Acts 28:17 Cross References - Murdock

¹⁷ And after three days, Paul sent and called for the principal Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, my brethren, although I had in nothing risen up against the people or the law of my fathers, I was at Jerusalem delivered over in bonds to the Romans:

¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarean will destroy this place, and will change the rites which Moses delivered to you.

³³ And the Chiliarch came up to him, and seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains: and he inquired respecting him, who he was, and what he had done. ³⁴ And persons from the throng vociferated against him this thing and that. And, because he could not, on account of their clamor, learn what the truth was, he commanded to conduct him to the castle. ³⁵ And when Paul came to the stairs, the soldiers bore him along, because of the violence of the people. ³⁶ For a great many people followed after him, and cried out, saying: Away with him. ³⁷ And when he came near to entering the castle, Paul said to the Chiliarch: Wilt thou permit me to speak with thee? And he said to him: Dost thou know Greek? ³⁸ Art not thou that Egyptian who, before these days, madest insurrection, and leadest out into the desert four thousand men, doers of evil? ³⁹ Paul said to him: I am a Jew, a man of Tarsus, a noted city in Cilicia, in which I was born: I pray thee, suffer me to speak to the people. ⁴⁰ And when he permitted him, Paul stood upon the stairs, and waved to them his hand; and when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew, and said to them:

⁵ As the high priest is my witness, and likewise all the Elders; from whom I received letters, that I might go to the brethren in Damascus, and bring those who were there prisoners to Jerusalem, to receive capital punishment.

¹ And when Paul had looked on the assembly of them, he said: Men, my brethren; I have lived in all good conscience before God up to this day. ² And Ananias, the priest, commanded those who stood by his side, to smite Paul on the mouth. ³ And Paul said to him: God is here-after to smite thee, thou Whited Wall! For, sittest thou judging me agreeably to law, while thou transgressest the law, and commandest to smite me? ⁴ And those standing by, said to him: Dost thou reproach the priest of God! ⁵ Paul said to them: I was not aware, my brethren, that he was the priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people. ⁶ And, as Paul knew that a part of the people were of the Sadducees, and a part of the Pharisees, he cried out, in the assembly: Men, my brethren; I am a Pharisee the son of a Pharisee; and for the hope of the resurrection of the dead, I am judged. ⁷ And when he had said this, the Pharisees and Sadducees fell upon one another, and the people were divided ⁸ For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angels, nor a spirit: but the Pharisees confess all these. ⁹ And there was great vociferation. And some Scribes of the party of the Pharisees rose up, and contended with them, and said. We have found nothing evil in this man: for if a spirit or an angel hath conversed with him, what is there in that? ¹⁰ And, as there was great commotion among them, the Chiliarch was afraid lest they should tear Paul in pieces. And he sent Romans, to go and pluck him from their midst, and bring him into the castle. ¹¹ And when night came, our Lord appeared to Paul, and said to him: Be strong; for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so also art thou to testify at Rome.

³³ And they brought him to Caesarea: and they delivered the letter to the governor, and set Paul before him.

¹⁰ Then the governor made signs to Paul, that he should speak. And Paul answered and said: I know thee to have been a judge of this nation for many years, and I therefore cheerfully enter upon a defence of myself. ¹¹ Because thou canst understand, that there have been but twelve days, since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. ¹² And they did not find me talking with any person in the temple, nor collecting any company, either in their synagogues, or in the city. ¹³ Nor have they the power to prove, before thee, the things of which they now accuse me. ¹⁴ But this indeed I acknowledge, that in that same doctrine of which they speak, I do serve the God of my fathers, believing all the things written in the law and in the prophets. ¹⁵ And I have a hope in God, which they also themselves expect, that there is to be a resurrection of the dead, both of the righteous and the wicked. ¹⁶ And for this reason, I also labor to have always a pure conscience before God, and before men.

² And the chief priests and the head men of the Jews made representations to him concerning Paul.

⁸ Meanwhile Paul maintained, that he had committed no offence, either against the Jewish law, or against the temple, or against Caesar.

¹⁰ Paul replied, and said: I stand before Caesar's tribunal: here I ought to be tried. Against the Jews I have committed no offence, as thou also well knowest.