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Of whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. For which cause, I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, examination being made, I may have what to write.

For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to signify the things laid to his charge.

Then Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul, stretching forth his hand, began to make his answer.

I think myself happy, O king Agrippa, that I am to answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews.

And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the fathers, do I stand subject to judgment:

Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to come. For which hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.

And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the good.

But rise up and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, that I may make thee a minister and a witness of those things which thou hast seen and of those things wherein I will appear to thee,

For this cause, the Jews, when I was in the temple, having apprehended me, went about to kill me.

For the king knoweth of these things, to whom also I speak with confidence. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him. For neither was any of these things done in a corner.

And when for many days we had sailed slowly and were scarce come over against Gnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed near Crete by Salmone.

And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and no small storms lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but only of the ship.

For an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.

Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern: and wished for the day.

Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health’s sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.

For kindling a fire, they refreshed us all, because of the present rain and of the cold.

Now in these places were possessions of the chief man of the island, named Publius: who, receiving us for three days, entertained us courteously.

Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, for that there was no cause of death in me.