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1 ἀτενίσας δὲ ὁ παῦλος τῶ συνεδρίῳ εἶπεν, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγὼ πάσῃ συνειδήσει ἀγαθῇ πεπολίτευμαι τῶ θεῶ ἄχρι ταύτης τῆς ἡμέρας.

2 ὁ δὲ ἀρχιερεὺς ἁνανίας ἐπέταξεν τοῖς παρεστῶσιν αὐτῶ τύπτειν αὐτοῦ τὸ στόμα.

3 τότε ὁ παῦλος πρὸς αὐτὸν εἶπεν, τύπτειν σε μέλλει ὁ θεός, τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε· καὶ σὺ κάθῃ κρίνων με κατὰ τὸν νόμον, καὶ παρανομῶν κελεύεις με τύπτεσθαι;

4 οἱ δὲ παρεστῶτες εἶπαν, τὸν ἀρχιερέα τοῦ θεοῦ λοιδορεῖς;

5 ἔφη τε ὁ παῦλος, οὐκ ᾔδειν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀρχιερεύς· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι ἄρχοντα τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς.

6 γνοὺς δὲ ὁ παῦλος ὅτι τὸ ἓν μέρος ἐστὶν σαδδουκαίων τὸ δὲ ἕτερον φαρισαίων ἔκραζεν ἐν τῶ συνεδρίῳ, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγὼ φαρισαῖός εἰμι, υἱὸς φαρισαίων· περὶ ἐλπίδος καὶ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν [ἐγὼ] κρίνομαι.

7 τοῦτο δὲ αὐτοῦ εἰπόντος ἐγένετο στάσις τῶν φαρισαίων καὶ σαδδουκαίων, καὶ ἐσχίσθη τὸ πλῆθος.

8 σαδδουκαῖοι μὲν γὰρ λέγουσιν μὴ εἶναι ἀνάστασιν μήτε ἄγγελον μήτε πνεῦμα, φαρισαῖοι δὲ ὁμολογοῦσιν τὰ ἀμφότερα.

9 ἐγένετο δὲ κραυγὴ μεγάλη, καὶ ἀναστάντες τινὲς τῶν γραμματέων τοῦ μέρους τῶν φαρισαίων διεμάχοντο λέγοντες, οὐδὲν κακὸν εὑρίσκομεν ἐν τῶ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ· εἰ δὲ πνεῦμα ἐλάλησεν αὐτῶ ἢ ἄγγελος _

10 πολλῆς δὲ γινομένης στάσεως φοβηθεὶς ὁ χιλίαρχος μὴ διασπασθῇ ὁ παῦλος ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐκέλευσεν τὸ στράτευμα καταβὰν ἁρπάσαι αὐτὸν ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν, ἄγειν τε εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.

11 τῇ δὲ ἐπιούσῃ νυκτὶ ἐπιστὰς αὐτῶ ὁ κύριος εἶπεν, θάρσει, ὡς γὰρ διεμαρτύρω τὰ περὶ ἐμοῦ εἰς ἰερουσαλὴμ οὕτω σε δεῖ καὶ εἰς ῥώμην μαρτυρῆσαι.

12 γενομένης δὲ ἡμέρας ποιήσαντες συστροφὴν οἱ ἰουδαῖοι ἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτοὺς λέγοντες μήτε φαγεῖν μήτε πίειν ἕως οὖ ἀποκτείνωσιν τὸν παῦλον.

13 ἦσαν δὲ πλείους τεσσεράκοντα οἱ ταύτην τὴν συνωμοσίαν ποιησάμενοι·

14 οἵτινες προσελθόντες τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσιν καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις εἶπαν, ἀναθέματι ἀνεθεματίσαμεν ἑαυτοὺς μηδενὸς γεύσασθαι ἕως οὖ ἀποκτείνωμεν τὸν παῦλον.

