Acts 23:12–35

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.⇇

And they were more than forty ↦which had made this conspiracy.⇇

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.⇉⇇

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain ↦that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.⇇

And ↦when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, ↦he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.⇇

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.⇇

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.⇇

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?⇇

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 inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.⇇

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.⇇

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.⇉⇇

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;⇇

And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto ↦Felix ↦the governor.⇉⇇

And he wrote a letter after this manner:⇇

Claudius Lysias unto ↦the most excellent governor Felix sendeth ↦greeting.⇇

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.⇇

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:⇉⇇

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.⇇

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.⇇

Then the soldiers, ↦as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.⇇

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:⇇

Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, ↦presented Paul also before him.⇇

And when the governor had read the letter, ↦he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of ↦Cilicia;⇇

I will hear thee, said he, ↦when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept ↦in Herod's ↦judgment hall.⇇