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+<crossway-bible translation="English Standard Version" revision="2006-10-26" xmlns="http://www.crosswaybibles.org" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="schema/crossway.bibles.xsd"> 
+<book title="Acts" num="44">
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001001"/>
+  <chapter num="1">
+    <heading>The Promise of the Holy Spirit</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">In the first book, O <crossref let="a" cid="c44001001.1"/>Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began <crossref let="b" cid="c44001001.2"/>to do and teach,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001002"/>
+    <verse num="2">until the day when <crossref let="c" cid="c44001002.1"/>he was taken up, after he <crossref let="d" cid="c44001002.2"/>had given commands <crossref let="e" cid="c44001002.3"/>through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001003"/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="f" cid="c44001003.1"/>He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001004"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="4">And while staying<note nid="n44001004.1"/> with them <crossref let="g" cid="c44001004.1"/>he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, <woc><q class="begin-double" qid="44001004.1" from="44001004.1" to="44001005.1"/>you heard from me;</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001005"/>
+    <verse num="5" class="woc"><woc>for <crossref let="h" cid="c44001005.1"/>John baptized with water, <crossref let="h" cid="c44001005.2"/>but you will be baptized <crossref let="i" cid="c44001005.3"/>with<note nid="n44001005.1"/> the Holy Spirit not many days from now.<q class="end-double" qid="44001005.1" from="44001004.1" to="44001005.1"/></woc></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001006"/>
+    <heading>The Ascension</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="6">So when they had come together, they asked him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44001006.1" from="44001006.1" to="44001006.2"/>Lord, <crossref let="j" cid="c44001006.1"/>will you at this time <crossref let="k" cid="c44001006.2"/>restore the kingdom to Israel?<q class="end-double" qid="44001006.2" from="44001006.1" to="44001006.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001007"/>
+    <verse num="7">He said to them, <woc><crossref let="l" cid="c44001007.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44001007.1" from="44001007.1" to="44001008.1"/>It is not for you to know <crossref let="m" cid="c44001007.2"/>times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001008"/>
+    <verse num="8" class="woc"><woc>But you will receive <crossref let="n" cid="c44001008.1"/>power <crossref let="o" cid="c44001008.2"/>when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and <crossref let="p" cid="c44001008.3"/>you will be <crossref let="q" cid="c44001008.4"/>my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and <crossref let="r" cid="c44001008.5"/>Samaria, and <crossref let="s" cid="c44001008.6"/>to the end of the earth.<q class="end-double" qid="44001008.1" from="44001007.1" to="44001008.1"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, <crossref let="t" cid="c44001009.1"/>he was lifted up, and <crossref let="u" cid="c44001009.2"/>a cloud took him out of their sight.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001010"/>
+    <verse num="10">And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, <crossref let="v" cid="c44001010.1"/>two <crossref let="w" cid="c44001010.2"/>men stood by them in <crossref let="x" cid="c44001010.3"/>white robes,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001011"/>
+    <verse num="11">and said, <crossref let="y" cid="c44001011.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44001011.1" from="44001011.1" to="44001011.2"/>Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, <crossref let="z" cid="c44001011.2"/>will <crossref let="a" cid="c44001011.3"/>come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.<q class="end-double" qid="44001011.2" from="44001011.1" to="44001011.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001012"/>
+    <heading>Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12">Then <crossref let="b" cid="c44001012.1"/>they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day&apos;s journey away.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001013"/>
+    <verse num="13">And when they had entered, they went up to <crossref let="c" cid="c44001013.1"/>the upper room, where they were staying, <crossref let="d" cid="c44001013.2"/>Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon <crossref let="e" cid="c44001013.3"/>the Zealot and Judas the son of James.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001014"/>
+    <verse num="14">All these <crossref let="f" cid="c44001014.1"/>with one accord <crossref let="g" cid="c44001014.2"/>were devoting themselves to prayer, together with <crossref let="h" cid="c44001014.3"/>the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and <crossref let="i" cid="c44001014.4"/>his brothers.<note nid="n44001014.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001015"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="15">In those days Peter stood up among <crossref let="j" cid="c44001015.1"/>the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001016"/>
+    <verse num="16"><q class="begin-double" qid="44001016.1" from="44001016.1" to="44001017.1"/>Brothers, <crossref let="k" cid="c44001016.1"/>the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, <crossref let="l" cid="c44001016.2"/>who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001017"/>
+    <verse num="17">For <crossref let="m" cid="c44001017.1"/>he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in <crossref let="n" cid="c44001017.2"/>this ministry.<q class="end-double" qid="44001017.1" from="44001016.1" to="44001017.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001018"/>
+    <verse num="18">(Now this man <crossref let="o" cid="c44001018.1"/>acquired a field with <crossref let="p" cid="c44001018.2"/>the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong<note nid="n44001018.1"/> he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called <crossref let="q" cid="c44001019.1"/>in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001020"/>
+    <verse num="20"><q class="begin-double" qid="44001020.1" from="44001020.1" to="44001022.1"/>For it is written in the Book of Psalms,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c44001020.1"/><crossref cid="t44001020.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44001020.2" from="44001020.1" to="44001022.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44001020.3" from="44001020.3" to="44001020.4"/>May his camp become desolate,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and let there be no one to dwell in it<q class="end-single" qid="44001020.4" from="44001020.3" to="44001020.4"/>;<end-line/>
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <end-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>and
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="s" cid="c44001020.2"/><crossref cid="t44001020.2"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44001020.5" from="44001020.1" to="44001022.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44001020.6" from="44001020.6" to="44001020.7"/>Let another take his office.<q class="end-single" qid="44001020.7" from="44001020.6" to="44001020.7"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001021"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="21">So one of the men who have accompanied us during <crossref let="t" cid="c44001021.1"/>all the time that the Lord Jesus <crossref let="u" cid="c44001021.2"/>went in and out among us,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001022"/>
+    <verse num="22"><crossref let="v" cid="c44001022.1"/>beginning from the baptism of John until the day when <crossref let="w" cid="c44001022.2"/>he was taken up from us&emdash;one of these men must become with us <crossref let="x" cid="c44001022.3"/>a witness to his resurrection.<q class="end-double" qid="44001022.1" from="44001020.1" to="44001022.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001023"/>
+    <verse num="23">And they put forward two, Joseph called <crossref let="y" cid="c44001023.1"/>Barsabbas, who was also called <crossref let="z" cid="c44001023.2"/>Justus, and <crossref let="a" cid="c44001023.3"/>Matthias.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001024"/>
+    <verse num="24">And <crossref let="b" cid="c44001024.1"/>they prayed and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44001024.1" from="44001024.1" to="44001025.1"/>You, Lord, <crossref let="c" cid="c44001024.2"/>who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001025"/>
+    <verse num="25">to take the place in <crossref let="d" cid="c44001025.1"/>this ministry and <crossref let="e" cid="c44001025.2"/>apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.<q class="end-double" qid="44001025.1" from="44001024.1" to="44001025.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44001026"/>
+    <verse num="26">And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002001"/>
+  <chapter num="2">
+    <heading>The Coming of the Holy Spirit</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">When <crossref let="f" cid="c44002001.1"/>the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like <crossref let="g" cid="c44002002.1"/>a mighty rushing wind, and <crossref let="h" cid="c44002002.2"/>it filled the entire house where they were sitting.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002003"/>
+    <verse num="3">And divided tongues <crossref let="i" cid="c44002003.1"/>as of fire appeared to them and rested<note nid="n44002003.1"/> on each one of them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And they were all <crossref let="j" cid="c44002004.1"/>filled with the Holy Spirit and began <crossref let="k" cid="c44002004.2"/>to speak in other tongues <crossref let="l" cid="c44002004.3"/>as the Spirit gave them utterance.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002005"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="5">Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002006"/>
+    <verse num="6">And <crossref let="m" cid="c44002006.1"/>at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And <crossref let="n" cid="c44002007.1"/>they were amazed and astonished, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44002007.1" from="44002007.1" to="44002011.1"/>Are not all these who are speaking <crossref let="o" cid="c44002007.2"/>Galileans?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002008"/>
+    <verse num="8">And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002009"/>
+    <verse num="9">Parthians and <crossref let="p" cid="c44002009.1"/>Medes and <crossref let="q" cid="c44002009.2"/>Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002010"/>
+    <verse num="10">Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002011"/>
+    <verse num="11">both Jews and <crossref let="r" cid="c44002011.1"/>proselytes, Cretans and Arabians&emdash;we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.<q class="end-double" qid="44002011.1" from="44002007.1" to="44002011.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002012"/>
+    <verse num="12">And <crossref let="s" cid="c44002012.1"/>all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, <q class="begin-double" qid="44002012.1" from="44002012.1" to="44002012.2"/>What does this mean?<q class="end-double" qid="44002012.2" from="44002012.1" to="44002012.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002013"/>
+    <verse num="13">But others <crossref let="t" cid="c44002013.1"/>mocking said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44002013.1" from="44002013.1" to="44002013.2"/>They are filled with new wine.<q class="end-double" qid="44002013.2" from="44002013.1" to="44002013.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002014"/>
+    <heading>Peter&apos;s Sermon at Pentecost</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="14">But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: <q class="begin-double" qid="44002014.1" from="44002014.1" to="44002036.1"/>Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002015"/>
+    <verse num="15">For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, <crossref let="u" cid="c44002015.1"/>since it is only the third hour of the day.<note nid="n44002015.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002016"/>
+    <verse num="16">But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002017"/>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="17">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="v" cid="c44002017.1"/><crossref cid="t44002017.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44002017.1" from="44002014.1" to="44002036.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44002017.2" from="44002017.2" to="44002021.1"/>And in the last days it shall be, God declares,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c44002017.2"/>that I will pour out my Spirit <crossref let="x" cid="c44002017.3"/>on all flesh,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and your sons and <crossref let="y" cid="c44002017.4"/>your daughters shall prophesy,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and your young men shall see visions,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and your old men shall dream dreams;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002018"/>
+    <verse num="18">
+        <begin-line/>even on my male servants and female servants<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and <crossref let="z" cid="c44002018.1"/>they shall prophesy.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002019"/>
+    <verse num="19">
+        <begin-line/>And I will show wonders in the heavens above<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and signs on the earth below,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002020"/>
+    <verse num="20">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c44002020.1"/>the sun shall be turned to darkness<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and the moon to blood,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>before <crossref let="b" cid="c44002020.2"/>the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002021"/>
+    <verse num="21">
+        <begin-line/>And it shall come to pass that <crossref let="c" cid="c44002021.1"/>everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.<q class="end-single" qid="44002021.1" from="44002017.2" to="44002021.1"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002022"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="22"><q class="continue-double" qid="44002022.1" from="44002014.1" to="44002036.1"/>Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, <crossref let="d" cid="c44002022.1"/>a man attested to you by God <crossref let="e" cid="c44002022.2"/>with <crossref let="f" cid="c44002022.3"/>mighty works and wonders and signs that <crossref let="g" cid="c44002022.4"/>God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know&emdash;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002023"/>
+    <verse num="23">this Jesus,<note nid="n44002023.1"/> <crossref let="h" cid="c44002023.1"/>delivered up according to <crossref let="i" cid="c44002023.2"/>the definite plan and <crossref let="j" cid="c44002023.3"/>foreknowledge of God, <crossref let="k" cid="c44002023.4"/>you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002024"/>
+    <verse num="24"><crossref let="l" cid="c44002024.1"/>God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because <crossref let="m" cid="c44002024.2"/>it was not possible for him to be held by it.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002025"/>
+    <verse num="25">For David says concerning him,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="n" cid="c44002025.1"/><crossref cid="t44002025.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44002025.1" from="44002014.1" to="44002036.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44002025.2" from="44002025.2" to="44002028.1"/>I saw the Lord always before me,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002026"/>
+    <verse num="26">
+        <begin-line/>therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>my flesh also will dwell <crossref let="o" cid="c44002026.1"/>in hope.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002027"/>
+    <verse num="27">
+        <begin-line/>For you will not abandon my soul to <crossref let="p" cid="c44002027.1"/>Hades,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="q" cid="c44002027.2"/>or let your <crossref let="r" cid="c44002027.3"/>Holy One <crossref let="s" cid="c44002027.4"/>see corruption.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002028"/>
+    <verse num="28">
+        <begin-line/>You have made known to me the paths of life;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>you will make me full of gladness with your presence.<q class="end-single" qid="44002028.1" from="44002025.2" to="44002028.1"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002029"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="29"><q class="continue-double" qid="44002029.1" from="44002014.1" to="44002036.1"/>Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about <crossref let="t" cid="c44002029.1"/>the patriarch David <crossref let="u" cid="c44002029.2"/>that he both died and <crossref let="v" cid="c44002029.3"/>was buried, and <crossref let="w" cid="c44002029.4"/>his tomb is with us to this day.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002030"/>
+    <verse num="30"><crossref let="x" cid="c44002030.1"/>Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that <crossref let="y" cid="c44002030.2"/>God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002031"/>
+    <verse num="31">he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that <crossref let="z" cid="c44002031.1"/>he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002032"/>
+    <verse num="32">This Jesus <crossref let="a" cid="c44002032.1"/>God raised up, <crossref let="b" cid="c44002032.2"/>and of that we all are witnesses.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002033"/>
+    <verse num="33"><crossref let="c" cid="c44002033.1"/>Being therefore <crossref let="d" cid="c44002033.2"/>exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from <crossref let="e" cid="c44002033.3"/>the Father <crossref let="f" cid="c44002033.4"/>the promise of the Holy Spirit, <crossref let="g" cid="c44002033.5"/>he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002034"/>
+    <verse num="34">For <crossref let="h" cid="c44002034.1"/>David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="i" cid="c44002034.2"/><crossref cid="t44002034.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44002034.1" from="44002014.1" to="44002036.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44002034.2" from="44002034.2" to="44002035.2"/>The Lord said to my Lord,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><q class="begin-double" qid="44002034.3" from="44002034.3" to="44002035.1"/>Sit at my right hand,<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002035"/>
+    <verse num="35">
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>until I make your enemies your footstool.<q class="end-double" qid="44002035.1" from="44002034.3" to="44002035.1"/><q class="end-single" qid="44002035.2" from="44002034.2" to="44002035.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002036"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="36">Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that <crossref let="j" cid="c44002036.1"/>God has made him <crossref let="k" cid="c44002036.2"/>both Lord and Christ, this Jesus <crossref let="l" cid="c44002036.3"/>whom you crucified.<q class="end-double" qid="44002036.1" from="44002014.1" to="44002036.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002037"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="37">Now when <crossref let="m" cid="c44002037.1"/>they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, <q class="begin-double" qid="44002037.1" from="44002037.1" to="44002037.2"/>Brothers, <crossref let="n" cid="c44002037.2"/>what shall we do?<q class="end-double" qid="44002037.2" from="44002037.1" to="44002037.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002038"/>
+    <verse num="38">And Peter said to them, <crossref let="o" cid="c44002038.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44002038.1" from="44002038.1" to="44002039.1"/>Repent and <crossref let="p" cid="c44002038.2"/>be baptized every one of you <crossref let="q" cid="c44002038.3"/>in the name of Jesus Christ <crossref let="r" cid="c44002038.4"/>for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive <crossref let="s" cid="c44002038.5"/>the gift of the Holy Spirit.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002039"/>
+    <verse num="39">For <crossref let="t" cid="c44002039.1"/>the promise is for you and <crossref let="u" cid="c44002039.2"/>for your children and for all <crossref let="v" cid="c44002039.3"/>who are far off, everyone <crossref let="w" cid="c44002039.4"/>whom the Lord our God calls to himself.<q class="end-double" qid="44002039.1" from="44002038.1" to="44002039.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002040"/>
+    <verse num="40">And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, <crossref let="x" cid="c44002040.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44002040.1" from="44002040.1" to="44002040.2"/>Save yourselves from this <crossref let="y" cid="c44002040.2"/>crooked generation.<q class="end-double" qid="44002040.2" from="44002040.1" to="44002040.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002041"/>
+    <verse num="41">So those who received his word were baptized, and <crossref let="z" cid="c44002041.1"/>there were added that day about three thousand souls.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002042"/>
+    <heading>The Fellowship of the Believers</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="42">And <crossref let="a" cid="c44002042.1"/>they devoted themselves to the apostles&apos; <crossref let="b" cid="c44002042.2"/>teaching and the <crossref let="c" cid="c44002042.3"/>fellowship, to <crossref let="d" cid="c44002042.4"/>the breaking of bread and the prayers.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002043"/>
+    <verse num="43">And awe<note nid="n44002043.1"/> came upon every soul, and <crossref let="e" cid="c44002043.1"/>many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002044"/>
+    <verse num="44">And all who believed were together and <crossref let="f" cid="c44002044.1"/>had all things in common.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002045"/>
+    <verse num="45">And <crossref let="f" cid="c44002045.1"/>they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002046"/>
+    <verse num="46">And day by day, <crossref let="g" cid="c44002046.1"/>attending the temple <crossref let="h" cid="c44002046.2"/>together and <crossref let="i" cid="c44002046.3"/>breaking bread in their homes, they received their food <crossref let="j" cid="c44002046.4"/>with glad and generous hearts,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44002047"/>
+    <verse num="47">praising God and <crossref let="k" cid="c44002047.1"/>having favor with all the people. And the Lord <crossref let="l" cid="c44002047.2"/>added to their number <crossref let="m" cid="c44002047.3"/>day by day those who <crossref let="n" cid="c44002047.4"/>were being saved.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003001"/>
+  <chapter num="3">
+    <heading>The Lame Beggar Healed</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Now Peter and John were <crossref let="o" cid="c44003001.1"/>going up to the temple at <crossref let="p" cid="c44003001.2"/>the hour of prayer, <crossref let="q" cid="c44003001.3"/>the ninth hour.<note nid="n44003001.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And a man <crossref let="r" cid="c44003002.1"/>lame from birth was being carried, <crossref let="s" cid="c44003002.2"/>whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate <crossref let="t" cid="c44003002.3"/>to ask alms of those entering the temple.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003003"/>
+    <verse num="3">Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44003004.1" from="44003004.1" to="44003004.2"/>Look at us.<q class="end-double" qid="44003004.2" from="44003004.1" to="44003004.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003005"/>
+    <verse num="5">And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003006"/>
+    <verse num="6">But Peter said, <crossref let="u" cid="c44003006.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44003006.1" from="44003006.1" to="44003006.2"/>I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. <crossref let="v" cid="c44003006.2"/>In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!<q class="end-double" qid="44003006.2" from="44003006.1" to="44003006.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003008"/>
+    <verse num="8">And <crossref let="w" cid="c44003008.1"/>leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And <crossref let="x" cid="c44003009.1"/>all the people saw him walking and praising God,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003010"/>
+    <verse num="10">and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003011"/>
+    <heading>Peter Speaks in Solomon&apos;s Portico</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="11"><crossref let="y" cid="c44003011.1"/>While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in <crossref let="z" cid="c44003011.2"/>the portico called Solomon&apos;s.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003012"/>
+    <verse num="12">And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: <q class="begin-double" qid="44003012.1" from="44003012.1" to="44003026.1"/>Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003013"/>
+    <verse num="13"><crossref let="a" cid="c44003013.1"/>The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, <crossref let="b" cid="c44003013.2"/>the God of our fathers, <crossref let="c" cid="c44003013.3"/>glorified his servant<note nid="n44003013.1"/> Jesus, whom <crossref let="d" cid="c44003013.4"/>you delivered over and <crossref let="e" cid="c44003013.5"/>denied in the presence of Pilate, <crossref let="f" cid="c44003013.6"/>when he had decided to release him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003014"/>
+    <verse num="14">But you denied <crossref let="g" cid="c44003014.1"/>the Holy and <crossref let="h" cid="c44003014.2"/>Righteous One, and <crossref let="i" cid="c44003014.3"/>asked for a murderer to be granted to you,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003015"/>
+    <verse num="15">and you killed <crossref let="j" cid="c44003015.1"/>the Author of life, <crossref let="k" cid="c44003015.2"/>whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003016"/>
+    <verse num="16">And <crossref let="l" cid="c44003016.1"/>his name&emdash;by <crossref let="m" cid="c44003016.2"/>faith in his name&emdash;has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is <crossref let="n" cid="c44003016.3"/>through Jesus<note nid="n44003016.1"/> has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003017"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="17"><q class="continue-double" qid="44003017.1" from="44003012.1" to="44003026.1"/>And now, brothers, I know that <crossref let="o" cid="c44003017.1"/>you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003018"/>
+    <verse num="18">But what God <crossref let="p" cid="c44003018.1"/>foretold <crossref let="q" cid="c44003018.2"/>by the mouth of all the prophets, that <crossref let="r" cid="c44003018.3"/>his Christ would <crossref let="s" cid="c44003018.4"/>suffer, he thus fulfilled.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003019"/>
+    <verse num="19"><crossref let="t" cid="c44003019.1"/>Repent therefore, and <crossref let="u" cid="c44003019.2"/>turn back, that <crossref let="v" cid="c44003019.3"/>your sins may be blotted out,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003020"/>
+    <verse num="20">that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ <crossref let="w" cid="c44003020.1"/>appointed for you, Jesus,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003021"/>
+    <verse num="21"><crossref let="x" cid="c44003021.1"/>whom heaven must receive until the time for <crossref let="y" cid="c44003021.2"/>restoring all the things about which <crossref let="z" cid="c44003021.3"/>God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003022"/>
+    <verse num="22">Moses said, <q class="begin-single" qid="44003022.1" from="44003022.1" to="44003023.1"/>The Lord God will raise up for you <crossref let="a" cid="c44003022.1"/><crossref cid="t44003022.1"/>a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen <crossref let="b" cid="c44003022.2"/>to him in whatever he tells you.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003023"/>
+    <verse num="23">And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet <crossref let="c" cid="c44003023.1"/>shall be destroyed from the people.<q class="end-single" qid="44003023.1" from="44003022.1" to="44003023.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003024"/>
+    <verse num="24">And <crossref let="d" cid="c44003024.1"/>all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003025"/>
+    <verse num="25"><crossref let="e" cid="c44003025.1"/>You are the sons of the prophets and of <crossref let="f" cid="c44003025.2"/>the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, <crossref let="g" cid="c44003025.3"/><crossref cid="t44003025.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44003025.1" from="44003025.1" to="44003025.2"/>And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.<q class="end-single" qid="44003025.2" from="44003025.1" to="44003025.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44003026"/>
+    <verse num="26"><crossref let="h" cid="c44003026.1"/>God, <crossref let="i" cid="c44003026.2"/>having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, <crossref let="j" cid="c44003026.3"/>to bless you <crossref let="k" cid="c44003026.4"/>by turning every one of you from your wickedness.<q class="end-double" qid="44003026.1" from="44003012.1" to="44003026.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004001"/>
+  <chapter num="4">
+    <heading>Peter and John Before the Council</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and <crossref let="l" cid="c44004001.1"/>the captain of the temple and <crossref let="m" cid="c44004001.2"/>the Sadducees came upon them,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004002"/>
+    <verse num="2">greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming <crossref let="n" cid="c44004002.1"/>in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004003"/>
+    <verse num="3">And they arrested them and <crossref let="o" cid="c44004003.1"/>put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004004"/>
+    <verse num="4">But many of those who had heard the word believed, and <crossref let="p" cid="c44004004.1"/>the number of the men came to about five thousand.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004005"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="5">On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004006"/>
+    <verse num="6">with <crossref let="q" cid="c44004006.1"/>Annas the high priest and <crossref let="r" cid="c44004006.2"/>Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, <crossref let="s" cid="c44004007.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44004007.1" from="44004007.1" to="44004007.2"/>By what power or <crossref let="t" cid="c44004007.2"/>by what name did you do this?<q class="end-double" qid="44004007.2" from="44004007.1" to="44004007.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004008"/>
+    <verse num="8">Then Peter, <crossref let="u" cid="c44004008.1"/>filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, <q class="begin-double" qid="44004008.1" from="44004008.1" to="44004012.1"/>Rulers of the people and elders,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004009"/>
+    <verse num="9">if we are being examined today <crossref let="v" cid="c44004009.1"/>concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004010"/>
+    <verse num="10">let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that <crossref let="w" cid="c44004010.1"/>by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, <crossref let="x" cid="c44004010.2"/>whom God raised from the dead&emdash;by him this man is standing before you well.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004011"/>
+    <verse num="11"><crossref let="y" cid="c44004011.1"/>This Jesus<note nid="n44004011.1"/> is the stone that was <crossref let="z" cid="c44004011.2"/>rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.<note nid="n44004011.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004012"/>
+    <verse num="12">And there is <crossref let="a" cid="c44004012.1"/>salvation <crossref let="b" cid="c44004012.2"/>in no one else, for <crossref let="c" cid="c44004012.3"/>there is no other <crossref let="d" cid="c44004012.4"/>name under heaven given among men<note nid="n44004012.1"/> by which we must be saved.<q class="end-double" qid="44004012.1" from="44004008.1" to="44004012.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004013"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="13"><crossref let="e" cid="c44004013.1"/>Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004014"/>
+    <verse num="14">But seeing the man who was healed <crossref let="f" cid="c44004014.1"/>standing beside them, <crossref let="g" cid="c44004014.2"/>they had nothing to say in opposition.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004015"/>
+    <verse num="15">But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004016"/>
+    <verse num="16">saying, <crossref let="h" cid="c44004016.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44004016.1" from="44004016.1" to="44004017.1"/>What shall we do with these men? For that <crossref let="i" cid="c44004016.2"/>a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004017"/>
+    <verse num="17">But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them <crossref let="j" cid="c44004017.1"/>to speak no more to anyone in this name.<q class="end-double" qid="44004017.1" from="44004016.1" to="44004017.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004018"/>
+    <verse num="18">So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004019"/>
+    <verse num="19">But Peter and John answered them, <crossref let="k" cid="c44004019.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44004019.1" from="44004019.1" to="44004020.1"/>Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004020"/>
+    <verse num="20">for <crossref let="l" cid="c44004020.1"/>we cannot but speak of what <crossref let="m" cid="c44004020.2"/>we have seen and heard.<q class="end-double" qid="44004020.1" from="44004019.1" to="44004020.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004021"/>
+    <verse num="21">And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, <crossref let="n" cid="c44004021.1"/>because of the people, for all were praising God <crossref let="o" cid="c44004021.2"/>for what had happened.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004022"/>
+    <verse num="22">For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004023"/>
+    <heading>The Believers Pray for Boldness</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="23">When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004024"/>
+    <verse num="24">And when they heard it, they lifted their voices <crossref let="p" cid="c44004024.1"/>together to God and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44004024.1" from="44004024.1" to="44004030.1"/>Sovereign Lord, <crossref let="q" cid="c44004024.2"/>who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004025"/>
+    <verse num="25">who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,<note nid="n44004025.1"/> said by the Holy Spirit,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c44004025.1"/><crossref cid="t44004025.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44004025.1" from="44004024.1" to="44004030.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44004025.2" from="44004025.2" to="44004026.1"/>Why did the Gentiles rage,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and the peoples plot in vain?<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004026"/>
+    <verse num="26">
+        <begin-line/>The kings of the earth set themselves,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="s" cid="c44004026.1"/>the rulers were gathered together,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>against the Lord and against his <crossref let="t" cid="c44004026.2"/>Anointed<q class="end-single" qid="44004026.1" from="44004025.2" to="44004026.1"/><note nid="n44004026.1"/>&emdash;<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004027"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="27">for truly in this city there were gathered together against your <crossref let="u" cid="c44004027.1"/>holy servant Jesus, <crossref let="v" cid="c44004027.2"/>whom you anointed, both <crossref let="w" cid="c44004027.3"/>Herod and <crossref let="x" cid="c44004027.4"/>Pontius Pilate, along <crossref let="y" cid="c44004027.5"/>with the Gentiles and <crossref let="z" cid="c44004027.6"/>the peoples of Israel,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004028"/>
+    <verse num="28"><crossref let="a" cid="c44004028.1"/>to do whatever your hand and <crossref let="b" cid="c44004028.2"/>your plan had predestined to take place.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004029"/>
+    <verse num="29">And now, Lord, <crossref let="c" cid="c44004029.1"/>look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all <crossref let="d" cid="c44004029.2"/>boldness,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004030"/>
+    <verse num="30">while <crossref let="e" cid="c44004030.1"/>you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed <crossref let="f" cid="c44004030.2"/>through the name of your <crossref let="g" cid="c44004030.3"/>holy servant Jesus.<q class="end-double" qid="44004030.1" from="44004024.1" to="44004030.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004031"/>
+    <verse num="31">And when they had prayed, <crossref let="h" cid="c44004031.1"/>the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and <crossref let="i" cid="c44004031.2"/>they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and <crossref let="j" cid="c44004031.3"/>continued to speak the word of God with boldness.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004032"/>
+    <heading>They Had Everything in Common</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="32">Now the full number of those who believed were of <crossref let="k" cid="c44004032.1"/>one heart and <crossref let="l" cid="c44004032.2"/>soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but <crossref let="m" cid="c44004032.3"/>they had everything in common.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004033"/>
+    <verse num="33">And with great <crossref let="n" cid="c44004033.1"/>power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and <crossref let="o" cid="c44004033.2"/>great grace was upon them all.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004034"/>
+    <verse num="34"><crossref let="p" cid="c44004034.1"/>There was not a needy person among them, for <crossref let="q" cid="c44004034.2"/>as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004035"/>
+    <verse num="35">and <crossref let="r" cid="c44004035.1"/>laid it at the apostles&apos; feet, and <crossref let="s" cid="c44004035.2"/>it was distributed to each as any had need.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004036"/>
+    <verse num="36">Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means <crossref let="t" cid="c44004036.1"/>son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44004037"/>
+    <verse num="37">sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and <crossref let="u" cid="c44004037.1"/>laid it at the apostles&apos; feet.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005001"/>
+  <chapter num="5">
+    <heading>Ananias and Sapphira</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005002"/>
+    <verse num="2">and with his wife&apos;s knowledge <crossref let="v" cid="c44005002.1"/>he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and <crossref let="w" cid="c44005002.2"/>laid it at the apostles&apos; feet.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005003"/>
+    <verse num="3">But Peter said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44005003.1" from="44005003.1" to="44005004.1"/>Ananias, why has <crossref let="x" cid="c44005003.1"/>Satan filled your heart to lie <crossref let="y" cid="c44005003.2"/>to the Holy Spirit and <crossref let="z" cid="c44005003.3"/>to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005004"/>
+    <verse num="4">While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but <crossref let="a" cid="c44005004.1"/>to God.<q class="end-double" qid="44005004.1" from="44005003.1" to="44005004.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005005"/>
+    <verse num="5">When Ananias heard these words, he <crossref let="b" cid="c44005005.1"/>fell down and breathed his last. And <crossref let="c" cid="c44005005.2"/>great fear came upon all who heard of it.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005006"/>
+    <verse num="6">The young men rose and <crossref let="d" cid="c44005006.1"/>wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005007"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="7">After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005008"/>
+    <verse num="8">And Peter said to her, <q class="begin-double" qid="44005008.1" from="44005008.1" to="44005008.2"/>Tell me whether you<note nid="n44005008.1"/> sold the land for so much.<q class="end-double" qid="44005008.2" from="44005008.1" to="44005008.2"/> And she said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44005008.3" from="44005008.3" to="44005008.4"/>Yes, for so much.<q class="end-double" qid="44005008.4" from="44005008.3" to="44005008.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005009"/>
+    <verse num="9">But Peter said to her, <q class="begin-double" qid="44005009.1" from="44005009.1" to="44005009.2"/>How is it that you have agreed together <crossref let="e" cid="c44005009.1"/>to test <crossref let="f" cid="c44005009.2"/>the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.<q class="end-double" qid="44005009.2" from="44005009.1" to="44005009.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005010"/>
+    <verse num="10">Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And <crossref let="g" cid="c44005011.1"/>great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005012"/>
+    <heading>Many Signs and Wonders Done</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12">Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people <crossref let="h" cid="c44005012.1"/>by the hands of the apostles. And they were all <crossref let="i" cid="c44005012.2"/>together in <crossref let="j" cid="c44005012.3"/>Solomon&apos;s Portico.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005013"/>
+    <verse num="13">None of the rest dared join them, but <crossref let="k" cid="c44005013.1"/>the people held them in high esteem.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And <crossref let="l" cid="c44005014.1"/>more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005015"/>
+    <verse num="15"><crossref let="m" cid="c44005015.1"/>so that they even <crossref let="n" cid="c44005015.2"/>carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by <crossref let="o" cid="c44005015.3"/>at least his shadow might fall on some of them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005016"/>
+    <verse num="16">The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, <crossref let="p" cid="c44005016.1"/>bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005017"/>
+    <heading>The Apostles Arrested and Freed</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="17">But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of <crossref let="q" cid="c44005017.1"/>the Sadducees), and filled with <crossref let="r" cid="c44005017.2"/>jealousy</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005018"/>
+    <verse num="18">they arrested the apostles and <crossref let="s" cid="c44005018.1"/>put them in the public prison.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005019"/>
+    <verse num="19">But during the night <crossref let="t" cid="c44005019.1"/>an angel of the Lord <crossref let="u" cid="c44005019.2"/>opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005020"/>
+    <verse num="20"><q class="begin-double" qid="44005020.1" from="44005020.1" to="44005020.2"/>Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all <crossref let="v" cid="c44005020.1"/>the words of <crossref let="w" cid="c44005020.2"/>this <crossref let="x" cid="c44005020.3"/>Life.<q class="end-double" qid="44005020.2" from="44005020.1" to="44005020.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005021"/>
+    <verse num="21">And when they heard this, <crossref let="y" cid="c44005021.1"/>they entered the temple <crossref let="z" cid="c44005021.2"/>at daybreak and began to teach.
