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Acts 22:30

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The commander wanted to find out exactly what the Jews were accusing Paul of doing. So the next day he brought Paul out of prison and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to meet together. Then he led Paul in and had him stand in front of them.

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I wanted to know what they were accusing him of doing, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.

The commander came up and arrested Paul. He ordered him to be held with two chains. Then he asked who Paul was and what he had done.

“Whether it takes a short time or a long time,” Paul replied, “I pray to God that you and everyone listening to me today may become like me—except for these chains!”

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin must ask the commander to bring Paul back to you. Pretend that you want more facts about his case. We’re ready to kill him before he gets here.”

The high priest and the whole Council could tell you this themselves. I even asked them to write official letters to their friends in Damascus so I could go there and bring Jesus’ followers as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

He came over to us, took Paul’s belt, and tied his own hands and feet with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘This is how the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will tie up the owner of this belt. They will hand him over to the Gentiles.’ ”

The apostles went into the temple courtyard early the next day, as they had been told, and they began to teach the people. The high priest and his friends arrived at the temple and called together the assembly of all the elders of Israel, the Sanhedrin. They sent their officers to the jail to get the apostles,

They tied him up, took him away, and turned him over to Pilate, the governor.

Be careful who you trust! You’ll be turned over to the local courts and whipped in the synagogues.

But I tell you that anyone who loses their temper with a brother or sister will answer for it in court. Anyone who speaks scornfully to a brother or sister will face the council of elders. And anyone who dismisses someone as worthless will be in danger of the fire in hell.

Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin. “My brothers,” he said, “I’ve always done my duty to God. To this day I feel that I have done nothing wrong.”

Paul knew that some of them were Sadducees and others were Pharisees. So he called out to the members of the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I’m a Pharisee. I come from a family of Pharisees. I’m on trial because I believe that people will rise from the dead.”

Paul’s nephew answered, “Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow. They’re pretending they want more facts about him.




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