15 νῦν οὗν ὑμεῖς ἐμφανίσατε τῶ χιλιάρχῳ σὺν τῶ συνεδρίῳ ὅπως καταγάγῃ αὐτὸν εἰς ὑμᾶς ὡς μέλλοντας διαγινώσκειν ἀκριβέστερον τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἡμεῖς δὲ πρὸ τοῦ ἐγγίσαι αὐτὸν ἕτοιμοί ἐσμεν τοῦ ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν.

16 ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀδελφῆς παύλου τὴν ἐνέδραν παραγενόμενος καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἀπήγγειλεν τῶ παύλῳ.

17 προσκαλεσάμενος δὲ ὁ παῦλος ἕνα τῶν ἑκατονταρχῶν ἔφη, τὸν νεανίαν τοῦτον ἀπάγαγε πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον, ἔχει γὰρ ἀπαγγεῖλαί τι αὐτῶ.

18 ὁ μὲν οὗν παραλαβὼν αὐτὸν ἤγαγεν πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον καὶ φησίν, ὁ δέσμιος παῦλος προσκαλεσάμενός με ἠρώτησεν τοῦτον τὸν νεανίσκον ἀγαγεῖν πρὸς σέ, ἔχοντά τι λαλῆσαί σοι.

19 ἐπιλαβόμενος δὲ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ χιλίαρχος καὶ ἀναχωρήσας κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἐπυνθάνετο, τί ἐστιν ὃ ἔχεις ἀπαγγεῖλαί μοι;

20 εἶπεν δὲ ὅτι οἱ ἰουδαῖοι συνέθεντο τοῦ ἐρωτῆσαί σε ὅπως αὔριον τὸν παῦλον καταγάγῃς εἰς τὸ συνέδριον ὡς μέλλον τι ἀκριβέστερον πυνθάνεσθαι περὶ αὐτοῦ.

21 σὺ οὗν μὴ πεισθῇς αὐτοῖς· ἐνεδρεύουσιν γὰρ αὐτὸν ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες πλείους τεσσεράκοντα, οἵτινες ἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτοὺς μήτε φαγεῖν μήτε πιεῖν ἕως οὖ ἀνέλωσιν αὐτόν, καὶ νῦν εἰσιν ἕτοιμοι προσδεχόμενοι τὴν ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐπαγγελίαν.

22 ὁ μὲν οὗν χιλίαρχος ἀπέλυσε τὸν νεανίσκον παραγγείλας μηδενὶ ἐκλαλῆσαι ὅτι ταῦτα ἐνεφάνισας πρός με.

23 καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος δύο [τινὰς] τῶν ἑκατονταρχῶν εἶπεν, ἑτοιμάσατε στρατιώτας διακοσίους ὅπως πορευθῶσιν ἕως καισαρείας, καὶ ἱππεῖς ἑβδομήκοντα καὶ δεξιολάβους διακοσίους, ἀπὸ τρίτης ὥρας τῆς νυκτός,

24 κτήνη τε παραστῆσαι ἵνα ἐπιβιβάσαντες τὸν παῦλον διασώσωσι πρὸς φήλικα τὸν ἡγεμόνα,

25 γράψας ἐπιστολὴν ἔχουσαν τὸν τύπον τοῦτον·

26 κλαύδιος λυσίας τῶ κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι φήλικι χαίρειν.

27 τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συλλημφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν ἰουδαίων καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῶ στρατεύματι ἐξειλάμην, μαθὼν ὅτι ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν·

28 βουλόμενός τε ἐπιγνῶναι τὴν αἰτίαν δι᾽ ἣν ἐνεκάλουν αὐτῶ κατήγαγον εἰς τὸ συνέδριον αὐτῶν·

29 ὃν εὖρον ἐγκαλούμενον περὶ ζητημάτων τοῦ νόμου αὐτῶν, μηδὲν δὲ ἄξιον θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἔχοντα ἔγκλημα.

30 μηνυθείσης δέ μοι ἐπιβουλῆς εἰς τὸν ἄνδρα ἔσεσθαι, ἐξαυτῆς ἔπεμψα πρὸς σέ, παραγγείλας καὶ τοῖς κατηγόροις λέγειν [τὰ] πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐπὶ σοῦ.

31 οἱ μὲν οὗν στρατιῶται κατὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον αὐτοῖς ἀναλαβόντες τὸν παῦλον ἤγαγον διὰ νυκτὸς εἰς τὴν ἀντιπατρίδα·

32 τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἐάσαντες τοὺς ἱππεῖς ἀπέρχεσθαι σὺν αὐτῶ ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν·

33 οἵτινες εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὴν καισάρειαν καὶ ἀναδόντες τὴν ἐπιστολὴν τῶ ἡγεμόνι παρέστησαν καὶ τὸν παῦλον αὐτῶ.

34 ἀναγνοὺς δὲ καὶ ἐπερωτήσας ἐκ ποίας ἐπαρχείας ἐστὶν καὶ πυθόμενος ὅτι ἀπὸ κιλικίας,

35 διακούσομαί σου, ἔφη, ὅταν καὶ οἱ κατήγοροί σου παραγένωνται· κελεύσας ἐν τῶ πραιτωρίῳ τοῦ ἡρῴδου φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτόν.

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1  And¹¹⁶¹ Paul,³⁹⁷² earnestly beholding⁸¹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ council,⁴⁸⁹² said,²⁰³⁶ Men⁴³⁵ and brethren,⁸⁰ I¹⁴⁷³ have lived⁴¹⁷⁶ in all³⁹⁵⁶ good¹⁸ conscience⁴⁸⁹³ before God²³¹⁶ unto⁸⁹¹ this⁵⁰²⁶ day.²²⁵⁰

2  And¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ high priest⁷⁴⁹ Ananias³⁶⁷ commanded²⁰⁰⁴ them that stood by³⁹³⁶ him⁸⁴⁶ to smite⁵¹⁸⁰ him⁸⁴⁸ on the³⁵⁸⁸ mouth.⁴⁷⁵⁰

3  Then⁵¹¹⁹ said²⁰³⁶ Paul³⁹⁷² unto⁴³¹⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶ God²³¹⁶ shall³¹⁹⁵ smite⁵¹⁸⁰ thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ thou whited²⁸⁶⁷ wall:⁵¹⁰⁹ for²⁵³² sittest²⁵²¹ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ to judge²⁹¹⁹ me³¹⁶⁵ after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ law,³⁵⁵¹ and²⁵³² commandest²⁷⁵³ me³¹⁶⁵ to be smitten⁵¹⁸⁰ contrary to the law?³⁸⁹¹

4  And¹¹⁶¹ they that stood by³⁹³⁶ said,²⁰³⁶ Revilest³⁰⁵⁸ thou God's²³¹⁶ high priest?⁷⁴⁹

5  Then⁵⁰³⁷ said⁵³⁴⁶ Paul,³⁹⁷² I wist¹⁴⁹² not,³⁷⁵⁶ brethren,⁸⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ he was²⁰⁷⁶ the high priest:⁷⁴⁹ for¹⁰⁶³ it is written,¹¹²⁵ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ speak²⁰⁴⁶ evil²⁵⁶⁰ of the ruler⁷⁵⁸ of thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ people.²⁹⁹²

6  But¹¹⁶¹ when Paul³⁹⁷² perceived¹⁰⁹⁷ that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ one¹⁵²⁰ part³³¹³ were²⁰⁷⁶ Sadducees,⁴⁵²³ and¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ other²⁰⁸⁷ Pharisees,⁵³³⁰ he cried out²⁸⁹⁶ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ council,⁴⁸⁹² Men⁴³⁵ and brethren,⁸⁰ I¹⁴⁷³ am¹⁵¹⁰ a Pharisee,⁵³³⁰ the son⁵²⁰⁷ of a Pharisee:⁵³³⁰ of⁴⁰¹² the hope¹⁶⁸⁰ and²⁵³² resurrection³⁸⁶ of the dead³⁴⁹⁸ I¹⁴⁷³ am called in question.²⁹¹⁹

