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Acts 23 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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1 ατενισας δε ο παυλος τω συνεδριω ειπεν· ανδρες αδελφοι, εγω παση συνειδησει αγαθη πεπολιτευμαι τω θεω αχρι ταυτης της ημερας.
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
1 Ἀτενίσας δὲ ὁ Παῦλος τῷ συνεδρίῳ εἶπεν· ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγὼ πάσῃ συνειδήσει ἀγαθῇ πεπολίτευμαι τῷ Θεῷ ἄχρι ταύτης τῆς ἡμέρας.
2 ο δε αρχιερευς ανανιας επεταξεν τοις παρεστωσιν αυτω τυπτειν αυτου το στομα.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
2 ὁ δὲ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἀνανίας ἐπέταξε τοῖς παρεστῶσιν αὐτῷ τύπτειν αὐτοῦ τὸ στόμα.
3 τοτε ο παυλος προς αυτον ειπεν· τυπτειν σε μελλει ο θεος, τοιχε κεκονιαμενε· και συ καθη κρινων με κατα τον νομον, και παρανομων κελευεις με τυπτεσθαι!
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
3 τότε ὁ Παῦλος πρὸς αὐτὸν εἶπε· τύπτειν σε μέλλει ὁ Θεός, τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε· καὶ σὺ κάθῃ κρίνων με κατὰ τὸν νόμον, καὶ παρανομῶν κελεύεις με τύπτεσθαι!
4 οι δε παρεστωτες ειπον· τον αρχιερεα του θεου λοιδορεις;
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
4 οἱ δὲ παρεστῶτες εἶπον· τὸν ἀρχιερέα τοῦ Θεοῦ λοιδορεῖς;
5 εφη τε ο παυλος· ουκ ηδειν, αδελφοι, οτι εστιν αρχιερευς· γεγραπται γαρ· αρχοντα του λαου σου ουκ ερεις κακως.
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
5 ἔφη τε ὁ Παῦλος· οὐκ ᾔδειν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀρχιερεύς· γέγραπται γάρ· ἄρχοντα τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς.
6 γνους δε ο παυλος οτι το εν μερος εστιν σαδδουκαιων, το δε ετερον φαρισαιων, εκραξεν εν τω συνεδριω· ανδρες αδελφοι, εγω φαρισαιος ειμι, υιος φαρισαιου· περι ελπιδος και αναστασεως νεκρων εγω κρινομαι.
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, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
6 γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Παῦλος ὅτι τὸ ἓν μέρος ἐστὶ Σαδδουκαίων, τὸ δὲ ἕτερον Φαρισαίων, ἔκραξεν ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ· ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγὼ Φαρισαῖός εἰμι, υἱὸς Φαρισαίου· περὶ ἐλπίδος καὶ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν ἐγὼ κρίνομαι.
7 τουτου δε αυτου λαλησαντος εγενετο στασις των φαρισαιων και των σαδδουκαιων, και εσχισθη το πληθος.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
7 τοῦτο δὲ αὐτοῦ λαλήσαντος ἐγένετο στάσις τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ τῶν Σαδδουκαίων, καὶ ἐσχίσθη τὸ πλῆθος.
8 σαδδουκαιοι μεν γαρ λεγουσιν μη ειναι αναστασιν μητε αγγελον μητε πνευμα, φαρισαιοι δε ομολογουσιν τα αμφοτερα.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
8 Σαδδουκαῖοι μὲν γὰρ λέγουσι μὴ εἶναι ἀνάστασιν μήτε ἄγγελον μήτε πνεῦμα, Φαρισαῖοι δὲ ὁμολογοῦσι τὰ ἀμφότερα.
9 εγενετο δε κραυγη μεγαλη, και ανασταντες οι γραμματεις του μερους των φαρισαιων διεμαχοντο λεγοντες· ουδεν κακον ευρισκομεν εν τω ανθρωπω τουτω· ει δε πνευμα ελαλησεν αυτω η αγγελος, μη θεομαχωμεν.
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
9 ἐγένετο δὲ κραυγὴ μεγάλη, καὶ ἀναστάντες οἱ γραμματεῖς τοῦ μέρους τῶν Φαρισαίων διεμάχοντο λέγοντες· οὐδὲν κακὸν εὑρίσκομεν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τούτῳ· εἰ δὲ πνεῦμα ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ ἢ ἄγγελος, μὴ θεομαχῶμεν.
