Acts 23:28

28 I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him before their council meeting.

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. Greetings.

27 The Jews had taken this man and planned to kill him. But I learned that he is a Roman citizen, so I went with my soldiers and saved him.

28 I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him before their council meeting.

29 I learned that the Jews said Paul did some things that were wrong by their own laws, but no charge was worthy of jail or death.

30 When I was told that some of the Jews were planning to kill Paul, I sent him to you at once. I also told those Jews to tell you what they have against him.