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The Acts of the Apostles 23

23 And looking intently at the Sanhedrin, Paul said, “Men, brothers, I have conducted myself toward God in all good conscience up to this day.” 2 But Ananias the high priest commanded the ones standing by him to strike his mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall! And do you sit judging me by the law and, acting contrary to the law, command me to be struck?” 4 But the ones standing by said, “Are you insulting the high priest of God?” 5 And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”

6 Then Paul, realizing that one part was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, shouted in the Sanhedrin, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged.” 7 And when he said this, an argument happened between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the multitude was divided. 8 For Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angels or spirits, but Pharisees confess both. 9 So a great uproar happened, and arising, some of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees were contending, saying, “We find nothing evil in this man. And if a spirit spoke to him, or an angel …” 10 And when a great argument happened, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to go down to seize him from the midst of them and to bring him into the fortress.

11 But on the following night, the Lord, having stood beside him, said, “Be courageous, for as you have attested the things concerning me in Jerusalem, so it is necessary also for you to testify in Rome.”

12 And when day came, the Jews, making a conspiracy, cursed themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul. 13 And the ones having made this conspiracy were more than 40, 14 who, going to the chief priests and the elders, said, “We have cursed ourselves with a curse, to eat nothing until we have killed Paul. 15 Now, therefore, you, with the Sanhedrin, appear to the chiliarch as if you are going to examine more thoroughly the things concerning him, so that he may bring him down to you. But we are ready to kill him before he arrives.” 16 But hearing the ambush, the son of the sister of Paul, going and entering into the fortress, reported it to Paul. 17 So calling one of the centurions, Paul said, “Take this young man to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.” 18 So taking him, he brought him to the chiliarch and says, “The prisoner, Paul, having summoned me, asked me to bring to you this young man having something to say to you.” 19 So the chiliarch, taking hold of his hand and withdrawing, was asking him in private, “What is it that you have to report to me?” 20 So he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that tomorrow you might bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin, as if they were going to investigate something about him more thoroughly. 21 Therefore may you not be persuaded by them, because from them more than 40 men wait in ambush for him, who have cursed themselves neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Even now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.” 22 So the chiliarch dismissed the young man, commanding him to tell no one that “you have reported these things to me.” 23 And summoning a certain two of the centurions, he said, “Prepare 200 soldiers and 70 horsemen and 200 spearmen so that they might go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night,” 24 and to provide animals so that, having set Paul on them, they may bring him safely to Felix the governor, 25 writing a letter, having this form:

26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent Governor Felix: Greetings. 27 This man, having been seized by the Jews and about to be killed by them, coming with a detachment of soldiers, I rescued, having learned that he was a Roman. 28 And wanting to know the charge with which they were accusing him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin, 29 whom I found being accused about questions of their law but having no accusation worthy of death or chains. 30 And when a plot that was to be against the man was revealed to me, immediately I sent him to you, also commanding the accusers to speak against him to you.”

31 So the soldiers, according to the thing having been commanded to them, taking Paul, brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 And on the next day they returned to the fortress, allowing the horsemen to go away with him, 33 who, entering into Caesarea and delivering the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him. 34 And having read the letter and having asked what province he was from and having learned that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will hear you fully when your accusers may also come,” commanding him to be guarded in the palace of Herod.

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