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Acts 21:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The next day we went to Caesarea and stayed with Philip, the preacher. He was one of the seven men who helped the apostles,

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In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, who was the captain of a group of soldiers called “The Italian Unit”.

After Paul had seen the vision, we began looking for a way to go to Macedonia. We were sure that God had called us to preach the good news there.

Then on the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to a place by the river, where we thought there would be a Jewish meeting place for prayer. We sat down and talked with the women who came.

One day on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl. She had a spirit in her that gave her the power to tell the future. By doing this she made a lot of money for her owners.

Paul sailed to Caesarea, where he greeted the church. Then he went on to Antioch.

Paul decided to travel by land to Assos. The rest of us went on ahead by ship, and we were to take him aboard there.

After the Festival of Thin Bread, we sailed from Philippi. Five days later we met them in Troas and stayed there for a week.

Some of the followers from Caesarea went with us and took us to stay in the home of Mnason. He was from Cyprus and had been a follower from the beginning.

The commander called in two of his officers and told them, “By nine o'clock tonight have two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea. Take along seventy men on horseback and two hundred foot soldiers with spears.

When it was time for us to sail to Rome, Captain Julius from the Emperor's special troops was put in charge of Paul and the other prisoners.

Three months later we sailed in a ship that had been docked at Malta for the winter. The ship was from Alexandria in Egypt and was known as “The Twin Gods”.

We arrived in Rome, and Paul was allowed to live in a house by himself with a soldier to guard him.

This suggestion pleased everyone, and they began by choosing Stephen. He had great faith and was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they chose Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and also Nicolaus, who worshipped with the Jewish people in Antioch.

But the followers found out about this and took Saul to Caesarea. From there they sent him to the city of Tarsus.

Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, pastors, and teachers,

But you must stay calm and be willing to suffer. You must work hard to tell the good news and to do your job well.




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