Fondare 197 Risultati per: Paul
The next day the commander wanted to know for certain the charges the Jews were making against Paul. So he released him from prison and called together the High Priest and the whole Council; and they brought Paul down and made him stand before them. (Acts 22, 30)
Paul looked directly at the Council and said, "Brothers, to this day I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God." (Acts 23, 1)
Then Paul said, "God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there to judge me according to the Law, and you break the Law by ordering me to be struck!" (Acts 23, 3)
Paul answered, "Brothers, I did not know that he was the High Priest. For Scripture says: You shall not curse the ruler of your people." (Acts 23, 5)
Paul knew that part of the Council were Sadducees and others Pharisees; so he spoke out in the Council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, son of a Pharisee. It is for the hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial here." (Acts 23, 6)
With this the argument became so violent that the commander feared that Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He therefore ordered the soldiers to go down and rescue him from their midst and take him back to the fortress. (Acts 23, 10)
That night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you have borne witness to me here in Jerusalem, so must you do in Rome." (Acts 23, 11)
When it was day, certain Jews formed a conspiracy: they bound themselves by an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. (Acts 23, 12)
They went to the high priests and the elders and said, "We have bound ourselves by oath not to taste food until we have killed Paul. (Acts 23, 14)
But the son of Paul's sister heard about the planned ambush, so he went to the headquarters and informed Paul. (Acts 23, 16)
Paul sent for one of the officers and said, "Take this young man to the commander for he has something to report to him." (Acts 23, 17)
So the officer took him and brought him to the commander, saying, "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this boy to you because he has something to tell you." (Acts 23, 18)
