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ThenPaulsaid to him, "God is going to strike you, you whitewashedwall! Do you sit to try me according to the Law, and in violation of the Laworder me to be struck?"
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But perceiving that onegroup were Sadducees and the otherPharisees, Paul began crying out in the Council, "Brethren*, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!"
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And there occurred a greatuproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaicpartystood up and began to argueheatedly, saying, "We findnothingwrong with thisman; suppose* a spiritor an angel has spoken to him?"
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And as a greatdissension was developing, the commander was afraidPaul would be torn to pieces by them and ordered the troops to godown and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
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But on the night immediately following, the Lordstood at his side and said, "Takecourage; for as you have solemnlywitnessed to My cause* at Jerusalem, so you mustwitness at Romealso."
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"Nowtherefore, you and the Councilnotify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case* by a morethoroughinvestigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comesnear the place."
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So he took him and led him to the commander and said, "Paul the prisonercalled me to him and asked me to leadthisyoungman to you since he hassomething to tell you."
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And he said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bringPauldowntomorrow to the Council, as though they were going to inquiresomewhatmorethoroughlyabout him.
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"So do not listen to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him who have boundthemselvesunder a curse not to eatordrinkuntil they slay him; and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.
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And he called to him two of the centurions and said, "Gettwohundredsoldiersready by the thirdhour of the night to proceed to Caesarea, with seventyhorsemen and twohundredspearmen."
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"When thisman was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
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"When I was informed that there would be a plotagainst the man, I sent him to you at once, alsoinstructing his accusers to bringchargesagainst him before you."