Then his master, in anger, handed him over to the jailers, until he should pay the whole of his debt.

But they seized him, and beat him, and sent him away empty- handed.

At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him a share of the produce of the vineyard. The tenants, however, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

The owner afterwards sent another servant; but the tenants beat and insulted this man too, and sent him away empty-handed.

They handed him a piece of broiled fish,

Indeed, we have heard him declare that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this Place, and change the customs handed down to us by Moses."

This Tabernacle, which was handed down to them, was brought into this country by our ancestors who accompanied Joshua (at the conquest of the nations that God drove out before their advance), and remained here until the time of David.

Three days after our arrival, Paul invited the leading Jews to meet him; and, when they came, he spoke to them as follows: "Brothers, although I had done nothing hostile to the interests of our nation or to our ancestral customs, yet I was sent from Jerusalem as a prisoner, and handed over to the Romans.

Urge upon them to show kindness, to exhibit a wealth of good actions, to be open-handed and generous,

For you know that it was not by perishable things, such as silver and gold, that you were Ransomed from the aimless way of living which was handed down to you from your ancestors,