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Acts 23:10

Good News Translation (US Version)

The argument became so violent that the commander was afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces. So he ordered his soldiers to go down into the group, get Paul away from them, and take him into the fort.

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But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.

Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry.

The Roman commander ordered his men to take Paul into the fort, and he told them to whip him in order to find out why the Jews were screaming like this against him.

The next day the foot soldiers returned to the fort and left the horsemen to go on with him.

The Jews seized this man and were about to kill him. I learned that he is a Roman citizen, so I went with my soldiers and rescued him.

But the son of Paul's sister heard about the plot; so he went to the fort and told Paul.

You eat my people up. You strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot.

“Listen to this, you that ignore me, or I will destroy you, and there will be no one to save you.

or else like a lion they will carry me off where no one can save me, and there they will tear me to pieces.

As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the fort, he spoke to the commander: “May I say something to you?” “You speak Greek, do you?” the commander asked.

I wanted to know what they were accusing him of, so I took him down to their Council.

In my many travels I have been in danger from floods and from robbers, in danger from my own people and from Gentiles; there have been dangers in the cities, dangers in the wilds, dangers on the high seas, and dangers from false friends.




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