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Acts 23:9

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

So a great uproar ensued, and some of the Teaches of the Law belonging to the Pharisees' party stood up and hotly protested: "We find nothing whatever wrong in this man. Suppose a spirit did speak to him, or an angel--"

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When the Teachers of the Law belonging to the party of the Pharisees saw that he was eating in the company of such people, they said to his disciples: "He is eating in the company of tax- gatherers and outcasts!"

"Why, what harm has this man done?" Pilate said to them for the third time. "I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him."

But Pilate, turning to the Chief Priests and the people, said: "I do not see anything to find fault with in this man."

The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law belonging to their party complained of this to the disciples of Jesus."

The crowd of bystanders, who heard the sound, said that it was thundering. Others said: "An angel has been speaking to him."

Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master--who was I that I could thwart God?"

While I was still on my way, just as I was getting close to Damascus, about mid-day, suddenly there flashed from the heavens a great light all round me.

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

When I found that their charges were connected with questions of their own Law, and that there was nothing alleged involving either death or imprisonment.

(For Sadducees say there is no such thing as a resurrection, and that there is neither angel nor spirit, while Pharisees believe in both.)

I found, however, that he had not done anything deserving death; so, as he had himself appealed to his August Majesty, I decided to send him.

And, after retiring, discussed the case among themselves. "There is nothing," they said, "deserving death or imprisonment in this man's conduct";

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said--

But, if they are of divine origin, you will be powerless to put an end to them--or else you may find yourselves fighting against God!"

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him--"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

Or 'are we to rouse the jealousy of the Lord'? Are we stronger than he?




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