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Acts Chapter 23|#11 And Paul, earnestly seeing the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.#22 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.#23 Then said Paul to him, God shall smite you, you whited wall: For sit you to judge me after the law, and command me to be smitten contrary to the law?#24 And they that stood by said, Revilest you God's high priest?#25 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: For it is written, you shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.|*26 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.#27 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: And the crowd was divided.#28 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: But the Pharisees confess both.#29 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.#210 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.|*211 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: For as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you testify also at Rome.|*212 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 until they had killed Paul.#213 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.#214 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.#215 Now therefore you with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down to you to next day, as though you would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: And we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.|*216 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.#217 Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said, Bring this young man to the chief captain: For he has a certain thing to tell him.#218 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him, and prayed me to bring this young man to you, who has something to say to you.#219 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that you have to tell me?#220 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire you that you would bring down Paul to next day into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.#221 But do not you yield to 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 until they have killed him: And now are they ready, looking for a promise from you.#222 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See you tell no one that you have showed these things to me.|*223 And he called to 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;#224 And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe to Felix the governor.#225 And he wrote a letter after this manner:|*226 Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix sends greeting.#227 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.#228 And when I would have known the cause therefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:#229 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.#230 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent immediately to you, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before you what they had against him. Farewell.|*231 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.#232 The next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:#233 Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.#234 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;#235 I will hear you, said he, when your accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.