Acts 23:28

28 Since I wanted to know the charge for which they accused him, I had him brought to their council.

Acts 23:28 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 23:28

And when I would have known the cause
Or crime, he was guilty of:

wherefore they accused him:
which they charged him with, and for which they beat him almost to death:

I brought him forth into their council;
their court of judicature, the great sanhedrim.

Acts 23:28 In-Context

26 "Claudius Lysias to his Excellency the governor Felix, greetings.

27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, but when I had learned that he was a Roman citizen, I came with the guard and rescued him.

28 Since I wanted to know the charge for which they accused him, I had him brought to their council.

29 I found that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but was charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.

30 When I was informed that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him. "