Verse 23
Acts 24:23
New Living Translation
23
He ordered an officer to keep Paul in custody but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to visit him and take care of his needs.
Original Language Text
greek
⸀διαταξάμενος τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ τηρεῖσθαι ⸀αὐτὸν ἔχειν τε ἄνεσιν καὶ μηδένα κωλύειν τῶν ἰδίων αὐτοῦ ⸀ὑπηρετεῖν αὐτῷ.
English Translation
He ordered the centurion to let him have rest and not to prevent any of his own servants from serving him.
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Chapter 24 Context
1
Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the lawyer Tert...
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When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented the charges against Paul in the following address to th...
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For all of this, Your Excellency, we are very grateful to you.
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But I don’t want to bore you, so please give me your attention for only a moment.
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We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all o...
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Furthermore, he was trying to desecrate the Temple when we arrested him.
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You can find out the truth of our accusations by examining him yourself.”
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Then the other Jews chimed in, declaring that everything Tertullus said was true.
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The governor then motioned for Paul to speak. Paul said, “I know, sir, that you have been a judge of...
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You can quickly discover that I arrived in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago to worship at the...
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My accusers never found me arguing with anyone in the Temple, nor stirring up a riot in any synagogu...
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These men cannot prove the things they accuse me of doing.
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“But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God (Elohim) of our ancest...
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I have the same hope in God (Elohim) that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and...
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Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God (Elohim) and all people.
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“After several years away, I returned to Jerusalem with money to aid my people and to offer sacrific...
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My accusers saw me in the Temple as I was completing a purification ceremony. There was no crowd aro...
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But some Jews from the province of Asia were there — and they ought to be here to bring charges if t...
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Ask these men here what crime the Jewish high council found me guilty of,
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except for the one time I shouted out, ‘I am on trial before you today because I believe in the resu...
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At that point Felix, who was quite familiar with the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “Wait unti...
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He ordered an officer to keep Paul in custody but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to...
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A few days later Felix came back with his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish. Sending for Paul, they lis...
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As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix...
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He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him.
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After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted...
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