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6 And now I stand, and ample, and from the Gentiles, unto judged for the hope of the promise whom now I send thee,

made of God unto our fathers: t 18 To open their eyes, and to 7 Unto which promise our turn them from darkness to light, twelve tribes, instantly serving and from the power of Satan unto God day and night, hope to come. God, that they may receive forFor which hope's sake, king Agrip- giveness of sins, and inheritance pa, I am accused of the Jews. among them which are sanctified t8 Why should it be thought a by faith that is in me. thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the 9 I verily thought with myself, heavenly vison: that I ought to do many things d 20 But shewed first unto them contrary to the name of Jesus of of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, Nazareth. and throughout all the coasts of

10 Which thing I also did in Je- Judea, and then to the Gentiles, rusalem: and many of the saints that they should repent and turn did I shut up in prison, having re-to God, and do works meet for received authority from the chief pentance.

priests; and when they were put 21 For these causes the Jews to death, I gave my voice against caught me in the temple, and went them. about to kill me. e 11 And I punished them oft in t 22 Having therefore obtained every synagogue, and compelled help of God, I continue unto this them to blaspheme; and being ex- day, witnessing both to small and ceedingly mad against them, I great, saying none persecuted them even unto strange than those which the prophets and other things cities. Moses did say should come: g 12 Whereupon, as I went to Da-t 23 That Christ should suffer, mascus, with authority and com- and that he should be the first that mission from the chief priests, should rise from the dead, and m 13 At mid-day, Oking, I saw in should shew light unto the people, the way a light from heaven, above and to the Gentiles. the brightness of the sun, shining round about me, and them which journeyed with me.

24 And as he thus spake for him. self, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself ; much 14 And when we were all fallen | learning doth make thee mad. to the earth, I heard a voice speak- 25 But he said, I am not mad, ing unto me, and saying in the He- most noble Festus; but speak forth brew tongue, Saul, Saul, why per- the words of truth and soberness. secutest thou me? It is hard for k 26 For the king knoweth of these thee to kick against the pricks. things, before whom also I speak 15 And I said, Who art thou, freely. For I am persuaded that Lord? And he said, I am Jesus none of these things are hidden whom thou persecutest. from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

" 16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto 27 King Agrippa, believest thou thee for this purpose, to make thee the prophets? I know that thou a minister and a witness both of believest. these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

17 Delivering thee from the peo

28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a

Christian.

29 And Paul said, I would to

God, that not only thou, but also spent, and when sailing was now all that hear me this day, were dangerous, because the fast was both almost, and altogether such now already past, Paul admonishas I am, except these bonds. ed them, f30 And when he had thus ken, the king rose up, and governor, and Bernice, and

that sat with them:

spo- 10 And said unto them, Sirs, I the perceive that this voyage will be they with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds. 32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.

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11 Nevertheless, the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than those things which were spoken by Paul. g 12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is a haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south-west and north-west.

f13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. f16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the

4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cy-boat: prus, because the winds were con- 17 Which when they had taken. trary. up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

g 5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. f7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come,over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed 20 And when neither sun nor under Crete, over against Salmone: stars in many days appeared, and, g 8 And hardly passing it, came no small tempest lay on us, all unto a place which is called, The hope that we should be saved was Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was then taken away.

the city of Lasea.

19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

21 But after long abstinence, f9 Now, when much time was Paul stood forth in the midst of

should some meat; for this is for your and not health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you. d 35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

them, and said, Sirs, ye
have hearkened unto me,
have loosed from Crete, and to
have gained this harm and loss.
r 22 And now I exhort you to be
of good cheer: for there shall be
no loss of any man's life among
you, but of the ship.

t 23 For there stood by me this
night the angel of God, whose I
am, and whom I serve,

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. r26 Howbeit, we must be cast upon a certain island.

36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some

meat.

ƒ37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

g 27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that 40 And when they had taken up they drew near to some country; the anchors, they committed them28 And sounded, and found it selves unto the sea, and loosed the twenty fathoms: and when they rudder-bands, and hoisted up the had gone a little further, they mainsail to the wind, and made sounded again, and found it fifteen toward shore. fathoms.

41 And falling into a place f29 Then fearing lest they should where two seas met, they ran the have fallen upon rocks, they cast ship aground; and the forepart four anchors out of the stern, and stuck fast, and remained unmovewished for the day. able, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into 42 And the soldiers' counsel was the sea, under colour as though to kill the prisoners, lest any of they would have cast anchors out them should swim out, and escape. of the foreship,

d 31 Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they which could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. a 44 And the rest, some on boards, 33 And while the day was and some on broken pieces of the coming on, Paul besought them all ship. And so it came to pass, that to take meat, saying, This day is they escaped all safe to land. the fourteenth day that ye have CHAP. XXVIII. tarried, and continued fasting, g having taken nothing.

ND when they were esca

34 Wherefore I pray you to take the island was called Melita.

2 And the barbarous people blew, and we came the next day shewed us no little kindness: for to Puteoli:

they kindled a fire, and received 14 Where we found brethren, us every one, because of the pre- and were desired to tarry with sent rain, and because of the cold. them seven days: and so we went f 3 And when Paul had gathered toward Rome.

a bundle of sticks, and laid them e 15 And from thence, when the on the fire, there came a viper out brethren heard of us, they came of the heat, and fastened on his to meet us as far as Appii-forum, hand. and the Three Taverns; whom

4 And when the barbarians saw when Paul saw, he thanked God the venomous beast hang on his and took courage.

hand, they said among themselves, g 16 And when we came to Rome, No doubt this man is a murderer, the centurion delivered the pri whom, though he hath escaped soners to the captain of the guard : the sea, yet vengeance suffereth but Paul was suffered to dwell by not to live. himself, with a soldier that kept

m 5 And he shook off the beast him. into the fire, and felt no harm.

17 And it came to pass, that 6 Howbeit, they looked when after three days, Paul called the he should have swollen, or fallen chief of the Jews together. And down dead suddenly: but after when they were come together, they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

f7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

m 8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody-flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

m 9 So when this was done, others also which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. f 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. g 12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:

18 Who when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of.

t 20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Ju dea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

22 But we desire to hear of thee, what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. g 13 And from thence we fetched t 23 And when they had appointa compass, and came to Rhegium: ed him a day, there came many and after one day the south wind to him into his lodging; to whom

he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

t 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

a 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive. f27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes

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have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

23 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, d 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

The Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the ROMANS. faith is spoken of throughout

CHAP. I.

AUL, servant of Jesus whole

PChrist, called to be an dous for God is my witness, whom

tle, separated unto the gospel of I serve with my spirit in the gos God, pel of his Son, that without ceas2 (Which he had promised ing I make mention of you always afore by his prophets in the holy in my prayers. scriptures,)

3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

b 10 Making request (if by any. means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God) to come unto you.

11 For I long to see you, that I t 4 And declared to be the Son of may impart unto you some spirit God with power, according to the ual gift, to the end ye may be es Spirit of holiness, by the resurrec-tablished; tion from the dead:

d 5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

t 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

d 12 That is, that I may be com forted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me.

13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (but was let hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the un

e 8 First, I thank my God through wise. Jesus Christ for you all, that your g 15 So, as much as in me is, I am

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