And after three months stay, as the Jews were lying in wait for him, when he was just embarking for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

And a certain youth named Eutytchus, who sat in the window, fell into a profound sleep: as Paul discoursed much longer than usual, quite overpowered with sleep, he fell down from a third story, and was taken up dead.

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that he might not spend the time in Asia: for he hastened on, if it was possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

and coming in sight of Cyprus, and leaving it on the left, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to discharge her cargo.

And on the morrow we who were Paul's companions departed with him, and went to Caesarea; and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist (who was one of the seven deacons), we abode with him.

Then Paul took the men, and the following day being purified with them, he entered into the temple, declaring when the days of their purification would be completed, in order whereunto an oblation was to be offered for every one of them.

And the whole city was in motion, and there was a concourse of people assembled: and laying hands on Paul, they dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.

And as they were attempting to murder him, the report reached the military tribune of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

Then the tribune approaching him, laid hold on him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and asked who he was, and what he had done.

But when he was on the stairs, it happened that he was borne up by the soldiers, because of the press of the crowd.

And when he was just ready to be carried into the fortress, Paul said to the military tribune, May I be permitted to speak a word to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

Now it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance;

And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and scourging from synagogue to synagogue those who believe on thee:

and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I myself even stood by, and took delight in his execution, and guarded the garments of those who slew him.

Immediately then they who were about to put him to the question, withdrew from him: and indeed the tribune dreaded the consequences, when he knew that he was a Roman citizen, that he had even gone so far as to bind him.

So on the morrow, desirous to know of a certainty what it was of which he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the high-priest and all the sanhedrim to appear, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.

And Paul said, I had not observed, brethren, that he was high-priest: for it is written, "Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people."

So when he had said this, a great dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

Then as soon as it was day, some of the Jews forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under the direst imprecation, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

This person had been seized by the Jews, and was ready to be slain by them: but coming on them with the guard, I rescued him out of their hands, having understood that he was a Roman citizen.

But it being discovered to me that a design was forming against the man's [life] by the Jews, immediately I sent him to thee, commanding his accusers also to produce what they have against him before thee. Farewel.

Hereupon then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night unto Antipatris.

Then when the governor had read it, and asked of what province he was, and understood he was of Cilicia;

Now after many years absence I was returned bringing alms to my countrymen, and oblations [to the temple].

except for this one sentence, which I uttered aloud when I was standing among them, For the resurrection of the dead am I this day judged by you.

Now after some days, Felix returning with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

WHEN Festus then was come into the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

Then Festus answered, that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly.

And as their stay there was extended to a considerable time, Festus communicated to the king Paul's affairs, saying, There is a certain man left by Felix, a prisoner:

against whom when I was at Jerusalem, the high-priest and the elders of the Jews appeared, desiring judgment against him.

To whom I replied, That it was not customary for Romans to give up any man gratuitously to destruction, before that the person accused should have his accusers produced face to face, and be allowed opportunity to defend himself against the charge.

but only pleaded against him certain disputes about their own mode of religious worship, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

On the morrow therefore, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with a very splendid retinue, and were entered into the place of audience, with the military tribunes, and the men of superior eminence in the city, then at the order of Festus Paul was produced.

The manner of my life even from my youth, which from its beginning was spent amidst my own nation at Jerusalem, know indeed all the Jews;

In which pursuits, even as I was going to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests,

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:

As thus he was proceeding in his defence, Festus with a loud voice said, Paul, thou art raving; much reading hath driven thee to madness.

For the king is well acquainted with these things, before whom also I speak with the greatest freedom. For I am persuaded that none of these events have escaped his notice; for this thing was not done in a corner.

NOW as it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan cohort.

And much time being consumed, and sailing now becoming dangerous, because the fast was already past, Paul admonished them,

And running under a little island called Clauda, it was with difficulty we were able to come at the boat:

So when neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days, and no small tempest beating on us, all hope of our being preserved was entirely taken from us.

