Act 23:1 So Paul faced the Sanhedrin and said, “Folks, brothers and sisters, I have lived in good conscience as a citizen before God to this day.”
Act 23:2 But the ruling priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to punch him in the mouth.
Act 23:3 “God is about to beat you, you whitewashed wall!” Paul exclaimed. “You sit in judgment of me according to the law, but you broke the law by having me punched!”
Act 23:4 But those standing nearby retorted, “That is the ruling priest of God you’re insulting!”
Act 23:5 “I was not aware he was the ruling priest,” Paul replied. “For it is written: ‘You must not speak evil of your people’s ruler’.”
Act 23:6 Then it occurred to Paul that one half the Sanhedrin was composed of Sadducees, and the other of Pharisees. So he shouted to the Sanhedrin, “Folks, brothers and sisters, I am a Pharisee, and the son of a Pharisee. I am being judged because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead!”
Act 23:7 When he said this, there was a great commotion among the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was split.
Act 23:8 (The Sadducees say there is no resurrection or Messengers or spirits, but the Pharisees affirm them.)
Act 23:9 Then it erupted into a shouting match, with some of the scripture scholars among the Pharisees contending, “We find no grounds for the charges against this person. What if a spirit or Messenger spoke to him?”
Act 23:10 The situation became so volatile that the legion commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by the crowd. So he ordered troops to come down and snatch him away from them and take him to the citadel.
Act 23:11 That night, the Master stood beside him and said, “Take courage! For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also must you do in Rome.”
Act 23:12 As the next day began, the Judeans conspired together and bound themselves with an oath, that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Act 23:13 (This cabal had over forty members.)
Act 23:14 They went to the ruling priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
Act 23:15 So here is the plan: Tell the legion commander and the Sanhedrin to take him down to you under the pretext of further interrogation. But we will be ready to kill him before he gets there!”
Act 23:16 Now the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, and he went to the citadel to report it to Paul.
Act 23:17 So Paul called for one of the Roman army captains and said to him, “Take this youngster to the legion commander; he has information for him.”
Act 23:18 So he escorted him to the legion commander and reported: “The prisoner Paul called me to him and asked me to take this youngster to you, because he has something to tell you.”
Act 23:19 The legion commander took him by the hand to speak with him privately, and he asked, “What is it that you have to report to me?”
Act 23:20 And he replied, “The Judeans have conspired to ask you to take Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, under the pretext that they want more accurate information about him.
Act 23:21 But don’t let them talk you into it, because more than forty of their men will be waiting in ambush, and they have bound themselves with an oath to neither eat nor drink until they have assassinated him. They are ready now in the expectation that you will agree to this.”
Act 23:22 Then the legion commander dismissed the youngster and warned him, “Don’t tell anyone that you revealed this to me.”
Act 23:23 He then summoned two Roman army captains and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, along with seventy mounted troops and two hundred guards armed with spears. They are to depart around nine o’clock tonight.
Act 23:24 Give Paul animals to ride as well, so he will be brought safely to governor Felix.”
Act 23:25 He also wrote the following letter:
Act 23:26 “From Claudius Lysias “To the most honorable Governor Felix: Greetings!
Act 23:27 “This man was apprehended by the Judeans and they were about to kill him. But I came along with the troops and got him out of there when I realized he was a Roman citizen.
Act 23:28 In the interest of determining the charges against him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin.
Act 23:29 It turns out that the indictment concerned questions about their law, but it was certainly nothing deserving of death or imprisonment.
Act 23:30 Then I was informed about a plot against this man, so I sent him to you at once. I also demanded that the accusers present their case before you.”
Act 23:31 So the soldiers followed their orders and took Paul during the night to Antipatris.
Act 23:32 The next morning they returned to the citadel, while the mounted troops continued on.
Act 23:33 When they reached Caesarea they handed over the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
Act 23:34 After reading the letter he asked what province Paul was from. When he learned that it was Cilicia
Act 23:35 he said, “I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s headquarters.

