Acts 23:10

When there arose a great argument, the chief captain feared that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, so he commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among the council members, and bring him into the fortress.

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And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

In Context

9So a large uproar occurred, and some of the scribes belonging to the Pharisees stood up and argued, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

11The following night the Lord stood beside him and said, “Do not be afraid, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome.”

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Cross References

Psalms 7:2Otherwise, they will rip me apart like a lion, 1 tearing me in pieces with no one else able to bring me to safety. 1

Micah 3:3you who also eat the flesh of my people, 1 and tear their skin off, 1 break their bones, 1 and chop them in pieces, 1 just like meat for a pot, 1 just like meat in a cauldron. 1

Acts 21:30All the city was excited, and the people ran together and laid hold of Paul. They dragged him out of the temple, and the doors were immediately shut.

Acts 23:16But Paul's sister's son heard that they were lying in wait, so he went and entered the fortress and told Paul.

Acts 23:32On the next day, most of the soldiers left the horsemen to go with him and they themselves returned to the fortress.

James 1:19You know this, my beloved brothers: Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

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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