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Paulos is escorted away in the night

Acts 23:23–35

23:23 Paulos 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 Kaisareia, 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 Paulos 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 Klaudios Lusias. 27 I’m writing to you about this man who had been captured by the Yehudim (Jews) here and they were about to kill him when I moved in with my soldiers because he is a Romaios 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 Paulos 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 Kaisareia, where they presented Paulos to the governor along with the letter. 34 After reading the letter the governor asked Paulos what province that he’s from and found out that he was from Kilikia. 35 ⇔Then he ordered Paulos to be kept under guard in the prison in Herodes’s (Herod’s) palace until he would hear from him in the future once his accusers got there.

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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.