Act 23:1 ατενισας δε ὁ παυλος τω συνεδριω ειπεν ανδρες αδελφοι εγω παση συνειδησει αγαθη πεπολιτευμαι τω θεω αχρι ταυτης της ἡμερας
Act 23:2 ὁ δε αρχιερευς ἁνανιας επεταξεν τοις παρεστωσιν αυτω τυπτειν αυτου το στομα
Act 23:3 τοτε ὁ παυλος προς αυτον ειπεν τυπτειν σε μελλει ὁ θεος τοιχε κεκονιαμενε και συ καθη κρινων με κατα τον νομον και παρανομων κελευεις με τυπτεσθαι
Act 23:4 οἱ δε παρεστωτες ειπαν τον αρχιερεα του θεου λοιδορεις
Act 23:5 εφη τε ὁ παυλος ουκ ηδειν αδελφοι ὁτι εστιν αρχιερευς γεγραπται γαρ ὁτι αρχοντα του λαου σου ουκ ερεις κακως
Act 23:6 γνους δε ὁ παυλος ὁτι το ἑν μερος εστιν σαδδουκαιων το δε ἑτερον φαρισαιων εκραζεν εν τω συνεδριω ανδρες αδελφοι εγω φαρισαιος ειμι υἱος φαρισαιων περι ελπιδος και αναστασεως νεκρων εγω κρινομαι
Act 23:7 τουτο δε αυτου ειποντος εγενετο στασις των φαρισαιων και σαδδουκαιων και εσχισθη το πληθος
Act 23:8 σαδδουκαιοι μεν γαρ λεγουσιν μη ειναι αναστασιν μητε αγγελον μητε πνευμα φαρισαιοι δε ὁμολογουσιν τα αμφοτερα
Act 23:9 εγενετο δε κραυγη μεγαλη και ανασταντες τινες των γραμματεων του μερους των φαρισαιων διεμαχοντο λεγοντες ουδεν κακον εὑρισκομεν εν τω ανθρωπω τουτω ει. δε πνευμα ελαλησεν αυτω η αγγελος
Act 23:10 πολλης δε γινομενης στασεως φοβηθεις ὁ χιλιαρχος μη διασπασθη ὁ παυλος ὑπ᾽ αυτων εκελευσεν το στρατευμα καταβαν ἁρπασαι αυτον εκ μεσου αυτων αγειν τε εις την παρεμβολην
Act 23:11 τη δε επιουση νυκτι επιστας αυτω ὁ κυριος ειπεν θαρσει ὡς γαρ διεμαρτυρω τα περι εμου εις ιερουσαλημ οὑτω σε δει και εις ῥωμην μαρτυρησαι
Act 23:12 γενομενης δε ἡμερας ποιησαντες συστροφην οἱ ιουδαιοι ανεθεματισαν ἑαυτους λεγοντες μητε φαγειν μητε πιειν ἑως οὑ αποκτεινωσιν τον παυλον
Act 23:13 ησαν δε πλειους τεσσερακοντα οἱ ταυτην την συνωμοσιαν ποιησαμενοι
Act 23:14 οἱτινες προσελθοντες τοις αρχιερευσιν και τοις πρεσβυτεροις ειπαν αναθεματι ανεθεματισαμεν ἑαυτους μηδενος γευσασθαι ἑως οὑ αποκτεινωμεν τον παυλον
Act 23:15 νυν ουν ὑμεις εμφανισατε τω χιλιαρχω συν τω συνεδριω ὁπως καταγαγη αυτον εις ὑμας ὡς μελλοντας διαγινωσκειν ακριβεστερον τα περι αυτου ἡμεις δε προ του εγγισαι αυτον ἑτοιμοι εσμεν του ανελειν αυτον
Act 23:16 ακουσας δε ὁ υἱος της αδελφης παυλου την ενεδραν παραγενομενος και εισελθων εις την παρεμβολην απηγγειλεν τω παυλω
Act 23:17 προσκαλεσαμενος δε ὁ παυλος ἑνα των ἑκατονταρχων εφη τον νεανιαν τουτον απαγαγε προς τον χιλιαρχον εχει γαρ απαγγειλαι τι αυτω
