Acts 23
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Acts 23:16-33

16And whenG1161 Paul’sG3972 sister’sG3588G79 sonG3588G5207 heardG191 of their lying in waitG3588G1749, he wentG3854 andG2532 enteredG1525 intoG1519 the castleG3588G3925, and toldG518 PaulG3588G3972.

17ThenG1161 PaulG3588G3972 calledG4341 oneG1520 of the centurionsG3588G1543 unto him, and saidG5346, BringG520 thisG3778 young manG3588G3494 untoG4314 the chief captainG3588G5506: forG1063 he hathG2192 a certain thingG5100 to tellG518 himG846.

18SoG3767 he tookG3880 himG846, and broughtG71 him toG4314 the chief captainG3588G5506, andG2532 saidG5346, PaulG3972 the prisonerG3588G1198 calledG4341 meG1473 untoG4341 him, and prayed meG2065 to bringG71 thisG3778 young manG3588G3494 untoG4314 theeG4771, who hathG2192 somethingG5100 to sayG2980 unto theeG4771.

19ThenG1161 the chief captainG3588G5506 tookG1949 himG846 by the handG3588G5495, andG2532 wentG402 with him asideG2596 privatelyG2398, and askedG4441 him, WhatG5101 isG1510 thatG3739 thou hastG2192 to tellG518 meG1473?

20AndG1161 he saidG3004, The JewsG2453 have agreedG4934 to desireG2065 theeG4771 thatG3704 thou wouldest bring downG2609 PaulG3588G3972 to morrowG839 intoG1519 the councilG3588G4892, as thoughG5613 they would enquireG4441 somewhatG5100 ofG4012 himG846 moreG3195 perfectlyG199.

21ButG3767 doG3982 notG3361 thouG4771 yieldG3982 unto themG846: forG1063 there lie in waitG1748 for himG846 ofG1537 themG846 moreG4119 than fortyG5062 menG435, whichG3748 have boundG332 themselvesG1438 with an oathG332, thatG3739 they willG5315 neitherG3383 eatG5315 norG3383 drinkG4095 tillG2193 they have killedG337 himG846: andG2532 nowG3568 are theyG1510 readyG2092, looking forG4327 a promiseG1860 fromG575 theeG4771.

22SoG3767 the chief captainG5506 then letG630 the young manG3588G3494 departG630, and chargedG3853 him, See thou tellG1583 no manG3367 thatG3754 thou hast shewedG1718 these thingsG3778 toG4314 meG1473.

23AndG2532 heG5100 calledG4341 unto him twoG1417 centurionsG3588G1543, sayingG3004, Make readyG2090 two hundredG1250 soldiersG4757 toG3704 goG4198 toG2193 CæsareaG2542, andG2532 horsemenG2460 threescore and tenG1440, andG2532 spearmenG1187 two hundredG1250, atG575 the thirdG5154 hourG5610 of the nightG3588G3571;

24AndG5037 provideG3936 them beastsG2934, thatG2443 they may setG1913 PaulG3588G3972 onG1913, and bringG1295 him safeG1295 untoG4314 FelixG5344 the governorG3588G2232.

25And he wroteG1125 a letterG1992 afterG4023 thisG3778 mannerG3588G5179:

26ClaudiusG2804 LysiasG3079 unto the most excellentG2903 governorG2232 FelixG5344 sendeth greetingG5463.

27ThisG3778 manG3588G435 was takenG4815 ofG5259 the JewsG2453, andG2532 shouldG3195 have been killedG337 ofG5259 themG846: then came IG2186 withG4862 an armyG3588G4753, and rescuedG1807 himG846, having understoodG3129 thatG3754 he wasG1510 a RomanG4514.

28AndG1161 when I wouldG1014 have knownG1097 the causeG3588G156 whereforeG3739 they accusedG1458 himG846, I broughtG2609 himG846 forthG2609 intoG1519 theirG846 councilG3588G4892:

29WhomG3739 I perceivedG2147 to be accusedG1458 ofG4012 questionsG2213 of theirG846 lawG3588G3551, butG1161 to haveG2192 nothingG3367 laid to his chargeG1462 worthyG514 of deathG2288 orG2228 of bondsG1199.

30AndG1161 when it was toldG3377 meG1473 howG5259 thatG1510 the JewsG2453 laid waitG1917 forG1519 the manG3588G435, I sentG3992 straightwayG1824 toG4314 theeG4771, and gave commandmentG3853 to his accusersG3588G2725 alsoG2532 to sayG3004 beforeG1909 theeG4771 whatG3588 they had againstG4314 himG846. FarewellG4517.

31ThenG3767 the soldiersG4757, asG2596 it was commandedG1299 themG846, tookG353 PaulG3588G3972, and broughtG71 him byG1223 nightG3588G3571 toG1519 AntipatrisG3588G494.

32OnG1161 the morrowG1887 they leftG1439 the horsemenG3588G2460 to goG4198 withG4862 himG846, and returnedG5290 toG1519 the castleG3588G3925:

33WhoG3748, when they cameG1525 toG1519 CæsareaG3588G2542, andG2532 deliveredG325 the epistleG3588G1992 to the governorG3588G2232, presentedG3936 PaulG3588G3972 alsoG2532 before himG846.

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