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/>Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005022"/>
+    <verse num="22">But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005023"/>
+    <verse num="23"><q class="begin-double" qid="44005023.1" from="44005023.1" to="44005023.2"/>We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.<q class="end-double" qid="44005023.2" from="44005023.1" to="44005023.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005024"/>
+    <verse num="24">Now when <crossref let="a" cid="c44005024.1"/>the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005025"/>
+    <verse num="25">And someone came and told them, <q class="begin-double" qid="44005025.1" from="44005025.1" to="44005025.2"/>Look! The men whom you put in prison <crossref let="b" cid="c44005025.1"/>are standing in the temple and teaching the people.<q class="end-double" qid="44005025.2" from="44005025.1" to="44005025.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005026"/>
+    <verse num="26">Then <crossref let="c" cid="c44005026.1"/>the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for <crossref let="d" cid="c44005026.2"/>they were afraid of being stoned by the people.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005027"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="27">And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005028"/>
+    <verse num="28">saying, <crossref let="e" cid="c44005028.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44005028.1" from="44005028.1" to="44005028.2"/>We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you <crossref let="f" cid="c44005028.2"/>intend to bring this man&apos;s blood upon us.<q class="end-double" qid="44005028.2" from="44005028.1" to="44005028.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005029"/>
+    <verse num="29">But Peter and the apostles answered, <crossref let="g" cid="c44005029.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44005029.1" from="44005029.1" to="44005032.1"/>We must obey God rather than men.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005030"/>
+    <verse num="30"><crossref let="h" cid="c44005030.1"/>The God of our fathers <crossref let="i" cid="c44005030.2"/>raised Jesus, <crossref let="j" cid="c44005030.3"/>whom you killed by hanging him on <crossref let="k" cid="c44005030.4"/>a tree.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005031"/>
+    <verse num="31">God exalted <crossref let="l" cid="c44005031.1"/>him at his right hand as <crossref let="m" cid="c44005031.2"/>Leader and <crossref let="n" cid="c44005031.3"/>Savior, <crossref let="o" cid="c44005031.4"/>to give <crossref let="p" cid="c44005031.5"/>repentance to Israel and <crossref let="o" cid="c44005031.6"/>forgiveness of sins.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005032"/>
+    <verse num="32">And <crossref let="q" cid="c44005032.1"/>we are witnesses to these things, and <crossref let="r" cid="c44005032.2"/>so is the Holy Spirit, <crossref let="s" cid="c44005032.3"/>whom God has given to those who obey him.<q class="end-double" qid="44005032.1" from="44005029.1" to="44005032.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005033"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="33">When they heard this, they <crossref let="t" cid="c44005033.1"/>were enraged and wanted to kill them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005034"/>
+    <verse num="34">But a Pharisee in the council named <crossref let="u" cid="c44005034.1"/>Gamaliel, <crossref let="v" cid="c44005034.2"/>a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005035"/>
+    <verse num="35">And he said to them, <q class="begin-double" qid="44005035.1" from="44005035.1" to="44005039.1"/>Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005036"/>
+    <verse num="36">For <crossref let="w" cid="c44005036.1"/>before these days Theudas rose up, <crossref let="x" cid="c44005036.2"/>claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005037"/>
+    <verse num="37">After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of <crossref let="y" cid="c44005037.1"/>the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005038"/>
+    <verse num="38">So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for <crossref let="z" cid="c44005038.1"/>if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005039"/>
+    <verse num="39">but <crossref let="a" cid="c44005039.1"/>if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You <crossref let="b" cid="c44005039.2"/>might even be found opposing God!<q class="end-double" qid="44005039.1" from="44005035.1" to="44005039.1"/> So they took his advice,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005040"/>
+    <verse num="40">and <crossref let="c" cid="c44005040.1"/>when they had called in the apostles, <crossref let="d" cid="c44005040.2"/>they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005041"/>
+    <verse num="41">Then they left the presence of the council, <crossref let="e" cid="c44005041.1"/>rejoicing that they were counted worthy <crossref let="f" cid="c44005041.2"/>to suffer dishonor for <crossref let="g" cid="c44005041.3"/>the name.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44005042"/>
+    <verse num="42">And every day, <crossref let="h" cid="c44005042.1"/>in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and <crossref let="i" cid="c44005042.2"/>preaching <crossref let="j" cid="c44005042.3"/>that the Christ is Jesus.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006001"/>
+  <chapter num="6">
+    <heading>Seven Chosen to Serve</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Now in these days <crossref let="k" cid="c44006001.1"/>when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists<note nid="n44006001.1"/> arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in <crossref let="l" cid="c44006001.2"/>the daily distribution.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44006002.1" from="44006002.1" to="44006004.1"/>It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006003"/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="m" cid="c44006003.1"/>Therefore, brothers,<note nid="n44006003.1"/> pick out from among you seven men <crossref let="n" cid="c44006003.2"/>of good repute, <crossref let="o" cid="c44006003.3"/>full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006004"/>
+    <verse num="4">But <crossref let="p" cid="c44006004.1"/>we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.<q class="end-double" qid="44006004.1" from="44006002.1" to="44006004.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006005"/>
+    <verse num="5">And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, <crossref let="q" cid="c44006005.1"/>a man full of faith and <crossref let="r" cid="c44006005.2"/>of the Holy Spirit, and <crossref let="s" cid="c44006005.3"/>Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, <crossref let="t" cid="c44006005.4"/>a proselyte of Antioch.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006006"/>
+    <verse num="6">These they set before the apostles, and <crossref let="u" cid="c44006006.1"/>they prayed and <crossref let="v" cid="c44006006.2"/>laid their hands on them.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006007"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="7">And <crossref let="w" cid="c44006007.1"/>the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests <crossref let="x" cid="c44006007.2"/>became obedient to <crossref let="y" cid="c44006007.3"/>the faith.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006008"/>
+    <heading>Stephen Is Seized</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="8">And Stephen, full of grace and <crossref let="z" cid="c44006008.1"/>power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006009"/>
+    <verse num="9">Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006010"/>
+    <verse num="10">But <crossref let="a" cid="c44006010.1"/>they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006011"/>
+    <verse num="11">Then <crossref let="b" cid="c44006011.1"/>they secretly instigated men who said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44006011.1" from="44006011.1" to="44006011.2"/>We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.<q class="end-double" qid="44006011.2" from="44006011.1" to="44006011.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006012"/>
+    <verse num="12">And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006013"/>
+    <verse num="13">and they <crossref let="c" cid="c44006013.1"/>set up false <crossref let="d" cid="c44006013.2"/>witnesses who said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44006013.1" from="44006013.1" to="44006014.1"/>This man never ceases to speak words against <crossref let="e" cid="c44006013.3"/>this holy place and the law,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006014"/>
+    <verse num="14">for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth <crossref let="f" cid="c44006014.1"/>will destroy this place and will <crossref let="g" cid="c44006014.2"/>change <crossref let="h" cid="c44006014.3"/>the customs that Moses delivered to us.<q class="end-double" qid="44006014.1" from="44006013.1" to="44006014.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44006015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face <crossref let="i" cid="c44006015.1"/>was like the face of an angel.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007001"/>
+  <chapter num="7">
+    <heading>Stephen&apos;s Speech</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">And the high priest said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44007001.1" from="44007001.1" to="44007001.2"/>Are these things so?<q class="end-double" qid="44007001.2" from="44007001.1" to="44007001.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And Stephen said:
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/><crossref let="j" cid="c44007002.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44007002.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/>Brothers and fathers, hear me. <crossref let="k" cid="c44007002.2"/>The God <crossref let="l" cid="c44007002.3"/>of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, <crossref let="m" cid="c44007002.4"/>before he lived in Haran,
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007003"/>
+    <verse num="3">and said to him, <crossref let="n" cid="c44007003.1"/><crossref cid="t44007003.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44007003.1" from="44007003.1" to="44007003.2"/>Go out from your land and from your kindred and go into the land that I will show you.<q class="end-single" qid="44007003.2" from="44007003.1" to="44007003.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007004"/>
+    <verse num="4"><crossref let="m" cid="c44007004.1"/>Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And <crossref let="o" cid="c44007004.2"/>after his father died, <crossref let="p" cid="c44007004.3"/>God removed him from there into this land in which you are now living.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007005"/>
+    <verse num="5">Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot&apos;s length, but promised <crossref let="q" cid="c44007005.1"/>to give it to him as a possession and to his offspring after him, <crossref let="r" cid="c44007005.2"/>though he had no child.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007006"/>
+    <verse num="6">And God spoke to this effect&emdash;that <crossref let="s" cid="c44007006.1"/><crossref cid="t44007006.1"/>his offspring would <crossref let="t" cid="c44007006.2"/>be sojourners in a land belonging to others, who would enslave them and afflict them <crossref let="u" cid="c44007006.3"/>four hundred years.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007007"/>
+    <verse num="7"><q class="begin-single" qid="44007007.1" from="44007007.1" to="44007007.2"/>But <crossref let="v" cid="c44007007.1"/>I will judge the nation that they serve,<q class="end-single" qid="44007007.2" from="44007007.1" to="44007007.2"/> said God, <q class="begin-single" qid="44007007.3" from="44007007.3" to="44007007.4"/>and after that they shall come out <crossref let="w" cid="c44007007.2"/>and worship me in this place.<q class="end-single" qid="44007007.4" from="44007007.3" to="44007007.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007008"/>
+    <verse num="8">And <crossref let="x" cid="c44007008.1"/>he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And <crossref let="y" cid="c44007008.2"/>so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and <crossref let="z" cid="c44007008.3"/>circumcised him on the eighth day, and <crossref let="a" cid="c44007008.4"/>Isaac became the father of Jacob, and <crossref let="b" cid="c44007008.5"/>Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007009"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="9"><q class="continue-double" qid="44007009.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/>And the patriarchs, <crossref let="c" cid="c44007009.1"/>jealous of Joseph, <crossref let="d" cid="c44007009.2"/>sold him into Egypt; but <crossref let="e" cid="c44007009.3"/>God was with him</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007010"/>
+    <verse num="10">and rescued him out of all his afflictions and <crossref let="f" cid="c44007010.1"/>gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, <crossref let="g" cid="c44007010.2"/>who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007011"/>
+    <verse num="11">Now <crossref let="h" cid="c44007011.1"/>there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007012"/>
+    <verse num="12"><crossref let="i" cid="c44007012.1"/>But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007013"/>
+    <verse num="13">And <crossref let="j" cid="c44007013.1"/>on the second visit <crossref let="k" cid="c44007013.2"/>Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and <crossref let="l" cid="c44007013.3"/>Joseph&apos;s family became known to Pharaoh.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And <crossref let="m" cid="c44007014.1"/>Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, <crossref let="n" cid="c44007014.2"/>seventy-five persons in all.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And <crossref let="o" cid="c44007015.1"/>Jacob went down into Egypt, and <crossref let="p" cid="c44007015.2"/>he died, he <crossref let="q" cid="c44007015.3"/>and our fathers,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007016"/>
+    <verse num="16">and <crossref let="r" cid="c44007016.1"/>they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that <crossref let="s" cid="c44007016.2"/>Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007017"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="17"><q class="continue-double" qid="44007017.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/>But <crossref let="t" cid="c44007017.1"/>as the time of the promise drew near, which God had granted to Abraham, <crossref let="u" cid="c44007017.2"/>the people increased and multiplied in Egypt</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007018"/>
+    <verse num="18">until there arose over Egypt another king <crossref let="v" cid="c44007018.1"/>who did not know Joseph.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007019"/>
+    <verse num="19"><crossref let="w" cid="c44007019.1"/>He dealt shrewdly with our race and forced our fathers to expose their infants, <crossref let="x" cid="c44007019.2"/>so that they would not be kept alive.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007020"/>
+    <verse num="20"><crossref let="y" cid="c44007020.1"/>At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God&apos;s sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father&apos;s house,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007021"/>
+    <verse num="21">and <crossref let="z" cid="c44007021.1"/>when he was exposed, Pharaoh&apos;s daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007022"/>
+    <verse num="22">And Moses <crossref let="a" cid="c44007022.1"/>was instructed in <crossref let="b" cid="c44007022.2"/>all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was <crossref let="c" cid="c44007022.3"/>mighty in his words and deeds.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007023"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="23"><q class="continue-double" qid="44007023.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/>When he was forty years old, it came into his heart <crossref let="d" cid="c44007023.1"/>to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007024"/>
+    <verse num="24">And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007025"/>
+    <verse num="25">He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007026"/>
+    <verse num="26"><crossref let="e" cid="c44007026.1"/>And on the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them, saying, <q class="begin-single" qid="44007026.1" from="44007026.1" to="44007026.2"/>Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong each other?<q class="end-single" qid="44007026.2" from="44007026.1" to="44007026.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007027"/>
+    <verse num="27">But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, <crossref let="f" cid="c44007027.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44007027.1" from="44007027.1" to="44007028.1"/>Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007028"/>
+    <verse num="28">Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?<q class="end-single" qid="44007028.1" from="44007027.1" to="44007028.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007029"/>
+    <verse num="29">At this retort <crossref let="g" cid="c44007029.1"/>Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, <crossref let="h" cid="c44007029.2"/>where he became the father of two sons.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007030"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="30"><q class="continue-double" qid="44007030.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/>Now when forty years had passed, <crossref let="i" cid="c44007030.1"/>an angel appeared to him <crossref let="j" cid="c44007030.2"/>in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007031"/>
+    <verse num="31">When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord:</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007032"/>
+    <verse num="32"><crossref let="k" cid="c44007032.1"/><crossref cid="t44007032.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44007032.1" from="44007032.1" to="44007032.2"/>I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.<q class="end-single" qid="44007032.2" from="44007032.1" to="44007032.2"/> And Moses trembled and did not dare to look.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007033"/>
+    <verse num="33">Then the Lord said to him, <crossref let="l" cid="c44007033.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44007033.1" from="44007033.1" to="44007034.1"/>Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007034"/>
+    <verse num="34"><crossref let="m" cid="c44007034.1"/>I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and <crossref let="n" cid="c44007034.2"/>have heard their groaning, and <crossref let="o" cid="c44007034.3"/>I have come down to deliver them. <crossref let="p" cid="c44007034.4"/>And now come, I will send you to Egypt.<q class="end-single" qid="44007034.1" from="44007033.1" to="44007034.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007035"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="35"><q class="continue-double" qid="44007035.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/>This Moses, whom they rejected, <crossref let="q" cid="c44007035.1"/>saying, <q class="begin-single" qid="44007035.2" from="44007035.2" to="44007035.3"/>Who made you a ruler and a judge?<q class="end-single" qid="44007035.3" from="44007035.2" to="44007035.3"/>&emdash;this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer <crossref let="r" cid="c44007035.2"/>by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007036"/>
+    <verse num="36"><crossref let="s" cid="c44007036.1"/>This man led them out, performing <crossref let="t" cid="c44007036.2"/>wonders and signs <crossref let="u" cid="c44007036.3"/>in Egypt and <crossref let="v" cid="c44007036.4"/>at the Red Sea and <crossref let="w" cid="c44007036.5"/>in the wilderness for <crossref let="x" cid="c44007036.6"/>forty years.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007037"/>
+    <verse num="37">This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, <q class="begin-single" qid="44007037.1" from="44007037.1" to="44007037.2"/>God will raise up for you <crossref let="y" cid="c44007037.1"/><crossref cid="t44007037.1"/>a prophet like me from your brothers.<q class="end-single" qid="44007037.2" from="44007037.1" to="44007037.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007038"/>
+    <verse num="38">This is the one <crossref let="z" cid="c44007038.1"/>who was in the congregation in the wilderness with <crossref let="a" cid="c44007038.2"/>the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. <crossref let="b" cid="c44007038.3"/>He received <crossref let="c" cid="c44007038.4"/>living <crossref let="d" cid="c44007038.5"/>oracles to give to us.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007039"/>
+    <verse num="39">Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and <crossref let="e" cid="c44007039.1"/>in their hearts they turned to Egypt,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007040"/>
+    <verse num="40">saying to Aaron, <crossref let="f" cid="c44007040.1"/><crossref cid="t44007040.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44007040.1" from="44007040.1" to="44007040.2"/>Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.<q class="end-single" qid="44007040.2" from="44007040.1" to="44007040.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007041"/>
+    <verse num="41">And <crossref let="g" cid="c44007041.1"/>they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and <crossref let="h" cid="c44007041.2"/>were rejoicing in <crossref let="i" cid="c44007041.3"/>the works of their hands.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007042"/>
+    <verse num="42">But <crossref let="j" cid="c44007042.1"/>God turned away and <crossref let="k" cid="c44007042.2"/>gave them over to worship <crossref let="l" cid="c44007042.3"/>the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="m" cid="c44007042.4"/><crossref cid="t44007042.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44007042.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44007042.2" from="44007042.2" to="44007043.1"/>Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="n" cid="c44007042.5"/>during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007043"/>
+    <verse num="43">
+        <begin-line/>You took up the tent of <crossref let="o" cid="c44007043.1"/>Moloch<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and the star of your god Rephan,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the images that you made to worship;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.<q class="end-single" qid="44007043.1" from="44007042.2" to="44007043.1"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007044"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="44"><q class="continue-double" qid="44007044.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/>Our fathers had <crossref let="p" cid="c44007044.1"/>the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses <crossref let="q" cid="c44007044.2"/>directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007045"/>
+    <verse num="45">Our fathers in turn <crossref let="r" cid="c44007045.1"/>brought it in with Joshua when they <crossref let="s" cid="c44007045.2"/>dispossessed the nations <crossref let="t" cid="c44007045.3"/>that God drove out before our fathers. So it was <crossref let="u" cid="c44007045.4"/>until the days of David,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007046"/>
+    <verse num="46"><crossref let="v" cid="c44007046.1"/>who found favor in the sight of God and <crossref let="w" cid="c44007046.2"/>asked to find a dwelling place for <crossref let="x" cid="c44007046.3"/>the God of Jacob.<note nid="n44007046.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007047"/>
+    <verse num="47">But it was <crossref let="y" cid="c44007047.1"/>Solomon who built a house for him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007048"/>
+    <verse num="48"><crossref let="z" cid="c44007048.1"/>Yet the Most High does not dwell <crossref let="a" cid="c44007048.2"/>in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007049"/>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="49">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="b" cid="c44007049.1"/><crossref cid="t44007049.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44007049.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44007049.2" from="44007049.2" to="44007050.1"/>Heaven is my throne,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="c" cid="c44007049.2"/>and the earth is my footstool.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>or what is the place of my rest?<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007050"/>
+    <verse num="50">
+        <begin-line/>Did not my hand make all these things?<q class="end-single" qid="44007050.1" from="44007049.2" to="44007050.1"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007051"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="51"><crossref let="d" cid="c44007051.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44007051.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/>You stiff-necked people, <crossref let="e" cid="c44007051.2"/>uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. <crossref let="f" cid="c44007051.3"/>As your fathers did, so do you.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007052"/>
+    <verse num="52"><crossref let="g" cid="c44007052.1"/>Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of <crossref let="h" cid="c44007052.2"/>the Righteous One, <crossref let="i" cid="c44007052.3"/>whom you have now betrayed and murdered,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007053"/>
+    <verse num="53">you who received the law <crossref let="j" cid="c44007053.1"/>as delivered by angels and <crossref let="k" cid="c44007053.2"/>did not keep it.<q class="end-double" qid="44007053.1" from="44007002.1" to="44007053.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007054"/>
+    <heading>The Stoning of Stephen</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="54">Now when they heard these things <crossref let="l" cid="c44007054.1"/>they were enraged, and they <crossref let="m" cid="c44007054.2"/>ground their teeth at him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007055"/>
+    <verse num="55">But he, <crossref let="n" cid="c44007055.1"/>full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw <crossref let="o" cid="c44007055.2"/>the glory of God, and Jesus standing <crossref let="p" cid="c44007055.3"/>at the right hand of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007056"/>
+    <verse num="56">And he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44007056.1" from="44007056.1" to="44007056.2"/>Behold, I see <crossref let="q" cid="c44007056.1"/>the heavens opened, and <crossref let="r" cid="c44007056.2"/>the Son of Man standing <crossref let="p" cid="c44007056.3"/>at the right hand of God.<q class="end-double" qid="44007056.2" from="44007056.1" to="44007056.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007057"/>
+    <verse num="57">But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together<note nid="n44007057.1"/> at him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007058"/>
+    <verse num="58">Then <crossref let="s" cid="c44007058.1"/>they cast him out of the city and <crossref let="t" cid="c44007058.2"/>stoned him. And <crossref let="u" cid="c44007058.3"/>the witnesses laid down their garments <crossref let="v" cid="c44007058.4"/>at the feet of a young man named Saul.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007059"/>
+    <verse num="59">And as they were stoning Stephen, <crossref let="w" cid="c44007059.1"/>he called out, <q class="begin-double" qid="44007059.1" from="44007059.1" to="44007059.2"/>Lord Jesus, <crossref let="x" cid="c44007059.2"/>receive my spirit.<q class="end-double" qid="44007059.2" from="44007059.1" to="44007059.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44007060"/>
+    <verse num="60">And <crossref let="y" cid="c44007060.1"/>falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, <crossref let="z" cid="c44007060.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44007060.1" from="44007060.1" to="44007060.2"/>Lord, do not hold this sin against them.<q class="end-double" qid="44007060.2" from="44007060.1" to="44007060.2"/> And when he had said this, <crossref let="a" cid="c44007060.3"/>he fell asleep.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008001"/>
+  <chapter num="8">
+    <heading>Saul Ravages the Church</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">And <crossref let="b" cid="c44008001.1"/>Saul <crossref let="c" cid="c44008001.2"/>approved of his execution.
