But the brethren straightway sent away both Paul and Silas by night to Beraea; who, indeed, having arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Many, of them, therefore, believed; also, of the reputable Grecian women, and of men, not a few.

The God Who made the world and all things therein, The Same being Lord of Heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands,

that they should seek God, if, perhaps, they might feel after Him, and find Him, although, in truth, He is not far from each one of us;

"Being, therefore, God's offspring, we ought not to suppose that the God-head is like gold, or silver, or stone, graven by man's art and device!

But certain men, joining themselves to him, believed; among whom also were Dionysius??he Areopagite??nd a woman, Damaris by name, and others with them.

And the Lord said to Paul, through a vision by night, "Fear not, but speak, and be not silent;

but, if they are questions about a word, and names, and your own law, ye yourselves shall see to it. I am not disposed to be a judge of such matters."

And, though they asked him to remain a longer time with them, he consented not;

and he said to them, "Did ye receive the Holy Spirit, after having believed?" And they said to him, "Nay, we did not even hear whether there is a Holy Spirit."

And ye perceive and hear that, not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, turned away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods that are made with hands.

And not only is there danger to us that this branch of our business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be reckoned of no account, and also her magnificence will be destroyed, whom all Asia and the inhabited earth worship."

And, Paul purposing to enter in unto the people, the disciples were not permitting him.

And some also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, sending to him, were beseeching him not to venture himself into the theater.

Some, therefore, were crying one thing, and some another; for the assembly had become confused, and the greater part knew not for what cause they had come together.

But the town-clerk, having quieted the multitude, says, "Men of Ephesus, who, indeed, of men is there that does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image that fell down from Jupiter?

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

how I shrank not from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and from teaching you publicly, and from house to house,

And, now, behold, I, bound by the Spirit, am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there;

But I make not my soul of any value as dear to myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify the Gospel of the grace of God.

for I shrank not from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

I know that, after my departure, grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock;

Wherefore, watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not to admonish every one with tears.

And, having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days; who, indeed, said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

And, when we heard these things, both we and those of that place were beseeching him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Then Paul answered, "What are ye doing, weeping and crushing my heart? For I am ready, not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus."

And, when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."

And they were informed by report concerning you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.

And some shouted one thing, some another, among the crowd; and, when he could not ascertain the certainty because of the tumult, he ordered that he be brought into the castle.

Are you not, then, the Egyptian who, before these days, caused a revolt, and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?"

And those who were with me beheld, indeed, the light, but they did not understand the voice of Him Who spake to me.

And, as I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those accompanying me, I came into Damascus.

and saw Him, saying to me, 'Make haste, and go forth quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.'

Now they were listening to him up to this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, "Away with such a one from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live!"

And Paul said, "I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest; for it has been written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"

And, on the following night, the Lord, standing by him, said, "Be of good courage; for, as you fully testified as to the things concerning Me at Jerusalem, so you must testify at Rome also."

Be not, therefore, persuaded by them; for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him; who, indeed, bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor drink, till they should kill him; and now they are ready, expecting the promise from you."

And, calling to him two of the centurions, he said, "Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go as far as Caesarea; and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;

The soldiers, therefore, according to what had been commanded them, taking up Paul, brought him by night to Antipatris;

since you are able clearly to know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship;

And, having spent among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and, on the morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, he ordered Paul to be brought.

And, when he presented himself, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and grievous charges, which they were not able to prove;

If, therefore, I am a wrong-doer, and have perpetrated anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but, if there is nothing in the things of which these accuse me, no one can deliver me as a favor to them. I appeal to Caesar."

to whom I made answer, It is not a custom with Romans to grant as a favor any man, before the accused has the accuser face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge laid against him.

And Festus says, "King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out that it was not proper that he should live any longer.

for it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to signify also the charges against him."

unto which promise our twelve-tribed nation, earnestly serving day and night, is hoping to attain; concerning which hope, O King, I am being accused by Jews.

Wherefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

But Paul says, "I am not mad, most noble Festus; but I utter words of truth and soberness.

For the king knows well concerning these things, to whom also I speak boldly; for I am persuaded that no one of these things is hidden from him; for this has not been done in a corner.

And Paul said, "I could pray God, that, both in a small degree and in a great degree, not only you, but also all who hear me this day, may become such as I am, except these chains!"

And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set at liberty, had he not appealed to Caesar."

And, sailing slowly many days, and with difficulty having come over against Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to approach, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

saying, "Men! I perceive that the voyage is likely to be with violence and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.

But, not long after, there beat down upon it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euroclydon.

And, after long abstinence from food, then Paul, standing up in the midst of them, said, "Ye ought, indeed, O men, hearkening to me, not to have set sail from Crete, and to have incurred this violence and loss.

For there stood by me this night an angel of the God Whose I am, and Whom I serve,

saying, 'Fear not, Paul; it is necessary that you should stand before Caesar, and, behold, God has granted to you as a favor all those sailing with you.'

And, when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven along the Adria, about midnight the sailors were surmising that some country was approaching them;

And, when it was day, they were not recognizing the land; but they were observing a certain bay, having a beach, into which they purposed, if they might be able, to thrust the ship.

And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging on his hand, they said among themselves, "Assuredly this man is a murderer, whom, though safely escaping from the sea, justice permitted not to live."

But, when the Jews spake against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar; not that I have anything of which to accuse my nation.

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come to you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the gentiles.

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek

because, having known God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor did they give thanks; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

And, as they did not approve the holding of God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not becoming;

who, indeed, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with those who practice them.

Or, do you despise the riches of His kindness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading you to repentance?

but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation,

for not the hearers of law are righteous before God, but the doers shall be justified;

you, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that men should not steal, do you steal?

You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

If, therefore, the uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall not his uncircumcision he reckoned for circumcision?

And shall not the uncircumcision that is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, with the letter and circumcision, to be a transgressor of the law?

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; nor is that circumcision, which is outward in flesh;

but he is a Jew, who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.

May it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it has been written, "That Thou mayest be justified in Thy words; and mayest overcome, when Thou judgest."

It could not be! for, then, how shall God judge the world?

And why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil that good may come?" whose condemnation is just.

What, then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we before charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;

as it has been written, "There is none righteous, no not one;

they have all turned aside, they together became unprofitable; there is none that does good, there is not so much as one;

and the ways of peace have they not known;

Or is He the God of Jews only? Is He not of gentiles also! Yes, of gentiles also;

Do we, then, make void the law through faith? It could not be! Yea, we establish the law.

For, if Abraham was justified by works, he has ground of boasting, but not toward God.

Now to him that works the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt;

but to him that works not, but believes on Him Who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

Happy is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin."

How, then, was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

and father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

For, not through law, was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but it was through the righteousness of faith.

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

(as it has been written, "A father of many nations have I made you"), before God Whom he believed, Who maketh alive the dead, and calleth the things that are not, as though they were;

And, being not weakened in faith, he attentively considered his own body already dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb;

but, in view of the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but was made strong in faith, giving glory to God,

Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned to him;

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations; knowing that tribulation works out patience;

and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the holy Spirit, Who was given to us.

and not only so, but we are rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we now received the reconciliation.