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Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly: To you it behoved us first to speak the word of God: but because you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold we turn to the Gentiles.

Who in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

And when they had ordained to them priests in every church and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

And when they were come and had assembled the church, they related what great things God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

And they abode no small time with the disciples.

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and by the apostles and ancients, declaring how great things God had done with them.

And when there had been much disputing, Peter, rising up, said to them: Men, brethren, you know that in former days God made choice among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

And God, who knoweth the hearts, gave testimony, giving unto them the Holy Ghost, as well as to us:

Now therefore, why tempt you God to put a yoke upon the necks of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

And all the multitude held their peace: and they heard Barnabas and Paul telling what great signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

Simon hath related how God first visited to take to the Gentiles, a people to his name.

After these things I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down: and the ruins thereof I will rebuild. And I will set it up:

That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all nations upon whom my name is invoked, saith the Lord, who doth these things.

To the Lord was his own work known from the beginning of the world.

For which cause, judge that they who from among the Gentiles are converted to God are not to be disquieted:

But Paul, choosing Silas, departed, being delivered by the brethren to the grace of God.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, did hear: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to those things which were said by Paul.

This same following Paul and us, cried out, saying: These men are the servants of the Most High God, who preach unto you the way of salvation.

And at midnight, Paul and Silas, praying, praised God. And they that were in prison heard them.

And when he had brought them into his own house, he laid the table for them: and rejoiced with all his house, believing God.

And when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was also preached by Paul at Berea, they came thither also, stirring up and troubling the multitude.

For passing by and seeing your idols, I found an altar also, on which was written: To the Unknown God. What therefore you worship without knowing it, that I preach to you:

God, who made the world and all things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.

Being therefore the offspring of God, we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold or silver or stone, the graving of art and device of man.

And God indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance, now declareth unto men that all should every where do penance.