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Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you
to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever
he come near, are ready to kill him.
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And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he
went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
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Then Paul called one of the centurions unto
him,
and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
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So
he took him, and brought
him
to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto
him,
and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
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Then
the chief captain took him by the hand, and went
with him
aside privately, and asked
him,
What is
that thou hast to tell me?
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And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest
bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more
perfectly.
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But do not thou yield unto 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 thee.
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So the chief captain
then
let the young man depart, and charged
him, See thou
tell no man that thou hast shewed these things
to me.
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And he called unto
him
two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go
to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the
night;
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And provide
them
beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring
him
safe unto Felix the
governor.
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And he wrote a letter after this manner:
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Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent
governor Felix
sendeth
greeting.
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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.
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And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into
their council:
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Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid
to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
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And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait
for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before
thee what
they had
against him. Farewell.
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Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took
Paul, and brought
him
by night to Antipatris.
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On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with
him, and returned to the castle:
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Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to
the governor, presented Paul also before him.
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And when the governor had read
the letter,
he
asked of what province he was. And when he understood that
he was
of Cilicia;
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I will hear thee,
said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment
hall.
CHAPTER 24
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and
with
a certain orator
named
Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
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And when he was called forth, Tertullus
began to accuse
him,
saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy
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