10 πολλης δε γενομενης στασεως ευλαβηθεις ο χιλιαρχος μη διασπασθη ο παυλος υπ αυτων, εκελευσεν το στρατευμα καταβηναι και αρπασαι αυτον εκ μεσου αυτων αγειν τε εις την παρεμβολην.
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
10 πολλῆς δὲ γενομένης στάσεως εὐλαβηθεὶς ὁ χιλίαρχος μὴ διασπασθῇ ὁ Παῦλος ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν, ἐκέλευσε τὸ στράτευμα καταβῆναι καὶ ἁρπάσαι αὐτὸν ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν ἄγειν τε εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.
11 τη δε επιουση νυκτι επιστας αυτω ο κυριος ειπεν· θαρσει, παυλε· ως γαρ διεμαρτυρω τα περι εμου εις ιερουσαλημ, ουτως σε δει και εις ρωμην μαρτυρησαι.
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
11 Τῇ δὲ ἐπιούσῃ νυκτὶ ἐπιστὰς αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος εἶπε· θάρσει, Παῦλε· ὡς γὰρ διεμαρτύρω τὰ περὶ ἐμοῦ εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, οὕτω σε δεῖ καὶ εἰς Ῥώμην μαρτυρῆσαι.
12 γενομενης δε ημερας ποιησαντες τινες των ιουδαιων συστροφην ανεθεματισαν εαυτους, λεγοντες μητε φαγειν μητε πιειν εως ου αποκτεινωσιν τον παυλον.
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
12 Γενομένης δὲ ἡμέρας ποιήσαντές τινες τῶν Ἰουδαίων συστροφὴν ἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτούς, λέγοντες μήτε φαγεῖν μήτε πιεῖν ἕως οὗ ἀποκτείνωσι τὸν Παῦλον.
13 ησαν δε πλειους τεσσαρακοντα οι ταυτην την συνωμοσιαν πεποιηκοτες·
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
13 ἦσαν δὲ πλείους τεσσαράκοντα οἱ ταύτην τὴν συνωμοσίαν πεποιηκότες·
14 οιτινες προσελθοντες τοις αρχιερευσιν και τοις πρεσβυτεροις ειπον· αναθεματι ανεθεματισαμεν εαυτους μηδενος γευσασθαι εως ου αποκτεινωμεν τον παυλον.
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
14 οἵτινες προσελθόντες τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις εἶπον· ἀναθέματι ἀνεθεματίσαμεν ἑαυτοὺς μηδενὸς γεύσασθαι ἕως οὗ ἀποκτείνωμεν τὸν Παῦλον.
15 νυν ουν υμεις εμφανισατε τω χιλιαρχω συν τω συνεδριω, οπως αυριον αυτον καταγαγη προς υμας, ως μελλοντας διαγινωσκειν ακριβεστερον τα περι αυτου· ημεις δε προ του εγγισαι αυτον ετοιμοι εσμεν του ανελειν αυτον.
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
15 νῦν οὖν ὑμεῖς ἐμφανίσατε τῷ χιλιάρχῳ σὺν τῷ συνεδρίῳ, ὅπως αὔριον αὐτὸν καταγάγῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ὡς μέλλοντας διαγινώσκειν ἀκριβέστερον τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ· ἡμεῖς δὲ πρὸ τοῦ ἐγγίσαι αὐτὸν ἕτοιμοί ἐσμεν τοῦ ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν.
16 ακουσας δε ο υιος της αδελφης παυλου το ενεδρον, παραγενομενος και εισελθων εις την παρεμβολην απηγγειλεν τω παυλω.
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
16 ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀδελφῆς Παύλου τὸ ἔνεδρον, παραγενόμενος καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἀπήγγειλε τῷ Παύλῳ.
17 προσκαλεσαμενος δε ο παυλος ενα των εκατονταρχων εφη· τον νεανιαν τουτον απαγαγε προς τον χιλιαρχον· εχει γαρ τι απαγγειλαι αυτω.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
17 προσκαλεσάμενος δὲ ὁ Παῦλος ἕνα τῶν ἑκατοντάρχων ἔφη· τὸν νεανίαν τοῦτον ἀπάγαγε πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον· ἔχει γάρ τι ἀπαγγεῖλαι αὐτῷ.
