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But I understood that he had done nothing deserving death himself, and when this man appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.

which I also did in Jerusalem, and not only did I lock up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being executed, I cast my vote against them.

But get up and stand on your feet, because for this reason I have appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and witness both to the things in which you saw me and to the things in which I will appear to you,

but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem and all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing deeds worthy of repentance.

But Paul said, "I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking words of truth and rationality.

But Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time are you persuading me to become a Christian?"

And Paul replied, "I pray to God, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all those who are listening to me today may become such people as I also am, except for these bonds!"

saying to them, "Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to end with disaster and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives!"

But the centurion was convinced even more by the shipmaster and the shipowner than by what was said by Paul.

But not long afterward a wind like a hurricane, called the northeaster, rushed down from it.

But when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and with not a little bad weather confronting us, finally all hope was abandoned that we would be saved.

And now I urge you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life from among you, but only of the ship.

But it is necessary that we run aground on some island."

Now when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they decided to run the ship ashore if they could.

But falling into a place of crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground. And the bow stuck fast and stayed immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence.

but the centurion, because he wanted to save Paul, prevented them from doing what they intended, and gave orders that those who were able to swim should jump in first to get to the land,

But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly to fall down dead. So after they had waited for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began saying that he was a god.

But because the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar (not as if I had any charge to bring against my own people).

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for concerning this sect it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere."

And some were convinced by what was said, but others refused to believe.