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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.
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And when Felixheard these things, having more perfectknowledgeof that way, he deferredthem, and said , WhenLysias the chief captain shall come down , I will know the uttermost of yourmatter.
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And he commanded a centurion to keepPaul,and to let him haveliberty,and that he should forbidnone of hisacquaintance to ministerorcome unto him.