Act 23 | ABEn | STEP | [ 3 gazing upon 1 And 2 Paul] the sanhedrin, said, Men, brethren, I in all [ 2 conscience 1 good] have conducted myself in public to God as far as this day.

Acts 23

CHAPTER 23 Paul Stands before the Sanhedrin

1 [³gazing upon ¹And ²Paul] the sanhedrin, said, Men, brethren, I in all [²conscience ¹good] have conducted myself in public to God as far as this day. 2 But the chief priest Ananias gave orders to the ones standing beside him to strike his mouth. 3 Then Paul [²to ³him ¹said], [³to beat ⁴you ²is about ¹God], O wall being whitewashed. And you, do you sit down judging me according to the law, and acting unlawfully you bid me to be struck? 4 And the ones standing beside said, The chief priest of God you revile? 5 [³said ¹And ²Paul], I did not know brethren that he is chief priest; for it has been written, A ruler of your people you shall not speak ill of. 6 [³having known ¹And ²Paul] that the one part is of Sadducees, and the other of Pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrin, Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of a Pharisee; concerning hope and a resurrection of the dead I am judged. 7 And this he having said, there became a faction between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and [³was split ¹the ²multitude]. 8 [²the Sadducees ³indeed ¹For] say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge both. 9 And there became [²cry ¹a great]. And having risen up, the scribes of the part of the Pharisees disputed violently, saying, Nothing bad do we find in this man; but if also a spirit spoke to him, or an angel, we should not fight against God. 10 [³a great ¹And ²there being] faction, [³being cautious ¹the ²commander], lest Paul be pulled apart by them, bid the military to go down and seize him from out of the midst of them, and to lead him unto the camp. 11 And the following night, standing by him, the Lord said, Take courage, Paul! for as you testified the things concerning me in Jerusalem, so you must also [²in ³Rome ¹testify].

A Plot to Kill Paul

12 And becoming day, [⁴having made ¹some ²of the ³Jews] a confederacy, devoted themselves, saying to neither eat nor drink until they should kill Paul. 13 [⁶were ¹And ⁷more than ⁸forty ²the ones ⁴this ⁵conspiracy ³making]; 14 who having come forward to the chief priests and to the elders, said, As an offering, we devoted ourselves to not [²one thing ¹taste] until of which time we should kill Paul. 15 Now then you reveal yourselves to the commander with the sanhedrin, so that tomorrow he should lead him to you, as being about to determine more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his approaching, are prepared to do away with him. 16 [⁷having heard ¹And ²the ³son ⁴of the ⁵sister ⁶of Paul] the ambush, having come and entered into the camp, reported it to Paul. 17 [³having called ¹And ²Paul] one of the centurions, said, [²this young man ¹Take] to the commander, for he has something to report to him! 18 Then indeed having taken him, he brought him to the commander, and says, The prisoner Paul having called me, asked me [²this ³young man ¹to lead] to you, having something to say to you. 19 [⁴having taken hold of ¹And ⁵his hand ²the ³commander], and having withdrawn in private inquired, What is it which you have to report to me? 20 And he said that, The Jews agreed to ask you that tomorrow [³unto ⁴the ⁵sanhedrin ¹you should lead ²Paul], as being about something to more exactly inquire about concerning him. 21 You then should not be persuaded by them; for they lie in wait for him, [⁴of ⁵them ³men ¹more than ²forty], who devoted themselves to neither eat nor drink until of which time they should do away with him; and now they are ready, waiting [²from ³you ¹a promise]. 22 Then the commander dismissed the young man, exhorting, saying, [²to no one ¹Divulge] that these things were revealed to me.

Paul Led to Caesarea

23 And having called on two certain centurions, he said, Prepare [²soldiers ¹two hundred], that they should go unto Caesarea, and [²horsemen ¹seventy], and [²spearmen ¹two hundred], from the third hour of the night; 24 [³beasts ¹and ²present], that Paul setting upon one, they should deliver him to Felix the governor; 25 having [²written ¹a letter] containing this impression. 26 Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, Hail! 27 This man having been seized by the Jews, and being about to be done away with by them, attending with the military, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman. 28 And wanting to know the reason for which they accused him, I led him down unto their sanhedrin; 29 whom I found to be accused concerning matters of their law, [³no ¹but ⁵worthy ⁶of death ⁷or ⁸bonds ⁴indictment ²having]. 30 And having been indicated to me of a plot against the man, being about to be by the Jews, immediately I sent forth to you, exhorting also the accusers to say the things against him unto you. Be in health! 31 The soldiers then, according to the thing being set in order for them, having taken Paul, led him through the night unto Antipatris. 32 And the next day they allowed the horsemen to go with him, and they returned unto the camp. 33 The ones who having entered into Caesarea, and having delivered the letter to the governor, presented also Paul to him. 34 [⁴having read it ¹And ²the ³governor], and having asked of what jurisdiction he is, and having ascertained that he is from Cilicia; 35 I will hold a hearing for you, said he, whenever also your accusers should come. And he bid him [²in ³the ⁴praetorium ⁵of Herod ¹to be kept].