When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove,

But if it is a question about a word and names and your own law, see [to it] yourselves; for I do not wish to be a judge of these things."

And he arrived in Ephesus, and he left those [two] there; but he, having entered into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews.

and I found that he was accused concerning questions of their law, [but] had no accusation [against him] worthy of death or chains.

Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men, Athenians, according to all things I perceive you as [being] very religious;

for as I passed by and considered the objects of your worship, I found also an altar on which it had been inscribed: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, [Him] whom being ignorant of you worship, this [One] I announce to you:

beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection."

"This Jesus God has raised up, of which we all are witnesses."

because He has appointed a day in which He is going to judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He appointed, having given proof to all, by raising Him from the dead."

Therefore, having obtained help from God, until this day I stand, witnessing both to common [people] and great [people], saying nothing except the things which both the prophets and Moses spoke of as being about to happen,

that the Christ was to suffer, that as the first to rise from the dead, He was about to proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles."

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain and your faith also is vain!

For if the dead are not raised, [then] neither has Christ been raised.

Then also those who have died in Christ have perished.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, [and] has become the firstfruits of those who have died.

I am He who lives, and became dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Death and of Hades.