Paul's defence THE ACTS, XXVI. appealed m to Augustus, I have determined to send him. A. D. 62. 26 Of whom I have no certain m ver. 11.12. thing to write unto my Lord. n Pr. 18. 13. Wherefore I have brought him Jno.7.51. forth before you, and specially be-(CHAP. 26.) fore thee, O king Agrippa, that, af- a De. 17.18. ter examination had, I might have ch.24.4. somewhat to write. Phi.3.5. € 2Ti.3. 10. 27 Forn it seemeth to me unrea-d ch.22.3. sonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him. e ch.23.6. 22.18. Ps. 132. 11. 7.14. 33.14-16. Eze.34.23. Da.9.24. Mi.7.20. before Agrippa. 12 Whereupon as I went n to Damascus, with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13 At mid-day, 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. 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. 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, to make thee a ministero and a witness p 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 peoZec. 13.1,7. ple, and from the Gentiles, untog whom now I send thee, Mal.3.1. Ga.4.4. 3 Especially, because I know thee to be expert a in all customs and g Lu.2.37. questions which are among the 1Th.3.10. Jews wherefore I beseech thee to 1 night and hear b me patiently. day. 4 My manner c of life from my 1C.15.12. youth, which was at the first i 1Ti.1.13. among mine own nation at Jerusa-k ch.8.3. lem. know all the Jews; 5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee.d Ga. 1. 13. n ch.9.3. 6 And nowe I stand and am judged for the hope of the pro-p ch.22.15. misef made of God unto our fathers: 7 Unto which promise our twelver Is.35.5. tribes, instantly serving g God 1 day and night, hope to come. For 42.7. Ep. 1.18. which hope's sake, king Agrippa, Is Lu.1.79. am accused of the Jews. 8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? Jno.8.12. 9Ii verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of v Nazareth. 10 Which thing I also did in k Je-l rusalem 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. Col. 1. 12. w ch.20.32. Jno. 17.17. 1C, 1.30. Re.21,27. x Ep.2.8. He. 11.6. 11 And I punished them oft in m y ch.9. 19,&c. z Mat.3.8. every synagogue, and compelled a ch.21.30. them to blaspheme; and being ex-bLu.24,27.46. ceedingly mad against them, I per- c 1C.15.23. secuted them even unto strange d 2K1.9.11. cities. 18 To open r their eyes, and to turns them from darkness to light, and from the powert of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness u of sins, and inheritance v among them which are w sanctified by faith a that is in me. 19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, 1 was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 20 But showed y 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 z meet for repentance. 21 For these causes the Jews a caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. 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 b the prophets and Moses did say should come: 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first c that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people and to the Gentiles. 21 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.d 25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that Paul saileth toward Rome. THE ACTS, XXVII. none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. e Ja. 1.23,24. f1C0.7.7. (CHAP. 27.) 28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou e persuadest me to be a ch.25.12,25. a Christian. b ch.19.29. 28.16. 29 And Paul said, I would ƒ to God, that not only thou, but also c ch.24.23. all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I1 am, except these bonds. 30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: 31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. 32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at or, Candy. 2.The fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month, Le.23.27, 29. His dangerous voyage. 10 And said unto them, Sirs. I perceived that this voyage will be with 3 hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. 11 Nevertheless, the centurion e 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 commodious to winter in, and 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, fand lieth toward the south-west and north-west. 13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose,loosing g thence, they sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after there 4 arose d 2K1.6.9,10. against it a tempestuoush wind, called Euroclydon. Da.2.20. Am.3.7. 15 And when the ship was caught. and could not bear up into the liberty if he had not appealed un-3 or, injury. wind, we let her drive, to Cesar. CHAPTER XXVII. e Pr.27.12. 1 Paul, shipping towards Rome, 10 f ver.7. AND when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul a and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. g ver.21. 4 or, beat. h Ps. 107.25. ver.41. k Ps. 107.27. 1 Job 2.4. Jon. 1.5. 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 k with a tempest, the next day 2 And entering into a ship of Ad- to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, b a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously intreated c Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refesh 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 Ita-1 ly and he put us therein. 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; Ps. 112.7. 2Co.4.8,9. 7 ch.23.11. s He. 1.14. t De.32.9. Ps. 135.4. Is.44.5. Mal.3. 17. Jno. 17.9,10. ICo.6.20. 1Pe 2,9,10. u Ps.116.16. Is.44.21. Da.3.17. 6.16. Jno. 12.26. Ro.1.9. 2Ti, 1.3. 19 And the third day we cast out! with our own hands the tackling of the ship. 20 And when neitherm sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hopen 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 hearkenedo unto me, and not have loosed p from Créte, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now Iq exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this nightr the angels of God, whose ! i am, and whom u I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and, 8 And hardly passing it, came unto. a place which is called The Fair Ge. 19.21,29. 10, God hath given thee u all then Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. 9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the 2 fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, w Lu.1.45. Ro.4.20,21. 2Ti. 1.12. ch.28.1. that sail with thee. 25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer for I w believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 26 Howbeit, we must be cast upon a certain island. Paul suffereth shipwreck THE ACTS, XXVIII. 27 But when the fourteenth night A. D. 62-65. was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew y Ps. 130.6. near to some country: ITi.5.23. 28 And sounded. and found it z Mat. 15.32. twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little farther, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished y 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, 31 Paul said to the centurion and 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. a Ki.1.52. 21.18. b 18a.9.13. He cometh to Rome. them should swim out, and escape. 43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, d kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: 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. CHAPTER XXVIII. 1 Paul and company entertained by the barbarians: 8 he healeth many in the island, etc. Jno.6.11,23. AND when they were escaped, 1Ti.4.3,4. 5 or, cut the c Ps.74.20. then they knew that the islanda was called Melita. 2 And the barbarous b people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us c 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 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 d 2Co. 11.25. hand, they said among themselves, and continued fasting, having taken nothing. 