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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Paul looked
directly
at
the Sanhedrin
and
said, “Brothers
, I have conducted
myself
before God in all good conscience to
this day. ”
And
Paul ,
looking
stedfastly
on
the council,
said, Brethren
, I have lived
before God in all good conscience until
this day.
At
this,
the high priest Ananias ordered
those
standing
near
Paul
to strike
him on the mouth.
And
the high priest Ananias commanded
them
that
stood
by
him
to smite
him on the mouth.
Then Paul
said to
him, “
God will
strike
you
, you
whitewashed
wall !
You
sit
here
to judge me according to the law, yet
you
yourself
violate
the law by
commanding
that
I
be
struck.”
Then said Paul
unto
him, God shall
smite
thee
, thou
whited
wall :
and
sittest
thou
to judge me according to the law, and
commandest
me
to
be
smitten
contrary
to
the law ?
But
those
standing
nearby
said, “How
dare
you
insult
the
high priest of
God!”
And
they
that
stood
by
said, Revilest
thou
God's
high priest ?
“Brothers,”
Paul replied
, “
I was
not aware
that he was the
high priest ,
for it is written :
‘Do
not speak evil about
the
ruler of your
people. ’”
And
Paul said
, I knew
not ,
brethren,
that he was high priest :
for it is written ,
Thou
shalt
not speak evil of
a
ruler of thy
people.
Then
Paul ,
knowing
that some
of
them
were Sadducees and others
Pharisees, called
out in the Sanhedrin
, “Brothers
, I am a Pharisee, the
son
of
a Pharisee.
It
is
because
of my
hope
in
the resurrection of the dead that
I am on
trial
. ”
But
when
Paul perceived
that the
one
part
were Sadducees and the
other
Pharisees, he
cried
out in the council
, Brethren
, I am a Pharisee, a son
of Pharisees:
touching
the hope
and
resurrection of the dead I am called
in
question
.
As
soon
as
he had said this
, a dispute
broke
out
between the Pharisees and Sadducees ,
and the assembly was divided.
And
when
he had so
said, there
arose
a dissension
between the Pharisees and Sadducees ;
and the assembly was divided.
For the Sadducees say that there is neither
a
resurrection, nor
angels
, nor spirits,
but the Pharisees acknowledge
them
all
.
For the Sadducees say that there is no
resurrection, neither
angel
, nor spirit;
but the Pharisees confess
both
.
A great clamor arose,
and some scribes
from
the party
of the Pharisees got
up and contended
sharply
, “
We find nothing
wrong
with
this man .
What if a spirit or
an
angel
has
spoken to him? ”
And
there
arose
a great clamor :
and some of
the scribes
of the Pharisees part
stood
up ,
and strove
, saying,
We find no
evil
in
this man :
and
what if a spirit hath
spoken to him ,
or
an
angel
?
The
dispute
grew
so
violent
that
the commander
was
afraid
they
would
tear
Paul to
pieces .
He
ordered
the soldiers to go down and remove
him by force and bring him into the barracks
.
And
when
there
arose
a
great
dissension,
the chief
captain,
fearing
lest
Paul should
be
torn
in
pieces by
them,
commanded
the soldiers to go down and take
him by force from
among
them,
and bring him into the castle
.
The following
night the Lord stood near
Paul
and said, “Take
courage!
As you
have
testified about
Me in
Jerusalem, so also
you
must testify
in
Rome. ”
And
the night following
the Lord stood by
him,
and said, Be
of
good
cheer:
for
as thou
hast
testified concerning
me at
Jerusalem, so must thou
bear
witness
also
at
Rome.
When daylight
came
, the Jews formed
a
conspiracy
and bound themselves with
an
oath
not
to
eat or
drink until
they had killed Paul.
And
when it
was
day
, the Jews banded
together,
and bound themselves under
a
curse,
saying
that
they
would
neither
eat nor
drink till
they had killed Paul.
More than forty of
them
were
involved
in
this plot
.
And
they
were
more than forty that
made
this conspiracy
.
They went
to the chief priests and elders and said, “
We have bound ourselves with
a solemn
oath
not
to eat
anything
until we have killed Paul.
And
they came
to the chief priests and the
elders ,
and said, We have bound ourselves under
a great
curse,
to taste
nothing
until we have killed Paul.
Now then,
you
and
the
Sanhedrin
petition
the commander
to bring him down to
you on
the
pretext
of examining
his case more carefully.
We are ready to kill
him on
the
way
. ”
Now therefore
do
ye
with
the council
signify
to the
chief
captain
that
he
bring him down unto
you ,
as
though
ye
would
judge
of his case more exactly:
and
we ,
before
he
comes
near,
are ready to slay
him.
But when
the
son of
Paul’s
sister
heard about
the
plot
, he went
into the barracks
and told Paul.
But Paul's
sister's
son heard of
their
lying
in
wait
, and
he came
and
entered
into the castle
and told Paul.