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/>And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and <crossref let="d" cid="c44008001.3"/>they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008002"/>
+    <verse num="2">Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008003"/>
+    <verse num="3">But <crossref let="e" cid="c44008003.1"/>Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he <crossref let="f" cid="c44008003.2"/>dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008004"/>
+    <heading>Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="4">Now <crossref let="g" cid="c44008004.1"/>those who were scattered went about preaching the word.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008005"/>
+    <verse num="5"><crossref let="h" cid="c44008005.1"/>Philip went down to the city<note nid="n44008005.1"/> of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008006"/>
+    <verse num="6"><crossref let="i" cid="c44008006.1"/>And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him <crossref let="j" cid="c44008006.2"/>and saw the signs that he did.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008007"/>
+    <verse num="7">For <crossref let="k" cid="c44008007.1"/>unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008008"/>
+    <verse num="8">So <crossref let="l" cid="c44008008.1"/>there was much joy in that city.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008009"/>
+    <heading>Simon the Magician Believes</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="9">But there was a man named Simon, <crossref let="m" cid="c44008009.1"/>who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, <crossref let="n" cid="c44008009.2"/>saying that he himself was somebody great.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008010"/>
+    <verse num="10">They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, <crossref let="o" cid="c44008010.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44008010.1" from="44008010.1" to="44008010.2"/>This man is the power of God that is called <crossref let="p" cid="c44008010.2"/>Great.<q class="end-double" qid="44008010.2" from="44008010.1" to="44008010.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had <crossref let="q" cid="c44008011.1"/>amazed them with his magic.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008012"/>
+    <verse num="12">But when <crossref let="r" cid="c44008012.1"/>they believed Philip as he preached good news <crossref let="s" cid="c44008012.2"/>about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, <crossref let="r" cid="c44008012.3"/>they were baptized, both men and women.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008013"/>
+    <verse num="13">Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And <crossref let="t" cid="c44008013.1"/>seeing signs and <crossref let="u" cid="c44008013.2"/>great miracles<note nid="n44008013.1"/> performed, <crossref let="v" cid="c44008013.3"/>he was amazed.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008014"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="14">Now when <crossref let="w" cid="c44008014.1"/>the apostles at Jerusalem heard that <crossref let="x" cid="c44008014.2"/>Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008015"/>
+    <verse num="15">who came down and prayed for them <crossref let="y" cid="c44008015.1"/>that they might receive the Holy Spirit,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008016"/>
+    <verse num="16">for <crossref let="z" cid="c44008016.1"/>he had not yet <crossref let="a" cid="c44008016.2"/>fallen on any of them, but <crossref let="b" cid="c44008016.3"/>they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008017"/>
+    <verse num="17">Then <crossref let="c" cid="c44008017.1"/>they laid their hands on them and <crossref let="d" cid="c44008017.2"/>they received the Holy Spirit.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008018"/>
+    <verse num="18">Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles&apos; hands, he offered them money,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008019"/>
+    <verse num="19">saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44008019.1" from="44008019.1" to="44008019.2"/>Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.<q class="end-double" qid="44008019.2" from="44008019.1" to="44008019.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008020"/>
+    <verse num="20">But Peter said to him, <crossref let="e" cid="c44008020.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44008020.1" from="44008020.1" to="44008023.1"/>May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God <crossref let="f" cid="c44008020.2"/>with money!</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008021"/>
+    <verse num="21">You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for <crossref let="g" cid="c44008021.1"/>your heart is not right before God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008022"/>
+    <verse num="22">Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, <crossref let="h" cid="c44008022.1"/>if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008023"/>
+    <verse num="23">For I see that you are in <crossref let="i" cid="c44008023.1"/>the gall<note nid="n44008023.1"/> of bitterness and in <crossref let="j" cid="c44008023.2"/>the bond of iniquity.<q class="end-double" qid="44008023.1" from="44008020.1" to="44008023.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008024"/>
+    <verse num="24">And Simon answered, <crossref let="k" cid="c44008024.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44008024.1" from="44008024.1" to="44008024.2"/>Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.<q class="end-double" qid="44008024.2" from="44008024.1" to="44008024.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008025"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="25">Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, <crossref let="l" cid="c44008025.1"/>preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008026"/>
+    <heading>Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="26">Now <crossref let="m" cid="c44008026.1"/>an angel of the Lord said to Philip, <q class="begin-double" qid="44008026.1" from="44008026.1" to="44008026.2"/>Rise and go toward the south<note nid="n44008026.1"/> to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.<q class="end-double" qid="44008026.2" from="44008026.1" to="44008026.2"/> This is a desert place.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008027"/>
+    <verse num="27">And he rose and went. And there was an <crossref let="n" cid="c44008027.1"/>Ethiopian, a <crossref let="o" cid="c44008027.2"/>eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, <crossref let="p" cid="c44008027.3"/>who was in charge of all her treasure. <crossref let="q" cid="c44008027.4"/>He had come to Jerusalem to worship</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008028"/>
+    <verse num="28">and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008029"/>
+    <verse num="29">And the Spirit said to Philip, <q class="begin-double" qid="44008029.1" from="44008029.1" to="44008029.2"/>Go over and join this chariot.<q class="end-double" qid="44008029.2" from="44008029.1" to="44008029.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008030"/>
+    <verse num="30">So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, <q class="begin-double" qid="44008030.1" from="44008030.1" to="44008030.2"/>Do you understand what you are reading?<q class="end-double" qid="44008030.2" from="44008030.1" to="44008030.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008031"/>
+    <verse num="31">And he said, <crossref let="r" cid="c44008031.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44008031.1" from="44008031.1" to="44008031.2"/>How can I, unless someone <crossref let="s" cid="c44008031.2"/>guides me?<q class="end-double" qid="44008031.2" from="44008031.1" to="44008031.2"/> And <crossref let="t" cid="c44008031.3"/>he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008032"/>
+    <verse num="32">Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="u" cid="c44008032.1"/><crossref cid="t44008032.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44008032.1" from="44008032.1" to="44008033.1"/>Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>so he opens not his mouth.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008033"/>
+    <verse num="33">
+        <begin-line/>In his <crossref let="v" cid="c44008033.1"/>humiliation justice was denied him.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>Who can describe his generation?<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>For his life is taken away from the earth.<q class="end-double" qid="44008033.1" from="44008032.1" to="44008033.1"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008034"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="34">And the eunuch said to Philip, <q class="begin-double" qid="44008034.1" from="44008034.1" to="44008034.2"/>About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?<q class="end-double" qid="44008034.2" from="44008034.1" to="44008034.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008035"/>
+    <verse num="35">Then Philip opened his mouth, and <crossref let="w" cid="c44008035.1"/>beginning with this Scripture <crossref let="x" cid="c44008035.2"/>he told him the good news about Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008036"/>
+    <verse num="36">And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44008036.1" from="44008036.1" to="44008036.2"/>See, here is water! <crossref let="y" cid="c44008036.1"/>What prevents me from being baptized?<q class="end-double" qid="44008036.2" from="44008036.1" to="44008036.2"/><note nid="n44008036.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008038"/>
+    <verse num="38">And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008039"/>
+    <verse num="39">And when they came up out of the water, <crossref let="z" cid="c44008039.1"/>the Spirit of the Lord <crossref let="a" cid="c44008039.2"/>carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44008040"/>
+    <verse num="40">But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009001"/>
+  <chapter num="9">
+    <heading>The Conversion of Saul</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">But Saul, <crossref let="b" cid="c44009001.1"/>still <crossref let="c" cid="c44009001.2"/>breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to <crossref let="d" cid="c44009001.3"/>the high priest</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009002"/>
+    <verse num="2">and asked him for letters <crossref let="e" cid="c44009002.1"/>to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to <crossref let="f" cid="c44009002.2"/>the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009003"/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="g" cid="c44009003.1"/>Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, <woc><q class="begin-double" qid="44009004.1" from="44009004.1" to="44009004.2"/>Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting <crossref let="h" cid="c44009004.1"/>me?<q class="end-double" qid="44009004.2" from="44009004.1" to="44009004.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009005"/>
+    <verse num="5">And he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44009005.1" from="44009005.1" to="44009005.2"/>Who are you, Lord?<q class="end-double" qid="44009005.2" from="44009005.1" to="44009005.2"/> And he said, <woc><q class="begin-double" qid="44009005.3" from="44009005.3" to="44009006.1"/>I am Jesus, <crossref let="h" cid="c44009005.1"/>whom you are persecuting.</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009006"/>
+    <verse num="6" class="woc"><woc>But <crossref let="i" cid="c44009006.1"/>rise and enter the city, and you will be told <crossref let="j" cid="c44009006.2"/>what you are to do.<q class="end-double" qid="44009006.1" from="44009005.3" to="44009006.1"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009007"/>
+    <verse num="7"><crossref let="k" cid="c44009007.1"/>The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, <crossref let="l" cid="c44009007.2"/>hearing the voice but seeing no one.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009008"/>
+    <verse num="8">Saul rose from the ground, and although his eyes were opened, <crossref let="m" cid="c44009008.1"/>he saw nothing. So they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009010"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="10">Now there was a disciple at Damascus named <crossref let="n" cid="c44009010.1"/>Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, <woc><q class="begin-double" qid="44009010.1" from="44009010.1" to="44009010.2"/>Ananias.<q class="end-double" qid="44009010.2" from="44009010.1" to="44009010.2"/></woc> And he said, <crossref let="o" cid="c44009010.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44009010.3" from="44009010.3" to="44009010.4"/>Here I am, Lord.<q class="end-double" qid="44009010.4" from="44009010.3" to="44009010.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And the Lord said to him, <woc><q class="begin-double" qid="44009011.1" from="44009011.1" to="44009012.1"/>Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man <crossref let="p" cid="c44009011.1"/>of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009012"/>
+    <verse num="12" class="woc"><woc>and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and <crossref let="q" cid="c44009012.1"/>lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.<q class="end-double" qid="44009012.1" from="44009011.1" to="44009012.1"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009013"/>
+    <verse num="13">But Ananias answered, <q class="begin-double" qid="44009013.1" from="44009013.1" to="44009014.1"/>Lord, I have heard from many about this man, <crossref let="r" cid="c44009013.1"/>how much evil he has done to <crossref let="s" cid="c44009013.2"/>your <crossref let="t" cid="c44009013.3"/>saints at Jerusalem.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And here he has authority from <crossref let="u" cid="c44009014.1"/>the chief priests to bind all who <crossref let="v" cid="c44009014.2"/>call on your name.<q class="end-double" qid="44009014.1" from="44009013.1" to="44009014.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009015"/>
+    <verse num="15">But the Lord said to him, <woc><q class="begin-double" qid="44009015.1" from="44009015.1" to="44009016.1"/>Go, for <crossref let="w" cid="c44009015.1"/>he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name <crossref let="x" cid="c44009015.2"/>before the Gentiles and <crossref let="y" cid="c44009015.3"/>kings and the children of Israel.</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009016"/>
+    <verse num="16" class="woc"><woc>For <crossref let="z" cid="c44009016.1"/>I will show him how much <crossref let="a" cid="c44009016.2"/>he must suffer <crossref let="b" cid="c44009016.3"/>for the sake of my name.<q class="end-double" qid="44009016.1" from="44009015.1" to="44009016.1"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009017"/>
+    <verse num="17">So <crossref let="c" cid="c44009017.1"/>Ananias departed and entered the house. And <crossref let="d" cid="c44009017.2"/>laying his hands on him he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44009017.1" from="44009017.1" to="44009017.2"/>Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and <crossref let="e" cid="c44009017.3"/>be filled with the Holy Spirit.<q class="end-double" qid="44009017.2" from="44009017.1" to="44009017.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009018"/>
+    <verse num="18">And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and <crossref let="f" cid="c44009018.1"/>he regained his sight. Then <crossref let="g" cid="c44009018.2"/>he rose and was baptized;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009019"/>
+    <verse num="19">and <crossref let="h" cid="c44009019.1"/>taking food, he was strengthened.
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <heading>Saul Proclaims Jesus in Synagogues</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+                    For <crossref let="i" cid="c44009019.2"/>some days he was with the disciples at Damascus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009020"/>
+    <verse num="20">And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, <crossref let="j" cid="c44009020.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44009020.1" from="44009020.1" to="44009020.2"/>He is the Son of God.<q class="end-double" qid="44009020.2" from="44009020.1" to="44009020.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009021"/>
+    <verse num="21">And all who heard him were amazed and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44009021.1" from="44009021.1" to="44009021.2"/>Is not this the man who <crossref let="k" cid="c44009021.1"/>made havoc <crossref let="l" cid="c44009021.2"/>in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?<q class="end-double" qid="44009021.2" from="44009021.1" to="44009021.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009022"/>
+    <verse num="22">But Saul <crossref let="m" cid="c44009022.1"/>increased all the more in strength, and <crossref let="n" cid="c44009022.2"/>confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving <crossref let="o" cid="c44009022.3"/>that Jesus was the Christ.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009023"/>
+    <heading>Saul Escapes from Damascus</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="23"><crossref let="p" cid="c44009023.1"/>When many days had passed, the Jews<note nid="n44009023.1"/> plotted to kill him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009024"/>
+    <verse num="24">but their <crossref let="q" cid="c44009024.1"/>plot became known to Saul. <crossref let="r" cid="c44009024.2"/>They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009025"/>
+    <verse num="25">but his disciples took him by night and <crossref let="s" cid="c44009025.1"/>let him down through an opening in the wall,<note nid="n44009025.1"/> lowering him in a basket.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009026"/>
+    <heading>Saul in Jerusalem</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="26">And <crossref let="t" cid="c44009026.1"/>when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009027"/>
+    <verse num="27">But <crossref let="u" cid="c44009027.1"/>Barnabas took him and <crossref let="v" cid="c44009027.2"/>brought him to the apostles and declared to them <crossref let="w" cid="c44009027.3"/>how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and <crossref let="x" cid="c44009027.4"/>how at Damascus he had <crossref let="y" cid="c44009027.5"/>preached boldly in the name of Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009028"/>
+    <verse num="28">So he went <crossref let="z" cid="c44009028.1"/>in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009029"/>
+    <verse num="29">And he spoke and disputed against <crossref let="a" cid="c44009029.1"/>the Hellenists.<note nid="n44009029.1"/> But <crossref let="b" cid="c44009029.2"/>they were seeking to kill him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009030"/>
+    <verse num="30">And when <crossref let="c" cid="c44009030.1"/>the brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off <crossref let="d" cid="c44009030.2"/>to Tarsus.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009031"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="31">So <crossref let="e" cid="c44009031.1"/>the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And <crossref let="f" cid="c44009031.2"/>walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, <crossref let="g" cid="c44009031.3"/>it multiplied.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009032"/>
+    <heading>The Healing of Aeneas</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="32">Now <crossref let="h" cid="c44009032.1"/>as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009033"/>
+    <verse num="33">There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009034"/>
+    <verse num="34">And Peter said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44009034.1" from="44009034.1" to="44009034.2"/>Aeneas, <crossref let="i" cid="c44009034.1"/>Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed.<q class="end-double" qid="44009034.2" from="44009034.1" to="44009034.2"/> And immediately he rose.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009035"/>
+    <verse num="35"><crossref let="j" cid="c44009035.1"/>And all the residents of Lydda and <crossref let="k" cid="c44009035.2"/>Sharon saw him, and <crossref let="l" cid="c44009035.3"/>they turned to the Lord.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009036"/>
+    <heading>Dorcas Restored to Life</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="36">Now there was in <crossref let="m" cid="c44009036.1"/>Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas.<note nid="n44009036.1"/> She was full of <crossref let="n" cid="c44009036.2"/>good works and acts of charity.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009037"/>
+    <verse num="37">In those days she became ill and died, and when they had washed her, they laid her in <crossref let="o" cid="c44009037.1"/>an upper room.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009038"/>
+    <verse num="38">Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, <crossref let="p" cid="c44009038.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44009038.1" from="44009038.1" to="44009038.2"/>Please come to us without delay.<q class="end-double" qid="44009038.2" from="44009038.1" to="44009038.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009039"/>
+    <verse num="39">So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to <crossref let="q" cid="c44009039.1"/>the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics<note nid="n44009039.1"/> and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009040"/>
+    <verse num="40">But Peter <crossref let="r" cid="c44009040.1"/>put them all outside, and <crossref let="s" cid="c44009040.2"/>knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body <crossref let="t" cid="c44009040.3"/>he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44009040.1" from="44009040.1" to="44009040.2"/>Tabitha, arise.<q class="end-double" qid="44009040.2" from="44009040.1" to="44009040.2"/> And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009041"/>
+    <verse num="41">And he gave her his hand and raised her up. Then, calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009042"/>
+    <verse num="42">And it became known throughout all Joppa, and <crossref let="u" cid="c44009042.1"/>many believed in the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44009043"/>
+    <verse num="43">And he stayed in Joppa for many days <crossref let="v" cid="c44009043.1"/>with one Simon, a tanner.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010001"/>
+  <chapter num="10">
+    <heading>Peter and Cornelius</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of <crossref let="w" cid="c44010001.1"/>what was known as the Italian Cohort,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010002"/>
+    <verse num="2">a devout man <crossref let="x" cid="c44010002.1"/>who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010003"/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="y" cid="c44010003.1"/>About the ninth hour of the day<note nid="n44010003.1"/> <crossref let="z" cid="c44010003.2"/>he saw clearly in a vision <crossref let="a" cid="c44010003.3"/>an angel of God come in and say to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44010003.1" from="44010003.1" to="44010003.2"/>Cornelius.<q class="end-double" qid="44010003.2" from="44010003.1" to="44010003.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And he stared at him in terror and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44010004.1" from="44010004.1" to="44010004.2"/>What is it, Lord?<q class="end-double" qid="44010004.2" from="44010004.1" to="44010004.2"/> And he said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44010004.3" from="44010004.3" to="44010006.1"/>Your prayers and your alms <crossref let="b" cid="c44010004.1"/>have ascended <crossref let="c" cid="c44010004.2"/>as a memorial before God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010005"/>
+    <verse num="5">And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010006"/>
+    <verse num="6">He is lodging <crossref let="d" cid="c44010006.1"/>with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.<q class="end-double" qid="44010006.1" from="44010004.3" to="44010006.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010007"/>
+    <verse num="7">When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010008"/>
+    <verse num="8">and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010009"/>
+    <heading>Peter&apos;s Vision</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="9">The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, <crossref let="e" cid="c44010009.1"/>Peter went up <crossref let="f" cid="c44010009.2"/>on the housetop about <crossref let="g" cid="c44010009.3"/>the sixth hour<note nid="n44010009.1"/> to pray.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010010"/>
+    <verse num="10">And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into <crossref let="h" cid="c44010010.1"/>a trance</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010011"/>
+    <verse num="11">and saw <crossref let="i" cid="c44010011.1"/>the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010012"/>
+    <verse num="12">In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010013"/>
+    <verse num="13">And there came a voice to him: <woc><q class="begin-double" qid="44010013.1" from="44010013.1" to="44010013.2"/>Rise, Peter; kill and eat.<q class="end-double" qid="44010013.2" from="44010013.1" to="44010013.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010014"/>
+    <verse num="14">But Peter said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44010014.1" from="44010014.1" to="44010014.2"/>By no means, Lord; <crossref let="j" cid="c44010014.1"/>for I have never eaten anything that is <crossref let="k" cid="c44010014.2"/>common or <crossref let="l" cid="c44010014.3"/>unclean.<q class="end-double" qid="44010014.2" from="44010014.1" to="44010014.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And the voice came to him again a second time, <woc><crossref let="m" cid="c44010015.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44010015.1" from="44010015.1" to="44010015.2"/>What God has made clean, do not call common.<q class="end-double" qid="44010015.2" from="44010015.1" to="44010015.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010016"/>
+    <verse num="16">This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010017"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="17">Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what <crossref let="n" cid="c44010017.1"/>the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, <crossref let="o" cid="c44010017.2"/>the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon&apos;s house, stood at the gate</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010018"/>
+    <verse num="18">and called out to ask whether Simon who was called Peter was lodging there.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And while Peter was pondering <crossref let="n" cid="c44010019.1"/>the vision, <crossref let="p" cid="c44010019.2"/>the Spirit said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44010019.1" from="44010019.1" to="44010020.1"/>Behold, three men are looking for you.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010020"/>
+    <verse num="20">Rise and go down and <crossref let="q" cid="c44010020.1"/>accompany them without hesitation,<note nid="n44010020.1"/> for I have sent them.<q class="end-double" qid="44010020.1" from="44010019.1" to="44010020.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010021"/>
+    <verse num="21">And Peter went down to the men and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44010021.1" from="44010021.1" to="44010021.2"/>I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?<q class="end-double" qid="44010021.2" from="44010021.1" to="44010021.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010022"/>
+    <verse num="22">And they said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44010022.1" from="44010022.1" to="44010022.2"/>Cornelius, a centurion, an upright and <crossref let="r" cid="c44010022.1"/>God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by <crossref let="s" cid="c44010022.2"/>a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and <crossref let="t" cid="c44010022.3"/>to hear what you have to say.<q class="end-double" qid="44010022.2" from="44010022.1" to="44010022.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010023"/>
+    <verse num="23">So he invited them in to be his guests.
