King James Version · Under Rome
Acts 14
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And it came to pass in , that they went both together into the of the , and so spake, that a great multitude both of the and also of . But the unbelieving stirred up the , and made their evil affected against the brethren. Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in , which gave unto the word of his , and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. But of the city was divided: and part held with the , and part with . And when there was an assault made both of the , and also of the with their , to use them despitefully, and to stone them, They were ware of it, and fled unto and , cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: And there they preached . And there sat a certain man at , impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s , who never had walked: The same heard speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. And when the people saw what had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the of men. And they called , ; and , , because he was the chief speaker. Then the priest of , which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the , and would have done with the people. Which when , and , heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, 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 unto the living , which made , and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. Nevertheless he left not himself without , in that he did good, and gave us from , and fruitful seasons, filling our with food and gladness. And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done unto them. And there came thither certain from and , who persuaded the people, and, having stoned , drew him out of the city, supposing he had been . Howbeit, as stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with to . And when they had preached to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to , and to , and , Confirming the of , and exhorting them to continue in the , and that we must through much tribulation enter into of . And when they had ordained them in every , and had with , they commended them to , on whom they . And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 25And when they had preached the word in , they went down into : And thence sailed to , from whence they had been recommended to the of for the work which they fulfilled. And when they were come, and had gathered together, they rehearsed all that had done with them, and how he had opened the door of unto the . And there they abode long time with .
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.