Sohe tookhim and ledhim to the commanderand said,"Paulthe prisonercalledme to him and askedme to leadthisyoung manto you since he hassomethingto tellyou."
And Jesusansweredhim, "Simon,I havesomethingto sayto you." And he replied,"Sayit, Teacher."
Sothe [Roman] cohortand the commanderand the officersof the Jews,arrestedJesusand boundHim,
But aboutmidnightPauland Silaswere prayingand singing hymns of praiseto God,and the prisonerswere listeningto them;
Paulcalledoneof the centurionsto him and said,"Leadthisyoung manto the commander,for he hassomethingto reportto him."
The commandertookhim by the handand stepping aside,[began] to inquireof him privately,"Whatis it that you haveto reportto me?"
Whenit was decidedthat we would sailfor Italy,they proceeded to deliverPauland someotherprisonersto a centurionof the AugustancohortnamedJulius.
AfterthreedaysPaul called togetherthosewho were the leading menof the Jews,and when they came together,he [began] sayingto them, "Brethren,though I had donenothingagainstour peopleorthe customsof our fathers,yet I was deliveredas a prisonerfrom Jerusaleminto the handsof the Romans.
For thisreasonI, Paul,the prisonerof ChristJesusfor the sakeof you Gentiles--
ThereforeI, the prisonerof the Lord,imploreyou to walkin a manner worthyof the callingwith whichyou have been called,
yet for love'ssakeI ratherappeal[to you]-- since I amsuch a personas Paul,the aged,and nowalsoa prisonerof ChristJesus--
