KJV - 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth;…

33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

KJV - 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

8 …ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

ESV - 1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me;

8 ...you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

TEV - "Greeting" -- 1 Dear Theophilus: In my first book I wrote about all the things that Jesus did and taught from the time he began his work 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before he was taken up, he gave instructions by the power of the Holy Spirit to the men he had chosen as his apostles. 3 For forty days after his death he appeared to them many times in ways that proved beyond doubt that he was alive. They saw him, and he talked with them about the Kingdom of God. 4 And when they came together, he gave them this order: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift I told you about, the gift my Father promised. 5 John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

"Jesus Is Taken Up to Heaven" - 6 When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?" 7 Jesus said to them, "The times and occasions are set by my Father's own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be. 8 But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." 9 After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

KJV - 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

16 …this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:…

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

ESV - 1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

16 ...this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: 17 "'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,...

38 And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself."

TEV - "The Coming of the Holy Spirit" - 1 When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers were gathered together in one place. 2 Suddenly there was a noise from the sky which sounded like a strong wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire which spread out and touched each person there. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to talk in other languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

"Peter's Message" - 14 Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and in a loud voice began to speak to the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me and let me tell you what this means. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose; it is only nine o'clock in the morning. 16 Instead, this is what the prophet Joel spoke about: 17 "This is what I will do in the last days, God says: I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will proclaim my message; your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams. 18 Yes, even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will proclaim my message.

36 "All the people of Israel, then, are to know for sure that this Jesus, whom you crucified, is the one that God has made Lord and Messiah!" 37 When the people heard this, they were deeply troubled and said to Peter and the other apostles, "What shall we do, brothers?" 38 Peter said to them, "Each one of you must turn away from his sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit. 39 For God's promise was made to you and your children, and to all who are far away -- all whom the Lord our God calls to himself."

• Act 2:1 - Pentecost
• S&H 43:3
• S&H 46:30
• Ret 76:14
• See explanation of Pentecost at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/pentecost.htm.
• Act 2:1 - with one acord in one place
• Mis 134:10
• Mis 143:24
• My 212:14
• Act 2:4 - speaking in tongues
• Mar 16:17
• Act 2:4-11
• Act 10:44-46
• 1Co 12:30-13:1
• 1Co 14:2-26
• To read the TEV version of 1Co 14:1-25, where the Apostle Paul addresses the issue of speaking in tongues, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/language.htm.
• To read excerpts from the writings of various highly respected biblical scholars on the subject of the everyday language that Jesus and the earliest Christians consistently used in prayer, in church, and in literature, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/koine.htm. This article has definite bearing on the issue of whether or not to continue using the King James Version (KJV) for reading from the pulpit.
• To read excerpts from Johannes Behm's article on "speaking in tongues" in The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/tongues.htm.

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KJV - 5 …we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

ESV - 5 ...through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

TEV - "Preserve Your Freedom" - 2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, it means that Christ is of no use to you at all. 3 Once more I warn any man who allows himself to be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the whole Law. 4 Those of you who try to be put right with God by obeying the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ. You are outside God's grace. 5 As for us, our hope is that God will put us right with him; and this is what we wait for by the power of God's Spirit working through our faith. 6 For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love.

KJV - 12 …I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious:…

14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

ESV - 12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent...

14 and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

TEV - "Gratitude for God's Mercy" - 12 I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength for my work. I thank him for considering me worthy and appointing me to serve him, 13 even though in the past I spoke evil of him and persecuted and insulted him. But God was merciful to me because I did not yet have faith and so did not know what I was doing. 14 And our Lord poured out his abundant grace on me and gave me the faith and love which are ours in union with Christ Jesus. 15 This is a true saying, to be completely accepted and believed: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of them, 16 but God was merciful to me in order that Christ Jesus might show his full patience in dealing with me, the worst of sinners, as an example for all those who would later believe in him and receive eternal life. 17 To the eternal King, immortal and invisible, the only God -- to him be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

• 1Ti 1:12-15
  • See also "Paul - from terrorizing Christians to Christian brother, Christian evangelist, and Christian healer" at http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/paul-from-terror-to-ministry.htm.

KJV - 1 THERE is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me [or you] free from the law of sin and death.

ESV - 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

TEV - "The Conflict in Man" - 1 There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit, which brings us life in union with Christ Jesus, has set me free from the law of sin and death. 3 What the Law could not do, because human nature was weak, God did. He condemned sin in human nature by sending his own Son, who came with a nature like man's sinful nature, to do away with sin. 4 God did this so that the righteous demands of the Law might be fully satisfied in us who live according to the Spirit, and not according to human nature.

• Rom 8:1 - omit KJV wording: , who walk <4043> not after <2596> the flesh <4561>, but after <2596> the Spirit <4151>- (based on a needed correction of the KJV's Greek text). This phrase appears to be an interpolation from Rom 8:4 and was not in the original Greek text.)
• Rom 8:1 - walk in the Spirit
• For references to "Walk/live in Christ & walk/live in the Spirit," browse http://www.bibletexts.com/topics/w.htm
• Rom 8:2 - KJV, NIV, TEV wording: me <3165> - wording in ESV, NAB, NASB, NJB, NRSV, REB: you <1473>
• Bruce M. Metzger (Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, Second Edition, New York: United Bible Societies, 1994, pages 456) explains:
• It is much more difficult to choose between me [me] and se [you] [as to which was the original wording]. The latter, as the more difficult reading, is more likely to have been replaced by the former (which harmonizes better with the argument in chap.7) than vice versa. On the other hand se may have originated in the accidental repetition of the final syllable of eleutherosen when the terminal -n, represented by horizontal line over the e was overlooked... Impressed by the weight of the combination of Alexandrian and Western witnesses, a majority of the Committee [the Editorial Committee of the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament] preferred se [you] as the earliest attainable text.
• Rom 8:2
• S&H 244:11
• S&H 496:15
• '01 9:10
• '02 9:11
• Mis 30:20
• Mis 201:18
• Mis 321:15
• Mis 326:2
• My 41:23
• My 113:13
• My 272:5
• My 293:28

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KJV - 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek;…

ESV - 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor;...

