King James Version · Under Rome
Acts 3
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Now and went up together into at the hour of , being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s was carried, whom they laid daily at the of which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into ; 3Who seeing and about to go into asked an alms. And , fastening his eyes upon him with , said, Look on us. 5And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of of rise up and walk. And he took him by , and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into , walking, and leaping, and praising . And all the people saw him walking and praising : And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful of : and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held and , all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called ’s, greatly wondering. And when saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own or we had made this man to walk? The of , and of , and of , the of our fathers, hath glorified his Son ; whom ye up, and denied him in the of , when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the One and the , and a to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom hath ; whereof we are . And his name through in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the of you all. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your . But those things, which before had shewed all his , that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. ye therefore, and be converted, that your may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the of ; And he shall send , which before was preached unto you: Whom the must receive until the times of of all things, which hath spoken all his since the world began. For truly said unto the fathers, A shall your raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every , which will not hear that , shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all from and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the children of , and of which made with our fathers, saying unto , And in thy shall all the kindreds of the earth be . Unto you first , having up his Son , sent him to you, in turning away every one of you from his .
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.