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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 И҆ ꙗ҆́коже бы́сть ѿвезти́сѧ на́мъ, ѿто́ргшымсѧ ѿ ни́хъ, прѧ́мѡ ше́дше прїидо́хомъ въ кѡ́нъ, въ дрꙋгі́й же де́нь въ ро́досъ и҆ ѿтꙋ́дꙋ въ пата́рꙋ:
1 Y HABIENDO partido de ellos, navegamos y vinimos camino derecho á Coos, y al día siguiente á Rhodas, y de allí á Pátara.
1 When we had departed 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.
2 и҆ ѡ҆брѣ́тше кора́бль преходѧ́щь въ фїнїкі́ю, возше́дше ѿвезо́хомсѧ.
2 Y hallando un barco que pasaba á Fenicia, nos embarcamos, y partimos.
2 Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.
3 Возни́кшїй же на́мъ кѵ́пръ ѡ҆ста́вльше ѡ҆шꙋ́юю, плы́хомъ въ сѷрі́ю и҆ приста́хомъ въ тѵ́рѣ, та́мѡ бо бѧ́ше кораблю̀ и҆зложи́ти бре́мѧ:
3 Y como avistamos á Cipro, dejándola á mano izquierda, navegamos á Siria, y vinimos á Tiro: porque el barco había de descargar allí su carga.
3 When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for the ship was there to unload her cargo.
4 и҆ ѡ҆брѣ́тше ᲂу҆чн҃кѝ, пребы́хомъ тꙋ̀ дні́й се́дмь: и҆̀же па́ѵлови глаго́лахꙋ дх҃омъ не восходи́ти во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ.
4 Y nos quedamos allí siete días, hallados los discípulos, los cuales decían á Pablo por Espíritu, que no subiese á Jerusalem.
4 Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
5 Є҆гда́ же бы́сть на́мъ сконча́ти дни̑, и҆зше́дше и҆до́хомъ, провожда́ющымъ на́съ всѣ̑мъ съ жена́ми и҆ дѣтьмѝ да́же до внѣ̀ гра́да: и҆ прекло́ньше кѡлѣ́на при бре́зѣ помоли́хомсѧ.
5 Y cumplidos aquellos días, salimos acompañándonos todos, con [sus] mujeres é hijos, hasta fuera de la ciudad; y puestos de rodillas en la ribera, oramos.
5 When those days were over, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.
6 И҆ цѣлова́вше дрꙋ́гъ дрꙋ́га внидо́хомъ въ кора́бль, ѻ҆ни́ же возврати́шасѧ во своѧ̑ си.
6 Y abrazándonos los unos á los otros, subimos al barco, y ellos se volvieron á sus casas.
6 After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.
7 Мы́ же, пла́ванїе наче́нше ѿ тѵ́ра, приста́хомъ во птолемаі́дѣ, и҆ цѣлова́вше бра́тїю, пребы́хомъ де́нь є҆ди́нъ ᲂу҆ ни́хъ.
7 Y nosotros, cumplida la navegación, vinimos de Tiro á Tolemaida; y habiendo saludado á los hermanos, nos quedamos con ellos un día.
7 When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day.
8 Во ᲂу҆́трїе же и҆зше́дше па́ѵелъ и҆ и҆̀же съ ни́мъ, прїидо́хомъ въ кесарі́ю, и҆ вше́дше въ до́мъ фїлі́ппа бл҃говѣ́стника, сꙋ́ща ѿ седмѝ (дїа́кѡнъ), пребы́хомъ ᲂу҆ негѡ̀.
8 Y otro día, partidos Pablo y los que con él estábamos, vinimos á Cesarea: y entrando en casa de Felipe el evangelista, el cual era uno de los siete, posamos con él.
8 On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
9 Сегѡ́ же бѧ́хꙋ дщє́ри дѣви̑цы четы́ри прорица́ющыѧ.
