Acts 23

Question 1

Acts 23:1

Answer 1

Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.”

Question 2

Acts 23:2

Answer 2

At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

Question 3

Acts 23:3

Answer 3

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”

Question 4

Acts 23:4

Answer 4

Those who were standing near Paul said, “You dare to insult God’s high priest?”

Question 5

Acts 23:5

Answer 5

Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

Question 6

Acts 23:6

Answer 6

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. I stand on trial because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead.”

Question 7

Acts 23:7

Answer 7

When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

Question 8

Acts 23:8

Answer 8

(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

Question 9

Acts 23:9

Answer 9

There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Question 10

Acts 23:10

Answer 10

The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.

Question 11

Acts 23:11

Answer 11

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

Question 12

Acts 23:12

Answer 12

The next morning the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Question 13

Acts 23:13

Answer 13

More than forty men were involved in this plot.

Question 14

Acts 23:14

Answer 14

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Question 15

Acts 23:15

Answer 15

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”

Question 16

Acts 23:16

Answer 16

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

Question 17

Acts 23:17

Answer 17

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Question 18

Acts 23:18

Answer 18

So he took him to the commander. The centurion said, “Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

Question 19

Acts 23:19

Answer 19

The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”

Question 20

Acts 23:20

Answer 20

He said: “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him.

Question 21

Acts 23:21

Answer 21

Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”

Question 22

Acts 23:22

Answer 22

The commander dismissed the young man and cautioned him, “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

Question 23

Acts 23:23

Answer 23

Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight.

Question 24

Acts 23:24

Answer 24

Provide mounts for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”

Question 25

Acts 23:25

Answer 25

He wrote a letter as follows:

Question 26

Acts 23:26

Answer 26

Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.

Question 27

Acts 23:27

Answer 27

This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen.

Question 28

Acts 23:28

Answer 28

I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.

Question 29

Acts 23:29

Answer 29

I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment.

Question 30

Acts 23:30

Answer 30

When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also ordered his accusers to present to you their case against him.

Question 31

Acts 23:31

Answer 31

So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night and brought him as far as Antipatris.

Question 32

Acts 23:32

Answer 32

The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.

Question 33

Acts 23:33

Answer 33

When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

Question 34

Acts 23:34

Answer 34

The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

Question 35

Acts 23:35

Answer 35

he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.