23:1 And Rav Sha'ul (Paulos)J, earnestly beholding the Sanhedrin, said,
Anashim! (Men) Achim! (brethren), ,
I have lived in all good conscience before Elohim until this day.
23:2 And the Kohen Gadol Chananyah commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
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Then said Paulos unto him,
Elohim shall smite thee, [thou] white-wash wall!
For sittest thou to judge me after the Torah, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the Torah?
23:4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou Elohim's Kohen Gadol?
23:5 Then said Paulos,
I wist not, brethren, that he was the Kohen Gadol:
For it is written:
Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
23:6 But when Rav Sha'ul (Paulos) knowing that some of them part were Tzedukim (Sadducees), and the other Perushim (Pharisees),
He cried out in the Sanhedrin:
Anashim! (Men) Achim! (brethren),
Ani Parush Ben Parush: of the tikvah (hope) of the Tekhiyah (resurrection) ha Mesim (dead) that I am called in judged (question).
23:7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Perushim (Pharisees) and the Tzedukim (Sadducees): and the multitude was divided.
23:8 For the Tzedukim (Sadducees) say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Perushim (Pharisees) confess both.
23:9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that were] of the Perushim (Pharisees)' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against Elohim.
23:10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paulos should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring [him] into the castle.
23:11 And the night following the Adonay stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paulos: for as thou hast testified of me in Yerushalayim, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
23:12 And when it was day, certain of the Yehudim banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paulos.
23:13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
23:14 And they came to the Rashei HaKohanim (Rashei Hakohanim) and Zekenim (Elders), and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paulos.
23:15 Now therefore ye with the Sanhedrin 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.
23:16 And when Paulos's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paulos.
23:17 Then Paulos called one of the centurions unto [him], and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
23:18 So he took him, and brought [him] to the chief captain, and said, Paulos the prisoner called me unto [him], and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
23:19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went [with him] aside privately, and asked [him], What is that thou hast to tell me?
23:20 And he said, The Yehudim have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paulos to morrow into the Sanhedrin, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
23:21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
23:22 So the chief captain [then] let the young man depart, and charged [him, See thou] tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
23:23 And he called unto [him] two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Kaisareia, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
23:24 And provide [them] beasts, that they may set Paulos on, and bring [him] safe unto Phelix the governor.
23:25 And he wrote a letter after this manner:
23:26 Klaudios Lusias unto the most excellent governor Phelix [sendeth] greeting.
23:27 This man was taken of the Yehudim, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
23:28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Sanhedrin:
23:29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
23:30 And when it was told me how that the Yehudim laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what [they had] against him. Farewell.
23:31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paulos, and brought [him] by night to Antipatris.
23:32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
23:33 Who, when they came to Kaisareia, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paulos also before him.
23:34 And when the governor had read [the letter], he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that [he was] of Kilikia;
23:35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
Kaisareia aqueduct built by Herod the Great. No water here so he needed to draw it from Mt. Carmel