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/>The next day he rose and went away with them, and <crossref let="u" cid="c44010023.1"/>some of <crossref let="v" cid="c44010023.2"/>the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010024"/>
+    <verse num="24">And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010025"/>
+    <verse num="25">When Peter entered, Cornelius met him and <crossref let="w" cid="c44010025.1"/>fell down at his feet and <crossref let="x" cid="c44010025.2"/>worshiped him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010026"/>
+    <verse num="26">But Peter lifted him up, saying, <crossref let="y" cid="c44010026.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44010026.1" from="44010026.1" to="44010026.2"/>Stand up; I too am a man.<q class="end-double" qid="44010026.2" from="44010026.1" to="44010026.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010027"/>
+    <verse num="27">And as he talked with him, he went in and found many persons gathered.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010028"/>
+    <verse num="28">And he said to them, <q class="begin-double" qid="44010028.1" from="44010028.1" to="44010029.1"/>You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew <crossref let="z" cid="c44010028.1"/>to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but <crossref let="a" cid="c44010028.2"/>God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010029"/>
+    <verse num="29">So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me.<q class="end-double" qid="44010029.1" from="44010028.1" to="44010029.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010030"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="30">And Cornelius said, <crossref let="b" cid="c44010030.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44010030.1" from="44010030.1" to="44010033.1"/>Four days ago, about this hour, I was praying in my house at <crossref let="c" cid="c44010030.2"/>the ninth hour,<note nid="n44010030.1"/> and behold, <crossref let="d" cid="c44010030.3"/>a man stood before me in bright clothing</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010031"/>
+    <verse num="31">and said, <q class="begin-single" qid="44010031.1" from="44010031.1" to="44010032.1"/>Cornelius, <crossref let="e" cid="c44010031.1"/>your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010032"/>
+    <verse num="32">Send therefore to Joppa and ask for Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea.<q class="end-single" qid="44010032.1" from="44010031.1" to="44010032.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010033"/>
+    <verse num="33">So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.<q class="end-double" qid="44010033.1" from="44010030.1" to="44010033.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010034"/>
+    <heading>Gentiles Hear the Good News</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="34">So Peter opened his mouth and said: <q class="begin-double" qid="44010034.1" from="44010034.1" to="44010043.1"/>Truly I understand that <crossref let="f" cid="c44010034.1"/>God <crossref let="g" cid="c44010034.2"/>shows no partiality,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010035"/>
+    <verse num="35">but <crossref let="f" cid="c44010035.1"/>in every nation anyone who fears him and <crossref let="h" cid="c44010035.2"/>does what is right is acceptable to him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010036"/>
+    <verse num="36">As for <crossref let="i" cid="c44010036.1"/>the word that he sent to Israel, <crossref let="j" cid="c44010036.2"/>preaching good news of <crossref let="k" cid="c44010036.3"/>peace through Jesus Christ (<crossref let="l" cid="c44010036.4"/>he is Lord of all),</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010037"/>
+    <verse num="37">you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, <crossref let="m" cid="c44010037.1"/>beginning <crossref let="n" cid="c44010037.2"/>from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010038"/>
+    <verse num="38">how <crossref let="o" cid="c44010038.1"/>God anointed Jesus of Nazareth <crossref let="p" cid="c44010038.2"/>with the Holy Spirit and with <crossref let="q" cid="c44010038.3"/>power. He went about doing good and healing all <crossref let="r" cid="c44010038.4"/>who were oppressed by the devil, <crossref let="s" cid="c44010038.5"/>for God was with him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010039"/>
+    <verse num="39">And <crossref let="t" cid="c44010039.1"/>we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. <crossref let="u" cid="c44010039.2"/>They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010040"/>
+    <verse num="40">but <crossref let="v" cid="c44010040.1"/>God raised him on <crossref let="w" cid="c44010040.2"/>the third day and made him to <crossref let="x" cid="c44010040.3"/>appear,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010041"/>
+    <verse num="41"><crossref let="y" cid="c44010041.1"/>not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as <crossref let="z" cid="c44010041.2"/>witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010042"/>
+    <verse num="42">And <crossref let="a" cid="c44010042.1"/>he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify <crossref let="b" cid="c44010042.2"/>that he is the one appointed by God to be judge <crossref let="c" cid="c44010042.3"/>of the living and the dead.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010043"/>
+    <verse num="43"><crossref let="d" cid="c44010043.1"/>To him <crossref let="e" cid="c44010043.2"/>all the prophets bear witness that <crossref let="f" cid="c44010043.3"/>everyone who believes in him receives <crossref let="g" cid="c44010043.4"/>forgiveness of sins <crossref let="h" cid="c44010043.5"/>through his name.<q class="end-double" qid="44010043.1" from="44010034.1" to="44010043.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010044"/>
+    <heading>The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="44">While Peter was still saying these things, <crossref let="i" cid="c44010044.1"/>the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010045"/>
+    <verse num="45">And the believers from among <crossref let="j" cid="c44010045.1"/>the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because <crossref let="k" cid="c44010045.2"/>the gift of the Holy Spirit <crossref let="l" cid="c44010045.3"/>was poured out even on the Gentiles.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010046"/>
+    <verse num="46">For they were hearing them <crossref let="m" cid="c44010046.1"/>speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010047"/>
+    <verse num="47"><crossref let="n" cid="c44010047.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44010047.1" from="44010047.1" to="44010047.2"/>Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit <crossref let="o" cid="c44010047.2"/>just as we have?<q class="end-double" qid="44010047.2" from="44010047.1" to="44010047.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44010048"/>
+    <verse num="48">And he <crossref let="p" cid="c44010048.1"/>commanded them <crossref let="q" cid="c44010048.2"/>to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011001"/>
+  <chapter num="11">
+    <heading>Peter Reports to the Church</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Now the apostles and <crossref let="r" cid="c44011001.1"/>the brothers<note nid="n44011001.1"/> who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011002"/>
+    <verse num="2">So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, <crossref let="s" cid="c44011002.1"/>the circumcision party<note nid="n44011002.1"/> criticized him, saying,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011003"/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="t" cid="c44011003.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44011003.1" from="44011003.1" to="44011003.2"/>You went to uncircumcised men and <crossref let="u" cid="c44011003.2"/>ate with them.<q class="end-double" qid="44011003.2" from="44011003.1" to="44011003.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011004"/>
+    <verse num="4">But Peter began and explained it to them in order:</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011005"/>
+    <verse num="5"><crossref let="v" cid="c44011005.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44011005.1" from="44011005.1" to="44011017.1"/>I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011006"/>
+    <verse num="6">Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And I heard a voice saying to me, <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44011007.1" from="44011007.1" to="44011007.2"/>Rise, Peter; kill and eat.<q class="end-single" qid="44011007.2" from="44011007.1" to="44011007.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011008"/>
+    <verse num="8">But I said, <q class="begin-single" qid="44011008.1" from="44011008.1" to="44011008.2"/>By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.<q class="end-single" qid="44011008.2" from="44011008.1" to="44011008.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011009"/>
+    <verse num="9">But the voice answered a second time from heaven, <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44011009.1" from="44011009.1" to="44011009.2"/>What God has made clean, do not call common.<q class="end-single" qid="44011009.2" from="44011009.1" to="44011009.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011010"/>
+    <verse num="10">This happened three times, and all was drawn up again into heaven.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011012"/>
+    <verse num="12">And the Spirit told me to go with them, <crossref let="w" cid="c44011012.1"/>making no distinction. <crossref let="x" cid="c44011012.2"/>These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man&apos;s house.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011013"/>
+    <verse num="13">And he told us how he had seen the angel stand in his house and say, <q class="begin-single" qid="44011013.1" from="44011013.1" to="44011014.1"/>Send to Joppa and bring Simon who is called Peter;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011014"/>
+    <verse num="14"><crossref let="y" cid="c44011014.1"/>he will declare to you a message by which <crossref let="z" cid="c44011014.2"/>you will be saved, you and all your household.<q class="end-single" qid="44011014.1" from="44011013.1" to="44011014.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011015"/>
+    <verse num="15">As I began to speak, <crossref let="a" cid="c44011015.1"/>the Holy Spirit fell on them <crossref let="b" cid="c44011015.2"/>just as on us at the beginning.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011016"/>
+    <verse num="16">And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, <woc><crossref let="c" cid="c44011016.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44011016.1" from="44011016.1" to="44011016.2"/>John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.<q class="end-single" qid="44011016.2" from="44011016.1" to="44011016.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011017"/>
+    <verse num="17">If then <crossref let="d" cid="c44011017.1"/>God gave <crossref let="e" cid="c44011017.2"/>the same gift to them as he gave to us <crossref let="f" cid="c44011017.3"/>when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, <crossref let="g" cid="c44011017.4"/>who was I <crossref let="h" cid="c44011017.5"/>that I could stand in God&apos;s way?<q class="end-double" qid="44011017.1" from="44011005.1" to="44011017.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011018"/>
+    <verse num="18">When they heard these things they fell silent. And they <crossref let="i" cid="c44011018.1"/>glorified God, saying, <crossref let="j" cid="c44011018.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44011018.1" from="44011018.1" to="44011018.2"/>Then to the Gentiles also God has <crossref let="k" cid="c44011018.3"/>granted <crossref let="l" cid="c44011018.4"/>repentance that leads to life.<q class="end-double" qid="44011018.2" from="44011018.1" to="44011018.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011019"/>
+    <heading>The Church in Antioch</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="19"><crossref let="m" cid="c44011019.1"/>Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011020"/>
+    <verse num="20">But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists<note nid="n44011020.1"/> also, <crossref let="n" cid="c44011020.1"/>preaching the Lord Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011021"/>
+    <verse num="21">And <crossref let="o" cid="c44011021.1"/>the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed <crossref let="p" cid="c44011021.2"/>turned to the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011022"/>
+    <verse num="22">The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011023"/>
+    <verse num="23">When he came and saw <crossref let="q" cid="c44011023.1"/>the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord <crossref let="r" cid="c44011023.2"/>with steadfast purpose,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011024"/>
+    <verse num="24">for he was a good man, <crossref let="s" cid="c44011024.1"/>full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people <crossref let="t" cid="c44011024.2"/>were added to the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011025"/>
+    <verse num="25">So Barnabas went to <crossref let="u" cid="c44011025.1"/>Tarsus to look for Saul,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011026"/>
+    <verse num="26">and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called <crossref let="v" cid="c44011026.1"/>Christians.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011027"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="27">Now in these days <crossref let="w" cid="c44011027.1"/>prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011028"/>
+    <verse num="28">And one of them named <crossref let="x" cid="c44011028.1"/>Agabus stood up and foretold <crossref let="y" cid="c44011028.2"/>by the Spirit that there would be a great <crossref let="z" cid="c44011028.3"/>famine over all the world (this took place in the days of <crossref let="a" cid="c44011028.4"/>Claudius).</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011029"/>
+    <verse num="29">So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, <crossref let="b" cid="c44011029.1"/>to send relief to <crossref let="c" cid="c44011029.2"/>the brothers<note nid="n44011029.1"/> living in Judea.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44011030"/>
+    <verse num="30"><crossref let="d" cid="c44011030.1"/>And they did so, sending it to <crossref let="e" cid="c44011030.2"/>the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012001"/>
+  <chapter num="12">
+    <heading>James Killed and Peter Imprisoned</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012002"/>
+    <verse num="2">He killed <crossref let="f" cid="c44012002.1"/>James the brother of John <crossref let="g" cid="c44012002.2"/>with the sword,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012003"/>
+    <verse num="3">and when he saw <crossref let="h" cid="c44012003.1"/>that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during <crossref let="i" cid="c44012003.2"/>the days of Unleavened Bread.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And when he had seized him, he put him <crossref let="j" cid="c44012004.1"/>in prison, delivering him over to four <crossref let="k" cid="c44012004.2"/>squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012005"/>
+    <verse num="5">So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest <crossref let="l" cid="c44012005.1"/>prayer for him was made to God by the church.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012006"/>
+    <heading>Peter Is Rescued</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="6">Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, <crossref let="m" cid="c44012006.1"/>bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And behold, <crossref let="n" cid="c44012007.1"/>an angel of the Lord <crossref let="o" cid="c44012007.2"/>stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. <crossref let="p" cid="c44012007.3"/>He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44012007.1" from="44012007.1" to="44012007.2"/>Get up quickly.<q class="end-double" qid="44012007.2" from="44012007.1" to="44012007.2"/> And <crossref let="q" cid="c44012007.4"/>the chains fell off his hands.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012008"/>
+    <verse num="8">And the angel said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44012008.1" from="44012008.1" to="44012008.2"/>Dress yourself and <crossref let="r" cid="c44012008.1"/>put on your sandals.<q class="end-double" qid="44012008.2" from="44012008.1" to="44012008.2"/> And he did so. And he said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44012008.3" from="44012008.3" to="44012008.4"/>Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.<q class="end-double" qid="44012008.4" from="44012008.3" to="44012008.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but <crossref let="s" cid="c44012009.1"/>thought he was seeing a vision.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012010"/>
+    <verse num="10">When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. <crossref let="t" cid="c44012010.1"/>It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012011"/>
+    <verse num="11">When Peter <crossref let="u" cid="c44012011.1"/>came to himself, he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44012011.1" from="44012011.1" to="44012011.2"/>Now I am sure that <crossref let="v" cid="c44012011.2"/>the Lord has sent his angel and <crossref let="w" cid="c44012011.3"/>rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.<q class="end-double" qid="44012011.2" from="44012011.1" to="44012011.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012012"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12">When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of <crossref let="x" cid="c44012012.1"/>John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and <crossref let="y" cid="c44012012.2"/>were praying.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012013"/>
+    <verse num="13">And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, <crossref let="z" cid="c44012013.1"/>a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012014"/>
+    <verse num="14">Recognizing Peter&apos;s voice, <crossref let="a" cid="c44012014.1"/>in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012015"/>
+    <verse num="15">They said to her, <q class="begin-double" qid="44012015.1" from="44012015.1" to="44012015.2"/>You are out of your mind.<q class="end-double" qid="44012015.2" from="44012015.1" to="44012015.2"/> But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44012015.3" from="44012015.3" to="44012015.4"/>It is <crossref let="b" cid="c44012015.1"/>his angel!<q class="end-double" qid="44012015.4" from="44012015.3" to="44012015.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012016"/>
+    <verse num="16">But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012017"/>
+    <verse num="17">But <crossref let="c" cid="c44012017.1"/>motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44012017.1" from="44012017.1" to="44012017.2"/>Tell these things to <crossref let="d" cid="c44012017.2"/>James and to <crossref let="e" cid="c44012017.3"/>the brothers.<q class="end-double" qid="44012017.2" from="44012017.1" to="44012017.2"/><note nid="n44012017.1"/> Then he departed and went to another place.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012018"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="18">Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and <crossref let="f" cid="c44012019.1"/>ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012020"/>
+    <heading>The Death of Herod</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="20">Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and <crossref let="g" cid="c44012020.1"/>having persuaded Blastus, the king&apos;s chamberlain,<note nid="n44012020.1"/> they asked for peace, because <crossref let="h" cid="c44012020.2"/>their country depended on the king&apos;s country for food.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012021"/>
+    <verse num="21">On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012022"/>
+    <verse num="22">And the people were shouting, <q class="begin-double" qid="44012022.1" from="44012022.1" to="44012022.2"/>The voice of a god, and not of a man!<q class="end-double" qid="44012022.2" from="44012022.1" to="44012022.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012023"/>
+    <verse num="23">Immediately <crossref let="i" cid="c44012023.1"/>an angel of the Lord struck him down, because <crossref let="j" cid="c44012023.2"/>he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012024"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="24">But <crossref let="k" cid="c44012024.1"/>the word of God increased and multiplied.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44012025"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="25"><crossref let="l" cid="c44012025.1"/>And Barnabas and Saul returned from<note nid="n44012025.1"/> Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them <crossref let="m" cid="c44012025.2"/>John, whose other name was Mark.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013001"/>
+  <chapter num="13">
+    <heading>Barnabas and Saul Sent Off</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Now there were in the church at Antioch <crossref let="n" cid="c44013001.1"/>prophets and <crossref let="n" cid="c44013001.2"/>teachers, <crossref let="o" cid="c44013001.3"/>Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,<note nid="n44013001.1"/> Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of <crossref let="p" cid="c44013001.4"/>Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013002"/>
+    <verse num="2">While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, <crossref let="q" cid="c44013002.1"/>the Holy Spirit said, <crossref let="r" cid="c44013002.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44013002.1" from="44013002.1" to="44013002.2"/>Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul <crossref let="s" cid="c44013002.3"/>for the work to which I have called them.<q class="end-double" qid="44013002.2" from="44013002.1" to="44013002.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013003"/>
+    <verse num="3">Then after fasting and <crossref let="t" cid="c44013003.1"/>praying they laid their hands on them and <crossref let="u" cid="c44013003.2"/>sent them off.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013004"/>
+    <heading>Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="4">So, being sent out <crossref let="v" cid="c44013004.1"/>by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013005"/>
+    <verse num="5">When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God <crossref let="w" cid="c44013005.1"/>in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had <crossref let="x" cid="c44013005.2"/>John to <crossref let="y" cid="c44013005.3"/>assist them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013006"/>
+    <verse num="6">When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain <crossref let="z" cid="c44013006.1"/>magician, <crossref let="a" cid="c44013006.2"/>a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013007"/>
+    <verse num="7">He was with <crossref let="b" cid="c44013007.1"/>the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013008"/>
+    <verse num="8">But Elymas the <crossref let="z" cid="c44013008.1"/>magician (for that is the meaning of his name) <crossref let="c" cid="c44013008.2"/>opposed them, seeking to turn <crossref let="d" cid="c44013008.3"/>the proconsul away from the faith.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013009"/>
+    <verse num="9">But Saul, who was also called Paul, <crossref let="e" cid="c44013009.1"/>filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013010"/>
+    <verse num="10">and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44013010.1" from="44013010.1" to="44013011.1"/>You <crossref let="f" cid="c44013010.1"/>son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and <crossref let="g" cid="c44013010.2"/>villainy, will you not stop <crossref let="h" cid="c44013010.3"/>making crooked <crossref let="i" cid="c44013010.4"/>the straight paths of the Lord?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And now, behold, <crossref let="j" cid="c44013011.1"/>the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.<q class="end-double" qid="44013011.1" from="44013010.1" to="44013011.1"/> Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking <crossref let="k" cid="c44013011.2"/>people to lead him by the hand.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013012"/>
+    <verse num="12">Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at <crossref let="l" cid="c44013012.1"/>the teaching of the Lord.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013013"/>
+    <heading>Paul and Barnabas at Antioch in Pisidia</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="13">Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And <crossref let="m" cid="c44013013.1"/>John left them and returned <crossref let="n" cid="c44013013.2"/>to Jerusalem,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013014"/>
+    <verse num="14">but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And <crossref let="o" cid="c44013014.1"/>on the Sabbath day <crossref let="p" cid="c44013014.2"/>they went into the synagogue and sat down.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013015"/>
+    <verse num="15">After <crossref let="q" cid="c44013015.1"/>the reading from <crossref let="r" cid="c44013015.2"/>the Law and the Prophets, <crossref let="s" cid="c44013015.3"/>the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44013015.1" from="44013015.1" to="44013015.2"/>Brothers, if you have any <crossref let="t" cid="c44013015.4"/>word of encouragement for the people, say it.<q class="end-double" qid="44013015.2" from="44013015.1" to="44013015.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013016"/>
+    <verse num="16">So Paul stood up, and <crossref let="u" cid="c44013016.1"/>motioning with his hand said:
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/><q class="begin-double" qid="44013016.1" from="44013016.1" to="44013041.4"/>Men of Israel and <crossref let="v" cid="c44013016.2"/>you who fear God, listen.
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013017"/>
+    <verse num="17"><crossref let="w" cid="c44013017.1"/>The God of this people Israel <crossref let="x" cid="c44013017.2"/>chose our fathers and <crossref let="y" cid="c44013017.3"/>made the people great <crossref let="z" cid="c44013017.4"/>during their stay in the land of Egypt, and <crossref let="a" cid="c44013017.5"/>with uplifted arm he led them out of it.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013018"/>
+    <verse num="18">And for about <crossref let="b" cid="c44013018.1"/>forty years <crossref let="c" cid="c44013018.2"/>he put up with<note nid="n44013018.1"/> them in the wilderness.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And <crossref let="d" cid="c44013019.1"/>after destroying <crossref let="e" cid="c44013019.2"/>seven nations in the land of Canaan, <crossref let="f" cid="c44013019.3"/>he gave them their land as an inheritance.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013020"/>
+    <verse num="20">All this took about 450 years. And after that <crossref let="g" cid="c44013020.1"/>he gave them judges until <crossref let="h" cid="c44013020.2"/>Samuel the prophet.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013021"/>
+    <verse num="21">Then <crossref let="i" cid="c44013021.1"/>they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul <crossref let="j" cid="c44013021.2"/>the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013022"/>
+    <verse num="22">And <crossref let="k" cid="c44013022.1"/>when he had removed him, <crossref let="l" cid="c44013022.2"/>he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, <crossref let="m" cid="c44013022.3"/><crossref cid="t44013022.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44013022.1" from="44013022.1" to="44013022.2"/>I have found in David the son of Jesse <crossref let="n" cid="c44013022.4"/><crossref cid="t44013022.2"/>a man after my heart, <crossref let="o" cid="c44013022.5"/>who will do all my will.<q class="end-single" qid="44013022.2" from="44013022.1" to="44013022.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013023"/>
+    <verse num="23"><crossref let="p" cid="c44013023.1"/>Of this man&apos;s offspring God has brought to Israel <crossref let="q" cid="c44013023.2"/>a Savior, Jesus, <crossref let="r" cid="c44013023.3"/>as he promised.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013024"/>
+    <verse num="24">Before his coming, <crossref let="s" cid="c44013024.1"/>John had proclaimed <crossref let="t" cid="c44013024.2"/>a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013025"/>
+    <verse num="25">And as John was finishing his course, <crossref let="u" cid="c44013025.1"/>he said, <q class="begin-single" qid="44013025.1" from="44013025.1" to="44013025.2"/>What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.<q class="end-single" qid="44013025.2" from="44013025.1" to="44013025.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013026"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="26"><q class="continue-double" qid="44013026.1" from="44013016.1" to="44013041.4"/>Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you <crossref let="v" cid="c44013026.1"/>who fear God, to us has been sent <crossref let="w" cid="c44013026.2"/>the message of <crossref let="x" cid="c44013026.3"/>this salvation.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013027"/>
+    <verse num="27">For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because <crossref let="y" cid="c44013027.1"/>they did not recognize him nor understand <crossref let="z" cid="c44013027.2"/>the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, <crossref let="a" cid="c44013027.3"/>fulfilled them by condemning him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013028"/>
+    <verse num="28">And <crossref let="b" cid="c44013028.1"/>though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, <crossref let="c" cid="c44013028.2"/>they asked Pilate to have him executed.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013029"/>
+    <verse num="29">And when <crossref let="d" cid="c44013029.1"/>they had carried out all that was written of him, <crossref let="e" cid="c44013029.2"/>they took him down from <crossref let="f" cid="c44013029.3"/>the tree and laid him in a tomb.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013030"/>
+    <verse num="30">But <crossref let="g" cid="c44013030.1"/>God raised him from the dead,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013031"/>
+    <verse num="31">and for many days <crossref let="h" cid="c44013031.1"/>he appeared to those <crossref let="i" cid="c44013031.2"/>who had come up with him <crossref let="j" cid="c44013031.3"/>from Galilee to Jerusalem, <crossref let="k" cid="c44013031.4"/>who are now <crossref let="l" cid="c44013031.5"/>his witnesses to the people.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013032"/>
+    <verse num="32">And we bring you the good news <crossref let="m" cid="c44013032.1"/>that what God promised to the fathers,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013033"/>
+    <verse num="33"><crossref let="n" cid="c44013033.1"/>this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c44013033.2"/><crossref cid="t44013033.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44013033.1" from="44013016.1" to="44013041.4"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44013033.2" from="44013033.2" to="44013033.3"/>You are my Son,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>today I have begotten you.<q class="end-single" qid="44013033.3" from="44013033.2" to="44013033.3"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013034"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="34">And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, <crossrefs><crossref let="p" cid="c44013034.1"/><crossref let="q" cid="c44013034.2"/></crossrefs>no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="44013034.1" from="44013016.1" to="44013041.4"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44013034.2" from="44013034.2" to="44013034.3"/>I will give you <crossref let="r" cid="c44013034.3"/><crossref cid="t44013034.1"/>the holy and sure blessings of David.<q class="end-single" qid="44013034.3" from="44013034.2" to="44013034.3"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013035"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="35">Therefore he says also in another psalm,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="s" cid="c44013035.1"/><crossref cid="t44013035.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44013035.1" from="44013016.1" to="44013041.4"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44013035.2" from="44013035.2" to="44013035.3"/>You will not let your Holy One see corruption.<q class="end-single" qid="44013035.3" from="44013035.2" to="44013035.3"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013036"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="36">For David, after he had <crossref let="t" cid="c44013036.1"/>served the purpose of God in his own generation, <crossref let="u" cid="c44013036.2"/>fell asleep and <crossref let="v" cid="c44013036.3"/>was laid with his fathers and saw corruption,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013037"/>
+    <verse num="37">but he whom <crossref let="w" cid="c44013037.1"/>God raised up did not see corruption.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013038"/>
+    <verse num="38">Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, <crossref let="x" cid="c44013038.1"/>that through this man <crossref let="y" cid="c44013038.2"/>forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013039"/>
+    <verse num="39">and by him <crossref let="z" cid="c44013039.1"/>everyone who believes is freed<note nid="n44013039.1"/> from everything <crossref let="a" cid="c44013039.2"/>from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013040"/>
+    <verse num="40">Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about:</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013041"/>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="41">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="b" cid="c44013041.1"/><crossref cid="t44013041.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44013041.1" from="44013016.1" to="44013041.4"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44013041.2" from="44013041.2" to="44013041.3"/>Look, you scoffers,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>be astounded and perish;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>for I am doing a work in your days,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.<q class="end-single" qid="44013041.3" from="44013041.2" to="44013041.3"/><q class="end-double" qid="44013041.4" from="44013016.1" to="44013041.4"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013042"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="42">As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013043"/>
