As this man was seized by the Jews,

and about to be killed by them, I came with the soldiery and rescued him, having learned, that he was a Roman.

And when it was shewn me, that an ambush was about to be laid for the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to thee, commanding his accusers also, to say before thee what they have against him. Farewel.

The soldiers therefore, taking Paul, as it was commanded them, brought him by night to Antipatris.

And having read it, he asked, of what province he was?

And being informed, that he was of Cilicia, I will give thee, said he, a thorough hearing, when thy accusers also are come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.

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

But after two years, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus: and Felix desiring to gratify the Jews, left Paul bound.

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

And when he was come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem, stood round about him, bringing many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove:

About whom when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews informed me, desiring judgment against him.

But had certain questions against him, relating to their own religious worship, and about one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pomp, and were entered into the place of audience, with the tribunes and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought forth.

The manner of my life from my youth which was from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem,

Whereupon as I was going to Damascus,

From that time, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

And as he was thus making his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself, much learning doth make thee mad.

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

And as soon as it was determined, that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul, and certain other prisoners, to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan Cohort.

And going aboard a ship of Adramyttium, that was to sail by the coasts of Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

And passing it with difficulty, we came to the Fair Havens, near which was the city Lasea.

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

And as the haven was not convenient to winter in, the greater part advised to set sail from thence also, if by any means they might reach Phenice, to winter there, which is an haven of Crete looking to the south-west and north-west.

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.

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 while the day was coming on, Paul exhorted them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth that ye have tarried and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

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:

But falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship a ground; and the fore-part sticking fast, remained immovable, but the hinder-part was broken by the force of the waves.

And the counsel of the soldiers was, to kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim away and escape.

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.

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.

And near that place was the estate of the chief man of the island, named Publius, who receiving us into his house, entertained us courteously three days.

And when this was done, the rest also in the island who had disorders,

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

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with the soldier that kept him.

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

But when the Jews opposed it, I was constrained to appeal to Cesar; not that I had any thing to accuse my nation of.

who was of the seed of David, according to the flesh, But declared the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead,

Because knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.

If Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory: but he hath not in the sight of God.

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

Cometh this happiness then on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness.

How was it then imputed? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham or to his seed by the law, but by the righteousness of faith.

Who against hope believed in hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

And being fully assured, 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 on his account only, that it was imputed to him,

Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

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

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

And not as the loss by one that sinned, so is the gift; for the sentence was by one offence to condemnation; but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

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

Thus ye also, my brethren, are dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye might be married to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we may bring forth fruit to God.

But sin taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of desire: for without the law sin was dead.

And I was once alive without the law; but when the commandment came,

sin revived, and I died, And the commandment, which was intended for life, this I found unto death.

Was then that which is good made death to me? God forbid: But sin: so that it appeared sin, working death in me by that which is good: so that sin might by the commandment become exceeding sinful.

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God hath done: sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, to be a sacrifice for sin, he hath condemned sin in the flesh:

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

our father Isaac, The children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil (that the purpose of God according to election might stand not of works, but of him that called,) It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.

As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, who were not my people, and her beloved, who was not beloved.

And it shall come to pass, in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called the sons of the living God.

But Isaiah is very bold and saith, I was found by them that sought me not: I was made manifest to them that asked not after me.

Now I say, Christ Jesus was a servant of the circumcision, for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers:

But as it is written, They to whom he was not spoken of shall see; and they that have not heard, shall understand.

in all utterance and in all knowledge, As the testimony of Christ was confirmed among you:

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you?

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.

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

Or speaketh he chiefly for our sakes? surely for our sakes it was written: for he who ploweth, ought to plow in hope; and he that thresheth in hope, ought to be a partaker of his hope.

And all drank the same spiritual drink (for they drank out of the spiritual rock which followed them; and that rock was Christ) Yet, with the most of them, God was not well-pleased;

Neither was the man created for the sake of the woman, but the woman for the sake of the man.

And as the woman was of the man, so also the man is by the woman; but all things are of God.

Whereas for a woman to have long hair, is a glory to her; for her hair was given her instead of a veil.

I praise you not. For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus the night in which he was betrayed,

When I was a child, I talked as a child, I understood as a child, I reasoned as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

according to the scriptures, And that he was buried, and that he was raised the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.

Afterwards he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once,

After this he was seen by James, then by all the apostles.

Last of all he was seen by me also, as an untimely birth.

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

And so it is written, The first Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam is a quickening Spirit.

Yet the spiritual body was not first, but the animal; afterward the spiritual.

The first man was from the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.

As was the earthy, such are they also that are earthy, and as was the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

As to our brother Apollos, I besought him much, to come to you with the brethren; yet he was by no means willing to come now; but he will come, when it shall be convenient.

I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus: for they have supplied what was wanting on your part.

And in this confidence I was minded to come to you before, that ye might have had a second benefit, And to pass by you into Macedonia,

Now when I was thus minded, did I use levity? or the things which I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, so that there should be with me yea and nay?

For Jesus Christ the Son of God, who was preached among you by us, by me, and Silvanus, and Timotheus was not yea and nay; but was yea in him.

Now when I came to Troas, to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened to me in the Lord,

And if the ministration of death engraven in letters on stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly on the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face, which was to be abolished: Shall not rather the ministration of the Spirit be glorious?

For if the ministration of condemnation was glory,

For even that which was made glorious, had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excelleth.

For if that which is abolished was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their traspasses to them, and hath committed to us the word of reconciliation.

And not only by his coming, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted over you, when he told us your earnest desire, your grief, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.