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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Acts 23 Godbey New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/23.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/23-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Godbey New Testament</a> > Acts 23</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/22.htm" title="Acts 22">◄</a> Acts 23 <a href="../acts/24.htm" title="Acts 24">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Godbey New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/acts/23-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Paul before the Sanhedrin<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And Paul, looking the sanhedrim in the face, said, Men, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God unto this day. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And the high priest Ananias commanded those standing near him to smite him in the mouth. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then Paul said to him, God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall: indeed thou art sitting judging me according to the law, and dost thou command me to be smitten contrary to the law? <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And those standing by said, Do you revile the high priest of God? <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And Paul said, Brethren, I did not know that he is the high priest; for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And Paul knowing that one part of them belongs to the Sadducees, and another to the Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of the Pharisees: concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am judged. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And he speaking this, there was a dissension of the Pharisees and Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For the Sadducees indeed say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And there was a great clamor: and certain ones of the scribes on the part of the Pharisees, rising up, continued to strive, saying, We find nothing evil in this man: but has a spirit or an angel spoken to him? <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And the dissension being great, the chiliarch fearing lest Paul may be torn to pieces by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to take him from their midst, and lead him into the castle.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And on the following night, the Lord standing over him, said, <FR>Take courage: for as thou hast testified to the things concerning me in Jerusalem, so it behooveth thee also to testify to me in Rome.<Fr><p> <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Plot to Kill Paul<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../john/16.htm">John 16:1–4</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And it being day, the Jews having formed a conspiracy, obligated themselves by an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they might kill Paul. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And there were more than forty having made this plot: <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>who, having come to the chief priests and elders, said, We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema, to taste nothing until we may kill Paul. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Now therefore do you appeal to the chiliarch along with the sanhedrim, that he may lead him down to you, as about to investigate matters concerning him more thoroughly: and we are ready to kill him before he comes nigh.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the son of Paul's sister, having heard of ambuscade, coming and entering into the castle, reported it to Paul. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Lead this young man to the chiliarch: for he has something to tell him. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then indeed taking him, he led him to the chiliarch, and says, Paul the prisoner, having called me, requested me to lead this young man to you, having something to tell you. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And the chiliarch taking him by the hand, and having gone away privately, asked him, What is that which you have to tell me? <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And he said, The Jews have entered into an agreement to ask you that to-morrow you may lead Paul to the sanhedrim, as about to make inquiry as to something more definite concerning him. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Therefore do not be persuaded by them: for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, who have obligated themselves by an oath, neither to eat nor drink until they may kill him: and now they are ready, awaiting the promise from you. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then indeed the chiliarch sent away the young man, having commanded him to Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.<p> <A name="24"></a><p class="hdg">Paul Sent to Felix<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And having called a certain two of the centurions, he said, Get ready two hundred soldiers that they may go unto Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night; <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>and prepare beasts of burden, that, having carried away Paul, you may deliver him safe to Felix the governor. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Writing a letter having this form:<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Claudius Lysias to the most noble governor Felix, greeting.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be put to death by them, having interposed with my army, I took out of their hands, having learned that he is a Roman: <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>and wishing to know the cause on account of which they clamored against him, I led him into their sanhedrim: <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, having no charge worthy of death or bonds.<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And a plot from them being revealed to me to be against the man, I sent him to thee, having commanded his accusers also to speak in thy presence. <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then indeed the soldiers, according to that which had been commanded them, taking Paul led him by night to Antipatris: <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And on the following day letting the cavalry go on with him, they returned to the castle. <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Who, having come into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also committed Paul to him. <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And having read, and made inquiry of what jurisdiction, <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/23-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>and ascertaining that he is from Cilicia, said, I will hear thee, when thy accusers may also be present, having commanded that he should be kept in Herod's judgment hall.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Godbey New Testament (1902)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../acts/22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../acts/24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>