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23:1	And Poul bihelde in to the counsel, and seide, Britheren, Y with al good conscience haue lyued bifore God, `til in to this dai.
23:2	And Anany, prince of prestis, comaundide to men that stoden nyy hym, that thei schulden smyte his mouth.
23:3	Thanne Poul seide to hym, Thou whitid wal, God smyte thee; thou sittist, and demest me bi the lawe, and ayens the law thou comaundist me to be smytun.
23:4	And thei that stoden niy, seiden, Cursist thou the hiyest prest of God?
23:5	And Poul seide, Britheren, Y wiste not, that he is prince of preestis; for it is writun, Thou schalt not curse the prince of thi puple.
23:6	But Poul wiste, that o parti was of Saduceis, and the othere of Fariseis; and he criede in the counsel, Britheren, Y am a Farisee, the sone of Farisees; Y am demyd of the hope and of the ayen rising of deed men.
23:7	And whanne he hadde seid this thing, dissencioun was maad bitwixe the Fariseis and the Saduceis, and the multitude was departid.
23:8	For Saduceis seien, that no `rysing ayen of deed men is, nether aungel, nether spirit; but Fariseis knowlechen euer eithir.
23:9	And a greet cry was maad. And summe of Farisees rosen vp, and fouyten, seiynge, We fynden no thing of yuel in this man; what if a spirit, ether an aungel spak to hym?
23:10	And whanne greet discencioun was maad, the tribune dredde, lest Poul schulde be to-drawun of hem; and he comaundide knyytis to go doun, and to take hym fro the myddil of hem, and to lede hym in to castels.
23:11	And in the niyt suynge the Lord stood niy to hym, and seide, Be thou stidfast; for as thou hast witnessid of me in Jerusalem, so it bihoueth thee to witnesse also at Rome.
23:12	And whanne the dai was come, summe of the Jewis gaderiden hem, and maden `avow, and seiden, that thei schulden nether eete, ne drinke, til thei slowen Poul.
23:13	And there weren mo than fourti men, that maden this sweryng togider.
23:14	And thei wenten to the princis of prestis, and eldre men, and seiden, With deuocioun we han a vowid, that we schulen not taste ony thing, til we sleen Poul.
23:15	Now therfor make ye knowun to the tribune, with the counsel, that he bringe hym forth to you, as if ye schulden knowe sum thing more certeynli of hym; and we ben redi to sle hym, bifor that he come.
23:16	And whanne the sone of Poulis sister hadde herd the aspies, he cam, and entride in to the castels, and telde to Poul.
23:17	And Poul clepide to hym oon of the centuriens, and seide, Lede this yonge man to the tribune, for he hath sum thing to schewe to hym.
23:18	And he took hym, and ledde to the tribune, and seide, Poul, that is boundun, preide me to lede to thee this yonge man, that hath sum thing to speke to thee.
23:19	And the tribune took his hoond, and wente with hym asidis half, and axide hym, What thing is it, that thou hast to schewe to me?
23:20	And he seide, The Jewis ben acordid to preye thee, that to morewe thou brynge forth Poul in to the counsel, as if thei schulden enquere sum thing more certeynli of hym.
23:21	But bileue thou not to hem; for mo than fourti men of hem aspien hym, which han a vowid, that thei schulen not eete nether drynke, til thei sleen hym; and now thei ben redi, abidinge thi biheest.
23:22	Therfor the tribune lefte the yonge man, and comaundide, that he schulde speke to no man, that he hadde maad these thingis knowun to hym.
23:23	And he clepide togidre twei centuriens, and he seide to hem, Make ye redi twei hundrid knyytis, that thei go to Cesarie, and horse men seuenti, and spere men twey hundrid, fro the thridde our of the nyyt.
23:24	And make ye redy an hors, for Poul to ride on, to lede hym saaf to Felix, the presydent.
23:25	For the tribune dredde, lest the Jewis wolden take hym bi the weie, and sle hym, and aftirward he miyte be chalengid, as he hadde take money.
23:26	And wroot hym `a pistle, conteynynge these thingis. Claudius Lisias to the beste Felix, president, heelthe.
23:27	This man that was take of the Jewis, and bigan to be slayn, Y cam vpon hem with myn oost, and delyuerede hym fro hem, whanne Y knewe that he was a Romayn.
23:28	And Y wolde wite the cause, which thei puttiden ayens hym; and Y ledde hym to the counsel of hem.
23:29	And Y foond, that he was accusid of questiouns of her lawe, but he hadde no cryme worthi the deth, ethir boondis.
23:30	And whanne it was teeld me of the aspies, that thei arayden for hym, Y sente hym to thee, and Y warnede also the accuseris, that thei seie at thee. Fare wel.
23:31	And so the knyytis, as thei weren comaundid, token Poul, and ledde hym bi nyyt into Antipatriden.
23:32	And in the dai suynge, whanne the horsmen weren left, that schulden go with hym, thei turneden ayen to the castels.
23:33	And whanne thei camen to Cesarie, thei token the pistle to the president, and thei setten also Poul byfore him.
23:34	And whanne he hadde red, and axide, of what prouynce he was, and knewe that he was of Cilicie,
23:35	Y schal here thee, he seide, whanne thin accuseris comen. And he comaundide hym to be kept in the moot halle of Eroude.


