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15 Now then, you and the council must notify the tribune to bring him down to you, on the pretext that you want to make a more thorough examination of his case. And we are ready to do away with him before he arrives.”(A)

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15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin(A) 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.”

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Their feet run to evil,
    and they rush to shed innocent blood;
their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;
    desolation and destruction are in their highways.(A)

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Their feet rush into sin;
    they are swift to shed innocent blood.(A)
They pursue evil schemes;(B)
    acts of violence mark their ways.(C)

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32 The wicked watch for the righteous
    and seek to kill them.(A)
33 The Lord will not abandon them to their power
    or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.(B)

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32 The wicked lie in wait(A) for the righteous,(B)
    intent on putting them to death;
33 but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
    or let them be condemned(C) when brought to trial.(D)

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16 for their feet run to evil,
    and they hurry to shed blood.(A)

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16 for their feet rush into evil,(A)
    they are swift to shed blood.(B)

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11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
    let us wantonly ambush the innocent;(A)
12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive
    and whole, like those who go down to the Pit.(B)

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11 If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait(A) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 let’s swallow(B) them alive, like the grave,
    and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(C)

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14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;(A)
16     ruin and misery are in their paths,

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14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[a](A)
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16     ruin and misery mark their ways,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)

Paul before the Council

30 Since he wanted to find out what Paul[a] was being accused of by the Jews, the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to meet. He brought Paul down and had him stand before them.(A)

23 While Paul was looking intently at the council he said, “Brothers,[b] up to this day I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God.”(B)

Footnotes

  1. 22.30 Gk he
  2. 23.1 Gk Men, brothers

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.”

16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
    they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.(A)

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16 For they cannot rest until they do evil;(A)
    they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.

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11 If they plan evil against you,
    if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.(A)

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11 Though they plot evil(A) against you
    and devise wicked schemes,(B) they cannot succeed.

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and requested, as a favor to them against Paul,[a] to have him transferred to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 25.3 Gk him

They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(A)

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