Acts:22:30-23:11

tcent@Acts:22:30 @ But on the next day, wishing to know for certain why he had been accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Council to assemble, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

tcent@Acts:23:1 @ And Paul, looking intently at the council, said, »Brethren, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.«

tcent@Acts:23:2 @ The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.

tcent@Acts:23:3 @ Then Paul said to him, »God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?«

tcent@Acts:23:4 @ Those who stood by said, »Would you revile God's high priest?«

tcent@Acts:23:5 @ And Paul said, »I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.«

tcent@Acts:23:6 @ But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, »Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am on trial.«

tcent@Acts:23:7 @ When he said this, a dissension broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

tcent@Acts:23:8 @ For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

tcent@Acts:23:9 @ There occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, »We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?«

tcent@Acts:23:10 @ The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them and ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

tcent@Acts:23:11 @ The following night the Lord stood by him and said, »Take courage, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also at Rome.«

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