9 Y éste tenía cuatro hijas, doncellas, que profetizaban.
9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
10 Пребыва́ющымъ же на́мъ та́мѡ дни̑ мнѡ́ги, сни́де нѣ́кто ѿ і҆ꙋде́и прⷪ҇ро́къ, и҆́менемъ а҆га́въ,
10 Y parando nosotros allí por muchos días, descendió de Judea un profeta, llamado Agabo;
10 As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
11 и҆ прише́дъ къ на́мъ и҆ взе́мъ по́ѧсъ па́ѵловъ, свѧза́въ же своѝ рꙋ́цѣ и҆ но́зѣ, речѐ: та́кѡ гл҃етъ дх҃ъ ст҃ы́й: мꙋ́жа, є҆гѡ́же є҆́сть по́ѧсъ се́й, та́кѡ свѧ́жꙋтъ (є҆го̀) во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ і҆ꙋде́є и҆ предадѧ́тъ въ рꙋ́цѣ ꙗ҆зы́кѡвъ.
11 Y venido á nosotros, tomó el cinto de Pablo, y atándose los pies y las manos, dijo: Esto dice el Espíritu Santo: Así atarán los Judíos en Jerusalem al varón cuyo es este cinto, y le entregarán en manos de los Gentiles.
11 Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”
12 И҆ ꙗ҆́коже слы́шахомъ сїѧ̑, молѧ́хомъ мы́ же и҆ намѣ́стнїи, не восходи́ти є҆мꙋ̀ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ.
12 Lo cual como oímos, le rogamos nosotros y los de aquel lugar, que no subiese á Jerusalem.
12 When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Ѿвѣща́ же па́ѵелъ и҆ речѐ: что̀ творитѐ, пла́чꙋще и҆ сокрꙋша́юще мѝ се́рдце; а҆́зъ бо не то́чїю свѧ́занъ бы́ти (хощꙋ̀), но и҆ ᲂу҆мре́ти во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ гото́въ є҆́смь за и҆́мѧ гдⷭ҇а і҆и҃са.
13 Entonces Pablo respondió: ¿Qué hacéis llorando y afligiéndome el corazón? porque yo no sólo estoy presto á ser atado, mas aun á morir en Jerusalem por el nombre del Señor Jesús.
13 Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
14 Не повинꙋ́ющꙋсѧ же є҆мꙋ̀, ᲂу҆молча́хомъ, ре́кше: во́лѧ гдⷭ҇нѧ да бꙋ́детъ.
14 Y como no le pudimos persuadir, desistimos, diciendo: Hágase la voluntad del Señor.
14 When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”
15 По дне́хъ же си́хъ ᲂу҆гото́вльшесѧ взыдо́хомъ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ:
15 Y después de estos días, apercibidos, subimos á Jerusalem.
15 After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.
16 прїидо́ша же съ на́ми и҆ нѣ́цыи ᲂу҆чн҃цы̀ ѿ кесарі́и, ведꙋ́ще съ собо́ю, ᲂу҆ негѡ́же бы ѡ҆бита́ти на́мъ, мна́сѡна нѣ́коего кѵ́прѧнина, дре́внѧго ᲂу҆чн҃ка̀.
16 Y vinieron también con nosotros de Cesarea algunos de los discípulos, trayendo consigo á un Mnasón, Cyprio, discípulo antiguo, con el cual posásemos.
16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.
17 Бы́вшымъ же на́мъ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ, любе́знѡ прїѧ́ша на́съ бра́тїѧ.
17 Y cuando llegamos á Jerusalem, los hermanos nos recibieron de buena voluntad.
17 When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.
18 На ᲂу҆́трїе же вни́де па́ѵелъ съ на́ми ко і҆а́кѡвꙋ, вси́ же прїидо́ша ста́рцы.
18 Y al día siguiente Pablo entró con nosotros á Jacobo, y todos los ancianos se juntaron;
18 The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
19 И҆ цѣлова́въ и҆̀хъ, сказа́ше по є҆ди́номꙋ ко́еждо, є҆́же сотворѝ бг҃ъ во ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ слꙋже́нїемъ є҆гѡ̀.
19 A los cuales, como los hubo saludado, contó por menudo lo que Dios había hecho entre los Gentiles por su ministerio.
19 When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20 Ѻ҆ни́ же слы́шавше сла́влѧхꙋ бг҃а и҆ реко́ша є҆мꙋ̀: ви́диши ли, бра́те, коли́кѡ те́мъ є҆́сть і҆ꙋдє́й вѣ́ровавшихъ; и҆ всѝ ревни́телїе зако́нꙋ сꙋ́ть:
20 Y ellos como lo oyeron, glorificaron á Dios, y le dijeron: Ya ves, hermano, cuántos millares de Judíos hay que han creído; y todos son celadores de la ley:
20 They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.
21 ᲂу҆вѣсти́шасѧ же ѡ҆ тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѿстꙋпле́нїю ᲂу҆чи́ши ѿ зако́на мѡѷсе́ова живꙋ́щыѧ во ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ всѧ̑ і҆ꙋдє́и, глаго́лѧ не ѡ҆брѣ́зовати и҆̀мъ ча̑дъ свои́хъ, нижѐ во ѡ҆бы́чаехъ ѻ҆те́ческихъ ходи́ти.
