testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were there.

I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

So the commanding officer came and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” He replied, “Yes.”

Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”

Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.

I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,

So after they came back here with me, I did not postpone the case, but the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.

Agrippa said to Festus, “I would also like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he replied, “you will hear him.”

For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without clearly indicating the charges against him.”

After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.

There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.

And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.

Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear.

They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed.