23:1 And
Paul
earnestly
beholding
the
council,
said,
Men
and
brethren,
I
haue
liued
in
all
good
conscience
before
God
vntill
this
day.
23:2 And
the
high
Priest
Ananias
commanded
them
that
stood
by
him,
to
smite
him
on
the
mouth.
23:3 Then
saith
Paul
vnto
him,
God
shall
smite
thee,
thou
whited
wall:
for
sittest
thou
to
iudge
mee
after
the
Law,
and
commandest
mee
to
be
smitten
contrary
to
the
Law
23:4 And
they
that
stood
by,
said,
Reuilest
thou
Gods
high
Priest
23:5 Then
said
Paul,
I
wist
not,
brethren,
that
hee
was
the
high
Prist:
For
it
is
written,
Thou
shalt
not
speake
euill
of
the
ruler
of
thy
people.
23:6 But
when
Paul
perceiued
that
the
one
part
were
Sadducees,
and
the
other
Pharisees,
hee
cryed
out
in
the
Councill,
Men
and
brethren,
I
am
a
Pharisee,
the
sonne
of
a
Pharisee:
of
the
hope
and
resurrection
of
the
dead,
I
am
called
in
question.
23:7 And
when
hee
had
so
said,
there
arose
a
dissension
betweene
the
Pharisees
and
the
Sadducees:
and
the
multitude
was
diuided.
23:8 For
the
Sadducees
say
that
there
is
no
resurrection,
neither
Angel,
nor
spirit:
but
the
Pharisees
confesse
both.
23:9 And
there
arose
a
great
cry:
and
the
Scribes
that
were
of
the
Pharisees
part
arose,
and
stroue,
saying,
Wee
finde
no
euill
in
this
man:
but
if
a
spirit
or
an
Angel
hath
spoken
to
him,
let
vs
not
fight
against
God.
23:10 And
when
there
arose
a
great
dissension,
the
chiefe
captaine
fearing
lest
Paul
should
haue
bene
pulled
in
pieces
of
them,
commanded
the
souldiers
to
goe
downe,
and
to
take
him
by
force
from
among
them,
and
to
bring
him
into
the
castle.
23:11 And
the
night
folowing,
the
Lord
stood
by
him,
and
saide,
Bee
of
good
cheere,
Paul:
for
as
thou
hast
testified
of
mee
in
Hierusalem,
so
must
thou
beare
witnesse
also
at
Rome.
23:12 And
when
it
was
day,
certaine
of
the
Iewes
banded
together,
and
bound
themselues
vnder
a
curse,
saying,
that
they
would
neither
eate
nor
drinke
till
they
had
killed
Paul.
23:13 And
they
were
more
then
fourtie
which
had
made
this
conspiracie.
23:14 And
they
came
to
the
chiefe
Priests
and
Elders,
and
said,
Wee
haue
bound
our
selues
vnder
a
great
curse,
that
wee
will
eate
nothing
vntill
wee
haue
slaine
Paul.
23:15 Now
therefore
ye
with
the
Councill,
signifie
to
the
chiefe
captaine
that
he
bring
him
downe
vnto
you
to
morrow,
as
though
yee
would
enquire
something
more
perfectly
concerning
him:
and
we,
or
euer
he
come
neere,
are
ready
to
kill
him.
23:16 And
when
Pauls
sisters
sonne
heard
of
their
laying
in
wait,
hee
went
and
entred
into
the
castle,
&
told
Paul.
23:17 Then
Paul
called
one
of
the
Centurions
vnto
him,
and
said,
Bring
this
yong
man
vnto
the
chiefe
captaine:
for
he
hath
a
certaine
thing
to
tell
him.
23:18 So
he
took
him,
and
brought
him
to
the
chiefe
captaine,
and
said,
Paul
the
prisoner
called
me
vnto
him,
and
praied
mee
to
bring
this
yong
man
vnto
thee,
who
hath
something
to
say
vnto
thee.
23:19 Then
the
chiefe
captaine
tooke
him
by
the
hand,
and
went
with
him
aside
priuately,
and
asked
him,
What
is
that
thou
hast
to
tell
me
23:20 And
he
said,
The
Iewes
haue
agreed
to
desire
thee,
that
thou
wouldest
bring
downe
Paul
to
morrow
into
the
Council,
as
though
they
would
enquire
somewhat
of
him
more
perfectly.
23:21 But
do
not
thou
yeeld
vnto
them:
for
there
lie
in
wait
for
him
of
them
moe
then
fourtie
men,
which
haue
bound
themselues
with
an
othe,
that
they
will
neither
eate
nor
drinke,
till
they
haue
killed
him:
and
now
are
they
ready,
looking
for
a
promise
from
thee.
23:22 So
the
chiefe
captaine
then
let
the
yong
man
depart,
and
charged
him,
See
thou
tell
no
man,
that
thou
hast
shewed
these
things
to
me.
23:23 And
he
called
vnto
him
two
Centurions,
saying,
Make
ready
two
hundred
souldiers
to
goe
to
Cesarea,
and
horsemen
threescore
and
ten,
and
spearemen
two
hundred,
at
the
third
houre
of
the
night.
23:24 And
prouide
them
beasts,
that
they
may
set
Paul
on,
and
bring
him
safe
vnto
Felix
the
gouernour.
23:25 And
hee
wrote
a
letter
after
this
manner:
23:26 Claudius
Lysias,
vnto
the
most
excellent
Gouernour
Felix,
sendeth
greeting.
23:27 This
man
was
taken
of
the
Iewes
and
should
haue
beene
killed
of
them:
Then
came
I
with
an
armie,
and
rescued
him,
hauing
vnderstood
that
he
was
a
Romane.
23:28 And
when
I
would
haue
knowen
the
cause
wherefore
they
accused
him,
I
brought
him
foorth
into
their
Council.
23:29 Whom
I
perceiued
to
be
accused
of
questions
of
their
lawe,
but
to
haue
nothing
laide
to
his
charge
worthy
of
death
or
of
bonds.
23:30 And
when
it
was
tolde
me,
how
that
the
Iewes
laid
waite
for
the
man,
I
sent
straightway
to
thee,
and
gaue
commandement
to
his
accusers
also,
to
say
before
thee
what
they
had
against
him.
Farewell.
23:31 Then
the
souldiers,
as
it
was
commaunded
them,
tooke
Paul,
and
brought
him
by
night
to
Antipatris.
23:32 On
the
morow,
they
left
the
horsemen
to
goe
with
him,
and
returned
to
the
castle.
23:33 Who
when
they
came
to
Cesarea,
and
deliuered
the
Epistle
to
the
gouernour,
presented
Paul
also
before
him.
23:34 And
when
the
gouernour
had
read
the
letter,
he
asked
of
what
prouince
he
was.
And
when
he
vnderstood
that
he
was
of
Cilicia:
23:35 I
will
heare
thee,
said
hee,
when
thine
accusers
are
also
come.
And
hee
commanded
him
to
be
kept
in
Herods
iudgement
hall.