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And now I stand, and am iudged for the hope of the promise made of God vnto our fathers:

Vnto which promise our twelue tribes instantly seruing God day and night, hope to come: For which hopes sake, King Agrippa, I am accused of the Iewes.

And when wee were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking vnto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kicke against the prickes.

But rise, and stand vpon thy feete, for I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witnesse, both of these things which thou hast seene, & of those things in the which I will appeare vnto thee,

But shewed first vnto them of Damascus, and at Hierusalem, and thorowout all the coasts of Iudea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turne to God, and do works meete for repentance.

For these causes the Iewes caught mee in the Temple, and went about to kill me.

And as hee thus spake for himselfe, Festus saide with a lowd voyce, Paul, thou art beside thy selfe, much learning doeth make thee mad.

For the King knoweth of these things, before whom also I speake freely: for I am perswaded, that none of these things are hidden from him, for this thing was not done in a corner.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheere: for there shall be no losse of any mans life among you, but of the shippe.

For there stood by me this night the Angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serue,

Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheere: for I beleeue God, that it shall be euen as it was tolde me.

Then fearing lest we should haue fallen vpon rockes, they cast foure ancres out of the sterne, and wished for the day.

Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat, for this is for your health: for there shall not an haire fall from the head of any of you.

And the barbarous people shewed vs no little kindnesse: for they kindled a fire, and receiued vs euery one because of the present raine, and because of the cold.

For this cause therefore haue I called for you, to see you, and to speake with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chaine.

But we desire to heare of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that euery where it is spoken against.

For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes haue they closed, lest they should with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and should bee conuerted, and I should heale them.

By whom we haue receiued grace and Apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for his Name,

First I thanke my God through Iesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

For God is my witnesse, whom I serue with my spirit in the Gospel of his Sonne, that without ceasing I make mention of you, alwayes in my prayers,