7  And¹¹⁶¹ when he⁸⁴⁶ had so⁵¹²⁴ said,²⁹⁸⁰ there arose¹⁰⁹⁶ a dissension⁴⁷¹⁴ between the³⁵⁸⁸ Pharisees⁵³³⁰ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ Sadducees:⁴⁵²³ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ multitude⁴¹²⁸ was divided.⁴⁹⁷⁷

8  For¹⁰⁶³ the³³⁰³ Sadducees⁴⁵²³ say³⁰⁰⁴ that there is¹⁵¹¹ no³³⁶¹ resurrection,³⁸⁶ neither³³⁶⁶ angel,³² nor³³⁸³ spirit:⁴¹⁵¹ but¹¹⁶¹ the Pharisees⁵³³⁰ confess³⁶⁷⁰ both.²⁹⁷

9  And¹¹⁶¹ there arose¹⁰⁹⁶ a great³¹⁷³ cry:²⁹⁰⁶ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ scribes¹¹²² that were of the³⁵⁸⁸ Pharisees'⁵³³⁰ part³³¹³ arose,⁴⁵⁰ and strove,¹²⁶⁴ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ We find²¹⁴⁷ no³⁷⁶² evil²⁵⁵⁶ in¹⁷²² this⁵¹²⁹ man:⁴⁴⁴ but¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ a spirit⁴¹⁵¹ or²²²⁸ an angel³² hath spoken²⁹⁸⁰ to him,⁸⁴⁶ let us not³³⁶¹ fight against God.²³¹³

10  And¹¹⁶¹ when there arose¹⁰⁹⁶ a great⁴¹⁸³ dissension,⁴⁷¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ chief captain,⁵⁵⁰⁶ fearing²¹²⁵ lest³³⁶¹ Paul³⁹⁷² should have been pulled in pieces¹²⁸⁸ of⁵²⁵⁹ them,⁸⁴⁶ commanded²⁷⁵³ the³⁵⁸⁸ soldiers⁴⁷⁵³ to go down,²⁵⁹⁷ and to take him by force^{726 846} from¹⁵³⁷ among³³¹⁹ them,⁸⁴⁸ and⁵⁰³⁷ to bring⁷¹ him into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ castle.³⁹²⁵

11  And¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ night³⁵⁷¹ following¹⁹⁶⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² stood by²¹⁸⁶ him,⁸⁴⁶ and said,²⁰³⁶ Be of good cheer,²²⁹³ Paul:³⁹⁷² for¹⁰⁶³ as⁵⁶¹³ thou hast testified¹²⁶³ of⁴⁰¹² me¹⁷⁰⁰ in¹⁷²² Jerusalem,²⁴¹⁹ so³⁷⁷⁹ must¹¹⁶³ thou⁴⁵⁷¹ bear witness³¹⁴⁰ also²⁵³² at¹⁵¹⁹ Rome.⁴⁵¹⁶

12  And¹¹⁶¹ when it was¹⁰⁹⁶ day,²²⁵⁰ certain⁵¹⁰⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Jews²⁴⁵³ banded together,^{4160 4963} and bound themselves under a curse,^{332 1438} saying³⁰⁰⁴ that they would neither³³⁸³ eat⁵³¹⁵ nor³³⁸³ drink⁴⁰⁹⁵ till^{2193 3757} they had killed⁶¹⁵ Paul.³⁹⁷²

