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And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

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But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.

δὲ de “then”δὲ de “but”

And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.

δὲ de “then”

For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these.

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And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

δὲ de “then”δὲ de “now”

And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

δὲ de “then”

And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

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And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

δὲ de “then”

And more than forty of them took this oath.

δὲ de “now”

So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.

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But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.

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And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

δὲ de “then”

And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

δὲ de “then”

And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.

δὲ de “then”

Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

δὲ de “however”

And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.

δέ de “then”

But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place:

δὲ de “now”

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

δὲ de “then”

And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.

δὲ de “then”

And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,

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But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.

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And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.

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But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:

δὲ de “however”

Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

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