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Acts 23 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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Now Paul, looking intently at the Sanhedrin, said, “Brothers, I have [fn]lived my life in all good conscience before God up to this day.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:2 - And the high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:3 - Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Law order me to be struck?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:4 - But those standing nearby said, “Do you revile the high priest of God?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - And Paul said, “I was not aware, brothers, that he was high priest; for it is written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT SPEAK EVIL OF A RULER OF YOUR PEOPLE.’”

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But knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:7 - As he said this, there was dissension between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:8 - For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:9 - And there occurred a great outcry; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man. Suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:10 - And as a great dissension was developing, because the [fn]commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them, he ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

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But on that very night, the Lord stood at his side and said, “Take courage; for as you have solemnly borne witness to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must bear witness at Rome also.”

A Plot to Kill Paul

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Now when it was day, the Jews formed a [fn]conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:13 - And there were more than forty who formed this scheme.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:14 - They came to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15 - “So now you, along with the Sanhedrin, notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more carefully; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near.”

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But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush, [fn]he came and entered the barracks and reported it to Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:17 - And Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Lead this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:18 - So he took him and led him to the [fn]commander and *said, “Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to lead this young man to you since he has something to tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:19 - And the [fn]commander took him by the hand and stepping aside, began to inquire of him privately, “What is it that you have to report to me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:20 - And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the Sanhedrin, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more carefully about him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:21 - “So do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of them—who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they slay him—are lying in wait for him and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:22 - So the commander let the young man go, instructing him, “Tell no one that you have notified me of these things.”

Paul Is Brought to Caesarea

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - And when he called to him two of the centurions, he said, “Make ready two hundred soldiers, [fn]seventy horsemen, and two hundred [fn]spearmen to proceed to Caesarea by the [fn]third hour of the night,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:24 - and provide mounts to put Paul on and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:25 - And he wrote a letter having this form:

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“Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings.

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“When this man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

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“And wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin;

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and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but [fn]under no accusation deserving death or [fn]imprisonment.

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“And when I was informed that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing his accusers to speak against him before you.”

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So the soldiers, according to their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:32 - But the next day, leaving the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the barracks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:33 - When these had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:34 - And when he had read it, he asked from what province he was, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:35 - he said, “I will give you a hearing after your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be kept in Herod’s [fn]Praetorium.
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Or conducted myself as a citizen
Military leader over 1,000 soldiers
Or mob
Or having been present with them,
v 10, note 1
v 10, note 1
Lit and
Or slingers, bowmen
9 p.m.
Lit having
Lit bonds
Governor’s official residence
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