The Koine Bible

But Paul, looking intently at the council, said, Men brothers, I have lived before God with a good conscience until this day.

But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth.

Then Paul said to him, God will strike you, you whitewashed wall. Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet you order me to be struck in violation of the law?

But those standing near said, Are you insulting the high priest of God?

But Paul said, Brothers, I did not know that he is the high priest, for it is written, You shall not speak evil against the ruler of your people.

But Paul, knowing that one part was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council, Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged.

But as he was speaking this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge both.

And there was a loud cry, and some of the scribes who were Pharisees stood up and argued, saying, We find nothing wrong with this man; but if a spirit spoke to him or an angel—

And when a great disturbance arose, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to go down, seize him from among them, and bring him into the camp.

But on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Take courage, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.

Now when it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

There were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.

Those who came near to the chief priests and the elders said, We have bound ourselves under a curse not to eat or drink until we have killed Paul.

Now then, you present yourselves to the commander with the council so that he may bring him down to you, as those intending to examine more accurately the matters concerning him. But we are ready before he comes near to kill him.

But the son of Paul's sister, having heard of the ambush, came and entered the camp and reported it to Paul.

But Paul called one of the centurions and said, Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.

Then the one who had taken him brought him to the commander and said, The prisoner Paul, having called me, asked to bring this young man to you, having something to say to you.

But the tribune took hold of his hand and, withdrawing privately, inquired, What is it that you have to report to me?

And he said that the Jews had agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the council tomorrow so that they might inquire more accurately about him.

Therefore, do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them have set an ambush, who have sworn an oath neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.

Then the centurion released the young man, commanding that no one should tell that you showed these things to me.

And having called two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night,

and to set beasts alongside so that, having put Paul on board, they might protect him to Felix the governor,

Having written a letter containing this form,

Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings.

I brought out this man, who was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, standing with the military, having learned that he is a Roman.

And wanting to know the reason for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council.

Whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, but having no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

When I was informed that there would be a plot against the man, I immediately sent you, ordering also the accusers to speak to him in your presence.

Therefore, the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

But on the next day, having allowed the horsemen to depart with him, they returned to the camp.

Those who entered into Caesarea, having bound the letter, presented it to the governor along with Paul.

After reading it and inquiring from which province he was, and learning that he was from Cilicia,

I will speak to you when your accusers also arrive. Having ordered that he be guarded in Herod’s praetorium.