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For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

I 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.

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

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

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

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

Except 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.

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:

But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

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

For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

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

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

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind: