The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

The kynge knoweth of these thinges before whom I speke frely: nether thynke I that eny of these thinges are hydden from him. For this thinge was not done in a corner.

Kynge Agrippa belevest thou the prophetes? I wote well thou belevest.

Agrippa sayde vnto Paul: Sumwhat thou bringest me in mynde for to be come a Christen.

And Paul sayd: I wolde to God that not only thou: but also all that heare me to daye were not sumwhat only but altogeder soche as I am except these bondes.

And when he had thus spoken the kynge rose vp and the debite and Bernice and they that sate with them.

And when they were gone aparte they talked betwene them selves sayinge: This man doeth nothinge worthy of deeth nor of bondes.

Then sayde Agrippa vnto Festus: This man myght have bene lowsed yf he had not appealed vnto Cesar.

When it was concluded that we shuld sayle into Italy they delivered Paul and certayne other presoners vnto one named Iulius an vnder captayne of Cesars soudiars.

And we entred into a ship of Adramicium and lowsed from lond apoynted to sayle by the costes of Asia one Aristarcus out of Macedonia of the contre of Thessalia beinge with vs.

And the nexte daye we came to Sidon. And Iulius courteously entreated Paul and gave him liberte to goo vnto his frendes and to refresshe him selfe.

And from thence lanched we and sayled harde by Cypers because the wyndes were contrarye.

Then sayled we over the see of Cilicia and Pamphylia and came to Myra a cite in Lycia.

And there the vnder captayne founde a shippe of Alexander redy to sayle into Italy and put vs therin.

And when we had sayled slowly many dayes and scace were come over agaynst Gnydon (because the wynde with stode vs) we sayled harde by the costes of Candy over agaynste Salmo

and with moche worke sayled beyonde that and came vnto a place called good porte. Nye whervnto was a citie called Lasea.

When moche tyme was spent and saylinge was now ieoperdeous because also that we had overlonge fasted Paul put them in remembraunce

and sayde vnto them Syrs I perceave that this vyage wilbe with hurte and moche domage not of the ladynge and ship only: but also of oure lyves.

Neverthelather the vndercaptayne beleved the governer and the master better then tho thinges which were spoken of Paul.

And because the haven was not comodius to wynter in many toke counsell to departe thence yf by eny meanes they myght attayne to Phenices and there to wynter which is an haven of Candy and servith to the southwest and northwest wynde.

When the south wynde blewe they supposynge to obtayne their purpose lowsed vnto Asson and sayled paste all Candy.

But anone after ther arose agaynste their purpose a flawe of wynde out of the northeeste.

And when the ship was caught and coulde not resist the wynde we let her goo and drave with the wether.

And we came vnto an yle named Clauda and had moche worke to come by abote

which they toke vp and vsed helpe vndergerdynge the shippe fearynge lest we shuld have fallen into Syrtes and we let doune a vessell and so were caryed.

The nexte daye when we were tossed with an exceadynge tempest they lyghtened the ship

and the thyrde daye we cast out with oure awne hondes the tacklynge of the shippe.

When at the last nether sunne nor starre in many dayes appered and no small tempest laye apon vs all hope that we shuld be saved was then taken awaye.

Then after longe abstinence Paul stode forth in the myddes of them and sayde: Syrs ye shulde have harkened to me and not have lowsed from Candy nether to have brought vnto vs this harme and losse.

And nowe I exhorte you to be of good chere. For ther shalbe no losse of eny mans lyfe amonge you save of the ship only.

For ther stode by me this nyght the angell of God whose I am and whom I serve

sayinge: feare not Paul for thou must be brought before Cesar. And lo God hath geven vnto the all that sayle with the.

Wherfore Syrs be of good chere: for I beleve God that so it shalbe even as it was tolde me.

How be it we must be cast into a certayne ylonde.

But when the fourtethe nyght was come as we were caryed in Adria about mydnyght the shipmen demed that ther appered some countre vnto them:

and sounded and founde it .xx. feddoms. And when they had gone a lytell further they sounded agayne and founde .xv. feddoms.

Then fearinge lest they shuld have fallen on some Rocke they cast .iiii. ancres out of the sterne and wysshed for the daye.

As the shipmen were about to fle out of the ship and had let doune the bote into the see vnder a coloure as though they wolde have cast ancres out of the forshippe:

Paul sayd vnto the vnder captayne and the soudiers: excepte these abyde in the ship ye cannot be safe.

Then the soudiers cut of the rope of the bote and let it fall awaye.

And in the meane tyme betwixt that and daye Paul besought them all to take meate sayinge: this is the fourtenthe daye that ye have taried and continued fastynge receavinge nothinge at all.

Wherfore I praye you to take meate: for this no dout is for youre helth: for ther shall not an heere fall from the heed of eny of you.

And when he had thus spoke he toke breed and gave thankes to God in presence of the all and brake it and begane to eate.

Then were they all of good cheare and they also toke meate.

We were all together in the ship two hundred thre score and sixtene soules.

And when they had eate ynough they lightened the ship and cast out the wheate into the see.

When that was daye they knew not the lande but they spied a certayne haven with a banke into the which they were mynded (yf that were possible) to thrust in the ship.

And when they had taken vp the ancres they comytted them selves vnto the see and lowsed the rudder bondes and hoysed vp the mayne sayle to the wynde and drue to londe.

But they chaunsed on a place which had the see on bothe the sydes and thrust in the ship. And the foore parte stucke fast and moved not but the hynder brake with the violence of the waves.

The soudears counsell was to kyll the presoners lest eny of them when he had swome out shulde fle awaye.

But the vndercaptayne willinge to save Paul kept the from their purpose and commaunded that they that could swyme shulde cast the selves first in to the see and scape to londe.

