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ALMOST THOU PERSUADE ST ME 435 have paled; king and courtiers would have been stricken to the earth, as were the Roman guards at the sepulcher of Christ. Festus himself presented Paul to the assembly with the words: ''King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, 0 King Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. For it seemetli to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him." King Agrippa now gave Paul liberty to speak for himself. The apostle was not disconcerted by the brilliant display or the high rank of his audience; for he knew of how little worth are worldly wealth and position. Earthly pomp and power could not for a moment daunt his courage or rob him of his self-control. ''I think myself happy, King Agrippa," he declared, "because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews : especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews : wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently."