Acts 23:11-35

11But on 1the followingG1897 nightG3571, the LordG2962 stoodG2186 nearG2186 him and saidG3004, “2BeG2293 courageousG2293! For 3as you have 4testifiedG1263 to the truth aboutG4012 Me in JerusalemG2419, soG3779 you mustG1163 testifyG3140 in RomeG4516 alsoG2532.”

12When it was dayG2250, 5the JewsG2453 formedG4160 a 6conspiracyG4963 and 7putG332 themselvesG1438 underG332 anG332 8oathG332, sayingG3004 that they would neitherG3383 eatG2068 norG3383 drinkG4095 untilG2193 they had killedG615 PaulG3972. 13There were moreG4183 than fortyG5065 who formedG4160 thisG3778 plotG4945. 14They cameG4334 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and the eldersG4245 and saidG3004, “We have 9putG332 ourselvesG1438 underG332 anG332 10oathG332 to tasteG1089 nothingG3367 untilG2193 we have killedG615 PaulG3972. 15NowG3568 thereforeG3767, you 11and 12the 13CouncilG4892 notifyG1718 the commanderG5506 to bringG2609 him downG2609 to you, asG5613 thoughG5613 you wereG3195 goingG3195 toG3195 investigateG1231 his caseG3588G4012 moreG199 thoroughlyG199; and as for us, we are readyG2092 to killG337 him beforeG4253 he comesG1448 nearG1448 the place.”

16But the sonG5207 of Paul’sG3972 sisterG79 heardG191 about their ambushG1747, 14and he cameG3854 and enteredG1525 15the barracksG3925 and toldG518 PaulG3972. 17PaulG3972 calledG4341 oneG1520 of the centurionsG1543 to himself and saidG5346, “TakeG520 thisG3778 youngG3494 manG3494 to the commanderG5506, for he hasG2192 somethingG5100 to reportG518 to him.” 18SoG3767 he tookG3880 him and ledG71 him to the commanderG5506 and saidG5346, “PaulG3972 16the prisonerG1198 calledG4341 me overG4341 to him and askedG2065 me to bringG71 thisG3778 youngG3495 manG3495 to you because he hasG2192 somethingG5100 to tellG2980 you.” 19The commanderG5506 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, “17The JewsG2453 have agreedG4934 to askG2065 you to bringG2609 PaulG3972 downG2609 tomorrowG839 to 18the 19CouncilG4892, asG5613 thoughG5613 they wereG3195 goingG3195 toG3195 inquireG4441 somewhatG5100 moreG199 thoroughlyG199 aboutG4012 him. 21SoG3767 do not 20listenG3982 to them, for moreG4183 than fortyG5065 21of them are 22in hidingG1748 toG1748 ambushG1748 him, and theseG3748 menG3748 have 23putG332 themselvesG1438 underG332 anG332 oathG332 not to eatG2068 orG3383 drinkG4095 untilG2193 they killG337 him; and nowG3568 they are readyG2092 and waitingG4327 for assuranceG1860 from you.” 22ThenG3767 the commanderG5506 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 24the thirdG5154 hourG5610 of the nightG3571 to proceedG4198 to 25CaesareaG2542, 26with seventyG1440 horsemenG2460 and twoG1250 hundredG1250 27spearmenG1187.” 24They were alsoG5037 to provideG3936 mountsG2934 to putG1913 PaulG3972 onG1913 and bringG1295 him safelyG1295 to 28FelixG5344 the governorG2232. 25And he wroteG1125 a letterG1992 29with the followingG3778 contentG5179:

26“ClaudiusG2804 LysiasG3079, to the 30mostG2903 excellentG2903 governorG2232 FelixG5344: 31GreetingsG5463.

27When thisG3778 manG435 was seizedG4815 by the JewsG2453 and wasG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 be killedG337 by them, 32I cameG2186 upG2186 to them with the troopsG4753 and rescuedG1807 him, 33after learningG3129 that he was a RomanG4514. 28And 34wantingG1014 to ascertainG1921 the basisG156 for the chargesG1458 they were bringingG1458 againstG1458 him, I 35broughtG2609 him downG2609 to their 3637CouncilG4892; 29and I foundG2147 that he was being accusedG1458 regardingG4012 38questionsG2213 in their LawG3551, but 39was 40not chargedG2192G1462 with anythingG3367 deservingG514 deathG2288 orG2228 41imprisonmentG1199.

30When I was 42informedG3377 that there would be 43a plotG1917 againstG1519 the manG435, I sentG3992 him to you at onceG1824, alsoG2532 instructingG3853 44his accusersG2725 to 45bringG3004 chargesG3004 againstG4314 him beforeG1909 you.”

31SoG3767 the soldiersG4757, inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 their ordersG1299, tookG353 PaulG3972 and broughtG71 him by nightG3571 to AntipatrisG494. 32But on the nextG1887 dayG1887 they letG1439 46the horsemenG2460 goG565 on with him, and they returnedG5290 to 47the barracksG3925. 33When theseG3748 horsemen had comeG1525 to 48CaesareaG2542 and deliveredG325 the letterG1992 to 49the governorG2232, they alsoG2532 presentedG3936 PaulG3972 to him. 34NowG1161 when he had readG314 it, he alsoG2532 askedG1905 from whatG4169 50provinceG1885 Paul was, and when he learnedG4441 that 51he was from CiliciaG2791, 35he saidG5346, “I will giveG1251 you aG1251 hearingG1251 whenG3752 your 52accusersG2725 arriveG3854 asG2532 wellG2532,” givingG2753 ordersG2753 for 53Paul to be 54keptG5442 in Herod’sG2264 55PraetoriumG4232.