Acts 23:1-10

1PaulG3972, lookingG816 intentlyG816 at 1the 2CouncilG4892, saidG3004, “3BrethrenG435G80, 4I have 5livedG4176 my lifeG4176 with a perfectlyG3956 goodG18 conscienceG4893 before GodG2316 up to thisG3778 dayG2250.” 2The highG749 priestG749 6AnaniasG367 commandedG2004 thoseG3588 standingG3936 besideG3936 him 7to strikeG5180 him on the mouthG4750. 3ThenG5119 PaulG3972 saidG3004 to him, “GodG2316 is goingG3195 to strikeG5180 you, 8you whitewashedG2867 wallG5109! Do you 9sitG2521 to tryG2919 me accordingG2596 to the LawG3551, and in violationG3891 of the LawG3891 orderG2753 me to be struckG5180?” 4But the bystandersG3936 saidG3004, “Do you revileG3058 God’sG2316 highG749 priestG749?” 5And PaulG3972 saidG5346, “I was not awareG3609, brethrenG80, that he was highG749 priestG749; for it is writtenG1125, ‘10You shall not speakG3004 evilG2560 of a rulerG758 of your peopleG2992.’”

6But perceivingG1097 that oneG1520 groupG3313 were 11SadduceesG4523 and the otherG2087 PhariseesG5330, PaulG3972 began cryingG2896 out in 12the 13CouncilG4892, “14BrethrenG435G80, 15I amG1510 a PhariseeG5330, a sonG5207 of PhariseesG5330; I am on trialG2919 for 16the hopeG1680 and resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498!” 7As he saidG2980 thisG3778, there occurredG1096 a dissensionG4714 between the PhariseesG5330 and SadduceesG4523, and the assemblyG4128 was dividedG4977. 8For 17the SadduceesG4523 sayG3004 that there is noG3361 resurrectionG386, norG3383 an angelG32, norG3383 a spiritG4151, but the PhariseesG5330 acknowledgeG3670 them allG297. 9And there occurredG1096 a greatG3173 uproarG2906; and someG5100 of 18the scribesG1122 of the PharisaicG5330 partyG3313 stoodG450 up and began to argueG1264 heatedlyG1264, sayingG3004, “19We findG2147 nothingG3762 wrongG2556 with thisG3778 manG444; 20supposeG1487G1161 a spiritG4151 orG2228 an angelG32 has spokenG2980 to him?” 10And as a greatG4183 dissensionG4714 was developingG1096, the 21commanderG5506 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 22the barracksG3925.