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Themes in Acts 23
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Themes in Acts 23

Acts 23:1

Then Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Acts 23:2

And the prince of the priests, Ananias, commanded those that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

Acts 23:3

Then Paul said unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, for dost thou sit to judge me after the law and command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

Acts 23:4

And those that stood by said, Dost thou revile God's high priest?

Acts 23:5

Then Paul said, I did not know, brethren, that he was the prince of the priests, for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

Acts 23:6

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee, and of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

Acts 23:7

And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

Acts 23:8

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

Acts 23:9

And there arose a great cry; and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man, but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Acts 23:10

And when there arose a great dissension, the tribunal, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from among them and to bring him into the fortress.

Acts 23:11

And the night following the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, Paul, for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou also bear witness at Rome.

Acts 23:12

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together and they vowed under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:13

And they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.

Acts 23:14

And they came to the princes of the priests and the elders and said, We have made a vow of anathema that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

Acts 23:15

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribunal that he bring him down unto you tomorrow, as though ye would enquire something more certain concerning him, and we, before he arrives, are ready to kill him.

Acts 23:16

And when Paul's sister's son heard of their ambush, he went and entered into the fortress and told Paul.

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him and said, Bring this young man unto the tribunal, for he has a certain thing to tell him.

Acts 23:18

So he took him and brought him to the tribunal and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who has something to say unto thee.

Acts 23:19

Then the tribunal took him by the hand and went with him aside privately and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

Acts 23:20

And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee that thou would bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would enquire something more certain of him.

Acts 23:21

But do not believe them, for more than forty of them lie in wait to ambush him, who have vowed under a curse that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him, and now they are ready, looking for a promise from thee.

Acts 23:22

So the tribunal then let the young man depart and charged him, See thou tell no one that thou hast showed these things to me.

Acts 23:23

And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night

Acts 23:24

and provide them beasts that they may set Paul on and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

Acts 23:25

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

Acts 23:26

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sends greeting.

Acts 23:27

This man was taken of the Jews and should have been killed by them; then I came with an army and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

Acts 23:28

And when I desired to know the cause of why they accused him, I brought him forth into their council,

Acts 23:29

whom I found to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

Acts 23:30

And when it was told me how the Jews lay in wait to ambush the man, I sent straightway to thee and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

Acts 23:31

Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

Acts 23:32

On the next day they left the horsemen to go with him and returned to the fortress,

Acts 23:33

who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

Acts 23:34

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

Acts 23:35

I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
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