OET ACTs chapter 23

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23 and looking directly at the council members said, “Men, brothers, all my life I have lived before God as a good citizen and with a clean conscience.” 2 But Ananias the chief priest commanded one of his companions to whack Paul on the mouth. 3 “God will strike you,” said Paul, “you grand show-off. You’ve been brought here to judge me as someone who knows the law and yet you violate the law by commanding that I be hit in the face.”

4 But the others standing there said, “Are you insulting God’s chief priest?”

5 “Brothers,” said Paul, “I didn’t realise that he’s the chief priest, because the scriptures teach us not to speak wrongly of our leaders.”

6 But then, knowing that the council consisted of some from the sect of the Sadducees and some from the Pharisees’ party, Paul continued loudly, “Men, brothers, like my father, I’m a member of the Pharisees and I’m being tried today concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead!”

7 Well, as soon as he said this, the council was split as the Pharisees and the Sadducees started arguing. 8 (Sadducees say that the dead don’t come back to life, and there’s no messengers and no spirits, but the Pharisees believe there is.) 9 So then there was a big kerfuffle because some of the teachers of the law spoke up for the Pharisees saying, “We don’t see anything wrong with this man. Maybe it was a spirit or one of God’s messengers that spoke to him.”

10 But the Roman commander was afraid that they might tear Paul apart in the big argument, so he called for his soldiers to come down to uplift Paul and return him to the barracks.

11 The following night, the master appeared to Paul and told him, “Be brave because just like you testified about me here in Yerusalem, so too you’ll tell them about me in Rome.”

23 And the Paulos having _looked _intently at _the council said:
Men, brothers, I in _all conscience have _lived _as _citizen good to_ the _god until this the day.
2 And Ananias the chief _priest commanded to _the ones having _stood _by him, to _be _striking the mouth of _him.
3 Then the Paulos said to him:
- god is _going to _be _striking you, wall having _been _whitewashed.
And are_ you _sitting judging me according _to the law, and you _are_ violating _law _commanding me to _be _being _struck?
4 But the ones having _stood _by said:
Are _you _insulting the chief _priest of_ the _god?
5 And the Paulos was _saying:
I _had_ not _known, brothers, that he _is a_chief _priest, because/for it _has _been _written, that you will_ not _be _speaking wrongly A_ruler of _the people of _you.
6 But the Paulos having _known that the one part is of _Saddoukaios_sect, but the the_other of _Farisaios_party, he _was _crying _out in the council:
Men, brothers, I am a_Farisaios_party _member, the_son of _Farisaios_party, I am _being _judged concerning the_hope and resurrection of_the_dead.
7 And of _him speaking this, a_dissension became between _the Farisaios_party and Saddoukaios_sect, and the multitude was _divided.
8 For/Because indeed the_Saddoukaios_sect are _saying to _be no resurrection, neither an_messenger, nor a_spirit, But the_Farisaios_party are _confessing which both.
9 And a_ great _clamour became, and some of _the scribes of _the side of _the Farisaios_party having _stood _up, they _were _contending saying:
We _are _finding nothing evil in the this man, and what if a_spirit spoke to _him, or an_messenger?
10 And becoming great, dissension, the commander having _been _afraid lest the Paulos may _be _torn _apart by them, commanded the army having _come _down, to _snatch him from midst of _them, and to _be _bringing him into the barracks.
11 But on _the following night, the master having _approached to _him, said:
Be _having _courage, because/for as you _testified the things about me at Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), thus it _is _fitting you to _testify also at Ɽōmaʸ.

23:12 The plan to kill Paul

12 The next day, some of the Jews gathered informally and pledged not to eat or drink until they’d killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty of them in this conspiracy, 14 and they approached the chief priests and elders and told them, “We’ve made an oath to taste nothing until we’ve killed Paul, otherwise we’ll bring a curse on ourselves. 15 So you guys assemble the council and report to the commander so that he’ll bring him down to you all as if you need more information about his actions, and then we’ll have an opportunity to kill before he gets here.

16 But a nephew of Paul had heard about this ambush and went in to the barracks to inform Paul. 17 Paul then called one of the Roman centurions and told him to take the young man to the commander because he had something to tell him. 18 So the centurion took him to the commander, explaining, “The prisoner Paul, called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to report to you.”

19 The commander took the young man by the hand and led him into his private office and asked, “What do you have to tell me?”

20 “The Jews have decided to ask you,”, he said, “that tomorrow you bring Paul down to the council as if they wanted to question him further. 21 But don’t listen to them because over forty of their men will be lying in wait for him, and they have sworn not to eat or drink until they’ve killed him. In fact, they’re all set up already, just waiting for your consent.”

