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Acts 22:30-23:11
Lexham English Bible
Acts 22:30-23:11
Lexham English Bible
30 But on the next day, because he[a] wanted to know the true reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble, and he brought down Paul and[b] had him[c] stand before them.
Paul Before the Sanhedrin
23 And looking intently at the Sanhedrin, Paul said, “Men and brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience before God to this day.” 2 So the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike his mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! And are you sitting there judging me according to the law, and acting contrary to the law do you order me to be struck?” 4 And those who stood nearby said, “Are you reviling the high priest of God?” 5 And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”[d]
6 Now when[e] Paul realized that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he shouted out in the Sanhedrin, “Men and brothers! I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am being judged concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead!” 7 And when[f] he said this, a dispute developed between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 (For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angel or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.) 9 And there was loud shouting, and some of the scribes from the party of the Pharisees stood up and[g] contended sharply, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man! But what if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” 10 And when[h] the dispute became severe, the military tribune, fearing lest Paul be torn apart by them, ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from their midst, and bring him[i] into the barracks.[j] 11 And the next night the Lord stood by him and[k] said, “Have courage, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
Footnotes
- Acts 22:30 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal
- Acts 22:30 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“brought down”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 22:30 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:5 A quotation from Exod 22:28
- Acts 23:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“realized”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 23:7 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“said”)
- Acts 23:9 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 23:10 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“became”)
- Acts 23:10 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:10 Or “headquarters”
- Acts 23:11 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood by”) has been translated as a finite verb
Acts 22:30-23:11
New International Version
Acts 22:30-23:11
New International Version
Paul Before the Sanhedrin
30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews.(A) So the next day he released him(B) and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin(C) to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.
23 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin(D) and said, “My brothers,(E) I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience(F) to this day.” 2 At this the high priest Ananias(G) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.(H) 3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!(I) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”(J)
4 Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”
5 Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’[a]”(K)
6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees(L) and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers,(M) I am a Pharisee,(N) descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”(O) 7 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,(P) and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)
9 There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(Q) stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,”(R) they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”(S) 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.(T)
11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage!(U) As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”(V)
Footnotes
- Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28
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