10 And a great πολλῆς pollēs G4183 tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing φοβηθεὶς phobētheis G5399 lest μὴ mē G3361 Paul Παῦλος Paulos G3972 should have been torn διασπασθῇ diaspasthēa G1288 in pieces by them , commanded ἐκέλευσεν ekeleusen G2753 the troop to come G1096 down καταβὰν kataban G2597 and take him by force from the midst μέσου mesou G3319 of them , and to bring ἄγειν agein G71 [ him ] into the fortress. 11 But the following night νυκτὶ nukti G3571 the Lord κύριος kurios G2962 stood by him , and said G3004 , Be of good courage θάρσει tharsei G2293 ; for as thou hast testified μαρτυρῆσαι.¶ marturēsai G3140 the things concerning G4012 me at Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλήμ, Ierousalēm G2419 , so thou must bear G3140 witness G3140 at Rome Ῥώμην Rhōmēn G4516 also καὶ kai G2532 . 12 And when it was day ἡμέρας hēmeras G2250 , the Jews Ἰουδαῖοι Ioudaioi G2453 , having banded together, put G615 themselves under a curse , saying G3004 that they would neither eat G2068 nor drink πιεῖν piein G4095 till they should kill ἀποκτείνωσιν apokteinōsin G615 Paul Παῦλον. Paulon G3972 . 13 And they were G1510 more πλείους pleious G4183 than forty τεσσεράκοντα tesserakonta G5062 who had joined together in this oath; 14 and they went to the chief ἀρχιερεῦσιν archiereusin G749 priests G749 and elders πρεσβυτέροις presbuterois G4245 , and said G3004 , We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste G1089 nothing μηδενὸς mēdenos G3367 until we kill ἀποκτείνωμεν apokteinōmen G615 Paul Παῦλον. Paulon G3972 . 15 Now G1161 therefore οὖν oun G3767 do ye with the council συνεδρίῳ, sunedriō G4892 make ἐμφανίσατε emphanisate G1718 a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring καταγάγῃ katagagē G2609 him down G2609 to you , as about to determine more precisely what concerns him , and we , before he draws near , are G1510 ready ἕτοιμοί hetoimoi G2092 to kill him . 16 But Paul's sister's son υἱὸς huios G5207 , having heard G191 of the lying in wait, came παραγενόμενος paragenomenos G3854 and entered εἰσελθὼν eiselthōn G1525 into the fortress and reported ἀπήγγειλεν apēngeilen G518 [ it ] to Paul G3972 . 17 And Paul Παῦλος Paulos G3972 , having called προσκαλεσάμενος proskalesamenos G4341 one ἕνα hena G1520 of the centurions ἑκατονταρχῶν hekatontarchōn G1543 , said ἔφη· ephē G5346 , Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something τι ti G5100 to report ἀπαγγεῖλαί apangeilai G518 to him . 18 He therefore οὖν oun G3767 , having taken G3880 him with [ him ], led G71 him to the chiliarch, and says λαλῆσαί lalēsai G2980 , The prisoner δέσμιος desmios G1198 Paul Παῦλος Paulos G3972 called προσκαλεσάμενός proskalesamenos G4341 me to [ him ] and asked ἠρώτησεν ērōtēsen G2065 me to lead G71 this youth to thee, who has something τι ti G5100 to say G2980 to thee. 19 And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand χειρὸς cheiros G5495 , and having gone apart in private, inquired G4441 , What is G1510 it that thou hast to report ἀπαγγεῖλαί apangeilai G518 to me ? 20 And he said G3004 , The Jews Ἰουδαῖοι Ioudaioi G2453 have agreed together to make a request to thee, that thou mayest bring καταγάγῃς katagagēs G2609 Paul Παῦλον Paulon G3972 down G2609 to-morrow into the council συνέδριον sunedrion G4892 , as about to inquire πυνθάνεσθαι punthanesthai G4441 something τι ti G5100 more precise concerning G4012 him . 21 Do not thou then be G1510 persuaded G3982 by them , for there lie in wait for him of them more πλείους pleious G4183 than forty τεσσεράκοντα, tesserakonta G5062 men G435 , who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat G2068 nor drink πιεῖν piein G4095 till they kill him ; and now νῦν nun G3568 they are G1510 ready ἕτοιμοι hetoimoi G2092 waiting G4327 the promise ἐπαγγελίαν.