22 The commander told the young man not to tell anyone else about the ambush and dismissed him.

12 And it _having _become day, the Youdaiōns having _made a_disorderly _gathering, cursed themselves, saying neither to _eat nor to _drink, until of _which they _may _kill _off the Paulos.
13 And were more than forty the ones in _this having _made the conspiracy, 14 who having _approached to _the chief _priests and the elders said:
With_a_curse we _cursed ourselves, to _taste of _nothing until of _which we _may _kill _off the Paulos.
15 Therefore now you _all with the council report to _the commander, so _that he _may _bring_ him _down to you _all, as going to _be _investigating more _exactly the things concerning him, and we are ready to _kill him before the time him to _near, which.
16 But the son of _the sister of _Paulos having _heard, the ambush having _arrived, and having _come _in into the barracks, he _reported it to_ the _Paulos.
17 And the Paulos having _called _to one of _the centurions, he _was _saying, be _bringing _up this the young _man to the commander, because/for he _is _having something to _report to _him.
18 Therefore indeed the one having _taken him, brought him to the commander, and he _is _saying:
The prisoner, Paulos, having _called _to me, asked to _lead this the young _man to you, having something to _tell to _you.
19 And the commander having _taken _hold of _the hand of _him, and having _withdrawn by himself, he _was _inquiring:
What is it that you _are _having to _report to _me?
20 And he _said, that The Youdaiōns decided which to _ask you, so _that tomorrow you _may _bring _down the Paulos into the council, as going to _be _inquiring something more _exactly concerning him.
21 Therefore you may_ not _be _persuaded by _them, because/for forty of them men more are _lying _in _wait him, who cursed themselves neither to _eat nor to _drink, until of _which they _may _kill him, and now they _are ready, waiting _for the promise from you.
22 Therefore indeed the commander sent _away the young _man having _commanded:
To _tell to _no _one that you _reported these things to me.

23:23 Paul is escorted away in the night

23 Then the commander called in two of his centurions and ordered them to prepare two-hundred soldiers to travel as far as Caesarea, supported by seventy mounted soldiers and two-hundred more with spears. They were to be ready to leave by 9pm, 24 along with a horse for Paul to ride, and were to get him safely to Governor Felix. 25 Then the commander wrote a letter ready to take:

26 “Greetings to the most excellent Governor Felix from Claudius Lysias. 27 I’m writing to you about this man who had been captured by the Jews here and they were about to kill him when I moved in with my soldiers because he is a Roman citizen. 28 I wanted to know what they were accusing him of, so I took him down to their council meeting, 29 but I discovered that it was just some detail about their Jewish law and nothing that should result in death or imprisonment. 30 Then when I learnt that they have a plot to try to ambush and kill him, I sent him immediately to you, and I’ll order his accusers to bring their case before you.”

31 So the soldiers carried out their instructions and took Paul as far as Antipatris during the night. 32 The next morning the foot soldiers returned to the barracks, leaving the mounted soldiers to take him on 33 to Caesarea, where they presented Paul to the governor along with the letter. 34 After reading the letter the governor asked Paul what province that he’s from and found out that he was from Cilicia. 35 Then he ordered Paul to be kept under guard in the prison in Herod’s palace until he would hear from him in the future once his accusers got there.

23 And having _called _to some two of _the centurions, he _said:
Prepare two _hundred soldiers, so _that may _be _gone as _far _as Kaisareia, and seventy horsemen, and two _hundred spearmen for the_third hour of _the night.
24 And mounts to _present, in _order _that having _mounted the Paulos, they _may _bring _safely _through him to Faʸlix the governor, 25 having _written a_letter, having the this pattern:
26 Klaudios Lusias, to _be _greeting to _the most _excellent governor Faʸlix.
27 The this man having _been _captured by the Youdaiōns, and going to _be _being _killed by them, having _approached with their army, I _rescued him having _learned that he _is a_Ɽōmaios.
28 And wishing to _know the charge because _of which they _were _indicting against _him, I _brought _down him to the council of _them.
29 Whom I _found being _indicted concerning questions of _the law of _them, but nothing having indictment worthy of _death or of _bonds.
30 And having _been _divulged to _me of_a_plot going _to _be against the man, I _sent him immediately to you, having_ also _commanded to _the accusers them to _be _speaking before you.
31 Therefore indeed the soldiers according _to the thing having _been _directed to _them, having _taken _up the Paulos, brought him by night to the Antipatris.
32 But on _the day of _next, having _allowed the horsemen to _be _going _away with him, they _returned to the barracks, 33 who having _come _in into the Kaisareia, and having _delivered _up the letter to _the governor, they_ also _presented the Paulos to _him.
34 And having _read it, and having _asked of what province he _is, and having _learned that he _is from Kilikia, 35 he _was _saying I _will _be _thoroughly _hearing from _you:
whenever also the accusers of _you may _arrive, having _commanded for _him to _be _being _guarded in the residence _of _the _governor the of _Haʸrōdaʸs.

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