all the sanhedrim to appear,
and bringing Paul down, set him before them.

CHAP. XXIII.

THEN Paul, looking earnestly at the sanhedrim, said, Men and brethren,
I have lived in all good conscience unto God even to this day.

(2)Then the high-priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to
smite him on the mouth.

(3)Then said Paul unto him, God is ready to smite thee, thou whited
wall: for art thou sitting to judge me according to the law, and
violating that law, commandest me to be smitten?

(4)Then they who stood by, said, Revilest thou God's high-priest?
(5)And Paul said, I had not observed, brethren, that he was
high-priest: for it is written, "Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler
of thy people [47]."

(6)Now when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the
other Pharisees, he cried in the sanhedrim, Men and brethren, I am a
Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: for the hope and resurrection of the
dead am I brought to this bar.

(7)So when he had said this, a great dissension arose between the
Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. (8)For the
Sadducees say indeed, that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor
spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. (9)And a great clamour arose:
and the scribes rising up who were of the party of the Pharisees,
contended stoutly, saying, We find no fault in this man: but if a
spirit have spoken to him, or an angel, let us not fight against God.
(10)Then a great tumult arising, the tribune, apprehensive that Paul
might be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the guard to go down, and
take him by force from the midst of them, and bring him into the
fortress.

(11)And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good
courage, Paul: for as thou hast borne testimony of the things
concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear a testimony at Rome also.

(12)Then as soon as it was day, some of the Jews forming a conspiracy,
bound themselves under the direst imprecation, declaring that they
would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. (13)Now there
were more than forty who had on oath formed this conspiracy. (14)So
they came to the high-priests and elders, and said, We have bound
ourselves by the direst imprecation, to taste nothing till we have
killed Paul. (15)Now therefore do ye with the sanhedrim give notice to
the military tribune, that to-morrow he bring him down to you, as if
intending to make more accurate inquiries i