Berean Standard Bible
Acts 23
1δὲdeG1161PaulG3972looked directlyἈτενίσαςAtenisasG816at theG3588SanhedrinσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892G3588andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80,IἐγὼegōG1473have conducted myselfπεπολίτευμαιpepoliteumaiG4176G3588before GodθεῷtheōG2316in allπάσῃpasēG3956goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18conscienceσυνειδήσειsuneidēseiG4893toἄχριachriG891thisταύτηςtautēsG3778G3588dayἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.”
3ThenτότεtoteG5119ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846ὁhoG3588, “Godθεός,theosG2316willμέλλειmelleiG3195strikeτύπτεινtupteinG5180you,youσεseG4771whitewashedκεκονιαμένε·kekoniameneG2867wallτοῖχεtoicheG5109καὶkaiG2532!YouσὺsuG4771sitκάθῃkathēG2521hereto judgeκρίνωνkrinōnG2919meG1473according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμον,nomonG3551,yetκαὶkaiG2532you yourself violate the lawπαρανομῶνparanomōnG3891by commandingκελεύειςkeleueisG2753that IG1473be struckτύπτεσθαι;tuptesthaiG5180.”
5“Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80τεteG5037ὁhoG3588,”PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972repliedἔφηephēG5346, “I was not awareοὐκ ᾔδειν,ouk ēdeinG3756G1492thatG3754he wasἐστὶνestinG1510thehigh priestἀρχιερεύς·archiereusG749,forγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125G3754: ‘Do not speakοὐκoukG3756G2046evilκακῶς.¶kakōsG2560about therulerἄρχονταarchontaG758ofτοῦtouG3588yourσουsouG4771peopleλαοῦlaouG2992.’”
6ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,knowingΓνοὺςGnousG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588some of themἓν μέροςhen merosG1520G3313wereἐστὶνestinG1510SadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523andδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588othersἕτερονheteronG2087PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330,called outἔκραζενekrazenG2896inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Sanhedrinσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG4892, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80,IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμι,eimiG1510a PhariseeΦαρισαῖόςPharisaiosG5330, thesonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of a PhariseeΦαρισαίων·PharisaiōnG5330. It isbecause ofπερὶperiG4012myhopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680καὶkaiG2532in the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498thatIἐγὼegōG1473am on trialκρίνομαι.¶krinomaiG2919.”
7As soon asΤοῦτο δὲTouto deG3778G1161heαὐτοῦautouG846had saidG2980this,a disputeστάσιςstasisG4714broke outἐγένετοegenetoG1096between theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andκαὶkaiG2532SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588assemblyπλῆθος.plēthosG4128was dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977.
8Forμὲν γὰρmen garG1063G3303theSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thatthere isG1510neitherμὴmēG3361a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386norμήτεmēteG3383angelsἄγγελονangelonG32norμήτεmēteG3383spiritsπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151,butδὲdeG1161thePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330acknowledgeὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670τὰtaG3588them allἀμφότερα.¶amphoteraG297.
9δὲdeG1161A greatμεγάλη·megalēG3173clamorκραυγὴkraugēG2906aroseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,andκαὶkaiG2532someτινὲςtinesG5100τῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122from theτοῦtouG3588partyμέρουςmerousG3313of theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330got upἀναστάντεςanastantesG450andcontended sharplyδιεμάχοντο λέγοντες·diemachonto legontesG1264G3004, “We findεὑρίσκομενheuriskomenG2147nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongκακὸνkakonG2556withἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778τῷtōG3588manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444δὲdeG1161.What ifεἰeiG1487a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151orἢēG2228an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32has spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to himαὐτῷautōG846?”
10δὲdeG1161Thedisputeστάσεως,staseōsG4714grewG1096so violentπολλῆςpollēsG4183thattheὁhoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506was afraidφοβηθεὶς μὴphobētheis mēG5399G3361theyὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259G846would tear Paul to piecesδιασπασθῇ ὁ Παῦλοςdiaspasthēa ho PaulosG1288G3588G3972.He orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753theτὸtoG3588soldiersστράτευμαstrateumaG4753to go downκαταβὰνkatabanG2597andremove him by forceἁρπάσαι ἐκ μέσουharpasai ek mesouG726G846G1537G3319andτεteG5037bringἄγεινageinG71himintoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588barracksπαρεμβολήν.¶parembolēnG3925.
