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Acts 21:40
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The commander told Paul he could speak. So he stood on the steps and waved his hand so that the people would be quiet. The people became quiet and Paul spoke to them in Aramaic.
Acts 22:1
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Paul said, "My brothers and fathers, listen to me! I will make my defense to you."
Acts 22:2
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When the Jews heard Paul speaking Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said,
Acts 22:22
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The people stopped listening when Paul said this last thing. They all shouted, "Get rid of this man! He doesn't deserve to live."
Acts 22:24
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Then the commander told the soldiers to take Paul into the army building and beat him. He wanted to make Paul tell why the people were shouting against him like this.
Acts 22:25
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So the soldiers were tying Paul, preparing to beat him. But he said to an army officer there, "Do you have the right to beat a Roman citizen who has not been proven guilty?"
Acts 22:27
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The commander came to Paul and said, "Tell me, are you really a Roman citizen?" He answered, "Yes."
Acts 22:28
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The commander said, "I paid a lot of money to become a Roman citizen." But Paul said, "I was born a citizen."
Acts 22:29
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The men who were preparing to question Paul moved away from him immediately. The commander was afraid because he had already put Paul in chains, and he was a Roman citizen.
Acts 22:30
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The next day the commander decided to learn why the Jews were accusing Paul. So he ordered the leading priests and the whole high council to meet together. He had Paul's chains taken off and had him brought in to face the council.
Acts 23:1
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Paul looked at the council members and said, "Brothers, I have lived my life in a good way before God. I have always done what I thought was right."
Acts 23:2
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Ananias, the high priest, was there. When he heard this, he told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him in the mouth.
Acts 23:3
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Paul said to Ananias, "God will hit you too! You are like a dirty wall that has been painted white. You sit there and judge me, using the Law of Moses. But you are telling them to hit me, and that is against the law."
Acts 23:4
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The men standing near Paul said to him, "Are you sure you want to insult God's high priest like that?"
Acts 23:5
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Paul said, "Brothers, I did not know this man was the high priest. The Scriptures say, ‘You must not say bad things about a leader of your people.'"
Acts 23:6
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Paul knew that some of the men in the council meeting were Sadducees and some were Pharisees. So he shouted, "My brothers, I am a Pharisee and my father was a Pharisee! I am on trial here because I believe that people will rise from death."
Acts 23:7
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When Paul said this, a big argument started between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. The group was divided.
Acts 23:10
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The argument turned into a fight, and the commander was afraid that the Jews would tear Paul to pieces. So he told the soldiers to go down and take Paul away from these Jews and put him in the army building.
Acts 23:11
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The next night the Lord Jesus came and stood by Paul. He said, "Be brave! You have told people in Jerusalem about me. You must do the same in Rome."
Acts 23:12
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The next morning some of the Jews made a plan to kill Paul. They made a promise to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed him.