Now as the fourteenth night was passing, whilst we were driving about in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the sailors imagined that some land was near to them:

But falling on a shoal where two currents met, they ran the ship aground; and the forecastle stuck fast, and remained immoveable, but the stern was stove in by the violence of the waves.

Then the soldiers' design was to have murdered the prisoners, lest any of them should swim ashore and escape.

and that the rest should make the attempt, some on planks, and some on the floating materials of the ship: and in this manner so it was that they all safely reached the shore.

AND being safe landed, we then understood that the island was called Melita.

But as Paul was gathering up a faggot of sticks, and laying them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

Now they expected that a violent inflammation would ensue, or that he would have fallen suddenly dead: but when, after waiting a considerable time, they saw no inconvenience arise to him, they changed their opinion, and said that he was a divinity.

Now in the vicinity of that place was the estate of the principal person on the island, named Publius, who received us into his house, and lodged us with great humanity three days.

And it so happened that the father of Publius was then confined to his bed with an attack of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul went in, and after praying, laid his hands upon him, and healed him.

And after three months stay we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, from Alexandria, whose sign was Castor and Pollux:

Who, after a full examination, would have discharged me, because there was not the least cause found in me for death.

But when the Jews opposed it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I have any accusation to bring against my countrymen.

because though they knew [there was] a God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave him thanks, but became triflers in their disputations, and their stupid heart was darkened.

For this cause God gave them up to dishonourable passions. For even their women did change the natural use into that which was contrary to nature;

and likewise the men also, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lewdness one towards another; men with men committing indecency, and receiving in themselves the recompence of their delusion, which was meet.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath cause for glorying; though not before God.

For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

This blessedness then, [is it] for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness.

How then was it imputed to him? when circumcised, or while uncircumcised? Not when circumcised, but whilst uncircumcised.

Who contrary to hope, in hope believed, that he should be the father of many nations, according to what was said, "So shall thy seed be."

for he disputed not against the promise of God with unbelief; but was mighty in faith, giving glory to God;

and enjoyed the fullest assurance, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Now it was not written for his sake only, that it was imputed to him;

who was delivered up for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed if there be no law.

But death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even over those who have not sinned after the similitude of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of him that was to come.

But the law was introduced, that the offence might be more abundant. But where sin had abounded, there hath grace abounded more exceedingly:

We have been buried therefore with him by baptism into death: that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in newness of life.

Wherefore, my brethren, ye also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye might be for another, who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit for God.

And the commandment, which [was] for life, the same was found by me for death.

Did then that which is good become fatal to me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin by that which was good [in itself], was the cause of death to me; that sin through the commandment might become transcendantly sinful.

For that which was impossible by the law, inasmuch as it was impotent through the flesh, God having sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in that flesh:

For the creation was made subject to vanity, not voluntarily, but by him who made it subject,

it was said unto her, "That the elder shall be servant to the younger."

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

And it shall be in the place where it was said unto them, ye are not my people; there shall they be called the sons of the living God."

Now I say that Jesus Christ was the minister of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Now to him that is able to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, agreeable to the revelation of the mystery; which was concealed from all former ages,

Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptised into the name of Paul?

And in weakness, and in fear, and in much timidity, was I among you.

And my conversation and my preaching was not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with demonstration of the Spirit, and of power:

or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes doubtless it was written; because he who ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he who soweth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual rock which followed them; but that rock was Christ.

Nevertheless with the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were destroyed in the wilderness.

Also the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

For as the woman was taken out of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things are of God.

But if a woman let her hair flow, it is an ornament to her; for the hair was given her for a covering,

For I received of the Lord what also I delivered to you, That the Lord Jesus, in the night in which he was betrayed, took a loaf:

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child: but when I grew a man, I put away childish things.

and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

Afterwards he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

And last of all he was seen also by me, who am but as an abortion.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

And so it is written, There was a first man Adam a living soul; a last Adam a quickening spirit.

But that which is spiritual was not first, but that which is animal; and afterward that which is spiritual.