World English Bible · Under Rome
Acts 3
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and were going up into at the hour of , the ninth hour. A certain man who was lame from his mother's was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for of those who entered into . 3Seeing and about to go into , he asked to receive gifts for . , fastening his eyes on him, with , said, "Look at us." 5He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them. But said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of of , get up and walk!" He took him by and him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength. Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into , walking, leaping, and praising . All the people saw him walking and praising . They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for at the Beautiful of . They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. As the lame man who was healed held on to and , all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called , greatly wondering. When saw it, he responded to the people, "You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own or godliness we had made him walk? The of , , and , the of our fathers, has glorified his Servant , whom you up and denied in the of , when he had determined to him. But you denied the and One and asked for a to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom , to which we are . By in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the of you all. "Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your . But the things which announced all his , that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled. " therefore, and turn again, that your may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the of , and that he may send Christ , who was ordained for you before, whom must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which spoke long ago his . For indeed said to the fathers, ' will raise up a for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you. It will be that every that will not listen to that will be from among the people.' Yes, and all from and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days. You are the children of , and of which made with our fathers, saying to , 'All the families of the earth will be through .' , having up his servant , sent him to you first to you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness."
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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.