Acts 25

Acts 25 - King James Version

 1Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

 2Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

 3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

 4But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

 5Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

 6And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

 7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

 8While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

 9But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

 10Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

 11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

 12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

 13And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

 14And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

 15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.

 16To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

 17Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

 18Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:

 19But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

 20And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

 21But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

 22Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

 23And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.

 24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

 25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

 26Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

 27For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

Acts 24

Acts 24 - King James Version

 1And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

 2And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

 3We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

 4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

 5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

 6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

 7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

 8Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

 9And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

 10Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

 11Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

 12And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

 13Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

 14But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

 15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

 16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.

 17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

 18Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

 19Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

 20Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

 21Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

 22And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

 23And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.

 24And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

 25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

 26He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

 27But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

Acts 23

Acts 23 - King James Version

 1And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

 2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

 3Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

 4And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

 5Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

 6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

 7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

 8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

 9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

 10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

 11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

 12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

 13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

 14And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

 15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

 16And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

 17Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

 18So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

 19Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

 20And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

 21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

 22So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

 23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

 24And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

 25And he wrote a letter after this manner:

 26Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

 27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

 28And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

 29Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

 30And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

 31Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

 32On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

 33Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

 34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

 35I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

Acts 22

Acts 22 - King James Version

 1Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

 2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

 3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

 4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

 5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

 6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

 7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

 8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

 9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

 10And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

 11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

 12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

 13Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

 14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

 15For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

 16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

 17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

 18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

 19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

 20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

 21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

 22And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

 23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

 24The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

 25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

 26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

 27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

 28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

 29Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

 30On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

Acts 21

Acts 21 - King James Version

 1And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:

 2And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.

 3Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

 4And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

 5And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

 6And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.

 7And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.

 8And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

 9And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

 10And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.

 11And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

 12And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

 13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

 14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

 15And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.

 16There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

 17And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

 18And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

 19And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

 20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

 21And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

 22What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

 23Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;

 24Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

 25As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

 26Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.

 27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

 28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

 29(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

 30And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

 31And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

 32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.

 33Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

 34And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

 35And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

 36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

 37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

 38Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

 39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

 40And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying.

Acts 20

Acts 20 - King James Version

 1And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.

 2And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

 3And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

 4And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

 5These going before tarried for us at Troas.

 6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

 7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

 8And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

 9And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

 10And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

 11When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

 12And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

 13And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.

 14And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

 15And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.

 16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

 17And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

 18And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

 19Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

 20And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,

 21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

 22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

 23Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

 24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

 25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

 26Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

 27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

 28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

 29For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

 30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

 31Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

 32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

 33I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

 34Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

 35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

 36And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

 37And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

 38Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.