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he_o forth_o before_o you_o and_o especial_o before_o you_o king_n agrippa_n that_o we_o may_v examyne_n he_o and_o to_o have_v sumwhat_o to_o write_v for_o i_o think_v it_o stand_v with_o no_o reason_n to_o send_v a_o prisoner_n and_o not_o to_o show_v withal_o what_o be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n the_o xxvi_o chapter_n agrippa_z say_v unto_o paul_n thou_o be_v permit_v to_o speak_v for_o thyself_o thâ—â—_n paul_n stretch_v forth_o the_o hand_n and_o answer_v for_o himself_o i_o think_v myself_o happy_a king_n agrippa_n because_o i_o shall_v this_o day_n answer_v before_o yâ—_z of_o all_o the_o thing_n whereof_o i_o be_o accuse_v of_o the_o jews_n namely_o because_o thou_o be_v expert_a in_o all_o custom_n and_o question_n which_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n wherefore_o i_o beseech_v the_o to_o hear_v i_o patient_o then_o king_n agryppa_n turn_v himself_o to_o paul_n who_o stand_v before_o he_o bind_v and_o say_v thou_o have_v pardon_v to_o speak_v for_o thyself_o if_o thou_o have_v 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