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And he said unto them, I must
preach the kingdom of God to other
cities also: for therefore am I sent.
But Jesus told them, “I must
preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain
city, behold a man full of
leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and
besought him, saying, Lord, if thou
wilt, thou canst make me clean.
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with
leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and
begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a
city called
Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called
Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
Now when he came
nigh to the gate of the
city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the
city was with her.
As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every
city and village, preaching and
shewing the
glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and
proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
When Jesus
stepped ashore, He was met by a
demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and
countryside.
Return to thine own house, and
shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole
city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
And
whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that
city,
shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
If
anyone does not
welcome you,
shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the
city called
Bethsaida.
Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called
Bethsaida.
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every
city and place,
whither he himself would come.
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two
ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
And into
whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
If you enter a town and they
welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
But into
whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
But if you enter a town and they do not
welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
Even the very dust of your
city, which cleaveth on us, we do
wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come
nigh unto you.
‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we
wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
But I say unto you, that it shall be more
tolerable in that day for
Sodom, than for that
city.
I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for
Sodom than for that town.
And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being
angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the
city, and bring in
hither the poor, and the
maimed, and the
halt, and the blind.
The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became
angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and
alleys of the
city, and bring in the poor, the
crippled, the blind, and the
lame.’
And he went and joined himself to a
citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed
swine.
So he went and
hired himself out to a
citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
And there was a widow in that
city; and she came unto him, saying,
Avenge me of mine
adversary.
And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my
adversary.’
But his
citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
But his subjects
hated him and sent a
delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
And to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
And when he was come near, he
beheld the
city, and
wept over it,
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the
city, He
wept over it
Then let them which are in Judaea
flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter
thereinto.
Then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the
city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the
city.
And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
He answered, “When you enter the
city, a man carrying a
jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,
(Who for a certain
sedition made in the
city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the
Judean town of
Arimathea, and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but
tarry ye in the
city of Jerusalem, until ye be
endued with power from on high.
And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
Now Philip was of
Bethsaida, the
city of Andrew and Peter.
Now Philip was from
Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
Then cometh he to a
city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the
parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
(For his disciples were gone away unto the
city to
buy meat.)
(His disciples had gone into the town to
buy food.)
The woman then left her
waterpot, and went her way into the
city, and saith to the men,
Then the woman left her water
jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.
And many of the
Samaritans of that
city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which
testified, He told me all that ever I did.
Many of the
Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was
crucified was
nigh to the
city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was
crucified was near the
city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast
anointed, both Herod, and Pontius
Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
In fact, this is the very
city where Herod and Pontius
Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You
anointed.
There came also a multitude out of the
cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick
folks, and them which were
vexed with unclean spirits: and they were
healed every one.
Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those
tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were
healed.
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
They
dragged him out of the
city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
And there was great joy in that city.
So there was great joy in that city.
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which
beforetime in the same
city used
sorcery, and
bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced
sorcery in the
city and
astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
But Philip was found at
Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the
cities, till he came to Caesarea.
But Philip appeared at
Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
And he
trembling and
astonished said, Lord, what
wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the
city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
But their laying
await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
But
Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
Then
Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that
city in the name of Jesus.
On the
morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew
nigh unto the
city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
I was in the
city of
Joppa praying: and in a
trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
“I was in the
city of
Joppa praying, and in a
trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the
city; which opened to them of his own
accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and
forthwith the angel departed from him.
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
But the Jews
stirred up the
devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the
city, and raised persecution against Paul and
Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the
city. They
stirred up persecution against Paul and
Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
They were ware of it, and fled unto
Lystra and Derbe,
cities of
Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian
cities of
Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the
city, brought bulls and
wreaths to the
city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and
Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the
city, supposing he had been dead.
Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and
Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and
dragged him outside the
city, presuming he was dead.
Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the
city: and the next day he departed with
Barnabas to Derbe.
But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the
city. And the next day he left with
Barnabas for Derbe.