¶ epangelian G1860 from thee. 22 The chiliarch then G3767 dismissed G630 the youth, commanding G3853 [ him ], Utter to no one μηδενὶ mēdeni G3367 that thou hast represented these things ταῦτα tauta G3778 to me . 23 And having called to [ him ] certain τινὰς tinas G5100 two δύο duo G1417 of the centurions ἑκατονταρχῶν hekatontarchōn G1543 , he said G3004 , Prepare ἑτοιμάσατε hetoimasate G2090 two G1417 hundred διακοσίους diakosious G1250 soldiers στρατιώτας stratiōtas G4757 that they may go πορευθῶσιν poreuthōsin G4198 as far ἕως he'ōs G2193 as Caesarea Καισαρείας Kaisareias G2542 , and seventy ἑβδομήκοντα hebdomēkonta G1440 horsemen ἱππεῖς hippeis G2460 , and two G1417 hundred διακοσίους diakosious G1250 light-armed footmen, for the third τρίτης tritēs G5154 hour ὥρας hōras G5610 of the night νυκτός, nuktos G3571 . 24 And [he ordered them ] to provide beasts , that they might set Paul Παῦλον Paulon G3972 on them and carry [ him ] safe through to Felix Φήλικα Phēlika G5344 the governor ἡγεμόνα· hēgemona G2232 , 25 having written G1125 a letter ἐπιστολὴν epistolēn G1992 , couched in this form: 27 This man ἄνδρα andra G435 , having been G1510 taken by the Jews Ἰουδαίων Ioudaiōn G2453 , and being G1510 about to be G1510 killed by them , I came ἐπιστὰς epistas G2186 up with the military and took out [ of their hands ], having learned μαθὼν mathōn G3129 that he was G1510 a Roman Ῥωμαῖός Rhōmaios G4514 . 28 And desiring to know ἐπιγνῶναι epignōnai G1921 the charge αἰτίαν aitian G156 on which they accused him , I brought G2609 him down κατήγαγον katēgagon G2609 to their council συνέδριον sunedrion G4892 ; 29 whom I found G2147 to be accused of questions ζητημάτων zētēmatōn G2213 of their law νόμου nomou G3551 , but to have no charge laid against him [making him ] worthy ἄξιον axion G514 of death θανάτου thanatou G2288 or of bonds . 30 But having received information of a plot ἐπιβουλῆς epiboulēs G1917 about to be G1510 put G3992 in execution against the man ἄνδρα andra G435 [ by the Jews], I have immediately G1824 sent G3992 him to thee, commanding G3853 also καὶ kai G2532 his accusers κατηγόροις katēgorois G2725 to say G3004 before thee the things that are G1510 against him . [Farewell.] 31 The soldiers στρατιῶται stratiōtai G4757 therefore οὖν oun G3767 , according κατὰ kata G2596 to what was ordered them , took G353 Paul Παῦλον Paulon G3972 and brought G71 him by night νυκτὸς nuktos G3571 to Antipatris , 32 and on the morrow, having left the horsemen ἱππεῖς hippeis G2460 to go ἀπέρχεσθαι aperchesthai G565 with him , returned ὑπέστρεψαν hupestrepsan G5290 to the fortress. 33 And these , having entered εἰσελθόντες eiselthontes G1525 into Caesarea Καισάρειαν Kaisareian G2542 , and given up the letter ἐπιστολὴν epistolēn G1992 to the governor ἡγεμόνι hēgemoni G2232 , presented παρέστησαν parestēsan G3936 Paul Παῦλον Paulon G3972 also G2532 to him . 34 And having read ἀναγνοὺς anagnous G314 [ it ], and asked ἐπερωτήσας eperōtēsas G1905 of what eparchy he was G1510 , and learned that [ he was G1510 ] of Cilicia Κιλικίας, Kilikias G2791 , 35 he said ἔφη, ephē G5346 , I will hear thee fully when ὅταν hotan G3752 thine accusers κατήγοροί katēgoroi G2725 also καὶ kai G2532 are arrived . And he commanded κελεύσας keleusas G2753 him to be kept G5442 in Herod's praetorium πραιτωρίῳ praitōriō G4232 . Read all of Acts 23 ← Acts 22 Acts 24 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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