19:1And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples, 19:2he said to them, Did ye receive [the] Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they [said] to him, We did not even hear if [the] Holy Spirit was [come]. 19:3And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John. 19:4And Paul said, John indeed baptised [with] the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus. 19:5And when they heard that, they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus. 19:6And Paul having laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 19:7And all the men were about twelve. 19:8And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning the kingdom of God. 19:9But when some were hardened and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 19:10And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. 19:11And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, 19:12so that even napkins or aprons were brought from his body [and put] upon the sick, and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits went out. 19:13And certain of the Jewish exorcists also, who went about, took in hand to call upon those who had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches. 19:14And there were certain [men], seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this. 19:15But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but *ye*, who are ye? 19:16And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 19:17And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 19:18And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds. 19:19And many of those that practised curious arts brought their books [of charms] and burnt them before all. And they reckoned up the prices of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 19:20Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed. 19:21And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also. 19:22And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia. 19:23And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way. 19:24For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans; 19:25whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work, 19:26and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands. 19:27Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres. 19:28And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians. 19:29And the [whole] city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with [them] Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul. 19:30But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not; 19:31and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre. 19:32Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together. 19:33But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people. 19:34But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians. 19:35And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the [image] which fell down from heaven? 19:36These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong. 19:37For ye have brought these men, [who are] neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your goddess. 19:38If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who [are] with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another. 19:39But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly. 19:40For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this [affair] of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse. 19:41And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
20:1But after the tumult had ceased, Paul having called the disciples to [him] and embraced [them], went away to go to Macedonia. 20:2And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with much discourse, he came to Greece. 20:3And having spent three months [there], a treacherous plot against him having been set on foot by the Jews, as he was going to sail to Syria, [the] resolution was adopted of returning through Macedonia. 20:4And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater [son] of Pyrrhus, a Berean; and of Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius and Timotheus of Derbe, and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. 20:5These going before waited for us in Troas; 20:6but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and we came to them to Troas in five days, where we spent seven days. 20:7And the first day of the week, we being assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged the discourse till midnight. 20:8And there were many lights in the upper room where we were assembled. 20:9And a certain youth, by name Eutychus, sitting at the window-opening, overpowered by deep sleep, while Paul discoursed very much at length, having been overpowered by the sleep, fell from the third story down to the bottom, and was taken up dead. 20:10But Paul descending fell upon him, and enfolding [him] [in his arms], said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him. 20:11And having gone up, and having broken the bread, and eaten, and having long spoken until daybreak, so he went away. 20:12And they brought [away] the boy alive, and were no little comforted. 20:13And we, having gone before on board ship, sailed off to Assos, going to take in Paul there; for so he had directed, he himself being about to go on foot. 20:14And when he met with us at Assos, having taken him on board, we came to Mitylene; 20:15and having sailed thence, on the morrow arrived opposite Chios, and the next day put in at Samos; and having stayed at Trogyllium, the next day we came to Miletus: 20:16for Paul thought it desirable to sail by Ephesus, so that he might not be made to spend time in Asia; for he hastened, if it was possible for him, to be the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem. 20:17But from Miletus having sent to Ephesus, he called over [to him] the elders of the assembly. 20:18And when they were come to him, he said to them, *Ye* know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia, 20:19serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews; 20:20how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce [it] to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house, 20:21testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. 20:22And now, behold, bound in my spirit *I* go to Jerusalem, not knowing what things shall happen to me in it; 20:23only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me. 20:24But I make no account of [my] life [as] dear to myself, so that I finish my course, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God. 20:25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom [of God], shall see my face no more. 20:26Wherefore I witness to you this day, that I am clean from the blood of all, 20:27for I have not shrunk from announcing to you all the counsel of God. 20:28Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God, which he has purchased with the blood of his own. 20:29[For] *I* know [this,] that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock; 20:30and from among your own selves shall rise up men speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after them. 20:31Wherefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I ceased not admonishing each one [of you] with tears. 20:32And now I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build [you] up and give [to you] an inheritance among all the sanctified. 20:33I have coveted [the] silver or gold or clothing of no one. 20:34Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me. 20:35I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring [we] ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. 20:36And having said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. 20:37And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him, 20:38specially pained by the word which he had said, that they would no more see his face. And they went down with him to the ship.
