From: ngninja@baptist.email   
      
   Bible Reading for November 18   
      
   Acts Chapter 14   
      
   1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the   
   synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the   
   Jews and also of the Greeks believed.   
      
   2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds   
   evil affected against the brethren.   
      
   3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave   
   testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to   
   be done by their hands.   
      
   4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the   
   Jews, and part with the apostles.   
      
   5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of   
   the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,   
      
   6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of   
   Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:   
      
   7 And there they preached the gospel.   
      
   8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a   
   cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:   
      
   9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and   
   perceiving that he had faith to be healed,   
      
   10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and   
   walked.   
      
   11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their   
   voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us   
   in the likeness of men.   
      
   12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he   
   was the chief speaker.   
      
   13 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.   
      
   14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their   
   clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,   
      
   15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like   
   passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these   
   vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea,   
   and all things that are therein:   
      
   16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.   
      
   17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did   
   good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our   
   hearts with food and gladness.   
      
   18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they   
   had not done sacrifice unto them.   
      
   19 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.   
      
   20 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.   
      
   21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught   
   many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,   
      
   22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue   
   in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the   
   kingdom of God.   
      
   23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had   
   prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.   
      
   24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.   
      
   25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into   
   Attalia:   
      
   26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended   
   to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.   
      
   27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they   
   rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the   
   door of faith unto the Gentiles.   
      
   28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.   
      
   Acts Chapter 15   
      
   1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and   
   said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be   
   saved.   
      
   2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and   
   disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and   
   certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and   
   elders about this question.   
      
   3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through   
   Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they   
   caused great joy unto all the brethren.   
      
   4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the   
   church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things   
   that God had done with them.   
      
   5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed,   
   saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to   
   keep the law of Moses.   
      
   6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.   
      
   7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto   
   them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made   
   choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of   
   the gospel, and believe.   
      
   8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the   
   Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;   
      
   9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by   
   faith.   
      
   10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the   
   disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?   
      
   11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we   
   shall be saved, even as they.   
      
   12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas   
   and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the   
   Gentiles by them.   
      
   13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and   
   brethren, hearken unto me:   
      
   14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to   
   take out of them a people for his name.   
      
   15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,   
      
   16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of   
   David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof,   
   and I will set it up:   
      
   17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the   
   Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all   
   these things.   
      
   18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.   
      
   19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among   
   the Gentiles are turned to God:   
      
   20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of   
   idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.   
      
   21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being   
   read in the synagogues every sabbath day.   
      
   22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to   
   send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas;   
   namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:   
      
   23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and   
   elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the   
      
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