13  And¹¹⁶¹ they were²²⁵⁸ more⁴¹¹⁹ than forty⁵⁰⁶² which had made⁴¹⁶⁰ this⁵⁰²⁶ conspiracy.⁴⁹⁴⁵

14  And they³⁷⁴⁸ came⁴³³⁴ to the³⁵⁸⁸ chief priests⁷⁴⁹ and²⁵³² elders,⁴²⁴⁵ and said,²⁰³⁶ We have bound ourselves under a great curse,^{332 1438 331} that we will eat¹⁰⁸⁹ nothing³³⁶⁷ until^{2193 3757} we have slain⁶¹⁵ Paul.³⁹⁷²

15  Now³⁵⁶⁸ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ ye⁵²¹⁰ with⁴⁸⁶² the³⁵⁸⁸ council⁴⁸⁹² signify¹⁷¹⁸ to the³⁵⁸⁸ chief captain⁵⁵⁰⁶ that³⁷⁰⁴ he bring him down^{2609 846} unto⁴³¹⁴ you⁵²⁰⁹ tomorrow,⁸³⁹ as though⁵⁶¹³ ye would³¹⁹⁵ inquire¹²³¹ something more perfectly¹⁹⁷ concerning⁴⁰¹² him:⁸⁴⁶ and¹¹⁶¹ we,²²⁴⁹ or ever⁴²⁵³ he⁸⁴⁶ come near,¹⁴⁴⁸ are²⁰⁷⁰ ready²⁰⁹² to kill³³⁷ him.⁸⁴⁶

16  And¹¹⁶¹ when Paul's³⁹⁷² sister's⁷⁹ son⁵²⁰⁷ heard¹⁹¹ of their lying in wait,¹⁷⁴⁹ he went³⁸⁵⁴ and²⁵³² entered¹⁵²⁵ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ castle,³⁹²⁵ and told⁵¹⁸ Paul.³⁹⁷²

17  Then¹¹⁶¹ Paul³⁹⁷² called one of the centurions unto^{4341 1520 3588 1543} him, and said,⁵³⁴⁶ Bring⁵²⁰ this⁵¹²⁶ young man³⁴⁹⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ chief captain:⁵⁵⁰⁶ for¹⁰⁶³ he hath²¹⁹² a certain thing⁵¹⁰⁰ to tell⁵¹⁸ him.⁸⁴⁶

18  So³⁷⁶⁷ he^{3588 3303} took³⁸⁸⁰ him,⁸⁴⁶ and brought⁷¹ him to⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ chief captain,⁵⁵⁰⁶ and²⁵³² said,⁵³⁴⁶ Paul³⁹⁷² the³⁵⁸⁸ prisoner¹¹⁹⁸ called me unto^{4341 3165} him, and prayed²⁰⁶⁵ me to bring⁷¹ this⁵¹²⁶ young man³⁴⁹⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ who hath²¹⁹² something⁵¹⁰⁰ to say²⁹⁸⁰ unto thee.⁴⁶⁷¹

19  Then¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ chief captain⁵⁵⁰⁶ took¹⁹⁴⁹ him⁸⁴⁸ by the³⁵⁸⁸ hand,⁵⁴⁹⁵ and²⁵³² went with him aside⁴⁰² privately,^{2596 2398} and asked⁴⁴⁴¹ him, What⁵¹⁰¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ that³⁷³⁹ thou hast²¹⁹² to tell⁵¹⁸ me?³⁴²⁷

20  And¹¹⁶¹ he said,²⁰³⁶ The³⁵⁸⁸ Jews²⁴⁵³ have agreed⁴⁹³⁴ to desire²⁰⁶⁵ thee⁴⁵⁷¹ that³⁷⁰⁴ thou wouldest bring down²⁶⁰⁹ Paul³⁹⁷² tomorrow⁸³⁹ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ council,⁴⁸⁹² as though⁵⁶¹³ they would³¹⁹⁵ inquire⁴⁴⁴¹ somewhat⁵¹⁰⁰ of⁴⁰¹² him⁸⁴⁶ more perfectly.¹⁹⁷

