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Especially because I know you are familiar with all the customs and questions and laws of the Jews: wherefore, I beg you to hear me patiently.

And King A-grip''pa is also familiar with these things, and this is why I am speaking openly before him: because I think not one of these words has been hidden from him; for they were not done in secret.

Then we sailed from thence, and because the winds were contrary, we had to sail towards Cyprus.

And because for a number of days she sailed slowly, we arrived with difficulty towards the Island of Cni''dus; and because the wind would not allow us to sail in a straight course, we had to sail around Crete towards the city of Sal-mo''ne;

And when we had launched it, we began undergirding and repairing the ship; and because we were afraid of grounding, we lowered the sail, and so we drifted.

But Paul till the early morning kept begging them all to eat, saying to them, Today is the fourteenth day since you have tasted anything because of fear.

But the centurion stopped them from doing this, because he was willing to save Paul; so he commanded those who could swim to cast themselves first into the sea and get to land.

And the barbarians who inhabited it showed us much kindness: for they kindled a fire and called us all to warm ourselves, because of heavy rain and the cold.

Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, because they found in me no cause worthy of death.

This is the reason I begged you to come, for I wish to see you and to relate these things to you; because it is for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

And who came to be known as the Son of God with power and with the Holy Spirit, because he arose from the dead, and he is Jesus Christ our LORD,

Because that which may be known of God is manifested to them for God has revealed it unto them.

Because of the hardness and impenitence of your heart you are laying up for yourself a treasure of wrath for the day of wrath and the revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

And because you know his will, and know the things which must be observed, which you have learned from the law,

Much in every way: because the Jews were the first to believe in the words of God.

Because it is one God, who justifies the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision by the same faith.

And hope causes no one to be ashamed; because the love of God is poured in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

But Christ at this time, because of our weaknesses, died for the sake of the wicked.

For until the law was given, though sin was in the world, it was not considered sin, because there was no law.

But the measure of the gift of God was not the measure of the fall. If therefore, because of the fall of one, many died, how much more will the grace and gift of God, because of one man, Jesus Christ, be increased ?