21:1And when, having got away from them, we at last sailed away, we came by a direct course to Cos, and on the morrow to Rhodes, and thence to Patara. 21:2And having found a ship passing over into Phoenicia, we went on board and sailed; 21:3and having sighted Cyprus, and left it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and made the land at Tyre, for there the ship was to discharge her cargo. 21:4And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven days; who said to Paul by the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem. 21:5But when we had completed the days, we set out and took our journey, all of them accompanying us, with wives and children, till [we were] out of the city. And kneeling down upon the shore we prayed. 21:6And having embraced one another, we went on board ship, and they returned home. 21:7And we, having completed the voyage, arrived from Tyre at Ptolemais, and having saluted the brethren, we remained one day with them. 21:8And leaving on the morrow, we came to Caesarea; and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was of the seven, we abode with him. 21:9Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied. 21:10And as we stayed there many days, a certain man, by name Agabus, a prophet, came down from Judaea, 21:11and coming to us and taking the girdle of Paul, and having bound his own hands and feet, said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose this girdle is shall the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem, and deliver him up into the hands of [the] Gentiles. 21:12And when we heard these things, both we and those of the place besought [him] not to go up to Jerusalem. 21:13But Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for *I* am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 21:14And when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done. 21:15And after these days, having got our effects ready, we went up to Jerusalem. 21:16And [some] of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing [with them] a certain Mnason, a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge. 21:17And when we arrived at Jerusalem the brethren gladly received us. 21:18And on the morrow Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders came there. 21:19And having saluted them, he related one by one the things which God had wrought among the nations by his ministry. 21:20And they having heard [it] glorified God, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of the Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law. 21:21And they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews among the nations apostasy from Moses, saying that they should not circumcise their children, nor walk in the customs. 21:22What is it then? a multitude must necessarily come together, for they will hear that thou art come. 21:23This do therefore that we say to thee: We have four men who have a vow on them; 21:24take these and be purified with them, and pay their expenses, that they may have their heads shaved; and all will know that [of those things] of which they have been informed about thee nothing is [true]; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, keeping the law. 21:25But concerning [those of] the nations who have believed, we have written, deciding that they should [observe no such thing, only to] keep themselves both from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication. 21:26Then Paul, taking the men, on the next day, having been purified, entered with them into the temple, signifying the time the days of the purification would be fulfilled, until the offering was offered for every one of them. 21:27And when the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, set all the crowd in a tumult, and laid hands upon him, 21:28crying, Israelites, help! this is the man who teaches all everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and has brought Greeks too into the temple, and profaned this holy place. 21:29For they had before seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple. 21:30And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people; and having laid hold on Paul they drew him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut. 21:31And as they were seeking to kill him, a representation came to the chiliarch of the band that the whole of Jerusalem was in a tumult; 21:32who, taking with him immediately soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them. But they, seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, ceased beating Paul. 21:33Then the chiliarch came up and laid hold upon him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be, and what he had done. 21:34And different persons cried some different thing in the crowd. But he, not being able to know the certainty on account of the uproar, commanded him to be brought into the fortress. 21:35But when he got upon the stairs it was so that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd. 21:36For the multitude of the people followed, crying, Away with him. 21:37But as he was about to be led into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, Is it allowed me to say something to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek? 21:38Thou art not then that Egyptian who before these days raised a sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the assassins? 21:39But Paul said, *I* am a Jew of Tarsus, citizen of no insignificant city of Cilicia, and I beseech of thee, allow me to speak to the people. 21:40And when he had allowed him, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people; and a great silence having been made, he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
22:1Brethren and fathers, hear my defence which I now make to you. 22:2And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says, 22:3*I* am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to [the] exactness of the law of [our] fathers, being zealous for God, as *ye* are all this day; 22:4who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women; 22:5as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished. 22:6And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me. 22:7And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 22:8And *I* answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, *I* am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom *thou* persecutest. 22:9But they that were with me beheld the light, [and were filled with fear], but heard not the voice of him that was speaking to me. 22:10And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which it is appointed thee to do. 22:11And as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus. 22:12And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt [there], 22:13coming to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And *I*, in the same hour, received my sight and saw him. 22:14And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth; 22:15for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 22:16And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name. 22:17And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy, 22:18and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 22:19And *I* said, Lord, they themselves know that *I* was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee; 22:20and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him. 22:21And he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off. 22:22And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live. 22:23And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air, 22:24the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him. 22:25But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood [by], Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned? 22:26And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman. 22:27And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art *thou* a Roman? And he said, Yes. 22:28And the chiliarch answered, *I*, for a great sum, bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But *I* was also [free] born. 22:29Immediately therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch also was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. 22:30And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty [of the matter] why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.
