bwe - Acts:23:12-35

bwe@Acts:23:12 @ In the morning, some of the Jewish leaders planned together. They made a promise that they would not eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

bwe@Acts:23:13 @ There were more than forty Jews who made this secret plan together.

bwe@Acts:23:14 @ They came to the chief priests and leaders and said, We have made a promise for ourselves. We will not eat anything until we have killed Paul.

bwe@Acts:23:15 @ So now, you and the members of the court send word to the commanding officer. Tell him to bring Paul down to you. Make him think you want to find out more about Paul. We will be ready to kill him before he gets there.

bwe@Acts:23:16 @ The son of Pauls sister heard about their secret plan. So he went into the army house and told Paul.

bwe@Acts:23:17 @ Paul called one of the officers and said to him, Take this young man to the commanding officer. He has something to tell him!

bwe@Acts:23:18 @ So the officer took him to the commanding officer. He said, Paul, the prisoner, called me. He asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.

bwe@Acts:23:19 @ The officer took the young man by the arm. He went to one side so they could be alone. He asked, What do you want to tell me?

bwe@Acts:23:20 @ The young man said, The leaders of the Jews have made a plan. They will ask you to bring Paul down to court tomorrow. They will say that they wish to find out more about him.

bwe@Acts:23:21 @ But you must not do this. More than forty Jews are waiting for him. They have made a promise to themselves. They will not eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now and waiting for your agreement.

bwe@Acts:23:22 @ So the commanding officer sent the young man away. He said, You must not tell anyone that you have told me about these things.

bwe@Acts:23:23 @ The commanding officer called two officers to him. He said, Get two hundred soldiers ready by nine oclock tonight to go to Caesarea. Send seventy men with them who will ride on horses and two hundred men who will carry spears.

bwe@Acts:23:24 @ Also have horses ready for Paul to ride. Take him safely to Felix, the ruler.

bwe@Acts:23:25 @ The officer wrote a letter to Felix like this:

bwe@Acts:23:26 @ Claudius Lysias sends greetings to you, great ruler Felix.

bwe@Acts:23:27 @ This man was caught by the Jews. They were ready to kill him. But I came with my soldiers and took him away, because I found out that he is a Roman.

bwe@Acts:23:28 @ I wanted to find out what complaint they had against him, so I brought him into their court.

bwe@Acts:23:29 @ I found out that their complaints were to do with their law. But he had not done anything wrong enough to die or to be put into prison.

bwe@Acts:23:30 @ When I heard that the Jewish leaders were planning to catch him, I sent him to you at once. I told those who are making complaints against him that they must bring the matter to you.

bwe@Acts:23:31 @ So the soldiers took Paul as they had been told to do. They went with him that night as far as the town of Antipatris.

bwe@Acts:23:32 @ The next day the soldiers went back to the barracks. Only the men who were riding horses went with Paul.

bwe@Acts:23:33 @ When they reached Caesarea, they gave the letter to the ruler and brought Paul to him.

bwe@Acts:23:34 @ He read the letter. Then he asked Paul what country he came from. He heard that Paul was from Cilicia. Then he said, I will hear all you have to say when the men who have made the complaint come here. He ordered Paul to be kept in the house which is called Herods palace.

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