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Acts
Nov 24, 2020 8:22:14 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on Nov 24, 2020 8:22:14 GMT -6
Act 22:1 Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.
Act 22:2 And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,
Act 22:3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:
Act 22:4 and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Act 22:5 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, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
Act 22:6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
Act 22:7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Act 22:8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Act 22:9 And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
Act 22:10 And I said, What shall I 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.
Act 22:11 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.
Act 22:12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,
Act 22:13 came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.
Act 22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
Act 22:15 For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
Act 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
Act 22:17 And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
Act 22:18 and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.
Act 22:19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
Act 22:20 and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.
Act 22:21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
Paul and the Roman Tribune
Act 22:22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Act 22:23 And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
Act 22:24 the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.
Act 22:25 And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
Act 22:26 And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.
Act 22:27 And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.
Act 22:28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am a Roman born.
Act 22:29 They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Paul Before the Council
Act 22:30 But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
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Acts
Nov 25, 2020 7:39:23 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on Nov 25, 2020 7:39:23 GMT -6
Act 23:1 And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
Act 23:2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Act 23:3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Act 23:4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
Act 23:5 And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.
Act 23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees: touching the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Act 23:7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees; and the assembly was divided.
Act 23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.
Act 23:9 And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?
Act 23:10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.
Act 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
A Plot to Kill Paul
Act 23:12 And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Act 23:13 And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
Act 23:14 And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
Act 23:15 Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.
Act 23:16 But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.
Act 23:17 And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him.
Act 23:18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee.
Act 23:19 And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?
Act 23:20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.
Act 23:21 Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee.
Act 23:22 So the chief captain let the young man go, charging him, Tell no man that thou hast signified these things to me.
Paul Sent to Felix the Governor
Act 23:23 And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night:
Act 23:24 and he bade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
Act 23:25 And he wrote a letter after this form:
Act 23:26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.
Act 23:27 This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Act 23:28 And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:
Act 23:29 whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
Act 23:30 And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.
Act 23:31 So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Act 23:32 But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
Act 23:33 and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
Act 23:34 And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,
Act 23:35 I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.
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Acts
Nov 27, 2020 8:07:59 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on Nov 27, 2020 8:07:59 GMT -6
Paul Before Felix at Caesarea
Act 24:1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul.
Act 24:2 And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by the providence evils are corrected for this nation,
Act 24:3 we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Act 24:4 But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.
Act 24:5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
Act 24:6 who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:
Act 24:7 But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
Act 24:8 from whom thou wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.
Act 24:9 And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so.
Act 24:10 And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defense:
Act 24:11 seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:
Act 24:12 and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.
Act 24:13 Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.
Act 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the Way which they call a sect, so serve I the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;
Act 24:15 having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection both of the just and unjust.
Act 24:16 Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
Act 24:17 Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:
Act 24:18 amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but there were certain Jews from Asia--
Act 24:19 who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.
Act 24:20 Or else let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found when I stood before the council,
Act 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 before you this day.
Paul Kept in Custody
Act 24:22 But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will determine your matter.
Act 24:23 And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in charge, and should have indulgence; and not to forbid any of his friends to minister unto him.
Act 24:24 But after certain days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
Act 24:25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.
Act 24:26 He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
Act 24:27 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
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Acts
Nov 30, 2020 8:43:20 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on Nov 30, 2020 8:43:20 GMT -6
Paul Appeals to Caesar
Act 25:1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Act 25:2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,
Act 25:3 asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.
Act 25:4 Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither shortly.
Act 25:5 Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.
Act 25:6 And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
Act 25:7 And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;
Act 25:8 while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.
Act 25:9 But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
Act 25:10 But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
Act 25:11 If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
Act 25:12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt thou go.
Paul Before Agrippa and Bernice
Act 25:13 Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus.
Act 25:14 And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the King, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
Act 25:15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for sentence against him.
Act 25:16 To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
Act 25:17 When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.
