Acts 23:28

I wanted to know why they accused him, so I took him down to 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

27This man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with soldiers and rescued him, since I learned that he was a Roman citizen.

29I learned that he was being accused about questions concerning their own law, but that there was no accusation against him that deserved 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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