Acts 23:28

And desiring to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I took him down to their council;

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

In Context

27This man, having been arrested by the Jews, was about to be killed by them. I came upon them with the detachment of soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman.

29and I found that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had no accusation against him worthy of death or chains.

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Matthew Henry on Acts 23:13-35

A Conspiracy against Paul; Paul Sent to Felix. 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring… Read the whole commentary →

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