+    <verse num="43">And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and <crossref let="c" cid="c44013043.1"/>devout <crossref let="d" cid="c44013043.2"/>converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them <crossref let="e" cid="c44013043.3"/>to continue in <crossref let="f" cid="c44013043.4"/>the grace of God.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013044"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="44">The next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013045"/>
+    <verse num="45"><crossref let="g" cid="c44013045.1"/>But <crossref let="h" cid="c44013045.2"/>when the Jews<note nid="n44013045.1"/> saw the crowds, they were filled with <crossref let="i" cid="c44013045.3"/>jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, <crossref let="j" cid="c44013045.4"/>reviling him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013046"/>
+    <verse num="46">And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44013046.1" from="44013046.1" to="44013047.4"/>It was necessary that the word of God <crossref let="k" cid="c44013046.1"/>be spoken first to you. <crossref let="l" cid="c44013046.2"/>Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves <crossref let="m" cid="c44013046.3"/>unworthy of eternal life, behold, we <crossref let="n" cid="c44013046.4"/>are turning to the Gentiles.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013047"/>
+    <verse num="47"><crossref let="o" cid="c44013047.1"/>For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="p" cid="c44013047.2"/><crossref cid="t44013047.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44013047.1" from="44013046.1" to="44013047.4"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44013047.2" from="44013047.2" to="44013047.3"/>I have made you <crossref let="q" cid="c44013047.3"/>a light for the Gentiles,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>that you may <crossref let="r" cid="c44013047.4"/>bring salvation to the ends of the earth.<q class="end-single" qid="44013047.3" from="44013047.2" to="44013047.3"/><q class="end-double" qid="44013047.4" from="44013046.1" to="44013047.4"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013048"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="48">And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and <crossref let="s" cid="c44013048.1"/>glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013049"/>
+    <verse num="49">And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013050"/>
+    <verse num="50"><crossref let="t" cid="c44013050.1"/>But the Jews incited the devout <crossref let="u" cid="c44013050.2"/>women of high standing and the leading men of the city, <crossref let="v" cid="c44013050.3"/>stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and <crossref let="w" cid="c44013050.4"/>drove them out of their district.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013051"/>
+    <verse num="51">But they <crossref let="x" cid="c44013051.1"/>shook off the dust from their feet against them and went to Iconium.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44013052"/>
+    <verse num="52">And the disciples were filled <crossref let="y" cid="c44013052.1"/>with joy and <crossref let="z" cid="c44013052.2"/>with the Holy Spirit.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014001"/>
+  <chapter num="14">
+    <heading>Paul and Barnabas at Iconium</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Now at Iconium <crossref let="a" cid="c44014001.1"/>they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014002"/>
+    <verse num="2"><crossref let="b" cid="c44014002.1"/>But the <crossref let="c" cid="c44014002.2"/>unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against <crossref let="d" cid="c44014002.3"/>the brothers.<note nid="n44014002.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014003"/>
+    <verse num="3">So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for <crossref let="e" cid="c44014003.1"/>the Lord, who bore witness to <crossref let="f" cid="c44014003.2"/>the word of his grace, <crossref let="g" cid="c44014003.3"/>granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014004"/>
+    <verse num="4">But the people of the city <crossref let="h" cid="c44014004.1"/>were divided; <crossref let="i" cid="c44014004.2"/>some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014005"/>
+    <verse num="5">When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, <crossref let="j" cid="c44014005.1"/>to mistreat them and <crossref let="k" cid="c44014005.2"/>to stone them,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014006"/>
+    <verse num="6">they learned of it and <crossref let="l" cid="c44014006.1"/>fled to <crossref let="m" cid="c44014006.2"/>Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014007"/>
+    <verse num="7">and there they continued to preach the gospel.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014008"/>
+    <heading>Paul and Barnabas at Lystra</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="8">Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was <crossref let="n" cid="c44014008.1"/>crippled from birth and had never walked.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014009"/>
+    <verse num="9">He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and <crossref let="o" cid="c44014009.1"/>seeing that he had faith to be made well,<note nid="n44014009.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014010"/>
+    <verse num="10">said in a loud voice, <q class="begin-double" qid="44014010.1" from="44014010.1" to="44014010.2"/>Stand upright on your feet.<q class="end-double" qid="44014010.2" from="44014010.1" to="44014010.2"/> And he <crossref let="p" cid="c44014010.1"/>sprang up and began walking.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in Lycaonian, <crossref let="q" cid="c44014011.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44014011.1" from="44014011.1" to="44014011.2"/>The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!<q class="end-double" qid="44014011.2" from="44014011.1" to="44014011.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014012"/>
+    <verse num="12">Barnabas they called <crossref let="r" cid="c44014012.1"/>Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014013"/>
+    <verse num="13">And the priest of <crossref let="r" cid="c44014013.1"/>Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and <crossref let="s" cid="c44014013.2"/>wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014014"/>
+    <verse num="14">But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they <crossref let="t" cid="c44014014.1"/>tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014015"/>
+    <verse num="15"><q class="begin-double" qid="44014015.1" from="44014015.1" to="44014017.1"/>Men, <crossref let="u" cid="c44014015.1"/>why are you doing these things? We also are men, <crossref let="v" cid="c44014015.2"/>of like nature with you, and we bring you good news, that <crossref let="w" cid="c44014015.3"/>you should turn from these <crossref let="x" cid="c44014015.4"/>vain things to <crossref let="y" cid="c44014015.5"/>a living God, <crossref let="z" cid="c44014015.6"/>who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014016"/>
+    <verse num="16">In past generations he <crossref let="a" cid="c44014016.1"/>allowed all the nations <crossref let="b" cid="c44014016.2"/>to walk in their own ways.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014017"/>
+    <verse num="17">Yet <crossref let="c" cid="c44014017.1"/>he did not leave himself without witness, for he <crossref let="d" cid="c44014017.2"/>did good by <crossref let="e" cid="c44014017.3"/>giving you rains from heaven and <crossref let="f" cid="c44014017.4"/>fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with <crossref let="g" cid="c44014017.5"/>food and <crossref let="h" cid="c44014017.6"/>gladness.<q class="end-double" qid="44014017.1" from="44014015.1" to="44014017.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014018"/>
+    <verse num="18">Even with these words they scarcely restrained the people from offering sacrifice to them.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014019"/>
+    <heading>Paul Stoned at Lystra</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="19"><crossref let="i" cid="c44014019.1"/>But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, <crossref let="j" cid="c44014019.2"/>they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014020"/>
+    <verse num="20">But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014021"/>
+    <verse num="21">When they had preached the gospel to that city and had <crossref let="k" cid="c44014021.1"/>made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014022"/>
+    <verse num="22"><crossref let="l" cid="c44014022.1"/>strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them <crossref let="m" cid="c44014022.2"/>to continue in <crossref let="n" cid="c44014022.3"/>the faith, and saying that <crossref let="o" cid="c44014022.4"/>through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014023"/>
+    <verse num="23">And when they had <crossref let="p" cid="c44014023.1"/>appointed <crossref let="q" cid="c44014023.2"/>elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting <crossref let="r" cid="c44014023.3"/>they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014024"/>
+    <heading>Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="24">Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014025"/>
+    <verse num="25">And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014026"/>
+    <verse num="26">and from there they sailed to Antioch, <crossref let="s" cid="c44014026.1"/>where they had been <crossref let="t" cid="c44014026.2"/>commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014027"/>
+    <verse num="27">And when they arrived and gathered the church together, <crossref let="u" cid="c44014027.1"/>they declared all that God had done with them, and <crossref let="v" cid="c44014027.2"/>how he had <crossref let="w" cid="c44014027.3"/>opened <crossref let="x" cid="c44014027.4"/>a door of faith to the Gentiles.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44014028"/>
+    <verse num="28">And they remained no little time with the disciples.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015001"/>
+  <chapter num="15">
+    <heading>The Jerusalem Council</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1"><crossref let="y" cid="c44015001.1"/>But some men came down from Judea and were teaching <crossref let="z" cid="c44015001.2"/>the brothers, <q class="begin-double" qid="44015001.1" from="44015001.1" to="44015001.2"/>Unless you are <crossref let="a" cid="c44015001.3"/>circumcised <crossref let="b" cid="c44015001.4"/>according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.<q class="end-double" qid="44015001.2" from="44015001.1" to="44015001.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and <crossref let="c" cid="c44015002.1"/>debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and <crossref let="d" cid="c44015002.2"/>some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to <crossref let="e" cid="c44015002.3"/>the apostles and the elders about this question.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015003"/>
+    <verse num="3">So, <crossref let="f" cid="c44015003.1"/>being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, <crossref let="g" cid="c44015003.2"/>describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and <crossref let="h" cid="c44015003.3"/>brought great joy to all <crossref let="i" cid="c44015003.4"/>the brothers.<note nid="n44015003.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015004"/>
+    <verse num="4"><crossref let="j" cid="c44015004.1"/>When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and <crossref let="k" cid="c44015004.2"/>the apostles and the elders, and <crossref let="g" cid="c44015004.3"/>they declared all that God had done with them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015005"/>
+    <verse num="5">But some believers who belonged to <crossref let="l" cid="c44015005.1"/>the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, <crossref let="m" cid="c44015005.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44015005.1" from="44015005.1" to="44015005.2"/>It is necessary <crossref let="n" cid="c44015005.3"/>to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.<q class="end-double" qid="44015005.2" from="44015005.1" to="44015005.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015006"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="6"><crossref let="o" cid="c44015006.1"/>The <crossref let="k" cid="c44015006.2"/>apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And after there had been much <crossref let="p" cid="c44015007.1"/>debate, Peter stood up and said to them, <q class="begin-double" qid="44015007.1" from="44015007.1" to="44015011.1"/>Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, <crossref let="q" cid="c44015007.2"/>that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear <crossref let="r" cid="c44015007.3"/>the word of <crossref let="s" cid="c44015007.4"/>the gospel and believe.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015008"/>
+    <verse num="8">And God, <crossref let="t" cid="c44015008.1"/>who knows the heart, <crossref let="u" cid="c44015008.2"/>bore witness to them, <crossref let="v" cid="c44015008.3"/>by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015009"/>
+    <verse num="9">and <crossref let="w" cid="c44015009.1"/>he made no distinction between us and them, <crossref let="x" cid="c44015009.2"/>having cleansed their hearts <crossref let="y" cid="c44015009.3"/>by faith.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015010"/>
+    <verse num="10">Now, therefore, why <crossref let="z" cid="c44015010.1"/>are you putting God to the test <crossref let="a" cid="c44015010.2"/>by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples <crossref let="b" cid="c44015010.3"/>that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015011"/>
+    <verse num="11">But we <crossref let="c" cid="c44015011.1"/>believe that we will be <crossref let="d" cid="c44015011.2"/>saved through <crossref let="e" cid="c44015011.3"/>the grace of the Lord Jesus, <crossref let="w" cid="c44015011.4"/>just as they will.<q class="end-double" qid="44015011.1" from="44015007.1" to="44015011.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015012"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12">And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul <crossref let="f" cid="c44015012.1"/>as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015013"/>
+    <verse num="13">After they finished speaking, <crossref let="g" cid="c44015013.1"/>James replied, <q class="begin-double" qid="44015013.1" from="44015013.1" to="44015021.1"/>Brothers, listen to me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015014"/>
+    <verse num="14"><crossref let="h" cid="c44015014.1"/>Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them <crossref let="i" cid="c44015014.2"/>a people for his name.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015016"/>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="16">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="j" cid="c44015016.1"/><crossref cid="t44015016.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44015016.1" from="44015013.1" to="44015021.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44015016.2" from="44015016.2" to="44015018.1"/>After this I will return,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>I will rebuild its ruins,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/> and I will restore it,<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015017"/>
+    <verse num="17">
+        <begin-line/>that the remnant<note nid="n44015017.1"/> of mankind <crossref let="k" cid="c44015017.1"/>may seek the Lord,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and all the Gentiles <crossref let="l" cid="c44015017.2"/>who are called by my name,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/> says the Lord, who makes these things
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015018"/>
+    <verse num="18"><crossref let="m" cid="c44015018.1"/>known from of old.<q class="end-single" qid="44015018.1" from="44015016.2" to="44015018.1"/><end-line/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015019"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="19">Therefore <crossref let="n" cid="c44015019.1"/>my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who <crossref let="o" cid="c44015019.2"/>turn to God,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015020"/>
+    <verse num="20">but should write to them <crossref let="p" cid="c44015020.1"/>to abstain from <crossref let="q" cid="c44015020.2"/>the things polluted by idols, and from <crossref let="r" cid="c44015020.3"/>sexual immorality, and from <crossref let="s" cid="c44015020.4"/>what has been strangled, and from <crossref let="s" cid="c44015020.5"/>blood.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015021"/>
+    <verse num="21">For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, <crossref let="t" cid="c44015021.1"/>for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.<q class="end-double" qid="44015021.1" from="44015013.1" to="44015021.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015022"/>
+    <heading>The Council&apos;s Letter to Gentile Believers</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="22">Then it seemed good to <crossref let="u" cid="c44015022.1"/>the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called <crossref let="v" cid="c44015022.2"/>Barsabbas, and <crossref let="w" cid="c44015022.3"/>Silas, leading men among <crossref let="x" cid="c44015022.4"/>the brothers,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015023"/>
+    <verse num="23">with the following letter: <crossref let="x" cid="c44015023.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44015023.1" from="44015023.1" to="44015029.1"/>The brothers, both <crossref let="u" cid="c44015023.2"/>the apostles and the elders, to the brothers<note nid="n44015023.1"/> who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, <crossref let="y" cid="c44015023.3"/>greetings.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015024"/>
+    <verse num="24">Since we have heard that <crossref let="z" cid="c44015024.1"/>some persons have gone out from us and <crossref let="a" cid="c44015024.2"/>troubled you<note nid="n44015024.1"/> with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015025"/>
+    <verse num="25">it has seemed good to us, having come <crossref let="b" cid="c44015025.1"/>to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our <crossref let="c" cid="c44015025.2"/>beloved Barnabas and Paul,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015026"/>
+    <verse num="26"><crossref let="d" cid="c44015026.1"/>men who have <crossref let="e" cid="c44015026.2"/>risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015027"/>
+    <verse num="27">We have therefore sent <crossref let="f" cid="c44015027.1"/>Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015028"/>
+    <verse num="28">For it has seemed good <crossref let="g" cid="c44015028.1"/>to the Holy Spirit and <crossref let="h" cid="c44015028.2"/>to us <crossref let="i" cid="c44015028.3"/>to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015029"/>
+    <verse num="29"><crossref let="j" cid="c44015029.1"/>that you abstain from <crossref let="k" cid="c44015029.2"/>what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.<q class="end-double" qid="44015029.1" from="44015023.1" to="44015029.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015030"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="30">So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015031"/>
+    <verse num="31">And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015032"/>
+    <verse num="32">And Judas and Silas, who were themselves <crossref let="l" cid="c44015032.1"/>prophets, encouraged and <crossref let="m" cid="c44015032.2"/>strengthened <crossref let="n" cid="c44015032.3"/>the brothers with many words.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015033"/>
+    <verse num="33">And after they had spent some time, they were sent off <crossref let="o" cid="c44015033.1"/>in peace by <crossref let="n" cid="c44015033.2"/>the brothers to those who had sent them.<note nid="n44015033.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015035"/>
+    <verse num="35">But <crossref let="p" cid="c44015035.1"/>Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015036"/>
+    <heading>Paul and Barnabas Separate</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="36">And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, <q class="begin-double" qid="44015036.1" from="44015036.1" to="44015036.2"/>Let us return and visit <crossref let="n" cid="c44015036.1"/>the brothers <crossref let="q" cid="c44015036.2"/>in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.<q class="end-double" qid="44015036.2" from="44015036.1" to="44015036.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015037"/>
+    <verse num="37">Now Barnabas wanted to take with them <crossref let="r" cid="c44015037.1"/>John called Mark.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015038"/>
+    <verse num="38">But Paul thought best not to take with them one <crossref let="s" cid="c44015038.1"/>who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015039"/>
+    <verse num="39">And there arose <crossref let="t" cid="c44015039.1"/>a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. <crossref let="u" cid="c44015039.2"/>Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015040"/>
+    <verse num="40">but Paul chose Silas and departed, <crossref let="v" cid="c44015040.1"/>having been commended by <crossref let="w" cid="c44015040.2"/>the brothers to <crossref let="x" cid="c44015040.3"/>the grace of the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44015041"/>
+    <verse num="41">And he went through Syria and Cilicia, <crossref let="y" cid="c44015041.1"/>strengthening the churches.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016001"/>
+  <chapter num="16">
+    <heading>Timothy Joins Paul and Silas</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Paul<note nid="n44016001.1"/> came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named <crossref let="z" cid="c44016001.1"/>Timothy, <crossref let="a" cid="c44016001.2"/>the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016002"/>
+    <verse num="2">He was well spoken of by <crossref let="b" cid="c44016002.1"/>the brothers<note nid="n44016002.1"/> at Lystra and Iconium.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016003"/>
+    <verse num="3">Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he <crossref let="c" cid="c44016003.1"/>took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016004"/>
+    <verse num="4">As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance <crossref let="d" cid="c44016004.1"/>the decisions <crossref let="e" cid="c44016004.2"/>that had been reached by <crossref let="f" cid="c44016004.3"/>the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016005"/>
+    <verse num="5"><crossref let="g" cid="c44016005.1"/>So the churches were strengthened in <crossref let="h" cid="c44016005.2"/>the faith, and they increased in numbers <crossref let="i" cid="c44016005.3"/>daily.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016006"/>
+    <heading>The Macedonian Call</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="6">And <crossref let="j" cid="c44016006.1"/>they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but <crossref let="k" cid="c44016007.1"/>the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016008"/>
+    <verse num="8">So, passing by Mysia, they went down <crossref let="l" cid="c44016008.1"/>to Troas.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016009.1" from="44016009.1" to="44016009.2"/>Come over to Macedonia and help us.<q class="end-double" qid="44016009.2" from="44016009.1" to="44016009.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016010"/>
+    <verse num="10">And when Paul<note nid="n44016010.1"/> had seen the vision, immediately <crossref let="m" cid="c44016010.1"/>we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016011"/>
+    <heading>The Conversion of Lydia</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="11">So, setting sail from Troas, we <crossref let="n" cid="c44016011.1"/>made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016012"/>
+    <verse num="12">and from there to <crossref let="o" cid="c44016012.1"/>Philippi, which is a leading city of the<note nid="n44016012.1"/> district of Macedonia and <crossref let="p" cid="c44016012.2"/>a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016013"/>
+    <verse num="13">And <crossref let="q" cid="c44016013.1"/>on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate <crossref let="r" cid="c44016013.2"/>to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we <crossref let="s" cid="c44016013.3"/>sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016014"/>
+    <verse num="14">One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, <crossref let="t" cid="c44016014.1"/>who was a worshiper of God. The Lord <crossref let="u" cid="c44016014.2"/>opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And after she was baptized, <crossref let="v" cid="c44016015.1"/>and her household as well, she urged us, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016015.1" from="44016015.1" to="44016015.2"/>If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.<q class="end-double" qid="44016015.2" from="44016015.1" to="44016015.2"/> And she <crossref let="w" cid="c44016015.2"/>prevailed upon us.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016016"/>
+    <heading>Paul and Silas in Prison</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="16">As we were going to <crossref let="x" cid="c44016016.1"/>the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had <crossref let="y" cid="c44016016.2"/>a spirit of <crossref let="z" cid="c44016016.3"/>divination and <crossref let="a" cid="c44016016.4"/>brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016017"/>
+    <verse num="17">She followed Paul and us, <crossref let="b" cid="c44016017.1"/>crying out, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016017.1" from="44016017.1" to="44016017.2"/>These men are <crossref let="c" cid="c44016017.2"/>servants of <crossref let="d" cid="c44016017.3"/>the Most High God, who proclaim to you <crossref let="e" cid="c44016017.4"/>the way of salvation.<q class="end-double" qid="44016017.2" from="44016017.1" to="44016017.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016018"/>
+    <verse num="18">And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, <crossref let="f" cid="c44016018.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44016018.1" from="44016018.1" to="44016018.2"/>I command you <crossref let="g" cid="c44016018.2"/>in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.<q class="end-double" qid="44016018.2" from="44016018.1" to="44016018.2"/> And <crossref let="h" cid="c44016018.3"/>it came out that very hour.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016019"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="19">But <crossref let="i" cid="c44016019.1"/>when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and <crossref let="j" cid="c44016019.2"/>dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016020"/>
+    <verse num="20">And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016020.1" from="44016020.1" to="44016021.1"/>These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016021"/>
+    <verse num="21">They <crossref let="k" cid="c44016021.1"/>advocate customs that are not lawful for us <crossref let="l" cid="c44016021.2"/>as Romans to accept or practice.<q class="end-double" qid="44016021.1" from="44016020.1" to="44016021.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016022"/>
+    <verse num="22">The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders <crossref let="m" cid="c44016022.1"/>to beat them with rods.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016023"/>
+    <verse num="23">And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016024"/>
+    <verse num="24">Having received this order, he put them into the inner <crossref let="n" cid="c44016024.1"/>prison and fastened their feet in <crossref let="o" cid="c44016024.2"/>the stocks.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016025"/>
+    <heading>The Philippian Jailer Converted</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="25"><crossref let="p" cid="c44016025.1"/>About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016026"/>
+    <verse num="26">and suddenly <crossref let="q" cid="c44016026.1"/>there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately <crossref let="r" cid="c44016026.2"/>all the doors were opened, and <crossref let="s" cid="c44016026.3"/>everyone&apos;s bonds were unfastened.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016027"/>
+    <verse num="27">When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and <crossref let="t" cid="c44016027.1"/>was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016028"/>
+    <verse num="28">But Paul cried with a loud voice, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016028.1" from="44016028.1" to="44016028.2"/>Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.<q class="end-double" qid="44016028.2" from="44016028.1" to="44016028.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016029"/>
+    <verse num="29">And the jailer<note nid="n44016029.1"/> called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he <crossref let="u" cid="c44016029.1"/>fell down before Paul and Silas.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016030"/>
+    <verse num="30">Then he brought them out and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016030.1" from="44016030.1" to="44016030.2"/>Sirs, <crossref let="v" cid="c44016030.1"/>what must I do to be <crossref let="w" cid="c44016030.2"/>saved?<q class="end-double" qid="44016030.2" from="44016030.1" to="44016030.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016031"/>
+    <verse num="31">And they said, <crossref let="x" cid="c44016031.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44016031.1" from="44016031.1" to="44016031.2"/>Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you <crossref let="y" cid="c44016031.2"/>and your household.<q class="end-double" qid="44016031.2" from="44016031.1" to="44016031.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016032"/>
+    <verse num="32">And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016033"/>
+    <verse num="33">And he took them <crossref let="z" cid="c44016033.1"/>the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he <crossref let="a" cid="c44016033.2"/>was baptized at once, he and all his family.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016034"/>
+    <verse num="34">Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he <crossref let="b" cid="c44016034.1"/>rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016035"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="35">But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016035.1" from="44016035.1" to="44016035.2"/>Let those men go.<q class="end-double" qid="44016035.2" from="44016035.1" to="44016035.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016036"/>
+    <verse num="36">And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016036.1" from="44016036.1" to="44016036.2"/>The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.<q class="end-double" qid="44016036.2" from="44016036.1" to="44016036.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016037"/>
+    <verse num="37">But Paul said to them, <q class="begin-double" qid="44016037.1" from="44016037.1" to="44016037.2"/>They have beaten us publicly, <crossref let="c" cid="c44016037.1"/>uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.<q class="end-double" qid="44016037.2" from="44016037.1" to="44016037.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016038"/>
+    <verse num="38">The police reported these words to the magistrates, and <crossref let="c" cid="c44016038.1"/>they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016039"/>
+    <verse num="39">So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and <crossref let="d" cid="c44016039.1"/>asked them to leave the city.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44016040"/>
+    <verse num="40">So they went out of the prison and visited <crossref let="e" cid="c44016040.1"/>Lydia. And when they had seen <crossref let="f" cid="c44016040.2"/>the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017001"/>
+  <chapter num="17">
+    <heading>Paul and Silas in Thessalonica</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to <crossref let="g" cid="c44017001.1"/>Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And Paul went in, <crossref let="h" cid="c44017002.1"/>as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them <crossref let="i" cid="c44017002.2"/>from the Scriptures,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017003"/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="j" cid="c44017003.1"/>explaining and proving that it was necessary for <crossref let="k" cid="c44017003.2"/>the Christ to suffer and <crossref let="l" cid="c44017003.3"/>to rise from the dead, and saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44017003.1" from="44017003.1" to="44017003.2"/>This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.<q class="end-double" qid="44017003.2" from="44017003.1" to="44017003.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And <crossref let="m" cid="c44017004.1"/>some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did <crossref let="n" cid="c44017004.2"/>a great many of the devout <crossref let="o" cid="c44017004.3"/>Greeks and not a few of the leading women.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017005"/>
+    <verse num="5"><crossref let="p" cid="c44017005.1"/>But the Jews<note nid="n44017005.1"/> <crossref let="q" cid="c44017005.2"/>were jealous, and taking <crossref let="r" cid="c44017005.3"/>some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017006"/>
+    <verse num="6">And when they could not find them, <crossref let="s" cid="c44017006.1"/>they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, <q class="begin-double" qid="44017006.1" from="44017006.1" to="44017007.1"/>These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017007"/>
+    <verse num="7">and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against <crossref let="t" cid="c44017007.1"/>the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is <crossref let="u" cid="c44017007.2"/>another king, Jesus.<q class="end-double" qid="44017007.1" from="44017006.1" to="44017007.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017008"/>
+    <verse num="8">And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017010"/>
+    <heading>Paul and Silas in Berea</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="10"><crossref let="v" cid="c44017010.1"/>The brothers<note nid="n44017010.1"/> immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they <crossref let="w" cid="c44017010.2"/>went into the Jewish synagogue.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017011"/>
