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Acts 23
1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said,
Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience
before God until this day.
2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that
stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee,
thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after
the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to
the law?
4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's
high priest?
5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was
the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not
speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were
Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in
the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the
son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of
the dead I am called in question.
7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension
between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the
multitude was divided.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no
resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the
Pharisees confess both.
9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that
were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove,
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.
10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief
captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in
pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down,
and to take him by force from among them, and to
bring him into the castle.
11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and
said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast
testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear
witness also at Rome.
12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded
together, and 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 which had made this
conspiracy.
14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and
said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse,
that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the
chief captain that he bring him down unto you to
morrow, as though ye would inquire something more
perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come
near, are ready to kill him.
16 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying
in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and
told Paul.
17 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him,
and said, Bring this young man unto the chief
captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief
captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto
him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee,
who hath something to say unto thee.
19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and
went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is
that thou hast to tell me?
20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee
that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the
council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him
more perfectly.
21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in
wait for him of them more than forty men, which have
bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither
eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are
they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
22 So the chief captain then let the young man
depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that
thou hast shewed these things to me.
23 And he called unto him two centurions, saying,
Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea,
and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two
hundred, at the third hour of the night;
24 And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul
on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
25 And he wrote a letter after this manner:
26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor
Felix sendeth greeting.
27 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have
been killed of them: then came I with an army, and
rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore
they accused him, I brought him forth into their
council:
29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of
their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge
worthy of death or of bonds.
30 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid
wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and
gave commandment to his accusers also to say before
thee what they had against him. Farewell.
31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took
Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with
him, and returned to the castle:
33 Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the
epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before
him.
34 And when the governor had read the letter, he
asked of what province he was. And when he understood
that he was of Cilicia;
35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are
also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's
judgment hall.
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