21 Mas fueron informados acerca de ti, que enseñas á apartarse de Moisés á todos los Judíos que están entre los Gentiles, diciéndoles que no han de circuncidar á los hijos, ni andar según la costumbre.
21 They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk after the customs.
22 Что̀ ᲂу҆̀бо є҆́сть; Всѧ́кѡ подоба́етъ наро́дꙋ сни́тисѧ: ᲂу҆слы́шатъ бо, ꙗ҆́кѡ прише́лъ є҆сѝ.
22 ¿Qué hay pues? La multitud se reunirá de cierto: porque oirán que has venido.
22 What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.
23 Сїѐ ᲂу҆̀бо сотворѝ, є҆́же тѝ глаго́лемъ: сꙋ́ть ᲂу҆ на́съ мꙋ́жїе четы́ри ѡ҆бѣща́вше себѐ бг҃ꙋ:
23 Haz pues esto que te decimos: Hay entre nosotros cuatro hombres que tienen voto sobre sí:
23 Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.
24 сїѧ̑ пои́мъ ѡ҆чи́стисѧ съ ни́ми и҆ и҆ждивѝ на ни́хъ, да ѡ҆стри́жꙋтъ сѝ главы̑: и҆ разꙋмѣ́ютъ всѝ, ꙗ҆́кѡ возвѣщє́ннаѧ и҆̀мъ ѡ҆ тебѣ̀ ничто́же сꙋ́ть, но пребыва́еши и҆ са́мъ зако́нъ хранѧ̀.
24 Tomando á éstos contigo, purifícate con ellos, y gasta con ellos, para que rasuren sus cabezas, y todos entiendan que no hay nada de lo que fueron informados acerca de ti; sino que tú también andas guardando la ley.
24 Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
25 А҆ ѡ҆ вѣ́ровавшихъ ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ мы̀ посла́хомъ, сꙋди́вше ничто́же таково́е соблюда́ти и҆̀мъ, то́кмѡ храни́ти себѐ ѿ і҆дѡложе́ртвенныхъ и҆ кро́ве, и҆ ᲂу҆да́вленины и҆ блꙋда̀.
25 Empero cuanto á los que de los Gentiles han creído, nosotros hemos escrito haberse acordado que no guarden nada de esto; solamente que se abstengan de lo que fuere sacrificado á los ídolos, y de sangre, y de ahogado, y de fornicación.
25 But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”
26 Тогда̀ па́ѵелъ пое́мь мꙋ́жы ѡ҆́ны, на ᲂу҆́трїе съ ни́ми ѡ҆чи́щьсѧ вни́де во свѧти́лище, возвѣща́ѧ и҆сполне́нїе дні́й ѡ҆чище́нїѧ, до́ндеже принесено̀ бы́сть за є҆ди́наго коего́ждо и҆́хъ приноше́нїе.
26 Entonces Pablo tomó consigo aquellos hombres, y al día siguiente, habiéndose purificado con ellos, entró en el templo, para anunciar el cumplimiento de los días de la purificación, hasta ser ofrecida ofrenda por cada uno de ellos.
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
27 И҆ ꙗ҆́коже хотѧ́хꙋ се́дмь дні́й сконча́тисѧ, и҆̀же ѿ а҆сі́и і҆ꙋде́є, ви́дѣвше є҆го̀ во свѧти́лищи, нава́диша ве́сь наро́дъ и҆ возложи́ша на́нь рꙋ́цѣ,
27 Y cuando estaban para acabarse los siete días, unos Judíos de Asia, como le vieron en el templo, alborotaron todo el pueblo y le echaron mano,
27 When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,
28 вопїю́ще: мꙋ́жїе і҆и҃льстїи, помози́те: се́й є҆́сть человѣ́къ, и҆́же на лю́ди и҆ зако́нъ и҆ на мѣ́сто сїѐ всѣ́хъ всю́дꙋ ᲂу҆чи́тъ: є҆ще́ же и҆ є҆́ллины введѐ въ це́рковь и҆ ѡ҆сквернѝ ст҃о́е мѣ́сто сїѐ.
