Then Paul, when the governor permitted him to speak, answered in this manner, "As I know that thou hast been many years a judge to this nation, I do the more chearfully answer for myself:

unless for this one expression, that I cried out when I stood among them, For the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day."

And when Felix heard these things he put them off, (for he had been more particularly informed concerning this way of religion,) and said, When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will thoroughly examine your matters.

Some days after Felix coming with his wife Drusilla, a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning faith in Christ.

And as he was reasoning of justice, temperance, and a future judgement, Felix trembled, and said, Go thy way for this time, and I will take a proper opportunity to call for thee again.

And hoping also that money would be given him by Paul, that he might discharge him; he sent for him the more frequently, and conversed with him.

begging the favor of him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; for they were preparing an ambush to kill him by the way.

For if I am indeed doing them wrong, and have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be nothing in what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them.

For it seems to me absurd, to send a prisoner and not to signify the crimes laid against him."

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, thus made his defence,

And now I stand arraigned for the hope of the promise which was made by God to our fathers:

which I also did in Jerusalem; and I shut up many of the saints in prison, having received authority for it from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my voice against them.

And when we were all fallen down to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.

But rise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of those for which I shall hereafter appear unto thee:

For these things the Jews seized me in the temple, and attempted to kill me.

For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with freedom; because I am persuaded that none of them are unknown to him; for this was not done in a corner.

And there the centurion finding a ship of Alexandria bound for Italy, he put us on board it.

And as we sailed slowly for many days, and were hardly got on to Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete by Salmone.

And as much time was spent, and sailing was now dangerous, (for the fast was now past,) Paul exhorted them,

And as neither sun nor stars appeared for several days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.

However, I now exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of any life among you, but only of the ship:

for there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying,

Wherefore, Sirs, be of good courage; for I trust in God, that it shall be so, according as it was told me.

Then fearing least they should fall upon some rocky places, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for day.

wherefore I exhort you to take some nourishment, for this is necessary for your safety: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.

But falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship a-ground; and the fore-part stuck fast, and remained immoveable, but the hinder part was dashed in pieces by the violence of the waves.

And the barbarians shewed us uncommon humanity: for they kindled a fire and took us all in, because of the present rain, and of the cold.

For this reason therefore I desired to see and to speak to you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

But we would willingly hear from thee what thou thinkest: for as to this sect, we know that it is every where spoken against.

saying, Go to this people and say, Ye shall hear by the hearing of the ear, and not understand; and in seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is stupified,

by whom we have received grace and apostleship to preach the obedience of faith for his name's sake, to all nations;

And first I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole world:

for God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established:

For I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the learned and the unlearned:

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, both Jew and Greek:

for the righteousness of God is therein revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who withhold the truth in unrighteousness;

for what is to be known of God is manifest among them, for God hath manifested it to them.

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like to corruptible man, and birds, and beasts, and reptiles.

who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature instead of the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Therefore God gave them up to infamous passions: for even their women changed the natural use into that which is unnatural,

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whoever thou art, that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost the same things.

to them, who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, and honor, and immortality, eternal life:

for there is no respect of persons with God.

For as many as have sinned without the law shall also perish without the law; and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;

(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:

for when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature the duties of the law, these though they have not the law, are a law to themselves,

a light to them that are in the darkness, an instructor of the simple, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth which is in the law.

for through you the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, as it is written.

For circumcision indeed is profitable, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.

Therefore if the uncircumcised keep the righteous precepts of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be accounted to him for circumcision?

and shall not the uncircumcision that is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law? for he is not a Jew, who is only so in appearance;

For what if some did not believe? shall their incredulity make the faithfulness of God of no effect?

for then how shall God judge the world?

"What then are we the better?" Not at all, in point of justification; for we have before proved that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin: as it is written,

Wherefore by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

and this righteousness of God is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all believers; for there is no difference;

for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;

whom God hath appointed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, in the remission of past sins, according to the forbearance of God;

for a demonstration, I say, of his righteousness at this time: that He might be just, and the justifier of him, that believeth in Jesus.

for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:

for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

Now is this blessedness upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

For the promise made to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, was not by the law, but by the righteousness of faith:

for if they only that are of the law be heirs, faith is made useless, and the promise is become of no effect.

Now the law worketh wrath; for where there is no law, there is no transgression.

and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

but for our sakes also, to him it will be imputed, as we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead:

who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

For when we were yet without strength, Christ died in due season for the ungodly.

Whereas one would hardly die for a just man, though perhaps for a good man one might dare even to die.

But God recommendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more being reconciled shall we be saved by his life.

Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, so death passed upon all men, for to that all have sinned:

for sin was in the world before the law. Now sin is not imputed where there is no law;

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift: for if through the offence of one many died, much more hath the grace of God, and the gift bestowed by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

For the gift is not as the sentence was by one that sinned; for the sentence is passed from one offence to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences to justification.

For if, by the offence of one, death reigned through one, much more they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life through one, even Jesus Christ.

For as by the disobedience of one man many were made sinners; so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous.

for if we have been planted together in the resemblance of his death, so shall we be also of his resurrection.

for he that is thus dead with Christ, is delivered from sin.

knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more power over Him: for as He died, He died once for all on account of sin;

For sin shall have no power over you, inasmuch as ye are not under the law, but under grace.

But thanks be to God, that ye who were servants of sin, have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you:

For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

What fruit therefore had ye then in the things, which ye are now ashamed of? for the end of those things is death.

For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law) that the law hath power over a man, only so long as it liveth?

For a married woman is bound by the law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband die, she is discharged from the law of her husband.

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions while we were under the law operated in our bodies so as to bring forth fruit unto death.

What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid! Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust to be sinful, if the law had not said, "Thou shalt not covet."

But sin taking occasion by the commandment wrought in me all manner of concupiscence: for without the law sin was dead.

For sin taking occasion by the commandment deceived me, and by it slew me.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

For that which I do, I allow not: for I do not that which I would; but what I hate, this I do.

For I know that in me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not.

For I do not the good that I would; but the evil which I would not, this I do.

For I delight in the law of God, as to the inward man: