And hearing this they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus:

And this was done for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

And there were some seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.

And this was known both to all the Jews and Greeks who lived at Ephesus, and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified;

assembling them together and laborers of like employments, said, Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this employment,

and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul has led away a great multitude by persuasion, saying that things which are made by hands are not gods.

And not only this work of ours is in danger of coming into contempt, but even the temple of the great goddess Diana of being set at nought, and her majesty also which all Asia and the world worships, of being destroyed.

And hearing this they were full of wrath, and cried, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians!

For we are in danger of being called to account for the tumult of to-day, there being no cause by which we can excuse this concourse.

Wherefore I call you to witness this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men;

This man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

and coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, and binding his hands and feet, he said, These things, says the Holy Spirit; Thus will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this girdle, and deliver him into the hands of the gentiles.

Do this, therefore, which we tell you. We have four men having a vow upon them;

crying, Men of Israel, help; this is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and besides he has brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place.

And he said, I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, instructed at the feet of Gamaliel in the accurate interpretation of the law of our fathers, and am a zealous worshipper of God as you all are to-day;

and I persecuted this way to death, binding and committing to prison both men and women,

And they heard him to this word, and lifted up their voice saying, Take away such a man from the earth; it is not fit that he should live.

And the centurion hearing this, went and told the chiliarch, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

And the chiliarch answered, I acquired this citizenship for a great price. But Paul said, I am indeed, and was also born [one].

And Paul looking steadily at the Sanhedrim, said, Men and brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience to this day.

And having said this, there was a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude were divided.

And there was a great cry, and the scribes of the party of the Pharisees rising up contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but [what] if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?

And there were more than forty who took this oath,

But a son of Paul's sister hearing of this lying in wait, went and entering into the fortress told Paul.

And Paul calling one of the centurions, said, Lead this young man to the chiliarch, for he has something to tell him.

He therefore took him and led him to the chiliarch, and said, Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to lead this young man to you, who has something to tell you.

And he wrote a letter having this form;

I went with the soldiery and rescued this man, when he was siezed by the Jews, and about to be killed by them, having learned that he is a Roman;

And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Having obtained great peace by you, and things being happily arranged for this nation by your oversight in all things and in all places

For finding this man a pestilence and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a chief of the sect of the Nazoraeans,

And the procurator making a sign to him to speak, Paul answered, Knowing that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I shall defend myself cheerfully,

But this I confess to you, that in the way which they call a heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers; believing all things written in the law and the prophets,

And in this also I endeavor always to have a conscience without offense towards God and man.

except in this one statement which I made, as I stood among them, that I am under trial by you to-day concerning the resurrection of the dead.

But Felix put them off, saying, Having learned more accurately of this way, when Lysias the chiliarch comes down I will decide concerning your matters,

At the same time also he hoped that money would be given him by Paul; and on this account sent for him the oftener, and conversed with him.

and then, he said, the principal men among you may go down with me; if there is any thing against this man they may prosecute him.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all the men present with us, you see this man, of whom all the multitude of the Jews besought me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought no longer to live.

which our twelve tribes, serving God continually, day and night, hope to attain; of this hope, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and witness both of what you have seen and [of visions ] in which I will appear to you,

On this account the Jews seized me in the temple and endeavored to kill me.

Having obtained therefore help from God, I have continued to this day, testifying to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said should take place;

For the king knows of these things, before whom I speak freely; for I am persuaded that none of these things have escaped his notice; for this was not done in a corner.

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

and departing they conversed with each other, saying, This man has done nothing deserving death or bonds.

And Agrippa said to Festus, If he had not appealed to Caesar, this man might be released.

Then there having been long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, You ought, men, taking my advice, not to have sailed from Crete, and to have saved this injury and loss.

For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night

Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food; for this is necessary to your safety, for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you.

but the centurion wishing to save Paul, prohibited them from this design, and commanded those able to swim to cast themselves into the water first, and go to the land;

and the rest, some on boards, and some on parts of the ship; and in this way all were brought safely to land.

And when the barbarians saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, This man is undoubtedly a murderer, whom though saved from the sea justice has not permitted to live.

And this being done, the rest also who had sicknesses in the island came and were cured,

For this reason, therefore, I have called you to see and converse with you, because I am loaded with this chain on account of the hope of Israel.

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for it is known to us concerning this sect, that it is everywhere spoken against.

saying, Go to this people and say, Hearing you shall hear and not understand, and seeing you shall see and not perceive;

for the heart of this people has become hard, and they hear imperfectly with their ears, and they have shut their eyes, lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I should cure them.

But do you think this, O man, who judge those doing such things and do the same, that you shall escape the judgment of God?

Is this blessedness then on the circumcision? or also on the uncircumcision? [Also on the uncircumcision.] For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

through whom also we have been introduced into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

And not only [this], but we rejoice also in afflictions, knowing that affliction works out patience,

knowing this that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin;

For what I do this I approve not; for I do not what I wish, but what I hate, this I do.

But if what I wish not this I do, I consent to the law that it is good;

for the good which I wish I do not, but the evil which I wish not this I do.

But if what I wish not this I do, I no longer do it, but sin which dwells in me.

Miserable man that I am; who will deliver me from the body of this death?

For this was the word of promise; According to this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.

And not only this, but Rebecca also being with child by one, by our father Isaac??11 for the children not yet being born, nor having done any thing good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might continue, not of works but of him that calls,??12 it was said to her that the older shall serve the younger;

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this same cause I raised you up, to show my power in you, and that my name may be declared in all the earth.

What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain, but the election obtained; and the rest were hardened,??8 as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear??o this day.

For I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery; that you may not be wise in your own conceit. For hardness in part has come upon Israel, till the fullness of the gentiles shall come in,

And this is the promise to them from me, when I take away their sins.

and be not conformed to this life, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, that you may prove what is the will of God which is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

If therefore your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for doing this you shall heap coals of fire on his head.

For on this account also you pay taxes; for [magistrates] are servants of God attending constantly to this same thing.

For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not desire inordinately, and if there is any other commandment, it is summarily comprehended in this word; You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

And [do] this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour that we should be waked from sleep, for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

For this end Christ died and lived again, that he might exercise lordship over the dead and living.

Let us not therefore judge one another, but judge this rather, not to place a stumbling-block or an offense before a brother.

for he that in this serves Christ is well pleasing to God and approved by men.

and that the nations should glorify God for mercy; as it is written, For this cause will I praise thee among nations, and sing to thy name.

Having therefore performed this, and sealed to them this service, I will go by you to Spain;

I mean this; that each one of you says I indeed am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.

Where is the wise? where the scribe? where the disputer of this life? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, who are destroyed;

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

And if any man builds on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, reeds,

Let no one deceive himself; if any one seems to be wise among you in this life, let him be a fool, that he may be wise.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written; He takes the wise in their craftiness.

for I am not conscious to myself [of wrong], but I am not on this account justified; but he that judges me is the Lord.

Even to this hour we suffer hunger and thirst and nakedness, and are beaten, and are unsettled,

For this reason I sent you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere, in every church.

And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed should be removed from among you.

For I indeed as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already judged as present him that has so done this,

not altogether the fornicators of this world, or the covetous and rapacious, or idolaters, since then you would have to go out of the world.

Know you not that we shall judge angels? Much more then things pertaining to this life?

If then you have courts for the business of this life, do you constitute them of the most abject in the church?

But this I say by suggestion, not by command.

I think then that this is good on account of the present necessity, because it is good for man to be so.