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And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
to grant them a
concession against Paul by
summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an
ambush to kill him along the way.
And 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.
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
While 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.
Then Paul made his
defense: “I have committed no
offense against the law of the Jews or
against the temple or
against Caesar.”
For 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.
If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
To 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.
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none
accusation of such things as I supposed:
But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
But had certain questions
against him of their own
superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul
affirmed to be alive.
They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul
affirmed to be alive.
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not
withal to
signify the crimes laid
against him.
For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without
specifying the charges
against him.”
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:
“King
Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you
today to defend myself
against all the accusations of the Jews,
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 that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them
blaspheme. In my
raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to
persecute them.
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.
We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you
persecute Me? It is hard for you to
kick against the goads.’
And when we had
launched from thence, we sailed under
Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
After putting out from there, we sailed to the
lee of
Cyprus because the winds were
against us.
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and
scarce were come over
against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under
Crete, over
against Salmone;
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind
impeded us, we sailed to the
lee of
Crete, opposite Salmone.
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
They took
soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of
soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
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.
After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
But when the Jews spake
against it, I was
constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to
accuse my nation of.
But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven
against all the
godlessness and wickedness of men who
suppress the truth by their wickedness.
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:
For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
But after thy hardness and
impenitent heart treasurest up unto
thyself wrath
against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
But because of your hard and
unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath
against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not
thyself? thou that preachest a man should not
steal,
dost thou
steal?
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not
impute sin.
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
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.
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised
again for our
justification.
He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our
justification.
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.
Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought
condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought
justification.
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
But I see another law in my members,
warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
But I see another law at work in my body,
warring against the law of my mind and holding me
captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
Because the
carnal mind is
enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
For ye have not received the spirit of
bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry,
Abba, Father.
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of
sonship, by whom we cry, “
Abba! Father!”
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
What then shall we say in
response to these things? If God is for us, who can be
against us?
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s
elect? It is God that justifieth.
Who will bring any charge
against God’s
elect? It is God who justifies.
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died,
yea rather, that is risen
again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh
intercession for us.
Who is there to
condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is
interceding for us.
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest
against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”
Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
or, ‘Who will descend into the
Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”
God hath not cast away his people which he
foreknew.
Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh
intercession to God
against Israel, saying,
God did not
reject His people, whom He
foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about
Elijah, how he appealed to God
against Israel:
Boast not
against the branches. But if thou
boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
do not
boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
And they also, if they
abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to
graff them in
again.
And if they do not
persist in unbelief, they will be
grafted in, for God is able to
graft them in
again.
Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be
recompensed unto him
again?
“Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”
And
again he saith,
Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
Again, it says: “
Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
And
again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and
laud him, all ye people.
And
again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and
extol Him, all you peoples.”
And
again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of
Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of
Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
And
again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are
futile.”
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be
puffed up for one
against another.
Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
Dare any of you, having a matter
against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
If any of you has a
grievance against another, how
dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!
Nay, ye do wrong, and
defraud, and that your brethren.
Instead, you
yourselves cheat and do wrong, even
against your own brothers!
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth
fornication sinneth
against his own body.
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins
against his own body.
Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may
devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together
again, so that
Satan will not
tempt you through your lack of self-control.
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
By
sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin
against Christ.
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to
offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to
offend.
Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to
stumble, I will never eat meat
again, so that I will not cause him to
stumble.
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if
against my will, a
dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a
responsibility.
Wherefore
whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord,
unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
Therefore,
whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of
sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
For if the
trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
Again, if the
trumpet sounds a
muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Who delivered us from so great a death, and
doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
He has delivered us from such a deadly
peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet
again deliver us,
And to pass by you into
Macedonia, and to come
again out of
Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
I wanted to visit you on my way to
Macedonia, and to return to you from
Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to
Judea.
But I determined this with myself, that I would not come
again to you in
heaviness.
So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
Are we beginning to
commend ourselves
again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of
recommendation to you or from you?
For we
commend not ourselves
again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
We are not
commending ourselves to you
again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of
reconciliation.
that God was
reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses
against them. And He has committed to us the message of
reconciliation.
But I
beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence,
wherewith I think to be bold
against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
I
beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who
presume that we live according to the flesh.
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s.
You are looking at outward appearances. If
anyone is
confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
I say
again, Let no man think me a
fool; if otherwise, yet as a
fool receive me, that I may
boast myself a little.
I
repeat: Let no one take me for a
fool. But if you do, then receive me as a
fool, so that I too may
boast a little.
Again, think ye that we
excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things,
dearly beloved, for your
edifying.
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a
defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
I am afraid that when I come
again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be
grieved over many who have
sinned earlier and have not
repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and
debauchery.
I told you before, and
foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which
heretofore have
sinned, and to all other, that, if I come
again, I will not
spare:
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
As we said before, so say I now
again, If any man
preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be
accursed.
As we have said before, so now I say
again: If
anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a
curse!
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
Then fourteen years after I went up
again to Jerusalem with
Barnabas, and took
Titus with me also.
Fourteen years later I went up
again to Jerusalem, accompanied by
Barnabas. I took
Titus along also.
For if I build
again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a
transgressor.
If I rebuild what I have already
torn down, I prove myself to be a
lawbreaker.
Is the law then
against the promises of God? God
forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life,
verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye
again to the weak and
beggarly elements,
whereunto ye desire
again to be in
bondage?
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be
enslaved by them all over
again?
My little children, of whom I
travail in birth
again until Christ be formed in you,
My children, for whom I am
again in the pains of
childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
Which things are an
allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount
Sinai, which gendereth to
bondage, which is
Agar.
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount
Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is
Hagar.
For this
Agar is mount
Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in
bondage with her children.
Now
Hagar stands for Mount
Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be
encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Put on the full
armor of God, so that you can make your stand
against the devil’s schemes.
For we
wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but
against principalities,
against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
That your
rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you
again.
so that through my coming to you
again your
exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him
again, ye may
rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him
again you may
rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
Finally, my brethren,
rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not
grievous, but for you it is safe.
Finally, my brothers,
rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you
again, and it is a
safeguard for you.
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even
weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
But I
rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished
again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
Now I
rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your
concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.
For even in
Thessalonica ye sent once and
again unto my necessity.
For even while I was in
Thessalonica, you provided for my needs
again and
again.
Blotting out the
handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way,
nailing it to his cross;
having
canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood
against us. He took it away,
nailing it to the cross!
Which things have indeed a
shew of wisdom in will worship, and
humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false
humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value
against the
indulgence of the flesh.
Forbearing one another, and
forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel
against any: even as Christ
forgave you, so also do ye.