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Paul,
looking intently
at the Council,
said,
"Brethren,
I have lived my life
with a perfectly
good
conscience
before God
up to this
day."
2
The high priest
Ananias
commanded
those
standing beside
him to strike
him on the mouth.
3
Then
Paul
said
to him, "God
is going
to strike
you, you whitewashed
wall!
Do you sit
to try
me according
to the Law,
and in violation of the Law
order
me to be struck?"
4
But the bystanders
said,
"Do you revile
God's
high priest?"
5
And Paul
said,
"I was not aware,
brethren,
that he was high priest;
for it is written,
'
YOU SHALL NOT SPEAK
EVIL
OF A RULER
OF YOUR PEOPLE.'"
6
But perceiving
that one
group
were Sadducees
and the other
Pharisees,
Paul
began crying
out in the Council,
"Brethren,
I am
a Pharisee,
a son
of Pharisees;
I am
on trial
for the hope
and resurrection
of the dead!"
7
As he said
this,
there occurred
a dissension
between the Pharisees
and Sadducees,
and the assembly
was divided.
8
For the Sadducees
say
that there is no
resurrection,
nor
an angel,
nor
a spirit,
but the Pharisees
acknowledge
them all.
9
And there occurred
a great
uproar;
and some
of the scribes
of the Pharisaic
party
stood
up and began to argue heatedly,
saying,
"We find
nothing
wrong
with this
man;
suppose
a spirit
or
an angel
has spoken
to him?"
10
And as a great
dissension
was developing,
the commander
was afraid
Paul
would be torn to pieces
by them and ordered
the troops
to go down
and take him away from them by force,
and bring
him into the barracks.
11
But on the night
immediately following,
the Lord
stood
at his side and said,
"Take courage;
for as you have solemnly witnessed
to My cause
at Jerusalem,
so
you must
witness
at Rome
also."
12
When it was day,
the Jews
formed a conspiracy
and bound
themselves
under an oath,
saying
that they would neither
eat
nor
drink
until
they had killed
Paul.
13
There were more
than forty
who formed
this
plot.
14
They came
to the chief priests
and the elders
and said,
"We have bound
ourselves
under
a solemn
oath
to taste
nothing
until
we have killed
Paul.
15
"Now
therefore,
you and the Council
notify
the commander
to bring him down
to you, as though
you were going
to determine
his case
by a more thorough investigation;
and we for our part are ready
to slay
him before
he comes near
the place."
16
But the son
of Paul's
sister
heard
of their ambush,
and he came
and entered
the barracks
and told
Paul.
17
Paul
called
one
of the centurions
to him and said,
"Lead
this
young man
to the commander,
for he has
something
to report
to him."
18
So
he took
him and led
him to the commander
and said,
"Paul
the prisoner
called
me to him and asked
me to lead
this
young man
to you since he has
something
to tell
you."
19
The commander
took
him by the hand
and stepping aside,
began to inquire
of him privately,
"What
is it that you have
to report
to me?"
20
And he said,
"The Jews
have agreed
to ask
you to bring
Paul
down
tomorrow
to the Council,
as though
they were going
to inquire
somewhat
more thoroughly
about
him.
21
"So
do not listen
to them, for more
than forty
of them are lying in wait
for him who
have bound
themselves
under a curse
not to eat
or
drink
until
they slay
him; and now
they are ready
and waiting
for the promise
from you."
22
So
the commander
let
the young man
go,
instructing
him, "Tell
no one
that you have notified
me of these things."
23
And he called
to him
two
of the centurions
and said,
"Get
two
hundred
soldiers
ready
by the third
hour
of the night
to proceed
to Caesarea,
with seventy
horsemen
and
two
hundred
spearmen."
24
They were also
to provide
mounts
to put
Paul
on and bring him safely
to Felix
the governor.
25
And he wrote
a letter
having
this
form:
26
"Claudius
Lysias,
to the most excellent
governor
Felix,
greetings.
27
"When this
man
was arrested
by the Jews
and was about
to be slain
by them, I came
up to them with the troops
and rescued
him, having learned
that he was a Ro
man
.
28
"And wanting
to ascertain
the charge
for which
they were accusing
him, I brought him down
to their Council;
29
and I found
him to be accused
over
questions
about
their Law,
but under
no
accusation
deserving
death
or
imprisonment.
30
"When I was informed
that there would be a plot
against
the man,
I sent
him to you at once,
also
instructing
his accusers
to bring charges
against
him before
you."
31
So
the soldiers,
in accordance
with their orders,
took
Paul
and brought
him by night
to Antipatris.
32
But the next day,
leaving
the horsemen
to go
on with him, they returned
to the barracks.
33
When these
had come
to Caesarea
and delivered
the letter
to the governor,
they also
presented
Paul
to him.
34
When he had read
it, he asked
from what
province
he was, and when he learned
that he was from Cilicia,
35
he said,
"I will give you a hearing
after
your accusers
arrive
also,"
giving orders
for him to be kept
in Herod's
Praetorium.
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