tain of the disciples of Cesarea, and 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us n gladly. 18 And the day following Paul' n ch.15.4. och. 15, 13,&c. He is apprehended. 29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus c an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) 30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the went in with us unto James; o and PR. 15.18,19. temple and forthwith the doors all the elders were present. 19 And when he had saluted them; he declared particularly what things p God had wrought among. the Gentiles by his q ministry. 20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord; and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous r of the law: 31 And as they went about d to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar : 32 Whoe immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. 33 Then the chief captain came 21 And they are informed of thee, v ch. 15.20,29. near, and took him, and commandthat thou teachest all the Jews w ICo-9.20. which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they x ch.24.18. y Nu.6.13. z ch.24.18. a ch.26.21. ought not to circumcises their children, neither to walk after the customs. 22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: t for they will hear that thou art b ch.6.13.14. 24.5,6. come. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews z which were of Asia, when they saw him m ch.12.17. in the temple, stirred up all the people and laid hands a on him, 28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: this is the man, that teacheth b all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. b. 1Pe.3.15. ch.21.39. 2Co. 11.22. ed him to be bound f with two 35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers, for the violence A of the people. 36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Awayi with him! 37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? 38 Art not thou that 1 Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? 39 But Paul said, Ik am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, al citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, to suffer me to speak unto the people. 40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs. and beckoned m with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, CHAPTER XXII 1 Paul declareth his conversion, 25 and escapeth by the privilege of a Roman. M [EN, a brethren, and fathers. hear ye my defence b which I make now unto you. 2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) 31 am c verily a man which am a Paul declareth his conversion, etc. out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning THE ACTS, XXIII. Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in A. D. 60. Cilicia, yet brought up in this city! at the feet of d Gamaliel, and taught d ch.5.34. according e to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was fe ch.26.5. zealous toward God, as ye g all ƒ Ga.1.14. are this day. Ro. 10.2. 4 And I persecuted h this way unto 8 ch.21.20. the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. h ch.8.3. 26.9-13. Phi.3.6. ITi. 1.13. 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, i ch.9.2,&c. and went to Damascus, i to bring them which were there bound unto k Da.10.7. Jerusalem, for to be punished. I ch.9.17. 1Ti.3.7. 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come m ch. 10.22. nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And 1 fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? He. 11.2. n ch.3.13. 5.30. 0 ch.9.15. Ga. 1.15. 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me I am p ver. 18. Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 9 And they that were with me sawk indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 10 And I said, What shall 1 do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. 12 And one Ananias, la devout man according to the law, having a good m report of all the Jews which dwelt there, 13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 11 And he said, The n God of our fathers hath chosen o thee that thou shouldest know his will, and see p that Just q One, and shouldest hear the voice r of his mouth. 15 For thou s shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 1Co.9.1. 15.8. ch.3.14. 7.52. r 1Co.11.23. Ga. 1.12. t s ch.23.11. u 26.16, &c. He. 10.22. 1 Pe.3.21. Ro. 10.13. v 2Co. 12.2. w ver. 14. x ver.4. 15. 16. b ch.25.24. c ch. 16.37. 25.16. me. 19 And I said, Lord, they x know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: 20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I y also was standing by, and consenting z unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 21 And he said unto me, Depart: for a I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for b it is not fit that he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air. 24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, c and uncondemned? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. 27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom, And Paul said, But I was free born. 29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have 1 examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. 30 On the morrow, because d he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. CHAPTER XXIII. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash t1 or, tortured 1 Paul pleadeth his cause: dissenaway thy sins, calling u on the name of the Lord. THE ACTS, XXIII. A. D. 60. God encourageth Paul. manded them that stood by him to smite him b on the mouth. 3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten c contrary to the law? 4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest? 5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest for it is written, d Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. b Jno. 18.22. c Le. 19.35. De.25.1,2. Jno.7.51. d Ex.22 28. Ec. 10.20. 2Pe.2.10. Jude S. e ch.26.5. Phi.3.5. 26.6. 28.20. Mat.22.23. Mar. 12.18. 6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and fch.24.15,21. the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I e am a Pharisee, the son of a Phari-g see: off the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. 7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees and the multitude was divided. Lu.20.27. h ch.25.25. 26.31. i ch.22. 17,18. 8 For the Sadducees g say that there is no resurrection, neither k ch.5.39. angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees 7 ch. 18.9. confess both. 9 And there arose a great cry and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find h no evil in this man: but if a spirit i or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not k fight against God. 1 27.23,24. Ps.46.1,7. m ch.28.30, 31. Ro.1.15. n ver.21,30. ch.25.3. or, with an oath of exe cration. 10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to o Ps.31. 13. take him by force from among p Ho.4.9. them, and to bring him into the castle. 37.32,33. 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be 9 Ps.21.11. of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem,r 2Sa. 17.17. so must thou bear witness also at $ Pr.22.3. Rome.m Mat. 10.16. Ep.3.1. 4.1. 12 And when it was day, certain n of the Jews banded together, and t ch.28.17. bound themselves 1 under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink o till they had killed Paul. Philem.9. u ver. 12. v Ex.23.2. w ch.21.33. 24.7. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief p priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat 2 ch.22.30. nothing until we have slain Paul. 25.19. 