And it chanced that as soon as we had launched forth, and were departed from them, we came with a straight course unto Cos, and the day following unto the Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara.

And when we had found brethren, we tarried there seven days. And they told Paul through the spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship, and they returned home again.

When we had full ended the course from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

The same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

And when he had saluted them, he told, by order, all things that God had wrought among the gentiles by his ministration.

For they saw one Trophimus, an Ephesian, with him in the city: Him they supposed Paul had brought into the temple.

Then the captain came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and demanded what he was, and what he had done.

When he had given him licence, Paul stood on the steps, and beckoned with the hand unto the people, and there was made a great silence. And he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying:

Then straightway departed from him they which should have examined him. And the high captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman: because he had bound him.

And when he had so said, there arose a debate between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

When day was come, certain of the Jews gathered themselves together, and made a vow saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

They were about forty which had made this conspiration.

Afterward, when it was showed me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent him straightway to thee: and gave commandment to his accusers, if they had ought against him, to tell it unto thee. Farewell."

When the deputy had read the letter, he asked of what country he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

Then Paul, after that the ruler himself had beckoned unto him that he should speak, answered, "I shall with a more quiet mind answer for myself, forasmuch as I understand that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this people,

Howbeit, there were certain Jews out of Asia, which ought to be here present before thee, and accuse me, if they had ought against me:

When he had tarried there more than ten days he departed unto Caesarea, and the next day sat down in the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

as long as he answered for himself, that he had neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar offended anything at all.

And when they had been there a good season, Festus rehearsed Paul's cause unto the king saying, "There is a certain man left in prison of Felix,

But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus which was dead; whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Then when Paul had appealed to be kept unto the knowledge of Caesar, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar."

Yet found I nothing worthy of death that he had committed. Nevertheless, seeing that he hath appealed to Caesar, I have determined to send him.

Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him unto you, and especially unto thee, king Agrippa, that after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

which things I also did in Jerusalem. Where many of the saints shut I up in prison, and had received authority of the high priests: And when they were put to death I gave the sentence.

And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the deputy, and Bernice, and they that sat with them.

Then said Agrippa unto Festus, "This man might have been loosed if he had not appealed unto Caesar."

and when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, because the wind withstood us, we sailed hard by the coast of Crete, over against Salmone,

When much time was spent and sailing was now jeopardous, because also that we had overlong fasted, Paul put them in remembrance,

And we came unto an isle named Cauda; And had much work to come by a boat,

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

As the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, and had let down the boat into the sea, under a colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship:

And when he had thus spoken he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and brake it, and began to eat.

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the wheat into the sea.

And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds and hoisted up the main sail to the wind and drew to land.

But they chanced on a place, which had the sea on both the sides, and thrust in the ship. And the fore part stuck fast, and moved not, but the hinder part brake with the violence of the waves.

The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners: lest any of them, when he had swum out, should flee away.

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, And put them into the fire, there came a viper out of the heat and leapt on his hand.

Howbeit, they waited when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly. But after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

In the same quarters, the chief man of the isle whose name was Publius, had a lordship: the same received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

When this was done, others also which had diseases in the isle, came and were healed:

After three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose badge was Castor and Pollux.

Which, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because they found no cause of death in me.

But when the Jews cried contrary, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar. Not because I had ought to accuse my people of.

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many unto him into his lodging: to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God; and preached unto them of Jesus: both out of the law of Moses, and also out of the prophets, even from morning to night.

When they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, "Well spake the holy ghost by Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,

And when he had said that, the Jews departed from him, and had great disputations among themselves.

And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness which is by faith: which faith he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that believe: though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also;

full certified that what he had promised, that he was able to make good.

That as sin had reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, by the help of Jesus Christ.

What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are now ashamed. For the end of those things is death.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid: but I knew not what sin meant but by the law. For I had not known what lust had meant, except the law had said, "Thou shalt not lust."

Was that, then, which is good made death unto me? God forbid. Nay, sin was death unto me, that it might appear: how that sin by the means of that which is good, had wrought death in me: that sin which is under the commandment, might be out of measure sinful.