21  But³⁷⁶⁷ do not³³⁶¹ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ yield³⁹⁸² unto them:⁸⁴⁶ for¹⁰⁶³ there lie in wait¹⁷⁴⁸ for him⁸⁴⁶ of¹⁵³⁷ them⁸⁴⁶ more⁴¹¹⁹ than forty⁵⁰⁶² men,⁴³⁵ which³⁷⁴⁸ have bound themselves with an oath,^{332 1438} that they will neither³³⁸³ eat⁵³¹⁵ nor³³⁸³ drink⁴⁰⁹⁵ till^{2193 3757} they have killed³³⁷ him:⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² now³⁵⁶⁸ are¹⁵²⁶ they ready,²⁰⁹² looking for⁴³²⁷ a promise¹⁸⁶⁰ from⁵⁷⁵ thee.⁴⁶⁷⁵

22  So³⁷⁶⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ chief captain⁵⁵⁰⁶ then³³⁰³ let the young man depart,^{630 3588 3494} and charged³⁸⁵³ him, See thou tell¹⁵⁸³ no man³³⁶⁷ that³⁷⁵⁴ thou hast showed¹⁷¹⁸ these things⁵⁰²³ to⁴³¹⁴ me.³¹⁶⁵

23  And²⁵³² he called unto⁴³⁴¹ him two¹⁴¹⁷ centurions,¹⁵⁴³ saying,²⁰³⁶ Make ready²⁰⁹⁰ two hundred¹²⁵⁰ soldiers⁴⁷⁵⁷ to³⁷⁰⁴ go⁴¹⁹⁸ to²¹⁹³ Caesarea,²⁵⁴² and²⁵³² horsemen²⁴⁶⁰ threescore and ten,¹⁴⁴⁰ and²⁵³² spearmen¹¹⁸⁷ two hundred,¹²⁵⁰ at⁵⁷⁵ the third⁵¹⁵⁴ hour⁵⁶¹⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ night;³⁵⁷¹

24  And⁵⁰³⁷ provide³⁹³⁶ them beasts,²⁹³⁴ that²⁴⁴³ they may set Paul on,^{1913 3972} and bring him safe¹²⁹⁵ unto⁴³¹⁴ Felix⁵³⁴⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ governor.²²³²

25  And he wrote¹¹²⁵ a letter¹⁹⁹² after⁴⁰²³ this⁵¹²⁶ manner:⁵¹⁷⁹

26  Claudius²⁸⁰⁴ Lysias³⁰⁷⁹ unto the³⁵⁸⁸ most excellent²⁹⁰³ governor²²³² Felix⁵³⁴⁴ sendeth greeting.⁵⁴⁶³

27  This⁵¹²⁶ man⁴³⁵ was taken⁴⁸¹⁵ of⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Jews,²⁴⁵³ and²⁵³² should³¹⁹⁵ have been killed³³⁷ of⁵²⁵⁹ them:⁸⁴⁶ then came²¹⁸⁶ I with⁴⁸⁶² an army,⁴⁷⁵³ and rescued¹⁸⁰⁷ him,⁸⁴⁶ having understood³¹²⁹ that³⁷⁵⁴ he was²⁰⁷⁶ a Roman.⁴⁵¹⁴

28  And¹¹⁶¹ when I would¹⁰¹⁴ have known¹⁰⁹⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ cause¹⁵⁶ wherefore^{1223 3739} they accused¹⁴⁵⁸ him,⁸⁴⁶ I brought him forth^{2609 846} into¹⁵¹⁹ their⁸⁴⁸ council:⁴⁸⁹²

29  Whom³⁷³⁹ I perceived²¹⁴⁷ to be accused¹⁴⁵⁸ of⁴⁰¹² questions²²¹³ of their⁸⁴⁸ law,³⁵⁵¹ but¹¹⁶¹ to have²¹⁹² nothing³³⁶⁷ laid to his charge¹⁴⁶² worthy⁵¹⁴ of death²²⁸⁸ or²²²⁸ of bonds.¹¹⁹⁹

