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Then Ananias said, ‘The God of our fathers chose you to know what He wants done. He chose you to see Jesus Christ, the One Right with God, and to hear His voice.

What are you waiting for? Get up! Be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on His name.'

The captain told them to bring Paul into the soldiers' building. He told his soldiers to find out from Paul, by beating him, why the people were crying out against him.

They argued all the more. Then the captain was afraid they would pull Paul to pieces. He told his men to get Paul out of there and take him back to the soldiers' building.

Some days later Felix came again. His Jewish wife Drusilla was with him. He sent for Paul and heard him talk about faith in Christ Jesus.

After a few days, King Agrippa and his wife, Bernice, came down to Caesarea. They went to Festus to greet him.

Agrippa said to Paul, "You may now speak for yourself." Paul lifted his hand and started to talk,

But now I want you to take hope. No one will lose his life. Only the ship will be lost.

When the people of the island saw the snake holding to his hand, they said to each other, "This man is a killer. He was saved from the sea and yet it is not right for him to live."

The people waited. They thought his hand would get large and he would fall over dead. After watching for a long time, they saw nothing happen to him. Then they changed their minds and said that Paul was a god.

The father of Publius was sick with a stomach sickness. Paul went to see him. He prayed and laid his hands on him and the man was healed.

When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live where he wanted to. But a soldier was always by his side to watch him.

Some of them believed his teaching. Others did not believe.

This letter is from Paul. I am a servant owned by Jesus Christ and a missionary chosen by God to preach His Good News.

The Good News was promised long ago by God's early preachers in His Holy Writings.

It tells of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who was born as a person in the flesh through the family of King David.

Jesus has given us His loving-favor and has made us His missionaries. We are to preach to the people of all nations that they should obey Him and put their trust in Him.

So I write to all of you in the city of Rome. God loves you and has chosen you to be set apart for Himself. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you His loving-favor and peace.

God knows how I work for Him. He knows how I preach with all my heart the Good News about His Son. He knows how I always pray for you.

Men cannot say they do not know about God. From the beginning of the world, men could see what God is like through the things He has made. This shows His power that lasts forever. It shows that He is God.