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866 Paul's defence before Agrippa. The ACTS.

He is pronounced innocént.

expert in all customs and queftions which tiles, that they should repent and turn to are among the Jews: wherefore I befeech thee to hear me patiently.

God, and do works meet for repentance. 21 For thefe caufes the Jews caught me My manner of life from my youth, in the temple, and went about to kill me. 22 Having therefore obtained help of which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerufalem, know all the Jews; God, I continue unto this day, witneffing 5 Which knew me from the beginning.if both to small and great, faying none oththey would teftify, that after themoft ftrait-er things than thofe which the prophets eft fect of our religion, I lived a Pharifee. and Mofes did fay fhould come :

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

7 Unto which promife our twelve tribes,inftantly servingGod day and night, For which hope's fake, hope to come. king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. 8 Why thould it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God thould raife the dead ?

9 I verily thought with my felf that ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jefus of Nazareth :

10 Which thing I alfo did in Jerufalem: and many of the faints did I shut up in prifon, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

11 And I punifhed them oft in every fynagogue, and compelled them to blafpheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I perfecuted bem even unto ftrange cities.

23 That Chrift thould fuffer, and that he fhould be the first that thould rife from the dead, and should fhew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

24 And as he thus fpake for himfelf, Feftus faid with a loud voice, Paul, thou art befide thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

25 But he faid, I am not mad, most noble Feftus; but speak forth the words of truth and foberness.

26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom alfo 1 fpeak freely : for I am perfuaded that none of these things are hidden from him: for this thing was not done in a corner.

27 King Agrippa, Believeft thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 28 Then Agrippa faid untoPaul, Almoft thou perfuadeft me to be a Chriftian.

29 And Paul faid, I would to God, that not only thou, but alfo all that hear me this day, were both aimoft, and altogeth12 Whereupon as I went to Damafer fuch as I am, except thefe bonds. cus, with authority and commiffion from the chief priests,

13 At mid day,O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightnefs of the fun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice fpeaking unto me, and faying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, Why perfecuted thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15 And I faid, Who art thou, Lord? And he faid, I am Jefus whom thou perfecuteft.

16 But rife, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpofe, to make thee a minister and a witnefs both of these things which thou haft feen, and of thofe things in the which I will appear unto thee;

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

80 And when he had thus fpoken, the king rofe up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that fat with them:

31 And when they were gone afide, they talked between themselves, faying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

52 Then faid Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been fet at liberty, CHAP. XXVII. if he had not appealed unto Cefar.

1 Pani, bipping toward Rome, 10 foretelleth the danger of the voyage, it but is not believed. 14 They are toled with a tempest, 11 and hipwrecked ; 45 yet all come safe to land

AND when it was determined that we fhould fail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prifoners anto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus's band.

2 And entering into a fhip of Adr3. myttium,we launched, meaning to fail by the coals of Alia; one Ariftarchus, a Mas cedonian of Theffalonica, being with us. 3 And the next day we touched at Si

18 To open their eyes, and to turn
them from darkness to light, and from
the power of Satan unto God, that they
may receive forgiveness of fins, and in-
heritance among them which are fancti.don
fied by faith that is in me.

19 Whereupon, Oking Agrippa, I was
not difobedient unto the heavenly viffon:
20 But thewed firft unto them of Damaf.
cus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all
the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gen-

And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave bim liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

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

5 And when we had failed over the fea

Paul's dangerous voyage to Rome. Chap. xxvii.

He fuffereth fbipwreck. 867

fea of Cilicia, and Pamphylia, we came the angel of God, whofe I am,and whom to Myra, a city of Lycia. I ferve,

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

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cefar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that fail with thee. 25 Wherefore, Sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even

7 And when we had failed flowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus; the wind not suffering us, we fail-as it was told me. ed under Crete, over against Salmone;

8 And, hardly paling it, came unto a place which is called the Fair Havens; high whereunto was the city of Lafea.

9 Now when much time was fpent, and when failing was now dangerous, because the fall was now already paft, Paul admonished them,

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

11 Nevertheless, the centurion believ. ed the mafter and the owner of the thip, more than those things which were 1poken by Paul.

12 And becaufe the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence alfo, if by any means they might attain to Phenice and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the fouth west and north west

15 And when the fouth wind blew feftly, fuppofing that they had obtained their purpofe, loofing thence, they failed clofe by Crete.

14 But not long after there arofe againít it a tempetuous wind, called Eurocly don.

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

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

17 Which when they had taken up, they ufed helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing left they thould fall into the quick. fands, Itrake fail, and fo were driven.

26 Howbeit, we must be caft upon a certain island.

27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in' Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to fome country : 28 And founded, and found it twenty fathoms and when they had gone a little further, they founded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

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29 Then fearing left they fhould have fallen upon rocks, they caff four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

30 And as the fhipmen were about to flee out of the fhip, when they had let down the boat into the fea, under colour as though they would have caft anchors out of the forefhip,

51 Paul faid to the centurion and to the foldiers, Except thefe abide in the hip, ye cannot be faved.

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

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

84 Wherefore I pray you to take Some meat for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

35 And when he had thus fpoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in prefence of them all and when he had broken r, he began to eat.

