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And when it was decided for us to sail to Italy, they delivered up both Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of a cohort of Augustus.

And the port not being fit for wintering, the most gave counsel to set sail from there, if somehow they may be able to pass the winter, arriving at Phoenix, a port of Crete looking toward the southwest and toward the northwest.

And now I exhort you to be cheered, for there will be no casting away of soul from among you, only of the ship.

For tonight stood by me an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

Therefore, be cheered, men, for I believe God, that it will be so according to the way it was spoken to me.

Because of this I beg you to take of food, for this is to your deliverance, for not a hair of your head shall perish.

And the foreigners were showing not the common kindness to us, for having kindled a fire because of the rain coming on, and because of the cold, they welcomed us all.

On account of this, then, I called for you, to see and to speak to you . For I have this chain around me for the sake of the hope of Israel.

But we think it fit to hear from you as to what you think, for truly as concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.

for the heart of this people was fattened, and they have heard with the ears heavily; and they closed their eyes lest at any time they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, andbe converted, and I should heal them." Isa. 6:9, 10

by whom we received grace and apostleship to obedience of faith among all the nations, for His name's sake,

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of in all the world.

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of His Son, how without ceasing I make mention of you

For I long to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, for the establishing of you;

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek;

for in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; even as it has been written, "But the just shall live by faith." Hab. 2:4

For God's wrath is revealed from Heaven on all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, holding the truth in unrighteousness,

because the thing known of God is clearly known within them, for God revealed it to them.

For the unseen things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both His eternal power and Godhead, for them to be without excuse.

Because of this, God gave them up to dishonorable passions, for even their females changed the natural use to that contrary to nature.