28 Dando voces: Varones Israelitas, ayudad: Este es el hombre que por todas partes enseña á todos contra el pueblo, y la ley, y este lugar; y además de esto ha metido Gentiles en el templo, y ha contaminado este lugar santo.
28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!”
29 Бѧ́хꙋ бо ви́дѣли трофі́ма є҆фе́сѧнина во гра́дѣ съ ни́мъ, є҆го́же мнѧ́хꙋ, ꙗ҆́кѡ въ це́рковь вве́лъ є҆́сть па́ѵелъ.
29 Porque antes habían visto con él en la ciudad á Trófimo, Efesio, al cual pensaban que Pablo había metido en el templo.
29 For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
30 Подви́жесѧ же гра́дъ ве́сь, и҆ бы́сть стече́нїе лю́демъ: и҆ є҆́мше па́ѵла, влеча́хꙋ є҆го̀ во́нъ и҆з̾ це́ркве, и҆ а҆́бїе затвори́шасѧ двє́ри.
30 Así que, toda la ciudad se alborotó, y agolpóse el pueblo; y tomando á Pablo, hiciéronle salir fuera del templo, y luego las puertas fueron cerradas.
30 All the city was moved and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.
31 И҆́щꙋщымъ же и҆̀мъ ᲂу҆би́ти є҆го̀, взы́де вѣ́сть къ ты́сѧщникꙋ спі́ры, ꙗ҆́кѡ ве́сь возмꙋти́сѧ і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ:
31 Y procurando ellos matarle, fué dado aviso al tribuno de la compañía, que toda la ciudad de Jerusalem estaba alborotada;
31 As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
32 ѻ҆́нъ же а҆́бїе пои́мъ во́ины и҆ со́тники, притечѐ на нѧ̀: ѻ҆ни́ же ви́дѣвше ты́сѧщника и҆ во́ины, преста́ша би́ти па́ѵла.
32 El cual tomando luego soldados y centuriones, corrió á ellos. Y ellos como vieron al tribuno y á los soldados, cesaron de herir á Pablo.
32 Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.
33 Пристꙋ́пль же ты́сѧщникъ ꙗ҆́тъ є҆го̀ и҆ повелѣ̀ свѧза́ти є҆го̀ вери́гома желѣ́знома двѣма̀, и҆ вопроша́ше: кто̀ ᲂу҆́бѡ є҆́сть и҆ что̀ є҆́сть сотвори́лъ.
33 Entonces llegando el tribuno, le prendió, y le mandó atar con dos cadenas; y preguntó quién era, y qué había hecho.
33 Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.
34 Дрꙋзі́и же и҆́но нѣ́что вопїѧ́хꙋ въ наро́дѣ: не могі́й же разꙋмѣ́ти и҆звѣ́стное молвы̀ ра́ди, повелѣ̀ ѿвестѝ є҆го̀ въ по́лкъ.
34 Y entre la multitud, unos gritaban una cosa, y otros otra: y como no podía entender nada de cierto á causa del alboroto, le mandó llevar á la fortaleza.
34 Some shouted one thing and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn’t find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.
35 Є҆гда́ же бы́сть на степе́нехъ, прилꙋчи́сѧ воздви́женꙋ бы́ти є҆мꙋ̀ ѿ вѡ́инъ нꙋ́жды ра́ди наро́да,
35 Y como llegó á las gradas, aconteció que fué llevado de los soldados á causa de la violencia del pueblo;
35 When he came to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;
36 послѣ́доваше бо мно́жество люді́й зовꙋ́щихъ: возмѝ є҆го̀.
36 Porque multitud de pueblo venía detrás, gritando: Mátale.
36 for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”
37 Хотѧ́ же вни́ти въ по́лкъ па́ѵелъ глаго́ла ты́сѧщникꙋ: а҆́ще лѣ́ть мѝ є҆́сть глаго́лати что̀ тебѣ̀; Ѻ҆́нъ же речѐ: гре́чески ᲂу҆мѣ́еши ли;
37 Y como comenzaron á meter á Pablo en la fortaleza, dice al tribuno: ¿Me será lícito hablarte algo? Y él dijo: ¿Sabes griego?
37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?
