DAY 28  FOR A GOAL OF READING THE BOOK OF ACTS IN 30 DAYS

AC-26:21  For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and

went about to kill [me].

AC-26:22  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 say should

come:

AC-26:23  That Christ should suffer, [and] that he should be the

first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto

the

people, and to the Gentiles.

AC-26:24  And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a

loud

voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make

thee

mad.

AC-26:25  But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak

forth the words of truth and soberness.

AC-26:26  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.

AC-26:27  King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that

thou believest.

AC-26:28  Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me

to

be a Christian.

AC-26:29  And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but

also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether

such as I am, except these bonds.

AC-26:30  And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the

governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

AC-26:31  And when they were gone aside, they talked between

themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of

bonds.

AC-26:32  Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been

set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

*AC-27:1  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.

AC-27:2  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.

AC-27:3  And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius

courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his

friends to refresh himself.

AC-27:4  And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under

Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

AC-27:5  And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and

Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia.

AC-27:6  And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria

sailing

into Italy; and he put us therein.

AC-27:7  And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were

come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed

under

Crete, over against Salmone;

AC-27:8  And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is

called

The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea.

AC-27:9  Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now

dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished

[them],

AC-27:10  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.

AC-27:11  Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the

owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by

Paul.

AC-27:12  And because the haven was not 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] an haven of

Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

AC-27:13  And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that

they

had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed

close by

Crete.

AC-27:14  But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous

wind, called Euroclydon.

AC-27:15  And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up

into

the wind, we let [her] drive.

AC-27:16  And running under a certain island which is called

Clauda,

we had much work to come by the boat:

AC-27:17  Which when they had taken up, they used helps,

undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into

the

quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven.

AC-27:18  And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the

next

[day] they lightened the ship;

AC-27:19  And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the

tackling of the ship.

AC-27:20  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.

AC-27:21  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.

AC-27:22  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.

AC-27:23  For there stood by me this night the angel of God,

whose I

am, and whom I serve, 

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