+    <verse num="11">Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, <crossref let="x" cid="c44017011.1"/>examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017012"/>
+    <verse num="12"><crossref let="y" cid="c44017012.1"/>Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek <crossref let="z" cid="c44017012.2"/>women of high standing as well as men.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017013"/>
+    <verse num="13">But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, <crossref let="a" cid="c44017013.1"/>agitating and stirring up the crowds.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017014"/>
+    <verse num="14">Then the brothers <crossref let="b" cid="c44017014.1"/>immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and <crossref let="c" cid="c44017014.2"/>Timothy remained there.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017015"/>
+    <verse num="15"><crossref let="d" cid="c44017015.1"/>Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as <crossref let="e" cid="c44017015.2"/>Athens, and after receiving a command <crossref let="f" cid="c44017015.3"/>for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017016"/>
+    <heading>Paul in Athens</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="16">Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was <crossref let="g" cid="c44017016.1"/>provoked within him as he saw that the city was <crossref let="h" cid="c44017016.2"/>full of idols.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017017"/>
+    <verse num="17">So <crossref let="i" cid="c44017017.1"/>he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017018"/>
+    <verse num="18">Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, <crossref let="j" cid="c44017018.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44017018.1" from="44017018.1" to="44017018.2"/>What does this babbler wish to say?<q class="end-double" qid="44017018.2" from="44017018.1" to="44017018.2"/> Others said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44017018.3" from="44017018.3" to="44017018.4"/>He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities<q class="end-double" qid="44017018.4" from="44017018.3" to="44017018.4"/>&emdash;because <crossref let="k" cid="c44017018.2"/>he was preaching <crossref let="l" cid="c44017018.3"/>Jesus and the resurrection.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And they took him and brought him to <crossref let="m" cid="c44017019.1"/>the Areopagus, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44017019.1" from="44017019.1" to="44017020.1"/>May we know what this <crossref let="n" cid="c44017019.2"/>new teaching is that you are presenting?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017020"/>
+    <verse num="20">For you bring some <crossref let="o" cid="c44017020.1"/>strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.<q class="end-double" qid="44017020.1" from="44017019.1" to="44017020.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017021"/>
+    <verse num="21">Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017022"/>
+    <heading>Paul Addresses the Areopagus</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="22">So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: <q class="begin-double" qid="44017022.1" from="44017022.1" to="44017031.1"/>Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017023"/>
+    <verse num="23">For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: <crossref let="p" cid="c44017023.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44017023.1" from="44017023.1" to="44017023.2"/>To the unknown god.<q class="end-single" qid="44017023.2" from="44017023.1" to="44017023.2"/> <crossref let="p" cid="c44017023.2"/>What therefore you worship <crossref let="q" cid="c44017023.3"/>as unknown, this I proclaim to you.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017024"/>
+    <verse num="24"><crossref let="r" cid="c44017024.1"/>The God who made the world and everything in it, being <crossref let="s" cid="c44017024.2"/>Lord of heaven and earth, <crossref let="t" cid="c44017024.3"/>does not live in temples made by man,<note nid="n44017024.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017025"/>
+    <verse num="25">nor is he served by human hands, <crossref let="u" cid="c44017025.1"/>as though he needed anything, since he himself <crossref let="v" cid="c44017025.2"/>gives to all mankind <crossref let="w" cid="c44017025.3"/>life and breath and everything.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017026"/>
+    <verse num="26">And <crossref let="x" cid="c44017026.1"/>he made from one man every nation of mankind to live <crossref let="y" cid="c44017026.2"/>on all the face of the earth, <crossref let="z" cid="c44017026.3"/>having determined allotted periods and <crossref let="a" cid="c44017026.4"/>the boundaries of their dwelling place,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017027"/>
+    <verse num="27"><crossref let="b" cid="c44017027.1"/>that they should seek God, <crossref let="c" cid="c44017027.2"/>and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. <crossref let="d" cid="c44017027.3"/>Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017028"/>
+    <verse num="28">for
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c44017028.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44017028.1" from="44017022.1" to="44017031.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44017028.2" from="44017028.2" to="44017028.3"/>In him we live and move and have our being<q class="end-single" qid="44017028.3" from="44017028.2" to="44017028.3"/>;<note nid="n44017028.1"/><end-line/>
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <end-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>as even some of <crossref let="f" cid="c44017028.2"/>your own poets have said,
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-block-indent/>
+      <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="44017028.4" from="44017022.1" to="44017031.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44017028.5" from="44017028.5" to="44017028.6"/>For we are indeed his offspring.<q class="end-single" qid="44017028.6" from="44017028.5" to="44017028.6"/><note nid="n44017028.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017029"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="29"><crossref let="g" cid="c44017029.1"/>Being then God&apos;s offspring, <crossref let="h" cid="c44017029.2"/>we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017030"/>
+    <verse num="30"><crossref let="i" cid="c44017030.1"/>The times of ignorance <crossref let="j" cid="c44017030.2"/>God overlooked, but <crossref let="k" cid="c44017030.3"/>now he <crossref let="l" cid="c44017030.4"/>commands all people everywhere to repent,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017031"/>
+    <verse num="31">because he has fixed <crossref let="m" cid="c44017031.1"/>a day on which <crossref let="n" cid="c44017031.2"/>he will judge the world <crossref let="o" cid="c44017031.3"/>in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and <crossref let="p" cid="c44017031.4"/>of this he has given assurance to all <crossref let="q" cid="c44017031.5"/>by raising him from the dead.<q class="end-double" qid="44017031.1" from="44017022.1" to="44017031.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017032"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="32">Now when they heard of <crossref let="r" cid="c44017032.1"/>the resurrection of the dead, <crossref let="s" cid="c44017032.2"/>some mocked. But others said, <crossref let="t" cid="c44017032.3"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44017032.1" from="44017032.1" to="44017032.2"/>We will hear you again about this.<q class="end-double" qid="44017032.2" from="44017032.1" to="44017032.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017033"/>
+    <verse num="33">So Paul went out from their midst.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44017034"/>
+    <verse num="34">But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius <crossref let="u" cid="c44017034.1"/>the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018001"/>
+  <chapter num="18">
+    <heading>Paul in Corinth</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">After this Paul<note nid="n44018001.1"/> left Athens and went to Corinth.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And he found a Jew named <crossref let="v" cid="c44018002.1"/>Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife <crossref let="v" cid="c44018002.2"/>Priscilla, because <crossref let="w" cid="c44018002.3"/>Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018003"/>
+    <verse num="3">and <crossref let="x" cid="c44018003.1"/>because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And <crossref let="y" cid="c44018004.1"/>he reasoned in the synagogue <crossref let="y" cid="c44018004.2"/>every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018005"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="5"><crossref let="z" cid="c44018005.1"/>When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul <crossref let="a" cid="c44018005.2"/>was occupied with the word, <crossref let="b" cid="c44018005.3"/>testifying to the Jews that the Christ was <crossref let="c" cid="c44018005.4"/>Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018006"/>
+    <verse num="6">And when they opposed and reviled him, <crossref let="d" cid="c44018006.1"/>he shook out his garments and said to them, <crossref let="e" cid="c44018006.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44018006.1" from="44018006.1" to="44018006.2"/>Your blood be on your own heads! <crossref let="f" cid="c44018006.3"/>I am innocent. <crossref let="g" cid="c44018006.4"/>From now on I will go to the Gentiles.<q class="end-double" qid="44018006.2" from="44018006.1" to="44018006.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius <crossref let="h" cid="c44018007.1"/>Justus, <crossref let="i" cid="c44018007.2"/>a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018008"/>
+    <verse num="8"><crossref let="j" cid="c44018008.1"/>Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together <crossref let="k" cid="c44018008.2"/>with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And the Lord said to Paul <crossref let="l" cid="c44018009.1"/>one night in <crossref let="m" cid="c44018009.2"/>a vision, <woc><crossref let="n" cid="c44018009.3"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44018009.1" from="44018009.1" to="44018010.1"/>Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent,</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018010"/>
+    <verse num="10" class="woc"><woc><crossref let="n" cid="c44018010.1"/>for I am with you, and <crossref let="o" cid="c44018010.2"/>no one will attack you to harm you, for <crossref let="p" cid="c44018010.3"/>I have many in this city who are my people.<q class="end-double" qid="44018010.1" from="44018009.1" to="44018010.1"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018012"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12">But when Gallio was <crossref let="q" cid="c44018012.1"/>proconsul of Achaia, <crossref let="r" cid="c44018012.2"/>the Jews<note nid="n44018012.1"/> made a united attack on Paul and <crossref let="s" cid="c44018012.3"/>brought him before the tribunal,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018013"/>
+    <verse num="13">saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44018013.1" from="44018013.1" to="44018013.2"/>This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to <crossref let="t" cid="c44018013.1"/>the law.<q class="end-double" qid="44018013.2" from="44018013.1" to="44018013.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018014"/>
+    <verse num="14">But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, <q class="begin-double" qid="44018014.1" from="44018014.1" to="44018015.1"/>If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious <crossref let="u" cid="c44018014.1"/>crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018015"/>
+    <verse num="15">But <crossref let="v" cid="c44018015.1"/>since it is a matter of questions about words and names and <crossref let="w" cid="c44018015.2"/>your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things.<q class="end-double" qid="44018015.1" from="44018014.1" to="44018015.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018016"/>
+    <verse num="16">And he drove them from the tribunal.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018017"/>
+    <verse num="17">And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018018"/>
+    <heading>Paul Returns to Antioch</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="18">After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of <crossref let="x" cid="c44018018.1"/>the brothers<note nid="n44018018.1"/> and set sail for Syria, and with him <crossref let="y" cid="c44018018.2"/>Priscilla and Aquila. At <crossref let="z" cid="c44018018.3"/>Cenchreae <crossref let="a" cid="c44018018.4"/>he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And they came to <crossref let="b" cid="c44018019.1"/>Ephesus, and he left them there, but <crossref let="c" cid="c44018019.2"/>he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018020"/>
+    <verse num="20">When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018021"/>
+    <verse num="21">But on taking leave of them he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44018021.1" from="44018021.1" to="44018021.2"/>I will return to you <crossref let="d" cid="c44018021.1"/>if God wills,<q class="end-double" qid="44018021.2" from="44018021.1" to="44018021.2"/> and he set sail from Ephesus.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018022"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="22">When he had landed at Caesarea, he <crossref let="e" cid="c44018022.1"/>went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018023"/>
+    <verse num="23">After spending some time there, he departed and <crossref let="f" cid="c44018023.1"/>went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, <crossref let="g" cid="c44018023.2"/>strengthening all the disciples.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018024"/>
+    <heading>Apollos Speaks Boldly in Ephesus</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="24">Now a Jew named <crossref let="h" cid="c44018024.1"/>Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, <crossref let="i" cid="c44018024.2"/>competent in the Scriptures.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018025"/>
+    <verse num="25">He had been instructed in <crossref let="j" cid="c44018025.1"/>the way of the Lord. And <crossref let="k" cid="c44018025.2"/>being fervent in spirit,<note nid="n44018025.1"/> he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only <crossref let="l" cid="c44018025.3"/>the baptism of John.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018026"/>
+    <verse num="26">He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when <crossref let="m" cid="c44018026.1"/>Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him <crossref let="n" cid="c44018026.2"/>the way of God more accurately.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018027"/>
+    <verse num="27">And when he wished to cross to <crossref let="o" cid="c44018027.1"/>Achaia, <crossref let="p" cid="c44018027.2"/>the brothers encouraged him and <crossref let="q" cid="c44018027.3"/>wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, <crossref let="r" cid="c44018027.4"/>he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44018028"/>
+    <verse num="28">for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures <crossref let="s" cid="c44018028.1"/>that the Christ was Jesus.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019001"/>
+  <chapter num="19">
+    <heading>Paul in Ephesus</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">And it happened that while <crossref let="t" cid="c44019001.1"/>Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed <crossref let="u" cid="c44019001.2"/>through the inland<note nid="n44019001.1"/> country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And he said to them, <crossref let="v" cid="c44019002.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44019002.1" from="44019002.1" to="44019002.2"/>Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?<q class="end-double" qid="44019002.2" from="44019002.1" to="44019002.2"/> And they said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44019002.3" from="44019002.3" to="44019002.4"/>No, <crossref let="w" cid="c44019002.2"/>we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.<q class="end-double" qid="44019002.4" from="44019002.3" to="44019002.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019003"/>
+    <verse num="3">And he said, <crossref let="x" cid="c44019003.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44019003.1" from="44019003.1" to="44019003.2"/>Into what then were you baptized?<q class="end-double" qid="44019003.2" from="44019003.1" to="44019003.2"/> They said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44019003.3" from="44019003.3" to="44019003.4"/>Into <crossref let="y" cid="c44019003.2"/>John&apos;s baptism.<q class="end-double" qid="44019003.4" from="44019003.3" to="44019003.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And Paul said, <crossref let="y" cid="c44019004.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44019004.1" from="44019004.1" to="44019004.2"/>John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people <crossref let="z" cid="c44019004.2"/>to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.<q class="end-double" qid="44019004.2" from="44019004.1" to="44019004.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019005"/>
+    <verse num="5">On hearing this, <crossref let="a" cid="c44019005.1"/>they were baptized in<note nid="n44019005.1"/> the name of the Lord Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019006"/>
+    <verse num="6">And <crossref let="b" cid="c44019006.1"/>when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and <crossref let="c" cid="c44019006.2"/>they began speaking in tongues and <crossref let="d" cid="c44019006.3"/>prophesying.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019007"/>
+    <verse num="7">There were about twelve men in all.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019008"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="8">And <crossref let="e" cid="c44019008.1"/>he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them <crossref let="f" cid="c44019008.2"/>about the kingdom of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019009"/>
+    <verse num="9"><crossref let="g" cid="c44019009.1"/>But when some became stubborn and <crossref let="h" cid="c44019009.2"/>continued in unbelief, speaking evil of <crossref let="i" cid="c44019009.3"/>the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.<note nid="n44019009.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019010"/>
+    <verse num="10">This continued for <crossref let="j" cid="c44019010.1"/>two years, so that <crossref let="k" cid="c44019010.2"/>all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019011"/>
+    <heading>The Sons of Sceva</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="11">And <crossref let="l" cid="c44019011.1"/>God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019012"/>
+    <verse num="12"><crossref let="l" cid="c44019012.1"/>so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and <crossref let="m" cid="c44019012.2"/>the evil spirits came out of them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019013"/>
+    <verse num="13">Then some of the itinerant Jewish <crossref let="n" cid="c44019013.1"/>exorcists <crossref let="o" cid="c44019013.2"/>undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, <crossref let="p" cid="c44019013.3"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44019013.1" from="44019013.1" to="44019013.2"/>I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.<q class="end-double" qid="44019013.2" from="44019013.1" to="44019013.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019014"/>
+    <verse num="14">Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019015"/>
+    <verse num="15">But the evil spirit answered them, <crossref let="q" cid="c44019015.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44019015.1" from="44019015.1" to="44019015.2"/>Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?<q class="end-double" qid="44019015.2" from="44019015.1" to="44019015.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019016"/>
+    <verse num="16">And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all<note nid="n44019016.1"/> of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019017"/>
+    <verse num="17">And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and <crossref let="r" cid="c44019017.1"/>the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019018"/>
+    <verse num="18">Also many of those who were now believers came, <crossref let="s" cid="c44019018.1"/>confessing and divulging their practices.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019020"/>
+    <verse num="20">So the word of the Lord <crossref let="t" cid="c44019020.1"/>continued to increase and prevail mightily.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019021"/>
+    <heading>A Riot at Ephesus</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="21">Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit <crossref let="u" cid="c44019021.1"/>to pass through <crossref let="v" cid="c44019021.2"/>Macedonia and Achaia and <crossref let="w" cid="c44019021.3"/>go to Jerusalem, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44019021.1" from="44019021.1" to="44019021.2"/>After I have been there, <crossref let="x" cid="c44019021.4"/>I must also see Rome.<q class="end-double" qid="44019021.2" from="44019021.1" to="44019021.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019022"/>
+    <verse num="22">And having sent into Macedonia two of <crossref let="y" cid="c44019022.1"/>his helpers, <crossref let="z" cid="c44019022.2"/>Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia <crossref let="a" cid="c44019022.3"/>for a while.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019023"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="23">About that time <crossref let="b" cid="c44019023.1"/>there arose no little disturbance concerning <crossref let="c" cid="c44019023.2"/>the Way.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019024"/>
+    <verse num="24">For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, <crossref let="d" cid="c44019024.1"/>brought no little business to the craftsmen.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019025"/>
+    <verse num="25"><crossref let="d" cid="c44019025.1"/>These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44019025.1" from="44019025.1" to="44019027.1"/>Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019026"/>
+    <verse num="26">And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, <crossref let="e" cid="c44019026.1"/>saying that <crossref let="f" cid="c44019026.2"/>gods made with hands are not gods.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019027"/>
+    <verse num="27">And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the <crossref let="g" cid="c44019027.1"/>great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship.<q class="end-double" qid="44019027.1" from="44019025.1" to="44019027.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019028"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="28">When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, <crossref let="g" cid="c44019028.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44019028.1" from="44019028.1" to="44019028.2"/>Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!<q class="end-double" qid="44019028.2" from="44019028.1" to="44019028.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019029"/>
+    <verse num="29">So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and <crossref let="h" cid="c44019029.1"/>Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul&apos;s <crossref let="i" cid="c44019029.2"/>companions in travel.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019030"/>
+    <verse num="30">But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019031"/>
+    <verse num="31">And even some of the Asiarchs,<note nid="n44019031.1"/> who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019032"/>
+    <verse num="32"><crossref let="j" cid="c44019032.1"/>Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019033"/>
+    <verse num="33">Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, <crossref let="k" cid="c44019033.1"/>motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019034"/>
+    <verse num="34">But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, <crossref let="l" cid="c44019034.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44019034.1" from="44019034.1" to="44019034.2"/>Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!<q class="end-double" qid="44019034.2" from="44019034.1" to="44019034.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019035"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="35">And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44019035.1" from="44019035.1" to="44019040.1"/>Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from <crossref let="m" cid="c44019035.1"/>the sky?<note nid="n44019035.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019036"/>
+    <verse num="36">Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019037"/>
+    <verse num="37">For you have brought <crossref let="n" cid="c44019037.1"/>these men here who are neither <crossref let="o" cid="c44019037.2"/>sacrilegious nor blasphemers of our goddess.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019038"/>
+    <verse num="38">If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are <crossref let="p" cid="c44019038.1"/>proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019039"/>
+    <verse num="39">But if you seek anything further,<note nid="n44019039.1"/> it shall be settled in the regular assembly.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019040"/>
+    <verse num="40">For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.<q class="end-double" qid="44019040.1" from="44019035.1" to="44019040.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44019041"/>
+    <verse num="41">And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020001"/>
+  <chapter num="20">
+    <heading>Paul in Macedonia and Greece</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and <crossref let="q" cid="c44020001.1"/>departed for Macedonia.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020002"/>
+    <verse num="2">When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020003"/>
+    <verse num="3">There he spent three months, and when <crossref let="r" cid="c44020003.1"/>a plot was made against him by the Jews<note nid="n44020003.1"/> as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020004"/>
+    <verse num="4">Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, <crossref let="s" cid="c44020004.1"/>Aristarchus and Secundus; and <crossref let="s" cid="c44020004.2"/>Gaius of Derbe, and <crossref let="t" cid="c44020004.3"/>Timothy; and the Asians, <crossref let="u" cid="c44020004.4"/>Tychicus and <crossref let="v" cid="c44020004.5"/>Trophimus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020005"/>
+    <verse num="5">These went on ahead and were waiting for <crossref let="w" cid="c44020005.1"/>us at <crossref let="x" cid="c44020005.2"/>Troas,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020006"/>
+    <verse num="6">but we sailed away from Philippi after <crossref let="y" cid="c44020006.1"/>the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020007"/>
+    <heading>Eutychus Raised from the Dead</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="7"><crossref let="z" cid="c44020007.1"/>On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together <crossref let="a" cid="c44020007.2"/>to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020008"/>
+    <verse num="8">There were many lamps in <crossref let="b" cid="c44020008.1"/>the upper room where we were gathered.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he <crossref let="c" cid="c44020009.1"/>fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020010"/>
+    <verse num="10">But Paul went down and <crossref let="d" cid="c44020010.1"/>bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, <crossref let="e" cid="c44020010.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44020010.1" from="44020010.1" to="44020010.2"/>Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.<q class="end-double" qid="44020010.2" from="44020010.1" to="44020010.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And when Paul had gone up and <crossref let="f" cid="c44020011.1"/>had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020012"/>
+    <verse num="12">And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020013"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="13">But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and<note nid="n44020015.1"/> the day after that we went to Miletus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020016"/>
+    <verse num="16">For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening <crossref let="g" cid="c44020016.1"/>to be at Jerusalem, if possible, <crossref let="h" cid="c44020016.2"/>on the day of Pentecost.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020017"/>
+    <heading>Paul Speaks to the Ephesian Elders</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="17">Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called <crossref let="i" cid="c44020017.1"/>the elders of the church to come to him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020018"/>
+    <verse num="18">And when they came to him, he said to them:
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/><crossref let="j" cid="c44020018.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44020018.1" from="44020018.1" to="44020035.3"/>You yourselves know <crossref let="k" cid="c44020018.2"/>how I lived among you the whole time <crossref let="j" cid="c44020018.3"/>from the first day that I set foot in Asia,
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020019"/>
+    <verse num="19"><crossref let="l" cid="c44020019.1"/>serving the Lord <crossref let="m" cid="c44020019.2"/>with all humility and with <crossref let="n" cid="c44020019.3"/>tears and with trials that happened to me through <crossref let="o" cid="c44020019.4"/>the plots of the Jews;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020020"/>
+    <verse num="20">how I <crossref let="p" cid="c44020020.1"/>did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and <crossref let="q" cid="c44020020.2"/>teaching you in public and from house to house,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020021"/>
+    <verse num="21"><crossref let="r" cid="c44020021.1"/>testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of <crossref let="s" cid="c44020021.2"/>repentance toward God and of <crossref let="t" cid="c44020021.3"/>faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.<note nid="n44020021.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020022"/>
+    <verse num="22">And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained <crossref let="u" cid="c44020022.1"/>by<note nid="n44020022.1"/> the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020023"/>
+    <verse num="23">except that <crossref let="v" cid="c44020023.1"/>the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that <crossref let="w" cid="c44020023.2"/>imprisonment and <crossref let="x" cid="c44020023.3"/>afflictions await me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020024"/>
+    <verse num="24">But <crossref let="y" cid="c44020024.1"/>I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only <crossref let="z" cid="c44020024.2"/>I may finish my course and <crossref let="a" cid="c44020024.3"/>the ministry <crossref let="b" cid="c44020024.4"/>that I received from the Lord Jesus, <crossref let="c" cid="c44020024.5"/>to testify to <crossref let="d" cid="c44020024.6"/>the gospel of <crossref let="e" cid="c44020024.7"/>the grace of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020025"/>
+    <verse num="25">And now, behold, <crossref let="f" cid="c44020025.1"/>I know that none of you among whom I have gone about <crossref let="g" cid="c44020025.2"/>proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020026"/>
+    <verse num="26">Therefore <crossref let="h" cid="c44020026.1"/>I testify to you this day that <crossref let="i" cid="c44020026.2"/>I am innocent of the blood of all,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020027"/>
+    <verse num="27">for <crossref let="j" cid="c44020027.1"/>I did not shrink from declaring to you <crossref let="k" cid="c44020027.2"/>the whole counsel of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020028"/>
+    <verse num="28"><crossref let="l" cid="c44020028.1"/>Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all <crossref let="m" cid="c44020028.2"/>the flock, in which <crossref let="n" cid="c44020028.3"/>the Holy Spirit has made you <crossref let="o" cid="c44020028.4"/>overseers, <crossref let="p" cid="c44020028.5"/>to care for <crossref let="q" cid="c44020028.6"/>the church of God,<note nid="n44020028.1"/> which he <crossref let="r" cid="c44020028.7"/>obtained <crossref let="s" cid="c44020028.8"/>with his own blood.<note nid="n44020028.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020029"/>
+    <verse num="29">I <crossref let="r" cid="c44020029.1"/>know that after my departure <crossref let="t" cid="c44020029.2"/>fierce wolves will come in among you, <crossref let="u" cid="c44020029.3"/>not sparing the flock;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020030"/>
+    <verse num="30">and <crossref let="v" cid="c44020030.1"/>from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020031"/>
+    <verse num="31">Therefore <crossref let="w" cid="c44020031.1"/>be alert, remembering that <crossref let="x" cid="c44020031.2"/>for three years I did not cease night or day <crossref let="y" cid="c44020031.3"/>to admonish every one <crossref let="z" cid="c44020031.4"/>with tears.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020032"/>
+    <verse num="32">And now <crossref let="a" cid="c44020032.1"/>I commend you to God and to <crossref let="b" cid="c44020032.2"/>the word of his grace, which is able to <crossref let="c" cid="c44020032.3"/>build you up and to give you <crossref let="d" cid="c44020032.4"/>the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020033"/>
+    <verse num="33"><crossref let="e" cid="c44020033.1"/>I coveted no one&apos;s silver or gold or apparel.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020034"/>
+    <verse num="34"><crossref let="f" cid="c44020034.1"/>You yourselves know that <crossref let="g" cid="c44020034.2"/>these hands ministered to my necessities and <crossref let="h" cid="c44020034.3"/>to those who were with me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020035"/>