38 не ты́ ли є҆сѝ є҆гѵ́птѧнинъ, пре́жде си́хъ дні́й превѣща́вый и҆ и҆зведы́й въ пꙋсты́ню четы́ри ты́сѧщы мꙋже́й сїкаре́й;
38 ¿No eres tú aquel Egipcio que levantaste una sedición antes de estos días, y sacaste al desierto cuatro mil hombres salteadores?
38 Aren’t you then the Egyptian who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”
39 Рече́ же па́ѵелъ: а҆́зъ человѣ́къ ᲂу҆́бѡ є҆́смь і҆ꙋде́анинъ, та́рсѧнинъ, сла́внагѡ гра́да въ кїлїкі́и жи́тель: молю́ же тѧ̀, повели́ ми глаго́лати къ лю́демъ.
39 Entonces dijo Pablo: Yo de cierto soy hombre Judío, ciudadano de Tarso, ciudad no obscura de Cilicia: empero ruégote que me permitas que hable al pueblo.
39 But Paul said, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”
40 Повелѣ́вшꙋ же є҆мꙋ̀, па́ѵелъ стоѧ̀ на степе́нехъ помаа́въ рꙋко́ю къ лю́демъ: мно́гꙋ же безмо́лвїю бы́вшꙋ, возгласѝ є҆вре́йскимъ ѧ҆зы́комъ, глаго́лѧ:
40 Y como él se lo permitió, Pablo, estando en pie en las gradas, hizo señal con la mano al pueblo. Y hecho grande silencio, habló en lengua hebrea, diciendo:
40 When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
People & places in this chapter
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People
Agabus
A prophet who foretold a great famine in the days of Claudius and later bound his feet and hands with Paul's belt to predict Paul's arrest at Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:28; Acts 21:10
Mnason
A Cypriot and early disciple with whom Paul and his companions lodged on the way to Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Acts 21:16
Trophimus
An Ephesian who accompanied Paul; Jews at Jerusalem falsely claimed Paul had brought him into the temple, and Paul later left him sick at Miletus.
Cited in the guide: Acts 20:4; Acts 21:29; 2 Timothy 4:20
Places
Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Caesarea Maritima
The Roman administrative capital of Judea. Peter brought the gospel to the Gentile Cornelius here, and Paul was imprisoned before appealing his case to Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 10:1; Acts 23:23; Acts 25:11
Corinth
Corinth straddled the isthmus linking mainland Greece to the Peloponnese — a hub of commerce and immorality. Paul founded the church here; a Roman bema traditionally linked to his hearing before…
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1
Ephesus
The chief city of Roman Asia, famed for the temple of Artemis. Paul's long ministry sparked the silversmiths' riot; the city is also the first addressed in Revelation.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:1; Acts 19:28; Revelation 2:1
Jerusalem
Set high in the Judean hills (~2,500 ft), Jerusalem was David's royal city, the site of the First and Second Temples, and the stage for Jesus' passion and the church's birth at Pentecost.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Luke 19:41; Acts 1:8
Philippi
A Roman colony on the Via Egnatia and the site of Paul's first European converts — a beloved church to which he later wrote from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Tarsus
A wealthy university city in Cilicia and Paul's hometown. He was also a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 22:28), which shaped his missionary strategy and legal appeals.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:11; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3
Miletus
Cross references (40)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Thessalonians 2:17; Luke 5:4; 1 Samuel 20:41–42; Acts 27:2; Acts 16:10–11
- 2 Acts 27:6; Acts 15:3; Acts 11:19; Jonah 1:3
- 3 Acts 12:20; Acts 4:36; Acts 27:4; Acts 21:16; Matthew 4:24
- 4 Acts 21:10–12; Acts 20:22–23; Acts 20:6–7; Matthew 10:11; Acts 11:26
- 5 Acts 20:36; Acts 9:40; Acts 20:38; Acts 15:3; Psalm 95:6
- 6 John 19:27; 2 Corinthians 2:13; John 1:11; John 7:53; John 16:32
