Acts 23:28

28 I wanted to understand exactly what they were charging him with; so I brought him down to their "Sanhedrin."

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 From: Claudius Lysias To: His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings!

27 This man was seized by the Judeans and was about to be killed by them, when I came on the scene with my troops and rescued him. After learning that he was a Roman citizen,

28 I wanted to understand exactly what they were charging him with; so I brought him down to their "Sanhedrin."

29 I found that he was charged in connection with questions of their "Torah" but that there was no charge deserving death or prison.

30 But when I was informed of a plot against the man, I immediately sent him to you and also ordered his accusers to state their case against him before you.