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ActsChapter 24 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a certain 1orator, Tertullus; and they gave their information against Paul to the governor.
And when Paul was called, Tertullus began to accuse him saying, 1Since we have obtained much peace through you, and since reforms are being carried out for this nation through your forethought
Both in every way and everywhere, we welcome it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
But that I may not detain you further, I entreat you to hear us briefly in your forbearance.
For we have found this man a pest and an agitator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the inhabited earth and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
Who has also tried to profane the temple. Him also we laid hold of 1and wanted to judge according to our law,
But Lysias the commander came by and with much force took him away from our hands
And ordered his accusers to come to you. When you have examined this man yourself concerning all these things, you will be able to ascertain from him the things which we accuse him of.
And the Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
And when the governor nodded for him to speak, Paul answered: Knowing that for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I gladly make my 1defense for the things concerning myself,
Since you can realize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
And neither in the temple did they find me disputing with anyone nor stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor throughout the city.
Neither are they able to prove to you the things which they now accuse me of.
Having hope toward God, which these themselves also look for, that there is to be a 1resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
Because of this I also exercise myself to always have a 1conscience without offense toward God and men.
Now after many years I came bringing alms to my nation and offerings;
In which they found me 1purified in the temple, with no crowd or uproar. But certain Jews from Asia,
Who should have been present before you and made accusation if they had anything against me —
Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the Sanhedrin,
Other than concerning this one sound which I cried out while standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged today before you.
But Felix, knowing more accurately the things concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias the commander comes down, I will determine your affairs.
And he directed the centurion to keep him in custody, and that he should have some liberty and that no one should prevent his own people from attending to him.
But after some days, Felix arrived with 1Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
Hoping at the same time also that 1money would be given to him by Paul. Therefore he also sent for him more frequently and conversed with him.
JobChapter 8 How long will you speak these things?
And how long will the words of your mouth be like a mighty wind? Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness? If your children have sinned against Him,
He has delivered them into the hand of their transgression. If you seek earnestly after God
And make supplication unto the Almighty, If you are pure and upright,
Then surely He will rouse Himself for you And restore well-being to your righteous habitation. And though your beginning was small,
Your end will be very great. For inquire now of the former generation,
And attend to what their fathers have sought out. For we are of yesterday and know nothing,
Because our days upon the earth are a shadow. Will they not teach you and talk to you
And utter forth words from their heart? Can papyrus shoot up without marsh?
Can reeds grow without water? While it is still in its greenness and not cut down,
It withers before all other grasses. So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the profane perishes, Whose confidence is cut off,
And whose trust is a spider's web. He leans upon his house, but it will not stand;
He holds fast to it, but it will not endure. He is full of sap before the sun,
And his shoots go forth over his garden. His roots are entwined around a stone heap;
He looks upon a place of stones. Indeed, that is the joy of his way;
And others spring forth out of the dust. Indeed, God will not reject a perfect man,
Nor will He support evildoers. He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
And your lips with shouting. Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
And the tent of the wicked will be no more. JobChapter 9 Then Job answered and said,
I do indeed know that it is so.
But how can a man be righteous before God? If he is pleased to contend with Him,
He cannot answer Him one thing in a thousand. He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —
Who has ever resisted Him and come through whole? — Who shakes the earth from its place,
And its pillars shake; Who commands the sun, and it does not rise,
And seals up the stars; Who alone stretched forth the heavens
And trod upon the heights of the sea; Who made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south; Who does great things that cannot be searched,
Indeed, wonderful deeds that cannot be numbered. Indeed, He passes by me, but I do not see Him;
And He goes by, but I do not perceive Him. Indeed, He snatches away; who can stop Him?
Who can say to Him, What are You doing? How then can I answer Him
And choose my words properly with Him? If I called out and He answered me,
I do not believe that He would hearken to my voice. For He crushes me with a whirlwind
And multiplies my wounds without cause. He does not permit me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness. If we speak of strength, indeed, He is mighty!
Or if of judgment, Who, says He, can appoint Me a time? Though I am righteous, my mouth would condemn me;
Though I am perfect, 1it would prove me perverse. I am perfect; I do not regard my soul;
I despise my life. It is all one; therefore I say,
He destroys the perfect and the wicked. The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges. If not He, then who is it? And my days are swifter than a running messenger;
They flee away, they do not see good; They go by like reed boats,
Like an eagle swooping on the prey. If I say, I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad countenance and look cheerful; I fear all my pains:
I know that You will not hold me innocent. I will be accounted wicked;
Why then do I labor in vain? Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own garments will abhor me. For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him,
That we should enter into litigation together. There is no referee between us,
Who may lay his hand upon us both. Let Him take His rod away from me,
And let not the dread of Him terrify me; Then I would speak and not be afraid;
For I am not such. JobChapter 10 My soul loathes my own life;
I will let my complaint have free course in me; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. I will say to God, Do not account me wicked;
Make known to me why You contend with me. Does it seem good to You to oppress,
To despise the toil of Your hands And shine upon the counsel of the wicked? Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or do You see as a man sees? Are Your days like the days of a man,
Or Your years like the days of a mighty man, That You would seek out my iniquity
And search for my sin, Even though You know that I am not wicked
And that there is none who can deliver out of Your hand? Your hands have shaped me and made me altogether,
Yet You destroy me. Remember now that You have made me like clay;
And will You return me to the dust? Have You not poured me out like milk
And curdled me like cheese? You have clothed me with skin and flesh
And woven me together with bones and sinews. You have granted me life and lovingkindness,
And Your visitation has preserved my spirit. If I sin, You mark me,
And You do not acquit me of my iniquity; If I am wicked, woe unto me;
If I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head, Being filled with dishonor and looking on my affliction. And if 1my head should be lifted up, You would hunt me down like a lion,
And You would again demonstrate wonders on me. You renew Your witnesses against me
And increase Your anger against me; Attacking waves and a host are against me. And why have You brought me out of the womb?
I should have died that no eye had seen me; I should have been as though I had not been;
I should have been carried from birth to the grave. Before I go, and never return,
To the land of darkness and the shadow of death, The land of gloom like deep darkness,
The shadow of death without order, Which shines like deep darkness. JobChapter 11 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said,
Should a multitude of words not be answered?
And should a man of much talk be justified? Shall your empty talk silence men?
And will you mock, and there be none to shame you? For you say, My doctrine is pure,
And I am clean in Your eyes. But, oh, that God would speak
And open His lips to you, And that He would tell you the secrets of wisdom!
For there are two sides to sound reason. Know then that God has forgotten some of your iniquity. It is the height of heaven — what can you do?
It is deeper than Sheol — what can you know? Its measure is longer than that of the earth
And broader than the sea. If He passes by and imprisons
And summons an assembly, who can stop Him? For He knows men of falsehood,
And He sees iniquity without considering it. If you would set your heart right
And stretch your hands out to Him — If there is iniquity in your hand, put it far away,
And do not let wrong dwell in your tents — Then indeed you would lift up your face without blemish,
And you would be steadfast and would not be afraid. For you will forget your misery;
You will remember it as waters that have passed away. And your time here will rise more brightly than the noonday;
Dark though it may be, it will be like the morning. And you will be secure, for there is hope;
And you will search about and lie down in security. Indeed you will lie down, and there will be none to terrify you;
And many will entreat your favor. But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And fleeing will be lost to them, And their hope will be to breathe out their life. |