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86 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took fome meat.

57 And we were in all, in the ship, two hundred threefcore and fixteen fouls. 18 And we being exceedingly toffed 38 And when they had eaten enough, with a tempeft, the next day they light-they lightened the thip, and caft out the ened the fhip; wheat into the fea.

19 And the third day we caft out with 59 And when it was day, they knew our own hands the tackling of the ship.not the land: but they difcovered a cer20 And when neither fun nor ftars in tain creek with a hore, into the which many days appeared, and no fill tem-they were minded, if it were poflible, to peft lay on us, all hope that we should be thrust in the ship. laved was then taken away.

21 But after long abftinence, Paul flood forth in the midst of them, and faid, Sirs, ye thould have hearkened unto me, and not have loofed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and lofs.

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

23 For there flood by me this night

40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the fea, and loofed the rudder bands, and hoifed up the mainfail to the wind, and made towards thore.

41 ¶ And falling into a place where two feas met, they ran the hip aground: and the forepart ftuck faft, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

868 The viper on Paul's band.

The ACTS.

42 And the foldiers' counfel was to kill the prifoners, left any of them fhould fwim out, and escape.

43 But the centurion, willing to fave Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could fwim fhould caft themselves first into the fea, and get to land:

44 And the reft, fome on boards, and fome on broken pieces of the fhip. And fo it came to pafs, that they efcaped all fafe to land.

CHAP. XXVIII.

1 Paul is entertained by the barbarians.
8 He bealeth many in the island. 11
They depart towards Rome.
AND when they were escaped, then
they knew that the inland was called
Melita.

He preacbeth at Rome.

14 Where we found brethren, and were defired to tarry with them leven days : and fo we went toward Rome.

15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns; whom when Paul faw, he thanked God, and took courage.

16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prifoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was fuffered to dwell by himself with a foldier that kept him.

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 faid unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prifoner from Je rufalem into the hands of the Romans,

2 And the barbarous people fhewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, becaufe of the prefent rain, and because of the cold. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bun-no caufe of death in me. dle of fticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was

4 And when the barbarians faw the venomous beaft hang on his hand, they faid among themfelves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath efcaped the fea, yet vengeance fuffereth not to live.

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

6 Howbeit, they looked when he should have fwollen, or fallen down dead fuddenly but after they had looked a great while, and faw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and faid that he was a god.

7 In the fame quarters were poffeffions of the chief man of the island, whofe name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

8¶And it came to país, that the father of Publius lay fick 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 alfo, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

10 Who alfo honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded as with fuch things as were neceffary. 11 And after three months we departed in a hip of Alexandria, which had wintered in the ifle, whofe fign was Caftor and Pollux.

19 But when the Jews (pake againft ¡s, I was constrained to appeal unto Cefar; not that I had aught to accufe my nation of.

20 For this caufe therefore have I called for you, to fee you and to fpeak with you becaufe that for the hope of Ifrael I am bound with this chain.

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

22 But we defire to hear of thee what thou thinkeft: for as concerning this fect, we know that every where it is fpoken against.

23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into bis lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, perfuading them concerning Jefus, both "out of the law of Mofes, and our of the prophets, from morning till evening.

24 And fome believed the things which were spoken, and fome believed not.

25 And when they agreed not among themfelves, they departed, after that Paul had fpoken one word, Well fpake the Holy Ghoff by Efaias the prophet unto our fathers,

26 Saying, Go unto this people, and fay, Hearing ye shall hear, and thall not underftand; and feeing ye shall fee, and not perceive;

27 For the heart of this people is waxed grofs, and their ears are dull of hear12 And landing at Syracufe, we tarri-ing, and their eyes have they clofed : ed there three days.

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

left they fhould fee 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

Paul's calling commended.

Chap. i. God's anger at fin. 869 that the falvation of God is fent unto the in his own hired house, and received all Gentiles, and that they will hear it. that came in unto him,

29 And when he had faid these words, the Jews departed, and had great reafoning among themselves.

30 And Paul dwelt two whole years

31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and reaching those things which concern the Lord Jefus Chrift, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE ROMANS. 1 God revealed from faith to faith: as it

CHAP. I.

1 Paul's calling commended. 16 What is written, The juft hall live by faith. bis gospel is. 18 God's anger at fin. 21 The Gentiles' fins. PAUL, a fervant of Jefus Chrift, call ed to be an apoftle, feparated unto the gofpel of God,

2 Which he had promifed afore by his prophets in the holy fcriptures.

3 Concerning his Son Jefus Chrift our Lord, which was made of the feed of David according to the flesh;

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven againit ali ungodliness and unrighteoufnefs of men, who hold the truth in unrighteoufnefs;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifeft in them; for God bath fhewed it unto them.

