11 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 011:001 It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples." 011:002 He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven. 011:003 Give us day by day our daily bread. 011:004 Forgive us our sins, for
Open56Luke Chapter 12
Luke Chapter 12 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 012:001 Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 012:002 But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known. 012:003 Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What
Open57Luke Chapter 13
Luke Chapter 13 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 013:001 Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 013:002 Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things? 013:003 I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way. 013:004 Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in
Open58Luke Chapter 14
Luke Chapter 14 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 014:001 It happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him. 014:002 Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him. 014:003 Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" 014:004 But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go. 014:005 He answered them,
Open59Luke Chapter 15
Luke Chapter 15 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 015:001 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. 015:002 The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them." 015:003 He told them this parable. 015:004 "Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? 015:005
Open60Luke Chapter 16
Luke Chapter 16 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 016:001 He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 016:002 He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.' 016:003 "The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the
Open61Luke Chapter 17
Luke Chapter 17 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 017:001 He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come! 017:002 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. 017:003 Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. 017:004 If
Open62Luke Chapter 18
Luke Chapter 18 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 018:001 He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, 018:002 saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who didn't fear God, and didn't respect man. 018:003 A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, 'Defend me from my adversary!' 018:004 He wouldn't for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man, 018:005 yet because this
Open63Luke Chapter 19
Luke Chapter 19 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 019:001 He entered and was passing through Jericho. 019:002 There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 019:003 He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short. 019:004 He ran on ahead, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. 019:005 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to
Open64Luke Chapter 20
Luke Chapter 20 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 020:001 It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the {TR adds "chief"}priests and scribes came to him with the elders. 020:002 They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?" 020:003 He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me: 020:004 the baptism of John, was it from
Open65Luke Chapter 21
Luke Chapter 21 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 021:001 He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury. 021:002 He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.{literally, "two lepta." 2 lepta was about 1% of a day's wages for an agricultural laborer.} 021:003 He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them, 021:004 for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of
Open66Luke Chapter 22
Luke Chapter 22 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 022:001 Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called the Passover, drew near. 022:002 The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people. 022:003 Satan entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered with the twelve. 022:004 He went away, and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them. 022:005 They were
Open67Luke Chapter 23
Luke Chapter 23 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 023:001 The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate. 023:002 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king." 023:003 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "So you say." 023:004 Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge
Open68Luke Chapter 24
Luke Chapter 24 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 024:001 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. 024:002 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 024:003 They entered in, and didn't find the Lord Jesus' body. 024:004 It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing. 024:005 Becoming terrified, they bowed
Open69John Chapter 1
John Chapter 1 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 001:001 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 001:002 The same was in the beginning with God. 001:003 All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made. 001:004 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 001:005 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome{The word translated "overcome" (katelaben) can also
Open70John Chapter 2
John Chapter 2 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 002:001 The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there. 002:002 Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the marriage. 002:003 When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine." 002:004 Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come." 002:005 His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."
Open71John Chapter 3
John Chapter 3 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 003:001 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 003:002 The same came to him by night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him." 003:003 Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew,{The word translated "anew" here and in John 3:7 (anothen) also means "again"
Open72John Chapter 4
John Chapter 4 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 004:001 Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 004:002 (although Jesus himself didn't baptize, but his disciples), 004:003 he left Judea, and departed into Galilee. 004:004 He needed to pass through Samaria. 004:005 So he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son, Joseph. 004:006
Open73John Chapter 5
John Chapter 5 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 005:001 After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 005:002 Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew, "Bethesda," having five porches. 005:003 In these lay a great multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water; 005:004 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain times into the pool, and
Open74John Chapter 6
John Chapter 6 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 006:001 After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias. 006:002 A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick. 006:003 Jesus went up into the mountain, and he sat there with his disciples. 006:004 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 006:005 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and
Open75John Chapter 7
John Chapter 7 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 007:001 After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn't walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 007:002 Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand. 007:003 His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do. 007:004 For no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be known openly. If
Open76John Chapter 8
John Chapter 8 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 008:001 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 008:002 Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them. 008:003 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst, 008:004 they told him, "Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act. 008:005 Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone
Open77John Chapter 9
John Chapter 9 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 009:001 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 009:002 His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" 009:003 Jesus answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him. 009:004 I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work. 009:005 While I am in the
Open78John Chapter 10
John Chapter 10 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 010:001 "Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn't enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 010:002 But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 010:003 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. 010:004 Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes
Open79John Chapter 11
John Chapter 11 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 011:001 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha. 011:002 It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick. 011:003 The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, "Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick." 011:004 But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness is not to
Open80John Chapter 12
John Chapter 12 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 012:001 Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 012:002 So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him. 012:003 Mary, therefore, took a pound{a Roman pound of 12 ounces, or about 340 grams} of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped
Open81John Chapter 13
John Chapter 13 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 013:001 Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 013:002 After supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him, 013:003 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth
Open82John Chapter 14
John Chapter 14 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 014:001 "Don't let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. 014:002 In my Father's house are many homes. If it weren't so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. 014:003 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also. 014:004 Where I go, you know, and you know the way." 014:005 Thomas said to
Open83John Chapter 15
John Chapter 15 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 015:001 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer. 015:002 Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 015:003 You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 015:004 Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless
Open84John Chapter 16
