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Acts 23:20
And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul tomorrow into the Council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul tomorrow into the Council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
AND HE SAID ... - In what way this young man had received intelligence of this, we can only conjecture. It is not improbable that he was a student under some one of the Jewish teachers, and that he mi...
JEWISH PLOT: REMOVAL OF PAUL. The Jews propose what the tribune, in Acts 22:30 to Acts 23:10, has already done on his own initiative; here we are on historical ground. The hated person being removed f...
THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
On the next night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness in Rome also." When it was day the Jews formed a plot and laid themselv...
HAVE AGREED. agreed. Greek. _suntithemi._ Here, Acts 24:9; Luke 22:5.John 9:22. DESIRE. Same as "prayed", Acts 23:18. ENQUIRE. Same as "aske
_as though they would inquire_ The oldest MSS. give "_as though_ THOU _wouldest inquire_." It is more probable that this older reading was altered to agree with the plural in Acts 23:15, than that the...
ΤῸΝ ΠΑΥ͂ΛΟΝ ΚΑΤΑΓΆΓΗΙΣ ΕἸΣ ΤῸ ΣΥΝΈΔΡΙΟΝ with אABE. _Vulg_. ‘producas Paulum in concilium.’ ΜΈΛΛΩΝ for μέλλοντες with אABE. _Vulg_. represents the plural. 20. ὩΣ ΜΈΛΛΩΝ ΤΙ�, _as though thou wouldest e...
PAUL IS CHEERED BY A VISION. THE JEWS CONSPIRE TO KILL HIM...
_THE JEWS CONSPIRED TO KILL PAUL ACTS 23:12-24:_ There was so much hatred toward Paul that more than forty Jewish men vowed that they would not eat nor drink until they had killed him. They even asked...
ΕΊΠΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 23:1. ΣΥΝΈΘΕΝΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΣΥΝΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G4934) собрать вместе, устраивать, соглашаться. ΈΡΩΤΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf., см._ Acts 23:18. Эпэкз. _inf._ объясня...
g. The plot for Paul's life and his escape. Acts 23:12-30. Acts 23:12 And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink...
See notes on verse 17...
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. And he said, The Jews have...
10 The captain was more concerned that a Roman citizen should not be injured than to get their report, and so sends his soldiers to rescue him a second time from their clutches. It was well that he wa...
ST. PAUL SENT TO CÆESAREA 1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16....
ST. PAUL IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 23 PAUL SPEAKS TO THE *SANHEDRIN, 23:1-11 V1 Paul looked straight at the *Sanhedrin. He said, ‘My brothers, my conscience feels good about how...
συνέθεντο, Luke 22:5; John 9:22, so in classical Greek in middle, _cf._ 1 Samuel 22:13, Dan. (Th.) Acts 2:9. τοῦ ἐρωτῆσαι : the word certainly points to a certain equali
WOULD-BE MURDERERS BAFFLED Acts 23:12 The Lord had told His servant that he was needed in Rome, but the conspirators said that he should not leave Jerusalem. There is only one conclusion when such a...
By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and insulted. It was a most trying ordeal for the apostle. It is easi...
The Lord Protected Paul From the Jews With all the hostility the Jews had shown him since his arrival in Jerusalem, Paul may have doubted if he would ever escape that city and fulfill his desire to pr...
THE CONSPIRACY AND DELIVERANCE 11-35. That mighty vision was the secret of Paul's redoubtable courage and sanctified versatility. He knew he was to “see Rome.” God's heroes are immortal until the last...
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. (13) And they were more than forty...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
Paul addresses the council with the gravity and dignity of an upright man accustomed to walk with God. It is not a testimony borne to them for their good; but the appeal of a good conscience to their...
AND HE SAID, THE JEWS HAVE AGREED TO DESIRE THEE,.... By the Jews are meant, the Jewish sanhedrim, for the young man had not only intelligence of the conspiracy, and lying in wait of the forty men or...
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. Ver. 20. _As though they w...
_When Paul's sister's son heard_, &c. How privately soever this business was contrived, the providence of God so ordered it, that, for the deliverance of his faithful servant from this inhuman and blo...
In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to keep order. Paul then takes advantage of the occasion to speak earnest...
THEN THE COMMANDER TOOK HIM BY THE HAND, WENT ASIDE, AND ASKED PRIVATELY, " WHAT IS IT THAT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME? " 20 AND HE SAID, " THE JEWS HAVE AGREED TO ASK THAT YOU BRING PAUL DOWN TO THE COUNCI...
Acts 23:17-22 Give the commander credit for believing Paul's nephew, in addition, after seeing the uncontrolled anger of the Jews in Acts 21:1 and this chapter, it would not be hard to believe such. p...
12-24 False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of. Yet the Lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes o...
THE JEWS; both the council, and those forty and upwards spoken of, in ACTS 23:12,13....
Acts 23:20 And G1161 said G2036 (G5627) G3754 Jews G2453 agreed G4934 (G5639) ask G2065 ...
‘And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the council, as though you would enquire somewhat more exactly concerning him. Do not therefore yield to them, for there l...
THE JEWS PLAN AN AMBUSH WITH THE PURPOSE OF SLAYING PAUL, WHICH IS THWARTED BY PAUL'S NEPHEW AND THE DIVINE HAND (23:12-24). We discover here how the hatred that has followed Paul around at the hands...
THE JEWS (ο Ιουδαιο). As if the whole nation was in the conspiracy and so in verse Acts 23:12. The conspirators may have belonged to the Zealots, but clearly they represented the state of Jewish fe...
CONTENTS: Paul before the Sanhedrin. The conspiracy to kill Paul and its defeat. Paul sent to Felix. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, Pharisees, Sadduces, Paul's sister's son, centurion, chief...
Acts 23:2. _Smite him on the mouth._ Ananias the highpriest commanded this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to persevere in preaching Christ. So Ahab commanded Micaiah to...
THEY TOOK A VOW. These Jews may have been some of his bitter enemies from Ephesus who had grabbed him in the temple. They may have been "armed terrorists" [Zealots - Assassins], who later played such...
_And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he … told Paul._ PAUL’S SISTER’S SON From this subject we learn-- I. That humble and nameless individuals are sometimes of great service i...
_And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul._ Paul in the castle at Jerusalem On two other occasions a special Divine encouragement was given to Paul similar to t...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 23:12. The Jews (rather than CERTAIN OF THE JEWS) who banded themselves together UNDER A CURSE to kill Paul were not the members of the Sanhedrim, who had forgotten their opini...
EXPOSITION ACTS 23:1 _Looking steadfastly on _for _earnestly beholding, _A.V.; _brethren _for _men and brethren, _A.V._; I have lived before God, _etc., for _I have lived, _etc., _before God, _A.V. L...
And so Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Acts 23:1). Paul was indeed a remarkable man. As Paul is writing to...
Acts 23:12; Acts 23:15; Daniel 6:5; Psalms 12:2...