+    <verse num="35">In all things <crossref let="i" cid="c44020035.1"/>I have shown you that <crossref let="j" cid="c44020035.2"/>by working hard in this way we must <crossref let="k" cid="c44020035.3"/>help the weak and <crossref let="l" cid="c44020035.4"/>remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44020035.1" from="44020035.1" to="44020035.2"/>It is more blessed <crossref let="m" cid="c44020035.5"/>to give than to receive.<q class="end-single" qid="44020035.2" from="44020035.1" to="44020035.2"/></woc><q class="end-double" qid="44020035.3" from="44020018.1" to="44020035.3"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020036"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="36">And when he had said these things, <crossref let="n" cid="c44020036.1"/>he knelt down and prayed with them all.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020037"/>
+    <verse num="37">And <crossref let="o" cid="c44020037.1"/>there was much weeping on the part of all; <crossref let="p" cid="c44020037.2"/>they embraced Paul and <crossref let="p" cid="c44020037.3"/>kissed him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44020038"/>
+    <verse num="38">being sorrowful most of all because of <crossref let="q" cid="c44020038.1"/>the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And <crossref let="r" cid="c44020038.2"/>they accompanied him to the ship.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021001"/>
+  <chapter num="21">
+    <heading>Paul Goes to Jerusalem</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">And when <crossref let="s" cid="c44021001.1"/>we had parted from them and set sail, we <crossref let="t" cid="c44021001.2"/>came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.<note nid="n44021001.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021003"/>
+    <verse num="3">When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And <crossref let="u" cid="c44021004.1"/>through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021005"/>
+    <verse num="5">When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, <crossref let="v" cid="c44021005.1"/>accompanied us until we were outside the city. And <crossref let="w" cid="c44021005.2"/>kneeling down on the beach, we prayed</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021006"/>
+    <verse num="6">and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021007"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="7">When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted <crossref let="x" cid="c44021007.1"/>the brothers<note nid="n44021007.1"/> and stayed with them for one day.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021008"/>
+    <verse num="8">On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of <crossref let="y" cid="c44021008.1"/>Philip <crossref let="z" cid="c44021008.2"/>the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021009"/>
+    <verse num="9">He had four unmarried daughters, <crossref let="a" cid="c44021009.1"/>who prophesied.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021010"/>
+    <verse num="10">While we were staying for many days, a prophet named <crossref let="b" cid="c44021010.1"/>Agabus came down from Judea.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And coming to us, he <crossref let="c" cid="c44021011.1"/>took Paul&apos;s belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, <crossref let="d" cid="c44021011.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44021011.1" from="44021011.1" to="44021011.4"/>Thus says the Holy Spirit, <crossref let="e" cid="c44021011.3"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44021011.2" from="44021011.2" to="44021011.3"/>This is how the Jews<note nid="n44021011.1"/> at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and <crossref let="f" cid="c44021011.4"/>deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.<q class="end-single" qid="44021011.3" from="44021011.2" to="44021011.3"/><q class="end-double" qid="44021011.4" from="44021011.1" to="44021011.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021012"/>
+    <verse num="12">When we heard this, we and the people there <crossref let="g" cid="c44021012.1"/>urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021013"/>
+    <verse num="13">Then Paul answered, <crossref let="g" cid="c44021013.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44021013.1" from="44021013.1" to="44021013.2"/>What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For <crossref let="h" cid="c44021013.2"/>I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem <crossref let="i" cid="c44021013.3"/>for the name of the Lord Jesus.<q class="end-double" qid="44021013.2" from="44021013.1" to="44021013.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And since he would not be persuaded, <crossref let="j" cid="c44021014.1"/>we ceased and said, <crossref let="k" cid="c44021014.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44021014.1" from="44021014.1" to="44021014.2"/>Let the will of the Lord be done.<q class="end-double" qid="44021014.2" from="44021014.1" to="44021014.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021015"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="15">After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021016"/>
+    <verse num="16">And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021017"/>
+    <heading>Paul Visits James</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="17">When we had come to Jerusalem, <crossref let="l" cid="c44021017.1"/>the brothers received us gladly.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021018"/>
+    <verse num="18">On the following day Paul went in with us to <crossref let="m" cid="c44021018.1"/>James, and all <crossref let="n" cid="c44021018.2"/>the elders were present.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021019"/>
+    <verse num="19">After greeting them, <crossref let="o" cid="c44021019.1"/>he related one by one <crossref let="p" cid="c44021019.2"/>the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his <crossref let="q" cid="c44021019.3"/>ministry.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021020"/>
+    <verse num="20">And when they heard it, they <crossref let="r" cid="c44021020.1"/>glorified God. And they said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44021020.1" from="44021020.1" to="44021025.1"/>You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all <crossref let="s" cid="c44021020.2"/>zealous for the law,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021021"/>
+    <verse num="21">and they have been told about you that you teach all <crossref let="t" cid="c44021021.1"/>the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, <crossref let="u" cid="c44021021.2"/>telling them <crossref let="v" cid="c44021021.3"/>not to circumcise their children or <crossref let="w" cid="c44021021.4"/>walk according to <crossref let="x" cid="c44021021.5"/>our customs.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021022"/>
+    <verse num="22">What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021023"/>
+    <verse num="23">Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men <crossref let="y" cid="c44021023.1"/>who are under a vow;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021024"/>
+    <verse num="24">take these men and <crossref let="z" cid="c44021024.1"/>purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, <crossref let="y" cid="c44021024.2"/>so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021025"/>
+    <verse num="25">But as for the Gentiles who have believed, <crossref let="a" cid="c44021025.1"/>we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled,<note nid="n44021025.1"/> and from sexual immorality.<q class="end-double" qid="44021025.1" from="44021020.1" to="44021025.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021026"/>
+    <verse num="26">Then Paul took the men, and the next day <crossref let="z" cid="c44021026.1"/>he purified himself along with them and <crossref let="b" cid="c44021026.2"/>went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and <crossref let="c" cid="c44021026.3"/>the offering presented for each one of them.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021027"/>
+    <heading>Paul Arrested in the Temple</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="27">When <crossref let="c" cid="c44021027.1"/>the seven days were almost completed, <crossref let="d" cid="c44021027.2"/>the Jews from Asia, <crossref let="e" cid="c44021027.3"/>seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021028"/>
+    <verse num="28">crying out, <q class="begin-double" qid="44021028.1" from="44021028.1" to="44021028.2"/>Men of Israel, help! This is the man who <crossref let="f" cid="c44021028.1"/>is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and <crossref let="g" cid="c44021028.2"/>the law and <crossref let="g" cid="c44021028.3"/>this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and <crossref let="h" cid="c44021028.4"/>has defiled <crossref let="g" cid="c44021028.5"/>this holy place.<q class="end-double" qid="44021028.2" from="44021028.1" to="44021028.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021029"/>
+    <verse num="29">For they had previously seen <crossref let="i" cid="c44021029.1"/>Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021030"/>
+    <verse num="30">Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and <crossref let="j" cid="c44021030.1"/>dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021031"/>
+    <verse num="31"><crossref let="j" cid="c44021031.1"/>And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of <crossref let="k" cid="c44021031.2"/>the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021032"/>
+    <verse num="32"><crossref let="l" cid="c44021032.1"/>He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021033"/>
+    <verse num="33">Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him <crossref let="m" cid="c44021033.1"/>to be bound <crossref let="n" cid="c44021033.2"/>with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021034"/>
+    <verse num="34"><crossref let="o" cid="c44021034.1"/>Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into <crossref let="p" cid="c44021034.2"/>the barracks.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021035"/>
+    <verse num="35">And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021036"/>
+    <verse num="36">for the mob of the people followed, crying out, <crossref let="q" cid="c44021036.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44021036.1" from="44021036.1" to="44021036.2"/>Away with him!<q class="end-double" qid="44021036.2" from="44021036.1" to="44021036.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021037"/>
+    <heading>Paul Speaks to the People</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="37">As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, <q class="begin-double" qid="44021037.1" from="44021037.1" to="44021037.2"/>May I say something to you?<q class="end-double" qid="44021037.2" from="44021037.1" to="44021037.2"/> And he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44021037.3" from="44021037.3" to="44021038.1"/>Do you know Greek?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021038"/>
+    <verse num="38">Are you not <crossref let="r" cid="c44021038.1"/>the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out <crossref let="s" cid="c44021038.2"/>into the wilderness?<q class="end-double" qid="44021038.1" from="44021037.3" to="44021038.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021039"/>
+    <verse num="39">Paul replied, <crossref let="t" cid="c44021039.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44021039.1" from="44021039.1" to="44021039.2"/>I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.<q class="end-double" qid="44021039.2" from="44021039.1" to="44021039.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44021040"/>
+    <verse num="40">And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, <crossref let="u" cid="c44021040.1"/>motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in <crossref let="v" cid="c44021040.2"/>the Hebrew language,<note nid="n44021040.1"/> saying:</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022001"/>
+  <chapter num="22">
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1"><crossref let="w" cid="c44022001.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44022001.1" from="44022001.1" to="44022001.2"/>Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.<q class="end-double" qid="44022001.2" from="44022001.1" to="44022001.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022002"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="2">And when they heard that he was addressing them in <crossref let="x" cid="c44022002.1"/>the Hebrew language,<note nid="n44022002.1"/> they became even more quiet. And he said:</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022003"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="y" cid="c44022003.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44022003.1" from="44022003.1" to="44022021.3"/>I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated <crossref let="z" cid="c44022003.2"/>at the feet of <crossref let="a" cid="c44022003.3"/>Gamaliel<note nid="n44022003.1"/> <crossref let="b" cid="c44022003.4"/>according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, <crossref let="c" cid="c44022003.5"/>being zealous for God <crossref let="d" cid="c44022003.6"/>as all of you are this day.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022004"/>
+    <verse num="4"><crossref let="e" cid="c44022004.1"/>I persecuted <crossref let="f" cid="c44022004.2"/>this Way <crossref let="g" cid="c44022004.3"/>to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022005"/>
+    <verse num="5">as <crossref let="h" cid="c44022005.1"/>the high priest and <crossref let="i" cid="c44022005.2"/>the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to <crossref let="j" cid="c44022005.3"/>the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022006"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="6"><crossref let="k" cid="c44022006.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44022006.1" from="44022003.1" to="44022021.3"/>As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44022007.1" from="44022007.1" to="44022007.2"/>Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?<q class="end-single" qid="44022007.2" from="44022007.1" to="44022007.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022008"/>
+    <verse num="8">And I answered, <q class="begin-single" qid="44022008.1" from="44022008.1" to="44022008.2"/>Who are you, Lord?<q class="end-single" qid="44022008.2" from="44022008.1" to="44022008.2"/> And he said to me, <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44022008.3" from="44022008.3" to="44022008.4"/>I am <crossref let="l" cid="c44022008.1"/>Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.<q class="end-single" qid="44022008.4" from="44022008.3" to="44022008.4"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022009"/>
+    <verse num="9"><crossref let="m" cid="c44022009.1"/>Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand<note nid="n44022009.1"/> the voice of the one who was speaking to me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022010"/>
+    <verse num="10">And I said, <crossref let="n" cid="c44022010.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44022010.1" from="44022010.1" to="44022010.2"/>What shall I do, Lord?<q class="end-single" qid="44022010.2" from="44022010.1" to="44022010.2"/> And the Lord said to me, <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44022010.3" from="44022010.3" to="44022010.4"/>Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.<q class="end-single" qid="44022010.4" from="44022010.3" to="44022010.4"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022012"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12"><q class="continue-double" qid="44022012.1" from="44022003.1" to="44022021.3"/>And <crossref let="o" cid="c44022012.1"/>one Ananias, a devout man <crossref let="p" cid="c44022012.2"/>according to the law, <crossref let="q" cid="c44022012.3"/>well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022013"/>
+    <verse num="13"><crossref let="r" cid="c44022013.1"/>came to me, and standing by me said to me, <q class="begin-single" qid="44022013.1" from="44022013.1" to="44022013.2"/>Brother Saul, receive your sight.<q class="end-single" qid="44022013.2" from="44022013.1" to="44022013.2"/> And <crossref let="s" cid="c44022013.2"/>at that very hour I received my sight and saw him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And he said, <crossref let="t" cid="c44022014.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44022014.1" from="44022014.1" to="44022016.1"/>The God of our fathers <crossref let="u" cid="c44022014.2"/>appointed you to know his will, <crossref let="v" cid="c44022014.3"/>to see <crossref let="w" cid="c44022014.4"/>the Righteous One and <crossref let="x" cid="c44022014.5"/>to hear a voice from his mouth;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022015"/>
+    <verse num="15">for <crossref let="y" cid="c44022015.1"/>you will be a witness for him to everyone of what <crossref let="z" cid="c44022015.2"/>you have seen and heard.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022016"/>
+    <verse num="16">And now why do you wait? <crossref let="a" cid="c44022016.1"/>Rise and be baptized and <crossref let="b" cid="c44022016.2"/>wash away your sins, <crossref let="c" cid="c44022016.3"/>calling on his name.<q class="end-single" qid="44022016.1" from="44022014.1" to="44022016.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022017"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="17"><crossref let="d" cid="c44022017.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44022017.1" from="44022003.1" to="44022021.3"/>When I had returned to Jerusalem and <crossref let="e" cid="c44022017.2"/>was praying in the temple, I fell into <crossref let="f" cid="c44022017.3"/>a trance</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022018"/>
+    <verse num="18">and saw him saying to me, <woc><crossref let="g" cid="c44022018.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44022018.1" from="44022018.1" to="44022018.2"/>Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.<q class="end-single" qid="44022018.2" from="44022018.1" to="44022018.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And I said, <q class="begin-single" qid="44022019.1" from="44022019.1" to="44022020.1"/>Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another <crossref let="h" cid="c44022019.1"/>I imprisoned and <crossref let="i" cid="c44022019.2"/>beat those who believed in you.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022020"/>
+    <verse num="20">And when the blood of Stephen <crossref let="j" cid="c44022020.1"/>your witness was being shed, <crossref let="k" cid="c44022020.2"/>I myself was standing by and <crossref let="l" cid="c44022020.3"/>approving and <crossref let="k" cid="c44022020.4"/>watching over the garments of those who killed him.<q class="end-single" qid="44022020.1" from="44022019.1" to="44022020.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022021"/>
+    <verse num="21">And he said to me, <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44022021.1" from="44022021.1" to="44022021.2"/>Go, for I will send you <crossref let="m" cid="c44022021.1"/>far away to the Gentiles.<q class="end-single" qid="44022021.2" from="44022021.1" to="44022021.2"/></woc><q class="end-double" qid="44022021.3" from="44022003.1" to="44022021.3"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022022"/>
+    <heading>Paul and the Roman Tribune</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="22">Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, <crossref let="n" cid="c44022022.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44022022.1" from="44022022.1" to="44022022.2"/>Away with such a fellow from the earth! For <crossref let="o" cid="c44022022.2"/>he should not be allowed to live.<q class="end-double" qid="44022022.2" from="44022022.1" to="44022022.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022023"/>
+    <verse num="23">And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022024"/>
+    <verse num="24">the tribune ordered him to be brought into <crossref let="p" cid="c44022024.1"/>the barracks, saying that he should be <crossref let="q" cid="c44022024.2"/>examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022025"/>
+    <verse num="25">But when they had stretched him out for the whips,<note nid="n44022025.1"/> Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, <q class="begin-double" qid="44022025.1" from="44022025.1" to="44022025.2"/>Is it lawful for you to flog <crossref let="r" cid="c44022025.1"/>a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?<q class="end-double" qid="44022025.2" from="44022025.1" to="44022025.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022026"/>
+    <verse num="26">When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44022026.1" from="44022026.1" to="44022026.2"/>What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.<q class="end-double" qid="44022026.2" from="44022026.1" to="44022026.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022027"/>
+    <verse num="27">So the tribune came and said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44022027.1" from="44022027.1" to="44022027.2"/>Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?<q class="end-double" qid="44022027.2" from="44022027.1" to="44022027.2"/> And he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44022027.3" from="44022027.3" to="44022027.4"/>Yes.<q class="end-double" qid="44022027.4" from="44022027.3" to="44022027.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022028"/>
+    <verse num="28">The tribune answered, <q class="begin-double" qid="44022028.1" from="44022028.1" to="44022028.2"/>I bought this citizenship for a large sum.<q class="end-double" qid="44022028.2" from="44022028.1" to="44022028.2"/> Paul said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44022028.3" from="44022028.3" to="44022028.4"/>But I am a citizen by birth.<q class="end-double" qid="44022028.4" from="44022028.3" to="44022028.4"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022029"/>
+    <verse num="29">So those who were about <crossref let="s" cid="c44022029.1"/>to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also <crossref let="t" cid="c44022029.2"/>was afraid, <crossref let="u" cid="c44022029.3"/>for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that <crossref let="v" cid="c44022029.4"/>he had bound him.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44022030"/>
+    <heading>Paul Before the Council</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="30">But on the next day, <crossref let="w" cid="c44022030.1"/>desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023001"/>
+  <chapter num="23">
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">And looking intently at the council, Paul said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023001.1" from="44023001.1" to="44023001.2"/>Brothers, <crossref let="x" cid="c44023001.1"/>I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.<q class="end-double" qid="44023001.2" from="44023001.1" to="44023001.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And the high priest <crossref let="y" cid="c44023002.1"/>Ananias commanded those who stood by him <crossref let="z" cid="c44023002.2"/>to strike him on the mouth.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023003"/>
+    <verse num="3">Then Paul said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023003.1" from="44023003.1" to="44023003.2"/>God is going to strike you, you <crossref let="a" cid="c44023003.1"/>whitewashed <crossref let="b" cid="c44023003.2"/>wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet <crossref let="c" cid="c44023003.3"/>contrary to the law you <crossref let="c" cid="c44023003.4"/>order me to be struck?<q class="end-double" qid="44023003.2" from="44023003.1" to="44023003.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023004"/>
+    <verse num="4">Those who stood by said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023004.1" from="44023004.1" to="44023004.2"/>Would you revile <crossref let="d" cid="c44023004.1"/>God&apos;s high priest?<q class="end-double" qid="44023004.2" from="44023004.1" to="44023004.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023005"/>
+    <verse num="5">And Paul said, <crossref let="e" cid="c44023005.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44023005.1" from="44023005.1" to="44023005.4"/>I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, <crossref let="f" cid="c44023005.2"/><crossref cid="t44023005.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44023005.2" from="44023005.2" to="44023005.3"/>You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.<q class="end-single" qid="44023005.3" from="44023005.2" to="44023005.3"/><q class="end-double" qid="44023005.4" from="44023005.1" to="44023005.4"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023006"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="6">Now when Paul perceived that one part were <crossref let="g" cid="c44023006.1"/>Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023006.1" from="44023006.1" to="44023006.2"/>Brothers, <crossref let="h" cid="c44023006.2"/>I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is <crossref let="i" cid="c44023006.3"/>with respect to the <crossref let="j" cid="c44023006.4"/>hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.<q class="end-double" qid="44023006.2" from="44023006.1" to="44023006.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023007"/>
+    <verse num="7">And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023008"/>
+    <verse num="8">For the Sadducees <crossref let="k" cid="c44023008.1"/>say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023009"/>
+    <verse num="9">Then a great clamor arose, and some of <crossref let="l" cid="c44023009.1"/>the scribes of the Pharisees&apos; party stood up and contended sharply, <crossref let="m" cid="c44023009.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44023009.1" from="44023009.1" to="44023009.2"/>We find nothing wrong in this man. What <crossref let="n" cid="c44023009.3"/>if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?<q class="end-double" qid="44023009.2" from="44023009.1" to="44023009.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023010"/>
+    <verse num="10">And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into <crossref let="o" cid="c44023010.1"/>the barracks.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023011"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="11"><crossref let="p" cid="c44023011.1"/>The following night <crossref let="q" cid="c44023011.2"/>the Lord stood by him and said, <woc><crossref let="r" cid="c44023011.3"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44023011.1" from="44023011.1" to="44023011.2"/>Take courage, for <crossref let="s" cid="c44023011.4"/>as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must <crossref let="t" cid="c44023011.5"/>testify also in Rome.<q class="end-double" qid="44023011.2" from="44023011.1" to="44023011.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023012"/>
+    <heading>A Plot to Kill Paul</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12">When it was day, <crossref let="u" cid="c44023012.1"/>the Jews made a plot and <crossref let="v" cid="c44023012.2"/>bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023013"/>
+    <verse num="13">There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023014"/>
+    <verse num="14">They went to the chief priests and elders and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023014.1" from="44023014.1" to="44023015.1"/>We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023015"/>
+    <verse num="15">Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near.<q class="end-double" qid="44023015.1" from="44023014.1" to="44023015.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023016"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="16">Now the son of Paul&apos;s sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered <crossref let="w" cid="c44023016.1"/>the barracks and told Paul.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023017"/>
+    <verse num="17">Paul called one of the centurions and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023017.1" from="44023017.1" to="44023017.2"/>Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.<q class="end-double" qid="44023017.2" from="44023017.1" to="44023017.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023018"/>
+    <verse num="18">So he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023018.1" from="44023018.1" to="44023018.2"/>Paul <crossref let="x" cid="c44023018.1"/>the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.<q class="end-double" qid="44023018.2" from="44023018.1" to="44023018.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023019"/>
+    <verse num="19">The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023019.1" from="44023019.1" to="44023019.2"/>What is it that you have to tell me?<q class="end-double" qid="44023019.2" from="44023019.1" to="44023019.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023020"/>
+    <verse num="20">And he said, <crossref let="y" cid="c44023020.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44023020.1" from="44023020.1" to="44023021.1"/>The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023021"/>
+    <verse num="21">But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who <crossref let="z" cid="c44023021.1"/>have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.<q class="end-double" qid="44023021.1" from="44023020.1" to="44023021.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023022"/>
+    <verse num="22">So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023022.1" from="44023022.1" to="44023022.2"/>Tell no one that you have informed me of these things.<q class="end-double" qid="44023022.2" from="44023022.1" to="44023022.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023023"/>
+    <heading>Paul Sent to Felix the Governor</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="23">Then he called two of the centurions and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023023.1" from="44023023.1" to="44023024.1"/>Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.<note nid="n44023023.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023024"/>
+    <verse num="24">Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to <crossref let="a" cid="c44023024.1"/>Felix <crossref let="b" cid="c44023024.2"/>the governor.<q class="end-double" qid="44023024.1" from="44023023.1" to="44023024.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023025"/>
+    <verse num="25">And he wrote a letter to this effect:</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023026"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="26"><q class="begin-double" qid="44023026.1" from="44023026.1" to="44023030.1"/>Claudius Lysias, to <crossref let="c" cid="c44023026.1"/>his Excellency the governor Felix, <crossref let="d" cid="c44023026.2"/>greetings.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023027"/>
+    <verse num="27"><crossref let="e" cid="c44023027.1"/>This man was seized by the Jews and <crossref let="f" cid="c44023027.2"/>was about to be killed by them <crossref let="f" cid="c44023027.3"/>when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, <crossref let="g" cid="c44023027.4"/>having learned that he was a Roman citizen.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023028"/>
+    <verse num="28">And <crossref let="h" cid="c44023028.1"/>desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023029"/>
+    <verse num="29">I found that he was being accused <crossref let="i" cid="c44023029.1"/>about questions of their law, but <crossref let="j" cid="c44023029.2"/>charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023030"/>
+    <verse num="30"><crossref let="k" cid="c44023030.1"/>And when it was disclosed to me <crossref let="l" cid="c44023030.2"/>that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, <crossref let="m" cid="c44023030.3"/>ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.<q class="end-double" qid="44023030.1" from="44023026.1" to="44023030.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023031"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="31">So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023032"/>
+    <verse num="32">And on the next day they returned to <crossref let="n" cid="c44023032.1"/>the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023033"/>
+    <verse num="33">When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023034"/>
+    <verse num="34">On reading the letter, he asked what <crossref let="o" cid="c44023034.1"/>province he was from. And when he learned <crossref let="p" cid="c44023034.2"/>that he was from Cilicia,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44023035"/>
+    <verse num="35">he said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44023035.1" from="44023035.1" to="44023035.2"/>I will give you a hearing <crossref let="q" cid="c44023035.1"/>when your accusers arrive.<q class="end-double" qid="44023035.2" from="44023035.1" to="44023035.2"/> And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod&apos;s <crossref let="r" cid="c44023035.2"/>praetorium.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024001"/>
+  <chapter num="24">
+    <heading>Paul Before Felix at Caesarea</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">And <crossref let="s" cid="c44024001.1"/>after five days the high priest <crossref let="t" cid="c44024001.2"/>Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before <crossref let="u" cid="c44024001.3"/>the governor their case against Paul.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/><q class="begin-double" qid="44024002.1" from="44024002.1" to="44024008.1"/>Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, <crossref let="v" cid="c44024002.1"/>most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation,
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024003"/>
+    <verse num="3">in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024004"/>
+    <verse num="4">But, to detain<note nid="n44024004.1"/> you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024005"/>
+    <verse num="5">For we have found this man a plague, <crossref let="w" cid="c44024005.1"/>one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of <crossref let="x" cid="c44024005.2"/>the sect of the Nazarenes.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024006"/>
+    <verse num="6"><crossref let="y" cid="c44024006.1"/>He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.<note nid="n44024006.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024008"/>
+    <verse num="8">By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him.<q class="end-double" qid="44024008.1" from="44024002.1" to="44024008.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024009"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="9">The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024010"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="10">And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied:
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/><q class="begin-double" qid="44024010.1" from="44024010.1" to="44024021.3"/>Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense.