Act 25:18 Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;
Act 25:19 but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Act 25:20 And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters.
Act 25:21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Caesar.
Act 25:22 And Agrippa said unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.
Act 25:23 So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.
Act 25:24 And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
Act 25:25 But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.
Act 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, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.
Act 25:27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.
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Acts
Dec 1, 2020 8:17:52 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on Dec 1, 2020 8:17:52 GMT -6
Paul's Defense Before Agrippa
Act 26:1 And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:
Act 26:2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defence before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews:
Act 26:3 especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
Act 26:4 My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
Act 26:5 having knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Act 26:6 And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers;
Act 26:7 unto which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king!
Act 26:8 Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead?
Act 26:9 I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Act 26:10 And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
Act 26:11 And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.
Paul Tells of His Conversion
Act 26:12 Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
Act 26:13 at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.
Act 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
Act 26:15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Act 26:16 But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;
Act 26:17 delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,
Act 26:18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
Act 26:19 Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
Act 26:20 but declared both to them of Damascus first and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
Act 26:21 For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.
Act 26:22 Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;
Act 26:23 how that the Christ must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.
Act 26:24 And as he thus made his defence, Festus saith with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning is turning thee mad.
Act 26:25 But Paul saith, I am not mad, most excellent Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness.
Act 26:26 For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in a corner.
Act 26:27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
Act 26:28 And Agrippa said unto Paul, With but little persuasion thou wouldest fain make me a Christian.
Act 26:29 And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.
Act 26:30 And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
Act 26:31 and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Act 26:32 And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
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Acts
Dec 2, 2020 10:14:12 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on Dec 2, 2020 10:14:12 GMT -6
Paul Sails for Rome
Act 27:1 And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
Act 27:2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail unto the places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
Act 27:3 And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself.
Act 27:4 And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Act 27:5 And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
Act 27:6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein.
Act 27:7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;
Act 27:8 and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
Act 27:9 And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them,
Act 27:10 and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives.
Act 27:11 But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul.
Act 27:12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there; which is a haven of Crete, looking north-east and south-east.
The Storm at Sea
Act 27:13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.
Act 27:14 But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo:
Act 27:15 and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.
Act 27:16 And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
Act 27:17 and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.
Act 27:18 And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;
Act 27:19 and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.
Act 27:20 And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.
Act 27:21 And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
Act 27:22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
Act 27:23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
Act 27:24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.
Act 27:25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.
Act 27:26 But we must be cast upon a certain island.
Act 27:27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:
Act 27:28 and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
Act 27:29 And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.
Act 27:30 And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,
Act 27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
Act 27:32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
Act 27:33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.
Act 27:34 Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
Act 27:35 And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat.
Act 27:36 Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.
Act 27:37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
Act 27:38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
The Shipwreck
Act 27:39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.
Act 27:40 And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
Act 27:41 But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
Act 27:42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Act 27:43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;
Act 27:44 and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.
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Acts
Dec 3, 2020 8:40:51 GMT -6
Post by MammaMel on Dec 3, 2020 8:40:51 GMT -6
Paul on Malta
Act 28:1 And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.
Act 28:2 And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Act 28:3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
Act 28:4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
Act 28:5 Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.
Act 28:6 But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
Act 28:7 Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.
Act 28:8 And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
Act 28:9 And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured:
Act 28:10 who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.
Paul Arrives at Rome
Act 28:11 And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
Act 28:12 And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
Act 28:13 And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli;
Act 28:14 where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.
Act 28:15 And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
Act 28:16 And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.
Paul in Rome
Act 28:17 And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:
Act 28:18 who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.
Act 28:19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation.
Act 28:20 For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
Act 28:21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.
Act 28:22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.
Act 28:23 And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
Act 28:24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
Act 28:25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers,
Act 28:26 saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
Act 28:27 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
Act 28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.
Act 28:29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much disputing among themselves.
Act 28:30 And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,
Act 28:31 preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.
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