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CAP. XVIII.

[verse 1] Aftir thes thingis `he gon [Poul ȝede V.] out of A|thenis, cam [and cam V.] to Corinthe. [verse 2] And fyndynge [he foond V.] a man Jew [a Jew V.] , by name Aquyla, of Ponte

bi kynde, that late cam fro Italie, and Priscille, his wyf, for that Claudius co|maundide alle Jewis for [Om. SX.] to departe fro Rome, cam [and he cam V.] to hem. [verse 3] And [Om. O.] for he was of the same craft, he dwellide at hem, and wrouȝte; sothli [forsothe O.] thei weren of cenefectorie [cenefectoryes O.] craft, that is, to make hilingis [roopis, either hylyngis V.] to trauel|inge men. [verse 4] And he disputide in the syna|goge by ech saboth, `by twixe [bitwen SX.] puttinge the name of the [oure O.] Lord Jhesu; and he softly [Om. V.] counceilide to [Om. V.] Jewis and Greekis. [verse 5] Sotheli whanne Silas and Tymothe camen fro Macedonye, Poul ȝaf bisynesse to the word, witnessinge [and witnessede V.] to the [Om. O. tho SX.] Jewis, `Jhesu for to be [Jhesu to be SX. that Jhesu is V.] Crist. [verse 6] Forsothe `hem aȝen sey|inge and blasfemynge [whanne thei aȝenseiden and blasfemyden V.] , he schakynge [schook V.] of [Om. N. awey V.] his clothis, seide [and seide V.] to hem, Ȝoure blood on [in QSX. of T. be on V.] ȝoure heed; I clene [schal be clene V.] fro hennis forth, schal [and schal V.] go to hethene men. [verse 7] And he pass|inge [passide fro V.] thennis, entride [and entride V.] into the hous of sum iust man, by name Tyte, worschip|ynge God, whos hous was ioyned to the synagoge. [verse 8] Crispe sothli, prince of the synagoge, bileuyde to the Lord, with al his hows. And manye of the Corinthies heeringe [herden and V.] bileuyden, and weren cristenyd. [verse 9] Forsoth the Lord seide by nyȝte to Poul by a visioun, Nyle thou drede, but spek, [verse 10] and be not stille; for which thing I am with thee, and no man schal be put to thee that he anoye [noye GMNPQSTVX.] thee, for moche peple is to me in this citee. [verse 11] Forsoth he saat [dwellide V.] ther a ȝeer and sixe monethis, tech|inge at hem the [in the N.] word [woordis N.] of `the Lord [God V.] . [verse 12] Sothli Gallion [whanne Gallyon was V.] proconsul of Achaye, Jewis [the Jewis GMPT.] risen [riseden V.] vp [Om. QSX.] with oon ynwitt [witt O. wille V.] , `or wille [Om. OVX.] , into [aȝens V.] Poul, and ledde hym to [in to G pr. m.] [verse 13] the [Om. O.] dom, seiynge [and seyden V.] , For [Om. V.] aȝens the lawe this councelith men for [Om. SX.] to worschipe God. [verse 14] Sothli `Poul bigynnynge [whanne Poul bigan V.] for [Om. QSX.] to opene the mouth, Gallion seide to Jewis, Forsoth

if ther were ony wickid [wicke SX.] thing, or [either V pass. fere.] worst trespas, ȝe men Jewis, riȝtly I schulde sus|teyne [verse 15] [suffre V.] ȝou; forsoth if questiouns ben of the word, and names of ȝoure lawe, ȝe [ȝe ȝou M. ȝou SX.] silf se; I wole [nil O.] not be domesman of thes wordis [thingis V.] . [verse 16] And he drof them fro the [Om. N.] dom place. [verse 17] Forsothe alle takynge [tooken V.] Sostenen, prince of the synagoge, smyten [and smytiden V.] him bifore the dom place; and no thing of these was to charge to Gallion. [verse 18] Poul forsothe whanne ȝit he hadde susteyned [abeden V.] many dayes, seiynge [seide V.] far wel to bretheren, by [and bi V.] boot cam [he cam S.] to Sirie, and `with him [Om. V.] Priscille and A|quyla [Aquila camen with him V.] , the [Om. V.] whiche hadden clippid [clippen Y.] to hem [him V.] the [Om. T.] heed [heued OT.] in Tencris [Tencris toun MPT.] ; `sothli thei hadden [for he hadde V.] a vow. [verse 19] And he cam to Ephesy, and there he lefte hem; sothli he goynge [ȝede V.] into the synagoge, disputide [and disputide V.] with Jewis. [verse 20] Sothli `hem preiynge [whanne thei preieden V.] that he schulde [verse 21] dwelle more tyme, he consentide not, but he makinge [made V.] farwel, and seiynge [seide V.] , `It bi|houeth me for [Om. SX.] to make the solempne [Om. T.] day comynge to [Om. S.] at Jerusalem, and [Om. V.] eft I schal turne aȝen to ȝou. `God willinge [if God wole V.] , wente [he went MPTY sec. m. and he wente V.] forth fro Ephesi. [verse 22] And he com|ynge [cam V.] doun to [fro O.] Cesarie, stiȝede [and stiȝede V.] vp, and grette the chirche, and cam doun to An|tiochie. [verse 23] And, there [whanne he hadde dwellid there V.] sumwhat of tyme maad [Om. V.] , he wente forth, walkinge by ordre thorw the cuntree of Galathie, and Frigie, confermynge [and confermyde V.] alle disciplis [the disciplis GMPTY sec. m.] . [verse 24] Sothli sum Jew, Apollo by name, a man of Alysaun|dre [Alexandryne M.] of kynde, a man eloquent, cam to Ephesie, myȝti [and he was myȝty V.] in scripturis. [verse 25] This man was tauȝt the wey of the Lord, and fer|uent [was feruent V.] in spirit spak [and spak V.] , and tauȝte diligentli tho thingis that weren of Jhesu, know|inge [and knew V.] oonli the baptym of John. [verse 26] Sothli this man bigan for [Om. SX.] to do tristily in the synagoge. Whom whanne Priscille and Aquyla herden, thei token `him to [to hym V pr. m. hym V sec. m.] , and

more diligently expowneden to him the wey of the Lord. [verse 27] Sothli whanne he wolde go to [into Q sec. m.] Achaie, bretheren monestid [excitiden V.] , `or councelid [Om. QVX.] , writen [and writeden V.] to disciplis [the disciplis MPT.] , that thei schulden resceyue him; which whanne he cam, ȝaf moche to hem that bileu|yden. [verse 28] Forsothe [For V.] he greetly ouercam Jewis, schewinge [and schewide V.] openly by scripturis, `Jhesu for to be [Jhesu to be SX. that Jhesu is V.] Crist.