Acts 25 Cross References - Wesley

¹ Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he went up from Cesarea to Jerusalem. ² Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews, appeared before him against Paul and besought him, Begging favour against him, ³ that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying an ambush to kill him by the way. ⁴ But Festus answered, That Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart thither shortly. ⁵ Therefore let those of you, said he, who are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. ⁶ And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Cesarea; and the next day, sitting on the judgment-seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. ⁷ And when he was come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem, stood round about him, bringing many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove: ⁸ While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Cesar have I offended at all. ⁹ But Festus, willing to gratify the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged before me concerning these things? ¹⁰ Then said Paul, I am standing at Cesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as thou also very well knowest. ¹¹ For if indeed I have done wrong, and have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is nothing of the things whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up to them. ¹² I appeal to Cesar. Then Festus, having conferred with the council answered, Hast thou appealed to Cesar? To Cesar shalt thou go. ¹³ And after certain days, king Agrippa and Bernice came to Cesarea, to salute Festus. ¹⁴ And when they had been there many days, Festus declared the case of Paul to the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix, ¹⁵ About whom when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews informed me, desiring judgment against him. ¹⁶ To whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans, to give up any man, till he that is accused have the accusers face to face, and have liberty to make his defence, touching the crime laid to his charge. ¹⁷ When therefore they were come hither, I without any delay sat at the judgment seat the next day, and commanded the man to be brought forth. ¹⁸ Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed, ¹⁹ But had certain questions against him, relating to their own religious worship, and about one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. ²⁰ And as I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked, If he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these matters? ²¹ But Paul appealing to be kept for the hearing of Augustus, I command him to be kept till I could send him to Cesar. ²² Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. And he said, To-morrow thou shalt hear him. ²³ And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pomp, and were entered into the place of audience, with the tribunes and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought forth. ²⁴ And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all ye who are present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have pleaded with me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out, that he ought not to live any longer. ²⁵ But when I found, that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and he had himself appealed to the Emperor, I determined to send him: ²⁶ Of whom I have nothing certain to send to my lord: wherefore I have brought him before you, and especially before thee, O king Agrippa, that after examination taken, I may have somewhat to write. ²⁷ For it seemeth to me unreasonable, to send a prisoner, and not to signify also the crimes alledged against him.

¹¹ Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. ¹² Rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

¹⁸ And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the heathens.

⁶⁰ to put him to death, But found none; yea, tho' many false witnesses came, yet found they none. ⁶¹ At last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. ⁶² And the high priest rising up said to him, Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee?

¹⁸ For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. ¹⁹ While he sat on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things to-day in a dream because of him.

²³ And the governour said, Why, what evil hath he done? ²⁴ But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. Then Pilate, seeing, that he could prevail nothing, but rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man: see ye to it.

²³ And he sware to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me, I will give thee, to the half my kingdom. ²⁴ And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. ²⁵ And coming in quickly with haste to the king she asked, saying, I will that thou give me immediately in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

³ And the chief priests accused him of many things; but he answered nothing. ⁴ And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing?

¹⁵ And Pilate, willing to satisfy the people, released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

¹⁸ And they saluted him, Hail, king of the Jews.

¹ And in those days there went out a decree from Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be inrolled.

¹⁶ And he drove them away from the judgment-seat. ¹⁷ Then they all took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.

¹⁹ And he came to Ephesus, and left him there; but he himself going into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews.

²² And he set sail from Ephesus. And landing at Cesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.

²¹ After these things were ended, Paul purposed in spirit, having passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must see Rome also.

¹⁵ And after these days, we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.

²⁸ stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, Crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: yea, and hath even brought Greeks into the temple, and polluted this holy place.

³ And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Do me justice on mine adversary. ⁴ And he would not for a while, but afterwards he said in himself, Tho' I fear not God nor reverence man, ⁵ Yet because this widow giveth me trouble, I will do her justice, left by her continual coming she weary me out.

¹² But before all these things they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my names sake.

² And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.

⁴ And he answering him said, Thou sayest. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and the multitude, I find no fault in this man.

⁸ And Herod seeing Jesus was exceeding glad; for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by him. ⁹ And he questioned him in many words, but he answered him nothing. ¹⁰ And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

¹⁰ And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. ¹¹ And Herod, having with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a splendid robe, sent him back to Pilate. ¹² And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. ¹³ And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, ¹⁴ and the people, Said to them, Ye have brought this man to me, as perverting the people; and behold, I having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching the things whereof ye accuse him.

¹⁴ and the people, Said to them, Ye have brought this man to me, as perverting the people; and behold, I having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching the things whereof ye accuse him. ¹⁵ Nor yet Herod; for I sent you to him; and lo, he hath done nothing worthy of death. ¹⁶ I will therefore chastise and release him. ¹⁷ For he was under a necessity of releasing one to them at the feast. ¹⁸ And they cried all at once saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas: ¹⁹ (Who for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder had been cast into prison.) ²⁰ Pilate desiring to release Jesus, spake again to them. ²¹ But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify him. He said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done?

²¹ But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify him. He said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? ²² I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise and release him.

