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ACTS 23:29 auvtw/n … e;conta e;gklhma {A}
After auvtw/n the Western text (614 2147 syrhmg) adds Mwu?se,wj kai.
VIhsou/ tinoj (“of Moses and a certain Jesus”), and after e;gklhma
the same witnesses...
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QUESTIONS OF THEIR LAW - So he understood the whole controversy to be.
WORTHY OF DEATH - By the Roman law. He had been guilty of no crime
against the Roman people.
OR OF BONDS - Of chains, or of con...
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LETTER OF CLAUDIUS LYSIAS TO FELIX. Felix is addressed as most
excellent (so Luke 1:3; Acts 26:25), a title of courtesy applied to
proconsuls, officers of rank, and private persons. Lysias allows
hims...
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THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
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The commander wrote a letter to the following effect, "Claudius Lysias
to his excellency Felix, the governor--greetings! When this man was
seized by the Jews and when he was going to be murdered by th...
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PERCEIVED. found.
QUESTIONS. Greek. _zetema._ See note on Acts 15:2.
TO HAVE NOTHING, &C. = as having no accusation.
LAID TO HIS CHARGE. Greek. _enklema._ Only here and Acts 25:16....
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_whom I perceived_[_R. V._found] _to be accused_, &c. At first he
would have discovered that the outcry against St Paul had something to
do with the regulations of the temple, then that there was a di...
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ὋΝ ΕὟΡΟΝ ἘΓΚΑΛΟΎΜΕΝΟΝ, _whom I found to be
accused_. At first he would have discovered that the outcry against St
Paul had something to do with the regulations of the Temple, then that
there was a dis...
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LETTER OF CLAUDIUS LYSIAS TO FELIX....
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_CLAUDIUS LYSIAS'S LETTER TO FELIX -- ACTS 23:25-35:_ Claudius Lysias
wrote a letter in which he sent greetings to Felix and somewhat
explained Paul's situation. He explained how that Paul was taken b...
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ΕΎΡΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΥΡΊΣΚΩ (G2147)
находить,
ΈΓΚΑΛΟΎΜΕΝΟΝ _praes. pass. part., см._ Acts 23:28.
Вспомогательное _part._ указывает на
состояние или действие, в которое
вовлечен человек (BAGD, 3...
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g.
The plot for Paul's life and his escape. Acts 23:12-30.
Acts 23:12
And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves
under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink...
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See notes on verse 23...
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Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have
nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have
not...
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28 As in the case of our Lord, witness after witness testified that
Paul had done nothing deserving the bonds he endured or the death with
which he was threatened. All who heard his case concurred in...
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ST. PAUL IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
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ST. PAUL SENT TO CÆESAREA
1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see
Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 23
PAUL SPEAKS TO THE *SANHEDRIN, 23:1-11
V1 Paul looked straight at the *Sanhedrin. He said, ‘My brothers,
my conscience feels good about how...
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ACCUSED OF QUESTIONS OF THEIR LAW. — The points which probably
presented themselves to the chiliarch’s mind as the result of his
inquiries were — (1) that the prisoner was accused of transgressing
the...
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ζητημάτων, _cf._ Acts 18:14-15, “a contemptuous plural”
(Page). ἔγκλημα ἔχοντα : phrase only here in N.T.,
_criminis reum esse, accusari_, as in classical Greek, _cf._ Thuc.,
i., 26; the noun occurs a...
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SENT TO A ROMAN TRIBUNAL
Acts 23:25
Antipatris was forty-two miles from Jerusalem. The escort and their
prisoner made the forced march in a night. Next day the legionaries
marched back to Jerusalem w...
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By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish
Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and
insulted. It was a most trying ordeal for the apostle. It is easi...
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Paul Sent to Felix
The chief captain, whose name was Claudius Lysias, immediately called
two centurions to him. He commanded them to ready 200 soldiers, 70
horsemen and 200 spearmen to escort Paul to...
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THE CONSPIRACY AND DELIVERANCE
11-35. That mighty vision was the secret of Paul's redoubtable courage
and sanctified versatility. He knew he was to “see Rome.” God's
heroes are immortal until the last...
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And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred
soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and
spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; (24) And pr...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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29._Whom I perceived _In this place he acquitteth Paul, so far as his
judgment could reach. But let us note that a profane man speaketh. For
among the people of God it is an offense worthy of no les...
