And now why shouldst thou delay? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also stood by and consented to his death, and kept the clothes of them that slew him.

the tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered him to be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what reason they so cried out against him.

And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, uncondemned?

And on the morrow, desiring to know for certain what he was accused of by the Jews, he loosed him from his bonds, and ordered the chief priests and all their council to attend; and he brought down Paul, and set him before them:

Then said Paul to him, "God will smite thee, thou whited wall: dost thou sit to judge me according to the law, and contrary to the law commandest me to be smitten?"

But they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high-priest?

But as there arose much contention, the tribune fearing least Paul should be torn in pieces by them, ordered a party of soldiers to go down, and take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring him into the castle.

And the following night, the Lord standing by him said, Paul, be of good courage; for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou also bear testimony at Rome.

who came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves by a curse to eat nothing till we have killed Paul.

And the tribune took him by the hand, and retiring into a private apartment asked him, What is it which thou hast to tell me?

And he called two of the centurions to him, and said, Get ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, by the third hour of the night.

This man being seized by the Jews, and about to be killed by them, I came upon them with some soldiers and rescued him: for I understand that he is a Roman.

But an ambush, which was going to be laid for the man by the Jews, being discovered to me, immediately I sent him to thee, telling his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

The soldiers therefore, according to the orders given them, took up Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

I will hear thee, when thine accusers are also come. And he ordered him to be kept in Herod's palace.

And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "As by thee we enjoy much peace, and glorious things are done to this nation by thy prudent administration,

from whom thou mayst thyself by examining him come to the knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him."

having hope in God, (which they themselves also expect) that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

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 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.

Therefore, said he, let those of you who are able, go down with me, and if there be any thing bad in this man, let them accuse him.

And when he had staid among them more than ten days, he went down to Cesarea, and the next day sitting on the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought before him.

But Festus, being desirous to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there to be tried concerning these things before me?

Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as thou very well knowest.

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.

And as they spent several days there, Festus related Paul's case to the king, saying, There is a man left in custody by Felix: concerning whom,

Therefore when they were come hither, making no delay, I sat on the tribunal the next day, and ordered the man to be brought before me.

but had certain questions against him concerning their own religion; and of one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

But I being in doubt as to the dispute concerning these matters, asked him, if he would go to Jerusalem, and there be tried concerning these things.

But when Paul appealed, to be reserved to the hearing of our sovereign, I ordered him to be kept till I could send him to Cesar.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, I should be willing to hear the man myself. And he said, thou shalt hear him to-morrow.

"O king Agrippa, I think myself happy, that I am this day to make my defence before thee, concerning all the things which I am accused of by the Jews:

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

to which promise our twelve tribes, worshipping continually night and day, hope to attain: concerning which hope, O king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

What! is it judged incredible by you, that God should raise the dead?

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 an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

I know that thou believest them. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou almost persuadest me to be a Christian.

And going on board a ship of Adramyttium, we went off, intending to sail by the coasts of Asia; Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.

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.

saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage is like to be prejudicial and with much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives.

But the centurion regarded the pilot and the master of the vessel, more than the things that were said by Paul.

And as the south wind blew gently, thinking they were secure of their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close by Crete.

And as we were exceedingly tossed by the storm, the next day they lightened the ship:

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,

Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Cesar, and behold God hath given thee all that are sailing with thee.

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

But we must be cast upon some island.

Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, Unless these men stay in the ship ye cannot be saved.

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 when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was permitted to live by himself with the soldier that had him in custody.

And so disagreeing one with another they separated, when Paul had said one word, to wit, that the holy Spirit spake rightly by Esaias the prophet to our fathers,

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,

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

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

Paul a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,

separated unto the gospel of God, (which He had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son,

but powerfully declared to be the Son of God, according to the spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord;

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

to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

intreating if I may now at length have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come unto you.

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

that is to say, that being among you we may be comforted together by the faith of each, both yours and mine.

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

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

so that they are inexcusable; because having thus known God they glorified Him not as God, neither were they thankful; but were infatuated by their own reasonings, and their heart being void of understanding was darkened.

Pretending to be wise they Became fools:

And as they were not careful to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things that were not fit to be done:

But by thy hardness and impenitence of heart thou art treasuring up to thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgement of God,

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

Tribulation and anguish shall be upon every soul of man that worketh evil, both of the Jew, and of the Gentile:

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,

in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

Thou, that boastest in the law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?

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;

God forbid: yea, let God be acknowledged true, though every man be a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest overcome, when thou judgest.

it saith to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world obnoxious to the justice of God.

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

But now, without the law, righteousness before God is manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets;

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

being justified freely by his grace, because of the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

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.

Where then is boasting? it is excluded: by what law? of works? no: but by the law of faith.

Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith, without the works of the law:

surely of the Gentiles also: seeing it is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision also through faith.

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

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all that believe though not circumcised, that righteousness may be imputed to them also:

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.

And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

who against hope believed, with hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which was said unto him, "So shall thy seed be."

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:

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: