ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him.

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

hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.

And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,

asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.

Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.

concerning whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid informations, requiring judgment against him:

but had against him certain questions of their own system of worship, and concerning a certain Jesus who is dead, whom Paul affirmed to be living.

But Paul having appealed to be kept for the cognisance of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I shall send him to Caesar.

And Agrippa said to Festus, I myself also would desire to hear the man. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this person, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews applied to me both in Jerusalem and here, crying out against him that he ought not to live any longer.

But I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this man himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him;

concerning whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I have brought him before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, so that an examination having been gone into I may have something to write:

for it seems to me senseless, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.

for the king is informed about these things, to whom also I speak with all freedom. For I am persuaded that of these things nothing is hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.

And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself.

But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down suddenly dead. But when they had expected a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.

And it happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured him.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the praetorian prefect, but Paul was allowed to remain by himself with the soldier who kept him.

And they said to him, For our part, we have neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor has any one of the brethren who has arrived reported or said anything evil concerning thee.

And having appointed him a day many came to him to the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying of the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from early morning to evening.

And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging, and received all who came to him,

for from the world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, so as to render them inexcusable.

Because, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:

who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and honoured and served the creature more than him who had created it, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law is knowledge of sin.

for the shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of the faith of Jesus.

for what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

Now to him that works the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but of debt:

but to him who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.

wherefore also it was reckoned to him as righteousness.

Now it was not written on his account alone that it was reckoned to him,

but on ours also, to whom, believing on him who has raised from among the dead Jesus our Lord,

Much rather therefore, having been now justified in the power of his blood, we shall be saved by him from wrath.

but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even upon those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him to come.

We have been buried therefore with him by baptism unto death, in order that, even as Christ has been raised up from among the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life.

For if we are become identified with him in the likeness of his death, so also we shall be of his resurrection;

knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with him, that the body of sin might be annulled, that we should no longer serve sin.

Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him,

knowing that Christ having been raised up from among the dead dies no more: death has dominion over him no more.

Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to him whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

But ye are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed God's Spirit dwell in you; but if any one has not the Spirit of Christ he is not of him:

But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among the dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you.

And if children, heirs also: heirs of God, and Christ's joint heirs; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

for the creature has been made subject to vanity, not of its will, but by reason of him who has subjected the same, in hope

He who, yea, has not spared his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him grant us all things?

But in all these things we more than conquer through him that has loved us.

the children indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls),

So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.

Aye, but thou, O man, who art thou that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that has formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

according as it is written, Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence: and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.

that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from among the dead, thou shalt be saved.

For the scripture says, No one believing on him shall be ashamed.

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

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

But what says the divine answer to him? I have left to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed knee to Baal.

or who has first given to him, and it shall be rendered to him?

For of him, and through him, and for him are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above him. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.

for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.

Now him that is weak in the faith receive, not to the determining of questions of reasoning.

Let not him that eats make little of him that eats not; and let not him that eats not judge him that eats: for God has received him.

Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? to his own master he stands or falls. And he shall be made to stand; for the Lord is able to make him stand.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except to him who reckons anything to be unclean, to that man it is unclean.

For if on account of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer according to love. Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ has died.

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

And again, Esaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and one that arises, to rule over the nations: in him shall the nations hope.

but according as it is written, To whom there was nothing told concerning him, they shall see; and they that have not heard shall understand.

Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my glad tidings and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, as to which silence has been kept in the times of the ages,

that in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word of doctrine, and all knowledge,

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;

that according as it is written, He that boasts, let him boast in the Lord.

For I did not judge it well to know anything among you save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

but according as it is written, Things which eye has not seen, and ear not heard, and which have not come into man's heart, which God has prepared for them that love him,

For who of men hath known the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? thus also the things of God knows no one except the Spirit of God.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know them because 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 corrupt the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

to deliver, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (ye and my spirit being gathered together, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ), him that has so wrought this:

to deliver him, I say, being such, to Satan for destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

But now I have written to you, if any one called brother be fornicator, or avaricious, or idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or rapacious, not to mix with him; with such a one not even to eat.

But as to the rest, I say, not the Lord, If any brother have an unbelieving wife, and she consent to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

However, as the Lord has divided to each, as God has called each, so let him walk; and thus I ordain in all the assemblies.

Has any one been called circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised: has any one been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

But if any one think that he behaves unseemly to his virginity, if he be beyond the flower of his age, and so it must be, let him do what he will, he does not sin: let them marry.

But if any one love God, he is known of him):

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

So that let him that thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

Does not even nature itself teach you, that man, if he have long hair, it is a dishonour to him?

If any one be hungry, let him eat at home, that ye may not come together for judgment. But the other things, whenever I come, I will set in order.

But now God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased him.

If therefore I do not know the power of the sound, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks a barbarian for me.

Wherefore let him that speaks with a tongue pray that he may interpret.

but if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.

If any one thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognise the things that I write to you, that it is the Lord's commandment.

But if any be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

Then the end, when he gives up the kingdom to him who is God and Father; when he shall have annulled all rule and all authority and power.

For he has put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he says that all things are put in subjection, it is evident that it is except him who put all things in subjection to him.