1 And  Paul  , earnestly beholding  the council  , said  , Men  [and] brothers  , I  have lived  in all  good  conscience  before God  until  this  day  2 And  the high priest  Ananias  commanded  them that stood by  him  to smite  him  on the mouth  3 Then  said  Paul  to  him  , God  will  smite  you  , whited  wall  : for  sits  you  to judge  me  after  the law  , and  command  me  to be smitten  contrary to the law  4 And  those stood by  said  , [do] you insult  God's  high priest  5 Then  said  Paul  , I wist  not  , brothers  , that  he was  the high priest  : for  it is written  , You will  not  speak  evil  of the ruler  of your  people  6 But  when Paul  perceived  that  the one  part  were  Sadducees  , and  the other  Pharisees  , he cried out  in  the council  , Men  [and] brothers  , I  am  a Pharisee  , the son  of a Pharisee  : of  the hope  and  resurrection  of the dead  I  am called in question  7 And  when he  had  so  said  , there arose  a dissension  between the Pharisees  and  the Sadducees  : and  the multitude  was divided  8 For  +  the Sadducees  say  that there is  no  resurrection  , neither  angel  , nor  spirit  : but  the Pharisees  confess  both  9 And  there arose  a great  cry  : and  the scribes  [that were] of the Pharisees  ' part  arose  , and strove  , saying  , We find  no  evil  in  this  man  : but  if  a spirit  or  an angel  has spoken  to him  , let us  not  fight  10 And  when there arose  a great  dissension  , the chief captain  , fearing  in case  Paul  should have been pulled in pieces  of  them  , commanded  the soldiers  to go down  , and to take  him  by force  from  among  them  , and  to bring  [him] into  the castle  11 And  the night  following  the Lord  stood by  him  , and said  , Be of good cheer  , Paul  : for  as  you have testified  of  me  in  Jerusalem  , so  must  you  bear witness  also  at  Rome  12 And  when it was  day  , certain  of the Jews  banded together  +  , and bound  themselves  under a curse  , saying  that they would  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  +  they had killed  Paul  13 And  they were  more than  forty  which  had made  this  conspiracy  14 And they  came to  the chief priests  and  elders  , and said  , We have bound  ourselves  under a great curse  , that we will eat  nothing  until  +  we have slain  Paul  15 Now  therefore  you  with  the council  signify  to the chief captain  that  he bring  him  down  to  you  tomorrow  , as  though you would  enquire  something more perfectly  concerning  him  : and  we  , or ever  he  come near  , are  ready  to kill  him  16 And  when Paul's  sister's  son  heard  of their lying in wait  , he went  and  entered  into  the castle  , and told  Paul  17 Then  Paul  called  one  of the centurions  to [him], and said  , Bring  this  young man  to  the chief captain  : for  he has  a certain thing  to tell  him  18 So  +  he took  him  , and brought  [him] to  the chief captain  , and  said  , Paul  the prisoner  called  me  to [him], and prayed me  to bring  this  young man  to  you  , who has  something  to say  to you  19 Then  the chief captain  took  him  by the hand  , and  went [with him] aside  privately  +  , and asked  [him], What  is  that  you have  to tell  me  20 And  he said  ,  The Jews  have agreed  to desire  you  that  you would bring down  Paul  tomorrow  into  the council  , as  though they would  enquire  somewhat  of  him  more perfectly  21 But  do  not  you  produce  to them  : for  there lie in wait for  him  of  them  more than  forty  men  , which  have bound  themselves  with an oath  , that they will  neither  eat  nor  drink  till  +  they have killed  him  : and  now  are they  ready  , looking for  a promise  from  you  22 So  +  the chief captain  [then] let  the young man  depart  , and charged  [him,] Tell  no man  that  you have shown  these things  to  me  23 And  he called to  [him]  two  centurions  , saying  , Make ready  two hundred  soldiers  to  go  to  Caesarea  , and  horsemen  seventy  , and  spearmen  two hundred  , at  the third  hour  of the night  24 And  provide  [them] beasts  , that  they may set  Paul  on  , and bring [him] safe  to  Felix  the governor  25 And he wrote  a letter  after  this  manner  26 Claudius  Lysias  to the most excellent  governor  Felix  [sends] greeting  27 This  man  was taken  of  the Jews  , and  should  have been killed  of  them  : then came I  with  an army  , and rescued  him  , having understood  that  he was  a Roman  28 And  when  I would  have known  the cause  why  +  they accused  him  , I brought  him  forward  into  their  council  29 Who  I perceived  to be accused  of  questions  of their  law  , but  to have  nothing  laid to his charge  worthy  of death  or  of chains  30 And  when it was told  me  how that  the Jews  laid wait  +  +  for  the man  , I sent  immediately  to  you  , and gave commandment  to his accusers  also  to say  before  you  what [they had] against  him  . Farewell  31 Then  +  the soldiers  , as  it was commanded  them  , took  Paul  , and brought  [him] by  night  to  Antipatris  32 +  On the tomorrow  they left  the horsemen  to go  with  him  , and returned  to  the castle  33 Who  , when they came  to  Caesarea  , and  delivered  the epistle  to the governor  , presented  Paul  also  before him  34 And  when the governor  had read  [the letter],  he asked  of  what  province  he was  . And  when he understood  that  [he was] of  Cilicia  35 I will hear  you  , said he  , when  your  accusers  are  also  come  . And  he commanded  him  to be kept  in  Herod's  judgment hall