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Then
Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the
hand, and answered
for
himself
:
And
Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his
hand, and made
his
defence
:
I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because
I shall
answer
for
myself
this
day
before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of
the Jews:
I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that
I am
to
make
my
defense
before thee this
day
touching all the things whereof I am accused by
the Jews:
Especially because I
know
thee
to
be
expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
especially because thou
art
expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
My manner of life from my youth, which was at
the first
among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
My manner of life then
from my youth up
, which was from
the beginning
among mine own nation and
at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
Which
knew
me from the beginning
, if they would
testify, that after the most
straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
having
knowledge
of
me from the first
, if they be
willing
to
testify, that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
And now I stand and
am
judged for the hope of the promise made of God ,
unto our fathers :
And now I stand `here'
to
be
judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers ;
Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly
serving God day
and
night, hope to come
. For
which
hope's
sake,
king
Agrippa,
I am accused of
the Jews .
unto which `
promise '
our twelve tribes, earnestly
serving `
God '
night and
day
, hope to attain
. And
concerning
this
hope
I am accused by
the Jews ,
O
king!
Why should
it be
thought
a
thing
incredible with you, that
God should
raise the dead?
Why is
it judged
incredible with you, if
God doth
raise the dead?
I verily thought with myself ,
that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Which
thing
I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did
I
shut
up
in prison
, having received authority from the chief priests ;
and when they were put to death ,
I gave my voice
against them.
And
this
I also did in Jerusalem: and I
both
shut
up
many of the saints in prisons
, having received authority from the chief priests ,
and when they were put to death I gave my vote
against them.
And I
punished
them oft
in every
synagogue
, and
compelled
them
to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange
cities.
And punishing
them oftentimes
in all
the
synagogues
, I
strove
to make
them
blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign
cities.
Whereupon as I went
to Damascus with authority and commission from
the chief priests,
Whereupon as I journeyed
to Damascus with the
authority and commission of
the chief priests,
At midday, O king, I saw in
the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which
journeyed with me.
at midday, O king, I saw on
the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that
journeyed with me.
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking
unto me ,
and
saying
in the Hebrew tongue
, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks
.
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying
unto me in the Hebrew language
, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad
.
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he
said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the
Lord
said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
But rise
, and stand upon thy feet: for I
have appeared unto thee for
this
purpose
, to make
thee a minister and a witness both of these
things which
thou hast seen, and of those
things
in
the which
I will appear unto thee;
But arise
, and stand upon thy feet: for to
this
end
have I
appeared unto thee, to appoint
thee a minister and a witness both of the
things wherein
thou hast seen me
, and of the things
wherein
I will appear unto thee;
Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now
I send thee,
delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,
To open their eyes, and
to
turn them
from darkness to light ,
and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness
of sins ,
and inheritance among them which
are sanctified by faith that
is
in me.
to open their eyes, that
they
may
turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission
of sins and an
inheritance among them that
are sanctified by faith in me.
Whereupon
, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
Wherefore
, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
But shewed
first
unto
them of Damascus ,
and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts
of Judaea, and then
to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and
do
works meet
for
repentance.
but declared
both
to
them of Damascus first
and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country
of Judaea, and also
to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing
works worthy
of
repentance.
For these
causes
the Jews caught
me in the temple, and went
about
to kill me.
For this
cause
the Jews seized
me in the temple, and assayed
to kill me.
Having therefore obtained help of
God, I continue
unto this day ,
witnessing
both to small and great, saying none
other
things
than
those
which
the prophets and Moses did say should come :
Having therefore obtained the
help that
is
from
God, I stand
unto this day testifying
both to small and great, saying nothing
but
what
the prophets and Moses did say should come ;
That Christ should
suffer, and that he should
be
the
first that
should
rise
from
the dead ,
and
should shew
light unto
the people ,
and to the Gentiles.
how
that the
Christ must
suffer, `
and '
how
that he first by
the resurrection
of
the
dead should proclaim
light both
to
the people and to the Gentiles.
And as he thus spake
for
himself
, Festus said
with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside
thyself
; much learning doth
make
thee mad.
And as he thus made
his
defense
, Festus saith
with a loud voice, Paul, thou art mad
; thy
much learning is
turning
thee mad.
But he
said
, I am not mad, most noble
Festus; but speak forth the
words of truth and soberness.
But Paul
saith
, I am not mad, most excellent
Festus; but speak forth words of truth and soberness.
For the king knoweth of these things, before
whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are
hidden from him; for this thing
was
not done in a corner.
For the king knoweth of these things, unto
whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things is
hidden from him; for this hath
not been
done in a corner.
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.
Then
Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost
thou persuadest
me to
be
a Christian.
And
Agrippa `
said '
unto Paul, With
but
little
persuasion
thou wouldest
fain
make
me a Christian.
And Paul said, I would to God, that not only
thou, but also all that hear me this day, were
both
almost,
and
altogether
such as I am, except these bonds.
And Paul `
said '
, I would to God, that whether
with
little
or
with
much,
not thou only
, but also all that hear me this day, might
become
such as I am, except these bonds.
And when
he
had
thus
spoken,
the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
And when they were
gone
aside
, they talked
between
themselves
, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
and when they had
withdrawn
, they spake
one
to
another
, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Then
said
Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
And
Agrippa said
unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
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