Acts 23 - Part 3: Leaving Jerusalem

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When God is for you, none can stand against you

Acts 23:11 NIV
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.”
Acts 23:12 NIV
The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
Acts 23:13 NIV
More than forty men were involved in this plot.
Acts 23:14 NIV
They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
Acts 23:15 NIV
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.”
Acts 23:16 NIV
But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
Acts 23:17 NIV
Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
Acts 23:18 NIV
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.”
Acts 23:19 NIV
The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”
Acts 23:20 NIV
He said: “Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him.
Acts 23:21 NIV
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.”
Acts 23:22 NIV
The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
Acts 23:23 NIV
Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight.
Acts 23:24 NIV
Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”
Acts 23:25 NIV
He wrote a letter as follows:
Acts 23:26 NIV
Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.
Acts 23:27 NIV
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.
Acts 23:28 NIV
I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.
Acts 23:29 NIV
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.
Acts 23:30 NIV
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.
Acts 23:31 NIV
So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night and brought him as far as Antipatris.
Acts 23:32 NIV
The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.
Acts 23:33 NIV
When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.
Acts 23:34 NIV
The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
Acts 23:35 NIV
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.
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