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Paul addresses the council with the gravity and dignity of an upright
man accustomed to walk with God. It is not a testimony borne to them
for their good; but the appeal of a good conscience to their...
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WHOM I PERCEIVED TO BE ACCUSED OF QUESTIONS OF THEIR LAW,.... As about
the resurrection of the dead, and a future state, which some in the
council denied, and some asserted, which with this heathen ma...
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Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have
nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
Ver. 29. _Questions of their law_] Which these profane heathens held
to b...
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_And he called two centurions_ In whom he could particularly confide;
_saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers_ Thus the chief captain
prudently sends Paul away to Cesarea by night, under a strong gua...
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The persecution of peaceable citizens on account of their religion, of
their reading the Bible, and judging of its meaning, is such an
outrage as to be condemned even by heathen. When practised, it ha...
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In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an
adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to
keep order. Paul then takes advantage of the occasion to speak
earnest...
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I FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS ACCUSED CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF THEIR LAW, BUT
HAD NOTHING CHARGED AGAINST HIM DESERVING OF DEATH OR CHAINS.
1. The charges were dealing with their law.
2. None of the charge...
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Acts 23:28-30 The commander had not learned why the Jews hated him so
but had learned this much, he had committed no crime deserving of
death or imprisonment....
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25-35 God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and
moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his
persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern bet...
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According to the Roman laws, or imperial constitutions. That he
undervalued the great things in question concerning our blessed
Saviour's death and resurrection, and the whole gospel, it is not to
be...
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Acts 23:29 out G2147 (G5627) he G3739 accused G1458 (G5746) concerning
G4012 questions G2213 their G846 law...
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“And desiring to know the cause for which they accused him, I
brought him down to their council, whom I found to be accused about
questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy...
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PAUL IN THE HANDS OF THE ‘MOST EXCELLENT' FELIX (23:25-35).
The ‘most excellent' Felix, to whom Paul was being taken, was a
freedman who had been appointed as procurator, a most unusual
situation. Pro...
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Acts 23:29. WHOM I PERCEIVED TO BE ACCUSED OF QUESTIONS OF THEIR LAW,
BUT TO HAVE NOTHING LAID TO HIS CHARGE WORTHY OF DEATH OR OF BONDS.
Death the highest, and bonds the lowest penalty of the law. Th...
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CONCERNING QUESTIONS OF THEIR LAW
(περ ζητηματα του νομου αυτων). The very
distinction drawn by Gallio in Corinth (Acts 18:14). On the word see
on Acts 15:2.BUT TO HAVE NOTHING LAID TO HIS CHARGE W...
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CONTENTS: Paul before the Sanhedrin. The conspiracy to kill Paul and
its defeat. Paul sent to Felix.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, Pharisees, Sadduces, Paul's
sister's son, centurion, chief...
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Acts 23:2. _Smite him on the mouth._ Ananias the highpriest commanded
this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to
persevere in preaching Christ. So Ahab commanded Micaiah to...
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THEN THE COMMANDER WROTE A LETTER. Roman law said that when a prisoner
was sent up the chain of command, a letter had to go along giving the
charges against him. CLAUDIUS LYSIAS is the Roman commander...
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_And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good
cheer, Paul._
Paul in the castle at Jerusalem
On two other occasions a special Divine encouragement was given to
Paul similar to t...
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_So the chief captain then let the young man depart._
VARIED DUTIES
I. Paul’s nephew could do nothing. He was therefore told to hold his
tongue--a very necessary duty sometimes. There is a time to sp...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 23:23. TWO.—Not one or two (Howson), but _some_ or certain
_two—i.e._, two or three (Hackett) of the centurions. Compare
“some two of the disciples” (Luke 7:19). SOLDIERS.—Heav...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 23:1
_Looking steadfastly on _for _earnestly beholding, _A.V.; _brethren
_for _men and brethren, _A.V._; I have lived before God, _etc., for _I
have lived, _etc., _before God, _A.V. L...
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And so Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren,
I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Acts
23:1).
Paul was indeed a remarkable man. As Paul is writing to...
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Acts 25:11; Acts 25:25; Acts 25:7; Acts 25:8; Acts 26:31;...
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Questions. See on ch. Acts 14:2.
Nothing - worthy of death or of bonds. Every Roman magistrate before
whom the apostle is brought declares him innocent....