Then
Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take
this young man to
the commander
; he has
something to tell him. ”
And
Paul called unto
him
one of the centurions ,
and said, Bring
this young man unto
the chief
captain
; for
he hath
something to tell him.
So the
centurion
took him to the commander
and said
, “
Paul the prisoner sent
and asked me to bring this young man to
you.
He
has
something to tell
you
. ”
So he
took him ,
and
brought
him
to the chief
captain,
and saith
, Paul the prisoner called
me
unto
him,
and asked me to bring this young man unto
thee,
who
hath
something to say
to
thee
.
The commander
took the
young
man
by the hand, drew
him
aside,
and asked, “
What do
you
need
to tell me? ”
And
the chief
captain
took him
by the hand, and going
aside
asked him
privately
, What is
it
that
thou
hast
to tell me?
He answered
, “
The Jews have agreed to ask you
to bring Paul to
the
Sanhedrin
tomorrow on
the pretext
of
acquiring
more information
about
him.
And
he said
, The Jews have agreed to ask thee
to bring down
Paul tomorrow unto
the council,
as
though
thou
wouldest
inquire
somewhat
more exactly
concerning
him.
Do not let
them persuade
you,
because
more than forty men are
waiting
to
ambush
him.
They
have bound themselves with
an
oath
not
to eat or
drink until
they have killed
him ;
they
are ready now
, awaiting
your
consent
. ”
Do not thou
therefore
yield
unto
them :
for
there
lie
in
wait
for
him
of
them
more than forty men ,
who
have bound themselves under
a
curse,
neither
to eat nor
to
drink till
they have slain
him :
and
now
are they
ready, looking
for
the
promise
from
thee
.
So the commander
dismissed
the young man and
instructed
him, “Do
not
tell anyone
that you
have
reported
this
to me. ”
So the chief
captain
let
the young man go,
charging
him, Tell no
man
that thou
hast
signified
these
things
to me.
Then
he called two of his
centurions and said, “Prepare
two hundred soldiers, seventy
horsemen, and two hundred spearmen
to
go
to
Caesarea
in
the third hour of the night .
And
he called unto
him
two of the
centurions ,
and said, Make
ready
two hundred soldiers to
go
as
far
as
Caesarea
, and
horsemen threescore
and
ten
, and spearmen
two hundred ,
at
the third hour of the night :
Provide mounts
for
Paul to
take
him safely
to
Governor
Felix. ”
and
`he
bade
them'
provide beasts,
that
they
might
set
Paul thereon,
and
bring
him safe
unto
Felix the
governor
.
And he wrote the
following
letter:
And he wrote a
letter after
this
form
:
Claudius Lysias ,
To
His
Excellency,
Governor Felix :
Greetings
.
Claudius Lysias unto
the
most
excellent
governor Felix ,
greeting
.
This man was seized by the Jews, and they
were
about to kill
him
when I came with my
troops
to
rescue
him .
For
I
had
learned that he is
a Roman citizen,
This man was seized by the Jews, and was
about to be
slain
of
them,
when I came upon
them
with the
soldiers
and
rescued
him ,
having
learned that he was
a Roman .
and since
I
wanted
to understand
their
charges
against
him, I brought him down to
their Sanhedrin.
And desiring
to know
the
cause
wherefore
they
accused
him, I brought him down unto
their council:
I found that
the
accusation
involved
questions
about their own
law, but there
was
no
charge worthy of death or imprisonment
.
whom
I found to
be
accused
about questions
of
their law, but to
have
nothing
laid
to
his
charge worthy of death or of
bonds
.
When I
was informed
that there was
a plot against the man, I sent him to you
at
once.
I
also
instructed
his accusers to present
their
case
against him before you
.
And
when it
was shown
to
me
that there would
be
a plot against the man, I sent him to thee
forthwith,
charging
his accusers also
to speak
against him before thee
.
So the soldiers followed
their
orders
and brought Paul
by night to Antipatris.
So the soldiers ,
as
it
was
commanded
them,
took
Paul
and brought him
by night to Antipatris.
The next
day
they returned
to
the
barracks
and
let
the horsemen go on
with him .
But
on
the morrow
they left
the horsemen to
go with him ,
and
returned
to
the
castle:
When
the
horsemen
arrived
in
Caesarea
, they delivered the letter to the governor and
presented Paul to
him.
and
they
, when
they came
to
Caesarea
and
delivered the letter to the governor ,
presented Paul also
before
him.
The
governor
read
the
letter
and asked what province Paul
was from.
Learning
that he was from
Cilicia,
And when
he
had
read
it,
he
asked of
what province he
was ;
and
when
he
understood
that he was of
Cilicia,
he
said,
“
I will hear your
case
when your
accusers arrive.”
Then
he ordered
that
Paul
be kept under
guard
in Herod’s
Praetorium
.
I will hear thee
fully,
said
he,
when thine
accusers also
are
come:
and
he commanded
him
to
be kept in Herod's
palace
.
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