[영어 성경] Acts chapter 23

Ac. 23:1 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers,

I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this

day.”

Ac. 23:2 At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near

Paul to strike him on the mouth.

Ac. 23:3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you

whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the

law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be

struck!”

Ac. 23:4 Those who were standing near Paul said, “You dare to insult

God’s high priest?”

Ac. 23:5 Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realise that he was the high

priest; for it is written: `Do not speak evil about the ruler of

your people.’“ [Exodus 22:28]

Ac. 23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and

the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My

brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on

trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead.”

Ac. 23:7 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees

and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

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Ac. 23:8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that

there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees

acknowledge them all.)

Ac. 23:9 There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the

law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously.

“We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said. “What if a

spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Ac. 23:10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid

Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops

to go down and take him away from them by force and bring

him into the barracks.

Ac. 23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take

courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you

must also testify in Rome.”

Ac. 23:12 The next morning the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound

themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had

killed Paul.

Ac. 23:13 More than forty men were involved in this plot.

Ac. 23:14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have

taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed

Paul.

Ac. 23:15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to

bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate

information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he

gets here.”

Ac. 23:16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went

into the barracks and told Paul.

Ac. 23:17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this

young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Ac. 23:18 So he took him to the commander. The centurion said, “Paul,

the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young

man to you because he has something to tell you.”

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Ac. 23:19 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him

aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”

Ac. 23:20 He said: “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul

before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting

more accurate information about him.

Ac. 23:21 Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are

waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to

eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now,

waiting for your consent to their request.”

Ac. 23:22 The commander dismissed the young man and cautioned him,

“Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

Ac. 23:23 Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get

ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy

horsemen and two hundred spearmen [The meaning of the

Greek for this word is uncertain.] to go to Caesarea at nine

tonight.

Ac. 23:24 Provide mounts for Paul so that he may be taken safely to

Governor Felix.”

Ac. 23:25 He wrote a letter as follows:

Ac. 23:26 Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix:

Greetings.

Ac. 23:27 This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill

him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had

learned that he is a Roman citizen.

Ac. 23:28 I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought

him to their Sanhedrin.

Ac. 23:29 I found that the accusation had to do with questions about

their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved

death or imprisonment.

Ac. 23:30 When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the

man, I sent him to you at once. I also ordered his accusers to

present to you their case against him.

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Ac. 23:31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with

them during the night and brought him as far as Antipatris.

Ac. 23:32 The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they

returned to the barracks.

Ac. 23:33 When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the

letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

Ac. 23:34 The governor read the letter and asked what province he was

from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

Ac. 23:35 he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers get here.”

Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s

palace.