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geneva@Acts:23:13 @ And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.

geneva@Acts: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.

geneva@Acts:23:15 @ Now therefore ye with the (note:)You and the senate ask that the same thing should be done, so that the tribune will not think that it was demanded of him because of an individual's private interests.(:note) council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

geneva@Acts:23:16 @ But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.

geneva@Acts:23:17 @

geneva@Acts: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.

geneva@Acts: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?

geneva@Acts: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:

geneva@Acts: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 promes.

geneva@Acts:23:22 @

geneva@Acts: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.

geneva@Acts:23:24 @ And let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.

geneva@Acts:23:25 @ And he wrote an epistle in this maner:

geneva@Acts:23:26 @

geneva@Acts: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.

geneva@Acts:23:28 @ And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.

geneva@Acts:23:29 @ There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.

geneva@Acts:23:30 @ And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commaunded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.

geneva@Acts:23:31 @ Then the souldiers as it was commaunded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

geneva@Acts:23:32 @ And the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.

geneva@Acts:23:33 @ Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.

geneva@Acts: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,

geneva@Acts:23:35 @ I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commaunded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.

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