AndPaul, earnestly beholdingthecouncil, said, Men and brethren, Ihave livedin allgoodconsciencebefore Goduntothisday. Andthehigh priestAnaniascommandedthem that stood byhimto smitehimon themouth. ThensaidPauluntohim, Godshallsmitethee, thou whitedwall: forsittestthouto judgemeafterthelaw, andcommandestmeto be smittencontrary to the law? Andthey that stood bysaid, Revilestthou God's high priest? ThensaidPaul, I wistnot, brethren, thathe wasthe high priest: forit is written, Thou shalt notspeakevilof the rulerof thypeople. Butwhen PaulperceivedthattheonepartwereSadducees, andtheotherPharisees, he cried outinthecouncil, Men and brethren, Iama Pharisee, the sonof a Pharisee: ofthe hopeandresurrectionof the deadIam called in question. Andwhen hehad sosaid, there arosea dissensionbetween thePhariseesandtheSadducees: andthemultitudewas divided. FortheSadduceessaythat there isnoresurrection, neitherangel, norspirit: butthe Phariseesconfessboth. Andthere arosea greatcry: andthescribes that were of thePharisees' partarose, and strove, saying, We findnoevilinthisman: butifa spiritoran angelhath spokento him, let us notfight against God. Andwhen there arosea greatdissension, thechief captain, fearinglestPaulshould have been pulled in piecesofthem, commandedthesoldiersto go down, and to take him by forcefromamongthem, andto bring him intothecastle. AndthenightfollowingtheLordstood byhim, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: foras thou hast testifiedofmeinJerusalem, somustthou bear witnessalsoatRome. Andwhen it wasday, certainof theJewsbanded together, and bound themselves under a curse, sayingthat they would neithereatnordrinktillthey had killedPaul. Andthey weremorethan fortywhich had madethisconspiracy. And theycameto thechief priestsandelders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eatnothinguntilwe have slainPaul. Nowthereforeyewiththecouncilsignifyto thechief captainthathe bring him downuntoyoutomorrow, as thoughye wouldinquiresomething more perfectlyconcerninghim: andwe, or everhecome near, arereadyto killhim. Andwhen Paul's sister's sonheardof their lying in wait, he wentandenteredintothecastle, and toldPaul. ThenPaulcalled one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bringthisyoung manuntothechief captain: forhe hatha certain thingto tellhim. Sohetookhim, and brought him tothechief captain, andsaid, Paultheprisonercalled me unto him, and prayedme to bringthisyoung manuntothee, who hathsomethingto sayunto thee. Thenthechief captaintookhimby thehand, andwent with him asideprivately, and asked him, Whatisthatthou hastto tellme? Andhe said, TheJewshave agreedto desiretheethatthou wouldest bring downPaultomorrowintothecouncil, as thoughthey wouldinquiresomewhatofhimmore perfectly. Butdo notthouyieldunto them: forthere lie in waitfor himofthemmorethan fortymen, whichhave bound themselves with an oath, that they will neithereatnordrinktillthey have killedhim: andnowarethey ready, looking fora promisefromthee. Sothechief captainthenlet the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tellno manthatthou hast showedthese thingstome. Andhe called unto him twocenturions, saying, Make readytwo hundredsoldierstogotoCaesarea, andhorsementhreescore and ten, andspearmentwo hundred, atthe thirdhourof thenight; Andprovide them beasts, thatthey may set Paul on, and bring him safeuntoFelixthegovernor. And he wrotea letterafterthismanner: ClaudiusLysiasunto themost excellentgovernorFelix sendeth greeting. Thismanwas takenoftheJews, andshouldhave been killedofthem: then cameI withan army, and rescuedhim, having understoodthathe wasa Roman. Andwhen I wouldhave knownthecausewhereforethey accusedhim, I brought him forthintotheircouncil: WhomI perceivedto be accusedofquestionsof theirlaw, butto havenothinglaid to his chargeworthyof deathorof bonds. Andwhen it was toldmehow thattheJewslaid waitfortheman, I sentstraightwaytothee, and gave commandmentto his accusersalsoto saybeforetheewhat they had againsthim. Farewell. Thenthesoldiers, asit was commandedthem, tookPaul, and brought him bynighttoAntipatris. Onthemorrowthey leftthehorsemento gowithhim, and returnedtothecastle: Who, when they cametoCaesarea, anddeliveredtheepistleto thegovernor, presentedPaulalsobefore him. Andwhen thegovernorhad read the letter, heaskedofwhatprovincehe was. Andwhen he understoodthat he was ofCilicia; I will hearthee, saidhe, whenthineaccusersare alsocome. Andhe commandedhimto be keptinHerod's judgment hall.