Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Acts 16

^{1 !} When Paul had circumcised Timothie, he toke him with him.

^{3 a} Lest the Jewes shulde disdaine him as one that were prophane, and without God.

^{6 b} God chuseth not onely men, but also appointed countreis where his worde shal be preached, and onely as he wil.

^{6 c} Meaning, Asia the lesse.

^{7 !} The Spirit calleth them from one countrey to another.

^{8 d} Called also Antigonia, & Alexandria.

^{10 e} We oght not to credit visions, except we be assured thereof by the Spirit of God.

^{11 f} Which is in the borders of Thracia and Macedonia.

^{12 g} In Greke & Latine the worde is called Colonia which can not otherwise be wel expressed, but by suche circumstance of wordes.

^{13 h} Where the Christians accustomed to assemble their Church, when the infideles persecuted them.

^{16 i} Which colde gesse & foredeme of things past, present & to come: which knowledge in manie things God permitteth to the deuil.

^{17 k} Satan althogh he spake the trueth yet was his malicious purpose to cause the Apostles to be troubled as sedicious persones and teachers of strange religion.

^{18 l} For Satans subtiltie increased, & also it might seme that Sata, & the Spirit of God taught bothe one doctrine, Read {Mar. 1,34}

^{22 m} To wit, the clothes of Paul & Silas.

^{24 !} Lydia is conuerted.

^{24 /} Or, in the bottome of the prison, or in a dungion.

^{28 !} Paul and Silas imprisoned conuert the jailer.

^{33 /} Or, woundes or hurtes.

^{34 /} Greke, he set the table.

^{37 !} And are deliuered as Romaines.

^{37 n} No man had autoritie to beat, or put to death a citizen Romaine, but the Romaines them selues by the consent of the People.

^{38 o} For the punishment was great against them that did injurie to a citizen Romaine.