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And as he answered for his defence with these things, Festus says with a loud voice, Thou art mad, Paul; much learning turns thee to madness.

And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself.

And Paul having gathered a [certain] quantity of sticks together in a bundle and laid [it] on the fire, a viper coming out from the heat seized his hand.

And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, [though] saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live.

And it happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured him.

And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging, and received all who came to him,

(which he had before promised by his prophets in holy writings,)

concerning his Son (come of David's seed according to flesh,

by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations,

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the glad tidings of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

—for from [the] world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity,—so as to render them inexcusable.

or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?

who shall render to each according to his works:

If therefore the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision,

For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am *I* also judged as a sinner?

being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.

but to him who does not work, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness.

For [it was] not by law that the promise was to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of [the] world, but by righteousness of faith.