Acts 23
:1
23:1
And Paul, looking intently at the
1aSanhedrin, said,
2Men, brothers, I have conducted myself in all good
3bconscience before God until this day.
Acts 23
:2
23:2
And the high priest
aAnanias commanded those who stood by him to
bstrike him on the mouth.
Acts 23
:3
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Then Paul
1said to him, God is going to strike you, you
awhitewashed bwall. And do you sit to
2cjudge me according to the law, and contrary to the law you order me to be struck?
Acts 23
:4
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And those standing by said, Do you revile the
ahigh priest of God?
Acts 23
:5
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And Paul said, I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest; for it is written,
a"You shall not
bspeak evilly of the ruler of your people.''
Acts 23
:6
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And Paul, knowing that one part was
1aSadducees and the other
2Pharisees,
3cried out in the
bSanhedrin,
4Men, brothers, I am a
cPharisee, a son of Pharisees; concerning the
dhope and
eresurrection of the dead I am being
5judged!
Acts 23
:7
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And when he spoke this, a dissension took place between the Pharisees and Sadducees; and the multitude was divided.
Acts 23
:8
23:8
For the Sadducees say that there is
ano resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.
Acts 23
:9
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And there was a great outcry; and some of the
ascribes of the Pharisees' party rose up and contended, saying, We find
bnothing evil in this man. And what if a spirit has spoken to him, or an
cangel?
Acts 23
:10
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And when much
adissension had taken place, the
1commander, fearing that Paul might be torn to pieces by them,
2ordered the detachment of soldiers to go down and seize him from their midst and bring
him into the
bbarracks.
6)
Encouraged by the Lord
23:11
Acts 23
:11
23:11
But in the
anight 1following, the Lord
2bstood by him and said, Take
ccourage, for as you have
3solemnly dtestified to the things concerning Me in Jerusalem, so also you must
4testify in
5Rome.
7)
The plot of the Jews
23:12-15
Acts 23
:12
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And when it became day, the
aJews formed a
1bplot and
2put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had
ckilled Paul.
Acts 23
:13
23:13
And there were more than forty who swore to this conspiracy.
Acts 23
:14
23:14
They came to the chief priests and the elders and said,
1We have bound ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul.
Acts 23
:15
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Now therefore you, with the Sanhedrin, notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to
1determine more accurately the things concerning him; and we, before he draws near, are ready to
ado away with him.
b.
Transferred by the commander to the Roman governor Felix
23:16—24:27
1)
The secrecy of the transfer
23:16-35
Acts 23
:16
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But the son of Paul's sister
1heard of the
aambush, and he came and entered into the
bbarracks and reported
it to Paul.
Acts 23
:17
23:17
And Paul called one of the centurions to
him and said, Bring this young man to the
acommander, for he has something to report to him.
Acts 23
:18
23:18
So he took him and brought
him to the commander and said, The
aprisoner Paul called me to
him and asked
me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you.
Acts 23
:19
23:19
And the commander took him by the hand and, withdrawing privately, inquired, What is it that you have to report to me?
Acts 23
:20
23:20
And he said, The Jews have
aagreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the
bSanhedrin, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
Acts 23
:21
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So you should not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him; they have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have
adone away with him. And now they are ready, awaiting the promise from you.
Acts 23
:22
23:22
So the commander dismissed the young man, charging
him, Do not tell anyone that you have informed me of these things.
Acts 23
:23
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And he called to
him a certain two of the centurions and said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, as well as seventy horsemen and two hundred
1spearmen, by the
2third hour of the night;
Acts 23
:24
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And they were also to provide mounts to put Paul on and bring
him safely to
1aFelix the
bgovernor.
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:25
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And he wrote a letter having this form:
Acts 23
:26
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Claudius Lysias, to his
aExcellency, Governor Felix,
brejoice.
Acts 23
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This man, having been
aseized by the Jews and about to be
bdone away with by them, I came upon with my detachment of soldiers and rescued, when I learned that he was a
cRoman.
Acts 23
:28
23:28
And intending to
aascertain the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought
him down to their Sanhedrin,
Acts 23
:29
23:29
And found him to be accused concerning
aquestions of their
blaw, but having nothing
cworthy of death or of bonds laid to his charge.
Acts 23
:30
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And when it was
adisclosed to me that there was a
bplot against the man, I sent
him at once to you, charging the
caccusers also to speak the things against him before you.
Acts 23
:31
23:31
So the soldiers, according to what they had been directed, took up Paul and brought
him by night to
1Antipatris.
Acts 23
:32
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And on the next day, leaving the horsemen to depart with him, they returned to the
abarracks.
Acts 23
:33
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And when they entered into
aCaesarea and handed over the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also to him.
Acts 23
:34
23:34
And when he had read
it, he asked from what province he was; and learning that
he was from
aCilicia,
Acts 23
:35
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He said, I will hear your case fully when your
aaccusers also arrive. And he ordered him to be guarded in Herod's
1bpraetorium.