18 ο μεν ουν παραλαβων αυτον ηγαγεν προς τον χιλιαρχον και φησιν· ο δεσμιος παυλος προσκαλεσαμενος με ηρωτησεν τουτον τον νεανιαν αγαγειν προς σε, εχοντα τι λαλησαι σοι.
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
18 ὁ μὲν οὖν παραλαβὼν αὐτὸν ἤγαγε πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον καί φησιν· ὁ δέσμιος Παῦλος προσκαλεσάμενός με ἠρώτησε τοῦτον τὸν νεανίαν ἀγαγεῖν πρός σε, ἔχοντά τι λαλῆσαί σοι.
19 επιλαβομενος δε της χειρος αυτου ο χιλιαρχος και αναχωρησας κατ ιδιαν επυνθανετο, τι εστιν ο εχεις απαγγειλαι μοι;
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
19 ἐπιλαβόμενος δὲ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ χιλίαρχος καὶ ἀναχωρήσας κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἐπυνθάνετο, τί ἐστιν ὃ ἔχεις ἀπαγγεῖλαί μοι;
20 ειπεν δε οτι οι ιουδαιοι συνεθεντο του ερωτησαι σε οπως αυριον εις το συνεδριον καταγαγης τον παυλον, ως μελλοντων τι ακριβεστερον πυνθανεσθαι περι αυτου.
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
20 εἶπε δὲ ὅτι οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι συνέθεντο τοῦ ἐρωτῆσαί σε ὅπως αὔριον εἰς τὸ συνέδριον καταγάγῃς τὸν Παῦλον, ὡς μελλόντων τι ἀκριβέστερον πυνθάνεσθαι περὶ αὐτοῦ.
21 συ ουν μη πεισθης αυτοις· ενεδρευουσιν γαρ αυτον εξ αυτων ανδρες πλειους τεσσαρακοντα, οιτινες ανεθεματισαν εαυτους μητε φαγειν μητε πιειν εως ου ανελωσιν αυτον, και νυν ετοιμοι εισιν προσδεχομενοι την απο σου επαγγελιαν.
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
21 σὺ οὖν μὴ πεισθῇς αὐτοῖς· ἐνεδρεύουσι γὰρ αὐτὸν ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες πλείους τεσσαράκοντα, οἵτινες ἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτοὺς μήτε φαγεῖν μήτε πιεῖν ἕως οὗ ἀνέλωσιν αὐτόν, καὶ νῦν ἕτοιμοί εἰσι προσδεχόμενοι τὴν ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐπαγγελίαν.
22 ο μεν ουν χιλιαρχος απελυσεν τον νεανιαν, παραγγειλας μηδενι εκλαλησαι οτι ταυτα ενεφανισας προς με.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
22 ὁ μὲν οὖν χιλίαρχος ἀπέλυσε τὸν νεανίαν, παραγγείλας μηδενὶ ἐκλαλῆσαι ὅτι ταῦτα ἐνεφάνισας πρός με.
23 και προσκαλεσαμενος δυο τινας των εκατονταρχων ειπεν· ετοιμασατε στρατιωτας διακοσιους οπως πορευθωσιν εως καισαρειας, και ιππεις εβδομηκοντα και δεξιολαβους διακοσιους, απο τριτης ωρας της νυκτος,
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
23 Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος δύο τινὰς τῶν ἑκατοντάρχων εἶπεν· ἑτοιμάσατε στρατιώτας διακοσίους ὅπως πορευθῶσιν ἕως Καισαρείας, καὶ ἱππεῖς ἑβδομήκοντα καὶ δεξιολάβους διακοσίους, ἀπὸ τρίτης ὥρας τῆς νυκτός,
24 κτηνη τε παραστησαι, ινα επιβιβασαντες τον παυλον διασωσωσιν προς φηλικα τον ηγεμονα,
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
24 κτήνη τε παραστῆσαι, ἵνα ἐπιβιβάσαντες τὸν Παῦλον διασώσωσι πρὸς Φήλικα τὸν ἡγεμόνα,
25 γραψας επιστολην περιεχουσαν τον τυπον τουτον·
25 He wrote a letter like this:
25 γράψας ἐπιστολὴν περιέχουσαν τὸν τύπον τοῦτον·
26 κλαυδιος λυσιας τω κρατιστω ηγεμονι φηλικι χαιρειν.
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
26 Κλαύδιος Λυσίας τῷ κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι Φήλικι χαίρειν.