23:1And Paul, fixing his eyes on the council, said, Brethren, I have walked in all good conscience with God unto this day. 23:2But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing by him to smite his mouth. 23:3Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, whited wall. And *thou*, dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten? 23:4And those that stood by said, Dost thou rail against the high priest of God? 23:5And Paul said, I was not conscious, brethren, that he was high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evilly of the ruler of thy people. 23:6But Paul, knowing that the one part [of them] were of the Sadducees and the other of the Pharisees, cried out in the council, Brethren, *I* am a Pharisee, son of Pharisees: *I* am judged concerning the hope and resurrection of [the] dead. 23:7And when he had spoken this, there was a tumult of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided. 23:8For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both of them. 23:9And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel 23:10And a great tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been torn in pieces by them, commanded the troop to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and to bring [him] into the fortress. 23:11But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also. 23:12And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul. 23:13And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath; 23:14and they went to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul. 23:15Now therefore do ye with the council make a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring him down to you, as about to determine more precisely what concerns him, and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him. 23:16But Paul's sister's son, having heard of the lying in wait, came and entered into the fortress and reported [it] to Paul. 23:17And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him. 23:18He therefore, having taken him with [him], led him to the chiliarch, and says, The prisoner Paul called me to [him] and asked me to lead this youth to thee, who has something to say to thee. 23:19And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me? 23:20And he said, The Jews have agreed together to make a request to thee, that thou mayest bring Paul down to-morrow into the council, as about to inquire something more precise concerning him. 23:21Do not thou then be persuaded by them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they kill him; and now they are ready waiting the promise from thee. 23:22The chiliarch then dismissed the youth, commanding [him], Utter to no one that thou hast represented these things to me. 23:23And having called to [him] certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred light-armed footmen, for the third hour of the night. 23:24And [he ordered them] to provide beasts, that they might set Paul on them and carry [him] safe through to Felix the governor, 23:25having written a letter, couched in this form: 23:26Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greeting. 23:27This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, I came up with the military and took out [of their hands], having learned that he was a Roman. 23:28And desiring to know the charge on which they accused him, I brought him down to their council; 23:29whom I found to be accused of questions of their law, but to have no charge laid against him [making him] worthy of death or of bonds. 23:30But having received information of a plot about to be put in execution against the man [by the Jews], I have immediately sent him to thee, commanding also his accusers to say before thee the things that are against him. [Farewell.] 23:31The soldiers therefore, according to what was ordered them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris, 23:32and on the morrow, having left the horsemen to go with him, returned to the fortress. 23:33And these, having entered into Caesarea, and given up the letter to the governor, presented Paul also to him. 23:34And having read [it], and asked of what eparchy he was, and learned that [he was] of Cilicia, 23:35he said, I will hear thee fully when thine accusers also are arrived. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's praetorium.
24:1And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor. 24:2And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought, 24:3we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. 24:4But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness. 24:5For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans; 24:6who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law; 24:7but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands, 24:8having commanded his accusers to come to thee;] of whom thou canst thyself, in examining [him], know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him. 24:9And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], saying that these things were so. 24:10But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself. 24:11As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem, 24:12and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city; 24:13neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me. 24:14But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets; 24:15having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust. 24:16For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men. 24:17And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings. 24:18Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia, 24:19who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me; 24:20or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council, 24:21[other] than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching [the] resurrection of [the] dead. 24:22And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair; 24:23ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him. 24:24And after certain days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 24:25And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee; 24:26hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him. 24:27But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.
25:1Festus therefore, being come into the eparchy, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 25:2And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him, 25:3asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way. 25:4Festus therefore answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly. 25:5Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him. 25:6And having remained among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the next day, having sat down on the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be brought. 25:7And when he was come, the Jews who were come down from Jerusalem stood round, bringing many and grievous charges which they were not able to prove: 25:8Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended [in] anything. 25:9But Festus, desirous of obliging the Jews, to acquire their favour, answering Paul, said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be judged before me concerning these things? 25:10But Paul said, I am standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as *thou* also very well knowest. 25:11If then I have done any wrong and committed anything worthy of death, I do not deprecate dying; but if there is nothing of those things of which they accuse me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar. 25:12Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar. To Caesar shalt thou go. 25:13And when certain days had elapsed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to salute Festus. 25:14And when they had spent many days there, Festus laid before the king the matters relating to Paul, saying, There is a certain man left prisoner by Felix, 25:15concerning whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid informations, requiring judgment against him: 25:16to whom I answered, It is not [the] custom of the Romans to give up any man before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and he have got opportunity of defence touching the charge. 25:17When therefore they had come together here, without putting it off, I sat the next day on the judgment-seat and commanded the man to be brought: 25:18concerning whom the accusers, standing up, brought no such accusation of guilt as *I* supposed; 25:19but had against him certain questions of their own system of worship, and concerning a certain Jesus who is dead, whom Paul affirmed to be living. 25:20And as I myself was at a loss as to an inquiry into these things, I said, Was he willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged concerning these things? 25:21But Paul having appealed to be kept for the cognisance of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I shall send him to Caesar. 25:22And Agrippa [said] to Festus, I myself also would desire to hear the man. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. 25:23On the morrow therefore, Agrippa being come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and having entered into the hall of audience, with the chiliarchs and the men of distinction of the city, and Festus having given command, Paul was brought. 25:24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this person, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews applied to me both in Jerusalem and here, crying out against [him] that he ought not to live any longer. 25:25But I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this [man] himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him; 25:26concerning whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I have brought him before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, so that an examination having been gone into I may have something to write: 25:27for it seems to me senseless, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.