And when they had preached the gospel to that
city, and had taught many, they returned again to
Lystra, and to
Iconium, and Antioch,
They preached the gospel to that
city and made many disciples. Then they returned to
Lystra,
Iconium, and Antioch,
For Moses of old time hath in every
city them that
preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
And some days after Paul said unto
Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every
city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Some time later Paul said to
Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
And from thence to
Philippi, which is the chief
city of that part of
Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that
city abiding certain days.
From there we went to the Roman colony of
Philippi, the leading
city of that district of
Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
And on the sabbath we went out of the
city by a river side, where prayer was
wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
And a certain woman named
Lydia, a seller of purple, of the
city of
Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
Among those
listening was a woman named
Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the
city of
Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to
respond to Paul’s message.
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our
city into
turmoilBut Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out
privily?
nay verily; but let them come themselves and
fetch us out.
But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman
citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and
escort us out!”
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were
alarmed to hear that Paul and
Silas were Roman
citizens.
And they came and
besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the
city.
They came to
appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the
city.
And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of
Lydia and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
After Paul and
Silas came out of the prison, they went to
Lydia’s house to see the brothers and
encourage them. Then they left the
city.
But the Jews which believed not, moved with
envy, took unto them certain
lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the
city on an
uproar, and
assaulted the house of
Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
The Jews, however, became
jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a
mob, and sent the
city into an
uproar. They
raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and
Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
And when they found them not, they drew
Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the
city, crying, These that have turned the world
upside down are come
hither also;
But when they could not find them, they
dragged Jason and some other brothers before the
city officials,
shouting, “These men who have turned the world
upside down have now come here,
And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was
stirred in him, when he saw the
city wholly given to
idolatry.
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to
hurt thee: for I have much people in this
city.
For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
And when the townclerk had
appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the
city of the
Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess
Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
Finally the
city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t
everyone know that the
city of Ephesus is
guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every
city, saying that bonds and afflictions
abide me.
I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions
await me.
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the
city: and we
kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the
city and
knelt down on the
beach to pray with us.
(For they had seen before with him in the
city Trophimus an
Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
For they had previously seen
Trophimus the
Ephesian with him in the
city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
And all the
city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and
forthwith the doors were shut.
The whole
city was
stirred up, and the people
rushed together. They seized Paul and
dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
But Paul said, I am a man which am a
Jew of
Tarsus, a
city in
Cilicia, a
citizen of no mean
city: and, I
beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
But Paul answered, “I am a
Jew from
Tarsus in
Cilicia, a
citizen of no ordinary
city. Now I
beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
I am
verily a man which am a
Jew, born in
Tarsus, a
city in
Cilicia, yet brought up in this
city at the feet of
Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was
zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
“I am a
Jew, born in
Tarsus of
Cilicia, but raised in this
city. I was educated at the feet of
Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as
zealous for God as any of you here
today.
And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the
centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to
scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
But as they stretched him out to
strap him down, Paul said to the
centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to
flog a Roman
citizen without a trial?”
When the
centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take
heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
On hearing this, the
centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman
citizen.”
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said,
Yea.
The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman
citizen?” “
Yes,” he answered.
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
“I paid a high price for my
citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a
citizen,” Paul replied.
Then
straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Then those who were about to
interrogate Paul
stepped back, and the commander himself was
alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman
citizen in chains.
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and
rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to
rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman
citizen,
And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
Yet my accusers did not find me
debating with
anyone in the temple or
riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the
city.
And on the
morrow, when
Agrippa was come, and
Bernice, with great
pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the
city, at
Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.
The next day
Agrippa and
Bernice came with great
pomp and entered the
auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the
city. And
Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them
blaspheme. In my
raging fury against them, I even went to foreign
cities to
persecute them.
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of
Cilicia and
Pamphylia, we came to Myra in
Lycia.
And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens;
nigh whereunto was the
city of Lasea.
After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you.
Erastus the
chamberlain of the
city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings.
Erastus, the
city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from
bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the
city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the
city of the Damascenes with a garrison,
desirous to
apprehend me:
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
