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Acts - Chapter: 23


23:1	And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
23:2	And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
23:3	Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
23:4	And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?
23:5	Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
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: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
23:7	And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
23:8	For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
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 hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
23:10	And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
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 bear witness also at Rome.
23:12	And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
23:13	And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
23:14	And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
23:15	Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
23:16	And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
23:17	Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
23:18	So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
23:19	Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
23:20	And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
23:21	But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
23:22	So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
23:23	And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
23:24	And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
23:25	And he wrote a letter after this manner:
23:26	Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
23:27	This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
23:28	And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
23:29	Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
23:30	And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
23:31	Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
23:32	On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
23:33	Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
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;
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.


23:1	And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.
23:2	Then the hie Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
23:3	Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten?
23:4	And they that stood by, sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest?
23:5	Then sayd Paul, I knewe not, brethren, that he was the hie Priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speake euill of the ruler of thy people.
23:6	But when Paul perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead.
23:7	And when hee had saide this, there was a dissension betweene the Pharises and the Sadduces, so that the multitude was deuided.
23:8	For the Sadduces say that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: but the Pharises confesse both.
23:9	Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God.
23:10	And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
23:11	Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.
23:12	And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed Paul.
23:13	And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
23:14	And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul.
23:15	Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.
23:16	But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.
23:17	And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him.
23:18	So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.
23:19	Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
23:20	And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:
23:21	But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promise.
23:22	The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.
23:23	And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre of the night.
23:24	And let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.
23:25	And he wrote an epistle in this maner:
23:26	Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
23:27	As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
23:28	And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.
23:29	There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.
23:30	And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commanded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
23:31	Then the souldiers as it was commanded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
23:32	And the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.
23:33	Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.
23:34	So when the Gouernour had read it, hee asked of what prouince he was: and when he vnderstoode that he was of Cilicia,
23:35	I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commanded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.


23:1	Paul behelde the counsell and sayde: men and brethre I have lived in all good coscience before God vntill this daye.
23:2	The hye prest Ananias comaunded the that stode by to smyte him on the mouth.
23:3	Then sayde Paul to him: God smyte the thou payntyd wall. Sittest thou and iudgest me after the lawe: and commaundest me to be smytten contrary to the lawe?
23:4	And they that stode by sayde: revylest thou Goddes hye preste?
23:5	Then sayd Paul: I wist not brethren that he was the hye preste. For it is writte thou shalt not curse the rular of thy people.
23:6	When Paul perceaved that the one parte were Saduces and the other Pharises: he cryed oute in the counsell. Men and brethren I am a Pharisaye the sonne of a Pharisaye. Of the hope and resurreccion fro deeth I am iudged.
23:7	And when he had so sayde ther arose a debate bitwene the Pharisayes and ye Saduces and the multitude was devided.
23:8	For ye Saduces saye that ther is no resurreccio nether angell nor sprete. But the Pharisayes graunt bothe.
23:9	And ther arose a great crye and the Scribes which were of the Pharisayes parte arose and strove sayinge: we fynde none evyll in this man. Though a sprete or an angell hath apered to him let vs not stryve agaynst God.
23:10	And when ther arose greate debate the captayne fearynge lest Paul shuld have bene pluckt asondre of them comaunded the soudiers to goo doune and to take him from amonge them and to bringe him into the castle.
23:11	The nyght folowyng God stode by him and sayde: Be of good cheare Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Ierusalem so must thou beare witnes at Rome.
23:12	When daye was come certayne of the Iewes gaddered them selves to geder and made a vowe sayinge that they wolde nether eate nor drinke till they had killed Paul.
23:13	They were aboute .xl. which had made this conspiracio.
23:14	And they cam to ye chefe prestes and elders and sayde: we have boude oure selves with a vowe that we will eate nothinge vntill we have slayne Paul.
23:15	Now therfore geve ye knowlege to the vpper captayne and to the counsell that he bringe him forth vnto vs to morow as though we wolde knowe some thinge more perfectly of him. But we (or ever he come neare) are redy in ye meane season to kill him.
23:16	When Pauls sisters sonne hearde of their layinge awayte he wet and entred into the castle and tolde Paul.
23:17	And Paul called one of ye vnder captaynes vnto him and sayde: bringe this younge man vnto ye hye captayne: for he hath a certayne thinge to shewe him.
23:18	And he toke him and sayd: Paul ye presoner called me vnto him and prayed me to brige this youge ma vnto ye which hath a certayne matter to shewe ye.
23:19	The hye captayne toke him by the hond and wet a parte with him out of the waye: and axed him: what hast thou to saye vnto me?
23:20	And he sayd: the Iewes are determined to desyre the yt thou woldest brynge forth Paul to morowe into the counsell as though they wolde enquyre somwhat of him more parfectly.
23:21	But folowe not their mindes: for ther lyein wayte for him of the moo then .xl. men which have boude the selves wt a vowe that they will nether eate ner drinke till they have killed him. And now are they redy and loke for thy promes.
23:22	The vpper captayne let ye yoge man departe and charged: se thou tell it out to no man that thou hast shewed these thinges to me.
23:23	And he called vnto him two vnder captaynes sayinge: make redy two hondred soudiers to goo to Cesarea and horsmen threscore and ten and speare men two houndred at the thyrde houre of the nyght.
23:24	And delyvre them beastes that they maye put Paul on and bringe him safe vnto Felix the hye debite
23:25	and wrote a letter in this maner.
23:26	Claudius Lisias vnto ye most mighty rular Felix sendeth gretinges.
23:27	This man was take of the Iewes and shuld have bene killed of them. Then cam I with soudiers and rescued him and perceaved that he was a Romayne.
23:28	And when I wolde have knowen the cause wherfore they accused him I brought him forth into their cousell.
23:29	There perceaved I yt he was accused of questios of their lawe: but was not giltye of eny thinge worthy of deeth or of bondes.
23:30	Afterwarde when it was shewed me how that ye Iewes layde wayte for ye man I sent him strayght waye to the and gave commaundmet to his accusars yf they had ought agaynst him to tell it vnto ye: fare well.
23:31	Then ye soudiers as it was comaunded the toke Paul and brought him by nyght to Antipatras.
23:32	On the morowe they lefte horsmen to goo with him and returned vnto the castle.
23:33	Which when they cam to Cesarea they delivered the epistle to the debite and presented Paul before him.
23:34	When the debite had redde the letter he axed of what countre he was and when he vnderstode that he was of Cicill
23:35	I will heare the (sayde he) whe thyne accusars are come also: and commaunded him to be kepte in Herodes pallys.

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