11δὲdeG1161TheΤῇTēaG3588followingἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962stood nearἐπιστὰςepistasG2186PaulαὐτῷautōG846andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “Take courageθάρσειtharseiG2293γὰρgarG1063!AsὡςhōsG5613you have testifiedδιεμαρτύρωdiemarturōG1263τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012MeἐμοῦemouG1473inεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,soοὕτωhoutōG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532youσεseG4771mustδεῖdeiG1163testifyμαρτυρῆσαι.¶marturēsaiG3140inεἰςeisG1519RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.”
The Plot to Kill Paul
(John 16:1–4)
12δὲdeG1161When daylight cameΓενομένης ἡμέραςGenomenēs hēmerasG1096G2250,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453formedποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160a conspiracyσυστροφὴνsustrophēnG4963and bound themselves with an oathἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτοὺς λέγοντεςanethematisan he'autous legontesG332G1438G3004notμήτεmēteG3383to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315orμήτεmēteG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095untilἕως οὗhe'ōs houG2193G3739they had killedἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.
14TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748wentπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to theτοῖςtoisG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245andsaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “We have boundἀνεθεματίσαμενanethematisamenG332ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438with a solemn oathἀναθέματιanathematiG331notto eatγεύσασθαιgeusasthaiG1089anythingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367untilἕως οὗhe'ōs houG2193G3739we have killedἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.
15NowνῦνnunG3568thenοὖνounG3767,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771andσὺνsunG4862theτῷtōG3588Sanhedrinσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892petitionἐμφανίσατεemphanisateG1718theτῷtōG3588commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506toὅπωςhopōsG3704bring him downκαταγάγῃ αὐτὸνkatagagē autonG2609G846toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771on the pretextὡς μέλλονταςhōs mellontasG5613G3195of examiningδιαγινώσκεινdiaginōskeinG1231his caseτὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ·ta peri autouG3588G4012G846more carefullyG199δὲdeG1161.WeG1473areἐσμενesmenG1510readyἕτοιμοίhetoimoiG2092τοῦtouG3588to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846on the wayπρὸ ἐγγίσαι τοῦ αὐτόν.¶pro engisai tou autonG4253G846G3588G1448.”
16ButδὲdeG1161whentheὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Paul’sΠαύλουPaulouG3972τῆςtēsG3588sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79heard aboutἈκούσαςAkousasG191theτὴνtēnG3588plotἐνέδραν,enedranG1747,he wentπαραγενόμενος καὶ εἰσελθὼνparagenomenos kai eiselthōnG3854G2532G1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925andtoldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳ.PaulōG3972.
17ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, “TakeἀπάγαγεapagageG520thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588young manνεανίανneanianG3494toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588commanderχιλίαρχον·chiliarchonG5506γὰρgarG1063;he hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingτιtiG5100to tellἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518himαὐτῷ.autōG846.”
18SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303the centurionὁhoG3588took himπαραλαβὼν αὐτὸν ἤγαγενparalabōn auton ēgagenG3880G846G71toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588commanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchonG5506andκαὶkaiG2532saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, “PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972theὁhoG3588prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198sentπροσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenosG4341andaskedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065meG1473to bringἀγαγεῖνagageinG71thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588young manνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495toπρὸςprosG4314youσὲseG4771.He hasἔχοντάechontaG2192somethingτιtiG5100to tellλαλῆσαίlalēsaiG2980youσοι.soiG4771.”
19δὲdeG1161TheτῆςtēsG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949the young manαὐτοῦautouG846by theὁhoG3588handχειρὸςcheirosG5495καὶkaiG2532,drewἀναχωρήσαςanachōrēsasG402himasideκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596G2398,and askedἐπυνθάνετο·epunthanetoG4441, “WhatτίtiG5101do you needἐστιν ὃ ἔχειςestin ho echeisG1510G3739G2192to tellἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518meG1473?”
