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Peshitta (Lamsa, 1933)
Pes(Lam)
The Bishops' Bible (1568)
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[1]THEN Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; [1]After these thynges, Paul departed fro Athens, & came to Corinth
[2]And there he found a Jew named A'qui-la, from the region of Pontus, who had just arrived from Italy with his wife Pris-cil'la, because Clau'di-us Caes'ar had commanded all Jews to leave Rome: and Paul went to them. [2]And found a certaine Iewe, named Aquila, borne in Ponthus, lately come fro Italie with his wyfe Priscilla (because that Claudius had commaunded all Iewes to depart from Rome) and he came vnto them
[3]And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them: for they were saddle makers by trade. [3]And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought (for their craft was to make tentes
[4]And he spoke in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the pagans. [4]And he disputed in the synagogue euery Sabboth, and exhorted the Iewes and the Grekes
[5]And when Silas and Ti-mo'the-us came from Mac-e-do'ni-a, Paul felt he was not free to speak, because the Jews opposed him and blasphemed as he testified that Jesus is the Christ. [5]And when Silas and Timotheus were come fro Macedonia, Paul was constrayned by the spirite to testifie to the Iewes that Iesus was Christe
[6]So he shook his garments and said to them, From henceforth I am not to be blamed for what I am about to do; I am going to the Gentiles. [6]And when they sayde contrary, and blasphemed, he shoke his rayment, & said vnto them: Your blood be vpon your owne heades. From hencefoorth wyll I go blamelesse vnto the gentiles
[7]And he departed thence, and entered into the house of a certain man named Titus, a devout man whose household had joined the synagogue. [7]And he departed thence, and entred into a certaine mans house, named Iustus, a worshipper of God, whose house ioyned harde to the synagogue
[8]And Crispus, the chief of the synagogue, believed in our LORD, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians hearing him believed in God and were baptized. [8]And one Crispus the chiefe ruler of the synagogue beleued on the Lorde, with all his housholde: and many of the Corinthians hearyng, beleued, and were baptized
[9]Then the LORD spoke to Paul in a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and be not silent. [9]Then spake the Lorde to Paul in the nyght by a vision: Be not afrayde, but speake, and holde not thy peace
[10]For I am with you, and no man can harm you: and I have many people in this city. [10]For I am with thee, and no man shal inuade thee to hurt thee. For I haue much people in this citie
[11]For he had already been in Corinth a year and six months and had taught the word of God among them. [11]And he continued there a yere and sixe monethes, and taught the word of God among them
[12]And when Gal'li-o was proconsul of Acha'ia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul; and they brought him to the judgment seat, [12]And when Gallio was the deputie of Achaia, the Iewes made insurrection with one accord against Paul, & brought hym to the iudgement seate
[13]Saying, This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law. [13]Saying: This felow counselleth men to worship God contrary to the lawe
[14]And as Paul was desirous to open his mouth and speak, Gal'li-o said to the Jews, If your accusations were based on something criminal, fraudulent, or vicious, I would welcome you properly, O Jews: [14]And when Paul nowe was about to open his mouth, Gallio sayde vnto the Iewes: Yf it were a matter of wrong, or an euyll deede, O ye Iewes, reason woulde that I shoulde beare with you
[15]But if they are a mere question of words and names and concerning your law, you can settle it better among yourselves; for I do not wish to be a judge of such matters. [15]But yf it be a question of wordes and names, or of your lawe, loke ye to it your selues: for I wyll be no iudge of such matters
[16]And he drove them from his judgment seat. [16]And he draue them fro the iudgement seate
[17]Then the pagans seized Sos'the-nes, the priest of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gal'li-o disregarded these things. [17]Then all the Grekes toke Softenes the chiefe ruler of ye synagogue, & smote hym before the iudgement seate: And Gallio cared for none of those thinges
[18]And after Paul had remained there many days, he bade the brethen farewell and sailed for Syria, and with him Pris-cil'la and A'quila; having shorn his head in Cen'chre-a: because he had vowed a vow. [18]And Paul after this, taried there yet a good whyle, and then toke his leaue of the brethren, & sayled thence into Syria, (Aquila & Priscilla accompanying him) And he shore his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vowe
[19]And they came to Eph'e-sus, and Paul entered into the synagogue and spoke to the Jews. [19]And he came to Ephesus, and left the there, but he hym selfe entred into the synagogue, & reasoned with ye Iewes
[20]When they wanted him to tarry a longer time with them, he consented not; [20]When they desired him to tary longer tyme with them, he consented not
[21]Saying, I must by all means celebrate the coming feast as is my custom at Jerusalem; but I will return to you again, God willing. [21]But bade them farewell, saying, I must needes at this feast that commeth be in Hierusalem: but I wyll returne agayne vnto you yf God wyll. And he sayled from Ephesus
[22]And he left A'qui-la and Pris-cil'la at Eph'e-sus and sailed and when he landed at Caes-a-re'a, he went up and saluted the members of the church, and went on to An'ti-och. [22]And whe he was come vnto Cesarea, and ascended vp & saluted the Churche, he went to Antioche
[23]And after he had spent some special days there he departed and traveled all through the country of Phryg'i-a and Ga-la'tia, increasing disciples in all of them. [23]And whe he had taried there a while, he departed, and went ouer al the countrey of Galatia and Phrygia by order, strengthyng all the disciples
[24]And a certain Jew named A-pol'los, a native of Al-ex-an'dri-a, an eloquent man and well versed in the scriptures, came to Eph'esus. [24]And a certaine Iewe, named Apollos, borne at Alexandria, came to Ephesus, an eloquent man, and myghtie in the scriptures
[25]He had been converted to the way of the LORD, and was fervent in the spirit; he spoke and taught very fully concerning Jesus, but he knew only the baptism of John. [25]The same was infourmed in the way of the Lorde, and spake feruently in the spirite, & taught diligently the thynges of the Lorde, and knewe but the baptisme of Iohn only
[26]And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: and when A'qui-la and Pris-cil'la heard him, they took him to their home, and fully showed him the way of the LORD. [26]And the same began to speake boldly in the synagogue. Whom when Aquila and Priscilla had hearde, they toke him vnto them, and expounded vnto him the way of God more perfectly
[27]And when he was disposed to go to Acha'ia, the brethren gave him a warm reception and wrote to the disciples to welcome him, and when he had come, he greatly helped all believers by means of grace. [27]And when he was disposed to go into Achaia, the brethre wrote, exhorting the disciples to receaue hym: Which when he was come, helped them much which had beleued through grace
[28]For he forcefully and publicly argued against the Jews, proving by the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. [28]For he ouercame the Iewes myghtilye, and that openly, shewyng by the scriptures, that Iesus was Christe
Author: George M. Lamsa
Source: studybible.info
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