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26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most-excellent governor Felix: Greetings. 27 I rescued this man having been seized by the Jews and being about to be killed by them, having come-suddenly-upon them with the troop— having learned that he was a Roman[a]. 28 And wanting to know the reason for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin—

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  1. Acts 23:27 Lysias gives himself the higher motive (rescuing a Roman citizen) rather than his actual motive (maintaining order; doing his duty), omitting the messy details.

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