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DAY 27 FOR A GOAL OF READING THE BOOK OF ACTS IN 30 DAYS
AC-25:17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any
delay
on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man
to
be brought forth.
AC-25:18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought
none
accusation of such things as I supposed:
AC-25:19 But had certain questions against him of their own
superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul
affirmed
to be alive.
AC-25:20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I
asked
[him] whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of
these
matters.
AC-25:21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the
hearing
of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to
Caesar.
AC-25:22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the
man
myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
AC-25:23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice,
with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with
the
chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus'
commandment Paul was brought forth.
AC-25:24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are
here
present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of
the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and [also] here,
crying that he ought not to live any longer.
AC-25:25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy
of
death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have
determined to send him.
AC-25:26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord.
Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially
before
thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have
somewhat to write.
AC-25:27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner,
and
not withal to signify the crimes [laid] against him.
*AC-26:1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to
speak
for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for
himself:
AC-26:2 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:
AC-26:3 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.
AC-26:4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first
among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
AC-26:5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify,
that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a
Pharisee.
AC-26:6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the
promise
made of God unto our fathers:
AC-26:7 Unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, instantly
serving
[God] day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king
Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
AC-26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you,
that
God should raise the dead?
AC-26:9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many
things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
AC-26:10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: 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].
AC-26:11 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.
AC-26:12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and
commission from the chief priests,
AC-26:13 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.
AC-26:14 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 thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against the
pricks.
AC-26:15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest.
AC-26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared
unto thee for this purpose, 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;
AC-26:17 Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the
Gentiles,
unto whom now I send thee,
AC-26:18 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 sins, and inheritance among them which are
sanctified
by faith that is in me.
AC-26:19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto
the
heavenly vision:
AC-26:20 But showed first unto them of Damascus, and at
Jerusalem,
and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and [then] to the
Gentiles,
that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for
repentance.
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