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Acts 26:1

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

THEN Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretching forth his hand, began to make his answer.

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And the Lord said to him: Go thy way; for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.

I think myself happy, O king Agrippa, that I am to answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews.

Doth our law judge any man, unless it first hear him, and know what he doth?

Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.

But to Israel he saith: All the day long have I spread my hands to a people that believeth not, and contradicteth me.

To whom I answered: It is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present, and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.

MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye the account which I now give unto you.

The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.

He that answereth before he heareth sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.

Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon thee and will take away thy justification: and I will deliver thee up to the will of the daughters of the Philistines that hate thee, that are ashamed of thy wicked way.

For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to signify the things laid to his charge.




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