20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly feen, being understood by the things that are And declared to be the Son of God made, even his eternal power and Godwith power, according to the fpirit of ho-head; fo that they are without excufe: linefs, by the refurrection from the dead: 21 Because that, when they knew God, But whom we have received grace they glorified him not asGod, neither were and apostleship, for obedience to the faith thankful; butbecamevain in their imagina among all nations, for his name : tions,and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Profeffing themselves to be wife, they became fools,

Among whom are ye alfo the called of Jefus Chrifi:

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

8 First, I thank my God through Jefus Chrift for you all, that your iaith is Spoken of throughout the whole world.

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beafts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God alfo gave them up to uncleanness through the lufts of their own hearts, to difhonour their own bod

9 For God is my witnefs, whom I fervelies between themfelves : with my fpirit in the gofpel of his Son, 25 Who changed the truth of God into that without ceafing I make mention of a lie, and worthipped and fe: ved the you always in my prayers; creature more than the Creator, who is blefied for ever. Amen.

10 Making requeft, if byany means now at length I might have a profperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 11 For I long to fee you, that I may impart unto you fome fpiritual gift, to the end ye may be eftablished;

12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith, both of you and me.

13 Now i would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purpofed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto) that I might have lome fruit among you alfo, even as among other Gentiles.

1 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians; both to the wife, and to the unwife.

15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome alfo.

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

27 And likewife alfo the men, leaving the natural ufe of the woman, burned in their luft one toward another: men with men working that which is unfeemly, and receiving in themfelves that recompenfe 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 thofe things which are not convenient;

29 Being filled with all unrighteonnefs, fornication, wickednefs, covetoufluefs, malicioufnefs: full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despite16 For I am not ashamed of the gof.ful, proud, boafters, inventors of evil pel of Christ: for it is the power of God things, difobedient to parents, junto falvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew firft, and alfo to the Greek.

17 For therein is the righteoufnefs of

31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affe&ion, inplacable, unmerciful;

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32 Who,knowing the judgment of God, eft the things that are more excellent, that they which commit fuch things are being instructed out of the law; worthy of death, not only do the fame, but have pleasure in them that do them. СНАР. 11.

They that condemn fin in orbers, and yet jin, are inexcufable, whether Jews or Gentiles.

THEREFORE thou art inexcufable, Oman, whofoever thou art that judgeft: for wherein thou judgelt another, thou condemnest thy felf; for thou that judg. eft doeft the fame things.

2 But we are fure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit fuch things.

3 And thinkelt thou this, O man, that judgeft them which do fuch things, and doelt the fame, that thou shalt efcape the judgment of God?

4 Or defpifest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance, and longfuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance i

5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treafureft up unto thy telf wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

19 And art confident that thou thyfelf art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which haft the form of knowl edge and of the truth in the law.

21 Thou therefore which teacheft another, Teachest thou not thyfelf? Thou that preachelt a man should not steal, Doft thou fical ?

22 Thou that fayest a man should not commit adultery, Doft thou commit adultery? Thou that abhorreft idols, Doâ thou commit facrilege ?.

23 Thou that makeft thy boaft of the law, Through breaking the law dishonourett thou God?

24 For the name of God is blafphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written,

25 For circumcifion verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circuncifion is made uncircumcifion.

26 Therefore, if the uncircumcifion keep the righteoufnefs of the law, Shaft 6 Who will render to every man ac-not his uncircumcifion be counted for circumcision? cording to his deeds:

7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing feek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal life:

8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteoufnefs, indignation and wrath;

9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every foul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew firft, and aifo of the Gentile;

10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every nun that worketh good, to the Jew firft, and alfo to the Gentile :

11 For there is no respect of perfons with God.

27 And, Shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circuncilia doft tranfgrets the law }

28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh :

29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcifion is that of the heart, in the fpirit, and not in the letter; whofe praite is not of men, but of God. CHAP. II.

1 The Jews prerogative. 20 None juftihed by the law, but all by faud WHAT advantage then hath the 12 For as many as have finned withent law, fhall alto perith without law :|Jew ? or, What profit is there of cirand as many as have finned in the law, thall be judged by the law;

13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law thall be justified.

14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, thefe, having not the law, are a law unto themfelves:

cumcifion?

2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the eracles of God.

8 For, What if fome did not believe Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect ?

4 God forbid : yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mighteft be justified in thy fayings, and mighte overcome when thou art judged.

15 Which fhew the work of the law written in their hearts, their confcience alto bearing witnefs, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or elfe excuting 5 Bat if our unrighteousness commend the righteoufnels of God, What fall we one another :) 16 In the day when God fhall judge fay Is God unrighteous who taketh the fecrets of inen by Jefus Chriit ac-vengeance; (1 fpcak as a man) 6 God forbid for then, How hall God cording to my gofpel.

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew,and reft- judge the world? eft in the law, and makeit thy boaft of God,

7 For if the truth of God hath mott

18 And knoweit is will, and approv-jabounded through my lie unto his glors:

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