Category Archives: Acts

1 And after these things had happened, having reluctantly parted from them, we sailed a direct course, arriving at Cos, and on following the day at Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2 And when we had found a ship sailing across to Phoenicia, climbing aboard, we set sail. 3 Then, after we had caught […]

1 “Noble brothers and fathers, listen to the explanation that I now give to you.” 2 And when they heard him speaking to them in the Hebrew language, they offered a greater silence. 3 And he said: “I am a Jewish man, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but raised in this city beside the feet […]

1 Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.” 2 And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him: “God shall strike you, you whitewashed […]

1 Then, after five days, the high priest Ananias came down with some of the elders and a certain Tertullus, a speaker. And they went to the governor against Paul. 2 And having summoned Paul, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Most excellent Felix, since we have much peace through you, and many things may […]

1 And so, when Festus had arrived in the province, after three days, he ascended to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the leaders of the priests, and those first among the Jews, went to him against Paul. And they were petitioning him, 3 asking for favor against him, so that he would order him to […]

1 Yet truly, Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak for yourself.” Then Paul, extending his hand, began to offer his defense. 2 “I consider myself blessed, O king Agrippa, that I am to give my defense today before you, about everything of which I am accused by the Jews, 3 […]

1 Then it was decided to send him by ship to Italy, and that Paul, with the others in custody, should be delivered to a centurion named Julius, of the cohort of Augusta. 2 After climbing aboard a ship from Adramyttium, we set sail and began to navigate along the ports of Asia, with Aristarchus, […]

1 And after we had escaped, we then realized that the island was called Malta. Yet truly, the natives offered us no small amount of humane treatment. 2 For they refreshed us all by kindling a fire, because rain was imminent and because of the cold. 3 But when Paul had gathered together a bundle […]