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Acts 23

Paul before the Council

1

Paulg3972, lookingg816 intentlyg816 at  athe  1Councilg4892, saidg3004, " bBrethreng435g80,  cI have  2livedg4176 my lifeg4176 with a perfectlyg3956 goodg18 conscienceg4893 before Godg2316 up to thisg3778 dayg2250."

2

The highg749 priestg749  aAnaniasg367 commandedg2004 thoseg3588 standingg3936 besideg3936 him  bto strikeg5180 him on the mouthg4750.

3

Theng5119 Paulg3972 saidg3004 to him, "Godg2316 is goingg3195 to strikeg5180 you,  ayou whitewashedg2867 wallg5109! Do you  bsitg2521 to tryg2919 me accordingg2596 to the Lawg3551, and in violationg3891 of the Lawg3891 orderg2753 me to be struckg5180?"

4

But the bystandersg3936 saidg3004, "Do you revileg3058 God'sg2316 highg749 priestg749?"

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And Paulg3972 saidg5346, "I was not awareg3609a, brethreng80, that he was highg749 priestg749; for it is writteng1125, ` aYOU SHALL NOT SPEAKg3004 EVILg2560 OF A RULERg758 OF YOUR PEOPLEg2992.' "

6

But perceivingg1097 that oneg1520 groupg3313 were  aSadduceesg4523 and the otherg2087 Phariseesg5330, Paulg3972 began cryingg2896 out in  bthe  1Councilg4892, " cBrethreng435g80,  dI amg1510 a Phariseeg5330, a song5207 of Phariseesg5330; I am on trialg2919 for  ethe hopeg1680 and resurrectiong386 of the deadg3498!"

7

As he saidg2980 thisg3778, there occurredg1096 a dissensiong4714b between the Phariseesg5330 and Sadduceesg4523, and the assemblyg4128 was dividedg4977.

8

For  athe Sadduceesg4523 sayg3004 that there is nog3361 resurrectiong386, norg3383 an angelg32a, norg3383 a spiritg4151, but the Phariseesg5330 acknowledgeg3670 them allg297.

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And there occurredg1096 a greatg3173 uproarg2906; and someg5100 of  athe scribesg1122 of the Pharisaicg5330 partyg3313 stoodg450 up and began to argueg1264 heatedlyg1264, sayingg3004, " bWe findg2147 nothingg3762 wrongg2556 with thisg3778 mang444;  csupposeg1487g1161 a spiritg4151 org2228 an angelg32a has spokeng2980 to him?"

10

And as a greatg4183 dissensiong4714b was developingg1096, the  1commanderg5506 was afraidg5399 Paulg3972 would be torng1288 to piecesg1288 by them and orderedg2753 the troopsg4753 to gog2597 downg2597 and takeg726 him awayg726 from them by forceg726, and bringg71 him into  athe barracksg3925b.

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But on  athe nightg3571 immediately followingg1897a, the Lordg2962 stoodg2186 at his side and saidg3004, bTakeg2293 courageg2293; for  cas you have  dsolemnlyg1263 witnessedg1263 to My causeg3588g4012 at Jerusalemg2419, sog3779 you mustg1163 witnessg3140 at Romeg4516 alsog2532."

A Conspiracy to Kill Paul

12

When it was dayg2250,  athe Jewsg2453 formedg4160 a  1conspiracyg4160 and  bboundg332 themselvesg1438 underg332 an oathg332, sayingg3004 that they would neitherg3383 eatg2068 norg3383 drinkg4095 untilg2193 they had killedg615 Paulg3972.

13

There were moreg4183 than fortyg5065b who formedg4160 thisg3778 plotg4945.

14

They cameg4334 to the chiefg749 priestsg749 and the eldersg4245 and saidg3004, "We have  aboundg332 ourselvesg1438 underg332 a solemng331 oathg332 to tasteg1089 nothingg3367 untilg2193 we have killedg615 Paulg3972.

15

"Nowg3568 thereforeg3767, you  1and  athe  2Councilg4892 notifyg1718 the  3commanderg5506 to bringg2609 him downg2609 to you, as thoughg5613 you were goingg3195 to determineg1231 his caseg3588g4012 by a moreg199 thoroughg199 investigationg199; and we for our part are readyg2092 to slayg337 him beforeg4253 he comesg1448 nearg1448 the place."

16

But the song5207 of Paul'sg3972 sisterg79 heardg191 of their ambushg1747,  1and he cameg3854 and enteredg1525  athe barracksg3925b and toldg518 Paulg3972.

17

Paulg3972 calledg4341 oneg1520 of the centurionsg1543 to him and saidg5346, "Leadg520 thisg3778 youngg3494 mang3494 to the  1commanderg5506, for he hasg2192 somethingg5100 to reportg518 to him."

18

Sog3767 he tookg3880 him and ledg71 him to the  1commanderg5506 and *saidg5346, "Paulg3972  athe prisonerg1198 calledg4341 me to him and askedg2065 me to leadg71 thisg3778 youngg3495 mang3495 to you since he hasg2192 somethingg5100 to tellg2980 you."

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The  1commanderg5506 tookg1949 him by the handg5495 and steppingg402 asideg402, began to inquireg4441 of him privatelyg2596g2398, "Whatg5101 is it that you haveg2192 to reportg518 to me?"

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And he saidg3004, " aThe Jewsg2453 have agreedg4934 to askg2065 you to bringg2609 Paulg3972 downg2609 tomorrowg839 to  bthe  1Councilg4892, as thoughg5613 they were goingg3195 to inquireg4441 somewhatg5100 moreg199 thoroughlyg199 aboutg4012 him.

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"Sog3767 do not  1listeng3982 to them, for moreg4183 than fortyg5065b of them are  alyingg1748 in waitg1748 for him whog3748 have  bboundg332 themselvesg1438 underg332 a curseg332 not to eatg2068 org3383 drinkg4095 untilg2193 they slayg337 him; and nowg3568 they are readyg2092 and waitingg4327 for the promiseg1860 from you."

22

Sog3767 the  1commanderg5506 letg630 the youngg3495 mang3495 gog630, instructingg3853 him, "Tellg1583 nog3367 oneg3367 that you have notifiedg1718 me of theseg3778 thingsg3778."

Paul Moved to Caesarea

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And he calledg4341 to him twog1417 of the centurionsg1543 and saidg3004, "Getg2090 twog1250 hundredg1250 soldiersg4757 readyg2090 by  1the thirdg5154 hourg5610 of the nightg3571 to proceedg4198 to  aCaesareag2542,  2with seventyg1440 horsemeng2460 and twog1250 hundredg1250  3spearmeng1187."

24

They were alsog5037 to provideg3936 mountsg2934 to putg1913 Paulg3972 on and bringg1295 him safelyg1295 to  aFelixg5344 the governorg2232.

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And he wroteg1125 a letterg1992 havingg2192 thisg3778 formg5179b:

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"Claudiusg2804 Lysiasg3079, to the  amostg2903 excellentg2903 governorg2232 Felixg5344,  bgreetingsg5463.

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"When thisg3778 mang435 was arrestedg4815 by the Jewsg2453 and was aboutg3195 to be slaing337 by them,  aI cameg2186 up to them with the troopsg4753 and rescuedg1807 him,  bhaving learnedg3129 that he was a Romang4514.

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"And  awantingg1014 to ascertaing1921 the chargeg156 for whichg3739 they were accusingg1458 him, I  bbroughtg2609 him downg2609 to their  1 cCouncilg4892;

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and I foundg2147 him to be accusedg1458 overg4012  aquestionsg2213 aboutg4012 their Lawg3551, but  1underg2192  bnog3367 accusationg1462 deservingg514 deathg2288 org2228  2imprisonmentg1199.

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"When I was  ainformedg3377 that there would be  ba plotg1917 againstg1519 the mang435, I sentg3992 him to you at onceg1824, alsog2532 instructingg3853  chis accusersg2725a to  1bringg3004 chargesg3004 againstg4314 him beforeg1909 you."

31

Sog3767 the soldiersg4757, in accordanceg2596 with their ordersg1299, tookg353 Paulg3972 and broughtg71 him by nightg3571 to Antipatrisg494.

32

But the nextg1887 dayg1887, leavingg1439  athe horsemeng2460 to gog565 on with him, they returnedg5290 to  bthe barracksg3925b.

33

When theseg3748 had comeg1525 to  aCaesareag2542 and deliveredg325 the letterg1992 to  bthe governorg2232, they alsog2532 presentedg3936 Paulg3972 to him.

34

When he had readg314 it, he askedg1905 from whatg4169  aprovinceg1885a he was, and when he learnedg4441 that  bhe was from Ciliciag2791,

35

he saidg5346, "I will giveg1251 you a hearingg1251 afterg3752 your  aaccusersg2725a arriveg3854 alsog2532," givingg2753 ordersg2753 for him to be  bkeptg5442 in Herod'sg2264  1Praetoriumg4232.



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