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ACTS 23:15
At the beginning of the verse the Western text (itgig syrhmg copsa
Lucifer) expands by reading (according to A. C. Clark’s
reconstruction) nu/n ou=n evrwtw/men u`ma/j i[na tou/to h`mi/n
po...
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Verse Acts 23:15. _AND WE, OR EVER HE COME NEAR, ARE READY TO KILL
HIM._] We shall lie in wait, and despatch him before he can reach the
chief captain. The plan was well and deeply laid; and nothing b...
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YE, WITH THE COUNCIL - With the concurrence or request of the
Sanhedrin. It was only by such a request that they had any hope that
the chief captain would remove Paul from the castle.
SIGNIFY TO THE...
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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...
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THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
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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...
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SIGNIFY. Greek. _emphanizo._ App-106.
BRING... DOWN. Greek. _katago._ See note on Acts 21:3.
THOUGH YE WOULD. being about to.
ENQUIRE. Greek. _diaginosko._ This is the medical word for making.
caref...
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_Now therefore ye with the council_, &c. _Rev. Ver. "do ye_," to mark
more clearly the imperative. The chief priests and elders, of the
Sadducees" party, were to use their influence in the council, th...
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αὔριον omitted with אABCE. Not represented in _Vulg_.
15. ΝΥ͂Ν ΟΥ̓͂Ν ὙΜΕΙ͂Σ … ΣῪΝ ΤΩ͂Ι
ΣΥΝΕΔΡΊΩΙ, _now therefore do ye with the council signify_,
&c. ἐμφανίζω in this sense of giving notice or informa...
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PAUL IS CHEERED BY A VISION. THE JEWS CONSPIRE TO KILL HIM...
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_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...
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ΈΜΨΑΝΊΣΑΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΈΜΦΑΝΊΖΩ (G1718)
давать информацию, выкладывать
информацию. Здесь почти термин (LC).
ΚΑΤΑΓΆΓΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΚΑΤΆΓΩ (G2609)
выводить. _Conj._ с ΟΠΩΣ (G3704) выр...
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OR EVER HE COME NEAR,— That is, _before he come near._...
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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...
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See notes on verse 12...
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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 co...
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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...
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ST. PAUL SENT TO CÆESAREA
1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see
Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16....
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ST. PAUL IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
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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...
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NOW THEREFORE YE WITH THE COUNCIL... — The plot was necessary,
either (1) because the Sanhedrin had lost, under Roman rule, its power
to inflict capital punishment (see Notes on Acts 7:59; John 18:31)...
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νῦν οὖν : only in Acts in N.T., where it occurs four times,
frequent in LXX. ἐμφανίσατε : “signify” in A. and R.V.;
this rendering apparently conveys a wrong idea, for it implies that
the Council had...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Now therefore ye with the (g) council signify to the chief captain
that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire
something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he com...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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NOW THEREFORE YE WITH THE COUNCIL,.... The whole sanhedrim; their
sense is, that they would have the sanhedrim convened by the chief
priests and elders, and being met together, then to
SIGNIFY TO THE...
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_And they came to the chief priests and elders_ Who were of the sect
of the Sadducees, and Paul's greatest enemies, telling them what they
had done; and desiring them to ask _the chief captain_ to _br...
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THE PLOT OF THE JEWS.
The murderous design of the Jews:...
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NOW, THEREFORE, YE WITH THE COUNCIL SIGNIFY TO THE CHIEF CAPTAIN THAT
HE BRING HIM DOWN UNTO YOU TOMORROW AS THOUGH YE WOULD ENQUIRE
SOMETHING MORE PERFECTLY CONCERNING HIM; AND WE, OR EVER HE COME NE...
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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...
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NOW YOU, THEREFORE, TOGETHER WITH THE COUNCIL, SUGGEST TO THE
COMMANDER THAT HE BE BROUGHT DOWN TO YOU TOMORROW, AS THOUGH YOU WERE
GOING TO MAKE FURTHER INQUIRIES CONCERNING HIM; BUT WE ARE READY TO...
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Acts 23:14-15 Here is the plot that sadly the Jewish leadership
endorsed. The idea would be to convince the Roman commander to bring
Paul for. more thorough investigation and on the way from the fortr...
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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...
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YE WITH THE COUNCIL; the chief priests are to join with the council in
this desire to the chief captain; for they had no authority to command
him. AS THOUGH YE WOULD INQUIRE SOMETHING MORE PERFECTLY C...
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Acts 23:15 Now G3568 you G5210 therefore G3767 with G4862 council
G4892 suggest G1718 (G5657) commander G5506 that...
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‘And 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. Now therefore do you, with the council, signify...
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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...
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Acts 23:15. NOW THEREFORE YE WITH THE COUNCIL SIGNIFY TO THE CHIEF
CAPTAIN THAT HE BRING HIM DOWN UNTO YOU TOMORROW... AND WE, OR EVER HE
COME NEAR, ARE READY TO KILL HIM. This seems at first sight a...
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YE
(υμεις). Emphatic.SIGNIFY
(εμφανισατε). First aorist active imperative of
εμφανιζω. Make plain from εμφανης, chiefly in Acts.
Repeated in verse Acts 23:22. The authority is with the chiliarch...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Acts 25:3; Isaiah 59:7; Proverbs 1:11; Proverbs 1:12; Proverbs 1:16;...
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Enquire [δ ι α γ ι ν ω σ κ ε ι ν]. Only here and ch. 24
22. Originally, to distinguish or discern; hence, to decide, as a
suit. Rev., more correctly, therefore, judge.
More perfectly [α κ ρ ι β ε σ τ...
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Now therefore ye — Which they never scrupled at all, as not doubting
but they were doing God service....