King James Version · Under Rome
Acts 11
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And and brethren that were in heard that the had also received the word of . And when was come up to , they that were of the contended with him, Saying, Thou wentest in to men , and didst eat with them. But rehearsed the matter , and expounded it by order unto them, saying, I was in the city of praying: and in a trance I saw a , A certain descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from by four corners; and it came even to me: Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted of the earth, and wild , and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 7And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, ; and eat. But I said, Not so, : for nothing common or hath at any time entered into my . But the voice answered me again from , What hath cleansed, that call not thou common. And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into . And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me. And bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house: And he shewed us how he had seen in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to , and call for , whose surname is ; Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be . And as I began to speak, the Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Then remembered I the word of , how that he said, indeed with water; but ye shall be with the Ghost. Forasmuch then as gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who on ; what was I, that I could withstand ? When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified , saying, Then hath also to the granted unto life. Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about travelled as far as , and , and , preaching the word to none but unto the only. And some of them were men of and Cyrene, which, when they were come to , spake unto the , preaching . And the hand of was with them: and a great number , and turned unto . Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of which was in : and they sent forth , that he should go as far as . Who, when he came, and had seen the of , was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of they would cleave unto . For he was a good man, and full of the Ghost and of : and much people was added unto . Then departed to , for to seek : And when he had found him, he brought him unto . And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with , and taught much people. And were called Christians first in . And in these days came from unto . And there stood up one of them named , and signified by that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Cesar. Then , every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in : Which also they did, and sent it to the by the hands of and .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.