Paul suffereth shipwreck THE ACTS, XXVIII. 27 But when the fourteenth night | A. D. 62-65. was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew y Ps. 130.6. near to some country; ITi.5.23. 28 And sounded, and found it z Mat. 15.32. twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little farther, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the four a 1Ki.1.52. Mat.10.30. Lu. 12.7. b 1Sa.9. 13. Mat. 15.36. Mar.8.6. He cometh to Rome. them should swim out, and escape. 43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, d kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: 44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so e it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. CHAPTER XXVIII. 1 Paul and company entertained by the barbarians: 8 he healeth many in the island, etc. Jno.6.11,23. AND when they were escaped, ITI.4.3,4. 5 or, cut the anchors, they left them in the sea, &c. c Ps.74.20. then they knew that the is land a was called Melita. 2 And the barbarous b people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us c every one, because of the present ram, and because of the cold. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his teenth day that ye have tarried d 2Co.11.25. hand, they said among themselves, and continued fasting, having taken nothing. 34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for thisz is for your health for there a shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you. 35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks b to God in presence of them all and when he had broken it, he began to eat. e ver.22. Ps.107.2830. (CHAP. 28.) a ch.27.26. Ro.1.14. Col.3.11. c Mat. 10.42. He. 13.2. 36 Then were they all of good cheer,and they also took some meat. 37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and six-d Jno.7.24. tech souls. 38 And when they had eaten e Mar. 16. 18. enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the wheat into the sea. Lu. 10. 19. 39 And when it was day, they fch.14.11. knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with ag Ja.5.14,15. shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. 40 And when they had 5 taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder-bands, and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. i h ch.19 11. Mat.9.18. Mar.6.5. 7.32. 16.18. Lu.4.40. 1Co.12.9,28. 1Th.2.6. ITi.5.17. 10.8-10. 41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the fore part stuck & Mat.6.31-34. fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 42 And the soldiers' counsel c was! to kill the prisoners, lest any of 2Co.9.5-11. Phi.4.11,12 No doubt d this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 5 And he shook off the beast inte the fire, and felt e no harm. 6 Howbeit, they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said ƒ that he was a god. 7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged as three days courteously. 8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux: to whom g Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid h his hands on him, and healed him. 9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the is land, came, and were healed: 10 Who also honoured i us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind Pand declareth to the Jews. ROMANS, L the cause of lus coming blew, and we came the next day to | A. D. 62-65. | ing this sect, we know that every Puteoli; 3Jno.6.8. 14 Where we found brethren, and ch.21.5. were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went to-m Jos. 1.6,7,9. ward Rome. 1Sa.30.6. n ch.24.23. 27 3. 15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they camel to meet us as far as Appii-forum, o ch.24. 12, 13. and The Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, pch.21.33,&c. and took courage.m q ch.24.10. 25.8. 26.31. ch.26.6.7. t ch.26.29. 2.9. 16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prison-r ch.25.11. ers to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself n with a soldier that kept him. 17 And it came pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though ouch.24.5,14. I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was 1 delivered p prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans: 18 Who, when they had examined me,would have let me go,because there was no cause of death in me. 19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal r unto Cesar; not that I had z ought to accuse my nation of. 20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to! speak with you: because that for. the hopes of Israel I am bound with this chain.t 21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake any harm of thee. 22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concern a Phile. 10, 13. Lu.2.34. 1 Pe.2.12. 4.14. Philem.2. w ch. 17.3. 19.8. x ch.26.6,22. where u it is spoken against. 23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; v to whom he expounded w and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them cocerning Jesus, both x out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And some y believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias z the prophet unto our fa thers, 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 28 Be it known therefore unto you, Ps.81.11,12. that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, a and that they will hear it. Is.6.9. Je.5.21. 12.2. Mat.13.14. Ro. 11.8. ch.13.46. 18.6;22.21. Ep.6.19. 29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31 Preaching b the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. The Epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the ROMANS. From the Creation, 4064.... Year of the Christian Era, 60....Year of Nero Cesar, 7.... High Priest of the Jews, Joseph. CHAPTER 1. 1 Paul's calling commended: 13 what 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ A. D. 60. a Ac.27.23. b Ac.9.15. e Ac. 13.2. 2or,to the obe dience of faith. our Lord, which was made d of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4 And 1 declared e to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: 5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, 2 for obedi ence to the faith among all na tions, for his name ' 13 Now I would not have you ig-u Mar. 16. 16. norant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but v Ac.3.26. The Gentiles' sins. 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image d made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them e up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God f into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature 6 more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: g for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like was let hitherto,) that I might have w ch.3.21,25.7 to retain God in their knowledge, some fruit 3 among you also, even as among other Gentiles. x Hab.2.4. 14 I am debtorr both to the y Ep. 5.6. Grecks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 4 or, to them. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. z Jno. 1.9. a Ps. 19. 1,&c. sor,that they 16 For I am not ashameds of the gospel of Christ: for it is the may be. powert of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; u to the b Je.2.5. Jew v first, and also to the Greek. Ep.4.17,18. 17 For therein w is the righteous-c Je.8.8,9. ness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is written, z The just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath y of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest 4 in them; for God z hath showed it unto them. d Is.40.18,26. Eze.8.10. e Ps.81.12. 