John Chapter 16 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 016:001 "These things have I spoken to you, so that you wouldn't be caused to stumble. 016:002 They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God. 016:003 They will do these things{TR adds "to you"} because they have not known the Father, nor me. 016:004 But I have told you these things, so that when the time comes, you may remember that I
Open85John Chapter 17
John Chapter 17 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 017:001 Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you; 017:002 even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 017:003 This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. 017:004 I glorified you on the
Open86John Chapter 18
John Chapter 18 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 018:001 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. 018:002 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. 018:003 Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and
Open87John Chapter 19
John Chapter 19 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 019:001 So Pilate then took Jesus, and flogged him. 019:002 The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment. 019:003 They kept saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they kept slapping him. 019:004 Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him." 019:005 Jesus therefore
Open88John Chapter 20
John Chapter 20 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 020:001 Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb. 020:002 Therefore she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have laid him!" 020:003 Therefore Peter and the other disciple went out, and
Open89John Chapter 21
John Chapter 21 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 021:001 After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way. 021:002 Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 021:003 Simon Peter said to them, "I'm going fishing." They told him, "We are also coming with you." They immediately went out, and entered into
Open90Acts Chapter 1
Acts Chapter 1 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 001:001 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, 001:002 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 001:003 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God's Kingdom. 001:004 Being
Open91Acts Chapter 2
Acts Chapter 2 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 002:001 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. 002:002 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 002:003 Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. 002:004 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as
Open92Acts Chapter 3
Acts Chapter 3 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 003:001 Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour{3:00 PM}. 003:002 A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple. 003:003 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
Open93Acts Chapter 4
Acts Chapter 4 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 004:001 As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them, 004:002 being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 004:003 They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening. 004:004 But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about
Open94Acts Chapter 5
Acts Chapter 5 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 005:001 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession, 005:002 and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 005:003 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 005:004 While you kept it, didn't it remain your own?
Open95Acts Chapter 6
Acts Chapter 6 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 006:001 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists{The Hellenists used Greek language and culture, even though they were also of Hebrew descent.} against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service. 006:002 The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and
Open96Acts Chapter 7
Acts Chapter 7 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 007:001 The high priest said, "Are these things so?" 007:002 He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, 007:003 and said to him, 'Get out of your land, and from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.'{Genesis 12:1} 007:004 Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and lived in Haran. From
Open97Acts Chapter 8
Acts Chapter 8 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 008:001 Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles. 008:002 Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him. 008:003 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison. 008:004
Open98Acts Chapter 9
Acts Chapter 9 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 009:001 But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 009:002 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 009:003 As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him. 009:004 He
Open99Acts Chapter 10
Acts Chapter 10 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 010:001 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, 010:002 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God. 010:003 At about the ninth hour of the day{3:00 PM}, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!" 010:004
Open100Acts Chapter 11
Acts Chapter 11 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 011:001 Now the apostles and the brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 011:002 When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him, 011:003 saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!"
Open101Acts Chapter 12
Acts Chapter 12 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 012:001 Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly. 012:002 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. 012:003 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread. 012:004 When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him,
Open102Acts Chapter 13
Acts Chapter 13 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 013:001 Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 013:002 As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them." 013:003 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on
Open103Acts Chapter 14
Acts Chapter 14 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 014:001 It happened in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed. 014:002 But the disbelieving{or, disobedient} Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers. 014:003 Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting
Open104Acts Chapter 15
Acts Chapter 15 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 015:001 Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved." 015:002 Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question. 015:003 They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed
Open105Acts Chapter 16
Acts Chapter 16 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 016:001 He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek. 016:002 The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him. 016:003 Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
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Acts Chapter 17 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 017:001 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 017:002 Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 017:003 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ." 017:004
Open107Acts Chapter 18
Acts Chapter 18 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 018:001 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. 018:002 He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them, 018:003 and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers. 018:004 He
Open108Acts Chapter 19
Acts Chapter 19 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 019:001 It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples. 019:002 He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They said to him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." 019:003 He said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism." 019:004 Paul said, "John
Open109Acts Chapter 20
Acts Chapter 20 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 020:001 After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. 020:002 When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece. 020:003 When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia. 020:004 These
Open110Acts Chapter 21
Acts Chapter 21 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 021:001 When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 021:002 Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail. 021:003 When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo. 021:004
Open111Acts Chapter 22
Acts Chapter 22 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 022:001 "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you." 022:002 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said, 022:003 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
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Acts Chapter 23 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 023:001 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day." 023:002 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. 023:003 Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?" 023:004 Those who stood
Open113Acts Chapter 24
Acts Chapter 24 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 024:001 After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul. 024:002 When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation, 024:003 we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. 024:004
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Acts Chapter 25 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 025:001 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 025:002 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him, 025:003 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way. 025:004 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that
Open115Acts Chapter 26
Acts Chapter 26 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 026:001 Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense. 026:002 "I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews, 026:003 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently. 026:004
Open116Acts Chapter 27
Acts Chapter 27 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 027:001 When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band. 027:002 Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 027:003 The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him
Open117Acts Chapter 28
Acts Chapter 28 from The New Testament: Gospels and Acts, World English Bible. 028:001 When we had escaped, then they{NU reads "we"} learned that the island was called Malta. 028:002 The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 028:003 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 028:004 When the natives saw
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