1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today."

2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

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?"

4 Those who stood by said, "Do you malign God’s high priest?"

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.’"

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!"

7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided. 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these. 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!"

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.

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."

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. 13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy. 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. 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."

16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul. 17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."

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."

19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

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. 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."

22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me."

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." 24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor. 25 He wrote a letter like this:

26 "Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

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. 28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council. 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. 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."

31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks. 33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him. 34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said, 35 "I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive." He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

1 保罗定睛看着公议会的各人， 说： "各位弟兄， 我在 神面前， 行事为人一向都是凭着良心的。"

2 大祭司亚拿尼亚就吩咐站在他旁边的人打保罗的嘴巴。

3 保罗对他说： "你这粉饰的墙啊， 神要击打你！ 你坐堂要按着律法审问我， 现在你竟然违背律法吩咐人打我吗？"

4 站在旁边的人民说： "你敢辱骂 神的大祭司吗？"

5 保罗说： "弟兄们， 我不知道他是大祭司。经上说： ‘不可咒诅你人民的领袖。’"

6 保罗看出其中一部分是撒都该人， 另一部分是法利赛人， 就在公议会中大声说： "我是法利赛人， 也是法利赛人的子孙， 我现在受审， 是为了盼望死人复活！ "

7 他说了这话， 法利赛人和撒都该人就起了争论， 会众也分裂了， 成为两派。

8 原来撒都该人说没有复活， 没有天使， 也没有鬼灵， 法利赛人却认定这些都有。

9 于是众人大嚷大闹， 有几个法利赛派的经学家站起来辩论说： "我们看不出这个人作过什么坏事； 说不定有灵或天使对他说过话。"

10 争论越来越大， 千夫长怕保罗被他们撕碎了， 就吩咐士兵下去， 把他从人群中抢救出来， 带到营楼去。

11 当天晚上， 主站在保罗身边， 说： "你要壮起胆来， 你怎样在耶路撒冷作见证， 也必照样在罗马为我作见证。"

12 到了天亮， 犹太人在一起秘密计谋， 并且发誓说， 不杀保罗， 就不吃不喝。

13 一同策划这项阴谋的有四十多人。

14 他们来见众祭司长和长老， 说： "我们已经发了誓， 不杀保罗， 就不吃东西。

15 现在你们和公议会要通知千夫长， 带保罗到你们这里来， 装作要详细审查他。我们已经预备好了， 不等他走近， 就把他杀了。"

16 但保罗的外甥听见这项埋伏的诡计， 就到营楼去， 告诉保罗。

17 保罗请了一个百夫长来， 说： "请你带这个青年人去见千夫长， 他有事要报告。"

18 百夫长就带保罗的外甥去见千夫长， 说： "囚犯保罗请了我去， 求我带这个青年人来见你， 他有事要向你报告。"

19 千夫长拉着他的手， 走到一边， 私下问他： "你有什么事要向我报告？"

20 他说： "犹太人已经约好了， 要求你明天把保罗带到公议会里去， 装作要详细审查他。

21 你不要听他们， 因为他们有四十多人正在埋伏起来等着保罗； 他们发了誓， 不杀保罗， 就不吃不喝。现在他们已经准备好了， 只等你答应。"

22 千夫长嘱咐那青年人： "不要告诉人你把这事告诉了我。"然后就打发他走了。

23 千夫长叫了两个百夫长来， 说： "预备两百个步兵， 七十个骑兵、两百个长枪手， 晚上九点钟往该撒利亚去。

24 也要预备好牲口， 好让保罗骑上， 护送他安全到达腓力斯总督那里。"

25 千夫长写了一封信， 大意如下：

26 "革老丢．吕西亚问候总督腓力斯大人。

27 这个人被犹太人捉住， 快要遭害的时候， 我听说他是罗马公民， 就带兵去把他救出来。

28 为要知道犹太人控告他的原因， 我就带他到他们的公议会那里去。

29 我发现他被控告， 是为了他们律法上的问题， 并没有什么该死该绑的罪名。

30 后来我接到密报， 得知害他的阴谋， 就立刻把他送到你那里去， 并且吩咐原告到你面前来控告他。"

31 于是士兵照着吩咐， 把保罗提出来， 连夜带到安提帕底。

32 第二天， 他们把保罗交给骑兵队护送， 就回营楼去了。

33 骑兵到了该撒利亚， 把信呈上总督， 同时把保罗也交给他。

34 总督读了信， 就问保罗是哪一省的人； 知道了他是基利家人，

35 就说： "等到原告也来了， 我才审问你。"于是吩咐人把他拘留在希律的王府里。