27 τον ανδρα τουτον συλληφθεντα υπο των ιουδαιων και μελλοντα αναιρεισθαι υπ αυτων επιστας συν τω στρατευματι εξειλομην αυτον, μαθων οτι ρωμαιος εστιν.
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
27 τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συλληφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι ἐξειλόμην αὐτόν, μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστι.
28 βουλομενος δε γνωναι την αιτιαν δι ην ενεκαλουν αυτω, κατηγαγον αυτον εις το συνεδριον αυτων·
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
28 βουλόμενος δὲ γνῶναι τὴν αἰτίαν δι᾽ ἣν ἐνεκάλουν αὐτῷ, κατήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ συνέδριον αὐτῶν·
29 ον ευρον εγκαλουμενον περι ζητηματων του νομου αυτων, μηδεν δε αξιον θανατου η δεσμων εγκλημα εχοντα.
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
29 ὃν εὗρον ἐγκαλούμενον περὶ ζητημάτων τοῦ νόμου αὐτῶν, μηδὲν δὲ ἄξιον θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἔγκλημα ἔχοντα.
30 μηνυθεισης δε μοι επιβουλης εις τον ανδρα μελλειν εσεσθαι υπο των ιουδαιων, εξαυτης επεμψα προς σε, παραγγειλας και τοις κατηγοροις λεγειν τα προς αυτον επι σου. ερρωσο.
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
30 μηνυθείσης δέ μοι ἐπιβουλῆς εἰς τὸν ἄνδρα μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐξαυτῆς ἔπεμψα πρός σε, παραγγείλας καὶ τοῖς κατηγόροις λέγειν τὰ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐπὶ σοῦ. ἔρρωσο.
31 οι μεν ουν στρατιωται κατα το διατεταγμενον αυτοις αναλαβοντες τον παυλον ηγαγον δια της νυκτος εις την αντιπατριδα,
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
31 Οἱ μὲν οὖν στρατιῶται κατὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον αὐτοῖς ἀναλαβόντες τὸν Παῦλον ἤγαγον διὰ τῆς νυκτὸς εἰς τὴν Ἀντιπατρίδα,
32 τη δε επαυριον εασαντες τους ιππεις πορευεσθαι συν αυτω, υπεστρεψαν εις την παρεμβολην·
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
32 τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἐάσαντες τοὺς ἱππεῖς πορεύεσθαι σὺν αὐτῷ, ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν·
33 οιτινες εισελθοντες εις την καισαρειαν και αναδοντες την επιστολην τω ηγεμονι παρεστησαν και τον παυλον αυτω.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
33 οἵτινες εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὴν Καισάρειαν καὶ ἀναδόντες τὴν ἐπιστολὴν τῷ ἡγεμόνι παρέστησαν καὶ τὸν Παῦλον αὐτῷ.
34 αναγνους δε ο ηγεμων και επερωτησας εκ ποιας επαρχιας εστιν, και πυθομενος οτι απο κιλικιας,
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
34 ἀναγνοὺς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν καὶ ἐπερωτήσας ἐκ ποίας ἐπαρχίας ἐστί, καὶ πυθόμενος ὅτι ἀπὸ Κιλικίας,
35 διακουσομαι σου, εφη, οταν και οι κατηγοροι σου παραγενωνται· εκελευσεν τε αυτον εν τω πραιτωριω του ηρωδου φυλασσεσθαι.
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
35 διακούσομαί σου, ἔφη, ὅταν καὶ οἱ κατήγοροί σου παραγένωνται· ἐκέλευσέ τε αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ πραιτωρίῳ τοῦ Ἡρῴδου φυλάσσεσθαι.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Ananias
The high priest who ordered Paul to be struck on the mouth at his hearing and later went down to Caesarea to accuse him before Felix.
Cited in the guide: Acts 23:2; Acts 24:1
Claudius Lysias
The commander who rescued Paul from the mob at Jerusalem and sent him to the governor Felix at Caesarea with a letter.
Cited in the guide: Acts 23:26
Felix
The governor at Caesarea who heard Paul's case, trembled at his talk of judgment, and kept him in custody hoping for a bribe.
