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But Fes''tus answered that Paul should be kept at Cs-a-re''a, and that he himself was shortly going there.

But Festus, because he was willing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, Would you be willing to go to Jerusalem and there be tried of these things before me?

If I had committed any crime or had done anything worthy of death, I should not refuse to die: but if there is no truth in the charges made against me, then no man may deliver me to them just to please them. I appeal to Csar.

But they had certain grievances against him relative to their own worship and to one named Jesus, now dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

But he appealed to be kept as a prisoner for a trial before C''sar. I accordingly commanded him to be kept in custody till I might send him to C''sar.

But when I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and because he himself had appealed to be kept in custody for a trial before Csar, I commanded to send him.

But I do not know what to write Caesar concerning him, therefore I was pleased to bring him before you, and especially before you, O King A-grip''pa, so that when he is questioned, I may find somewhat to write.

But I preached first to them of Damascus and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the villages of Juda, and then to the Gentiles, that they might repent and turn to God and do works worthy of repentance.

But God has helped me to this very day, and behold I stand and testify to the humble and to the great, saying nothing contrary to Moses and the prophets, but the very things which they said were to take place;

But Paul said to him, I am not mad, O most excellent Festus; but I speak the words of truth and soberness.

And Paul said, I pray God that not only you, but also all of those who hear me today, were as I am, except for these bonds.

Saying, Men, I see that this voyage will be beset with hardship and with great loss, not only to the cargo of our ship but also of our lives.

Now let me counsel you not to be depressed: for not a single life among you will be lost, but only the ship.

But Paul till the early morning kept begging them all to eat, saying to them, Today is the fourteenth day since you have tasted anything because of fear.

When it was day, the sailors did not know what land it was; but they saw an inlet close to the shore, and thought if it were possible they would thrust the ship there.

But the ship struck on a shoal between two deep places in the sea, and went aground; and the forward part rested upon the bottom and could not be moved, but the stern broke by the violence of the waves.

But the centurion stopped them from doing this, because he was willing to save Paul; so he commanded those who could swim to cast themselves first into the sea and get to land.

But Paul shook his hand and threw the viper into the fire, and felt no harm.

However, the barbarians expected he would immediately swell up and fall to the ground dead: but after they had waited for a long while, and saw he had not been harmed, they changed their talk, and said that he was a god.

But the father of Pub''li-us was sick with fever and dysentery: so Paul went in to where he was lying and prayed, then he laid his hand on him and healed him.