26:1And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching out his hand answered in his defence: 26:2I count myself happy, king Agrippa, in having to answer to-day before thee concerning all of which I am accused by the Jews, 26:3especially because thou art acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews; wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. 26:4My manner of life then from my youth, which from its commencement was passed among my nation in Jerusalem, know all the Jews, 26:5who knew me before from the outset [of my life], if they would bear witness, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 26:6And now I stand to be judged because of the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers, 26:7to which our whole twelve tribes serving incessantly day and night hope to arrive; about which hope, O king, I am accused of [the] Jews. 26:8Why should it be judged a thing incredible in your sight if God raises the dead? 26:9*I* indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean. 26:10Which also I did in Jerusalem, and myself shut up in prisons many of the saints, having received the authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote. 26:11And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And, being exceedingly furious against them, I persecuted them even to cities out [of our own land]. 26:12And when, [engaged] in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests, 26:13at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me. 26:14And, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against goads. 26:15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, *I* am Jesus whom *thou* persecutest: 26:16but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in, 26:17taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom *I* send thee, 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me. 26:19Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision; 26:20but have, first to those both in Damascus and Jerusalem, and to all the region of Judaea, and to the nations, announced that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance. 26:21On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me. 26:22Having therefore met with [the] help which is from God, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen, 26:23[namely,] whether Christ should suffer; whether he first, through resurrection of [the] dead, should announce light both to the people and to the nations. 26:24And as he answered for his defence with these things, Festus says with a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul; much learning turns thee to madness. 26:25But Paul said, I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but utter words of truth and soberness; 26:26for the king is informed about these things, to whom also I speak with all freedom. For I am persuaded that of these things nothing is hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner. 26:27King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 26:28And Agrippa [said] to Paul, In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian. 26:29And Paul [said], I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as *I* also am, except these bonds. 26:30And the king stood up, and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them, 26:31and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds. 26:32And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.
27:1But when it had been determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered up Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion, by name Julius, of Augustus' company. 27:2And going on board a ship of Adramyttium about to navigate by the places along Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 27:3And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself. 27:4And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 27:5And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia: 27:6and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he made us go on board her. 27:7And sailing slowly for many days, and having with difficulty got abreast of Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete abreast of Salmone; 27:8and coasting it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was [the] city of Lasaea. 27:9And much time having now been spent, and navigation being already dangerous, because the fast also was already past, Paul counselled them, 27:10saying, Men, I perceive that the navigation will be with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives. 27:11But the centurion believed rather the helmsman and the shipowner than what was said by Paul. 27:12And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in, the most counselled to set sail thence, if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in, a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east. 27:13And [the] south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete. 27:14But not long after there came down it a hurricane called Euroclydon. 27:15And the ship being caught and driven, and not able to bring her head to the wind, letting her go we were driven [before it]. 27:16But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat; 27:17which having hoisted up, they used helps, frapping the ship; and fearing lest they should run into Syrtis and run aground, and having lowered the gear they were so driven. 27:18But the storm being extremely violent on us, on the next day they threw cargo overboard, 27:19and on the third day with their own hands they cast away the ship furniture. 27:20And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away. 27:21And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss. 27:22And now I exhort you to be of good courage, for there shall be no loss at all of life of [any] of you, only of the ship. 27:23For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night, 27:24saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee. 27:25Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me. 27:26But we must be cast ashore on a certain island. 27:27And when the fourteenth night was come, we being driven about in Adria, towards the middle of the night the sailors supposed that some land neared them, 27:28and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms; 27:29and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come. 27:30But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow, 27:31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship *ye* cannot be saved. 27:32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let her fall. 27:33And while it was drawing on to daylight, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying, Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in expectation without taking food. 27:34Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish. 27:35And, having said these things and taken a loaf, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it began to eat. 27:36And all taking courage, themselves also took food. 27:37And we were in the ship, all the souls, two hundred and seventy-six. 27:38And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea. 27:39And when it was day they did not recognise the land; but they perceived a certain bay having a strand, on which they were minded, if they should be able, to run the ship ashore; 27:40and, having cast off the anchors, they left [them] in the sea, at the same time loosening the lashings of the rudders, and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the strand. 27:41And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the ship aground, and the prow having stuck itself fast remained unmoved, but the stern was broken by the force of the waves. 27:42And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape. 27:43But the centurion, desirous of saving Paul, hindered them of their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, casting themselves first [into the sea], to get out on land; 27:44and the rest, some on boards, some on some of the things [that came] from the ship; and thus it came to pass that all got safe to land.
