inasmuch as he hath fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he hath appointed; having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.

and ye see and hear, that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying, that those are not gods, which are made with hands.

But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

For we are in danger of being called to answer concerning this days riot, there being no ground on which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse.

serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;

But I count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they were to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

These take, and purify thyself with them, and pay the expenses for them, that they may shave their heads; and all will know that those things of which they have been informed concerning thee are nothing, but that thou thyself also walkest in observance of the Law.

Brethren and fathers, hear my defence, which I now make to you.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there thou wilt be told of all which it hath been appointed thee to do.

And wishing to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;

and from him thou canst thyself ascertain by examination all these things of which we accuse him.

nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

But this I acknowledge to thee, that according to the way [of belief] which they call a sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and by the Prophets;

having a hope in God, which they themselves also entertain, that there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous.

in doing which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with tumult; but certain Jews from Asia [caused it],

except in relation to this one expression, which I uttered aloud while standing among them: Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am tried before you this day.

He hoped also that money would be given him by Paul; on which account he sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.

And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and heavy charges which they could not prove;

If indeed I am an offender, and have done anything deserving death, I refuse not to die; but if there be nothing in the charges which they bring against me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.

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

My manner of life, then, from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem, all Jews know:

which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to obtain; concerning which hope, O king, I am accused by Jews.

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

But arise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to prepare thee as a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of those on account of which I will appear to thee;

Having, however, obtained help from God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing except those things which the Prophets and Moses said were to come to pass;

and coasting along it with difficulty we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city Lasea.

which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should run into the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and so were driven.

And when it was day, they did not know the land; but they observed a certain creek having a beach, into which they determined, if possible, to run the ship.

And the barbarians showed us no little kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the rain which had come on, and because of the cold.

And after three months we put to sea in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

which he had promised before by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, which may be for your confirmation;

For therein is revealed the righteousness which is of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

Because that which may be known of God is manifest within them; for God made it manifest to them.

and in like manner the men also, neglecting the natural use of the female, burned with lust for one another, men with men practising that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due recompense of their error.

And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful;

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to the gospel which I have preached.

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly, nor is that circumcision, which is outward, in the flesh;

But now, apart from the Law, the righteousness which is of God, to which the Law and the Prophets bear testimony,

even the righteousness which is of God through faith in Jesus Christ, hath been made manifest to all and for all believers. For there is no distinction.

For all have sinned, and fail of obtaining the glory which cometh from God;

And he received the outward sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised who have faith, so that righteousness might be put to their account also;

and that he might be the father of the circumcised, who are not circumcised merely, but who tread in the steps of that faith which our father Abraham had while yet uncircumcised.

Therefore the inheritance was made to depend on faith, that it might be a matter of grace; that the promise might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is under the Law, but to that also which hath the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

For he had confident hope in that which was past hope, that he should become a father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, "Thus shall thy offspring be;"

and not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body which had become dead, he being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarahs womb;

through whom also we have had admission into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory which God will confer.

and hope will not disappoint us; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which hath been given to us.

Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the manner in which Adam transgressed; who is a type of him who was to come.

But the free gift was not as the transgression. For if through the offence of the one the many died, much more hath the grace of God, and the gift which is by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ, abounded to the many.

But thanks be to God that, though ye were the bondmen of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching which was delivered to you;

What fruit then had ye at that time from those things of which ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is released from the law which bound her to him.

For when we were in the flesh, the affections of sins, which were through the Law, were working in our members to bear fruit unto death.

But now we are delivered from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, that we might serve in the new life of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the letter.

Did then that which is good become death to me? Far be it! but sin; that it might become manifest as sin, causing death to me by means of that which is good; that sin by means of the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.

For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, any good thing; for to desire is present with me, but not to perform that which is good.

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

but I perceive another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

For I esteem the sufferings of the present time as of no account, when compared with the glory which is about to be revealed to us.

For we were saved only in hope. But hope which is seen is not hope; how can a man hope for that which he seeth?

But if we hope for that which we do not see, then do we with patience wait for it.

In like manner the Spirit also helpeth our weakness; for we know not what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedeth with groans which cannot be expressed in words.

nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God for us, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

purposing also to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,

as he also saith in Hosea, "I will call that my people, which was not my people; and her beloved, that was not beloved.

What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;

while Israel, which strove after a law of righteousness, did not attain to a law of righteousness.

For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and endeavoring to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: "The man that hath done these things shall live by them."

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart, "Who shall ascend into heaven?" that is, to bring Christ down.

But what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart;" that is, the word concerning faith, which we preach;

But I say, Hath not Israel had knowledge? First, Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by that which is no nation, I will excite you to indignation by a foolish people."

God hath not cast off his people, which he foreknew. Do ye not know what the Scripture saith in the passage concerning Elijah? how he pleadeth to God against Israel:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, wellpleasing to God, which is your spiritual worship;

For through the grace given to me I warn every one among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God hath imparted to each.

Having then gifts which dither according to the grace which hath been bestowed upon us, if we have prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

Let your love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good.

Let every one submit to the authorities that are over him; for there is no authority which is not from God: and the authorities which exist have been ordained by God.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wouldst thou then not be afraid of the government? Do that which is good, and thou wilt have praise from it;

Let not then the blessing which ye enjoy be evil spoken of.

Do not for the sake of food undo the work of God. All things indeed are clean; but that which is pure is evil for that man who eateth so as to be an occasion of sin.

Thou hast faith; have it to thyself before God. Happy is he who doth not condemn himself in that which he alloweth.

But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he doeth it not from faith; but every thing which is not from faith is sin.

For which cause also, for the most part, I have been hindered from coming to you.

But I exhort your brethren, to mark those who are causing divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned; and avoid them.

For your obedience hath become known to all. Over you, then, I rejoice; but I would have you wise as to that which is good, and simple as to that which is evil.

Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which for eternal ages was unrevealed,

to the church of God which is at Corinth, the sanctified in Christ Jesus, called, holy, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours;

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the wise; and the weak things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the things which are strong;

and the mean things of the world, and the things which are despised, did God choose, the things which are not, to bring to nought things that are;

but we speak Gods wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom, which God determined on before the world was, for our glory;

which none of the rulers of this world comprehended; for had they comprehended it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;

but, as it is written: "The things which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and which have not entered into the heart of man, the great things which God hath prepared for those that love him."

For who among men knoweth the things of a man, but the spirit of the man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no one but the Spirit of God.

But we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that have been given to us by the grace of God;

which things we also speak, not in words taught by mans wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, connecting what is spiritual l with what is spiritual.

For other foundation can no one lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus.