Acts of the Apostles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1174

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done nothing in opposition to the people, or to the customs of our forefathers, I have nevertheless been committed as a prisoner from jeru- salem to the hands of the Romans; who, after examination, desired to discharge me, because they found me guilty of no capital crime. But when the judeans opposed it, I was obliged to appeal to the Emperor; not, how· ever, because I had any charge to bring against my nation. This there- fore is the reason why I have invited you to see me and converse together; because it is for the sake of the Hope of Israel that I am branded with this ‘ We neither received from judea

they answered nor have any of the brethren arriving reported or spoken anything bad about you. But we would like to hear from yourself what you really think; for, respecting this sect, we well know that it is everywhere con- Having accordingly appointed a

day with him, a good many of them visited him at his lodgings; to whom he explained the evidence of the King- dom of God, and persuaded them about jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morn- ing until evening. And some, indeed, were persuaded by his reasoning, and they believed; but others not in ac- cord with one another went away; Paul uttering one remark: ‘ That the Holy Spirit certainly

spoke well to your forefathers through Isaiah the prophet, saying: GO YOU T0 THIS PEOPLE, AND SAY; HEARING, YOU SHALL LISTEN, AND SHALL NEVER UNDERSTAND; AND SEEING, YOU SHALL SEE, AND NEVER PERCEIVE FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME CORRUPI; THE HEARING OF THEIR EARS HAS BECOME DULL; WHILE THEY HAVE SHUT THEIR EYES LES']? THEY SHOULD PERCEIVE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, UNDERSTANDVVITH THEIR HEART, AND SHOULD TURN BACK, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM. ‘ Let it therefore be known to you

that this salvation from God has been sent to the heathen; and they will hear it.” ’ For two whole years afterwards he

remained in his own hired residence, welcoming all who went to him, pro- clairning the Kingdom of God, and teaching concerning the Lord jesus * * * * * Christ with unlimited freedom. i Isa. yl. g, rc. 26 28

All the most ancient MSS. omit verse 29. N0·rz.·—'l`his eloquent history of a part of

St. Paul’s life, written by his cousin and PhsicianSt. Lukeunder h y, , is own super- vls on, was left unhnished, grobably b his h ion and marrdom. this we executgy ave lost the record of his vangellza tion of Western Europe,——whlch would have been the most interesting part to us.-F. F. z¥74