1ατενισαςG816{V-AAP-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} παυλοςG3972{N-NSM} τωG3588{T-DSN} συνεδριωG4892{N-DSN} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} ανδρεςG435{N-VPM} αδελφοιG80{N-VPM} εγωG1473{P-1NS} πασηG3956{A-DSF} συνειδησειG4893{N-DSF} αγαθηG18{A-DSF} πεπολιτευμαιG4176{V-RPI-1S} τωG3588{T-DSM} θεωG2316{N-DSM} αχριG891{PREP} ταυτηςG3778{D-GSF} τηςG3588{T-GSF} ημεραςG2250{N-GSF} 2οG3588{T-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} αρχιερευςG749{N-NSM} ανανιαςG367{N-NSM} επεταξενG2004{V-AAI-3S} τοιςG3588{T-DPM} παρεστωσινG3936{V-RAP-DPM} αυτωG846{P-DSM} τυπτεινG5180{V-PAN} αυτουG846{P-GSM} τοG3588{T-ASN} στομαG4750{N-ASN} 3τοτεG5119{ADV} οG3588{T-NSM} παυλοςG3972{N-NSM} προςG4314{PREP} αυτονG846{P-ASM} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} τυπτεινG5180{V-PAN} σεG4571{P-2AS} μελλειG3195{V-PAI-3S} οG3588{T-NSM} θεοςG2316{N-NSM} τοιχεG5109{N-VSM} κεκονιαμενεG2867{V-RPP-VSM} καιG2532{CONJ} συG4771{P-2NS} καθηG2521{V-PNI-2S-ATT} κρινωνG2919{V-PAP-NSM} μεG3165{P-1AS} καταG2596{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} νομονG3551{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} παρανομωνG3891{V-PAP-NSM} κελευειςG2753{V-PAI-2S} μεG3165{P-1AS} τυπτεσθαιG5180{V-PPN} 4οιG3588{T-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} παρεστωτεςG3936{V-RAP-NPM-C} αειπανG3004{V-2AAI-3P} τσβειπονG2036{V-2AAI-3P} τονG3588{T-ASM} αρχιερεαG749{N-ASM} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} λοιδορειςG3058{V-PAI-2S} 5εφηG5346{V-IXI-3S} τεG5037{PRT} οG3588{T-NSM} παυλοςG3972{N-NSM} ουκG3756{PRT-N} ηδεινG1492{V-LAI-1S} αδελφοιG80{N-VPM} οτιG3754{CONJ} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} αρχιερευςG749{N-NSM} γεγραπταιG1125{V-RPI-3S} γαρG1063{CONJ} αοτιG3754{CONJ} αρχονταG758{N-ASM} τουG3588{T-GSM} λαουG2992{N-GSM} σουG4675{P-2GS} ουκG3756{PRT-N} ερειςG2046{V-FAI-2S} κακωςG2560{ADV} 6γνουςG1097{V-2AAP-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} παυλοςG3972{N-NSM} οτιG3754{CONJ} τοG3588{T-NSN} ενG1520{A-NSN} μεροςG3313{N-NSN} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} σαδδουκαιωνG4523{N-GPM} τοG3588{T-NSN} δεG1161{CONJ} ετερονG2087{A-NSN} φαρισαιωνG5330{N-GPM} αεκραζενG2896{V-IAI-3S} τσβεκραξενG2896{V-AAI-3S} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSN} συνεδριωG4892{N-DSN} ανδρεςG435{N-VPM} αδελφοιG80{N-VPM} εγωG1473{P-1NS} φαρισαιοςG5330{N-NSM} ειμιG1510{V-PXI-1S} υιοςG5207{N-NSM} αφαρισαιωνG5330{N-GPM} τσβφαρισαιουG5330{N-GSM} περιG4012{PREP} ελπιδοςG1680{N-GSF} καιG2532{CONJ} αναστασεωςG386{N-GSF} νεκρωνG3498{A-GPM} α[εγω]G1473{P-1NS} τσβεγωG1473{P-1NS} κρινομαιG2919{V-PPI-1S} 7τουτοG5124{D-ASN} δεG1161{CONJ} αυτουG846{P-GSM} αειποντοςG3004{V-2AAP-GSM} τσβλαλησαντοςG2980{V-AAP-GSM} εγενετοG1096{V-2ADI-3S} στασιςG4714{N-NSF} τωνG3588{T-GPM} φαρισαιωνG5330{N-GPM} β[καιG2532{CONJ} ατσκαιG2532{CONJ} τσβτωνG3588{T-GPM} βσαδδουκαιων]G4523{N-GPM} ατσσαδδουκαιωνG4523{N-GPM} καιG2532{CONJ} εσχισθηG4977{V-API-3S} τοG3588{T-NSN} πληθοςG4128{N-NSN} 