44_ACT_23_01 And Paul , earnestly beholding the council , said , men [ And ] brethren , I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day .
44_ACT_23_02 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth .
44_ACT_23_03 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 ?
44_ACT_23_04 And they that stood by said , Revilest thou God's high priest ?
44_ACT_23_05 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 .
44_ACT_23_06 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 .
44_ACT_23_07 And when he had So said , there arose A dissension between the Pharisees And the Sadducees : And the multitude was divided .
44_ACT_23_08 for the Sadducees say that there Is no resurrection , neither angel , nor spirit : but the Pharisees confess Both .
44_ACT_23_09 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 .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_23_13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_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 Inquire something more perfectly concerning him : And we , or ever he come near , are ready to kill him .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_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 ?
44_ACT_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 Inquire somewhat of him more perfectly .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_23_22 So the chief captain [ Then ] let the young man Depart , And charged [ him , see thou ] tell no man that thou hast showed These things to me .
44_ACT_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 ;
44_ACT_23_24 And provide [ them ] beasts , that they may set Paul on , And bring [ him ] safe unto Felix the governor .
44_ACT_23_25 And he wrote A letter after this manner :
44_ACT_23_26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix [ sendeth ] greeting .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_23_28 And when I would have known the cause Wherefore they accused him , I brought him forth into their council :
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_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 .
44_ACT_23_31 Then the soldiers , as it was commanded them , took Paul , And brought [ him ] by night to Antipatris .
44_ACT_23_32 on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him , And returned to the castle :
44_ACT_23_33 who , when they came to Caesarea , And delivered the epistle to the governor , presented Paul also before him .
44_ACT_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 ;
44_ACT_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 .