Acts 23:16-33

16But the sonG5207 of Paul’sG3972 sisterG79 heardG191 of their ambushG1747, 1and he cameG3854 and enteredG1525 2the barracksG3925 and toldG518 PaulG3972. 17PaulG3972 calledG4341 oneG1520 of the centurionsG1543 to him and saidG5346, “LeadG520 thisG3778 youngG3494 manG3494 to the 3commanderG5506, for he hasG2192 somethingG5100 to reportG518 to him.” 18SoG3767 he tookG3880 him and ledG71 him to the 4commanderG5506 and saidG5346, “PaulG3972 5the prisonerG1198 calledG4341 me to him and askedG2065 me to leadG71 thisG3778 youngG3495 manG3495 to you since he hasG2192 somethingG5100 to tellG2980 you.” 19The 6commanderG5506 tookG1949 him by the handG5495 and steppingG402 asideG402, began to inquireG4441 of him privatelyG2596G2398, “WhatG5101 is it that you haveG2192 to reportG518 to me?” 20And he saidG3004, “7The JewsG2453 have agreedG4934 to askG2065 you to bringG2609 PaulG3972 downG2609 tomorrowG839 to 8the 9CouncilG4892, as thoughG5613 they were goingG3195 to inquireG4441 somewhatG5100 moreG199 thoroughlyG199 aboutG4012 him. 21SoG3767 do not 10listenG3982 to them, for moreG4183 than fortyG5065 of them are 11lyingG1748 in waitG1748 for him whoG3748 have 12boundG332 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.” 22SoG3767 the 13commanderG5506 letG630 the youngG3495 manG3495 goG630, instructingG3853 him, “TellG1583 noG3367 oneG3367 that you have notifiedG1718 me of theseG3778 thingsG3778.” 23And he calledG4341 to him twoG1417 of the centurionsG1543 and saidG3004, “GetG2090 twoG1250 hundredG1250 soldiersG4757 readyG2090 by 14the thirdG5154 hourG5610 of the nightG3571 to proceedG4198 to 15CaesareaG2542, 16with seventyG1440 horsemenG2460 and twoG1250 hundredG1250 17spearmenG1187.” 24They were alsoG5037 to provideG3936 mountsG2934 to putG1913 PaulG3972 on and bringG1295 him safelyG1295 to 18FelixG5344 the governorG2232. 25And he wroteG1125 a letterG1992 havingG2192 thisG3778 formG5179:

26“ClaudiusG2804 LysiasG3079, to the 19mostG2903 excellentG2903 governorG2232 FelixG5344, 20greetingsG5463.

27When thisG3778 manG435 was arrestedG4815 by the JewsG2453 and was aboutG3195 to be slainG337 by them, 21I cameG2186 up to them with the troopsG4753 and rescuedG1807 him, 22having learnedG3129 that he was a RomanG4514. 28And 23wantingG1014 to ascertainG1921 the chargeG156 for whichG3739 they were accusingG1458 him, I 24broughtG2609 him downG2609 to their 2526CouncilG4892; 29and I foundG2147 him to be accusedG1458 overG4012 27questionsG2213 aboutG4012 their LawG3551, but 28underG2192 29noG3367 accusationG1462 deservingG514 deathG2288 orG2228 30imprisonmentG1199.

30When I was 31informedG3377 that there would be 32a plotG1917 againstG1519 the manG435, I sentG3992 him to you at onceG1824, alsoG2532 instructingG3853 33his accusersG2725 to 34bringG3004 chargesG3004 againstG4314 him beforeG1909 you.”

31SoG3767 the soldiersG4757, in accordanceG2596 with their ordersG1299, tookG353 PaulG3972 and broughtG71 him by nightG3571 to AntipatrisG494. 32But the nextG1887 dayG1887, leavingG1439 35the horsemenG2460 to goG565 on with him, they returnedG5290 to 36the barracksG3925. 33When theseG3748 had comeG1525 to 37CaesareaG2542 and deliveredG325 the letterG1992 to 38the governorG2232, they alsoG2532 presentedG3936 PaulG3972 to him.