New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 23

Paul before the Council

1NowδὲdeG1161lookingG816intentlyἈτενίσαςAtenisasG816at theCouncilσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892,PaulG3972saidG3004, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80, I havelivedG4176my lifeG4176with an entirelyπάσῃpasēG3956goodἀγαθῇagathēaG18conscienceσυνειδήσειsuneidēseiG4893before GodθεῷtheōG2316up to thisταύτηςtautēsG3778dayἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.”

2But the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367commandedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004thoseG3588standingπαρεστῶσινparestōsinG3936besideG3936himto strikeτύπτεινtupteinG5180him on the mouthστόμα.stomaG4750.

3ThenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidG3004to him, “Godθεός,theosG2316isG3195goingG3195toG3195strikeτύπτεινtupteinG5180you,you whitewashedκεκονιαμένε·kekoniameneG2867wallτοῖχεtoicheG5109! Do yousitκάθῃkathēG2521to tryκρίνωνkrinōnG2919me accordingκατὰkataG2596to the Lawνόμον,nomonG3551,and inG3891violationG3891ofG3891theG3891LawG3891,orderκελεύειςkeleueisG2753me to be struckτύπτεσθαι;tuptesthaiG5180?”

4But those presentπαρεστῶτεςparestōtesG3936saidG3004, “Are you insultingλοιδορεῖς;loidoreisG3058God’sθεοῦtheouG2316highἀρχιερέαarchiereaG749priestG749?”

5And PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346, “I was not awareG3609,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,that he is highG749priestἀρχιερεύς·archiereusG749;for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: ‘You shall not speakG3004evilκακῶς.¶kakōsG2560of a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758of your peopleλαοῦlaouG2992.’”

6But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,perceivingΓνοὺςGnousG1097that oneἓνhenG1520groupμέροςmerosG3313wereSadduceesΣαδδουκαίωνSaddoukaiōnG4523and the otherἕτερονheteronG2087PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330, begancryingἔκραζενekrazenG2896outG2896in theCouncilσυνεδρίῳ·sunedriōG4892, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,I amG1510a PhariseeΦαρισαῖόςPharisaiosG5330,a sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of PhariseesΦαρισαίων·PharisaiōnG5330;I am onG2919trialG2919forthe hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680and resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498!”

7When he saidG2980thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,a dissensionστάσιςstasisG4714occurredἐγένετοegenetoG1096between the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330and SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523,and the assemblyπλῆθος.plēthosG4128was dividedἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977.

8Forthe SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004that there is noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,norμήτεmēteG3383an angelἄγγελονangelonG32,norμήτεmēteG3383a spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151,but the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330acknowledgeὁμολογοῦσινhomologousinG3670them allἀμφότερα.¶amphoteraG297.

9And a greatμεγάλη·megalēG3173uproarκραυγὴkraugēG2906occurredἘγένετοEgenetoG1096;and someτινὲςtinesG5100ofthe scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122of the PharisaicΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330partyμέρουςmerousG3313stoodG450upG450and startedarguingG1264heatedlyG1264,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “We findεὑρίσκομενheuriskomenG2147nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762wrongκακὸνkakonG2556with thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444;supposeεἰeiG1487 G1161a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151orἢēG2228an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32has spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to him?”

10And when a greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183dissensionστάσεως,staseōsG4714occurredG1096,the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506wasG5399afraidG5399that PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972would be tornδιασπασθῇdiaspasthēaG1288toG1288piecesG1288by them, and he orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753the troopsστράτευμαstrateumaG4753to goG2597downκαταβὰνkatabanG2597and takeG726him awayG726from them byG726forceG726,and bringἄγεινageinG71him intothe barracksπαρεμβολήν.¶parembolēnG3925.

11But onthe followingG1897nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571,the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962stoodG2186nearG2186him and saidG3004, “BeG2293courageousG2293! For as you havetestifiedδιεμαρτύρωdiemarturōG1263to the truthaboutπερὶperiG4012Me in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,soοὕτωhoutōG3779you mustδεῖdeiG1163testifyμαρτυρῆσαι.¶marturēsaiG3140in RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516alsoκαὶkaiG2532.”

A Conspiracy to Kill Paul

12When it was dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453formedποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160aconspiracyσυστροφὴνsustrophēnG4963andputἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisanG332themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332anG332oathG332,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004that they would neitherμήτεmēteG3383eatG2068norμήτεmēteG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193they had killedἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

13There were moreπλείουςpleiousG4183than fortyG5065who formedποιησάμενοι·poiēsamenoiG4160thisταύτηνtautēnG3778plotσυνωμοσίανsunōmosianG4945.

14They cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to the chiefἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245and saidG3004, “We haveputG332ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332anG332oathG332to tasteγεύσασθαιgeusasthaiG1089nothingμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193we have killedἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615PaulΠαῦλον.PaulonG3972.

15NowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767, you and theCouncilσυνεδρίῳ,sunedriōG4892notifyἐμφανίσατεemphanisateG1718the commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506to bringκαταγάγῃkatagagēG2609him downG2609to you, asG5613thoughG5613you wereG3195goingG3195toG3195investigateδιαγινώσκεινdiaginōskeinG1231his caseπερὶperiG3588 G4012moreG199thoroughlyG199;and as for us, we are readyἕτοιμοίhetoimoiG2092to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337him beforeπρὸproG4253he comesG1448nearG1448the place.”

16But the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Paul’sΠαύλουPaulouG3972sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191about their ambushἐνέδραν,enedranG1747,and he cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854and enteredεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518PaulΠαύλῳ.PaulōG3972.

17PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520of the centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543to himself and saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “TakeἀπάγαγεapagageG520thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778youngνεανίανneanianG3494manG3494to the commanderχιλίαρχον·chiliarchonG5506,for he hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingτιtiG5100to reportἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518to him.”

18SoοὖνounG3767he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880him and ledἤγαγενēgagenG71him to the commanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchonG5506and saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, “PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972the prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198calledπροσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenosG4341me overG4341to him and askedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065me to bringἀγαγεῖνagageinG71thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778youngνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495manG3495to you because he hasἔχοντάechontaG2192somethingτιtiG5100to tellλαλῆσαίlalēsaiG2980you.”

19The commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949him by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,and steppingG402asideG402, beganto inquireἐπυνθάνετο·epunthanetoG4441of him privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398, “WhatτίtiG5101is it that you haveἔχειςecheisG2192to reportἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518to me?”

20And he saidG3004, “The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453have agreedσυνέθεντοsunethentoG4934to askἐρωτῆσαίerōtēsaiG2065you to bringκαταγάγῃςkatagagēsG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972downG2609tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839to theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892,asG5613thoughG5613they wereG3195goingG3195toG3195inquireπυνθάνεσθαιpunthanesthaiG4441somewhatτιtiG5100moreG199thoroughlyG199aboutπερὶperiG4012him.

21SoοὖνounG3767do notlistenπεισθῇςpeisthēasG3982to them, for moreπλείουςpleiousG4183than fortyG5065of them arein hidingG1748toG1748ambushG1748him, and theseG3748menG3748haveputἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisanG332themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438underG332anG332oathG332not to eatG2068orG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193they killἀνέλωσινanelōsinG337him; and nowνῦνnunG3568they are readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092and waitingπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiG4327for assuranceἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianG1860from you.”

22ThenοὖνounG3767the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506letG630the youngνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495manG3495goG630,instructingπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853him, “TellἐκλαλῆσαιeklalēsaiG1583noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367that you have notifiedἐνεφάνισαςenephanisasG1718me of theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.”

Paul Moved to Caesarea

23And he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341to him twoδύοduoG1417of the centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543and saidG3004, “GetG2090twoδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757readyG2090bythe thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610of the nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571to proceedπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198toCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542,with seventyἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460and twoG1250hundredG1250spearmenδεξιολάβουςdexiolabousG1187.”

24They werealsoτεteG5037to provideπαραστῆσαι,parastēsaiG3936mountsκτήνηktēnēG2934to putG1913PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972onG1913and bringG1295him safelyG1295toFelixΦήλικαPhēlikaG5344the governorἡγεμόνα·hēgemonaG2232.

25And he wroteγράψαςgrapsasG1125a letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992with the followingτοῦτον·¶toutonG3778contentτύπονtuponG5179:

26“ClaudiusΚλαύδιοςKlaudiosG2804LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079, to themostκρατίστῳkratistōG2903excellentG2903governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232FelixΦήλικιPhēlikiG5344:Greetingsχαίρειν.chaireinG5463.

27When thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδραandraG435was seizedσυλλημφθένταsullēmphthentaG4815by the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195be killedἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaiG337by them,I cameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186upG2186to them with the troopsστρατεύματιstrateumatiG4753and rescuedἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnG1807him,after learningμαθὼνmathōnG3129that he was a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.

28AndwantingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014to ascertainἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921the basisαἰτίανaitianG156for the chargesG1458they were bringingG1458againstG1458him, IbroughtG2609him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609to theirCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892;

29and I foundεὗρονheuronG2147that he was being accusedἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonG1458regardingπερὶperiG4012questionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213in their LawνόμουnomouG3551, but wasnot chargedἔχοντα ἔγκλημα.echonta egklēmaG2192 G1462with anythingμηδὲνmēdenG3367deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.

30When I wasinformedμηνυθείσηςmēnutheisēsG3377that there would bea plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917againstεἰςeisG1519the manἄνδραandraG435,I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him to you at onceἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824,alsoκαὶkaiG2532instructingπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853his accusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725tobringG3004chargesG3004againstG4314him beforeἐπὶepiG1909you.”

31SoοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757,inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596their ordersδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonG1299,tookἀναλαβόντεςanalabontesG353PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571to AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaG494.

32But on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887they letἐάσαντεςeasantesG1439the horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460goἀπέρχεσθαιaperchesthaiG565on with him, and they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290tothe barracksπαρεμβολήν·parembolēnG3925.

33When theseοἵτινεςoitinesG3748horsemenhad comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and deliveredἀναδόντεςanadontesG325the letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992tothe governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232,they alsoG2532presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972to him.

34NowδὲdeG1161when he had readἀναγνοὺςanagnousG314it,he alsoG2532askedἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsasG1905from whatποίαςpoiasG4169provinceἐπαρχείαςeparcheiasG1885Paulwas, and when he learnedπυθόμενοςputhomenosG4441thathe was from CiliciaΚιλικίας,KilikiasG2791,

35he saidἔφη,ephēG5346, “I will giveG1251you aG1251hearingG1251whenὅτανhotanG3752youraccusersκατήγοροίkatēgoroiG2725arriveπαραγένωνται.paragenōntaiG3854asG2532wellG2532,”givingG2753ordersG2753for Paul to bekeptφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442in Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264PraetoriumπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōG4232.

Paul before the Council

A Conspiracy to Kill Paul

Paul Moved to Caesarea

Commentaries on Acts 23