I speak not these things as though the words of God had taken none effect. For they are not all Israelites which came of Israel;

yer the children were born, when they had neither done good neither bad - that the purpose of God, which is by election, might stand - it was said unto her, not by the reason of works, but by grace of the caller,

that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto glory:

And as Isaiah said before, "Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been made as Sodom, and had been likened to Gomorrah."

lest any should say that I in mine own name had baptised.

which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

This say I, brethren: the time is short. It remaineth that they which have wives, be as though they had none:

And unto the Jews, I became as a Jew, to win the Jews. To them that were under the law, was I made as though I had been under the law, to win them that were under the law.

To them that were without law, became I as though I had been without law - when I was not without law as pertaining to God, but under a law as concerning Christ - to win them that were without law.

But in many of them had God no delight. For they were overthrown in the wilderness.

If we had truly judged ourselves, we should not have been judged.

And if one member suffer, all suffer with him: if one member be had in honour, all members be glad also.

Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: or as a tinkling cymbal.

And though I could prophesy, and understood all secrets, and all knowledge: yea, if I had all faith so that I could move mountains out of their places, and yet had no love, I were nothing.

And though I bestowed all my goods to feed the poor, and though I gave my body even that I burned, and yet had no love, it profiteth me nothing.

Yet had I rather, in the congregation, to speak five words with my mind to the information of others, rather than ten thousand words with the tongue.

Our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness of heart and with godly pureness - and not in fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God - we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you-wards.

And in this confidence was I minded the other time to have come unto you, that ye might have had yet one pleasure more,

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but took my leave of them and went away into Macedonia.

Nevertheless we are of good comfort, and had rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

For when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side: Outward was fighting, inward was fear.

Therefore we are comforted, because ye are comforted: yea and exceedingly the more joyed we, for the joy that Titus had: because his spirit was refreshed of you all.

so that we could not but desire Titus to accomplish the same benevolence among you also, even as he had begun.

agreeing to that which is written, "He that gathered much had never the more abundance, and he that gathered little, had nevertheless."

For we stretch not out ourselves beyond measure as though we had not reached unto you. For even unto you have we come with the gospel of Christ,

And when I was present with you and had need, I was grievous to no man. For that which was lacking unto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I kept myself that I should not be grievous to you: and so will I keep myself.

I speak as concerning rebuke, as though we had been weak. Howbeit, whereinsoever any man dare be bold - I speak foolishly - I dare be bold also.

Yea, and I went up by revelation, and commended with them of the gospel, which I preach among the gentiles - but between ourselves with them which were counted chief, lest it should have been thought that I should run, or had run in vain.

Is the law, then, against the promise of God? God forbid. Howbeit, if there had been a law given which could have given life: then no doubt righteousness should have come by the law.

How happy were ye then? For I bear you record that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a free woman.

Brethren, if I yet preach circumcision: why do I then yet suffer persecution? For then had the offense which the cross giveth, ceased.

according as he had chosen us in him through love, before the foundation of the world was laid, that we should be saints, and without blame before him, through love.

among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.

remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

For he longed after you, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard say that he should be sick,

and no doubt he was sick, and that nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him: not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have had sorrow upon sorrow.

Not as though I had already attained to it, either were already perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that, wherein I am comprehended of Christ Jesus.

which is come unto you, even as it is into all the world, and is fruitful as it is among you, from the first day in the which ye heard of it, and had experience in the grace of God in the truth,

for they themselves show of you what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from images for to serve the living and true God,

but even after that we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated at Philippi - as ye well know - then were we bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God, with much striving.

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent that I might have knowledge of your faith, lest haply the tempter had tempted you, and that our labour had been bestowed in vain.

Therefore, brethren, had we consolation in you, in all our adversity, and necessity through your faith.

when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be made marvelous in all them that believe: because our testimony that we had unto you, was believed even the same day that we preached it.

that all they might be damned which believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

not but that we had authority: but to make ourselves an example unto you, to follow us.

I exhort therefore that above all things, prayers, supplications, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be had for all men: