WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:06.300 Chapter 23 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, 00:07.140 --> 00:10.900 I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. 00:11.120 --> 00:14.860 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the 00:14.860 --> 00:15.120 mouth. 00:15.660 --> 00:20.560 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall! 00:21.460 --> 00:27.180 Forsittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary 00:27.180 --> 00:28.020 to the law? 00:28.020 --> 00:32.700 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest? 00:32.920 --> 00:37.100 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest. 00:37.840 --> 00:42.280 For it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. 00:42.620 --> 00:46.840 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, 00:46.900 --> 00:53.620 he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a 00:53.620 --> 00:54.720 Pharisee. 00:54.720 --> 00:58.380 Of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. 00:58.780 --> 01:02.940 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the 01:02.940 --> 01:05.100 Sadducees, and the multitude was divided. 01:05.740 --> 01:09.720 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit. 01:10.260 --> 01:12.140 But the Pharisees confess both. 01:12.740 --> 01:14.840 And there arose a great cry. 01:15.200 --> 01:18.580 And the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose and strove, 01:18.700 --> 01:21.040 saying, We find no evil in this man. 01:21.040 --> 01:25.720 But if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. 01:26.160 --> 01:30.260 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul 01:30.260 --> 01:34.660 should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down and to 01:34.660 --> 01:37.860 take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. 01:38.540 --> 01:43.120 And the night following, the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, 01:43.280 --> 01:43.600 Paul. 01:44.420 --> 01:49.080 For as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also 01:49.080 --> 01:49.600 at Rome. 01:49.600 --> 01:54.940 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under 01:54.940 --> 01:59.300 a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 01:59.860 --> 02:02.460 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 02:03.040 --> 02:07.280 And they came to the chief priests and elders and said, We have bound ourselves 02:07.280 --> 02:11.360 under a great curse that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 02:12.240 --> 02:17.740 Now therefore ye with the council signified to the chief captain that he 02:17.740 --> 02:22.560 bring him down unto you tomorrow, as though ye would inquire something more 02:22.560 --> 02:23.980 perfectly concerning him. 02:24.360 --> 02:28.780 And we, wherever he come near, are ready to kill him. 02:28.860 --> 02:32.940 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered 02:32.940 --> 02:34.500 into the castle and told Paul. 02:35.180 --> 02:39.240 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him and said, Bring this young man 02:39.240 --> 02:42.620 unto the chief captain, for he hath a certain thing to tell him. 02:42.980 --> 02:46.660 So he took him and brought him to the chief captain and said, Paul the prisoner 02:46.660 --> 02:51.840 called me unto him and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath 02:51.840 --> 02:53.380 something to say unto thee. 02:53.560 --> 02:57.340 Then the chief captain took him by the hand and went with him aside privately and 02:57.340 --> 02:59.460 asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me? 02:59.660 --> 03:04.280 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldst bring down 03:04.280 --> 03:08.180 Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of 03:08.180 --> 03:09.000 him more perfectly. 03:09.900 --> 03:14.080 But do not thou yield unto them, for there lie in wait for him of them more 03:14.080 --> 03:17.620 than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath that they will 03:17.620 --> 03:19.780 neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. 03:20.140 --> 03:22.720 And now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. 03:23.020 --> 03:27.640 So the chief captain then let the young man depart and charged him, See thou tell 03:27.640 --> 03:30.880 no man that thou hast showed these things to me. 03:31.100 --> 03:35.740 And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to 03:35.740 --> 03:41.280 go to Caesarea, and horsemen, three score and ten, and spearmen, two hundred, 03:41.820 --> 03:47.000 at the third hour of the night, and provide them beasts, that they may set 03:47.000 --> 03:49.980 Paul on and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. 03:50.280 --> 03:54.440 And he wrote a letter after this manner, Claudius Lysias, unto the most excellent 03:54.440 --> 03:56.040 governor Felix, sendeth greeting. 03:56.560 --> 03:59.960 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them. 03:59.960 --> 04:04.260 Then came I with an army and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. 04:04.800 --> 04:08.700 And when I would have known that cause were for they accused him, I brought him 04:08.700 --> 04:13.180 forth into their council, whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, 04:13.480 --> 04:16.920 but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. 04:17.600 --> 04:21.800 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway 04:21.800 --> 04:26.200 to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they 04:26.200 --> 04:27.000 had against him. 04:27.540 --> 04:27.920 Farewell. 04:28.740 --> 04:33.520 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night 04:33.520 --> 04:34.380 to Antipatris. 04:35.320 --> 04:39.100 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him and returned to the castle, 04:39.600 --> 04:43.080 who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, 04:43.500 --> 04:45.320 presented Paul also before him. 04:46.100 --> 04:49.500 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. 04:50.100 --> 04:53.960 And when he understood that he was of Cilicia, I will hear thee, said he, 04:54.160 --> 04:56.020 when thine accusers are also come. 04:56.020 --> 04:58.680 And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.