And Paul, calling to himself one of the centurions, said, "Bring this young man to the chief captain; for he has something to tell him,"

So he, taking him with him, conducted him to the chief captain, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, calling me to him, asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you."

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.

concerning whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore, I brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, in order that, when the examination has taken place, I may have something to write;

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.

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.'

Wherefore, men, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it will be even so as it has been told me.

for in it is revealed God's righteousness, from faith to faith; as it has been written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

For the name of God is blasphemed among the gentiles, because of you, as it has been written.

For circumcision, indeed, profits, if you do the law; but, if you are transgressors of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

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."

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

But now, apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

for the manifestation of His righteousness in the present time, to the end that He may be righteous, even when declaring righteous him who has faith in Jesus.

What, then, shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

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

For, if those who are of the law are heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been brought to nought;

(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 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.

for he that died has been justified from sin.

knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dieth no more; death no more has dominion over Him.

Or, are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I am speaking to those who know law), that the law has dominion over the man as long as he lives?

For the married woman has been bound by law to the living husband; but, if the husband dies, she is loosed from the law of the husband.

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if, indeed, the Spirit of God is dwelling in you. And, if any one has not the spirit of Christ, he is not His.

As it has been written, "For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter."

But it is not as though the word of God has failed: for they are not all Israel, who are of Israel;

Even as it has been written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

You will say to me, then, "Why doth He still find fault? for who has withstood His will?"

Or has not the potter a right over the clay, out of the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

And, as Isaiah has said before: "Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we would have become as Sodom, and been made like to Gomorrah."

as it has been written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offense; and he that believes on Him shall not be put to shame."

and how shall they preach, unless they are sent forth? As it has been written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good things!"

Even so, then, at this present time also, a remnant, according to an election of grace, has been reserved.

as it has been written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day."

I Say, then, did they stumble, that they might fall? It could not be! But by their trespass salvation has come to the gentiles to provoke them to rivalry.

For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery (lest ye be wise in your own conceits), that a hardening, in part, has befallen Israel, until the fulness of the gentiles come in;

and so all Israel shall be saved; even as it has been written, "There will come out of Zion the Deliverer; He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath of God: for it has been written, "Vengeance is Mine; I will recompense," saith the Lord.

Owe no one anything, but to love one another; for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.

The night was far spent, and the day has drawn near; let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

For it has been written, "As I live, saith the Lord, to Me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to God."

for even Christ pleased not Himself; but, as it has been written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on Me."

and that the gentiles might glorify God for His mercy; as it has been written, "For this cause, I will confess to Thee among the gentiles; and to Thy name will I sing praise."

but, as it has been written, "Those shall see, to whom nothing was announced concerning Him; and those who have not heard shall understand."

For it has been written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning will I set aside."

that, even as it has been written, "He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."

which no one of the rulers of this age has known; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

but, as it has been written, "Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, and that entered not into the heart of man??hatsoever things God prepared for those who love Him";

For who of men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man that is in him? even so the things of God no one has known, except the Spirit of God.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it has been written, "He Who taketh the wise in their craftiness."

The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife.

And I wish all men to be even as myself. Each one, however, has his own gift from God; one, indeed, after this manner, and another, after that.

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

And, if any wife has an unbelieving husband, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.

For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified in the brother; else your children are unclean; but as it is they are holy.

But, if the unbelieving departs, let him depart. The brother or the sister has not come into bondage in such cases; but God hath called us in peace.

Was any one called, having been circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Has any one been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened; that henceforth both those who have wives may be as though they had none;

and has become divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that is married is anxious for the things of the world, that she may please her husband.

But he who has been standing steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has authority respecting his own will, and has determined this in his own heart, that he will keep his own virgin daughter, will do well.

If anyone thinks that he has known anything, not yet did he know it as he ought to know it;

but, if anyone loves God, the same has been known by Him:

For in the law of Moses it has been written, "You shall not muzzle an ox while treading out the grain." Doth God care for the oxen?

Neither become ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it has been written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."

A temptation has not taken you, except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

For, as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is the Christ;

In the law it has been written, "With other tongues, and with lips of others, I will speak to this people; and not even thus will they listen to Me," saith the Lord.

What is it, then, brethren? When ye come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edification.

But, if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised;

So also it has been written, "The first man Adam was a living soul"; the last Adam, a life-giving Spirit.

And, when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality, then will come to pass the saying that has been written, "Death was swallowed up in victory."

for a door, great and effectual, has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

But, if any one has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

For even that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory;

And, even if our Gospel has been veiled, it has been veiled in those who perish;

But, having the same spirit of faith, according to what has been written, "I believed, therefore did I speak"; we believe, therefore also we speak;

Our mouth has been open to you, O Corinthians! our heart has been enlarged!

Become not unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship have righteousness and lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?

And what concord of Christ is there with Belial? or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?

And what agreement has a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God, as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

For this cause, we have been consoled; but, in our consolation, we rejoice the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God which has been bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia;

for, if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he has not.

as it has been written, "He that gathered much had nothing over; and he that gathered little had no lack."

for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to the Macedonians, that Achaia has been prepared for a year past; and your zeal stirred up the majority of them.

Let each one do as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

as it has been written, "He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor; his righteousness abides forever."

Ye look at things according to appearance. If anyone has trusted to himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, as he is Christ's, so also are we.

For as many as are of works of law are under a curse; for it has been written, "Cursed is every one who continues not in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them."

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; because it has been written, "Cursed is every one who is hung upon a tree";

For, if the inheritance is of the law, it is no longer of promise; but God has freely given it to Abraham through promise.

So that the law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

For it has been written that Abraham had two sons, one by the bond-woman, and one by the free-woman.

But the one by the bond-woman has been born after the flesh; and the one by the free-woman, through promise.

for it has been written, "Rejoice, O barren, that bear not! Break forth and cry, you that travail not! because many are the children of the desolate, rather than of her who has the husband."

But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then the stumbling-block of the cross has been done away!

for the whole law has been fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

But it could not be that I should glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has become crucified to me, and I to the world.

and to plainly show what is the dispensation of the mystery which from the ages has been hidden away in God, Who made all things;

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to impart to him that has need.