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

But rise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of those for which I shall hereafter appear unto thee:

But having obtained help of God, I continue until this day, testifying both to small and great, and saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses declared should come to pass; even that the Messiah should suffer,

For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with freedom; because I am persuaded that none of them are unknown to him; for this was not done in a corner.

And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

And when he had said this, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those that sat with them.

And when they were retired, they spake to each other, saying, this man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Cesar.

saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage is like to be prejudicial and with much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives.

But after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not loosed from Crete, and so have saved this damage and loss.

for there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying,

And while the day was coming on, Paul exhorted them all to take some food, saying, Fourteen days this day ye continue waiting without proper food, having taken nothing:

wherefore I exhort you to take some nourishment, for this is necessary for your safety: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.

And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging on his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though he hath been saved from the sea, yet justice suffereth not to live.

Now in the parts adjacent to this place was the seat of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, who took us into his house, and entertained us three days courteously.

Upon this, others also in the island, who had diseases came to him and were cured:

For this reason therefore I desired to see and to speak to you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

But we would willingly hear from thee what thou thinkest: for as to this sect, we know that it is every where spoken against.

saying, Go to this people and say, Ye shall hear by the hearing of the ear, and not understand; and in seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is stupified,

and this righteousness of God is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all believers; for there is no difference;

for a demonstration, I say, of his righteousness at this time: that He might be just, and the justifier of him, that believeth in Jesus.

for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:

Now is this blessedness upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

through whom also we have admission by faith into this grace in which we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God.

and experience hope, and this hope maketh us not ashamed; because the love of God is diffused in our hearts by the holy Spirit that is given to us.

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we might no longer be inslaved to sin:

For that which I do, I allow not: for I do not that which I would; but what I hate, this I do.

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

Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death?

And I account the sufferings of this present time not worthy to be set against the glory that shall be revealed to us.

For we know that the whole world groaneth, and doth as it were travail in pain together even to this day.

For this is the word of the promise, "According to this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son:"

And the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, for this very purpose have I raised thee up, that I may shew forth my power in thee, and that my name may be declared through all the earth.

bring up Christ from the dead)" but what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart." This is the word of faith which we preach: that if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,

But I say again, Did not Israel know this? when first Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by those who are not a people, I will provoke you to anger by a foolish nation:"

(according as it is written, God hath given them a spirit of slumber, that their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear,) even unto this day.

Say I then, Have they stumbled, that they should fall irrecoverably? God forbid! but this I say, that by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles to excite them to emulation.

For I would not have you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, (least ye should be wise in your own eyes) that blindness in part is befallen Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

and this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins."

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may experience what is the good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

For you pay them tribute also for this reason; because they are God's ministers, continually attending hereunto.

for this command, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and every other social precept, is summed up in this, namely, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

And this let us observe, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and lives again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, not to lay a stumbling-block or scandal before a brother.

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy, as it is written, "For this cause will I celebrate Thee among the Gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name."

Therefore when I have dispatched this, and sealed this fruit of love to them, I will come by you into Spain.

that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea; and that this my service at Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints:

I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputant of the age? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Yet we speak true wisdom among the perfect: though not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who come to nought.

which none of the rulers of this age knew; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

For no one can lay any other foundation, but that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ: and if any build upon this foundation gold,

If any one destroy the temple of God, him will God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, and this temple are ye.

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

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, "He taketh the wise in their own craftiness:"

Even to this present time we suffer both hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling:

We are made as the filth of the world, and the refuse of all things to this day.

For this end have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord, who will bring to your remembrance my ways in Christ, how I teach every where in every church.

And are ye puffed up, and have not rather grieved? that he who hath committed this fact might be expelled from among you?

For I indeed, absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as if I were present, judged him who hath wrought this wickedness: in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

but I did not mean not at all with the whoremongers of this world, or the covetous, or rapacious, or idolaters: since ye must then go out of the world.

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? what! and not worthy of judging the affairs of this life?

Therefore if ye have controversies about the things of this life, do ye set them to judge, who are despised by the church?

But one brother goeth to law with another, and this before infidels.

But I say this by way of permission, not of command:

But this I say, brethren, that the time is short: it remains therefore, that even those, who have wives, be as though they had none;

and they, that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

And this I say for your own benefit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but in order to recommend that which is fit and becoming before the Lord without distraction.

But there is not in all men this knowledge: and some with a consciousness of the idol unto this day, eat it as a thing sacrificed to an idol, and so their conscience being weak is defiled.

But see that this liberty of yours be not by any means a stumbling-block to the weak.

And this is my answer to them that call me to account: have we not power to eat and to drink?

or doth He say this indeed for our sakes? For it is certainly written for our sakes, that he, who ploweth, might plow in hope; and that he, who thresheth in hope, should partake of his hope.

If others partake of this power over you, may not we rather? though we have not used this power; but we bear all things, least we should cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

But I have availed myself of none of these things. Nor have I written these things, that it might be so done as to me: for it were better for me to die, than that any one should make this my glorying void.

Now if I do this willingly, I have a reward; and if unwillingly, yet I am intrusted with the commission, and I must execute it.

What is my reward then but this? that when I preach I may make the gospel of Christ not expensive, that so I may not abuse my power in the gospel.

And this I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may be a fellow partaker of it.

No: but this I say, that what the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God.

But if any one say to you, This hath been sacrificed to an idol,---eat it not; for his sake who informed thee, and for conscience-sake: for, as I said, the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof, so that thou mayst have food enough without it.

For this reason ought the woman to have power on her head, because of the angels.

But whilst I am declaring this, I do not commend you, that ye assemble together not for the better, but for the worse.

When therefore ye thus assemble together, this is not eating the Lord's supper:

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

and gave thanks, and brake it, and said, "Take and eat; this is my body, which is going to be broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."

And in the same manner He took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant ratified in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink of it, in remembrance of me."

As often then as ye eat of this bread, and drink of this cup, ye commemorate the Lord's death till he come.

So that whosoever eateth this bread, or drinketh of the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread and drink of this cup:

For this many among you are weak and infirm, and several are fallen asleep.

For as the body is one, and hath many members; but all the parts of this one body, though many, are but one body:

It is written in the law, "By men of another language, and by other lips, will I speak to this people, and even so they will not listen to me, saith the Lord."

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor doth what is corruptible inherit incorruption.

for this corruptible body must put on incorruption, and this mortal body must be clothed with immortality.

And when this corruptible shall be clothed with incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory."

For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and pious sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and especially towards you.

And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you first, (that ye might have a second benefit,) and to pass by you into Macedonia;

Now when I intended this, was I chargeable with levity? or what I purpose, do I purpose from carnal motives, that with me there should be yea, yea, and then no, no?

And I wrote this to you, that when I come I may not have grief from those of whom I ought to receive joy, being persuaded concerning all of you, that my joy is the joy of you all.