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cause the fast was now already past, Paul, 30 And as the shipmen were about to flee admonished them, out of the ship, when they had let down the 10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive boat into the sea, under colour as though that this voyage will be with hurt and much they would have cast anchors out of the damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

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31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of

11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. 12 And because the haven was not com-the boat, and let her fall off. modious to winter in, the more part advised 33 And while the day was coming on, to depart thence also, if by any means they Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; This day is the fourteenth day that ye have which is an haven of Crete, and lieth to- tarried and continued fasting, having taken ward the south-west and north-west. nothing

34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat; for this is for your health for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of

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35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

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

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18 And we being exceedingly tossed with tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. 21 T But, after long abstinence, Paul stood 41 And falling into a place where two forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye seas met, they ran the ship aground: and should have hearkened unto me, and not the fore-part stuck fast, and remained unhave loosed from Crete, and to have gain-moveable, but the hinder part was broken ed this harm and loss. with the violence of the waves.

22 And now I exhort you to be of good 42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill $ cheer for there shall be no loss of any the prisoners, lest any of them should swim man's life among you, but of the ship. out, and escape.

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23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

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

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26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further they sounded again, and found it fifteen fatlioms.

38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

29 Then fearing lest they should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder-bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

4 And when the barbarians saw the renomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a

murderer, whom, though he hath escaped would have let me go, because there was a the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

cause of death in me.

6 Howbeit they looked when he should that I had ought to accuse my nation of. have swollen, or fallen down dead sudden- 20 For this cause therefore have I called ly: but, after they had looked a great while, for you, to see you, and to speak with sou and saw no harm come to him, they chan-because that for the hope of Israel I an ged their minds, and said that he was a god. bound with this chain.

7 In the same quarters were possessions of 21 And they said unto him, We neither rethe chief man of the island, whose name ceived letters out of Judea concerning thee, was Publius; who received us, and lodged neither any of the brethren that came shewus three days courteously. ed or spake any harm of thee.

22 But we desire to hear of thee what that thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken agains

23 And when they had appointed hima day, there came many to him into his mézing; to whom he expounded and testine the kingdom of God, persuading them co cerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses. and out of the prophets, from morning u evening.

24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

25 And when they agreed not amer themselves, they departed, after that Pa had spoken one word, Well spake the Hay Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our 2thers,

8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. 9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they faded us with such things as were necessary.

11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli;

19 But when the Jews spake against ¿, Į was constrained to appeal unto Česar; an

26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not under 14 Where we found brethren, and were stand; and seeing ye shall see, and not per desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

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27 For the heart of this people is wared gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears. and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appu Forum, and the Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

17 And it came to pass, that after three days, Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:

18 Who, when they had examined me,

CHAP. I.

PAUL,

a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh,

4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, y the resurrection from the dead;

28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gertiles, and that they will hear it.

29 And when he had said these word the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in ba own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

31 Preaching the kingdom of God, an teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, man forbidding him.

The Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the ROMANS.

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9 For God is my witness, whom I serve ing in themselves that recompence of their with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that error which was meet. without ceasing I make mention of ways in my prayers;

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10 Making request (if by any means now at length I night have a prosperous journey by the will of God) to come unto you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me.

13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14 I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient:

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, mali ciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, dis obedient to parents,

31 Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32 Who, knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. CHAP. II.

THEREFORE thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of for wherein thou judgest another, thou conChrist; for it is the power of God unto salva- demnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest tion to every one that believeth; to the Jew the same things. first, and also to the Greek.

17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that 13 For the wrath of God is revealed from judgest them which do such things, and doest heaven against all ungodliness and un- the same, that thou shalt escape the judy righteousness of men, who hold the truth in ment of God? unrighteousness;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it unto them.

4 Or despisest thou the riches of his good ness, and forbearance, and long-suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

20 For the invisible things of him from the 5 But, after thy hardness and impenitent creation of the world are clearly seen, be- heart,treasurest up unto thyself wrath against ing understood by the things that are made, the day of wrath and revelation of the righeven his eternal power and Godhead; so teous judgment of God;

that they are without excuse:

6 Who will render to every man accord

21 Because that, when they knew God, ing to his deeds: they glorified him not as God, neither were] 7 To them who, by patient continuance thankful; but became vain in their imagina- in well-doing, seek for glory, and honour, tions, and their foolish heart was darkened. and immortality, eternal life; 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they 8 But unto them that are contentious, and became fools, do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteous23 And changed the glory of the uncor-ness, indignation and wrath, ruptible God into an image made like to cor- 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every ruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, beasts, and creeping things. and also of the Gentile :

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile :

11 For there is no respect of persons with God.

12 For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without law; and as many as have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law,

13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law, shall be justified.

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not natural use of the woman, burned in their the law, do by nature the things contained Just one toward another; men with men in the law, these, having not the law, are a working that which is unseemly, and receiv-law unto themselves:

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15 Which shew the work of the law written 7 For if the truth of God hath me in their hearts, their conscience also bearing abounded through my lie unto his glory; witness, and their thoughts the mean while why yet am I also judged as a sinner? accusing or else excusing one another,) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

8 And not rather, (as we be slanderous reported, and as some affirm that we sar Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

9 What then? are we better than the No, in no wise: for we have before prover both Jews and Gentiles, that they are under sin;

10 As it is written, There is none righte ous, no, not one:

19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

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11 There is none that understandeth, there none that seeketh after God.

20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22 Even the righteousness of God, which us by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon có them that believe; for there is no difference:

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 Being justified freely by his gram, through the redemption that is in Car si Jesus:

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a prop tiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that

CHAP. III.

WHAT advantage then hath the Jew? are past, through the forbearance of God:

or what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much every way: chiefly, becaue that unto them were committed the oracles of God. 3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

declare, I say, at this time his righteousness; that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

27 Where is boasting then? It is excludedi. By what law? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.

26 Therefore, if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there a none that doeth good, no, not one.

13 Their throat is an open sepulchre with their tongues they have used decet the poison of asps is under their lips:

14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and batterness:

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16Destruction and misery are in their ways, 17 And the way of peace have they not known:

18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

19 Now we know, that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are nader the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

28 For he is not a Jew which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:

29 But he is a Jew which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law

4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and nightest overcome when thou art judged.

29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30 Seeing it is one God which shall justi

5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say Is fy the circumcision by faith, and uncircumci God unrighteous who taketh vengeance(Ision through faith.

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31 Do we then make void the law through 6 God forbid for then how shall God faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the dge the world? Ilaw.

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CHAP. IV.

through unbelief; but was strong in faith,

WHAT shall we then say that Abra-giving glory to God;

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2 For if Abraham were justified by works, ne hath whereof to glory, but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

21 And being fully persuaded, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.)

23 Now, it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. CHAP. V.

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THEREFORE, being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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

4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

10 How was it then reckoned? when he 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision, by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto us. 11 And he received the sign of circumeision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect.

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed: not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

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

19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

0 Ile staggered not at the promise of God

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

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

12 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:

13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead; much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift ofrighte

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