28:1And when we got safe [to land] we then knew that the island was called Melita. 28:2But the barbarians shewed us no common kindness; for, having kindled a fire, they took us all in because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. 28:3And Paul having gathered a [certain] quantity of sticks together in a bundle and laid [it] on the fire, a viper coming out from the heat seized his hand. 28:4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, [though] saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live. 28:5*He* however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, felt no harm. 28:6But *they* expected that he would have swollen or fallen down suddenly dead. But when they had expected a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god. 28:7Now in the country surrounding that place were the lands belonging to the chief man of the island, by name Publius, who received us and gave [us] hospitality three days in a very friendly way. 28:8And it happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured him. 28:9But this having taken place, the rest also who had sicknesses in the island came and were healed: 28:10who also honoured us with many honours, and on our leaving they made presents to us of what should minister to our wants. 28:11And after three months we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian, with [the] Dioscuri for its ensign. 28:12And having come to Syracuse we remained three days. 28:13Whence, going in a circuitous course, we arrived at Rhegium; and after one day, the wind having changed to south, on the second day we came to Puteoli, 28:14where, having found brethren, we were begged to stay with them seven days. And thus we went to Rome. 28:15And thence the brethren, having heard about us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae, whom when Paul saw, he thanked God and took courage. 28:16And when we came to Rome, [the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the praetorian prefect, but] Paul was allowed to remain by himself with the soldier who kept him. 28:17And it came to pass after three days, that he called together those who were the chief of the Jews; and when they had come together he said to them, Brethren, *I* having done nothing against the people or the customs of our forefathers, have been delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans, 28:18who having examined me were minded to let me go, because there was nothing worthy of death in me. 28:19But the Jews speaking against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as having anything to accuse my nation of. 28:20For this cause therefore I have called you to [me] to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me. 28:21And they said to him, For our part, we have neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor has any one of the brethren who has arrived reported or said anything evil concerning thee. 28:22But we beg to hear of thee what thou thinkest, for as concerning this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against. 28:23And having appointed him a day many came to him to the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying of the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from early morning to evening. 28:24And some were persuaded of the things which were said, but some disbelieved. 28:25And being disagreed among themselves they left; Paul having spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Esaias the prophet to our fathers, 28:26saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and not understand, and seeing ye shall see and not perceive. 28:27For the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. 28:28Be it known to you therefore, that this salvation of God has been sent to the nations; *they* also will hear [it]. 28:29[And he having said this, the Jews went away, having great reasoning among themselves.] 28:30And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging, and received all who came to him, 28:31preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom unhinderedly.
Romans
1:1Paul, bondman of Jesus Christ, [a] called apostle, separated to God's glad tidings, 1:2(which he had before promised by his prophets in holy writings,) 1:3concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh, 1:4marked out Son of God in power, according to [the] Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of [the] dead) Jesus Christ our Lord; 1:5by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations, 1:6among whom are *ye* also [the] called of Jesus Christ: 1:7to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and [our] Lord Jesus Christ. 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world. 1:9For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the glad tidings of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, 1:10always beseeching at my prayers, if any way now at least I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you. 1:11For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to establish you; 1:12that is, to have mutual comfort among you, each by the faith [which is] in the other, both yours and mine. 1:13But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that I often proposed to come to you, (and have been hindered until the present time,) that I might have some fruit among you too, even as among the other nations also. 1:14I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent: 1:15so, as far as depends on me, am I ready to announce the glad tidings to you also who [are] in Rome. 1:16For I am not ashamed of the glad tidings; for it is God's power to salvation, to every one that believes, both to Jew first and to Greek: 1:17for righteousness of God is revealed therein, on the principle of faith, to faith: according as it is written, But the just shall live by faith. 1:18For there is revealed wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety, and unrighteousness of men holding the truth in unrighteousness. 1:19Because what is known of God is manifest among them, for God has manifested [it] to them, 1:20for from [the] world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, so as to render them inexcusable. 1:21Because, knowing God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened: 1:22professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 1:23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into [the] likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles. 1:24Wherefore God gave them up [also] in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies between themselves: 1:25who changed the truth of God into falsehood, and honoured and served the creature more than him who had created [it], who is blessed for ever. Amen. 1:26For this reason God gave them up to vile lusts; for both their females changed the natural use into that contrary to nature; 1:27and in like manner the males also, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their lust towards one another; males with males working shame, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was fit. 1:28And according as they did not think good to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind to practise unseemly things; 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, 1:30back-biters, hateful to God, insolent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 1:31void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, unmerciful; 1:32who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do [them].