30  And¹¹⁶¹ when it was told³³⁷⁷ me³⁴²⁷ how that⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Jews²⁴⁵³ laid wait^{1917 3195 1510} for¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ man,⁴³⁵ I sent³⁹⁹² straightway¹⁸²⁴ to⁴³¹⁴ thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ and gave commandment³⁸⁵³ to his accusers²⁷²⁵ also²⁵³² to say³⁰⁰⁴ before¹⁹⁰⁹ thee⁴⁶⁷⁵ what³⁵⁸⁸ they had against⁴³¹⁴ him.⁸⁴⁶ Farewell.⁴⁵¹⁷

31  Then^{3767 3303} the³⁵⁸⁸ soldiers,⁴⁷⁵⁷ as²⁵⁹⁶ it was commanded¹²⁹⁹ them,⁸⁴⁶ took³⁵³ Paul,³⁹⁷² and brought⁷¹ him by¹²²³ night³⁵⁷¹ to¹⁵¹⁹ Antipatris.⁴⁹⁴

32  On¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ morrow¹⁸⁸⁷ they left¹⁴³⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ horsemen²⁴⁶⁰ to go⁴¹⁹⁸ with⁴⁸⁶² him,⁸⁴⁶ and returned⁵²⁹⁰ to¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ castle:³⁹²⁵

33  Who,³⁷⁴⁸ when they came¹⁵²⁵ to¹⁵¹⁹ Caesarea,²⁵⁴² and²⁵³² delivered³²⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ epistle¹⁹⁹² to the³⁵⁸⁸ governor,²²³² presented³⁹³⁶ Paul³⁹⁷² also²⁵³² before him.⁸⁴⁶

34  And¹¹⁶¹ when the³⁵⁸⁸ governor²²³² had read³¹⁴ the letter, he²⁵³² asked¹⁹⁰⁵ of¹⁵³⁷ what⁴¹⁶⁹ province¹⁸⁸⁵ he was.²⁰⁷⁶ And²⁵³² when he understood⁴⁴⁴¹ that³⁷⁵⁴ he was of⁵⁷⁵ Cilicia;²⁷⁹¹

35  I will hear¹²⁵¹ thee,⁴⁶⁷⁵ said⁵³⁴⁶ he, when³⁷⁵² thine⁴⁶⁷⁵ accusers²⁷²⁵ are also²⁵³² come.³⁸⁵⁴ And⁵⁰³⁷ he commanded²⁷⁵³ him⁸⁴⁶ to be kept⁵⁴⁴² in¹⁷²² Herod's²²⁶⁴ judgment hall.⁴²³²

Vul

1 Intendens autem in concilium Paulus, ait: Viri fratres, ego omni conscientia bona conversatus sum ante Deum usque in hodiernum diem.

2 Princeps autem sacerdotum Ananias præcepit astantibus sibi percutere os ejus.

3 Tunc Paulus dixit ad eum: Percutiet te Deus, paries dealbate. Et tu sedens judicas me secundum legem, et contra legem jubes me percuti?

4 Et qui astabant dixerunt: Summum sacerdotem Dei maledicis.

5 Dixit autem Paulus: Nesciebam, fratres, quia princeps est sacerdotum. Scriptum est enim: Principem populi tui non maledices.

6 Sciens autem Paulus quia una pars esset sadducæorum, et altera pharisæorum, exclamavit in concilio: Viri fratres, ego pharisæus sum, filius pharisæorum: de spe et resurrectione mortuorum ego judicor.

