Acts 23:28

28 I wanted to find out why they were accusing him, so I brought him 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 the most honorable Governor Felix: Greetings.

27 This man was seized by the Jews and was almost killed by them. I was nearby with a unit of soldiers, and I rescued him when I discovered that he was a Roman citizen.

28 I wanted to find out why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their council.

29 I discovered that they were accusing him about questions related to their Law. I found no charge deserving of death or imprisonment.

30 When I was informed of a conspiracy against his life, I sent him to you at once and ordered his accusers to bring their case against him before you.