When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

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

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

So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.

Then, after conferring with his council, Festus replied, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you will go!”

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.”

And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,

Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you

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

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.

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

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

“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.

Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

There will be affliction and distress on everyone who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,