Acts 23

1And PaulG3972, lookingG816 stedfastly on the councilG4892, saidG3004, Brethren, I have lived before GodG2316 in all goodG18 conscienceG4893 until this dayG2250. 2And the highG749 priestG749 AnaniasG367 commandedG2004 them that stoodG3936 by him to smite him on the mouthG4750. 3Then saidG3004 PaulG3972 unto him, GodG2316 shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judgeG2919 me accordingG2596 to the lawG3551, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the lawG3551? 4And they that stoodG3936 by saidG3004, Revilest thou God’s highG749 priestG749? 5And PaulG3972 saidG3004, I knew not, brethren, that he wasG1510 highG749 priestG749: for it isG1510 writtenG1125, Thou shalt not speakG3004 evilG2560 of a rulerG758 of thy peopleG2992. 6But when PaulG3972 perceived that the oneG1520 partG3313 wereG1510 SadduceesG4523 and the otherG2087 PhariseesG5330, he criedG2896 out in the councilG4892, Brethren, I amG1510 a PhariseeG5330, a sonG5207 of PhariseesG5330: touching the hopeG1680 and resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498 I amG1510 called in question. 7And when he had so saidG2980, there aroseG1096 a dissension between the PhariseesG5330 and SadduceesG4523; and the assembly was divided. 8For the SadduceesG4523 sayG3004 that there isG1510 no resurrectionG386, neither angelG32, nor spiritG4151; but the PhariseesG5330 confessG3670 both. 9And there aroseG1096 a greatG3173 clamorG2906: and some of the scribesG1122 of the Pharisees’ partG3313 stoodG450 up, and strove, sayingG3004, We findG2147 no evilG2556 in this manG444: and what if a spiritG4151 hath spokenG2980 to him, or an angelG32? 10And when there aroseG1096 a greatG4183 dissension, the chief captain, fearingG5399 lestG3361 PaulG3972 should be tornG1288 in pieces by them, commandedG2753 the soldiers to goG2597 downG2597 and take him by force from among them, and bringG71 him into the castle.

11And the nightG3571 following the LordG2962 stood by him, and saidG3004, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testifiedG3140 concerningG4012 me at JerusalemG2419, so must thou bearG3140 witnessG3140 alsoG2532 at RomeG4516.

12And when it was dayG2250, the JewsG2453 banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, sayingG3004 that they would neither eatG2068 nor drinkG4095 till they had killedG615 PaulG3972. 13And they wereG1510 moreG4183 than fortyG5062 that madeG4160 this conspiracy. 14And they cameG4334 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245, and saidG3004, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to tasteG1089 nothingG3367 until we have killedG615 PaulG3972. 15NowG1161 thereforeG3767 do ye with the councilG4892 signify to the chief captain that he bringG2609 him downG2609 unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, areG1510 readyG2092 to slay him. 16But Paul’s sister’s sonG5207 heardG191 of their lying in wait, and he cameG3854 and enteredG1525 into the castle and toldG518 PaulG3972. 17And PaulG3972 calledG4341 unto him oneG1520 of the centurionsG1543, and saidG5346, Bring this youngG3494 manG3778 unto the chief captain; for he hath somethingG5100 to tellG518 him. 18So he tookG3880 him, and broughtG71 him to the chief captain, and saith, PaulG3972 the prisonerG1198 calledG4341 me unto him, and askedG2065 me to bringG71 this youngG3495 manG3778 unto thee, who hath somethingG5100 to sayG2980 to thee. 19And the chief captain took him by the handG5495, and going aside askedG4441 him privately, What isG1510 it that thou hast to tellG518 me? 20And he saidG3004, The JewsG2453 have agreed to askG2065 thee to bringG2609 down PaulG3972 to-morrow unto the councilG4892, as though thou wouldest inquireG4441 somewhat more exactly concerningG4012 him. 21Do not thou thereforeG3767 yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them moreG4183 than fortyG5062 menG435, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eatG2068 nor to drinkG4095 till they have slain him: and nowG3568 areG1510 they readyG2092, looking for the promiseG1860 from thee. 22So the chief captain let the youngG3495 manG3778 goG630, charging him, Tell no manG3778 that thou hast signified these thingsG3778 to me. 23And he called unto him twoG1417 of the centurionsG1543, and saidG3004, MakeG2090 readyG2090 twoG1417 hundredG1250 soldiersG4757 to goG4198 as farG2193 as Cæsarea, and horsemenG2460 threescore and ten, and spearmen twoG1417 hundredG1250, at the thirdG5154 hourG5610 of the nightG3571: 24and he bade them provide beasts, that they might set PaulG3972 thereon, and bring him safe unto FelixG5344 the governorG2232. 25And he wroteG1125 a letterG1992 after this form:

26ClaudiusG2804 LysiasG3079 unto the mostG2903 excellentG2903 governorG2232 FelixG5344, greetingG5463. 27This manG435 wasG1510 seized by the JewsG2453, and wasG1510 about to beG1510 slain of them, when I cameG2186 upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learnedG3129 that he wasG1510 a RomanG4514. 28And desiring to knowG1921 the causeG156 wherefore they accused him, I broughtG2609 him downG2609 unto their councilG4892: 29whom I foundG2147 to be accused about questionsG2213 of their lawG3551, but to have nothingG3367 laid to his charge worthyG514 of deathG2288 or of bonds. 30And when it wasG1510 shown to me that there would beG1510 a plotG1917 against the manG435, I sentG3992 him to thee forthwith, charging his accusersG2725 alsoG2532 to speakG3004 against him before thee.

31So the soldiersG4757, as it was commandedG1299 them, tookG353 PaulG3972 and broughtG71 him by nightG3571 to Antipatris. 32But on the morrow they left the horsemenG2460 to goG565 with him, and returnedG5290 to the castle: 33and they, when they cameG1525 to Cæsarea and delivered the letterG1992 to the governorG2232, presentedG3936 PaulG3972 alsoG2532 before him. 34And when he had readG314 it, he askedG1905 of what provinceG1885 he wasG1510; and when he understood that he wasG1510 of CiliciaG2791, 35I will hear thee fully, saidG5346 he, whenG3752 thine accusersG2725 alsoG2532 are comeG3854: and he commandedG2753 him to be keptG5442 in Herod’s palace.