²² I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise and release him. ²³ But they insisted with loud voices, requiring that he should be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

²³ But they insisted with loud voices, requiring that he should be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

²³ But they insisted with loud voices, requiring that he should be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. ²⁴ And Pilate gave sentence, that what they desired should be done.

⁵¹ Doth our law judge a man before it hear him, and know what he doth?

³ These things will they do, because they have not known the Father nor me.

²⁹ Pilate therefore went out to them, and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man? ³⁰ They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him to thee.

³⁸ Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice. Pilate saith to him, What is truth? And having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to them, I find no fault in him.

¹³ Pilate hearing this saying, brought Jesus forth, and sat on the judgment seat, in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha;

²² Beginning from the baptism of John, till the day that he was taken up from us, one must be ordained, to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

³² This Jesus God hath raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.

¹³ And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law. ¹⁴ For we have heard him say, That Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the rites which Moses delivered us.

⁴⁰ But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Cesarea.

² going to the high priest, Desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, he might bring both men and women bound to Jerusalem.

¹⁵ But the Lord said unto him, Go: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

²⁴ But their lying in wait was known by Saul: and they guarded the gates day and night to kill him.

³ And perceiving it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take Peter also.

²¹ And on a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, and sitting on his throne, made an oration to them.

³⁷ But Paul said to them, They have beaten us publickly, uncondemned, and have cast us into prison, who are Romans: and do they now thrust us out privately? Nay verily: but let them come themselves and conduct us out.

³⁷ But Paul said to them, They have beaten us publickly, uncondemned, and have cast us into prison, who are Romans: and do they now thrust us out privately? Nay verily: but let them come themselves and conduct us out. ³⁸ And the serjeants reported these words to the pretors; and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.

²² Then Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that ye are greatly addicted to the worship of invisible powers. ²³ For as I passed along and beheld the objects of your worship, I found an altar, on which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD: him therefore whom ye worship without knowing him, I proclaim unto you.

³¹ Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world righteously, by the man whom he hath ordained, whereof he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

¹² But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made an assault with one consent upon Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat, Saying, ¹³ This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. ¹⁴ And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were an act of injustice or wicked licentiousness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you.

¹⁴ And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were an act of injustice or wicked licentiousness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you. ¹⁵ But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of these matters.

¹⁵ But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of these matters.

²² And they heard him to this word, and then lifted up their voice and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.

²⁵ And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a Roman, even uncondemned?

²⁵ And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a Roman, even uncondemned? ²⁶ The centurion hearing it, went and told the tribune, saying, Consider what thou art about to do; for this man is a Roman. ²⁷ Then the tribune came and said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman? ²⁸ He said, Yea. And the tribune answered, I purchased this freedom with a great sum of money.

¹ And Paul earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God till this day.

⁹ And there was a great clamour: and the scribes of the Pharisees side arising, contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

¹¹ And the night following, the Lord standing by him, said, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must testify at Rome also. ¹² And when it was day, some of the Jews entering into a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, That they would neither eat nor drink, till they had killed Paul. ¹³ And they were more than forty, who had made this confederacy. ¹⁴ And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves by a solemn curse, not to taste anything, till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would more accurately examine the things concerning him: and we, before he came near, are ready to kill him.

²⁹ but to be charged with nothing worthy of death or of bonds. ³⁰ And when it was shewn me, that an ambush was about to be laid for the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to thee, commanding his accusers also, to say before thee what they have against him. Farewel.

³⁴ And having read it, he asked, of what province he was?

¹ And after five days, Ananias the high priest came down with the elders, and a certain orator, named Tertullus; and appeared before the governor against Paul.

⁵ For we have found this man, a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: ⁶ Who hath also attempted to profane the temple; whom we seized and would have judged according to our law.

⁶ Who hath also attempted to profane the temple; whom we seized and would have judged according to our law.

⁸ Commanding his accusers to come to thee, whereby thou mayst thyself on examination, take knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him.

¹² And they neither found me disputing with any man in the temple, nor making an insurrection among the people, either in the synagogues or in the city. ¹³ Nor can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. But this I confess unto thee,

¹⁷ Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings. ¹⁸ Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purifying in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult: ¹⁹ Who ought to have been present before thee, and to accuse me, if they had any thing against me. ²⁰ Or let these themselves say, what crime they found in me, when I stood before the council, ²¹ Unless it be concerning this one word, that I cried, standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead, I am called in question by you this day.

²³ And he commanded the centurion to keep Paul, and let him have liberty, and to hinder none of his friends from assisting or coming to him.

²⁷ But after two years, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus: and Felix desiring to gratify the Jews, left Paul bound.

¹ Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he went up from Cesarea to Jerusalem. ² Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews, appeared before him against Paul and besought him, Begging favour against him, ³ that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying an ambush to kill him by the way.

³ that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying an ambush to kill him by the way. ⁴ But Festus answered, That Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart thither shortly. ⁵ Therefore let those of you, said he, who are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

⁵ Therefore let those of you, said he, who are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. ⁶ And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Cesarea; and the next day, sitting on the judgment-seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. ⁷ And when he was come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem, stood round about him, bringing many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove:

⁹ But Festus, willing to gratify the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged before me concerning these things? ¹⁰ Then said Paul, I am standing at Cesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as thou also very well knowest.

¹⁰ Then said Paul, I am standing at Cesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as thou also very well knowest. ¹¹ For if indeed I have done wrong, and have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is nothing of the things whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up to them.

¹¹ For if indeed I have done wrong, and have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is nothing of the things whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up to them. ¹² I appeal to Cesar. Then Festus, having conferred with the council answered, Hast thou appealed to Cesar? To Cesar shalt thou go. ¹³ And after certain days, king Agrippa and Bernice came to Cesarea, to salute Festus.

¹⁵ About whom when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews informed me, desiring judgment against him. ¹⁶ To whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans, to give up any man, till he that is accused have the accusers face to face, and have liberty to make his defence, touching the crime laid to his charge. ¹⁷ When therefore they were come hither, I without any delay sat at the judgment seat the next day, and commanded the man to be brought forth. ¹⁸ Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed, ¹⁹ But had certain questions against him, relating to their own religious worship, and about one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. ²⁰ And as I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked, If he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these matters? ²¹ But Paul appealing to be kept for the hearing of Augustus, I command him to be kept till I could send him to Cesar. ²² Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. And he said, To-morrow thou shalt hear him. ²³ And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pomp, and were entered into the place of audience, with the tribunes and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought forth. ²⁴ And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all ye who are present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have pleaded with me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out, that he ought not to live any longer. ²⁵ But when I found, that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and he had himself appealed to the Emperor, I determined to send him:

¹ Then Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. ² And Paul, stretching forth his hand, made his defence. I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am this day to make my defence before thee, concerning all those things whereof I am accused by the Jews, ³ Who art accurately acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews, wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

⁹ I indeed thought myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth: ¹⁰ Which also I did in Jerusalem: and having received authority from the chief priests, I shut up many of the saints in prisons, and when they were killed, I gave my vote against them. ¹¹ And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

²² But having obtained help from God, I continue till this day, testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moses have declared should be, ²³ That the Christ having suffered, and being the first who rose from the dead, should shew light to the people and to the Gentiles.

²⁷ King Agrippa, Believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. ²⁸ Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

³⁰ And as he said this, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them. ³¹ And as they were going away, they spake one to another, saying, This man doth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds. ³² And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.

³² And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.

¹⁶ And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with the soldier that kept him. ¹⁷ And after three days, Paul called the chief of the Jews together. And when they were come together, he said to them, Brethren, though I have done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet have I been delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans: ¹⁸ Who having examined me, were willing to have released me, because there was no cause of death in me. ¹⁹ But when the Jews opposed it, I was constrained to appeal to Cesar; not that I had any thing to accuse my nation of.

²¹ And they said to him, We have neither received letters from Judea concerning thee, nor hath any of the brethren coming hither, related or spoke any evil of thee.

⁸ And why may we not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm us to say) do evil, that good may come? Whose damnation is just.

¹² They have all turned aside; they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doth good, no not one. ¹³ Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues have they used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips. ¹⁴ Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; ¹⁵ Their feet are swift to shed blood; ¹⁶ Destruction and misery are in their ways, ¹⁷ And they have not known the way of peace: ¹⁸ The fear of God is not before their eyes. ¹⁹ Now we know that whatsoever the law saith, it saith to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be found guilty before God.

²⁸ When therefore I have performed this, and sealed to them this fruit, I will go by you into Spain. ²⁹ And I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

³¹ and they that buy, as if they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passeth away: Now I would have you without carefulness.

³ For I delivered to you first, that which I also received, That Christ died for our sins, ⁴ according to the scriptures, And that he was buried, and that he was raised the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.

¹⁴ And if Christ be not raised, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. ¹⁵ Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we testified from God, that he raised up Christ, whom he did not raise, if the dead rise not. ¹⁶ For if the dead rise not, neither is Christ raised: ¹⁷ And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are still in your sins. ¹⁸ Then also they who sleep in Christ are perished. ¹⁹ If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are more miserable than all men. ²⁰ But now is Christ risen from the dead, the first-fruit of them that slept.

¹² For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more especially toward you.

² not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully corrupting the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

¹⁰ For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive according to what he hath done in the body, whether good or evil.

¹² Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things concerning me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel: ¹³ So that my bonds in Christ have been made manifest in the whole palace, and to all others: ¹⁴ And many of the brethren trusting in the Lord through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear.

²⁰ According to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall be ashamed in nothing, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

¹⁵ Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men.

¹⁶ At my first defence no man was with me, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge?

¹¹ For the sun arose with a burning heat, and withered the grass, and the flower fell off, and the beauty of it's appearance perished: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

⁶ But ye have disgraced the poor.

²⁴ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass: The grass is withered, and the flower thereof is fallen off;

¹⁴ If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil-spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. ¹⁵ But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other mens matters, ¹⁶ Yet if any suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eye, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

¹⁸ And he that liveth and was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of death and of Hades.