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Andsawhimsaying unto me,Make haste , and get theequicklyoutofJerusalem:for they willnotreceivethytestimonyconcerningme.
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And Isaid , Lord,theyknowthatIimprisoned*andbeat in everysynagogue them that believedonthee:
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Andwhen the blood of thymartyrStephen was shed , Ialsowas standing by , andconsenting unto hisdeath,andkept the raiment of them that slewhim.
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And he saiduntome,Depart : forI will sendthee far henceunto the Gentiles.
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And they gavehimaudienceuntothisword,and then lifted uptheirvoices, and said , Away withsuch a fellow from the earth:for it isnotfit that he should live .
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And as they cried out , and cast off their clothes,andthrewdustinto the air,
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The chief captaincommandedhim to be broughtinto the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging;that he might knowwherefore*theycriedsoagainsthim.
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Andas they boundhim with thongs,Paulsaidunto the centurion that stood by , Is it lawful* for you to scourge a man that is a Roman,anduncondemned?
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When the centurionheard that, he went and told the chief captain,saying , Take heedwhat thou doest* : forthismanis a Roman.
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Then the chief captaincame , and said unto him,Tellme*, artthou a Roman*? He said , Yea.
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And the chief captainanswered , With a greatsumobtainedIthisfreedom.AndPaulsaid , ButIwas free born .