Acts 23:28

Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought 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

27“This man was seized by the Judeans, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

29I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of 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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