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AC-23:30 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for

the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his

accusers also to say before thee what [they had] against him.

Farewell. <against> <also> <before> <commandment> <farewell>

AC-23:31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul,

and brought [him] by night to Antipatris. <antipatris> <brought>

AC-23:32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him,

and returned to the castle:<castle> <go> <him> <horsemen> <left>

AC-23:33 Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the

epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him. <also>

AC-23:34 And when the governor had read [the letter] , he asked

of what province he was. And when he understood that [he was] of

Cilicia; <asked> <cilicia> <governor> <had> <letter> <province>

AC-23:35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also

come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

AC-24:1 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended

with the elders, and [with] a certain orator [named] Tertullus,

who informed the governor against Paul. <after> <against>

AC-24:2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse

[him] , saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness,

and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy

providence, <are> <began> <called> <deeds> <done> <enjoy>

AC-24:3 We accept [it] always, and in all places, most noble

Felix, with all thankfulness. <all> <always> <felix> <most>

AC-24:4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee,

I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few

words. <clemency> <few> <further> <hear> <notwithstanding>

AC-24:5 For we have found this man [a] pestilent [fellow] , and

a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and

a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:<all> <among> <fellow>

AC-24:6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple:whom we

took, and would have judged according to our law. <also> <gone>

AC-24:7 But the chief captain Lysias came [upon us] , and with

great violence took [him] away out of our hands, <away> <came>

AC-24:8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee:by examining

of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things,

whereof we accuse him. <all> <come> <commanding> <examining>

AC-24:9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things

were so. <also> <assented> <jews> <saying> <so> <these> <things>

AC-24:10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto

him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been

of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully

answer for myself:<after> <answer> <answered> <beckoned> <been>

AC-24:11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet

but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

AC-24:12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with

any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the

synagogues, nor in the city:<any> <city> <disputing> <found>

<with>

AC-24:13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now

accuse me. <can> <neither> <now> <prove> <things> <whereof>

AC-24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which

they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing

all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

AC-24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also

allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of

the just and unjust. <allow> <also> <both> <dead> <god> <have>

AC-24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a

conscience void of offence toward God, and [toward] men.

AC-24:17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation,

and offerings. <after> <alms> <bring> <came> <many> <nation>

AC-24:18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in

the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult. <asia>

AC-24:19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if

they had ought against me. <against> <been> <before> <had>

AC-24:20 Or else let these same [here] say, if they have found

any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council, <any>

AC-24:21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing

among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in

question by you this day. <among> <called> <cried> <day> <dead>

AC-24:22 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect

knowledge of [that] way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias

the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of

your matter. <captain> <chief> <come> <deferred> <down> <felix>

AC-24:23 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let

[him] have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his

acquaintance to minister or come unto him. <centurion> <come>

AC-24:24 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife

Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him

concerning the faith in Christ. <after> <came> <certain>

AC-24:25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and

judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for

this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

AC-24:26 He hoped also that money should have been given him of

Paul, that he might loose him:wherefore he sent for him the

oftener, and communed with him. <also> <been> <communed> <given>

AC-24:27 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix'

room:and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul

bound. <after> <bound> <came> <felix> <festus> <into> <jews>

<years>

AC-25:1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three

days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem. <after> <ascended>

AC-25:2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed

him against Paul, and besought him, <against> <besought> <chief>

AC-25:3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for

him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. <against>

AC-25:4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at

Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly [thither] .

AC-25:5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able,

go down with [me] , and accuse this man, if there be any

wickedness in him. <among> <any> <are> <down> <go> <him> <let>

<with>

AC-25:6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days,

he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the

judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. <among> <brought>

AC-25:7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from

Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous

complaints against Paul, which they could not prove. <against>

<which>

AC-25:8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law

of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar,

have I offended any thing at all. <against> <all> <answered>

AC-25:9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered

Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be

judged of these things before me? <answered> <before> <do>

AC-25:10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat,

where I ought to be judged:to the Jews have I done no wrong, as

thou very well knowest. <done> <have> <jews> <judged> <judgment>

AC-25:11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing

worthy of death, I refuse not to die:but if there be none of

these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto

them. I appeal unto Caesar. <any> <appeal> <caesar> <committed>

AC-25:12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council,

answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou

go. <answered> <appealed> <caesar> <conferred> <council>

AC-25:13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came

unto Caesarea to salute Festus. <after> <agrippa> <bernice>

AC-25:14 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared

Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left

in bonds by Felix:<been> <bonds> <cause> <certain> <days>

AC-25:15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests

and the elders of the Jews informed [me] , desiring [to have]

judgment against him. <against> <chief> <desiring> <elders>

AC-25:16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans

to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have

the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for

himself concerning the crime laid against him. <against>

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. <any> <brought> <come> <commanded>

AC-25:18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought

none accusation of such things as I supposed:<against> <brought>

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. <affirmed> <against> <alive> <certain>

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. <asked> <because> <doubted> <go> <him>

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. <appealed> <augustus> <caesar> <commanded>

AC-25:22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the

man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. <agrippa>

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. <agrippa> <bernice>

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. <appealed> <augustus> <committed>

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. <after> <agrippa> <before>

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:<agrippa> <answered> <art> <forth> <hand> <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:<agrippa> <all> <answer>

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. <all> <among> <are> <because>

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; <all>

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. <after> <beginning> <knew> <lived> <most> <pharisee>

AC-26:6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the

promise made of God unto our fathers:<fathers> <god> <hope>

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. <agrippa> <come> <day>

AC-26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you,

that God should raise the dead? <dead> <god> <incredible>

AC-26:9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many

things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. <contrary>

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] . <against> <also> <authority> <chief>

<which>

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. <against>

AC-26:12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and

commission from the chief priests, <authority> <chief>

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. <brightness> <heaven> <journeyed>

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. <against> <all> <earth> <fallen> <hard>

AC-26:15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus

whom thou persecutest. <art> <jesus> <lord> <persecutest> <said>

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; <appear> <appeared>

AC-26:17 Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the

Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, <delivering> <gentiles>

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. <among> <are> <darkness>

<which>

AC-26:19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto

the heavenly vision:<agrippa> <disobedient> <heavenly> <king>

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. <all> <coasts> <damascus> <do>

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

went about to kill [me] . <caught> <causes> <jews> <kill>

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:<both> <come> <continue> <day> <did> <god> <great> <having>

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. <christ> <dead> <first>

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. <art> <beside> <doth> <festus> <himself>

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

forth the words of truth and soberness. <festus> <forth> <mad>

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. <also>

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

thou believest. <agrippa> <believest> <king> <know> <prophets>

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

to be a Christian. <agrippa> <almost> <christian> <paul>

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. <all> <almost> <also>

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

governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:<bernice>

<with>

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

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

bonds. <aside> <between> <bonds> <death> <doeth> <gone> <man>

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

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

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. <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. <aristarchus> <asia>

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. <courteously> <day> <entreated>

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

Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. <because> <contrary>

<winds>

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

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

<when>

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

sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. <alexandria>

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; <against> <cnidus> <come>

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] , <already> <because> <dangerous> <fast>

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. <also> <damage> <hurt> <lading>

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

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

Paul. <believed> <centurion> <master> <more> <nevertheless>

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. <advised> <also> <any> <attain> <because> <commodious>

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

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

sailed close by Crete. <blew> <close> <crete> <had> <loosing>

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

wind, called Euroclydon. <after> <against> <arose> <called>

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

into the wind, we let [her] drive. <bear> <caught> <could>

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

Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:<boat> <called>

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. <driven> <fall>

<which>

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

next [day] they lightened the ship; <being> <day> <exceedingly>

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

tackling of the ship. <cast> <day> <hands> <own> <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. <all> <appeared> <away> <days> <hope>

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. <after> <crete> <forth> <gained> <harm> <have> <hearkened>

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, <angel> <god> <night> <serve>

AC-27:24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before

Caesar:and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

AC-27:25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer:for I believe God,

that it shall be even as it was told me. <believe> <cheer>

AC-27:26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. <cast>

AC-27:27 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; <come> <country> <deemed>

AC-27:28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms:and when

they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found

[it] fifteen fathoms. <again> <fathoms> <fifteen> <found>

AC-27:29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks,

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

AC-27:30 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,

AC-27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except

these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. <cannot>

<these>

AC-27:32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and

let her fall off. <boat> <cut> <fall> <let> <off> <ropes>

AC-27:33 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. <all>

AC-27:34 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. <any> <fall> <hair> <head> <health> <meat> <pray>

AC-27:35 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. <all> <began> <bread> <broken> <eat>

<when>

AC-27:36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took

[some] meat. <all> <also> <cheer> <good> <meat> <some> <then>

<took>

AC-27:37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore

and sixteen souls. <all> <hundred> <ship> <sixteen> <souls>

AC-27:38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship,

and cast out the wheat into the sea. <cast> <eaten> <enough>

AC-27:39 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.

AC-27:40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed

[themselves] unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and

hoisted up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

AC-27:41 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. <aground> <broken> <falling> <fast> <forepart>

<with>

AC-27:42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners,

lest any of them should swim out, and escape. <any> <counsel>

AC-27:43 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:<cast>

AC-27:44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken

pieces] of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped

all safe to land. <all> <boards> <broken> <came> <escaped>

AC-28:1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the

island was called Melita. <called> <escaped> <island> <knew>

AC-28:2 And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness:

for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of

the present rain, and because of the cold. <barbarous> <because>

AC-28:3 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. <bundle> <came> <fastened> <fire>

AC-28:4 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. <among> <barbarians> <beast> <doubt>

AC-28:5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no

harm. <beast> <felt> <fire> <harm> <into> <no> <off> <shook>

AC-28:6 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. <after> <changed> <come> <dead>

AC-28:7 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. <chief> <courteously> <days>

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