'And2looking intently at1the5council,6Paul4said,7“Brothers,9I10have lived my life14before God16in all11good13conscience12up to17this18day.”20 And2the1high priest3Ananias4commanded5those6who stood by7him8to strike9him10on the11mouth.12 Then1Paul3said6to4him,5“God11is going9to strike7you,8you whitewashed13wall!12Are16you15sitting16to judge17me18according to19the20law,21and yet22contrary to the law23you order24me25to be struck?”26 Those1who stood by3said,4“Wouldyou revile9God’s8high priest?”6 And2Paul4said,1“I did6not5know,6brothers,7that8he was9the high priest,10for12it is written,11‘You shall19not18speak19evil20of a ruler14of16your17people.’”16 Now2when1Paul4perceived1that5one7part8were9Sadducees10and12the11other13Pharisees,14he cried out15in16the17council,18“Brothers,20I21am23a Pharisee,22a son24of26Pharisees.25It iswith respect to26the hope27and28the resurrection29of the dead30thatI31am on trial.”32 And2when4he3had said4this,1a dissension6arose5betweenthe7Pharisees8and9the Sadducees,10and11the13assembly14was divided.12 For3the Sadducees1say4thatthere is6no5resurrection,7nor8angel,9nor10spirit,11but13the Pharisees12acknowledge14[them all].16 Then2a great4clamor3arose,1and5some7of the8scribes9of the12Pharisees’13party11stood up6andcontended sharply,14“We find18nothing16wrong17in19this22man.21Whatif23a spirit25or28an angel29spoke26to him?”27 And2when3the dissension4became3violent,1the6tribune,7afraid5thatPaul11would be torn to pieces9by12them,13commanded14the15soldiers16to go down17andtake18him19away18from20among21them22by force18and24bring23himinto25the26barracks.27 The1following3night4the7Lord8stood by5him6andsaid,9“Take courage,10for12as11you have testified13to the [facts]14about15me16in17Jerusalem,18so19you20must21testify25also22in23Rome.”24 When2it was1day,3the6Jews7made4a plot5andbound8themselves9by an oath8neither11to eat12nor13drink14till15they had killed17Paul.19 There were1more than3forty4who made9this6conspiracy.8 They1went to2the3chief priests4and5elders7andsaid,8“We have strictly bound10ourselves11by an oath9to taste13no [food]12till14we have killed16Paul.18 Now1therefore2you,3along with7the8council,9give notice4to the5tribune6to bring1011him12down11to13you,14as though15you were going16to determine17his case192021more exactly.18And23we22are29ready28to kill31him27before2425he32comes near.”26 Now2the3son4of6Paul’s7sister6heard1of theirambush,9sohe went10and11entered12the14barracks15andtold16Paul.18 Paul4called1one5of the6centurions7andsaid,8“Take12this11young man10to13the14tribune,15for17he has16something19to tell18him.”20 So3he1took4him5andbrought6himto7the8tribune9and10said,11“Paul14the12prisoner13called15me16andasked me17to bring21this18young man20to22you,23as he has24something25to say26to you.”27 The6tribune7took1him5by the3hand,4and8going aside9asked12himprivately,1011“What13is it14that15you have16to tell17me?”18 And2he said,1“The4Jews5have agreed6to ask8you9to bring14Paul13down14to15the16council17tomorrow,11as though18they were going19to inquire22somewhat20more closely21about23him.24 But2donot3be persuaded4by them,5for7more than12forty13of9their10men11are lying in ambush for6him,8who14have bound15themselves16by an oath15neither17to eat18nor19drink20till21they have killed23him.24And25now26they are27ready,28waiting29for31your32consent.”33 So3the1tribune4dismissed5the6young man,7charging8him,“Tell10no one9that11you have informed13me15of these things.”12 Then1he called2two3of the5centurions6andsaid,7“Get ready8two hundred10soldiers,9with15seventy17horsemen16and18two hundred20spearmen19to go1112as far as13Caesarea14at21thethird22hour23of the24night.25 Also2provide3mounts1for Paul7to ride5andbring [him] safely8to9Felix10the11governor.”12 Andhe wrote1a letter2to this effect:356 “Claudius1Lysias,2to hisExcellency4the3governor5Felix,6greetings.7 This3man2was seized4by5the6Jews7and8was about9to be killed10by11them12when I came upon13themwith14the15soldiers16andrescued17him,having learned18that19he was21a Roman citizen.20 And2desiring1to know3the4charge5for6which7they were accusing8him,9I brought10himdown10to11their14council.13 I found2that3he1was being accused3about4questions5of7their8law,7but10charged with1516nothing9deserving11death12or13imprisonment.14 And2when it was disclosed1to me3that there would be8a plot4against5the6man,7I sent10himto11you12at once,9ordering13hisaccusers16also14to state17before21you22what18they haveagainst19him.”20 So3the1soldiers,4according to5their8instructions,7took9Paul11andbrought12himby13night14to15Antipatris.17 And2on the1next day3they returned10to11the12barracks,13letting4the5horsemen6go on7with8him.9 When they had come2to3Caesarea5and6delivered7the8letter9to the10governor,11they presented12Paul15also13before him.16 On reading1the letter,he3asked4what6province7he was8from.5And9when he learned10that11he wasfrom12Cilicia,13 he said,3“I will give1you2a hearing1when4your8accusers7arrive.”9Andhe commanded10him17to be guarded16in11Herod’s15praetorium.13