Cited in the guide: Acts 23:24; Acts 24:3; Acts 24:25
Places
Caesarea Maritima
The Roman administrative capital of Judea. Peter brought the gospel to the Gentile Cornelius here, and Paul was imprisoned before appealing his case to Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 10:1; Acts 23:23; Acts 25:11
Cross references (33)
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- 1 Acts 24:16; 2 Timothy 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:12; Hebrews 13:18; 1 Corinthians 4:4
- 2 John 18:22; Acts 24:1; 1 Kings 22:24; Micah 5:1; Matthew 26:67
- 3 Deuteronomy 25:1–2; John 7:51; Matthew 23:27–28; Micah 3:8–11; Amos 5:7
- 5 Exodus 22:28; Ecclesiastes 10:20; Jude 8–9; 2 Peter 2:10
- 6 Acts 24:15; Acts 24:21; Acts 26:5–8; Acts 28:20; Philippians 3:5
- 7 Acts 14:4; John 7:40–43; Matthew 10:34; Psalm 55:9
- 8 Luke 20:27; Matthew 22:23; Mark 12:18; Acts 4:1
- 9 Acts 22:7; Acts 22:17–18; John 12:29; Acts 25:25; Proverbs 16:7
- 10 Acts 22:24; James 1:19; James 3:14–4:2; Acts 23:32; Micah 3:3
- 11 Acts 18:9; 2 Timothy 4:17; Matthew 14:27; Jeremiah 15:19–21; Acts 19:21
- 12 Acts 23:30; Isaiah 8:9–10; Acts 23:21; Acts 23:14; Psalm 2:1–3
- 13 John 16:2; 2 Samuel 15:12; 2 Samuel 15:31
- 14 Acts 23:12; Jeremiah 8:12; Micah 7:3; Hosea 4:9; Psalm 52:1–2
- 15 Isaiah 59:7; Psalm 37:32–33; Proverbs 1:16; Proverbs 1:11–12; Psalm 21:11
- 16 1 Corinthians 3:19; Acts 23:10; Proverbs 21:30; Acts 23:32; Job 5:13
- 17 Proverbs 22:3; Matthew 8:8–9; Acts 22:26; Acts 23:23; Matthew 10:16
- 18 Ephesians 3:1; Ephesians 4:1; Acts 28:17; Philemon 9; Acts 16:25
- 19 Nehemiah 2:4; Esther 9:12; Esther 5:3; Mark 9:27; Esther 7:2
- 20 Acts 23:14–15; Daniel 6:5–12; Psalm 12:2; Acts 23:1
- 21 Acts 23:12–14; Exodus 23:2; Acts 20:19; Acts 9:23–24; 2 Corinthians 11:26
- 22 Joshua 2:14; Mark 1:44
- 23 Acts 8:40; Luke 12:38; Matthew 14:25; Acts 23:33
- 24 Acts 23:26; Acts 25:14; Acts 24:10; Acts 23:33–24:3; Acts 24:22–27
- 26 Acts 15:23; Acts 26:25; Luke 1:3; Acts 24:3; James 1:1
- 27 Acts 22:25–29; Acts 21:31–33; Acts 23:10; Acts 24:6
- 28 Acts 22:30
- 29 Acts 26:31; Acts 25:25; Acts 18:15; Acts 25:11; Acts 25:19–20
- 30 Acts 24:6–8; Acts 25:16; Acts 24:19; Acts 23:35; Acts 23:20
- 31 Acts 23:23–24; 2 Timothy 2:3–4; Luke 7:8
- 32 Acts 23:23; Acts 23:10
- 33 Acts 23:26; Acts 28:16; Acts 8:40; Acts 23:23–24
- 34 Acts 21:39; Acts 25:1; Esther 1:1; Esther 8:9; Daniel 6:1
- 35 Acts 23:30; Acts 25:16; Matthew 27:27; Matthew 2:16; Acts 24:22
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What the Fathers said
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Again he discourses simply as man, and he does not on all occasions alike enjoy the benefit of supernatural aid. "I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee:" both in this, and in what comes after it, he wished to divide the multitude, which had an evil unanimity against him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… belonged to humility he wonderfully preserved, when, on its being said to him, "Revilest thou the high priest?" he replied, "I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, Thou shall not speak evil of the ruler of thy people." And here he showed with what calmness he had spoken that which he seemed to …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
A sect of the Jews dif ferent from the Pharisees, and much worse than they, who said, "that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit." For these were some of a grosser sort, and eager after the things of the body.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Wherefore Paul also saith, "I am a Pharisee, of the strictest sect amongst us." And they say nothing indeed directly about a resurrection; but they feign a story, and make up a case, which, as I suppose, never so much as had an existence; thinking to drive Him to perplexity, and desiring to overthrow both things, both the existence of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)