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And when he had come to us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and will deliver [him] into the hands of the Gentiles.

And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne by the soldiers, for the violence of the people.

The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know for what cause they cried so against him.

And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear testimony also at Rome.

So he took him, and brought [him] to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to [him], and prayed me to bring this young man to thee, who hath something to say to thee.

So the chief captain [then] let the young man depart, and charged [him], [See thou] tell no man that thou hast shown these things to me.

And the Jews also assented, saying, that these things were so.

But this I confess to thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven.

And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces] of the ship: And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to land.

So when this was done, others also who had diseases in the isle, came, and were healed:

Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went towards Rome.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Who against hope believed with hope, that he should become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

And not only [so], but we also joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.

But not as the offense, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offense of one many are dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded to many.