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024011"/>
+    <verse num="11">You can verify that <crossref let="z" cid="c44024011.1"/>it is not more than twelve days since I <crossref let="a" cid="c44024011.2"/>went up <crossref let="b" cid="c44024011.3"/>to worship in Jerusalem,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024012"/>
+    <verse num="12">and <crossref let="c" cid="c44024012.1"/>they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or in the city.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024013"/>
+    <verse num="13"><crossref let="d" cid="c44024013.1"/>Neither can they prove to you what they now bring up against me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024014"/>
+    <verse num="14">But this I confess to you, that according to <crossref let="e" cid="c44024014.1"/>the Way, which they call <crossref let="f" cid="c44024014.2"/>a sect, <crossref let="g" cid="c44024014.3"/>I worship <crossref let="h" cid="c44024014.4"/>the God of our fathers, believing everything <crossref let="i" cid="c44024014.5"/>laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024015"/>
+    <verse num="15"><crossref let="j" cid="c44024015.1"/>having <crossref let="k" cid="c44024015.2"/>a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be <crossref let="l" cid="c44024015.3"/>a resurrection <crossref let="m" cid="c44024015.4"/>of both the just and the unjust.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024016"/>
+    <verse num="16">So I always <crossref let="n" cid="c44024016.1"/>take pains to have a <crossref let="o" cid="c44024016.2"/>clear conscience toward both God and man.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024017"/>
+    <verse num="17">Now <crossref let="p" cid="c44024017.1"/>after several years <crossref let="q" cid="c44024017.2"/>I came to bring alms to <crossref let="r" cid="c44024017.3"/>my nation and to present <crossref let="s" cid="c44024017.4"/>offerings.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024018"/>
+    <verse num="18">While I was doing this, they found me <crossref let="t" cid="c44024018.1"/>purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But <crossref let="u" cid="c44024018.2"/>some Jews from Asia&emdash;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024019"/>
+    <verse num="19"><crossref let="v" cid="c44024019.1"/>they ought to be here before you and to make an accusation, should they have anything against me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024020"/>
+    <verse num="20">Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024021"/>
+    <verse num="21">other than this one thing <crossref let="w" cid="c44024021.1"/>that I cried out while standing among them: <q class="begin-single" qid="44024021.1" from="44024021.1" to="44024021.2"/>It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you this day.<q class="end-single" qid="44024021.2" from="44024021.1" to="44024021.2"/><q class="end-double" qid="44024021.3" from="44024010.1" to="44024021.3"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024022"/>
+    <heading>Paul Kept in Custody</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="22">But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of <crossref let="x" cid="c44024022.1"/>the Way, put them off, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44024022.1" from="44024022.1" to="44024022.2"/>When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.<q class="end-double" qid="44024022.2" from="44024022.1" to="44024022.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024023"/>
+    <verse num="23">Then he gave orders to the centurion that he <crossref let="y" cid="c44024023.1"/>should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that <crossref let="z" cid="c44024023.2"/>none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024024"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="24">After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about <crossref let="a" cid="c44024024.1"/>faith <crossref let="b" cid="c44024024.2"/>in Christ Jesus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024025"/>
+    <verse num="25">And as he reasoned <crossref let="c" cid="c44024025.1"/>about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44024025.1" from="44024025.1" to="44024025.2"/>Go away for the present. <crossref let="d" cid="c44024025.2"/>When I get an opportunity I will summon you.<q class="end-double" qid="44024025.2" from="44024025.1" to="44024025.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024026"/>
+    <verse num="26">At the same time he hoped <crossref let="e" cid="c44024026.1"/>that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44024027"/>
+    <verse num="27">When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius <crossref let="f" cid="c44024027.1"/>Festus. And <crossref let="g" cid="c44024027.2"/>desiring to do the Jews a favor, <crossref let="h" cid="c44024027.3"/>Felix left Paul in prison.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025001"/>
+  <chapter num="25">
+    <heading>Paul Appeals to Caesar</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Now three days after Festus had arrived in <crossref let="i" cid="c44025001.1"/>the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews <crossref let="j" cid="c44025002.1"/>laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025003"/>
+    <verse num="3">asking as a favor against Paul<note nid="n44025003.1"/> that he summon him to Jerusalem&emdash;because <crossref let="k" cid="c44025003.1"/>they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025004"/>
+    <verse num="4">Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025005"/>
+    <verse num="5"><q class="begin-double" qid="44025005.1" from="44025005.1" to="44025005.2"/>So,<q class="end-double" qid="44025005.2" from="44025005.1" to="44025005.2"/> said he, <q class="begin-double" qid="44025005.3" from="44025005.3" to="44025005.4"/>let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him.<q class="end-double" qid="44025005.4" from="44025005.3" to="44025005.4"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025006"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="6">After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on <crossref let="l" cid="c44025006.1"/>the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025007"/>
+    <verse num="7">When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him <crossref let="m" cid="c44025007.1"/>that they could not prove.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025008"/>
+    <verse num="8">Paul argued in his defense, <q class="begin-double" qid="44025008.1" from="44025008.1" to="44025008.2"/>Neither <crossref let="n" cid="c44025008.1"/>against <crossref let="o" cid="c44025008.2"/>the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor <crossref let="p" cid="c44025008.3"/>against Caesar have I committed any offense.<q class="end-double" qid="44025008.2" from="44025008.1" to="44025008.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025009"/>
+    <verse num="9">But Festus, <crossref let="q" cid="c44025009.1"/>wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, <q class="begin-double" qid="44025009.1" from="44025009.1" to="44025009.2"/>Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?<q class="end-double" qid="44025009.2" from="44025009.1" to="44025009.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025010"/>
+    <verse num="10">But Paul said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44025010.1" from="44025010.1" to="44025011.1"/>I am standing before Caesar&apos;s <crossref let="r" cid="c44025010.1"/>tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025011"/>
+    <verse num="11">If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. <crossref let="s" cid="c44025011.1"/>I appeal to Caesar.<q class="end-double" qid="44025011.1" from="44025010.1" to="44025011.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025012"/>
+    <verse num="12">Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, <q class="begin-double" qid="44025012.1" from="44025012.1" to="44025012.2"/>To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go.<q class="end-double" qid="44025012.2" from="44025012.1" to="44025012.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025013"/>
+    <heading>Paul Before Agrippa and Bernice</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="13">Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul&apos;s case before the king, saying, <crossref let="t" cid="c44025014.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44025014.1" from="44025014.1" to="44025021.1"/>There is a man left prisoner by Felix,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025015"/>
+    <verse num="15">and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case <crossref let="u" cid="c44025015.1"/>against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025016"/>
+    <verse num="16"><crossref let="v" cid="c44025016.1"/>I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone <crossref let="w" cid="c44025016.2"/>before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025017"/>
+    <verse num="17"><crossref let="x" cid="c44025017.1"/>So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on <crossref let="y" cid="c44025017.2"/>the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025018"/>
+    <verse num="18">When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025019"/>
+    <verse num="19">Rather they <crossref let="z" cid="c44025019.1"/>had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about <crossref let="a" cid="c44025019.2"/>a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025020"/>
+    <verse num="20">Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I <crossref let="b" cid="c44025020.1"/>asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025021"/>
+    <verse num="21">But <crossref let="c" cid="c44025021.1"/>when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of <crossref let="d" cid="c44025021.2"/>the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.<q class="end-double" qid="44025021.1" from="44025014.1" to="44025021.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025022"/>
+    <verse num="22">Then <crossref let="e" cid="c44025022.1"/>Agrippa said to Festus, <q class="begin-double" qid="44025022.1" from="44025022.1" to="44025022.2"/>I would like to hear the man myself.<q class="end-double" qid="44025022.2" from="44025022.1" to="44025022.2"/> <q class="begin-double" qid="44025022.3" from="44025022.3" to="44025022.4"/>Tomorrow,<q class="end-double" qid="44025022.4" from="44025022.3" to="44025022.4"/> said he, <q class="begin-double" qid="44025022.5" from="44025022.5" to="44025022.6"/>you will hear him.<q class="end-double" qid="44025022.6" from="44025022.5" to="44025022.6"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025023"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="23">So on the next day <crossref let="f" cid="c44025023.1"/>Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025024"/>
+    <verse num="24">And Festus said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44025024.1" from="44025024.1" to="44025027.1"/>King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom <crossref let="g" cid="c44025024.1"/>the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, <crossref let="h" cid="c44025024.2"/>shouting that he ought not to live any longer.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025025"/>
+    <verse num="25">But I found that <crossref let="i" cid="c44025025.1"/>he had done nothing deserving death. And <crossref let="j" cid="c44025025.2"/>as he himself appealed to <crossref let="k" cid="c44025025.3"/>the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025026"/>
+    <verse num="26">But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44025027"/>
+    <verse num="27">For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.<q class="end-double" qid="44025027.1" from="44025024.1" to="44025027.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026001"/>
+  <chapter num="26">
+    <heading>Paul&apos;s Defense Before Agrippa</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">So <crossref let="l" cid="c44026001.1"/>Agrippa said to Paul, <q class="begin-double" qid="44026001.1" from="44026001.1" to="44026001.2"/>You have permission to speak for yourself.<q class="end-double" qid="44026001.2" from="44026001.1" to="44026001.2"/> Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026002"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="2"><q class="begin-double" qid="44026002.1" from="44026002.1" to="44026023.1"/>I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today <crossref let="m" cid="c44026002.1"/>against all the accusations of the Jews,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026003"/>
+    <verse num="3">especially because you are familiar with all the <crossref let="n" cid="c44026003.1"/>customs and <crossref let="o" cid="c44026003.2"/>controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026004"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="4"><crossref let="p" cid="c44026004.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44026004.1" from="44026002.1" to="44026023.1"/>My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among <crossref let="q" cid="c44026004.2"/>my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026005"/>
+    <verse num="5">They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that <crossref let="r" cid="c44026005.1"/>according to the strictest <crossref let="s" cid="c44026005.2"/>party of our <crossref let="t" cid="c44026005.3"/>religion I have lived as <crossref let="u" cid="c44026005.4"/>a Pharisee.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026006"/>
+    <verse num="6">And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in <crossref let="v" cid="c44026006.1"/>the promise made by God to our fathers,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026007"/>
+    <verse num="7"><crossref let="w" cid="c44026007.1"/>to which <crossref let="x" cid="c44026007.2"/>our twelve tribes hope to <crossref let="y" cid="c44026007.3"/>attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope <crossref let="z" cid="c44026007.4"/>I am accused by Jews, O king!</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026008"/>
+    <verse num="8">Why is it thought <crossref let="a" cid="c44026008.1"/>incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026009"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="9"><crossref let="b" cid="c44026009.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44026009.1" from="44026002.1" to="44026023.1"/>I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of <crossref let="c" cid="c44026009.2"/>Jesus of Nazareth.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026010"/>
+    <verse num="10"><crossref let="d" cid="c44026010.1"/>And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority <crossref let="e" cid="c44026010.2"/>from the chief priests, but <crossref let="f" cid="c44026010.3"/>when they were put to death I cast my vote against them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026011"/>
+    <verse num="11">And <crossref let="g" cid="c44026011.1"/>I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them <crossref let="h" cid="c44026011.2"/>blaspheme, and <crossref let="i" cid="c44026011.3"/>in raging fury against them I <crossref let="j" cid="c44026011.4"/>persecuted them even to foreign cities.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026012"/>
+    <heading>Paul Tells of His Conversion</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12"><q class="continue-double" qid="44026012.1" from="44026002.1" to="44026023.1"/>In this connection <crossref let="k" cid="c44026012.1"/>I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026013"/>
+    <verse num="13">At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me <crossref let="l" cid="c44026014.1"/>in the Hebrew language,<note nid="n44026014.1"/> <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44026014.1" from="44026014.1" to="44026014.2"/>Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.<q class="end-single" qid="44026014.2" from="44026014.1" to="44026014.2"/></woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And I said, <q class="begin-single" qid="44026015.1" from="44026015.1" to="44026015.2"/>Who are you, Lord?<q class="end-single" qid="44026015.2" from="44026015.1" to="44026015.2"/> And the Lord said, <woc><q class="begin-single" qid="44026015.3" from="44026015.3" to="44026018.1"/>I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026016"/>
+    <verse num="16" class="woc"><woc>But rise and <crossref let="m" cid="c44026016.1"/>stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, <crossref let="n" cid="c44026016.2"/>to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you,</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026017"/>
+    <verse num="17" class="woc"><woc><crossref let="o" cid="c44026017.1"/>delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles&emdash;<crossref let="p" cid="c44026017.2"/>to whom I <crossref let="q" cid="c44026017.3"/>am sending you</woc></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026018"/>
+    <verse num="18" class="woc"><woc><crossref let="r" cid="c44026018.1"/>to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from <crossref let="s" cid="c44026018.2"/>the power of Satan to God, that they may receive <crossref let="t" cid="c44026018.3"/>forgiveness of sins and <crossref let="u" cid="c44026018.4"/>a place among those who are sanctified <crossref let="v" cid="c44026018.5"/>by faith in me.<q class="end-single" qid="44026018.1" from="44026015.3" to="44026018.1"/></woc></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026019"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="19"><q class="continue-double" qid="44026019.1" from="44026002.1" to="44026023.1"/>Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to <crossref let="w" cid="c44026019.1"/>the heavenly vision,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026020"/>
+    <verse num="20">but declared first <crossref let="x" cid="c44026020.1"/>to those in Damascus, <crossref let="y" cid="c44026020.2"/>then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also <crossref let="z" cid="c44026020.3"/>to the Gentiles, that they should <crossref let="a" cid="c44026020.4"/>repent and <crossref let="b" cid="c44026020.5"/>turn to God, performing deeds <crossref let="c" cid="c44026020.6"/>in keeping with their repentance.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026021"/>
+    <verse num="21">For this reason <crossref let="d" cid="c44026021.1"/>the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026022"/>
+    <verse num="22"><crossref let="e" cid="c44026022.1"/>To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so <crossref let="f" cid="c44026022.2"/>I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what <crossref let="g" cid="c44026022.3"/>the prophets and Moses said would come to pass:</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026023"/>
+    <verse num="23"><crossref let="h" cid="c44026023.1"/>that the Christ <crossref let="i" cid="c44026023.2"/>must suffer and that, <crossref let="j" cid="c44026023.3"/>by being the first <crossref let="k" cid="c44026023.4"/>to rise from the dead, <crossref let="l" cid="c44026023.5"/>he would proclaim <crossref let="m" cid="c44026023.6"/>light both to our people and to the Gentiles.<q class="end-double" qid="44026023.1" from="44026002.1" to="44026023.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026024"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="24">And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, <q class="begin-double" qid="44026024.1" from="44026024.1" to="44026024.2"/>Paul, <crossref let="n" cid="c44026024.1"/>you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.<q class="end-double" qid="44026024.2" from="44026024.1" to="44026024.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026025"/>
+    <verse num="25">But Paul said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44026025.1" from="44026025.1" to="44026027.1"/>I am not out of my mind, <crossref let="o" cid="c44026025.1"/>most excellent Festus, but I am speaking <crossref let="p" cid="c44026025.2"/>true and <crossref let="q" cid="c44026025.3"/>rational words.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026026"/>
+    <verse num="26">For <crossref let="r" cid="c44026026.1"/>the king knows about these things, and to him I speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this has not been done in a corner.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026027"/>
+    <verse num="27">King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.<q class="end-double" qid="44026027.1" from="44026025.1" to="44026027.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026028"/>
+    <verse num="28">And Agrippa said to Paul, <q class="begin-double" qid="44026028.1" from="44026028.1" to="44026028.2"/>In a short time would you persuade me to be <crossref let="s" cid="c44026028.1"/>a Christian?<q class="end-double" qid="44026028.2" from="44026028.1" to="44026028.2"/><note nid="n44026028.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026029"/>
+    <verse num="29">And Paul said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44026029.1" from="44026029.1" to="44026029.2"/>Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day <crossref let="t" cid="c44026029.1"/>might become such as I am&emdash;except for <crossref let="u" cid="c44026029.2"/>these chains.<q class="end-double" qid="44026029.2" from="44026029.1" to="44026029.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026030"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="30">Then the king rose, and <crossref let="v" cid="c44026030.1"/>the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026031"/>
+    <verse num="31">And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, <crossref let="w" cid="c44026031.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44026031.1" from="44026031.1" to="44026031.2"/>This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.<q class="end-double" qid="44026031.2" from="44026031.1" to="44026031.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44026032"/>
+    <verse num="32">And Agrippa said to Festus, <crossref let="x" cid="c44026032.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44026032.1" from="44026032.1" to="44026032.2"/>This man could have been set <crossref let="y" cid="c44026032.2"/>free if he had not appealed <crossref let="z" cid="c44026032.3"/>to Caesar.<q class="end-double" qid="44026032.2" from="44026032.1" to="44026032.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027001"/>
+  <chapter num="27">
+    <heading>Paul Sails for Rome</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">And when it was decided <crossref let="a" cid="c44027001.1"/>that <crossref let="b" cid="c44027001.2"/>we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan <crossref let="c" cid="c44027001.3"/>Cohort named Julius.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027002"/>
+    <verse num="2">And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by <crossref let="d" cid="c44027002.1"/>Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027003"/>
+    <verse num="3">The next day we put in at Sidon. And <crossref let="e" cid="c44027003.1"/>Julius <crossref let="f" cid="c44027003.2"/>treated Paul kindly and <crossref let="g" cid="c44027003.3"/>gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027004"/>
+    <verse num="4">And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027005"/>
+    <verse num="5">And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027006"/>
+    <verse num="6">There the centurion found <crossref let="h" cid="c44027006.1"/>a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027007"/>
+    <verse num="7">We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027008"/>
+    <verse num="8">Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027009"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="9">Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even <crossref let="i" cid="c44027009.1"/>the Fast<note nid="n44027009.1"/> was already over, Paul advised them,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027010"/>
+    <verse num="10">saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44027010.1" from="44027010.1" to="44027010.2"/>Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with <crossref let="j" cid="c44027010.1"/>injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.<q class="end-double" qid="44027010.2" from="44027010.1" to="44027010.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027011"/>
+    <verse num="11">But the centurion paid more attention to <crossref let="k" cid="c44027011.1"/>the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027012"/>
+    <verse num="12">And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027013"/>
+    <heading>The Storm at Sea</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="13">Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027014"/>
+    <verse num="14">But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, <crossref let="l" cid="c44027014.1"/>struck down from the land.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027016"/>
+    <verse num="16">Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda,<note nid="n44027016.1"/> we managed with difficulty to secure the ship&apos;s boat.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027017"/>
+    <verse num="17">After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would <crossref let="m" cid="c44027017.1"/>run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear,<note nid="n44027017.1"/> and thus they were driven along.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027018"/>
+    <verse num="18">Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day <crossref let="n" cid="c44027018.1"/>to jettison the cargo.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027019"/>
+    <verse num="19">And on the third day they threw the ship&apos;s tackle overboard with their own hands.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027020"/>
+    <verse num="20">When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027021"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="21">Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, <q class="begin-double" qid="44027021.1" from="44027021.1" to="44027026.1"/>Men, <crossref let="o" cid="c44027021.1"/>you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this <crossref let="o" cid="c44027021.2"/>injury and loss.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027022"/>
+    <verse num="22">Yet now I urge you to <crossref let="p" cid="c44027022.1"/>take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027023"/>
+    <verse num="23">For this very night <crossref let="q" cid="c44027023.1"/>there <crossref let="r" cid="c44027023.2"/>stood before me <crossref let="s" cid="c44027023.3"/>an angel of the God <crossref let="t" cid="c44027023.4"/>to whom I belong and <crossref let="u" cid="c44027023.5"/>whom I worship,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027024"/>
+    <verse num="24">and he said, <q class="begin-single" qid="44027024.1" from="44027024.1" to="44027024.2"/>Do not be afraid, Paul; <crossref let="v" cid="c44027024.1"/>you must stand before Caesar. And behold, <crossref let="w" cid="c44027024.2"/>God has granted you all those who sail with you.<q class="end-single" qid="44027024.2" from="44027024.1" to="44027024.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027025"/>
+    <verse num="25">So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027026"/>
+    <verse num="26">But <crossref let="x" cid="c44027026.1"/>we must <crossref let="y" cid="c44027026.2"/>run aground on some island.<q class="end-double" qid="44027026.1" from="44027021.1" to="44027026.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027027"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="27">When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027028"/>
+    <verse num="28">So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms.<note nid="n44027028.1"/> A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.<note nid="n44027028.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027029"/>
+    <verse num="29">And fearing that we might <crossref let="z" cid="c44027029.1"/>run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027030"/>
+    <verse num="30">And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered <crossref let="a" cid="c44027030.1"/>the ship&apos;s boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027031"/>
+    <verse num="31">Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, <q class="begin-double" qid="44027031.1" from="44027031.1" to="44027031.2"/>Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.<q class="end-double" qid="44027031.2" from="44027031.1" to="44027031.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027032"/>
+    <verse num="32">Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship&apos;s boat and let it go.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027033"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="33">As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, <q class="begin-double" qid="44027033.1" from="44027033.1" to="44027034.1"/>Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027034"/>
+    <verse num="34">Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength,<note nid="n44027034.1"/> for <crossref let="b" cid="c44027034.1"/>not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.<q class="end-double" qid="44027034.1" from="44027033.1" to="44027034.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027035"/>
+    <verse num="35">And when he had said these things, he took bread, and <crossref let="c" cid="c44027035.1"/>giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027036"/>
+    <verse num="36">Then they all <crossref let="d" cid="c44027036.1"/>were encouraged and ate some food themselves.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027037"/>
+    <verse num="37">(We were in all 276<note nid="n44027037.1"/> <crossref let="e" cid="c44027037.1"/>persons in the ship.)</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027038"/>
+    <verse num="38">And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, <crossref let="f" cid="c44027038.1"/>throwing out the wheat into the sea.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027039"/>
+    <heading>The Shipwreck</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="39">Now when it was day, <crossref let="g" cid="c44027039.1"/>they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027040"/>
+    <verse num="40">So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027041"/>
+    <verse num="41">But striking a reef,<note nid="n44027041.1"/> <crossref let="h" cid="c44027041.1"/>they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027042"/>
+    <verse num="42"><crossref let="i" cid="c44027042.1"/>The soldiers&apos; plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027043"/>
+    <verse num="43">But the centurion, <crossref let="j" cid="c44027043.1"/>wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44027044"/>
+    <verse num="44">and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that <crossref let="k" cid="c44027044.1"/>all were brought safely to land.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028001"/>
+  <chapter num="28">
+    <heading>Paul on Malta</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">After we were brought safely through, <crossref let="l" cid="c44028001.1"/>we then learned that <crossref let="m" cid="c44028001.2"/>the island was called Malta.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028002"/>
+    <verse num="2"><crossref let="n" cid="c44028002.1"/>The native people<note nid="n44028002.1"/> showed us unusual <crossref let="o" cid="c44028002.2"/>kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028003"/>
+    <verse num="3">When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028004"/>
+    <verse num="4">When <crossref let="p" cid="c44028004.1"/>the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, <crossref let="q" cid="c44028004.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44028004.1" from="44028004.1" to="44028004.2"/>No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, <crossref let="r" cid="c44028004.3"/>Justice<note nid="n44028004.1"/> has not allowed him to live.<q class="end-double" qid="44028004.2" from="44028004.1" to="44028004.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028005"/>
+    <verse num="5">He, however, <crossref let="s" cid="c44028005.1"/>shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028006"/>
+    <verse num="6">They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, <crossref let="t" cid="c44028006.1"/>they changed their minds and <crossref let="u" cid="c44028006.2"/>said that he was a god.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028007"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="7">Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028008"/>
+    <verse num="8">It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and <crossref let="v" cid="c44028008.1"/>prayed, and <crossref let="w" cid="c44028008.2"/>putting his hands on him, healed him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028009"/>
+    <verse num="9">And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028010"/>
+    <verse num="10">They also honored us greatly,<note nid="n44028010.1"/> and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028011"/>
+    <heading>Paul Arrives at Rome</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="11">After three months we set sail in <crossref let="x" cid="c44028011.1"/>a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods<note nid="n44028011.1"/> as a figurehead.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028012"/>
+    <verse num="12">Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028013"/>
+    <verse num="13">And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028014"/>
+    <verse num="14">There we found <crossref let="y" cid="c44028014.1"/>brothers<note nid="n44028014.1"/> and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And <crossref let="y" cid="c44028015.1"/>the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, <crossref let="z" cid="c44028015.2"/>Paul thanked God and took courage.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028016"/>
+    <verse num="16">And when we came into Rome, <crossref let="a" cid="c44028016.1"/>Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who guarded him.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028017"/>
+    <heading>Paul in Rome</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="17">After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews, and when they had gathered, he said to them, <q class="begin-double" qid="44028017.1" from="44028017.1" to="44028020.1"/>Brothers, <crossref let="b" cid="c44028017.1"/>though I had done nothing against our people or <crossref let="c" cid="c44028017.2"/>the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028018"/>
+    <verse num="18">When they had examined me, they <crossref let="d" cid="c44028018.1"/>wished to set me at liberty, <crossref let="e" cid="c44028018.2"/>because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028019"/>
+    <verse num="19">But because the Jews objected, I was compelled <crossref let="f" cid="c44028019.1"/>to appeal to Caesar&emdash;though I had no charge to bring against <crossref let="g" cid="c44028019.2"/>my nation.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028020"/>
+    <verse num="20">For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is <crossref let="h" cid="c44028020.1"/>because of <crossref let="i" cid="c44028020.2"/>the hope of Israel that I am wearing <crossref let="j" cid="c44028020.3"/>this <crossref let="k" cid="c44028020.4"/>chain.<q class="end-double" qid="44028020.1" from="44028017.1" to="44028020.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028021"/>
+    <verse num="21">And they said to him, <q class="begin-double" qid="44028021.1" from="44028021.1" to="44028022.1"/>We have received no letters from Judea about you, and none of <crossref let="l" cid="c44028021.1"/>the brothers coming here has reported or spoken any evil about you.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028022"/>
+    <verse num="22">But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this <crossref let="m" cid="c44028022.1"/>sect we know that everywhere <crossref let="n" cid="c44028022.2"/>it is spoken against.<q class="end-double" qid="44028022.1" from="44028021.1" to="44028022.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028023"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="23">When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening <crossref let="o" cid="c44028023.1"/>he expounded to them, testifying to <crossref let="p" cid="c44028023.2"/>the kingdom of God and <crossref let="q" cid="c44028023.3"/>trying to convince them about Jesus <crossref let="r" cid="c44028023.4"/>both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028024"/>
+    <verse num="24">And <crossref let="s" cid="c44028024.1"/>some were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028025"/>
+    <verse num="25">And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: <crossref let="t" cid="c44028025.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44028025.1" from="44028025.1" to="44028028.1"/>The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028026"/>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="26">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="u" cid="c44028026.1"/><crossref cid="t44028026.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="44028026.1" from="44028025.1" to="44028028.1"/><q class="begin-single" qid="44028026.2" from="44028026.2" to="44028027.1"/>Go to this people, and say,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="v" cid="c44028026.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="44028026.3" from="44028026.3" to="44028026.4"/>You will indeed hear but never understand,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and you will indeed see but never perceive.<q class="end-double" qid="44028026.4" from="44028026.3" to="44028026.4"/><end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028027"/>
+    <verse num="27">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c44028027.1"/>For this people&apos;s heart has grown dull,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and with their ears they can barely hear,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and their eyes they have closed;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>lest they should see with their eyes<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and hear with their ears<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and understand with their heart<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="x" cid="c44028027.2"/>turn, and I would heal them.<q class="end-single" qid="44028027.1" from="44028026.2" to="44028027.1"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028028"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="same-paragraph"/>
+    <verse num="28">Therefore let it be known to you that <crossref let="y" cid="c44028028.1"/>this <crossref let="z" cid="c44028028.2"/>salvation of God <crossref let="a" cid="c44028028.3"/>has been sent to the Gentiles; <crossref let="b" cid="c44028028.4"/>they will listen.<q class="end-double" qid="44028028.1" from="44028025.1" to="44028028.1"/><note nid="n44028028.1"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028030"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="30">He lived there two whole years at his own expense,<note nid="n44028030.1"/> and <crossref let="c" cid="c44028030.1"/>welcomed all who came to him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v44028031"/>
+    <verse num="31"><crossref let="d" cid="c44028031.1"/>proclaiming <crossref let="e" cid="c44028031.2"/>the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ <crossref let="f" cid="c44028031.3"/>with all boldness and <crossref let="g" cid="c44028031.4"/>without hindrance.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+</book>
+</crossway-bible>