Saturday, May 23, 2026

¹⁶And when we were come to Rome, Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him.

¹⁷And after the third day, he called together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, brethren, I, having done nothing against the people or the custom of our fathers, was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

¹⁸Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, for that there was no cause of death in me.

¹⁹But the Jews contradicting it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar: not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.

²⁰For this cause therefore I desired to see you and to speak to you. Because that for the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain.

²¹But they said to him: We neither received letters concerning thee from Judea: neither did any of the brethren that came hither relate or speak any evil of thee.

²²But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that it is every where contradicted.

²³And when they had appointed him a day, there came very many to him unto his lodgings. To whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God and persuading them concerning Jesus, out of the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning until evening.

²⁴And some believed the things that were said: but some believed not.

²⁵And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, Paul speaking this one word: Well did the Holy Ghost speak to our fathers by Isaias the prophet,

²⁶Saying: Go to this people and say to them: With the ear you shall hear and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive.

²⁷For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears have they heard heavily and their eyes they have shut, lest perhaps they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted: and I should heal them.

²⁸Be it known therefore to you that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles: and they will hear it.

²⁹And when he had said these things, the Jews went out from him, having much reasoning among themselves.

³⁰And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging: and he received all that came in to him,

³¹Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, without prohibition.

⁴For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?

⁵The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men.

⁶The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity, hateth his own soul.

⁷He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone, and storms of winds, shall be the portion of their cup.

²⁰Peter turning about, saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned on his breast at supper and said: Lord, who is he that shall betray thee?

²¹Him therefore when Peter had seen, he saith to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man do?

²²Jesus saith to him: So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? Follow thou me.

²³This saying therefore went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And Jesus did not say to him: He should not die; but: So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee?

²⁴This is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things and hath written these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

²⁵But there are also many other things which Jesus did which, if they were written every one, the world itself. I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written.