- 7 Hebrews 13:24; Acts 28:12; Acts 18:22; Acts 21:10; Acts 21:19
- 8 Acts 6:5; Acts 8:26–40; Ephesians 4:11; Acts 8:5–13; 2 Timothy 4:5
- 9 Acts 2:17; Revelation 2:20; Exodus 15:20; Luke 2:36; Joel 2:28
- 10 Acts 11:28; Acts 21:4; Acts 20:16
- 11 Acts 21:33; Jeremiah 13:1–11; 1 Samuel 15:27–28; Ezekiel 24:19–25; 1 Kings 11:29–31
- 12 Acts 20:22; Matthew 16:21–23; Acts 21:4
- 13 Acts 20:24; Philippians 1:20–21; Philippians 2:17; Romans 8:35–37; Colossians 1:24
- 14 Luke 22:42; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 6:10; 2 Kings 20:19
- 15 Acts 25:9; Acts 25:1; Acts 25:6; Acts 18:22
- 16 Proverbs 16:31; Acts 21:8; Acts 21:3–4; Psalm 92:14; Philemon 9
- 17 Acts 15:4; Hebrews 13:1–2; Romans 15:7; 3 John 7–8; Acts 21:7
- 18 Galatians 1:19; Acts 15:13; Acts 11:30; Galatians 2:9; Acts 15:23
- 19 Acts 14:27; Acts 1:17; Romans 15:18–19; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Acts 20:24
- 20 Romans 10:2; Galatians 1:14; Acts 22:3; Acts 11:18; Acts 15:1
- 21 Galatians 6:12–15; 1 Corinthians 9:19–21; Galatians 5:1–6; Acts 21:28; Acts 15:19–21
- 22 Acts 15:22; Acts 15:12; Acts 19:32
- 23 Acts 18:18; Numbers 6:2–7
- 24 Acts 21:26; Acts 18:18; Acts 24:18; 1 Corinthians 9:20; Exodus 19:14
- 25 Acts 15:29; Acts 15:19–20
- 26 Acts 24:18; Numbers 6:13–20; Acts 21:24; 1 Corinthians 9:20
- 27 Acts 26:21; Acts 24:18; Acts 13:50; Acts 14:19; Acts 5:18
- 28 Acts 24:5–6; Acts 21:21; Acts 26:20–21; Acts 6:13–14; Acts 19:26–28
- 29 Acts 20:4; 2 Timothy 4:20; Acts 18:19
- 30 Acts 26:21; 2 Corinthians 11:26; Acts 16:19–22; Acts 7:57–58; Acts 19:29
- 31 2 Corinthians 11:23–33; Acts 26:9–10; Acts 17:5; Acts 25:23; Acts 23:17
- 32 Acts 23:27; Acts 5:40; Isaiah 3:15; Acts 22:19; Acts 24:6
- 33 Ephesians 6:20; Acts 21:11; Acts 20:23; Acts 12:6; Acts 28:20
- 34 Acts 23:10; Acts 19:32; Acts 23:16; Acts 22:24; Acts 21:37
- 35 Genesis 6:11–12; Psalm 55:9; Habakkuk 1:2–3; Psalm 58:2; Jeremiah 23:10
- 36 John 19:15; Acts 22:22; Luke 23:18; 1 Corinthians 4:13; Acts 7:54
- 37 Acts 21:34; Luke 21:15; Matthew 10:18–20; Acts 19:30; Acts 21:19
- 38 Matthew 24:26; Acts 5:36–37; 1 Corinthians 4:13; Matthew 5:11
- 39 Acts 22:3; Acts 9:11; Acts 6:9; Acts 23:27; Acts 15:41
- 40 Acts 12:17; Acts 26:14; John 5:2; Acts 22:2; Acts 21:35
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This was the Bishop of Jerusalem; and to him (Paul) is sent on an earlier occasion. This (James) was brother of the Lord; a great and admirable man. (To him, it says,) "Paul entered in with us." Mark the (Bishop's) unassuming behavior: "and the elders" (were present).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
Of which city was the Apostle Paul, being born in Tarsus of Cilicia. But some have understood by it Carthage, being haply sometimes so named, or in some language so signified.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
This man gives directions to Paul himself, when he was after this come up again to Jerusalem, saying, "Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are of them that are come together." So great was his understanding and his zeal, or rather so great the power of Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Thus, for instance, both Peter appears to have been "girded," and Paul; for it saith, "the man that owneth this girdle." And Elijah too was thus arrayed, and every one of the saints, because they were at work continually, laboring, and busying themselves either in journeyings, or about some other necessary matter; and not for this cause only, but also …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For indeed even Paul was of them, and the thousands that believed in Jerusalem; for, "thou seest it is said, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe." And if some continued in their sin, to themselves let them impute their punishment.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)