Acts 23:4-22 Οἱ (Those who) δὲ (now) παρεστῶτες (stood by) εἶπαν (said), “Τὸν (The) ἀρχιερέα (high priest) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) λοιδορεῖς (do you insult)?”

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ Οἱ (Those who) δὲ (now) παρεστῶτες (stood by) εἶπαν (said), “Τὸν (The) ἀρχιερέα (high priest) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) λοιδορεῖς (do you insult)?” ⁵ Ἔφη (Was saying) τε (then) ὁ (-) Παῦλος (Paul), “Οὐκ (Not) ᾔδειν (I was aware), ἀδελφοί (brothers), ὅτι (that) ἐστὶν (he is) ἀρχιερεύς (high priest); γέγραπται (it has been written) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (-): ‘Ἄρχοντα (The ruler) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people) σου (of you), οὐκ (not) ἐρεῖς (you shall speak) κακῶς (evil of).’” ⁶ Γνοὺς (Having known) δὲ (then) ὁ (-) Παῦλος (Paul) ὅτι (that) τὸ (the) ἓν (one) μέρος (part) ἐστὶν (consists) Σαδδουκαίων (of Sadducees), τὸ (-) δὲ (but) ἕτερον (the other) Φαρισαίων (of Pharisees), ἔκραζεν (he began crying out) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) συνεδρίῳ (Council), “Ἄνδρες (Men), ἀδελφοί (brothers), ἐγὼ (I) Φαρισαῖός (a Pharisee) εἰμι (am), υἱὸς (the son) Φαρισαίων (of a Pharisee); περὶ (concerning) ἐλπίδος (the hope) καὶ (and) ἀναστάσεως (resurrection) νεκρῶν (of the dead) ‹ἐγὼ› (I) κρίνομαι (am judged).” ⁷ Τοῦτο (This) δὲ (then) αὐτοῦ (of him) λαλοῦντος (saying), ἐγένετο (arose) στάσις (a dissension) τῶν (between the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) καὶ (and) Σαδδουκαίων (Sadducees), καὶ (and) ἐσχίσθη (was divided) τὸ (the) πλῆθος (crowd). ⁸ Σαδδουκαῖοι (Sadducees) ‹μὲν› (indeed) γὰρ (for) λέγουσιν (say) μὴ (not) εἶναι (there to be) ἀνάστασιν (resurrection), μήτε (nor) ἄγγελον (angel), μήτε (nor) πνεῦμα (spirit); Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) δὲ (however) ὁμολογοῦσιν (confess) τὰ (-) ἀμφότερα (both). ⁹ Ἐγένετο (Arose) δὲ (then) κραυγὴ (a clamor) μεγάλη (great), καὶ (and) ἀναστάντες (having risen up) τινὲς (some) τῶν (of the) γραμματέων (scribes) τοῦ (of the) μέρους (party) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees), διεμάχοντο (they were contending), λέγοντες (saying), “Οὐδὲν (Nothing) κακὸν (evil) εὑρίσκομεν (we find) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀνθρώπῳ (man) τούτῳ (this). εἰ (What if) δὲ (now) πνεῦμα (a spirit) ἐλάλησεν (has spoken) αὐτῷ (to him), ἢ (or) ἄγγελος (an angel)?” ¹⁰ πολλῆς (Great) δὲ (then) γινομένης (arising) στάσεως (dissension), φοβηθεὶς (having feared) ὁ (the) χιλίαρχος (commander), μὴ (lest) διασπασθῇ (should be torn to pieces) ὁ (-) Παῦλος (Paul) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτῶν (them), ἐκέλευσεν (he commanded) τὸ (the) στράτευμα (troop), καταβὰν (having gone down), ἁρπάσαι (to take by force) αὐτὸν (him) ἐκ (from) μέσου (midst) αὐτῶν (of them), ἄγειν (to bring him) τε (then) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) παρεμβολήν (barracks). ¹¹ Τῇ (-) δὲ (But) ἐπιούσῃ (the following) νυκτὶ (night), ἐπιστὰς (having stood by) αὐτῷ (him), ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) εἶπεν (said), “Θάρσει (Take courage), ὡς (as) γὰρ (for) διεμαρτύρω (you have fully testified) τὰ (-) περὶ (about) ἐμοῦ (Me) εἰς (at) Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Jerusalem), οὕτω (so) σε (you) δεῖ (it behooves) καὶ (also) εἰς (in) Ῥώμην (Rome) μαρτυρῆσαι (to testify).” ¹² Γενομένης (When it was) δὲ (then) ἡμέρας (day), ποιήσαντες (having made) συστροφὴν (a conspiracy), οἱ (the) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews) ἀνεθεμάτισαν (put under an oath) ἑαυτοὺς (themselves), λέγοντες (declaring) μήτε (neither) φαγεῖν (to eat) μήτε (nor) πιεῖν (to drink) ἕως (until) οὗ (that) ἀποκτείνωσιν (they should kill) τὸν (-) Παῦλον (Paul). ¹³ ἦσαν (There were) δὲ (now) πλείους (more than) τεσσεράκοντα (forty), οἱ (-) ταύτην (this) τὴν (-) συνωμοσίαν (plot) ποιησάμενοι (having made), ¹⁴ οἵτινες (who), προσελθόντες (having come) τοῖς (to the) ἀρχιερεῦσιν (chief priests) καὶ (and) τοῖς (the) πρεσβυτέροις (elders), εἶπαν (said), “Ἀναθέματι (With an oath) ἀνεθεματίσαμεν (we have bound) ἑαυτοὺς (ourselves), μηδενὸς (nothing) γεύσασθαι (to eat) ἕως (until) οὗ (that) ἀποκτείνωμεν (we should kill) τὸν (-) Παῦλον (Paul). ¹⁵ νῦν (Now) οὖν (therefore) ὑμεῖς (you), ἐμφανίσατε (make a report) τῷ (to the) χιλιάρχῳ (commander) σὺν (along with) τῷ (the) συνεδρίῳ (Council), ὅπως (so that) καταγάγῃ (he might bring down) αὐτὸν (him) εἰς (to) ὑμᾶς (you), ὡς (as) μέλλοντας (being about) διαγινώσκειν (to examine) ἀκριβέστερον (more earnestly) τὰ (the things) περὶ (about) αὐτοῦ (him); ἡμεῖς (we) δὲ (then), πρὸ (before) τοῦ (-) ἐγγίσαι (drawing near) αὐτὸν (his), ἕτοιμοί (ready) ἐσμεν (are) τοῦ (-) ἀνελεῖν (to kill) αὐτόν (him).” ¹⁶ Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (however) ὁ (the) υἱὸς (son) τῆς (of the) ἀδελφῆς (sister) Παύλου (of Paul) τὴν (of the) ἐνέδραν (ambush), παραγενόμενος (having come near) καὶ (and) εἰσελθὼν (having entered) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) παρεμβολὴν (barracks), ἀπήγγειλεν (he reported it) τῷ (-) Παύλῳ (to Paul). ¹⁷ προσκαλεσάμενος (Having called to him) δὲ (then) ὁ (-) Παῦλος (Paul) ἕνα (one) τῶν (of the) ἑκατονταρχῶν (centurions), ἔφη (he was saying), “Τὸν (The) νεανίαν (young man) τοῦτον (this) ἄπαγε (take) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) χιλίαρχον (commander); ἔχει (he has) γὰρ (for) ἀπαγγεῖλαί (to report) τι (something) αὐτῷ (to him).” ¹⁸ Ὁ (The one) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) παραλαβὼν (having taken) αὐτὸν (him) ἤγαγεν (brought him) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) χιλίαρχον (commander), καὶ (and) φησίν (he says), “Ὁ (The) δέσμιος (prisoner) Παῦλος (Paul), προσκαλεσάμενός (having called to) με (me), ἠρώτησεν (asked me) τοῦτον (this) τὸν (-) νεανίσκον (young man) ἀγαγεῖν (to lead) πρὸς (to) σέ (you), ἔχοντά (having) τι (something) λαλῆσαί (to say) σοι (to you).” ¹⁹ Ἐπιλαβόμενος (Having taken hold) δὲ (then) τῆς (the) χειρὸς (hand) αὐτοῦ (of him) ὁ (the) χιλίαρχος (commander), καὶ (and) ἀναχωρήσας (having withdrawn) κατ’ (in) ἰδίαν (private), ἐπυνθάνετο (he began to inquire), “Τί (What) ἐστιν (is it) ὃ (that) ἔχεις (you have) ἀπαγγεῖλαί (to report) μοι (to me)?” ²⁰ Εἶπεν (He said) δὲ (then) ὅτι (-), “Οἱ (The) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews) συνέθεντο (have agreed) τοῦ (-) ἐρωτῆσαί (to ask) σε (you) ὅπως (that) αὔριον (tomorrow) τὸν (-) Παῦλον (Paul) καταγάγῃς (you might bring down) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) συνέδριον (Council), ὡς (as) μέλλον* (being about) τι (something) ἀκριβέστερον (more earnestly) πυνθάνεσθαι (to inquire) περὶ (about) αὐτοῦ (him). ²¹ σὺ (You) οὖν (therefore) μὴ (not) πεισθῇς (should be persuaded) αὐτοῖς (by them). ἐνεδρεύουσιν (Lie in wait) γὰρ (indeed) αὐτὸν (for him) ἐξ (of) αὐτῶν (them) ἄνδρες (men) πλείους (more than) τεσσεράκοντα (forty), οἵτινες (who) ἀνεθεμάτισαν (have put under an oath) ἑαυτοὺς (themselves) μήτε (neither) φαγεῖν (to eat) μήτε (nor) πιεῖν (to drink) ἕως (until) οὗ (that) ἀνέλωσιν (they have killed) αὐτόν (him); καὶ (and) νῦν (now) εἰσιν (they are) ἕτοιμοι (ready), προσδεχόμενοι (awaiting) τὴν (the) ἀπὸ (from) σοῦ (you) ἐπαγγελίαν (promise).” ²² Ὁ (-) μὲν (Indeed) οὖν (therefore) χιλίαρχος (the commander) ἀπέλυσε (dismissed) τὸν (the) νεανίσκον (young man), παραγγείλας (having instructed him), “Μηδενὶ (No one) ἐκλαλῆσαι (tell) ὅτι (that) ταῦτα (these things) ἐνεφάνισας (you have reported) πρὸς (to) ἐμέ (me).”