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But I have nothing definite to write the emperor about him. So I have brought him before all of you—especially you, King Agrippa. I hope you can question him and give me something to write.

But God has helped me, and so I stand here today, telling all people, small and great, what I have seen. But I am saying only what Moses and the prophets said would happen—

Paul said, "Whether it is a short or a long time, I pray to God that not only you but every person listening to me today would be saved and be like me—except for these chains I have."

And Agrippa said to Festus, "We could let this man go free, but he has asked Caesar to hear his case."

But the captain and the owner of the ship did not agree with Paul, and the officer believed what the captain and owner of the ship said.

But then a very strong wind named the "northeaster" came from the island.

But now I tell you to cheer up because none of you will die. Only the ship will be lost.

But we will crash on an island."

But Paul told the officer and the other soldiers, "If these men do not stay in the ship, your lives cannot be saved."

When daylight came, the sailors saw land. They did not know what land it was, but they saw a bay with a beach and wanted to sail the ship to the beach if they could.

But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, but the back of the ship began to break up from the big waves.

But Julius, the officer, wanted to let Paul live and did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. Instead he ordered everyone who could swim to jump into the water first and swim to land.

The people living on the island saw the snake hanging from Paul's hand and said to each other, "This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice does not want him to live."

But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and was not hurt.

The people thought that Paul would swell up or fall down dead. They waited and watched him for a long time, but nothing bad happened to him. So they changed their minds and said, "He is a god!"

Three days later Paul sent for the leaders there. When they came together, he said, "Brothers, I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors. But I was arrested in Jerusalem and given to the Romans.

but the evil people there argued against that. So I had to ask to come to Rome to have my trial before Caesar. But I have no charge to bring against my own people.

But we want to hear your ideas, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this religious group."

Some believed what Paul said, but others did not.

‘Go to this people and say: You will listen and listen, but you will not understand. You will look and look, but you will not learn,