Acts 23:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He answered, “Some men are planning to ask you to bring Paul down to the Jewish council tomorrow. They will claim that they want to find out more about him.

Cross References

Psalm 12:2

Everyone tells lies, and no one is sincere.

Acts 22:30

The next day the commander wanted to know the real reason why the Jewish leaders had brought charges against Paul. So he had Paul's chains removed, and he ordered the chief priests and the whole council to meet. Then he had Paul led in and made him stand in front of them.

Acts 23:1

Paul looked straight at the council members and said, “My friends, to this day I have served God with a clear conscience!”

Acts 23:19

The commander took the young man aside and asked him in private, “What do you want to tell me?”

Acts 23:30

As soon as I learnt that there was a plot against him, I sent him to you and told their leaders to bring charges against him in your court.

Acts 23:6

When Paul saw that some of the council members were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he shouted, “My friends, I am a Pharisee and the son of a Pharisee. I am on trial simply because I believe that the dead will be raised to life.”