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"Do you rail at God's High Priest?" cried the men who stood by him.

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Noticing, however, that the Sanhedrin consisted partly of Sadducees and partly of Pharisees, he called out loudly among them, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees. It is because of my hope of a resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial.

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These words of his caused an angry dispute between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly took different sides.

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For the Sadducees maintain that there is no resurrection, and neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge the existence of both.

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So there arose a great uproar; and some of the Scribes belonging to the sect of the Pharisees sprang to their feet and fiercely contended, saying, "We find no harm in the man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel----!"

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But when the struggle was becoming violent, the Tribune, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by the people, ordered the troops to go down and take him from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.

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The following night the Lord came and stood at Paul's side, and said, "Be of good courage, for as you have borne faithful witness about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome."

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Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and solemnly swore not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.

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There were more than forty of them who bound themselves by this oath.

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Now therefore you and the Sanhedrin should make representations to the Tribune for him to bring him down to you, under the impression that you intend to inquire more minutely about him; and we are prepared to assassinate him before he comes near the plac

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But Paul's sister's son heard of the intended attack upon him. So he came and went into the barracks and told Paul about it;

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and Paul called one of the Captains and said, "Take this young man to the Tribune, for he has information to give him."

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Then the Tribune, taking him by the arm, withdrew out of the hearing of others and asked him, "What have you to tell me?"

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"The Jews," he replied, "have agreed to request you to bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin to-morrow for the purpose of making yourself more accurately acquainted with the case.

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and I discovered that the charge had to do with questions of their Law, but that he was accused of nothing for which he deserves death or imprisonment.

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But now that I have received information of an intended attack upon him, I immediately send him to you, directing his accusers also to state before you the case they have against him."

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The next day the infantry returned to the barracks, leaving the cavalry to proceed with him;

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Felix, after reading the letter, inquired from what province he was; and being told "from Cilicia,"

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Five days after this, Ananias the High Priest came down to Caesarea with a number of Elders and a pleader called Tertullus. They stated to the Governor the case against Paul.

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So Paul was sent for, and Tertullus began to impeach him as follows: "Indebted as we are," he said, "to you, most noble Felix, for the perfect peace which we enjoy, and for reforms which your wisdom has introduced to this nation,

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But--not to detain you too long--I beg you in your forbearance to listen to a brief statement from us.

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The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were facts.

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But this I confess to you--that in the way which they style a heresy, I worship the God of our forefathers, believing everything that is taught in the Law or is written in the Prophets,

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"Now after an interval of several years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices.

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