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  • Acts 27
    And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
    And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
    And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
    And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
    And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
    And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
    And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
    And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
    Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
    And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
    Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
    And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
    And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
    But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
    And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
    And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
    Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
    And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
    And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
    And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
    But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
    And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
    For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
    Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
    Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
    Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
    But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
    And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
    Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
    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,
    Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
    Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
    And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying
    7 min
  • Ezra 5,6
    Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
    Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
    At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
    Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
    But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
    The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
    They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
    Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
    Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
    We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
    And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
    But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
    But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
    And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
    And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
    Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
    Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
    Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
    And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
    In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
    With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
    And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple wh
    8 min
  • Hosea 7
    When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
    And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
    They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
    They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
    In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
    For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
    They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.
    Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
    Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
    And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
    Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
    When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
    Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
    And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
    Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
    They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
    3 min
  • Acts 25,26
    Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
    Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
    And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
    But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
    Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
    And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
    And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
    While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
    But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
    Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
    For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
    Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
    And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
    And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
    About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
    To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
    Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
    Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
    But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
    And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
    But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
    Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
    And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.
    And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
    But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
    Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
    For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
    Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand
    10 min
  • Ezra 3,4
    And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
    Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
    And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
    They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
    And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
    From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.
    They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
    Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
    Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
    And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
    And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
    But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
    So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
    Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;
    Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
    But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
    Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
    And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
    And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah an
    8 min
  • Acts 23,24
    And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
    And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
    Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
    And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
    Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
    But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
    And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
    For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
    And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
    And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
    And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
    And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
    And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
    And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
    Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
    And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
    Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
    So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
    Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
    And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
    But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
    So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
    And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
    And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
    And he wrote a letter after this manner:
    Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
    This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
    And when I woul
    11 min
  • Ezra 1,2
    Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
    Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
    Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
    And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
    Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
    And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
    Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
    Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
    And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
    Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
    All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
    Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
    Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
    The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
    The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
    The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
    The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
    The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
    The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
    The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
    The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
    The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
    The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
    The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
    The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
    The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
    The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
    The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
    The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.
    The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
    The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
    The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.
    The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
    The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
    The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
    The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
    The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
    The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.
    The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
    The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
    The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.
    The children of the o
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  • Hosea 5
    Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
    And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
    I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
    They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
    And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.
    They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
    They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
    Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
    Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
    The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
    Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
    Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
    When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
    For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
    I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
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  • Acts 21,22
    And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
    And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
    Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
    And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
    And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
    And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
    And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
    And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
    And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
    And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
    And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
    And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
    Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
    And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
    And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
    There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
    And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
    And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
    And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
    And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
    And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
    What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
    Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
    Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
    As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
    Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
    And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
    Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and
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  • 2nd Chronicles 36
    Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
    Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
    And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
    And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
    Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
    Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
    Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
    Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
    And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
    Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
    And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.
    Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
    And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
    But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
    Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
    And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
    And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
    And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
    To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
    Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
    Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
    5 min

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