8σαδδουκαιοιG4523{N-NPM} μενG3303{PRT} γαρG1063{CONJ} λεγουσινG3004{V-PAI-3P} μηG3361{PRT-N} ειναιG1511{V-PXN} αναστασινG386{N-ASF} αμητεG3383{CONJ} τσβμηδεG3366{CONJ} αγγελονG32{N-ASM} μητεG3383{CONJ} πνευμαG4151{N-ASN} φαρισαιοιG5330{N-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} ομολογουσινG3670{V-PAI-3P} ταG3588{T-APN} αμφοτεραG297{A-APN} 9εγενετοG1096{V-2ADI-3S} δεG1161{CONJ} κραυγηG2906{N-NSF} μεγαληG3173{A-NSF} καιG2532{CONJ} ανασταντεςG450{V-2AAP-NPM} ατινεςG5100{X-NPM} ατωνG3588{T-GPM} αγραμματεωνG1122{N-GPM} τσβοιG3588{T-NPM} τσβγραμματειςG1122{N-NPM} τουG3588{T-GSN} μερουςG3313{N-GSN} τωνG3588{T-GPM} φαρισαιωνG5330{N-GPM} διεμαχοντοG1264{V-INI-3P} λεγοντεςG3004{V-PAP-NPM} ουδενG3762{A-ASN} κακονG2556{A-ASN} ευρισκομενG2147{V-PAI-1P} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSM} ανθρωπωG444{N-DSM} τουτωG5129{D-DSM} ειG1487{COND} δεG1161{CONJ} πνευμαG4151{N-NSN} ελαλησενG2980{V-AAI-3S} αυτωG846{P-DSM} ηG2228{PRT} αγγελοςG32{N-NSM} τσβμηG3361{PRT-N} τσβθεομαχωμενG2313{V-PAS-1P} 10πολληςG4183{A-GSF} δεG1161{CONJ} αγινομενηςG1096{V-PNP-GSF} τσβγενομενηςG1096{V-2ADP-GSF} στασεωςG4714{N-GSF} αφοβηθειςG5399{V-AOP-NSM} τσβευλαβηθειςG2125{V-APP-NSM} οG3588{T-NSM} χιλιαρχοςG5506{N-NSM} μηG3361{PRT-N} διασπασθηG1288{V-APS-3S} οG3588{T-NSM} παυλοςG3972{N-NSM} υπG5259{PREP} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} εκελευσενG2753{V-AAI-3S} τοG3588{T-ASN} στρατευμαG4753{N-ASN} βκαταβηναιG2597{V-2AAN} βκαιG2532{CONJ} ατσκαταβανG2597{V-2AAP-ASN} αρπασαιG726{V-AAN} αυτονG846{P-ASM} εκG1537{PREP} μεσουG3319{A-GSN} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} αγεινG71{V-PAN} τεG5037{PRT} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} παρεμβοληνG3925{N-ASF} 11τηG3588{T-DSF} δεG1161{CONJ} επιουσηG1966{V-PXP-DSF} νυκτιG3571{N-DSF} επισταςG2186{V-2AAP-NSM} αυτωG846{P-DSM} οG3588{T-NSM} κυριοςG2962{N-NSM} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} θαρσειG2293{V-PAM-2S} τσβπαυλεG3972{N-VSM} ωςG5613{ADV} γαρG1063{CONJ} διεμαρτυρωG1263{V-ADI-2S} ταG3588{T-APN} περιG4012{PREP} εμουG1700{P-1GS} ειςG1519{PREP} ιερουσαλημG2419{N-PRI} αουτωG3779{ADV} τσβουτωςG3779{ADV} σεG4571{P-2AS} δειG1163{V-PQI-3S} καιG2532{CONJ} ειςG1519{PREP} ρωμηνG4516{N-ASF} μαρτυρησαιG3140{V-AAN} 12γενομενηςG1096{V-2ADP-GSF} δεG1161{CONJ} ημεραςG2250{N-GSF} ποιησαντεςG4160{V-AAP-NPM} τσβτινεςG5100{X-NPM} τσβτωνG3588{T-GPM} τσβιουδαιωνG2453{A-GPM} συστροφηνG4963{N-ASF} αοιG3588{T-NPM} αιουδαιοιG2453{A-NPM} ανεθεματισανG332{V-AAI-3P} εαυτουςG1438{F-3APM} λεγοντεςG3004{V-PAP-NPM} μητεG3383{CONJ} φαγεινG5315{V-2AAN} μητεG3383{CONJ} πιεινG4095{V-2AAN} εωςG2193{CONJ} ουG3739{R-GSM} αποκτεινωσινG615{V-PAS-3P} τονG3588{T-ASM} παυλονG3972{N-ASM} 13ησανG2258{V-IXI-3P} δεG1161{CONJ} πλειουςG4119{A-NPM-C} ατεσσερακονταG5062{A-NUI} τσβτεσσαρακονταG5062{A-NUI} οιG3588{T-NPM} ταυτηνG3778{D-ASF} τηνG3588{T-ASF} συνωμοσιανG4945{N-ASF} αποιησαμενοιG4160{V-AMP-NPM} τσβπεποιηκοτεςG4160{V-RAP-NPM} 