Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James 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 ,
earnestly
beholding
the council,
said, Men
and
brethren
, I have lived
in all good conscience before
God
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 :
for
sittest
thou
to judge me after
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. ’”
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.
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
, 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
.
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 the
Sadducees :
and the multitude
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 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.
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
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
.
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,
Paul:
for
as thou
hast
testified of
me in 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
, 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.
More than forty of
them
were
involved
in
this plot
.
And
they
were
more than forty which
had
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 elders ,
and said, We have bound ourselves under
a great
curse,
that
we
will
eat nothing
until we have slain
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
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.
But
when the
son of
Paul’s
sister
heard about
the
plot
, he went into the barracks
and told Paul.
And
when Paul's
sister's
son heard of
their
lying
in
wait
, he went 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. ”
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.
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 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
.
The commander
took the
young
man
by the hand, drew
him aside, and asked, “
What do
you
need
to tell me? ”
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?
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 desire
thee
that
thou
wouldest
bring down
Paul to morrow
into
the council,
as
though
they
would
enquire
somewhat
of him more
perfectly
.
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
. ”
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
.
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
then
let
the young man depart,
and charged
him, See
thou
tell no
man
that thou
hast
shewed
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 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 ;
Provide mounts
for
Paul to
take
him safely
to
Governor
Felix. ”
And
provide them
beasts,
that
they
may
set
Paul on,
and
bring
him safe
unto
Felix the
governor
.
And he wrote the
following
letter:
And he wrote a
letter after
this
manner
:
Claudius Lysias ,
To
His
Excellency,
Governor Felix :
Greetings
.
Claudius Lysias unto
the
most
excellent
governor Felix sendeth
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 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 .
and since
I wanted
to
understand
their
charges
against
him, I brought him down
to
their Sanhedrin.
And when
I would
have
known
the
cause
wherefore
they
accused
him, I brought him forth
into
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 perceived
to
be
accused
of
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 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.
So
the soldiers followed
their
orders
and brought Paul
by night to Antipatris.
Then
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 .
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.
Who
, when
they came
to
Caesarea
and
delivered the epistle
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
the governor had
read the letter ,
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,
said
he,
when thine
accusers are
also
come
. And
he commanded
him
to
be kept in Herod's
judgment
hall
.
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