2:1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, every one who judgest, for in that in which thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2:2But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth upon those who do such things. 2:3And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and practisest them [thyself], that *thou* shalt escape the judgment of God? 2:4or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance? 2:5but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in [the] day of wrath and revelation of [the] righteous judgment of God, 2:6who shall render to each according to his works: 2:7to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal. 2:8But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [there shall be] wrath and indignation, 2:9tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek; 2:10but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek: 2:11for there is no acceptance of persons with God. 2:12For as many as have sinned without law shall perish also without law; and as many as have sinned under law shall be judged by law, 2:13(for not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 2:14For when [those of the] nations, which have no law, practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves; 2:15who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;) 2:16in [the] day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my glad tidings, by Jesus Christ. 2:17But if *thou* art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God, 2:18and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 2:19and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who [are] in darkness, 2:20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law: 2:21thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal? 2:22thou that sayest [man should] not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 2:23thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God? 2:24For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written. 2:25For circumcision indeed profits if thou keep [the] law; but if thou be a law-transgressor, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision. 2:26If therefore the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision, 2:27and uncircumcision by nature, fulfilling the law, judge thee, who, with letter and circumcision, [art] a law-transgressor? 2:28For he is not a Jew who [is] one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh; 2:29but he [is] a Jew [who is so] inwardly; and circumcision, of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.
3:1What then [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision? 3:2Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God. 3:3For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect? 3:4Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment. 3:5But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man. 3:6Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world? 3:7For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am *I* also judged as a sinner? 3:8and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just. 3:9What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin: 3:10according as it is written, There is not a righteous [man], not even one; 3:11there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God. 3:12All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one: 3:13their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison [is] under their lips: 3:14whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; 3:15swift their feet to shed blood; 3:16ruin and misery [are] in their ways, 3:17and way of peace they have not known: 3:18there is no fear of God before their eyes. 3:19Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God. 3:20Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin. 3:21But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets; 3:22righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference; 3:23for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 3:24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus; 3:25whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God; 3:26for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus. 3:27Where then [is] boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith; 3:28for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law. 3:29Is [God] the God of Jews only? is he not of [the] nations also? Yea, of nations also: 3:30since indeed [it is] one God who shall justify [the] circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith. 3:31Do we then make void law by faith? Far be the thought: [no,] but we establish law.
4:1What shall we say then that Abraham our father according to flesh has found? 4:2For if Abraham has been justified on the principle of works, he has whereof to boast: but not before God; 4:3for what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 4:4Now to him that works the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but of debt: 4:5but to him who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness. 4:6Even as David also declares the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness without works: 4:7Blessed [they] whose lawlessnesses have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered: 4:8blessed [the] man to whom [the] Lord shall not at all reckon sin. 4:9[Does] this blessedness then [rest] on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision? For we say that faith has been reckoned to Abraham as righteousness. 4:10How then has it been reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 4:11And he received [the] sign of circumcision [as] seal of the righteousness of faith which [he had] being in uncircumcision, that he might be [the] father of all them that believe being in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned to them also; 4:12and father of circumcision, not only to those who are of [the] circumcision, but to those also who walk in the steps of the faith, during uncircumcision, of our father Abraham. 4:13For [it was] not by law that the promise was to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of [the] world, but by righteousness of faith. 4:14For if they which [are] of law be heirs, faith is made vain, and the promise made of no effect. 4:15For law works wrath; but where no law is neither [is there] transgression. 4:16Therefore [it is] on the principle of faith, that [it might be] according to grace, in order to the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that only which [is] of the law, but to that also which [is] of Abraham's faith, who is father of us all, 4:17(according as it is written, I have made thee father of many nations,) before the God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls the things which be not as being; 4:18who against hope believed in hope to his becoming father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be: 4:19and not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body already become dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadening of Sarah's womb, 4:20and hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief; but found strength in faith, giving glory to God; 4:21and being fully persuaded that what he has promised he is able also to do; 4:22wherefore also it was reckoned to him as righteousness. 4:23Now it was not written on his account alone that it was reckoned to him, 4:24but on ours also, to whom, believing on him who has raised from among [the] dead Jesus our Lord, 4:25who has been delivered for our offences and has been raised for our justification, it will be reckoned.
