Acts 23:11

And on the following lailah, HaAdon stood by Rav Sha'ul and said, Chazak! For as you gave solemn edut about me in Yerushalayim, thus it is necessary for you also to bear solemn eidus in Rome.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

In Context

10And fearing much more machloket was coming, the Roman tribune ordered the troops to go down to take Rav Sha'ul away from the midst of them and to bring him into the barracks lest he be torn to pieces by them.

12In the boker, the Judeans joined in a kesher and bound themselves with a shevu'ah that none of them would eat or drink until they had carried out their plot of retzichah b'seter of Rav Sha'ul.

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Cross References

Psalms 46:1(For the one directing. Of the Bnei Korach. Al-alamot. + 46:1 after the manner of virgins, i.e., in the treble Shir) 1

Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee; 1 be not dismayed; for I am Eloheicha; 1 I will strengthen thee; indeed, I will help thee; 1 indeed, I will uphold thee with My yamin tzedek. 1

Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through the mayim, I will be with thee; 1 and through the neharot, they shall not overflow thee: 1 when thou walkest through the eish, thou shalt not be burned; 1 neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 1

Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus saith Hashem: 1 If thou make teshuva (repentance), then will I restore thee, 1 and thou shalt stand before Me; + 15:19 for service, ministry 1 and if thou bring forth [utterance] of the precious rather than the worthless, 1 thou shalt be as My Peh (Mouth): 1 let them turn unto thee; 1 but turn not thou unto them. 1

Matthew 14:27And immediately Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach spoke to them, saying, Chazak! Ani Hu. + 14:27 Ex 3:14 (I am he) Do not be afraid.

John 11:8His talmidim say to him, Rebbe, just now those of the land of Yehudah + 11:8 Judeans were seeking to stone you, and you go there again?

Matthew Henry on Acts 23:7-12

Paul's Second Defence. 6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. 7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. 9 And there arose a… Read the whole commentary →

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