After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

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

But Paul replied, “I have not lost my mind, most excellent Festus, but am speaking true and rational words.

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

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.

They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.

After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.

Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.

After this had happened, many of the people on the island who were sick also came and were healed.

After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the “Heavenly Twins” as its figurehead.

When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar – not that I had some charge to bring against my own people.

Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,

When this sound occurred, a crowd gathered and was in confusion, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced; my body also will live in hope,

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand

Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”