15 Now therefore ye with the y ch.18.15. council, signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you z ch.26.31. to-morrow, as though ye would a ver.20,21. inquire something more perfectly. concerning him and we, or ever! A conspiracy against him. he come near, are ready to kill him. 16 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he r went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. 17 Then s Paul called one of the centurions unto him and said Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certam thing to tell him. 18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisonert called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. 19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me? 20 And he said, The Jews have u agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would inquire soniewhat of him more perfectly. 21 But v do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. 22 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast showed these things to me. 23 And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen, two hundred, at the third hour of the night; 24 And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the Governor. 25 And he wrote a letter after this manner: 26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix senideta greeting. 27 This man w was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. 28 And a when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forta into their council: 29 Whom I perceived to be ac cused of questions y of their law, but to have nothing z laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. 30 And when a it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, Tertullus accuseth Paul. He maketh his defence. years, a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answeri for myself: THE ACTS, XXIV. and gave b commandment to his A. D. 60, accusers also to sav before thee what they had against him. Fare-b ch.24.8. well. 25.6. ver.25-30. d ch.21.39. 11 Because that thou mayest understand that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to k Jerusalemi for to worship. 31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and re-(CHAP. 24.) the temple disputing with any man, turned to the castle : 33 Who when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle c to the governor, presented Paul also before him. 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 ;d 35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers e are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in f Herod's judgment-hall. CHAPTER XXIV. f Mat.27.27. a ch.23.2. b Ps. 11.2. d ch.6.13. 16.20. e ch.19.37. f Jno. 18.31. 1 Tertullus accuseth Paul: 10 he an-h ch.23.30. ND after five days Ananias a Felix made il Pe. 3.15. A the high priest descended with 28.17. 4 Notwithstanding, that I be not farther tedions unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. 5 For we have found this man as pestilent fellow,d and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: 6 Who also hath gone about to profane e the temple whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. 28.23. Lu.24.27. Mat. 22.40. 12 And they neither I found me in neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 13 Neither can they prove m the things whereof they now accuse me. 14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, son worship I the God of o my fathers, believing all things which arep written in the law and q in the prophets; 15 And have hoper toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection s of the dead, both of the just and unjust. 16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have t always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. 17 Now after many years, I came u to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. 18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult: 19 Who ought to have been here v before thee, and object, if they had ought against me. 20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil-doing ch.23.6,&c. in me, winle I stood before the council, 26.6.7. 28.20,&c. Da. 12 2. Jno.5.28,29. 1Co. 15.12 27. Re.20.6, 13. t ch.23.1. 20.16. Ro. 15.25. v ch.25. 16. 21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I ain called in question by you this day. 22 And when Felix heard these ch.11.29,39. things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias w the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter. 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. 7 But the chief g captain Lysias w ver.7. came upon us. and with great vio-x ch.27.3. lence took him away out of our 28.16. hands. y Pr.16.12. Je.22, 15-7. 8 Commanding his accusers h to come unto thee: by examining of whom, thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof z Pr.31.4,5. we accuse him. 9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. 10 Then Paul, after that 1 the gov-| ernor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as know that thou hast been of many Da.5.1-4. 1Pe. 4.4. a Ps.50.3,4. Da. 12.2. 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. 25 And as he reasoned ofy righteousness, temperauce, z and judg ment a to conie, Felix trembled t and answered, Goc thy way for this d Ex.23.8. e ch.25.9. Mar. 15.15. (CHAP. 25.) He is brought forth. Hast thou appealed unto Cesar? unto Cesar shalt thou go. 13 And after certain days, king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Cesarea, to salute Festus. 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 : 15 About whom, when d I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, a ch.23.14,15. desiring to have judgment against him. 1or, as some copies read, no more than eight or ten days. 3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Je-b ch.24.5, 13. rusalem, laying a wait in the way Ps.35.11. to kill him. Mat.5.11,12, 4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly e ch.26.32. thither. 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 d ver.2.3. him. 6 And when he had tarried among them 1 more than ten days, he e ver.6. went down unto Cesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgmentseat commanded Paul to be brought. fch.18. 15. 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 6 they could not prove. 2or, I was doubtful how to inquire hereof. 8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar, have I of- 3 or, judg fended any thing at all. ment. 9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jeru- 8 Ez.7.24. salem, and there be judged of these things before me? 10 Then said Paul, I stand at h ch.9.15. Cesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very i ver.3.7. well knowest. 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 c unto Cesar. 12 Then Festus, when he had conterred with the council, answered, k ch.22.22. 7 ch.23.9,29. 26.31. 16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to de liver 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. 17 Therefore, when e they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgmentseat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. 18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as 1 supposed: 19 But f had certain questions against him of their own superst tion, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 20 And because 21 doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jeru salem, and there be judged of these matters. 21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the 3 hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar. 22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. 23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great a pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus commandment Paul h was brought forth. 21 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here pres ent 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. 25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath |