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He answereth for himself

A. D. 62.

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CHAPTER XXVI.

THE ACTS.

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before king Agrippa.

thou me? it is hard for thee to kick A. D. 62. against the pricks.

15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

T Thou art permitted to speak for for this purpose,

thyself. Then Paul stretched forth
the hand, and answered for him-
self:

2 I think myself happy, king Agrip-
pa, because I shall answer for myself
this day before thee touching all the
things whereof I am accused of the
Jews:

16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

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m ch. 22. 15.

n ch. 22. 21.

o Is. 35. 5. & 42. 7. Luke 1.79. John 8. 12. 2 Cor. 4. 4. Eph. 1. 18. 1 Thess. 5. 5.

18 To open their eyes, and to 3 Especially because I know thee to turn them from darkness to light, be expert in all customs and questions and from the power of Satan unto which are among the Jews: where- God, that they may receive forfore I beseech thee to hear me pa-giveness of sins, and inheritance tiently. among them which are 'sanctified P2 Cor. 6. 14. by faith that is in me.

4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:

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7 Unto which promise our twelve 15. 2 Sam. 7. tribes, instantly serving God day and night,' hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

11. Is. 4.2.

& 7. 14. & 9. 6. & 40, 10, Jer. 23. 5. & 33, 14, 15, 16. Ez. 34. 23. & 37, 24. Dan. 9. 24. Mic. 7. 20. ch. 13. 32. Rom. 15. 8. Tit. 2. 13. d James 1. 1. e Luke 2. 37.

1 Thess. 3. 10. 1 Tim. 5. 5.

f Phil. 3. 11. g John 16. 2. 1 Tim. 1. 13. +h ch. 8. 3. Gal. 1. 13.

i ch. 9. 14, 21. 1 & 22. 5.

k ch. 22. 19.

11 ch. 9. 3. & 22.6.

8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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10 Which thing I also did in Je-light unto the people, and to the Gen- 1 Cor. 15. 20.
rusalem and many of the saints did
I shut up in prison, having received
authority from the chief priests; and
when they were put to death, I gave
my voice against them.

11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the
way a light from heaven, above the
brightness of the sun, shining round
about me and them which journeyed
with me.

14 And when we were all fallen to
the earth, I heard a voice speaking
unto me,
and saying in the Hebrew
tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest

24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

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25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

d 2 Kings 9. 11. John 10. 20. 1 Cor. 1. 23. & 2. 13, 14. & 4. 10.

29 And Paul said, I would to God, 1 Cor. 7. 7. that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost,

Paul is sent to Rome.

A. D. 62.

THE ACTS.

and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with

them :

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a ch. 25. 12, 25.

b ch. 19. 29.

28. 16.

32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.

CHAPTER XXVII.

Paul sailing towards Rome, 9 foretelleth the danger of the voyage; 11 but is not believed. 14 They are

driven up and down by a tempest; and, after fourteen days, draw near to land. 39 They suffer shipwreck, 43 but all escape safe to land.

AND when it was determined that

we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

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2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

3 And the next day we touched at ech. 24. 23. & Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not Or, Candy. suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

d The fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month, Lev. 23. 27, 29.

|| Or, injury.

8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called the Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, d because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

12 And because the haven was not

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commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is a haven of Crete, and lieth toward the southwest and northwest.

13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

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19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. 21 But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

A. D. 62.

1 Or, beat.

• Jonah 1.5.

23 For there stood by me this ch night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

g Dan. 6. 16, Rom. 19 2 Tim. 1.3.

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They are shipwrecked.

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THE ACTS.

fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat; for this is for your health for there shall not a hair 30. Luke 12. fall from the head of any of you.

k 1 Kings 1. 52. Matt. 10.

7. & 21. 18.

11 Sam. 9. 13. Matt. 15. 36. Mark 8. 6. John 6. 11. 1 Tim. 4. 3, 4.

m ch. 2. 41. & 7. 14. Rom. 13. 1. 1 Pet. 3. 20.

Or, cut the anchors, they left them in the sea, &c.

35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen m souls.

38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

39 And when it was day, they knew not the land but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

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Paul kindly entertained.

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1 Cor. 14. 11. Col. 3. 11.