14οιτινεςG3748{R-NPM} προσελθοντεςG4334{V-2AAP-NPM} τοιςG3588{T-DPM} αρχιερευσινG749{N-DPM} καιG2532{CONJ} τοιςG3588{T-DPM} πρεσβυτεροιςG4245{A-DPM} αειπανG3004{V-2AAI-3P} τσβειπονG2036{V-2AAI-3P} αναθεματιG331{N-DSN} ανεθεματισαμενG332{V-AAI-1P} εαυτουςG1438{F-3APM} μηδενοςG3367{A-GSN} γευσασθαιG1089{V-ADN} εωςG2193{CONJ} ουG3739{R-GSM} αποκτεινωμενG615{V-PAS-1P} τονG3588{T-ASM} παυλονG3972{N-ASM} 15νυνG3568{ADV} ουνG3767{CONJ} υμειςG5210{P-2NP} εμφανισατεG1718{V-AAM-2P} τωG3588{T-DSM} χιλιαρχωG5506{N-DSM} συνG4862{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSN} συνεδριωG4892{N-DSN} οπωςG3704{ADV} τσβαυριονG839{ADV} τσβαυτονG846{P-ASM} καταγαγηG2609{V-2AAS-3S} ααυτονG846{P-ASM} αειςG1519{PREP} τσβπροςG4314{PREP} υμαςG5209{P-2AP} ωςG5613{ADV} μελλονταςG3195{V-PAP-APM} διαγινωσκεινG1231{V-PAN} ακριβεστερονG199{ADV-C} ταG3588{T-APN} περιG4012{PREP} αυτουG846{P-GSM} ημειςG2249{P-1NP} δεG1161{CONJ} προG4253{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSM} εγγισαιG1448{V-AAN} αυτονG846{P-ASM} ετοιμοιG2092{A-NPM} εσμενG2070{V-PXI-1P} τουG3588{T-GSM} ανελεινG337{V-2AAN} αυτονG846{P-ASM} 16ακουσαςG191{V-AAP-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} υιοςG5207{N-NSM} τηςG3588{T-GSF} αδελφηςG79{N-GSF} παυλουG3972{N-GSM} αστηνG3588{T-ASF} βττοG3588{T-ASN} ασενεδρανG1747{N-ASF} βτενεδρονG1749{N-ASN} παραγενομενοςG3854{V-2ADP-NSM} καιG2532{CONJ} εισελθωνG1525{V-2AAP-NSM} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} παρεμβοληνG3925{N-ASF} απηγγειλενG518{V-AAI-3S} τωG3588{T-DSM} παυλωG3972{N-DSM} 17προσκαλεσαμενοςG4341{V-ADP-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} παυλοςG3972{N-NSM} εναG1520{A-ASM} τωνG3588{T-GPM} εκατονταρχωνG1543{N-GPM} εφηG5346{V-IXI-3S} τονG3588{T-ASM} νεανιανG3494{N-ASM} τουτονG5126{D-ASM} απαγαγεG520{V-2AAM-2S} προςG4314{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} χιλιαρχονG5506{N-ASM} εχειG2192{V-PAI-3S} γαρG1063{CONJ} τσβτιG5100{X-ASN} απαγγειλαιG518{V-AAN} ατιG5100{X-ASN} αυτωG846{P-DSM} 18οG3588{T-NSM} μενG3303{PRT} ουνG3767{CONJ} παραλαβωνG3880{V-2AAP-NSM} αυτονG846{P-ASM} ηγαγενG71{V-2AAI-3S} προςG4314{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} χιλιαρχονG5506{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} φησινG5346{V-PXI-3S} οG3588{T-NSM} δεσμιοςG1198{N-NSM} παυλοςG3972{N-NSM} προσκαλεσαμενοςG4341{V-ADP-NSM} μεG3165{P-1AS} ηρωτησενG2065{V-AAI-3S} τουτονG5126{D-ASM} τονG3588{T-ASM} ανεανισκονG3495{N-ASM} τσβνεανιανG3494{N-ASM} αγαγεινG71{V-2AAN} προςG4314{PREP} σεG4571{P-2AS} εχονταG2192{V-PAP-ASM} τιG5100{X-ASN} λαλησαιG2980{V-AAN} σοιG4671{P-2DS} 19επιλαβομενοςG1949{V-2ADP-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} τηςG3588{T-GSF} χειροςG5495{N-GSF} αυτουG846{P-GSM} οG3588{T-NSM} χιλιαρχοςG5506{N-NSM} καιG2532{CONJ} αναχωρησαςG402{V-AAP-NSM} κατG2596{PREP} ιδιανG2398{A-ASF} επυνθανετοG4441{V-INI-3S} τιG5101{I-NSN} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} οG3739{R-ASN} εχειςG2192{V-PAI-2S} απαγγειλαιG518{V-AAN} μοιG3427{P-1DS} 20ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} δεG1161{CONJ} οτιG3754{CONJ} οιG3588{T-NPM} ιουδαιοιG2453{A-NPM} συνεθεντοG4934{V-2AMI-3P} τουG3588{T-GSM} ερωτησαιG2065{V-AAN} σεG4571{P-2AS} οπωςG3704{ADV} αυριονG839{ADV} ατονG3588{T-ASM} απαυλονG3972{N-ASM} ακαταγαγηςG2609{V-2AAS-2S} ειςG1519{PREP} τοG3588{T-ASN} συνεδριονG4892{N-ASN} τσβκαταγαγηςG2609{V-2AAS-2S} τσβτονG3588{T-ASM} τσβπαυλονG3972{N-ASM} ωςG5613{ADV} αμελλονG3195{V-PAP-ASN} βμελλονταG3195{V-PAP-NPN} τσμελλοντεςG3195{V-PAP-NPM} τιG5100{X-ASN} ακριβεστερονG199{ADV-C} πυνθανεσθαιG4441{V-PNN} περιG4012{PREP} αυτουG846{P-GSM} 21συG4771{P-2NS} ουνG3767{CONJ} μηG3361{PRT-N} πεισθηςG3982{V-APS-2S} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} ενεδρευουσινG1748{V-PAI-3P} γαρG1063{CONJ} αυτονG846{P-ASM} εξG1537{PREP} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} ανδρεςG435{N-NPM} πλειουςG4119{A-NPM-C} ατεσσερακονταG5062{A-NUI} τσβτεσσαρακονταG5062{A-NUI} οιτινεςG3748{R-NPM} ανεθεματισανG332{V-AAI-3P} εαυτουςG1438{F-3APM} μητεG3383{CONJ} φαγεινG5315{V-2AAN} μητεG3383{CONJ} πιεινG4095{V-2AAN} εωςG2193{CONJ} ουG3739{R-GSM} ανελωσινG337{V-AAS-3P} αυτονG846{P-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} νυνG3568{ADV} τσβετοιμοιG2092{A-NPM} εισινG1526{V-PXI-3P} αετοιμοιG2092{A-NPM} προσδεχομενοιG4327{V-PNP-NPM} τηνG3588{T-ASF} αποG575{PREP} σουG4675{P-2GS} επαγγελιανG1860{N-ASF} 22οG3588{T-NSM} μενG3303{PRT} ουνG3767{CONJ} χιλιαρχοςG5506{N-NSM} ααπελυσεG630{V-AAI-3S} τσβαπελυσενG630{V-AAI-3S} τονG3588{T-ASM} ανεανισκονG3495{N-ASM} τσβνεανιανG3494{N-ASM} παραγγειλαςG3853{V-AAP-NSM} μηδενιG3367{A-DSM} εκλαλησαιG1583{V-AAN} οτιG3754{CONJ} ταυταG5023{D-APN} ενεφανισαςG1718{V-AAI-2S} προςG4314{PREP} μεG3165{P-1AS} 23καιG2532{CONJ} προσκαλεσαμενοςG4341{V-ADP-NSM} δυοG1417{A-NUI} α[τινας]G5100{X-APM} τσβτιναςG5100{X-APM} τωνG3588{T-GPM} εκατονταρχωνG1543{N-GPM} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} ετοιμασατεG2090{V-AAM-2P} στρατιωταςG4757{N-APM} 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Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary 1 PAUL'S DEFENSE BEFORE THE SAMHEDRIM DIVIDES THE RIVAL FACTIONS, FROM WHOSE VIOLENCE THE COMMANDANT HAS THE APOSTLE REMOVED INTO THE FORTRESS. (
Acts 23:1-
Acts 23:10)
Paul, earnestly beholding the council--with a look of conscious integrity and unfaltering courage, perhaps also recognizing some of his early fellow pupils.
I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day--The word has an indirect reference to the "polity" or "commonwealth of Israel," of which he would signify that he had been, and was to that hour, an honest and God-fearing member.
2 the high priest . . . commanded . . . to smite him on the mouth--a method of silencing a speaker common in the East to this day [HACKET]. But for a judge thus to treat a prisoner on his "trial," for merely prefacing his defense by a protestation of his integrity, was infamous.
3 God shall smite thee--as indeed He did; for he was killed by an assassin during the Jewish war [JOSEPHUS, Wars of the Jews, 2.17.9].
thou whited wall--that is, hypocrite (