23:1	And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.
23:2	Then the hie Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
23:3	Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten?
23:4	And they that stood by, sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest?
23:5	Then sayd Paul, I knewe not, brethren, that he was the hie Priest: 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 of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead.
23:7	And when hee had saide this, there was a dissension betweene the Pharises and the Sadduces, so that the multitude was deuided.
23:8	For the Sadduces say that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: but the Pharises confesse both.
23:9	Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none 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 was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
23:11	Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.
23:12	And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde 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 Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul.
23:15	Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.
23:16	But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.
23:17	And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him.
23:18	So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.
23:19	Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
23:20	And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:
23:21	But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promise.
23:22	The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.
23:23	And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre of the night.
23:24	And let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.
23:25	And he wrote an epistle in this maner:
23:26	Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
23:27	As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
23:28	And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.
23:29	There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.
23:30	And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commanded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
23:31	Then the souldiers as it was commanded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
23:32	And the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.
23:33	Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.
23:34	So when the Gouernour had read it, hee asked of what prouince he was: and when he vnderstoode that he was of Cilicia,
23:35	I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commanded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.


23:1	Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, "Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day."
23:2	And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
23:3	Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Because, you sit to judge me according to the law, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?"
23:4	And those who stood by said, "Do you revile God's high priest?"
23:5	Then Paul said, "I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; because it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
23:6	But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted out in the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being questioned!"
23:7	And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided.
23:8	Because, Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.
23:9	Then there arose a loud uproar. And the scribes who were of the Pharisees' company arose and protested, saying, "We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God."
23:10	Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
23:11	But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Be of good cheer Paul; because, as you have testified of Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome."
23:12	And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
23:13	Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.
23:14	They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
23:15	Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near."
23:16	So when Paul's sister's son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul.
23:17	Then Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, "Take this young man to the commander, because he has something to tell him."
23:18	So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, "Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to say to you."
23:19	Then the commander took him by the hand, went aside with him, and asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
23:20	And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask that you bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire more fully about him.
23:21	But do not yield to them, because more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you."
23:22	So then the commander let the young man depart, and commanded him, "See that you tell no one that you have revealed these things to me."
23:23	And he called two centurions to himself, saying, "Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night;
23:24	and provide for them animals to set Paul upon, and bring him safely to Felix the governor."
23:25	Then he wrote a letter in the following manner:
23:26	Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix: I send Greetings.
23:27	This man was seized by the Jews and would have been killed by them. Then I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
23:28	And when I wanted to know the reason they accused him, I brought him before their council.
23:29	I perceived that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains.
23:30	And when it was told me that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him immediately to you, and also commanded his accusers to state before you the charges they had against him. Farewell.
23:31	Then the soldiers, as they were commanded, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
23:32	On the next day, they left the horsemen to go on with him, and returned to the barracks.
23:33	Who when they came to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
23:34	And when the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia,
23:35	he said, "I will hear you when your accusers also have come." And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

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