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I now bid you take heart; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

But we shall have to run on some island."

Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to bring the ship ashore.

But striking a shoal they ran the vessel aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was broken up by the surf.

but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw themselves overboard first and make for the land,

They waited, expecting him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead; but when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar--though I had no charge to bring against my nation.

But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against."

'Go to this people, and say, You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive.

I want you to know, brethren, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.

for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking and their senseless minds were darkened.

Though they know God's decree that those who do such things deserve to die, they not only do them but approve those who practice them.

But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

but for those who are factious and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness, there will be wrath and fury.

but glory and honor and peace for every one who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek.

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely upon the law and boast of your relation to God

Circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law; but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

Then those who are physically uncircumcised but keep the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law.

He is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual and not literal. His praise is not from men but from God.