31 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat for this z is for your health for there a shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you. 35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks b to God in presence of them all and when he had broken it, he began to eat. e ver.22. (CHAP. 28.) a ch.27.26. Ro.1.14. Col.3.11. c Mat. 10.42. 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 six-d Jno.7.24. teen souls. 38 And when they had eaten e Mar. 16. 18. enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the wheat into the sea. Lu. 10.19. 39 And when it was day, they f ch.14.11. knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with ag Ja.5.14,15. shore, into the which they were] ininded, if it were possible, to thrust h ch.19 11. in the ship. 40 And when they had 5 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. 41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the fore part stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 42 And the soldiers' counsel c was to kill the prisoners, lest any of Mat.9.18. Mar.6.5. 7.32. 16.18. Lu.4.40. 1Co.12.9,28. i 1Th.2.6. ITi.5.17. No doubt d 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 felte 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 ƒ 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. 8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux: to whom 9 Paui entered in, and prayed, and laid h his hands on him, and healed him. 9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: 10 Who also honoured i us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things k as were necessary. 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, Mat.6.31-34. whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 10.8-10. 12 And landing at Syracuse, we 2C0.9.5-11. tarried there three days. Phi.4.11,12. 13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wine ROMANS, I. the cause of his coming. A. D. 62-65. | ing this sect, we know that every where u it is spoken against. ch.21.5. 3Jno.6.8. 14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went to-m Jos. 1.6,7,9. ward Rome. 1Sa.30.6. n ch.24.23. 27.3. 15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they camel to meet us as far as Appii-forum, o ch.24.12,13. and The Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, pch.21.33,&c. and took courage m q ch.24.10. 25.8. 26.31. ch.25.11. 16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by him-t self n with a soldier that kept him. 17 And it came pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though o I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was 1 delivered p prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of v Philem.2. the Romans: w ch. 17.3. Phile. 10,13. u ch.24.5,14, Lu.2.31. I Pe. 2. 12. 19.8. x ch.26.6,22. 18 Who, when a they had examined me,would have let me go,because there was no cause of death in me. 19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had z ought to accuse my nation of. 20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for: the hopes of Israel I am bound with this chain.t 21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake any harm of thee. 22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concern a 23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; v to whom he expounded w and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both a out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And some y believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias z the prophet unto our fathers, 26 Saving, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 28 Be it known therefore unto you. Ps.81.11,12. that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, a and that they will hear it. Is.6.9. Je.5.21. Eze.3.6,7. 12.2. Mat.13.14. Ro. 11.8. ch.13.46. Ep.6.19. 29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31 Preaching b the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, wh all confidence, no man forbidding him. The Epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the ROMANS. From the Creation, 4061.... Year of the Christian Æra, 60.... Year of Nero Cesar, 7.... High Priest of the Jews, Joseph. AUL, servant of Jesus Christ.ac Ac. 13.2. jour Lord, which was made d of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And 1 declarede to be the Son with according to Pcalled o to be an apostle, septid fs.89.36. the Spirit of holiness, by the re 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved h 1Co. 1.2. of God, called h to be saints: Grace i to you and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 2Pe. 1.2. k ch. 16. 19. I Ac.27.23. 9 For God is my witness, whom 13 or, in. serve 3 with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing m 1 m 1Th.3.10. make mention of you always in my n Ja.4.15. prayers: 10 Making request, if by any means o ch. 15.23,32. now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will n of God to come unto you. 11 For Io long to see you, that Ip may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12 That is, that I may be comforted together 3 with you by the mutual q faith both of you and me. P ch. 15.29. q 2Pe. 1.1. 1Co.9.16. s Mar.8.38. 2Ti.1.8. t Je.23.29. 1Co.1.18. 13 Now I would not have you ig-u Mar. 16. 16. norant, brethren, that oftentimes It purposed to come unto you, (but v Ac.3.26. The Gentiles' 23 And changed the glory of t. uncorruptible God into an image d made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them e up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God f into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature 6 more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this canse God gave them up unto vile affections: g for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against na ture: 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 recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like was let hitherto,) that I might have w ch.3.21,25.7 to retain God in their knowledge, some fruit 3 among you also, even! as among other Gentiles. 14 I am debtorr 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. 16 For I am not ashameds of the gospel of Christ: for it is the powert of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; u to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein w is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, z The just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrathy of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest 4 in them; for God z hath showed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him! from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things a that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; 5 so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became, vain b in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened: 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they c became fools, i x Hab.2.4. y Ep. 5.6. God gave them over to 8 a reprobrate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrightor, to them.eousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, z Jno. 1.9. a Ps. 19. 1,&c. 5 or,that they may be. b Je.2.5. Ep.4.17,18. c Je.8.8,9. 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents. 31 Without understanding, covenant-breakers, 9 without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who, knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but 10 have pleasure in them that do them. CHAPTER II. They that condemn sin in others, and yet sin, are inexcusable, whether Jews or Gentiles. THEREFORE thou art inexcu T sable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein a thou thyself; for thou that judgest doest judgest another, thou condemnest the same things. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, against them which commit suchi things. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? |