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AND PRAYED ME - And asked me....
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JEWISH PLOT: REMOVAL OF PAUL. The Jews propose what the tribune, in
Acts 22:30 to Acts 23:10, has already done on his own initiative; here
we are on historical ground. The hated person being removed f...
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THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
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On the next night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you
have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness in Rome
also." When it was day the Jews formed a plot and laid themselv...
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SO, &C.. He therefore indeed having taken him, brought him.
PAUL THE PRISONER. This was. title the apostle cherished as one of
honour. See Ephesians 3:1; Ephesians 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:8;...
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_he took him, and brought him_, &c. With soldier-like obedience and
raising no questions.
_Paul the prisoner_ A name which St Paul was often afterwards to apply
to himself. Cp. Ephesians 3:1; Ephesian...
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ΠΑΡΑΛΑΒῺΝ ΑΥ̓ΤῸΝ ἬΓΑΓΕΝ, _he took him and
brought him_. With soldier-like obedience and raising no questions.
Ὁ ΔΈΣΜΙΟΣ ΠΑΥ͂ΛΟΣ, _Paul the prisoner_, a title which
the Apostle used often afterwards to...
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PAUL IS CHEERED BY A VISION. THE JEWS CONSPIRE TO KILL HIM...
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_THE JEWS CONSPIRED TO KILL PAUL ACTS 23:12-24:_ There was so much
hatred toward Paul that more than forty Jewish men vowed that they
would not eat nor drink until they had killed him. They even asked...
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ΠΑΡΑΛΑΒΏΝ _aor. act. part._ (сопутств.) от
ΠΑΡΑΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G3880) брать,
ΉΓΑΓΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΓ (G71) вести,
приводить,
ΨΗΣΊΝ _praes. ind. act., см._ Acts 23:5. Hist, _praes._
ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΕΣΆΜΕΝΟΣ _...
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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 17...
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So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul
the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man
unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
So he took...
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10 The captain was more concerned that a Roman citizen should not be
injured than to get their report, and so sends his soldiers to rescue
him a second time from their clutches. It was well that he wa...
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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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ST. PAUL IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
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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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PAUL THE PRISONER... — We may well believe that at the time he
little thought how long that name would be used of him, first by
others and then by himself, until it became as a title of honour in
whic...
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ὁ δέσμιος Π.: used by Paul five times of himself in his
Epistles, here for the first time in Acts with reference to him....
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WOULD-BE MURDERERS BAFFLED
Acts 23:12
The Lord had told His servant that he was needed in Rome, but the
conspirators said that he should not leave Jerusalem. There is only
one conclusion when such a...
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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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The Lord Protected Paul From the Jews
With all the hostility the Jews had shown him since his arrival in
Jerusalem, Paul may have doubted if he would ever escape that city and
fulfill his desire to pr...
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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 when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound
themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink
till they had killed Paul. (13) And they were more than forty...
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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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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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SO HE TOOK HIM, AND BROUGHT HIM TO THE CHIEF CAPTAIN,.... Immediately,
without any more to do, without curiously inquiring into the thing, or
examining the young man about it; which showed him to be a...
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So he took him, and brought _him_ to the chief captain, and said, Paul
the prisoner called me unto _him_, and prayed me to bring this young
man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
Ver. 18...
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_When Paul's sister's son heard_, &c. How privately soever this
business was contrived, the providence of God so ordered it, that, for
the deliverance of his faithful servant from this inhuman and blo...
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The plot Revealed:...
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SO HE TOOK HIM, AND BROUGHT HIM TO THE CHIEF CAPTAIN, AND SAID, PAUL,
THE PRISONER, CALLED ME UNTO HIM, AND PRAYED ME TO BRING THIS YOUNG
MAN UNTO THEE, WHO HATH SOMETHING TO SAY UNTO THEE....
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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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THEN PAUL CALLED ONE OF THE CENTURIONS TO _HIM_ AND SAID, " TAKE THIS
YOUNG MAN TO THE COMMANDER, FOR HE HAS SOMETHING TO TELL HIM. "
18 SO HE TOOK HIM AND BROUGHT _HIM_ TO THE COMMANDER AND SAID, ...
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Acts 23:17-22 Give the commander credit for believing Paul's nephew,
in addition, after seeing the uncontrolled anger of the Jews in Acts
21:1 and this chapter, it would not be hard to believe such. p...
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12-24 False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to
such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of.
Yet the Lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes o...
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The centurion took Paul's kinsman, and went with him, as he was
desired, unto the chief captain, that there might be no mistake, but
that he might hear all out of the young man's own mouth, and be the...
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‘So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and says,
“Paul the prisoner called me to him, and asked me to bring this
young man to you, who has something to say to you.” '
So the centurion...
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THE JEWS PLAN AN AMBUSH WITH THE PURPOSE OF SLAYING PAUL, WHICH IS
THWARTED BY PAUL'S NEPHEW AND THE DIVINE HAND (23:12-24).
We discover here how the hatred that has followed Paul around at the
hands...
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Acts 23:18. PAUL THE PRISONER CALLED ME UNTO HIM, AND PRAYED ME, etc.
The ‘prisoner;' the Greek word signifies ‘one bound.' We may
conclude, that Paul was fastened by a chain to the arm of a soldier....
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PAUL THE PRISONER
(ο δεσμιος Παυλος). Bound (δεσμιος) to a soldier,
but not with two chains (Acts 21:33), and with some freedom to see his
friends as later (Acts 28:16), in military custody (_custod...
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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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THEY TOOK A VOW. These Jews may have been some of his bitter enemies
from Ephesus who had grabbed him in the temple. They may have been
"armed terrorists" [Zealots - Assassins], who later played such...
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_And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he …
told Paul._
PAUL’S SISTER’S SON
From this subject we learn--
I. That humble and nameless individuals are sometimes of great service
i...
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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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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 23:18 The military showed great respect to their
Roman prisoner. Note the quick response of both the centurion and the
tribune (Lysias) to Paul and his nephew.
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 23:12. The Jews (rather than CERTAIN OF THE JEWS) who banded
themselves together UNDER A CURSE to kill Paul were not the members of
the Sanhedrim, who had forgotten their opini...
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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 16:25; Acts 27:1; Acts 28:17; Ephesians 3:1; Ephesians 4:1;...
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The prisoner [ο δ ε σ μ ι ο ς]. From dew, to bind. Paul, as a
Roman citizen, was held in custodia militaris, "military custody."
Three kinds of custody were recognized by the Roman law : 1. Custodia
p...