Matt 23:27). This epithet, however correctly describing the man, must not be defended as addressed to a judge, though the remonstrance which follows--"for sittest thou," &c.--ought to have put him to shame.
5 I wist not . . . that he was the high priest--All sorts of explanations of this have been given. The high priesthood was in a state of great confusion and constant change at this time (as appears from JOSEPHUS), and the apostle's long absence from Jerusalem, and perhaps the manner in which he was habited or the seat he occupied, with other circumstances to us unknown, may account for such a speech. But if he was thrown off his guard by an insult which touched him to the quick, "what can surpass the grace with which he recovered his self-possession, and the frankness with which he acknowledged his error? If his conduct in yielding to the momentary impulse was not that of Christ Himself under a similar provocation (
John 18:22-
John 18:23), certainly the manner in which he atoned for his fault was Christ-like" [HACKET].
6 when Paul perceived--from the discussion which plainly had by this time arisen between the parties.
that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out--raising his voice above both parties.
I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee--The true reading seems to be, "the son of Pharisees," that is, belonging to a family who from father to son had long been such.
of the hope and resurrection of the dead--that is, not the vague hope of immortality, but the definite expectation of the resurrection.
I am called in question--By this adroit stroke, Paul engages the whole Pharisaic section of the council in his favor; the doctrine of a resurrection being common to both, though they would totally differ in their application of it. This was, of course, quite warrantable, and the more so as it was already evident that no impartiality in trying his cause was to be looked for from such an assembly.
8 the Sadducees say . . . there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit--(See on
Luke 20:37).
the scribes . . . of the Pharisees' part . . . strove, saying, We find no evil in this man, but--as to those startling things which he brings to our ears.
if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him--referring, perhaps, to his trance in the temple, of which he had told them (
Acts 22:17). They put this favorable construction upon his proceedings for no other reason than that they had found him one of their own party. They care not to inquire into the truth of what he alleged, over and above their opinions, but only to explain it away as something not worth raising a noise about. (The following words, "Let us not fight against God," seem not to belong to the original text, and perhaps are from
Acts 5:39. In this case, either the meaning is, "If he has had some divine communication, what of that?" or, the conclusion of the sentence may have been drowned in the hubbub, which
Acts 23:10 shows to have been intense).
