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Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:

μὲν men “indeed”

Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.

μὲν men “indeed”

But when Paul was about to say something, Gallio said to the Jews, If this was anything to do with wrongdoing or crime, there would be a reason for me to give you a hearing:

μὲν men “indeed”

And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.

μὲν men “indeed”

And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you?

μὲν men “indeed”

And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.

μὲν men “indeed”

If, then, Demetrius and the workmen who are with him have a protest to make against any man, the law is open to them, and there are judges; let them put up a cause at law against one another.

μὲν men “indeed”

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.

μέν men “indeed”

I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.

μέν men “indeed”

And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

μὲν men “indeed”

For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these.

μὲν men “indeed”

So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

μὲν men “indeed”

So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.

μὲν men “Indeed”

So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

μὲν men “Indeed”

But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.

μὲν men “Indeed”

If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.

μὲν men “indeed”

All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem;

μὲν men “indeed”

For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

μὲν men “indeed”

And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.

μέν, men “indeed,”

And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

μὲν men “indeed”

And the rest, some on boards and some on things from the ship. And so it came about that they all got safe to land.

μὲν men “indeed”

But shaking off the beast into the fire, he got no damage.

μὲν men “indeed”

But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked.

μὲν men “truly”

And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.

μὲν men “indeed”

First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.

μὲν men “indeed”