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Acts 22:22
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Everyone was listening intently up until Paul said he was to go gather mavericks. All hell broke loose, and everyone started yelling for his death.
Acts 22:24
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The commander grabbed Paul and took him inside where the soldiers were commanded to lash Paul until he confessed his crimes. The commander figured Paul must be guilty of something for all those folks to act like that.
Acts 22:25
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They had just tied Paul down when he said, "Do you think it's a good idea to whip a Roman citizen without a trial?"
Acts 22:27
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The commander told them to hold up and went over to Paul and asked, "Are you a Roman citizen?""Yes, sir," Paul said matter-of-factly.
Acts 22:28
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"I am, too," the commander said. "My citizenship cost me everything I had. How much did it cost you?"Paul said, "Nothing. I was born a Roman citizen."
Acts 22:29
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Everyone backed away from Paul. None of the soldiers wanted to be blamed for whipping a Roman citizen without a trial. The commander's face went white because he'd come close to making a fatal mistake.
Acts 22:30
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The next day, the commander wanted to get to the bottom of all this. He ordered the Jewish High Council to have a meeting and he took Paul to stand up in front of them.
Acts 23:1
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Paul stood with his shoulders back and his head high as he said, "Brothers, I stand before God and y'all with a clear conscience."
Acts 23:2
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When these words had come out of Paul's mouth, Ananias (the high priest) nodded his head at a man close to Paul. Immediately, Paul was rocked by an open-handed slap across the face.
Acts 23:3
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Paul shot back with ferocity at Ananias, "You will be slapped down by God himself you two-faced hypocrite! You judge me by the Code and then break it yourself by having me slapped like a mongrel dog!"
Acts 23:5
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Paul took a deep breath and then said, "I didn't know he was the high priest. He sure doesn't act like one. But that doesn't matter. The Good Book says to treat your rulers with respect."
Acts 23:6
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Paul saw that some of the high council were of the Sadducee clan and other were Pharisees. He used this to his advantage and said, "Y'all know me. I am a Pharisee just like all my granddaddies were. I'm not standing here today for any other reason than I believe we will be raised from the dead."
Acts 23:10
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This brought even more conflict to the council. Finally, the commander sent some soldiers to get Paul before they all turned on him. Paul was then taken back to the garrison.
Acts 23:11
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That night, Jesus appeared in front of Paul and said, "You done good cowboy. You've accomplished what I wanted you to here in Jerusalem. You've told everyone about me. Now I'm sending you to Rome to do the same thing."
Acts 23:12
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The next morning a group of Jewish rabble-rousers got together and made a promise that they wouldn't eat or drink until they killed Paul.
Acts 23:14
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They went to the Jewish movers and shakers and told them of their vow. They said, "We've made an oath not to eat or drink until the outlaw Paul is dead.
Acts 23:15
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We need you to talk to the Roman commander and have him bring Paul back for some more questioning. We will ambush Paul while he is being transferred. He won't live another day."
Acts 23:16
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But Paul's nephew on his sister's side heard the plot and went to the garrison to tell Paul about the plan to ambush and kill him.
Acts 23:17
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Paul asked to speak to one of the officers and said, "It's extremely important that this young man be allowed to speak to the commander. It's a matter of life and death."
Acts 23:18
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The officer took the young boy to the commander and the officer whispered in the commander's ear, "Paul, the prisoner, said it was a life and death matter that this boy be allowed to speak to you."
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