10 the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled to pieces . . . commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force, &c.--This shows that the commandant was not himself present, and further, that instead of the Sanhedrim trying the cause, the proceedings quickly consisted in the one party attempting to seize the prisoner, and the other to protect him.
11 IN THE FORTRESS PAUL IS CHEERED BY A NIGHT VISION--AN INFAMOUS CONSPIRACY TO ASSASSINATE HIM IS PROVIDENTIALLY DEFEATED, AND HE IS DESPATCHED BY NIGHT WITH A LETTER FROM THE COMMANDANT TO FELIX AT CĆSAREA, BY WHOM ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR A HEARING OF HIS CAUSE. (Acts 23:11-35)
the night following--his heart perhaps sinking, in the solitude of his barrack ward, and thinking perhaps that all the predictions of danger at Jerusalem were now to be fulfilled in his death there.
the Lord--that is, Jesus.
stood by him . . . Be of good cheer, Paul; for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou . . . also at Rome--that is, "Thy work in Jerusalem is done, faithfully and well done; but thou art not to die here; thy purpose next to 'see Rome' (
Acts 19:21) shall not be disappointed, and there also must thou bear witness of Me." As this vision was not unneeded now, so we shall find it cheering and upholding him throughout all that befell him up to his arrival there.
12 bound themselves under a curse . . . that they would neither eat . . . fill they had killed Paul--Compare
2Sam 3:35;
1Sam 14:24.
15 Now . . . ye with the council signify to the chief captain . . . as though, &c.--That these high ecclesiastics fell in readily with this infamous plot is clear. What will not unscrupulous and hypocritical religionists do under the mask of religion? The narrative bears unmistakable internal marks of truth.
or ever he come near--Their plan was to assassinate him on his way down from the barracks to the council. The case was critical, but He who had pledged His word to him that he should testify for Him at Rome provided unexpected means of defeating this well-laid scheme.
16 Paul's sister's son--(See on
Acts 9:30). If he was at this time residing at Jerusalem for his education, like Paul himself, he may have got at the schools those hints of the conspiracy on which he so promptly acted.
17 Then Paul called one of the centurions--Though divinely assured of safety, he never allows this to interfere with the duty he owed to his own life and the work he had yet to do. (See on
Acts 27:22-
Acts 27:25;
Acts 27:31).
19 took him by the hand--This shows that he must have been quite in his boyhood, and throws a pleasing light on the kind-hearted impartiality of this officer.
21 and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee--Thus, as is so often the case with God's people, not till the last moment, when the plot was all prepared, did deliverance come.
23 two hundred soldiers--a formidable guard for such an occasion; but Roman officials felt their honor concerned in the preservation of the public peace, and the danger of an attempted rescue would seem to require it. The force at Jerusalem was large enough to spare this convoy.
the third hour of the night--nine o'clock.
24 beasts . . . set Paul on--as relays, and to carry baggage.
unto Felix, the governor--the procurator. See on
Acts 24:24-
Acts 24:25.
26 Claudius--the Roman name he would take on purchasing his citizenship.
Lysias--his Greek family name.
the most excellent governor--an honorary title of office.
27 came I with an army--rather, "with the military."
29 perceived to be accused of questions of their law, &c.--Amidst all his difficulty in getting at the charges laid against Paul, enough, no doubt, come out to satisfy him that the whole was a question of religion, and that there was no case for a civil tribunal.
30 gave commandment to his accusers . . . to say before thee--This was not done when he wrote, but would be before the letter reached its destination.
31 brought him . . . to Antipatris--nearly forty miles from Jerusalem, on the way to Cćsarea; so named by Herod in honor of his father, Antipater.
32 On the morrow they--the infantry.
left the horsemen--themselves no longer needed as a guard. The remaining distance was about twenty-five or twenty-six miles.
34 asked of what province he was--the letter describing him as a Roman citizen.
35 I will hear thee--The word means, "give thee a full hearing."
to be kept in Herod's judgment hall--"prćtorium," the palace built at Cćsarea by Herod, and now occupied by the Roman procurators; in one of the buildings attached to which Paul was ordered to be kept.