5:1Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ; 5:2by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. 5:3And not only [that], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance; 5:4and endurance, experience; and experience, hope; 5:5and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by [the] Holy Spirit which has been given to us: 5:6for we being still without strength, in [the] due time Christ has died for [the] ungodly. 5:7For scarcely for [the] just [man] will one die, for perhaps for [the] good [man] some one might also dare to die; 5:8but God commends *his* love to us, in that, we being still sinners, Christ has died for us. 5:9Much rather therefore, having been now justified in [the power of] his blood, we shall be saved by him from wrath. 5:10For if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much rather, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in [the power of] his life. 5:11And not only [that], but [we are] making our boast in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we have received the reconciliation. 5:12For this [cause], even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 5:13(for until law sin was in [the] world; but sin is not put to account when there is no law; 5:14but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even upon those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is [the] figure of him to come. 5:15But [shall] not the act of favour [be] as the offence? For if by the offence of one the many have died, much rather has the grace of God, and the free gift in grace, which [is] by the one man Jesus Christ, abounded unto the many. 5:16And [shall] not as by one that has sinned [be] the gift? For the judgment [was] of one to condemnation, but the act of favour, of many offences unto justification. 5:17For if by the offence of the one death reigned by the one, much rather shall those who receive the abundance of grace, and of the free gift of righteousness, reign in life by the one Jesus Christ:) 5:18so then as [it was] by one offence towards all men to condemnation, so by one righteousness towards all men for justification of life. 5:19For as indeed by the disobedience of the one man the many have been constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many will be constituted righteous. 5:20But law came in, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded grace has overabounded, 5:21in order that, even as sin has reigned in [the power of] death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
6:1What then shall we say? Should we continue in sin that grace may abound? 6:2Far be the thought. We who have died to sin, how shall we still live in it? 6:3Are you ignorant that we, as many as have been baptised unto Christ Jesus, have been baptised unto his death? 6:4We have been buried therefore with him by baptism unto death, in order that, even as Christ has been raised up from among [the] dead by the glory of the Father, so *we* also should walk in newness of life. 6:5For if we are become identified with [him] in the likeness of his death, so also we shall be of [his] resurrection; 6:6knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be annulled, that we should no longer serve sin. 6:7For he that has died is justified from sin. 6:8Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him, 6:9knowing that Christ having been raised up from among [the] dead dies no more: death has dominion over him no more. 6:10For in that he has died, he has died to sin once for all; but in that he lives, he lives to God. 6:11So also *ye*, reckon yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to obey its lusts. 6:13Neither yield your members instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as alive from among [the] dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God. 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over *you*, for ye are not under law but under grace. 6:15What then? should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Far be the thought. 6:16Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to him whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 6:17But thanks [be] to God, that ye were bondmen of sin, but have obeyed from the heart the form of teaching into which ye were instructed. 6:18Now, having got your freedom from sin, ye have become bondmen to righteousness. 6:19I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh. For even as ye have yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness. 6:20For when ye were bondmen of sin ye were free from righteousness. 6:21What fruit therefore had ye *then* in the things of which ye are *now* ashamed? for the end of *them* [is] death. 6:22But *now*, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life. 6:23For the wages of sin [is] death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
7:1Are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I speak to those knowing law,) that law rules over a man as long as he lives? 7:2For the married woman is bound by law to her husband so long as he is alive; but if the husband should die, she is clear from the law of the husband: 7:3so then, the husband being alive, she shall be called an adulteress if she be to another man; but if the husband should die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, though she be to another man. 7:4So that, my brethren, *ye* also have been made dead to the law by the body of the Christ, to be to another, who has been raised up from among [the] dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. 7:5For when we were in the flesh the passions of sins, which [were] by the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit to death; 7:6but now we are clear from the law, having died in that in which we were held, so that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter. 7:7What shall we say then? [is] the law sin? Far be the thought. But I had not known sin, unless by law: for I had not had conscience also of lust unless the law had said, Thou shalt not lust; 7:8but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead. 7:9But *I* was alive without law once; but the commandment having come, sin revived, but *I* died. 7:10And the commandment, which [was] for life, was found, [as] to me, itself [to be] unto death: 7:11for sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [me]. 7:12So that the law indeed [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 7:13Did then that which is good become death to me? Far be the thought. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death to me by that which is good; in order that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. 7:14For we know that the law is spiritual: but *I* am fleshly, sold under sin. 7:15For that which I do, I do not own: for not what I will, this I do; but what I hate, this I practise. 7:16But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that [it is] right. 7:17Now then [it is] no longer *I* [that] do it, but the sin that dwells in me. 7:18For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, good does not dwell: for to will is there with me, but to do right [I find] not. 7:19For I do not practise the good that I will; but the evil I do not will, that I do. 7:20But if what *I* do not will, this I practise, [it is] no longer *I* [that] do it, but the sin that dwells in me. 7:21I find then the law upon *me* who will to practise what is right, that with *me* evil is there. 7:22For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man: 7:23but I see another law in my members, warring in opposition to the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which exists in my members. 7:24O wretched man that I [am]! who shall deliver me out of this body of death? 7:25I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then *I* *myself* with the mind serve God's law; but with the flesh sin's law.
