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me patiently.

4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the firt among mine own nation at Jerufalem, know all the Jews;

5 Which knew me from the beginning (if they would teftify) that after the most ftraiteft fect of our religion I lived a Pharifee.

6 And now I ftand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:

and being exceedingly mad against them I perfecuted them even, unto ftrange cities.

12 Whereupon as I went to Damafcus with authority and commiffion from the chief priests,

13 At mid-day, O king, I faw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the fun, fhining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard

7 Unto which promife our twelve tribes, inftantly ferv-a voice fpeaking unto me, ing God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's fake, king Agrippa, I am accufed of the Jews.

8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you that God fhould raise the dead?

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9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jefus of Nazareth. 10 Which thing I also did | in Jerufalem and many of the faints did I fhut up in prifon, having received authority from the chief priefts; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

II And I punished them oft in every fynagogue, and compelled them to blafpheme:

and faying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why perfecuteft thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

15 And I faid, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jefus whom thou perfecutelt.

16 But rife, and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minifter and a witnefs both ofthese things which thou haft feen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee.

17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I fend thee,

18 To open their eyes,

and

learning doth make thee mad.

25 But he faid, I am not mad, most noble Feftus; but speak forth the words of truth and foberness.

and to turn them from dark- art befide thyfelf; much nefs to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgivenefs of fins, and inheritance among them which are fanctified by faith that is in me. 19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not difobedient unto the heavenly vi

fion :

20 But fhewed first unto them of Damafcus, and at Jerufalem, and throughout all the coafts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

21 For thefe caufes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about toki Il

me.

22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witneffing both to small and great, faying none other things than thofe which the prophets and Mofes did fay fhould come:

23 That Chrift fhould fuffer, and that he fhould be the first that fhould rife from the dead, and fhould fhew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

24 And as he thus fpake for himself, Feftus faid with a loud voice, Paul, thou

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26 For the king knoweth of thefe things, before whom alfo I fpeak freely. For I am perfuaded that none of these things are hidden from him: for this thing was not done in a corner.

27 King Agrippa, believeft thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

28 Then Agrippa faid unto Paul, Almost thou perfuadeft me to be a Christian.

29 And Paul faid, I would to God that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether fuch as I am, except these bonds.

30 And when he had thus fpoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that fat with them :

31 And when they were gone afide, they talked between themselves, faying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds.

32 Then faid Agrippa. unto Feftus, This man might have been fet at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cefar.

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ND when it was determined that fhould fail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prifoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Auguf

tus' band.

2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to fail by the coafts of Afia, one Ariftarchus a Macedonian of Theffalonica, being with us. 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.

4 And when we had launched from thence, we failed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5 And when we had failed over the fea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we to Myra, a city of Lycia.

came

6 And there the centurion found a fhip of Alexandria failing into Italy; and he put us therein.

7 And when we had failed flowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not fufferin us, we failed under Crete over against Salmone;

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9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the faft was now already paft, Paul admonished them,

IO ¶ And faid unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voy age will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and fhip but also of our lives.

II Nevertheless the cenrion believed the master and the owner of the fhip, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

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 fouth west and north west.

13 And when the south wind blew foftly, fuppofing that they had obtained their purpose, loofing thence, they failed close by Crete.

14 But not long after there arose against it a tempetuous wind, called Euroclydon.

15 And when the ship was 8 And hardly paffing it, caught, and could not bear

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24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cefar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that fail with thee.

25 Wherefore, firs, be of good cheer: for I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me.

26 Howbeit, we must be caft upon a certain island. 27 But when the four

18 And we being exceed-teenth night was come, as ingly toffed with a tempeft, we were driven up and the next day they lightened down in Adria, about midthe ship; night the fhipmen deemed that they drew near to fome country;

19 And the third day we caft out with our own hands the tackling of the fhip,

20 And when neither fun nor ftars in many days appeared, and no small tempeft Jay on us, all hope that we fhould be faved was then

taken away.

21 But after long abftinence, Paul ftood forth in the midst of them, and faid, Sirs, ye fhould have hearkened unto me, and not have loofed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there fhall be no lofs of any man's life among you, but of the fhip.

23 For there ftood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I ferve,

28 And founded, and found it twenty fathoms : and when they had gone a little further, they founded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

29 Then fearing left they fhould have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the ftern, and wished for the day.

30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the fhip, when they had let down the boat into the fea, under colour as though they would have caft anchors out of the forefhip,

31 Paul faid to the centurion and to the foldiers, Except these abide in the fhip, ye cannot be faved.

32 Then

32 Then the foldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

33 And when the day was coming on, Paul befought them all to take meat, faying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried, and continued fafting, having taken nothing.

34 Wherefore I pray you to take fome meat: for this is for your health: for there fhall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

35 And when he had thus fpoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in prefence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began

to eat.

36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they alfo took fome meat.

37 And we were in all in the fhip two hundred threefcore and fixteen fouls.

38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the fhip, and caft out the wheat into the fea.

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 poffible, to thrust in the ship.

40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the fea, and loofed the rudder-bands, and hoifed up the mainfail to the wind, and 'made toward shore.

41 ¶ And falling into a place where two feas met, they ran the fhip aground: and the fore part stuck faft and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

42 And the foldiers' council was to kill the prisoners, left any of them should swim out and escape.

43 But the centurion, willing to fave Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they which could fwim, fhould caft themfelves first into the fea, and get to land:

44 And the reft, fome on boards, and fome on broken pieces of the fhip. And so it came to pafs, that they efcaped all fafe to land.

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