And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot {\i contain}.
Acts 18:5 - American Standard Version 2015 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By the time Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was completely engrossed with preaching, earnestly arguing and testifying to the Jews that Jesus [is] the Christ. American Standard Version (1901) But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. Common English Bible Once Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Silas and Timothy had arrived from Macedonia, Paul stood firm in the Word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was earnest in preaching, testifying to the Jews, that Jesus is the Christ. |
And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot {\i contain}.
Therefore I am full of the wrath of Jehovah; I am weary with holding in: pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly of young men together; for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.
But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.\par
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.
and ye also bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.}\par
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
And he charged us to preach unto the people, and to testify that this is he who is ordained of God {\i to be} the Judge of the living and the dead.
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; {\i namely}, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek.
and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a {\i Roman} colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, {\i said he}, I proclaim unto you, is the Christ.
for he powerfully confuted the Jews, {\i and that} publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.\par
Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.\par
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.\par
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, {\i even} by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea.
and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and {\i so} will I keep {\i myself}.
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;
But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort {\i you} concerning your faith;
But when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as we also {\i to see} you;
By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account {\i him}, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God: stand ye fast therein.