8:1[There is] then now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus. 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death. 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent his own Son, in likeness of flesh of sin, and for sin, has condemned sin in the flesh, 8:4in order that the righteous requirement of the law should be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to flesh but according to Spirit. 8:5For they that are according to flesh mind the things of the flesh; and they that are according to Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 8:6For the mind of the flesh [is] death; but the mind of the Spirit life and peace. 8:7Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God; for neither indeed can it be: 8:8and they that are in flesh cannot please God. 8:9But *ye* are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed God's Spirit dwell in you; but if any one has not [the] Spirit of Christ *he* is not of him: 8:10but if Christ be in you, the body is dead on account of sin, but the Spirit life on account of righteousness. 8:11But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among [the] dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among [the] dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you. 8:12So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to flesh; 8:13for if ye live according to flesh, ye are about to die; but if, by the Spirit, ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live: 8:14for as many as are led by [the] Spirit of God, *these* are sons of God. 8:15For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye have received a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 8:16The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God. 8:17And if children, heirs also: heirs of God, and Christ's joint heirs; if indeed we suffer with [him], that we may also be glorified with [him]. 8:18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy [to be compared] with the coming glory to be revealed to us. 8:19For the anxious looking out of the creature expects the revelation of the sons of God: 8:20for the creature has been made subject to vanity, not of its will, but by reason of him who has subjected [the same], in hope 8:21that the creature itself also shall be set free from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. 8:22For we know that the whole creation groans together and travails in pain together until now. 8:23And not only [that], but even *we* ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan in ourselves, awaiting adoption, [that is] the redemption of our body. 8:24For we have been saved in hope; but hope seen is not hope; for what any one sees, why does he also hope? 8:25But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience. 8:26And in like manner the Spirit joins also its help to our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as is fitting, but the Spirit itself makes intercession with groanings which cannot be uttered. 8:27But he who searches the hearts knows what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for saints according to God. 8:28But we *do* know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose. 8:29Because whom he has foreknown, he has also predestinated [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be [the] firstborn among many brethren. 8:30But whom he has predestinated, these also he has called; and whom he has called, these also he has justified; but whom he has justified, these also he has glorified. 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who against us? 8:32He who, yea, has not spared his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him grant us all things? 8:33Who shall bring an accusation against God's elect? [It is] God who justifies: 8:34who is he that condemns? [It is] Christ who has died, but rather has been [also] raised up; who is also at the right hand of God; who also intercedes for us. 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? tribulation or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 8:36According as it is written, For thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we have been reckoned as sheep for slaughter. 8:37But in all these things we more than conquer through him that has loved us. 8:38For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 8:39nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which [is] in Christ Jesus our Lord.
9:1I say [the] truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in [the] Holy Spirit, 9:2that I have great grief and uninterrupted pain in my heart, 9:3for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh; 9:4who are Israelites; whose [is] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises; 9:5whose [are] the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, [is] the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. 9:6Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all [are] Israel which [are] of Israel; 9:7nor because they are seed of Abraham [are] all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee. 9:8That is, [they that are] the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed. 9:9For this word [is] of promise, According to this time I will come, and there shall be a son to Sarah. 9:10And not only [that], but Rebecca having conceived by one, Isaac our father, 9:11[the children] indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls), 9:12it was said to her, The greater shall serve the less: 9:13according as it is written, I have loved Jacob, and I have hated Esau. 9:14What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? Far be the thought. 9:15For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion. 9:16So then [it is] not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy. 9:17For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing I have raised thee up from amongst [men], that I might thus shew in thee my power, and so that my name should be declared in all the earth. 9:18So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens. 9:19Thou wilt say to me then, Why does he yet find fault? for who resists his purpose? 9:20Aye, but thou, O man, who art *thou* that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that has formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 9:21Or has not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour? 9:22And if God, minded to shew his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction; 9:23and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory, 9:24us, whom he has also called, not only from amongst [the] Jews, but also from amongst [the] nations? 9:25As he says also in Hosea, I will call not-my-people My people; and the-not-beloved Beloved. 9:26And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, *Ye* [are] not my people, there shall they be called Sons of [the] living God. 9:27But Esaias cries concerning Israel, Should the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved: 9:28for [he] is bringing the matter to an end, and [cutting [it] short in righteousness; because] a cutting short of the matter will [the] Lord accomplish upon the earth. 9:29And according as Esaias said before, Unless [the] Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and made like even as Gomorrha. 9:30What then shall we say? That [they of the] nations, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained righteousness, but [the] righteousness that is on the principle of faith. 9:31But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to [that] law. 9:32Wherefore? Because [it was] not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone, 9:33according as it is written, Behold, I place in Zion a stone of stumbling and rock of offence: and he that believes on him shall not be ashamed.