Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya toward Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome); he came to them,

When these things were fulfilled, Paul resolved in his spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

Now on the next night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, Paul; for as you solemnly testified about the things concerning Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

To all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established--

Now I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that often I planned to come to you (and I was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles.

So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

For this reason I also have been hindered many times from coming to you.

whenever I travel to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope [while] traveling through to see you, and to be sent forward there by you, if I may be filled in part [from] you first.

For Macedonia and Achaia thought it good to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

Therefore, having finished and having sealed to them this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain.

Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

And the woman whom you saw is that great city which has royal rule over the kings of the earth."

And the next day we put in to harbor at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly, and permitted [him] to go to [his] friends to find care.

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "If these men do not remain in the ship, you cannot be saved."

But the centurion, wanting to rescue Paul, hindered them in their intention, and commanded that those who were able to swim to jump down first to go toward the land,

[ 37:35] And the Midianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Potiphar, Pharaoh's eunuch, the captain of the guard.

And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month (this [is] the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

And the chief captain of the guard took him, and said to him, The Lord your God has pronounced all these evils upon this place;

Then Paul remained two full years in his own rented house, and he was receiving all those who were coming to him,

preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

And ordering the centurion to keep watch over Paul and to let him have some liberty, and not to forbid [any] of his own to serve or to come to him.

And the next day we put in to harbor at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly, and permitted [him] to go to [his] friends to find care.

And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down mercy upon him; and He gave him favor in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison.

Because of him the chief keeper of the prison knew nothing, for all things were in the hands of Joseph, because the Lord was with him; and whatever things he did, the Lord made them to prosper in his hands.