Acts.22.22

The people in the crowd had listened attentively up to this point, but now they broke loose, shouting out, "Kill him! He's an insect! Stomp on him!"

Acts.22.22

The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, "Rid the earth of him! He's not fit to live!"

Acts.22.22

And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!"

Acts.22.22

The crowd listened until Paul came to that word; then with one voice they shouted, "Away with such a fellow! Kill him! He isn't fit to live!"

Acts.22.23

They shook their fists. They filled the air with curses.

Acts.22.23

As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,

Acts.22.23

Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air,

Acts.22.23

They yelled, threw off their coats, and tossed handfuls of dust into the air.

Acts.22.24

That's when the captain intervened and ordered Paul taken into the barracks. By now the captain was thoroughly exasperated. He decided to interrogate Paul under torture in order to get to the bottom of this, to find out what he had done that provoked this outraged violence.

Acts.22.24

the commander ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and questioned in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.

Acts.22.24

the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him.

Acts.22.24

The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious.

Acts.22.25

As they spread-eagled him with thongs, getting him ready for the whip, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is this legal: torturing a Roman citizen without a fair trial?"

Acts.22.25

As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn't even been found guilty?"

Acts.22.25

And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?"

Acts.22.25

As they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer standing there, "Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn't even been tried?"

Acts.22.26

When the centurion heard that, he went directly to the captain. "Do you realize what you've done? This man is a Roman citizen!"

Acts.22.26

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. "What are you going to do?" he asked. "This man is a Roman citizen."

Acts.22.26

When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, "Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman."

Acts.22.26

The officer went to the commander and asked, "What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!"

Acts.22.27

The captain came back and took charge. "Is what I hear right? You're a Roman citizen?" Paul said, "I certainly am."

Acts.22.27

The commander went to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?Yes, I am," he answered.

Acts.22.27

Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."

Acts.22.27

So the commander went over and asked Paul, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?Yes, I certainly am," Paul replied.

Acts.22.28

The captain was impressed. "I paid a huge sum for my citizenship. How much did it cost you?Nothing," said Paul. "It cost me nothing. I was free from the day of my birth."

Acts.22.28

Then the commander said, "I had to pay a big price for my citizenship.But I was born a citizen," Paul replied.

Acts.22.28

The commander answered, "With a large sum I obtained this citizenship." And Paul said, "But I was born a citizen."

Acts.22.28

"I am, too," the commander muttered, "and it cost me plenty!But I am a citizen by birth!"

Acts.22.29

That put a stop to the interrogation. And it put the fear of God into the captain. He had put a Roman citizen in chains and come within a whisker of putting him under torture!

Acts.22.29

Those who were about to question him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.

Acts.22.29

Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

Acts.22.29

The soldiers who were about to interrogate Paul quickly withdrew when they heard he was a Roman citizen, and the commander was frightened because he had ordered him bound and whipped.

Acts.22.30

The next day, determined to get to the root of the trouble and know for sure what was behind the Jewish accusation, the captain released Paul and ordered a meeting of the high priests and the High Council to see what they could make of it. Paul was led in and took his place before them.

Acts.22.30

The next day, since the commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.

Acts.22.30

The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Acts.22.30

The next day the commander freed Paul from his chains and ordered the leading priests into session with the Jewish high council. He had Paul brought in before them to try to find out what the trouble was all about.

Acts.23.1

Paul surveyed the members of the council with a steady gaze, and then said his piece: "Friends, I've lived with a clear conscience before God all my life, up to this very moment."

Acts.23.1

Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day."

Acts.23.1

Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, "Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day."

Acts.23.1

Gazing intently at the high council, Paul began: "Brothers, I have always lived before God in all good conscience!"

Acts.23.2

That set the Chief Priest Ananias off. He ordered his aides to slap Paul in the face.

Acts.23.2

At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

Acts.23.2

And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

Acts.23.2

Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth.

Acts.23.3

Paul shot back, "God will slap you down! What a fake you are! You sit there and judge me by the Law and then break the Law by ordering me slapped around!"

Acts.23.3

Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!"

Acts.23.3

Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?"

Acts.23.3

But Paul said to him, "God will slap you, you whitewashed wall! What kind of judge are you to break the law yourself by ordering me struck like that?"

Acts.23.4

The aides were scandalized: "How dare you talk to God's Chief Priest like that!"

Acts.23.4

Those who were standing near Paul said, "You dare to insult God's high priest?"

Acts.23.4

And those who stood by said, "Do you revile God's high priest?"

Acts.23.4

Those standing near Paul said to him, "Is that the way to talk to God's high priest?"

Acts.23.5

Paul acted surprised. "How was I to know he was Chief Priest? He doesn't act like a Chief Priest. You're right, the Scripture does say, "Don't speak abusively to a ruler of the people.' Sorry."

Acts.23.5

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.'"

Acts.23.5

Then Paul said, "I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, "You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people."'

Acts.23.5

"I'm sorry, brothers. I didn't realize he was the high priest," Paul replied, "for the Scriptures say, 'Do not speak evil of anyone who rules over you.'"

Acts.23.6

Paul, knowing some of the council was made up of Sadducees and others of Pharisees and how they hated each other, decided to exploit their antagonism: "Friends, I am a stalwart Pharisee from a long line of Pharisees. It's because of my Pharisee convictions--the hope and resurrection of the dead--that I've been hauled into this court."

Acts.23.6

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead."

Acts.23.6

But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!"

Acts.23.6

Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were all my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!"

Acts.23.7

The moment he said this, the council split right down the middle, Pharisees and Sadducees going at each other in heated argument.

Acts.23.7

When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

Acts.23.7

And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided.

Acts.23.7

This divided the council--the Pharisees against the Sadducees--

Acts.23.8

Sadducees have nothing to do with a resurrection or angels or even a spirit. If they can't see it, they don't believe it. Pharisees believe it all.

Acts.23.8

(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

Acts.23.8

For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection--and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

Acts.23.8

for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these.

Acts.23.9

And so a huge and noisy quarrel broke out. Then some of the religion scholars on the Pharisee side shouted down the others: "We don't find anything wrong with this man! And what if a spirit has spoken to him? Or maybe an angel? What if it turns out we're fighting against God?"

Acts.23.9

There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. "We find nothing wrong with this man," they said. "What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

Acts.23.9

Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees' party arose and protested, saying, "We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God."

Acts.23.9

So a great clamor arose. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up to argue that Paul was all right. "We see nothing wrong with him," they shouted. "Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him."

Acts.23.10

That was fuel on the fire. The quarrel flamed up and became so violent the captain was afraid they would tear Paul apart, limb from limb. He ordered the soldiers to get him out of there and escort him back to the safety of the barracks.

Acts.23.10

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.

Acts.23.10

Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

Acts.23.10

The shouting grew louder and louder, and the men were tugging at Paul from both sides, pulling him this way and that. Finally, the commander, fearing they would tear him apart, ordered his soldiers to take him away from them and bring him back to the fortress.

Acts.23.11

That night the Master appeared to Paul: "It's going to be all right. Everything is going to turn out for the best. You've been a good witness for me here in Jerusalem. Now you're going to be my witness in Rome!"

Acts.23.11

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.23.11

But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome."

Acts.23.11

That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, "Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have told the people about me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome."