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ThenPaul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast beenofmanyyears a judge unto thisnation, I do the more cheerfullyanswerformyself:
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Because that thoumayestunderstand, that there are yet but*twelvedays*since*I went uptoJerusalem for to worship.
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And they neitherfoundmein the templedisputingwith any man,neither raising up* the people*, neitherin the synagogues,norin the city:
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Neithercan they prove* the thingswhereoftheynowaccuseme.
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Butthis I confess unto thee,thatafter the waywhich they callheresy,so worship I the God of my fathers,believing all thingswhich are writtenin the lawandin the prophets:
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And havehopetowardGod,whichtheythemselvesalsoallow, that there shall be* a resurrection of the dead,both of the justandunjust.
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Andhereindo I exercisemyself, to havealways a conscience void of offencetowardGod,and toward men.
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Nowaftermanyyears I came to bringalmstomynation,andofferings.
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Whereupon*certainJewsfromAsiafoundmepurifiedin the temple,neitherwithmultitude,norwithtumult.
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Whoought to have been herebeforethee,andobject, if they hadoughtagainstme.
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Or elseletthesesame here say, if they have foundany evil doinginme, while Istoodbefore the council,
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Except it be forthisonevoice,that I criedstandingamongthem,Touchingtheresurrection of the deadI am called in questionbyyou this day.