2 And the barbarous people shew-b Rom. 1. 14. ed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold."

3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

e Mark 16. 18. Luke 10. 19.

d ch. 14. 11.

e James 5. 14, 15.

f Mark 6. 5, & 7. 32. & 16. 18. Luke 4. 40. ch. 19. 11, 12. 1 Cor. 12. 9, 28.

10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, Matt. 15. 6. they laded us with such things as were necessary.

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

12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

15 And from thence, when the breth

1 Tim. 5. 17.

63.

Paul's arrival at Rome,

A. D. 63.

h ch. 24. 25. & 27. 3.

& 25. 8.

k ch. 21. 33.

THE ACTS.

ren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. 16 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 a soldier that kept him.

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17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, ich. 24. 12, 13. Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans: 18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. 19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of.

1 ch. 22. 24. & 24. 10. & 25. 8. & 26, 31.

m ch. 25. 11.

n ch. 26. 6, 7.

o Ch. 2. 29. Eph. 3. 1. & 4. 1. & 6. 20. 2 Tim. 1. 16. & 2. 9. Philem. 10, 13.

p Luke 2. 34.

ch. 21. 5, 14.

1 Pet. 2. 12. & 4. 14.

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20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that "for the hope of Israel I am bound with ° this chain.

21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

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24 And some believed the things ch. 14. 4. k which were spoken, and some believed not.

25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

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26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall 14, 15 Mark see, and not perceive :

27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent "unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with

22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. 23 And when they had appointed all confidence, no man forbidding him a day, there came many to him | him.

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a Acts 22. 21. 1 Cor. 1. 1.

Gal. 1. 1.

1 Tim. 1. 11.

2 Tim. 1. 11.

b. Acts 9. 15.

& 13. 2. Gal. 1. 15.

e Acts 26. 6. Tit. 1. 2.

4 ch. 3. 21. & 16. 26. Gal. 3. 8.

e Matt. 1. 6, Luke 1. Acts 2.

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h Heb. 9. 14.
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1 Cor. 15, 10.
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Eph. 3. 8.

k Acts 6. 7.
ch. 16. 26.

1 Acts 9. 15.
m ch. 9. 24.

1 Cor. 1. 2.

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DAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, of God revealed from faith to faith:

PAUL a servant of Jesule, seps as it is written, The just shall live

rated unto the gospel of God,

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2 Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And + declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for * obedience to the faith among all nations, 'for his name: 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, m called to be saints: "Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through 1 Thess. 4. 7. Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

n 1 Cor. 1. 3. 2 Cor. 1. 2. Gal. 1. 3.

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18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

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e 1 Cor. 1. 18. & 15. 2.

f Luke 2. 30, S1, S2. & 24.

47. Acts 3.

26. & 13. 26, 46. ch. 2. 9.

g ch. 3, 21. h Hab. 2. 4. John 3. 36. Gal. 3. 11. Phil. 3. 9. Heb. 10. 38.

i Acts 17. 30. Eph. 5. 6. Col. 3. 6.

k Acts 14. 17. 1 John 1. 9.

m Ps. 19. 1, &c. Acts 14. 17. & 17. 27.

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; Or, to them. for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they Or, that they are without excuse:

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but "became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

may be.

2 Kings 17.

15. Jer. 2. 5. Eph. 4. 17,

18.

22° Professing themselves to be wise, Jer. 10. 14. they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image P Deut. 4. 16, made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

&c. Ps. 106. 20. Is. 40. 18, 25. Jer. 2. 11. Ez, 8. 10. Acts 17. 29.

4 Ps. 81. 12.

Acts 7. 42. Eph. 4. 18, 19. 2 Thess. 2. 11, 12.

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves : 25 Who changed the truth of God "into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, Or, rather. who is blessed for ever.

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26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are

16 For I am not ashamed of the not convenient;

r1 Cor. 6. 18. 1 Thess. 4. 4. 1 Pet. 4. 3. • Lev. 18. 22.

t1 Thess. 1.9. 1 John 5. 20. u Is. 44. 20. Jer. 10. 14. & 13. 25. Am. 2. 4.

x Lev. 18. 22, 23. Eph. 5. 12. Jude 10.

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