Text: New Testament
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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:
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For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
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But shewed 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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Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
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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.
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Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
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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;
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And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
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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.
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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.
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Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
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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.
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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.
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I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
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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.
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And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers:
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Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
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My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
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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.
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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:
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Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
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For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
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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.
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But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
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Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
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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.
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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.
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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:
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And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
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And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
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Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
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Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
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But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
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Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
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Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
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Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
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And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.
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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.
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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:
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Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
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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:
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Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
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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:
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And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
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Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
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But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
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Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
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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:
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Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
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We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
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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,
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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.
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I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
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And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
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Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
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On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
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Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
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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.
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Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
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And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
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This man 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.
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Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.