Nowin thosedaysa decreewentout from CaesarAugustus,that a census be takenof allthe inhabited earth.
Now KingAhasueruslaida tributeon the landand on the coastlandsof the sea.
"Tellus then,whatdo You think?Is it lawfulto givea poll-taxto Caesar,ornot?"
"Thisgospelof the kingdomshall be preachedin the wholeworldas a testimonyto allthe nations,and thenthe endwill come.
"TrulyI sayto you, whereverthe gospelis preachedin the wholeworld,whatthis womanhas donewill alsobe spokenof in memoryof her."
And He saidto them, "Gointo allthe worldand preachthe gospelto allcreation.
And everyonewas on his wayto register for the census,eachto his owncity.
in order to registeralongwith Mary,who was engagedto him, and was with child.
Nowin the fifteenthyearof the reignof TiberiusCaesar,when PontiusPilatewas governorof Judea,and Herodwas tetrarchof Galilee,and his brotherPhilipwas tetrarchof the regionof Ituraeaand Trachonitis,and Lysaniaswas tetrarchof Abilene,
Oneof them namedAgabusstoodup and [began] to indicateby the Spiritthat there would certainlybe a greatfaminealloverthe world.And thistook placein the [reign] of Claudius.
"If,then,I am a wrongdoerand have committedanythingworthyof death,I do not refuseto die;but ifnoneof those things is [true] of whichthese menaccuseme, no onecanhandme over to them. I appealto Caesar."
"But when Paulappealedto be heldin custodyfor the Emperor'sdecision,I orderedhim to be kept in custodyuntilI sendhim to Caesar."
First,I thankmy GodthroughJesusChristfor you all,becauseyour faithis being proclaimedthroughoutthe wholeworld.
Allthe saintsgreetyou, especiallythoseof Caesar'shousehold.