7 Et cum hæc dixisset, facta est dissensio inter pharisæos et sadducæos, et soluta est multitudo.

8 Sadducæi enim dicunt non esse resurrectionem, neque angelum, neque spiritum: pharisæi autem utraque confitentur.

9 Factus est autem clamor magnus. Et surgentes quidam pharisæorum, pugnabant, dicentes: Nihil mali invenimus in homine isto: quid si spiritus locutus est ei, aut angelus?

10 Et cum magna dissensio facta esset, timens tribunus ne discerperetur Paulus ab ipsis, jussit milites descendere, et rapere eum de medio eorum, ac deducere eum in castra.

11 Sequenti autem nocte assistens ei Dominus, ait: Constans esto: sicut enim testificatus es de me in Jerusalem, sic te oportet et Romæ testificari.

12 Facta autem die collegerunt se quidam ex Judæis, et devoverunt, se dicentes neque manducaturos, neque bibituros donec occiderent Paulum.

13 Erant autem plus quam quadraginta viri qui hanc conjurationem fecerant:

14 qui accesserunt ad principes sacerdotum et seniores, et dixerunt: Devotione devovimus nos nihil gustaturos, donec occidamus Paulum.

15 Nunc ergo vos notum facite tribuno cum concilio, ut producat illum ad vos, tamquam aliquid certius cognituri de eo. Nos vero priusquam appropiet, parati sumus interficere illum.

16 Quod cum audisset filius sororis Pauli insidias, venit, et intravit in castra, nuntiavitque Paulo.

17 Vocans autem Paulus ad se unum ex centurionibus, ait: Adolescentem hunc perduc ad tribunum, habet enim aliquid indicare illi.

18 Et ille quidem assumens eum duxit ad tribunum, et ait: Vinctus Paulus rogavit me hunc adolescentem perducere ad te, habentem aliquid loqui tibi.

19 Apprehendens autem tribunus manum illius, secessit cum eo seorsum, et interrogavit illum: Quid est quod habes indicare mihi?

20 Ille autem dixit: Judæis convenit rogare te ut crastina die producas Paulum in concilium, quasi aliquid certius inquisituri sint de illo:

21 tu vero ne credideris illis: insidiantur enim ei ex eis viri amplius quam quadraginta, qui se devoverunt non manducare, neque bibere donec interficiant eum: et nunc parati sunt, exspectantes promissum tuum.

22 Tribunus igitur dimisit adolescentem, præcipiens ne cui loqueretur quoniam hæc nota sibi fecisset.

23 Et vocatis duobus centurionibus, dixit illis: Parate milites ducentos ut eant usque Cæsaream, et equites septuaginta, et lancearios ducentos a tertia hora noctis,

24 et jumenta præparate ut imponentes Paulum, salvum perducerent ad Felicem præsidem.

25 (Timuit enim ne forte raperent eum Judæi, et occiderent, et ipse postea calumniam sustineret, tamquam accepturus pecuniam.)

26 Scribens epistolam continentem hæc: Claudius Lysias optimo præsidi Felici, salutem.

27 Virum hunc comprehensum a Judæis, et incipientem interfici ab eis, superveniens cum exercitu eripui, cognito quia Romanus est.

28 Volensque scire causam quam objiciebant illi, deduxi eum in concilium eorum.

29 Quem inveni accusari de quæstionibus legis ipsorum, nihil vero dignum morte aut vinculis habentem criminis.

30 Et cum mihi perlatum esset de insidiis quas paraverant illi, misi eum ad te, denuntians et accusatoribus ut dicant apud te. Vale.

31 Milites ergo secundum præceptum sibi assumentes Paulum, duxerunt per noctem in Antipatridem.

32 Et postera die dimissis equitibus ut cum eo irent, reversi sunt ad castra.

33 Qui cum venissent Cæsaream, et tradidissent epistolam præsidi, statuerunt ante illum et Paulum.

34 Cum legisset autem, et interrogasset de qua provincia esset, et cognoscens quia de Cilicia:

35 Audiam te, inquit, cum accusatores tui venerint. Jussitque in prætorio Herodis custodiri eum.