Act 23:18 ὁ μεν ουν παραλαβων αυτον ηγαγεν προς τον χιλιαρχον και φησιν ὁ δεσμιος παυλος προσκαλεσαμενος με ηρωτησεν τουτον τον νεανισκον αγαγειν προς σε εχοντα τι λαλησαι σοι
Act 23:19 επιλαβομενος δε της χειρος αυτου ὁ χιλιαρχος και αναχωρησας κατ᾽ ιδιαν επυνθανετο τι εστιν ὁ εχεις απαγγειλαι μοι
Act 23:20 ειπεν δε ὁτι οἱ ιουδαιοι συνεθεντο του ερωτησαι σε ὁπως αυριον τον παυλον καταγαγης εις το συνεδριον ὡς μελλον τι ακριβεστερον πυνθανεσθαι περι αυτου
Act 23:21 συ ουν μη πεισθης αυτοις ενεδρευουσιν γαρ αυτον εξ αυτων ανδρες πλειους τεσσερακοντα οἱτινες ανεθεματισαν ἑαυτους μητε φαγειν μητε πιειν ἑως οὑ ανελωσιν αυτον και νυν εισιν ἑτοιμοι προσδεχομενοι την απο σου επαγγελιαν
Act 23:22 ὁ μεν ουν χιλιαρχος απελυσε τον νεανισκον παραγγειλας μηδενι εκλαλησαι ὁτι ταυτα ενεφανισας προς με
Act 23:23 και προσκαλεσαμενος δυο τινας των ἑκατονταρχων ειπεν ἑτοιμασατε στρατιωτας διακοσιους ὁπως πορευθωσιν ἑως καισαρειας και ἱππεις ἑβδομηκοντα και δεξιολαβους διακοσιους απο τριτης ὡρας της νυκτος
Act 23:24 κτηνη τε παραστησαι ἱνα επιβιβασαντες τον παυλον διασωσωσι προς φηλικα τον ἡγεμονα
Act 23:25 γραψας επιστολην εχουσαν τον τυπον τουτον
Act 23:26 κλαυδιος λυσιας τω κρατιστω ἡγεμονι φηλικι χαιρειν
Act 23:27 τον ανδρα τουτον συλλημφθεντα ὑπο των ιουδαιων και μελλοντα αναιρεισθαι ὑπ᾽ αυτων επιστας συν τω στρατευματι εξειλαμην μαθων ὁτι ῥωμαιος εστιν
Act 23:28 βουλομενος τε επιγνωναι την αιτιαν δι᾽ ἡν ενεκαλουν αυτω κατηγαγον εις το συνεδριον αυτων
Act 23:29 ὁν εὑρον εγκαλουμενον περι ζητηματων του νομου αυτων μηδεν δε αξιον θανατου η δεσμων εχοντα εγκλημα
Act 23:30 μηνυθεισης δε μοι επιβουλης εις τον ανδρα εσεσθαι εξαυτης επεμψα προς σε παραγγειλας και τοις κατηγοροις λεγειν τα προς αυτον επι σου
Act 23:31 οἱ μεν ουν στρατιωται κατα το διατεταγμενον αυτοις αναλαβοντες τον παυλον ηγαγον δια νυκτος εις την αντιπατριδα
Act 23:32 τη δε επαυριον εασαντες τους ἱππεις απερχεσθαι συν αυτω ὑπεστρεψαν εις την παρεμβολην
Act 23:33 οἱτινες εισελθοντες εις την καισαρειαν και αναδοντες την επιστολην τω ἡγεμονι παρεστησαν και τον παυλον αυτω
Act 23:34 αναγνους δε και επερωτησας εκ ποιας επαρχειας εστιν και πυθομενος ὁτι απο κιλικιας
Act 23:35 διακουσομαι σου εφη ὁταν και οἱ κατηγοροι σου παραγενωνται κελευσας εν τω πραιτωριω του ἡρωδου φυλασσεσθαι αυτον