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Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.

So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.

Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.

Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.

And after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter.

And going into the harbour at Syracuse, we were waiting there for three days.

Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to Rome.

And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.

Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans.

But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.

But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked.

And they went away, for there was a division among them after Paul had said this one thing: Well did the Holy Spirit say by the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

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And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk with all those who went in to see him,

Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:

First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.

For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;