Tis defence before Agrippa.

Auno MINI 62.

23.6. &

1. 15, 22. bil. 3. 5.

CHAP. XXVI.

2 Paul, in the presence of Agrippa, declareth his life from his childhood, 12 and how miraculously he was converted, and called to his apostleship. 24 Festus chargeth him to be mad, whereunto he answereth modestly. 28 Agrippa is almost persuaded to be a Christian. 31 The whole company pronounce him innocent.

T

THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:

3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; 5 Which knew me from the beginning, 3 if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

He is pronounced innocent.

DOMINI

62.

16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: Anno for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a mch. 22. 15. witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the appear unto thee;

which I will

17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, "unto whom now" ch. 22. 21. I send thee,,

18 °To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and 'inheritance among them which are 'sanctified by faith that is in me.

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do "works meet for repentance.

o Isai. 35.5 & 42.7

Luke 1.79. Cor. 4. 4. Thess. 5-5p2 Cor.6.14.

Ephes. 1. 18.

Ephes. 4. 18. & 5-8. Col. 1. 13. Pet.

2.9, 25Luke 1.77. Col. 1. 12. r Eph. 1. 11. ch. 20. 32 22, 29. & 11. 26:13:& 17 & 18. &

t ch. 9. 20,

14.

19. & 20. &

21.

n Matt 3.8. x ch. 21. 30,

21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to 31. kill me.

22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

24 ¶ And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

29 And Paul said, "I would to God, 1 Cor.7.7 that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

30 ¶ And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of fch. 23. 9. 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.

29. & 25.25.

g ch. 25.11.

1 Paul shipping toward Rome, 10 foretelleth of the danger of the voyage, 11 but is not believed. 14 They are tossed to and fro with tempest, 41 and suffer shipwreck, 22, 34, 44 yet all come safe to land.

AND when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the

His dangerous voyage.

which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

17 Which when they had taken 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;

Anto DOMINI

19 And the third day we cast out with J our own hands the tackling of the ship. 20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tem

saved was then taken away.

& 28. 16.

4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

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.

7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailOr, Candy. ed under || Crete, over against Salmone; 8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

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

Or, bent.

11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

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 an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

13 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.

16 And running under a certain island

21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

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.

23 'For there stood by me this night fch the angel of God, whose I am, and whom Rom. 1. & 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.

26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a ch certain island.

27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

29 Then fearing lest they should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

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

32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

54 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the s head of any of you.

هما

Paul suffereth shipwreck.

OMINI

DOMINI 62.

62.

1 Sam. 9. Matt. 15.

John 6.

2.1 Tim. 4.

4

ch. 2. 41 7. 14. m. 13. 1. Pet. 3. 20.

De, cut the chors, they

- sea, &c.

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

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

m

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.

40 And when they had || taken up the them in anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

41 And falling into a place where two 2 Cor. 11. seas met, "they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

@ ver. 22.

a ch. 27. 26.

b Rom. 1. 14. 1 Cor.

3. J.

2 And the barbarous people shewed 14. Col. us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they im. 5. laded us with such things as were neces- 17. sary.

11 ¶ And after three months we de- A. D. 63. parted in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suf- h ch. 24. 25. fered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him,

17 it to that

three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed no- i thing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner k ch. 21. 33. from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

& 25.8.

18 Who,1when they had examined me, Ich. 23. 24. would have let me go, because there was 25.8.& 6. no cause of death in me.

31.

19 But when the Jews spake against m ch. 25.11. it, "I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with

b. Acts 9. 15.
& 13. 2. Gal.
1. 15.
e See on

Acts 26. 6.
Tit. 1. 2.
d ch. 3. 21.
& 16. 26.

Gal. 3. 8.

e Matt. 1. 6,

Gentiles.

AUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, " call

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.

DOMIN

tch is s 32. Th 3.10.

11 For I long to see you, that I may m impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

That that I be comforted

16. Luke 1 the gospel of God,

32. Acts 2.

30. 2 Tim. 2. 2 ( Which he had promised afore by John 1.14. his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

8. Gal. 4. 4

+ Gr. determined.

3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our dermine Lord, which was 'made of the seed of Hebr. 9.14 David according to the flesh;

í ch. 12. 3. & 15.15. 1 Cor. 15. 10. Gal.

4 And + declared to be the Son of 15. & 2. 9. God with power, according to the spirit Or, to the of holiness, by the resurrection from the bedience of dead:

Ephes. 3. 8.

faith.

k Acts 6. 7. 5 By whom we have received grace

ch. 16. 26.

1 Acts 9. 15. and apostleship, || for obedience to the 1 all nations, for his name: n 1 Cor. 1.3. 6 Among whom are ye also the called 2 Cor. 1.2. of Jesus Christ:

1 Thess. 4. 7.

Gal. 1. 3.

o 1 Cor. 1. 4. Phil. 1.3.

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of Col. 1.3.4. God, called to be saints: "Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the pch. 16. 19. Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thess. 1. 2. Philem. 4.

i Thess. 1.8. q ch. 9. 1.

Thess. 2. 5.

2 Tim. 1.3.

P

2 Cor. 1. 23. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Phil. 1. 8. Christ for you all, that your faith is Acts 27.23. spoken of throughout the whole world. 1 Or, in my 9 For God is my witness, "whom I John 4. 23, serve with my spirit in the gospel of his 24. Phil. 3.3. Son, that 'without ceasing I make men Thess. 3. tion of you always in my prayers;

spirit.

10.