And on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good courage, for as you have testified of me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.

Now, therefore, speak to the chiliarch, with the Sanhedrim, to bring him down to you tomorrow, as if you were about to investigate his case more accurately, and we, before he comes nigh, are ready to kill him.

And Paul calling one of the centurions, said, Lead this young man to the chiliarch, for he has something to tell him.

He therefore took him and led him to the chiliarch, and said, Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to lead this young man to you, who has something to tell you.

And the chiliarch taking him by the hand and leading him aside, inquired, What is it that you have to tell me?

And he said, The Jews have entered into a compact to ask you to bring down Paul to the Sanhedrim to-morrow, as if about to learn more accurately of something concerning him.

But do not therefore be persuaded by them; for more than forty men of them lie in wait, who have taken an oath not to eat nor drink till they have killed him, and now they are ready, awaiting an answer from you.

Then the chiliarch dismissed the young man, charging him, Tell no one that you have informed me of these things.

And provide animals to put Paul on, and take him safely to Felix the procurator.

and wishing to know the cause for which they accuse him, I took him down to their Sanhedrim,

and found him criminated in respect to questions of their law, but charged with nothing worthy of death or bonds.

The soldiers therefore took Paul as they were commanded and brought him by night to Antipatris,

and the next day leaving the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.

And when they came to Caesarea, and had delivered the letter to the procurator, they also presented Paul to him.

I will hear you, he said, when your accusers have come; and he commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod.

And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Having obtained great peace by you, and things being happily arranged for this nation by your oversight in all things and in all places

from whom you will be able to learn by examination of all these things of which we accuse him.

And the procurator making a sign to him to speak, Paul answered, Knowing that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I shall defend myself cheerfully,

and he commanded the centurion that Paul should be kept, and be freed from bonds, and that he should forbid none of his friends to serve him.

And after some days Felix coming with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

At the same time also he hoped that money would be given him by Paul; and on this account sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.

And the chief priests and the first men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

asking favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, having provided an ambuscade to kill him on the way.

and then, he said, the principal men among you may go down with me; if there is any thing against this man they may prosecute him.

And when he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and weighty accusations which they could not prove,

concerning whom when I was at Jerusalem the chief priests and elders of the Jews gave me information, asking judgment against him;

but had certain questions with him concerning their religion, and concerning one Jesus that was dead, who Paul said was alive.

But Paul appealing, to be kept for the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.

And Agrippa [said] to Festus, I should like to hear the man also myself. And he said, To-morrow you shall hear him.

But finding that he had done nothing deserving death, and he having appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

But I have nothing certain to write to the sovereign concerning him, wherefore I have brought him before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that on examination I may have something to write;

for it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to signify the charges against him.

and on the next day we came to Sidon, and Julius treating Paul with humanity allowed him to go to his friends, and receive attention.

but they expected that he would swell up, or suddenly fall down dead. And waiting a long time, and seeing nothing extraordinary happen to him, they thought differently, and said, He is a god.

And the father of Poplius lay sick with a fever and dysentery, and Paul came to him, and prayed, and put his hands on him, and cured him.

AND when we came to Rome the centurion committed the prisoners to the prefect of the camp, and Paul was allowed to remain by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

And they said to him, We have neither received letters concerning you from Judea, nor has any one of the brothers come and reported or told any evil of you.

And appointing him a day they came in great numbers to his lodging, to whom he set forth and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.

But Paul continued two entire years in his hired house, and received all who came to him,

because having known God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their ignorant mind was darkened.

to show his righteousness at the present time, that he may be righteous and justify him that is of faith.

For what says the Scripture? And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

But to one that works not, but believes on him that justifies the wicked, his faith is [accounted] for righteousness.

Wherefore also it was accounted to him for righteousness.

But it was not written for his sake alone, that it was accounted to him,

but also for our sakes, to whom it is about to be accounted if we believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

much more then being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved through him from wrath.

but death reigned from Adam till Moses even over those that sinned not after the similitude Adam's transgression, who is a type of him that was to come;

We have been buried therefore with him through baptism in death, that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life.

knowing this that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin;

And if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him;

knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dies no more; death has no longer a lordship over him.

So, my brothers, you have also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you should be married to another, to him that was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.

And if the Spirit of him that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised Christ from the dead shall make alive your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwells in you.

And if children, [we are] also heirs, heirs indeed of God and co-heirs with Christ, if we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him.

For the creation was subjected to a perishable condition, not willingly, but by him that subjected it, in hope

He who spared not his Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

But in all these things we more than conquer, through him who loved us.

And not only this, but Rebecca also being with child by one, by our father Isaac??11 for the children not yet being born, nor having done any thing good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might continue, not of works but of him that calls,??12 it was said to her that the older shall serve the younger;

For he says to Moses, I will be merciful to him to whom I may be merciful, and I will compassionate him whom I may compassionate.

Therefore, it is not of him that wills nor of him that runs, but of God that exercises mercy.

Yes indeed, O man, who are you that reply against God? Shall the work say to him that made it, Why did you make me thus?

as it is written; Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.

For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe with your mind that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved;

For the Scripture says, No one that believes in him shall be ashamed.

For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all that call upon him.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without one preaching?

But what says the response to him? I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.

or who first gave to him, and it shall be repaid him?

For of him and through him, and in him are all things; to him be glory forever; amen.

If therefore your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for doing this you shall heap coals of fire on his head.

for [the power] is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister of justice for punishment to him that does evil.

Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him that eats not judge him that eats; for God has accepted him.

Who are you that judge another man's servant? To his master he stands or falls; and he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is defiled in itself, except to him that thinks any thing to be defiled; to him it is defiled.

For if your brother is grieved by your food, you no longer walk in love. Destroy not with your food him for whom Christ died.

And again, Praise the Lord, all nations, and let all peoples praise him.

And again, Isaiah says, There shall be a root of Jesse and he shall stand up to rule nations, in him shall nations hope.

but as it is written, They shall see to whom nothing was told concerning him, and they who have not heard shall understand.

And to him that is able to confirm you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery not revealed in ancient times,

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to him be the glory forever; amen.

that in every thing you are enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge,

But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption,

that as it is written, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

but as it is written, An eye has not seen, an ear has not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those that love him;

For who knows the [things] of man, except the spirit of man which is in him? So also no one knows the [things] of God except the Spirit of God.

But the natural man receives not the [things] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot know them, for they are spiritually discerned.

For who has known the mind of the Lord, who shall instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

If any one destroys the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God which you are is holy.

Let no one deceive himself; if any one seems to be wise among you in this life, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.

For I indeed as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already judged as present him that has so done this,

But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit [with him].

But to the rest I speak, not the Lord, If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is pleased to live with him, let him not leave her;

But if the unbelieving companion departs, let him depart; the brother or the sister is not bound in such cases; but God has called us to peace.

Unless as the Lord has imparted to each one, as God has called each one, so let him walk; and so I appoint in all the churches.

Is any one called being circumcised, let him not be uncircumcised; is any one called in uncircumcision, let him not be circumcised.

But if any one thinks that he behaves improperly to his virgin, if she is past her prime, and it must be so, let him do what he wishes; he does not sin; let them marry.

but if any one loves God, this [man] is known by him.

yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and we through him.