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they that were with me, sawe in deede a light and obtained I this freedome. Then Paul sayd, But I
were afraide: but they heard not the voyce of him was so borne. 29 Then straightway they departed
that spake vnto me. 10 Then I sayd, What shall I from him, which should haue examined him:
doe, Lord? And the Lord sayde vnto me, Arise, and the chiefe captaine also was afrayd, after
and goe into Damascus: and there it shall be tolde he knewe that hee was a Romane, and that he
thee of all things, which are appointed for thee had bound him. 30 On the next day, because hee
to doe. 11 So when I could not see for the glory would haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he
was accused of the Iewes, he loosed him from his
of that light, I was led by the hand of them that bonds, and commanded the hie Priests and all
were with me, and came into Damascus. 12 And their Councill to come together: and he brought
one Ananias a godly man, as perteining to the Paul, and set him before them.
Lawe, hauing good report of all the Iewes which
dwelt there, 13 Came vnto me, and stoode, and 23
sayd vnto me, Brother Saul, receiue thy sight: 1 And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and
and that same houre I looked vpon him. 14 And sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good
he sayd, The God of our fathers hath appointed conscience serued God vntill this day. Then the
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thee, that thou shouldest knowe his wil, and hie Priest Ananias commanded them that stood
shouldest see that Iust one, and shouldest heare by, to smite him on the mouth. Then sayd Paul
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the voyce of his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for
his witnes vnto all men, of the things which thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe,
thou hast seene and heard. 16 Now therefore and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou
why tariest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and me to be smitten? 4 And they that stood by,
wash away thy sinnes, in calling on the Name sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest? Then sayd
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of the Lord. 17 And it came to passe, that when Paul, I knewe not, brethren, that he was the hie
I was come againe to Hierusalem, and prayed Priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speake
in the Temple, I was in a traunce, 18 And saw euill of the ruler of thy people. 6 But when Paul
him saying vnto me, Make haste, and get thee perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces,
quickly out of Hierusalem: for they will not and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the
receiue thy witnes concerning me. 19 Then I Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the
sayd, Lord, they know that I prisoned, and beat sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and
in euery Synagogue them that beleeued in thee. resurrection of the dead. 7 And when hee had
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Steuen was saide this, there was a dissension betweene the
Pharises and the Sadduces, so that the multitude
shed, I also stood by, and consented vnto his was deuided. 8 For the Sadduces say that there
death, and kept the clothes of them that slew is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: but
him. 21 Then he sayd vnto me, Depart: for I will the Pharises confesse both. 9 Then there was a
send thee farre hence vnto the Gentiles. 22 And great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part
they heard him vnto this worde, but then they rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill
lift vp their voyces, and sayd, Away with such a inthisman: butifaspiritoranAngelhathspoken
fellow from the earth: for it is not meete that to him, let vs not fight against God. 10 And when
he should liue. 23 And as they cried and cast off
their clothes, and threw dust into the aire, 24 The there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine,
chiefe captaine commanded him to be led into fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in
the castle, and bade that he should be scourged, pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to go
and examined, that he might knowe wherefore downe, and take him from among them, and to
they cryed so on him. 25 And as they bound him bring him into the castel. 11 Nowe the night
with thongs, Paul sayd vnto the Centurion that folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be
stood by, Is it lawfull for you to scourge one that of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of
is a Romane, and not condemned? 26 Nowe when mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse
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the Centurion heard it, hee went, and tolde the also at Rome. And when the day was come,
chiefe captaine, saying, Take heede what thou certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and
doest: for this man is a Romane. 27 Then the bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that
chiefe captaine came, and sayd to him, Tel me, they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they
art thou a Romane? And he said, Yea. 28 And the had killed Paul. 13 And they were more then
chiefe captaine answered, With a great summe fourtie, which had made this conspiracie. 14 And