Yea, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministred to my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Sorrowing most for that word which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they conducted him to the ship.

Take them and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all will know, that there is nothing of those things which they have heard of thee; but that thou thyself walkest orderly, keeping the law.

As touching the Gentiles that believe, we have written and determined, that they should observe no such thing; save only that they keep themselves from what is offered to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

But some among the multitude cried out one thing, some another; and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

But Paul said, I am a man who am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye now my defence unto you.

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, to know his will, and see that Just one, and hear the voice of his mouth.

And now, why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee.

The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered him to be examined by scourging, that he might know, for what cause they cried so against him.

And Paul said, But I was free-born. Then they who were going to examine him, immediately departed from him: and the tribune was afraid, after he knew he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

And on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty, what he was accused of by the Jews, he loosed him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.

For the Saducees say, there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

And there was a great clamour: and the scribes of the Pharisees side arising, contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would more accurately examine the things concerning him: and we, before he came near, are ready to kill him.

But do not yield to them; for there are more than forty of them lie in wait, who have bound themselves with a curse, neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, expecting a promise from thee.

So the tribune dismissed the young man, having charged him, Tell no man, that thou hast discovered these things to me.

And desiring to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him before their council: Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law,

As thou mayst know, that it is but twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

Nor can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. But this I confess unto thee,

Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings.

Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he went up from Cesarea to Jerusalem.

Then said Paul, I am standing at Cesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as thou also very well knowest.

For if indeed I have done wrong, and have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is nothing of the things whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up to them.

Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed,

all the Jews know, Who knew me from the first, (if they would testify) that I lived a Pharisee, after the strictest sect of our religion.

And now I stand in judgment, for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers:

and the Gentiles, to whom I now send thee, To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; that they may receive through faith which is in me, forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified.

King Agrippa, Believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

And as much time was spent, and sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was already past,

And as neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was then taken away.

Yet now I exhort you to be of good courage; for there shall be no loss of any life among you, but of the ship only.

And when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, the sailors suspected, that they drew nigh some land.

And when it was day, they did not know the land; but they observed a certain creek having a shore, into which they were minded, if possible, to thrust the ship:

And being escaped, we then knew, that the island was called Melita.

Now as Paul was gathering a bundle of sticks, and laying them on the fire, a viper coming from the heat, fastened upon his hand.

But having shaken off the venomous animal into the fire, he felt no harm.

However they expected, that he would have swollen, or suddenly fallen down dead: but after having waited a considerable time, seeing no mischief befall him, they changed their minds and said, that he was a god.

Now the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and bloody flux; to whom Paul went in, and having prayed, laid his hands on him and healed him.

Who having examined me, were willing to have released me, because there was no cause of death in me.

But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest; for concerning this sect, we know, that it is every where spoken against.

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things that relate to the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom of speech, no man forbidding him.

Always requesting in my prayers to come unto you, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come to you, (though I have been hindred hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentiles.

For we know that the judgment of God is according to truth, against them who do such things.

For there is no respect of persons with God.

What then? Are we better than they? In no wise: for we have before proved all, both Jews and Gentiles, to be under sin.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one.

They have all turned aside; they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doth good, no not one.

Now we know that whatsoever the law saith, it saith to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be found guilty before God.

Therefore no flesh shall be justified in his sight by the works of the law; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

But the righteousness of God without the law is now manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets,

Even the righteousness of God, by the faith of Jesus Christ, to all and upon all that believe; for there is no difference:

Nay, but by the law of faith. We conclude then, that a man is justified by faith, without the works of the law.

Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

For if they who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise of no effect.

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about an hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb.

Now it was not written on his account only, that it was imputed to him,

Now one will scarce die for a just man: yet perhaps for the good man one would even dare to die.

Much more then being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

And not only so, but we also glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.

For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed, where there is no law.

Know ye not, that as many of us have been baptized into Jesus Christ, have been baptized into his death?

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we might no longer serve sin.

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death no more hath dominion over him.

Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are whom ye obey? Whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were the servants of sin, ye have now obeyed from the heart the form of doctrine into which ye have been delivered.

I speak as a man, because of the weakness of your flesh. As ye have presented your members servants to uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity, so now present your members servants of righteousness, unto holiness.

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

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law) that the law hath dominion over a man, as long as it liveth?

Therefore if she marry another man while her husband liveth, she will be called an adultress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law, so as to be no adultress, though she marry another man.

But now we are freed from the law, that whereby we were held being dead, so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

We know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good, I find not.

Now, if I do that which I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

Therefore there is now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Now to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:

Now if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead because of sin, but the spirit is life because of righteousness.

For we know that the whole creation groaneth together and travaileth together until now.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us, with groanings which cannot be uttered.

And we know, that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose.

Nay, in all these things we more than conquer, through him who hath loved us.

For who hath resisted his will? Nay, but who art thou, O man, that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

(that is, to bring Christ again from the dead) But what saith he? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart; that is, the word of faith which we preach:

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord of all, is rich to all that call upon him.

God hath not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he pleadeth with God against Israel,

But what saith the answer of God to him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.

But if by grace, then it is no more of works: else grace is no longer grace. And if it be of works, then it is no more grace; else work is no longer work.

As then ye were once disobedient to God, but have now obtained mercy through their disobedience:

So these also have now been disobedient, that through your mercy they may likewise find mercy.

Mind not high, but condescend to low things. Be not wise in your own conceit. Render to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Let every soul be subject to the supreme powers, for there is no power but from God; the powers that be, are appointed by God.

Owe no man any thing, but to love another; for he that loveth another, hath fulfilled the law.

Love worketh no evil to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

And do this, knowing the season, that it is high time now to awake out of sleep; for salvation is nearer to us now, then when we first believed.

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.