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He answereth for himself

A. D. 62.

a ch. 22. 3. & 23. 6. & 24.

CHAPTER XXVI.

THE ACTS.

Paul before Agrippa recounteth his life, 12 and the manner of his conversion. 24 Festus declareth him

to be mad. 25 Paul's reply. 28 Agrippa almost persuaded to be a Christian. 30 Paul pronounced

innocent.

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THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:

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

3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

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 a the most straitest sect of our relig15, 21. Phil. ion I lived a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand and am judged ↳ for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:

3. 5.

b ch. 23. 6.

c Gen. 3. 15. & 22. 18. & 26. 4. & 49. 10. Deut. 18.

12. Ps. 132.

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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. & 22. 5.

k ch. 22. 19.

1 ch. 9. 3. & 22.6.

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

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.

16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, m 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,

18 To open their eyes, and Pto turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

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.

P2 Cor. 6. 14. Eph. 4. 18. & 5. 8. Col. 1. 13. 1 Pet. 2. 9, 25.

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heav- Luke 1. 77. enly vision:

20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do "works meet for repentance.

21 For these causes * the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.

r Eph. 1. 11. Col. 1. 12.

s ch. 20. 32. t ch. 9. 20, 22, 29. & 11. 26. & 13, & 14, & 16, & 17, & 18, & 19, & 20, & 21.

u Matt. 3. 8. x ch. 21. 30,

3.1.

22 Having therefore obtained help
of God, I continue unto this day,
witnessing both to small and great,
saying none other things than those
which the prophets and Moses did y Luke 24. 27,
say should come :

95 I verily thought with myself, that 23 a That Christ should suffer, and
I ought to do many things contrary that he should be the first that should
to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. rise from the dead, and should shew
10h Which thing I also did in Je-light unto the people, and to the Gen-
rusalem and many of the saints did tiles.
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44. ch. 24.
14. & 28. 23.
Rom. 3. 21.

z John 5. 46.
a Luke 24. 26,
46.

Cor. 15. 20.

Col. 1. 18.
Rev. 1. 5.

c Luke 2. 32.

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

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking 29 And Paul said, I would to God, e 1 Cor. 7. 7. unto me, and saying in the Hebrew that not only thou, but also all that tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest | hear me this day, were both almost,

Paul is sent to Rome.

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and altogether such as I am, except | commodious to winter in, the more these bonds.

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g ch. 25. 11.

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; 27 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.

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

3 And the next day we touched at c ch. 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.

II 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 I 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

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;

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.

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Il Or, beat.

e Jonah 1. 5.

23 For there stood by me this ch. 23. 11. 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. 1. 9. 2 Tim. 1. 3.

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall beh Luke 1. 45. even as it was told me.

26 Howbeit iwe must be cast 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 some country;

28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

29 Then fearing lest we should have

Rom. 4. 20, 21. 2 Tim. 1. 12.

i ch. 28. 1.

They are shipwrecked.

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k 1 Kings 1.

52. Matt. 10. 30. Luke 12. 7. & 21. 18.

Matt, 15. 36.

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,

Paul kindly entertained.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Paul is kindly entertained by the barbarous people of Melita. 3 A viper fasteneth on his hand without harm. 8 He healeth many who had diseases. 11 His journey to Rome. 17 He declareth to the Jews the cause of his coming, and persuadeth them concerning Jesus. 24 Some believe. 30 Paul preacheth two whole years in his own hired house at Rome.

31 Paul said to the centurion and AND when they were escaped, then

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 fall from the head of any of you.

35 And when he had thus spoken, 11 Sam. 9. 13. he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

Mark 8. 6.

Jolin 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.

n2 Cor. 11. 25.

o ver. 22.

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.

41 And falling into a place where two seas met, "they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land :

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they knew that a the island was a ch. 27. 26. called Melita.

b

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.

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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

44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that | Rome. they escaped all safe to land.

15 And from thence, when the breth

1 Tim. 5. 17.

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A. D. 60.

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.

c Acts 26, 6.
Tit. 1. 2.

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

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

30. 2 Tim. 2.
8.

† Gr. deter-
mined.

f John 1. 14.
Gal. 4. 4.

g Acts 13. 33.
⇓ Or, to the
obedience of
faith.

b Heb. 9. 14.

i ch. 12 3.

1 Cor. 15. 10.
Gal. 1. 15.
Eph. 3. 8.

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

1 Acts 9. 15.

m ch. 9. 24.

1 Cor. 1. 2.
1 Thess. 4. 7.
n 1 Cor. 1. 3.
2 Cor. 1. 2.
Gal. 1. 3.

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9 For God is my witness, "whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of 4. 23. Phil. 3. his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers ; 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey " by the will of God to come unto you.

o 1 Cor. 1. 4. Phil. 1. 3.

Col. 1. 3, 4.

1 Thess. 1. 2. Philem. 4.

p ch. 16. 19.

1 Thess. 1. 8. q ch. 9. 1.

2 Cor. 1. 23.
Phil. 1. 8.

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11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual 1 Thess. 2.5. gift, to the end ye may be established; 12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

r Acts 27. 23. 2 Tim. 1. 3.

|| Or, in you. s 1 Thess. 3. 10.

t ch. 15. 23, 32.

1 Thess. 3.

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13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some b fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

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14 © I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

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

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16 For I am not ashamed of the

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gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; f to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

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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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19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; Or, to them. for1 God hath shewed it unto them.

k Acts 14. 17. 1 John 1. 9. m Ps. 19. 1. &c. Acts 14. 17. & 17. 27.

20 Form 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 :

may be.

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

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

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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.

24 Wherefore God also gave them a Ps. 81. 12. up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

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

r 1 Cor. 6. 18. 1 Thess. 4. 4. 1 Pet. 4. 3. s Lev. 18. 22.

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. Amen.

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t 1 Thess. 1.9. 1 John 5. 20. Jer. 10. 14. & 13. 25. Am. 2.4.

26 For this cause God gave them up u Is. 44. 20. 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 not convenient;

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