2Th.2.11. f Am.2.4. 6 or, rather. g Ep.5.12. Jude 10. 7 or, to ac God gave them over to 8a reprobrate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, spiteful, proud, boasters, inventors 30 Backbiters, haters of God, deof evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenant-breakers, 9 without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who, knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but 10 have pleasure in them that do them. CHAPTER II. They that condemn sin in others, and yet sin, are inexcusable, whether Jews or Gentiles. TH THEREFORE thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou knowledge. art that judgest: for wherein a thou sor, a mind judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. void of judgment. 9 or, unsociable. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, against them which commit such 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things a that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; 5 so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, 10 or, consent things. neither were thankful; but became vain b in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened: (CHAP. 2.) 22 Professing themselves to be a 2Sa. 12.6,7. wise, they became fools. with them. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? Sin cannot go unpunished ROMANS, III. 4 Or despisest thou the riches b of A. D. 60. his goodness and forbearance c and long-suffering; d not knowing that b ch.9.23. the goodness of God leadeth e thee to repentance? 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest ƒ up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation g of the righteous judgment of God; 6 Who h will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient con-i tinuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentious, i and do k not obey the truth,| but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the 1 Gentile ; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the 1 Gentile : 11 Form there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as manyas have sinned without law, shall also perish without law and as many as have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law; 13 (Forn not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: o 15 Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, 2 their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts 3 the mean while accusing, or else excusing, one another; 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets p of men, by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.q 17 Behold, thou r art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest s his will, and approvest t the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the formu of knowledge and of the truth in the law, Is.63.7, &c. d Jno.4.2. e Is.30.18. f De.32.34. h Pr.24.12. Mat. 16.27. 1Ti.6.3,4, n Ja.1.22.25. them. 21 Thou therefore which teach-c Ps.51.4. est another, teachest thou not thy-d Job 8.3. self? thou that preachest a man e ch.6.1,15. should not steal, dost thou steal? Benefit of cn cumcision. 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that ab horrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24 For the name of God is blas phemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.w 25 For circumcision verily profit eth, if thou keep the law: but f thon be a breaker of the law, th circumcision is made uncircum cision. 26 Therefore ify the uncircumci sion keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? which is by nature, if it fulfill the law, judge z thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? 27 And shall not uncircumsion 28 For he a is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh : 29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, b in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise c is not of men, but of God. CHAPTER III. 1 The Jews' prerogative. 20 None justified by the law, but all by faith THAT advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? WH 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them a were committed the oracles of God. 3 For what if some b did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is writ ten, c That thou mightest be justi fied in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. 5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, who taketh vengeance ! (I speak as a man.) 6 God forbid: for then how d shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let use do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. 9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise; for we nave Justification not by the law. Abraham's faith to 13 imputed. faith, and uncircumcision through faith. ROMANS, IV. » fore 1 proved both Jews and A. D. 60. entiles, that they are all under sin; 0 As it is written, f There is none ghteous, no, not one : 1 There is none that understandh, there is none that seeketh ter God. 2 They are all gone out of the ay, they are together become unofitable; there is none that doeth od, no, not one. 1 charged. f Ps. XIV. LIII. g Ps.5,9. h Ps. 140.3. i Ps. 10.7. 3 Their throatg is an open se- 14 Whose mouth i is full of cursing 15 Their feet k are swift to shed dood: 16 Destruction and misery are in heir ways: 1 Ps.36.1. m Ps. 107.42. 2or, subject 17 And the way of peace have n Ps. 143.2. hey not known: 18 There is no fear of God before heir eyes. Ac.26-22. 19 Now we know that what P ch.5.1.&c. q Ec.7.20. 4 or, passing over. 20 Therefore n by the deeds of the 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law o and the prophets, 39. s ver.20,22, ch.8.3. 22 Even the righteousness of God t Ga.3.8.25. believe: for there is no difference: u He. 10.15. (CHAP.4) a Mat.3.9. b ch.3.27. c Ge. 15.6. 25 Whom God hath 3 set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousmess for the 4 remission of sins that d ch.11.6. are past, through the forbearance of God; e Hab.2.4. 26 To declare, I say, at this time ƒ Ps.32.1,2. his righteousness: that her might be just, and the justifier of him & Ge.17.10, which believeth in Jesus. 27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works! Nay but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that s 8 man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. i 11. h Lu. 19.9. Ge. 17.4, &c.. k Ga.3.18. 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? 30 Seeing it is one God, which t shall justify the circumcision by 31 Do we then make void the law through u faith? God forbid: yea, Iwe establish the law. CHAPTER IV. 1 Abraham's faith was imputed tɔ him for righteousness: 24 and so shall ours. W THAT shall we say then that Abraham, our father a as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not b before God. 3 For what saith the scripture ? c Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh d is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith e is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, fblessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 Andg he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had, yet being uncircumcised; that he might be the father h of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had, being yet uncircumcised. 13 For the promise, that i he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For ifk they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 15 Because the law worketh wrath for where nom law is there is no transgression. |