20δὲdeG1161He answeredεἶπενeipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453have agreedσυνέθεντοsunethentoG4934τοῦtouG3588to askἐρωτῆσαίerōtēsaiG2065youσεseG4771toὅπωςhopōsG3704bringκαταγάγῃςkatagagēsG2609τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588SanhedrinσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839on the pretextὡς μέλλονhōs mellonG5613G3195of acquiringπυνθάνεσθαιpunthanesthaiG4441more informationτιtiG199G5100aboutπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
21οὖνounG3767Do not letμὴmēG3361themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846persuadeπεισθῇςpeisthēasG3982youσὺsuG4771,becauseγὰρgarG1063more thanG4119fortyτεσσεράκοντα,tesserakontaG5062ἐξexG1537αὐτὸνautonG846menἄνδρεςandresG435are waiting to ambushἐνεδρεύουσινenedreuousinG1748himαὐτῶνautōnG846. TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have bound themselves with an oathἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτοὺςanethematisan he'autousG332G1438notμήτεmēteG3383to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315orμήτεmēteG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095untilἕως οὗhe'ōs houG2193G3739they have killedἀνέλωσινanelōsinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532;they areεἰσινeisinG1510readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092nowνῦνnunG3568,awaitingπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiG4327τὴνtēnG3588yourἀπὸ σοῦapo souG575G4771consentἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianG1860.”
22SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303theὉHoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506dismissedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630theτὸνtonG3588young manνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495and instructedπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853him, “Do not tellἐκλαλῆσαιeklalēsaiG1583anyoneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367thatὅτιhotiG3754you have reportedἐνεφάνισαςenephanisasG1718thisταῦταtautaG3778toπρόςprosG4314meG1473.”
Paul Sent to Felix
23ThenΚαὶKaiG2532he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341τινὰςtinasG5100twoδύοduoG1417ofτῶνtōnG3588hiscenturionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “PrepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090two hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757καὶkaiG2532,seventyἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460,andκαὶkaiG2532two hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250spearmenδεξιολάβουςdexiolabousG1187toὅπωςhopōsG3704goπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198toἕωςhe'ōsG2193CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542inἀπὸapoG575the thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610of theτῆςtēsG3588nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571.
27ThisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588manἄνδραandraG435was seizedσυλλημφθένταsullēmphthentaG4815byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532ὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259theyαὐτῶν,autōnG846were aboutμέλλονταmellontaG3195to killἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaiG337himwhen I cameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186withσὺνsunG4862myτῷtōG3588troopsστρατεύματιstrateumatiG4753to rescueἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnG1807him.For I had learnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129thatὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστιν·estinG1510a Roman citizenῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514,
28andτεteG5037since I wantedβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014to understandἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921theirτὴνtēnG3588chargesαἰτίανaitianG156δι᾽di᾽G1223ἣνhēnG3739againstἐνεκάλουνenekalounG1458himαὐτῷautōG846,I brought him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846τὸtoG3588SanhedrinσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892.
29ὃνhonG3739I found thatεὗρονheuronG2147the accusationἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonG1458involvedπερὶperiG4012questionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213aboutτοῦtouG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846ownlawνόμουnomouG3551,butδὲdeG1161there wasἔχονταechontaG2192noμηδὲνmēdenG3367chargeἔγκλημα.egklēmaG1462worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.
30WhenδέdeG1161IG1473was informed thatμηνυθείσηςmēnutheisēsG3377there wasἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510a plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917againstεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588manἄνδραandraG435,I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992himtoπρὸςprosG4314youσὲseG4771at onceἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824.I also instructedπαραγγείλας καὶparangeilas kaiG2532G3853hisτοῖςtoisG3588accusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725to presentλέγεινlegeinG3004their caseτὰtaG3588againstπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846beforeἐπὶepiG1909youσοῦ.souG4771.
31SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303theΟἱHoiG3588soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757followed their ordersκατὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον αὐτοῖςkata to diatetagmenon autoisG2596G3588G1299G846andbroughtἀναλαβόντες ἤγαγονanalabontes ēgagonG353G71τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972byδιὰdiaG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaG494.
33When the horsemenοἵτινεςoitinesG3748arrivedεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542καὶkaiG2532,they deliveredἀναδόντεςanadontesG325theτὴνtēnG3588letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992to theτῷtōG3588governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232andκαὶkaiG2532presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972to himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
35he saidἔφη,ephēG5346, “I will hear your caseδιακούσομαί σου,diakousomai souG1251G4771whenὅτανhotanG3752yourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588accusersκατήγοροίkatēgoroiG2725arriveπαραγένωνται.paragenōntaiG3854καὶkaiG2532.”Then he ordered thatκελεύσαςkeleusasG2753Paulαὐτόν.¶autonG846be kept under guardφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264PraetoriumπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōG4232.
Commentaries on Acts 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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