TEV - "The Good News of Deliverance" - 1 The Sovereign LORD has filled me with his spirit. He has chosen me and sent me To bring good news to the poor, To heal the broken-hearted, To announce release to captives And freedom to those in prison.

• Isa 61:1
• Isa 11:2
• Mat 11:5
• Luk 4:18,19

KJV - 40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

ESV - 40 ...Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

TEV - "Paul and Barnabas Separate" - 36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us go back and visit our brothers in every town where we preached the word of the Lord, and let us find out how they are getting along." 37 Barnabas wanted to take John Mark with them, 38 but Paul did not think it was right to take him, because he had not stayed with them to the end of their mission, but had turned back and left them in Pamphylia. 39 There was a sharp argument, and they separated: Barnabas took Mark and sailed off for Cyprus, 40 while Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the care of the Lord's grace. 41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

KJV - 6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

ESV - 6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.

9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10 And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. 15 And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.

TEV - "In Troas: Paul's Vision" - 6 They traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit did not let them preach the message in the province of Asia. 7 When they reached the border of Mysia, they tried to go into the province of Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8 So they traveled right on through 4 Mysia and went to Troas. 9 That night Paul had a vision in which he saw a Macedonian standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!" 10 As soon as Paul had this vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, because we decided that God had called us to preach the Good News to the people there.

"In Philippi: the Conversion of Lydia" - 12 From there we went inland to Philippi, a city of the first district of Macedonia; it is also a Roman colony. We spent several days there. 13 On the Sabbath we went out of the city to the riverside, where we thought there would be a place where Jews gathered for prayer. We sat down and talked to the women who gathered there. 14 One of those who heard us was Lydia from Thyatira, who was a dealer in purple cloth. She was a woman who worshiped God, and the Lord opened her mind to pay attention to what Paul was saying. 15 After she and the people of her house had been baptized, she invited us, "Come and stay in my house if you have decided that I am a true believer in the Lord." And she persuaded us to go.

• Act 16:13 - Paul meets a group of women gathered outside the city of Philippi
  • F.F. Bruce (The New International Commentary on the New Testament: The Book of the Acts, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1988) comments (page 331):

    When Paul visited a new city, it was his practice, as we have seen, to attend the local Jewish synagogue on the first sabbath after his arrival and seek an opportunity there for making the Christian message known "to the Jew first". At Philippi, however, there does not appear to have been a synagogue. That can only mean that there were very few Jews in the place; had there been ten Jewish men, they would have sufficed to constitute a synagogue. No number of women could compensate for the absence of even one man necessary to complete the quorum of ten. There was, however, an unofficial meeting-place outside the city where a number of women -- Jewesses and God-fearing Gentiles -- came together to go through the appointed Jewish service of prayer for the sabbath day, even if they could not constitute a regular synagogue congregation. Paul and his companions found this place, by the bank of the river Gangites, and sat down with the women and told them the story of Jesus. One of these women, a God-fearer, came from Thyatira in the province of Asia. Her name Lydia, "the Lydian woman," reminds us that Thyatira lay in what had once been the ancient kingdom of Lydia....

• Act 16:14,15 - Lydia of Thyatira (see Bible dictionary description at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/lydia.htm)
  • Based upon the account in Acts, Lydia is Paul's first European convert. She lived in the city of Philippi, which is in the most eastern part of Macedonia. Her home was where the Christians in Philippi first worshipped. (Explore the importance of early Christian "house churches" at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/house-churches.htm.) Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza (In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins, page 178) in her section on "The House Church" writes:

    According to Acts the church of Philippi began with the conversion of the business woman Lydia from Thyatira who offered her house to the Christian mission (Act 16:15). Lydia might have been a freed-woman, since she came from the East and sold purple goods which were luxury items. She was not necessarily, therefore, a wealthy, high-born woman. Three women were thus initiators and leading figures in the church at Philippi, with whom Paul had entered into a "consensual partnership" (societas).

    The other two women in Philippi to whom Fiorenza refers are Euodia and Syntyche. Earlier (pages 169-170) she had written:

    Paul also affirms that women worked with him on an equal basis. Phil 4:2-3 explicitly states that Euodia and Syntyche have "contended" side by side with him. As in an athletic race these women have competed alongside Paul, Clement, and the rest of Paul's co missionaries inthe cause of the gospel. Paul considers the authority of both women in the community at Philippi so great that he fears that their dissension could do serious damage to the Christian mission. The Philippians had entered with Paul into an equal partnership, a partnership endangered by the disagreement of these two outstanding women missionaries... When, therefore, Paul admonishes the two women "to be of the same mind" he reminds them of their original shared partnership and commitment to the same gospel.

  • To further explore the very active leadership roles of women in Paul's churches (contrary to popular ignorance on the topic), browse http://www.bibletexts.com/women.htm.

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