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Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.

And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands:

And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there:

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.

Being sad most of all because he had said that they would not see his face again. And so they went with him to the ship.

And when we came to Jerusalem, the brothers were pleased to see us.

And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

Go with these, and make yourself clean with them, and make the necessary payments for them, so that they may be free from their oath: and everyone will see that the statements made about you are not true, but that you put yourself under rule, and keep the law.

And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.

And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth.

And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see.

Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer.

But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.