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Acts 22:1

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

Brethren and fathers, hear ye what reason I yield now to you.

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And when they lead you into synagogues, and to magistrates, and potentates, do not ye be busy, how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say.

Therefore put ye in your hearts, not to think before, how ye shall answer;

Brethren, and sons of the kind of Abraham, and which that in you dread God, to you the word of health is sent.

But of the people they drew away one Alexander, while Jews putted him forth. And Alexander asked with his hand silence, and would yield reason to the people.

And Paul beheld into the council, and said, Brethren, I with all good conscience have lived before God, till into this day.

But Paul knew, that one part was of Sadducees, and the other of Phari-sees; and he cried in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees; I am deemed of the hope and of the again-rising of dead men.

And Paul answered, when the president granted him to say, Of many years I know thee, that thou art doomsman to this folk, and I shall do enough for me with good reason.

To whom I answered, That it is not custom to Romans, to damn any man, before that he that is accused have his accusers present, and take place of defending, to put away the crimes, that be put against him.

For Paul yielded reason in all things, That neither against the law of Jews, neither against the temple, neither against the emperor [or Caesar], I sinned anything.

When he spake these things, and yielded reason, Festus said with great voice, Paul, thou maddest [or thou waxest mad]; many letters turn thee to madness.

And after the third day, he called together the worthiest of the Jews. And when they came, he said to them, Brethren, I did nothing against the people either custom of fathers, and I was bound at Jerusalem, and was betaken into the hands of Romans.

Which said, Brethren and fathers, hear ye. [The] God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before that he dwelt in Charran,

that show the work of the law written in their hearts. For the conscience of them yieldeth to them a witnessing betwixt themselves of thoughts that be accusing or defending,

My defence to them that ask me, that is [or is this].

Sometime ye ween, that we shall excuse us with you. Before God in Christ we speak; and, most dear brethren, all things for your edifying.

For lo! this same thing, that ye be sorrowful after God, how much busyness it worketh in you; but defending, but indignation, but dread, but desire, but love, but vengeance. In all things ye have given yourselves to be undefouled in the cause.

But some of strife [or of contention] show Christ not cleanly, guessing them to raise tribulation to my bonds.

As it is just to me to feel this thing for all you, for that I have you in heart, and in my bonds, and in defending and confirming of the gospel, that all ye be fellows of my joy.

In my first defence no man helped me, but all forsook me; be it not areckoned to them.

But hallow ye the Lord Christ in your hearts, and evermore be ye ready to [do] satisfaction to each man asking you reason of that faith and hope that is in you, but with mildness, and dread,




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