Acts 23 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

But Paul ^G3972, perceiving ^G1097 that one ^G1520 group ^G3313 were Sadducees ^G4523 and the other ^G2087 Pharisees ^G5330, began crying ^G2896 out ^G2896 in the [fn]Council ^G4892, “[fn]Brothers ^G435 G80, I am ^G1510 a Pharisee ^G5330, a son ^G5207 of Pharisees ^G5330; I am on ^G2919 trial ^G2919 for the hope ^G1680 and resurrection ^G386 of the dead ^G3498!”

But on the following ^G1897 night ^G3571, the Lord ^G2962 stood ^G2186 near ^G2186 him and said ^G3004, “Be ^G2293 courageous ^G2293! For as you have testified ^G1263 to the truth about ^G4012 Me in Jerusalem ^G2419, so ^G3779 you must ^G1163 testify ^G3140 in Rome ^G4516 also ^G2532.”

When it was day ^G2250, the Jews ^G2453 formed ^G4160 a [fn]conspiracy ^G4963 and put ^G332 themselves ^G1438 under ^G332 an ^G332 [fn]oath ^G332, saying ^G3004 that they would neither ^G3383 eat ^G2068 nor ^G3383 drink ^G4095 until ^G2193 they had killed ^G615 Paul ^G3972.

But the son ^G5207 of Paul’s ^G3972 sister ^G79 heard ^G191 about their ambush ^G1747, [fn]and he came ^G3854 and entered ^G1525 the barracks ^G3925 and told ^G518 Paul ^G3972.

“Claudius ^G2804 Lysias ^G3079, to the most ^G2903 excellent ^G2903 governor ^G2232 Felix ^G5344: Greetings ^G5463.

When this ^G3778 man ^G435 was seized ^G4815 by the Jews ^G2453 and was ^G3195 about ^G3195 to ^G3195 be killed ^G337 by them, I came ^G2186 up ^G2186 to them with the troops ^G4753 and rescued ^G1807 him, after learning ^G3129 that he was a Roman ^G4514.

And wanting ^G1014 to ascertain ^G1921 the basis ^G156 for the charges ^G1458 they were bringing ^G1458 against ^G1458 him, I brought ^G2609 him down ^G2609 to their [fn]Council ^G4892;

and I found ^G2147 that he was being accused ^G1458 regarding ^G4012 questions ^G2213 in their Law ^G3551, but [fn]was not charged ^G2192 G1462 with anything ^G3367 deserving ^G514 death ^G2288 or ^G2228 [fn]imprisonment ^G1199.

When I was informed ^G3377 that there would be a plot ^G1917 against ^G1519 the man ^G435, I sent ^G3992 him to you at once ^G1824, also ^G2532 instructing ^G3853 his accusers ^G2725 to [fn]bring ^G3004 charges ^G3004 against ^G4314 him before ^G1909 you.”

So ^G3767 the soldiers ^G4757, in ^G2596 accordance ^G2596 with ^G2596 their orders ^G1299, took ^G353 Paul ^G3972 and brought ^G71 him by night ^G3571 to Antipatris ^G494.