Acts 23:28

Wanting to know exactly the ground of the charges they made against him, I brought him before their Council,

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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

27The man whom I send with this had been seized by some Jews, and was on the point of being killed by them, when I came upon them with the force under my command, and rescued him, as I learned that he was a Roman citizen.

29when I found that their charges were connected with questions of their own Law, and that there was nothing alleged involving either death or imprisonment.

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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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