And the other he commaunded to goo some on bordes and some on broken peces of the ship. And so it came to passe that they came all safe to londe.

And when they were scaped then they knewe that the yle was called Milete.

And the people of the countre shewed vs no lytell kyndnes: for they kyndled a fyre and receaved vs every one because of the present rayne and because of colde.

And when Paul had gaddered a boundle of stickes and put them into the fyre ther came a viper out of the heet and lept on his honde.

When the men of the contre sawe the worme hange on his honde they sayde amonge the selves: this man must nedes be a mortherer. Whome (though he have escaped the see) yet vengeaunce suffreth not to lyve.

But he shouke of the vermen into the fyre and felt no harme.

Howbeit they wayted when he shuld have swolne or fallen doune deed sodenly. But after they had loked a greate whyle and sawe no harme come to him they chaunged their myndes and sayde that he was a God.

In the same quarters the chefe man of the yle whose name was Publius had a lordshippe: the same receaved vs and lodged vs thre dayes courteously.

And it fortuned that the father of Publius laye sicke of a fiever and of a bluddy flixe. To who Paul entred in and prayde and layde his hondes on him and healed him.

When this was done other also which had diseases in the yle came and were healed.

And they dyd vs gret honoure. And when we departed they laded vs with thinges necessary.

After thre monethes we departed in a ship of Alexandry which had wyntred in the yle whose badge was Castor and Pollux.

And when we came to Cyracusa we taryed there .iii. dayes.

And from thence we set a compasse and came to Regium. And after one daye the south wynde blewe and we came the next daye to Putiolus:

where we founde brethren and were desyred to tary with them seven dayes and so came to Rome.

And from thence when the brethren hearde of vs they came agaynst vs to Apiphorum and to the thre taverns. When Paul sawe the he thanked God and wexed bolde.

And when he came to Rome the vnder captayne delyvered the presoners to the chefe captayne of the host: but Paul was suffered to dwell by him selfe with one soudier that kept him.

And it fortuned after thre dayes that Paul called the chefe of the Iewes together. And when they were come he sayde vnto the: Men and brethren though I have committed nothinge agaynst the people or lawes of oure fathers: yet was I delyvered presoner from Ierusalem in to the hondes of the Romayns.

Which when they had examined me wolde have let me goo because they founde no cause of deeth in me.

But when the Iewes cryed contrary I was constrayned to appeale vnto Cesar: not because I had ought to accuse my people of.

For this cause have I called for you even to se you and to speake with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bounde with this chayne.

And they sayde vnto him: We nether receaved letters out of Iewry pertayninge vnto the nether came eny of the brethren that shewed or spake eny harme of the.

But we will heare of the what thou thynkest. For we have hearde of this secte that every wheare it is spoken agaynst.

And when they had apoynted him a daye ther came many vnto him into his lodgynge. To whom he expounded and testifyed the kyngdome of God and preached vnto the of Iesu: both out of the lawe of Moses and also out of the prophetes even from mornynge to nyght.

And some beleved the thinges which were spoken and some beleved not.

When they agreed not amonge the selves they departed after that Paul had spoken one worde. Well spake the holy goost by Esay the prophet vnto oure fathers

sayinge: Goo vnto this people and saye: with youre eares shall ye heare and shall not vnderstonde: and with youre eyes shall ye se and shall not perceave.

For the hert of this people is wexed grosse and their eares were thycke of hearynge and their eyes have they closed: lest they shuld se with their eyes and heare with their eares and vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld be converted and I shulde heale them.

Be it knowen therfore vnto you that this salvacion of God is sent to the gentyls and they shall heare it.

And when he had sayde that the Iewes departed and had grete despicions amonge them selves.

And Paul dwelt two yeares full in his lodgynge and receaved all that came to him

preachyng the kyngdome of God and teachynge those thinges which concerned the lorde Iesus with all confidence vnforboden.

Paul the seruaut of Iesus Christ called to be an Apostle put a parte to preache the Gospell of God

which he promysed afore by his Prophetes in the holy scriptures

that make mension of his sonne the which was begotte of the seed of David as pertayninge to the flesshe:

and declared to be the sonne of God with power of the holy goost that sanctifieth sence the tyme that Iesus Christ oure Lorde rose agayne from deeth

by whom we have receaved grace and apostleshyppe to bringe all maner hethe people vnto obedience of the fayth that is in his name:

of the which hethen are ye a part also which are Iesus christes by vocacion.

To all you of Rome beloved of God and saynctes by callinge. Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ.

Fyrst verely I thanke my God thorow Iesus Christ for you all because youre fayth is publisshed through out all the worlde.

For God is my witnes whom I serve with my sprete in the Gospell of his sonne that with out ceasinge I make mencion of you alwayes in my prayers

besechinge that at one tyme or another a prosperous iorney (by the will of god) myght fortune me to come vnto you.

For I longe to see you that I myght bestowe amonge you some spirituall gyfte to strength you with all:

that is that I myght have consolacion together with you through the commen fayth which bothe ye and I have.

I wolde that ye shuld knowe brethren how that I have often tymes purposed to come vnto you (but have bene let hitherto) to have some frute amonge you as I have amonge other of the Gentyls.

For I am detter both to the Grekes and to them which are no Grekes vnto the learned and also vnto the vnlearned.

Lykewyse as moche as in me is I am redy to preache the Gospell to you of Rome also.

For I am not ashamed of the Gospell of Christ because it is the power of God vnto salvacion to all that beleve namely to the Iewe and also to the getyle.

For by it the rightewesnes which cometh of god is opened from fayth to fayth. As it is written: The iust shall live by fayth.

For the wrath of God apereth from heven agaynst all vngodlynes and vnrightewesnes of me which withholde the trueth in vnrightewesnes: