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Wednesday, 3 January 2024   So when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. Acts 23:16   The Greek more literally reads, “And the son of Paul’s sister, having heard of the ambush, having come and having entered into the barracks reported to Paul” (CG).   The previous verse gave the details of the plot that had been schemed against Paul. Now, Luke...

Tuesday, 2 January 2024   “Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.” Acts 23:15   In the last verse, the men who were plotting to kill Paul placed themselves under an oath and informed the chief priests and eld...

Monday, 1 January 2024   They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul. Acts 23:14   A literal translation is, “Who, having come to the chief priests and the elders said, ‘Anathema, anathematized ourselves – tasting nothing until that we should kill Paul’” (CG).   In the previous verse, it was not...

Sunday, 31 December 2023   Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy. Acts 23:13   The Greek more literally reads, “And they were more than forty having made this joint oath” (CG).   The previous verse noted the Jews who had banded together under an oath, saying they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. Next, Luke records, “And they were more than forty having...

Saturday, 30 December 2023   And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. Acts 23:12   The Greek more literally reads, “And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a conspiracy, anathematized themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they might kill Paul” (CG).  ...

Friday, 29 December 2023   But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.” Acts 23:11   More literally, it reads, “And the following night, the Lord, having stood by him, said, ‘Fortify! For as you fully testified about Me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome’” (CG).  ...

Thursday, 28 December 2023   Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks. Acts 23:10   The Greek more literally reads, “And great dissension arising, the commander, having feared lest Paul should be torn apart by them, commanded t...

Wednesday, 27 December 2023   Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, “We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.” Acts 23:9   The Greek more precisely reads, “And there was a great clamor. And having arisen, some of the scribes of the part of the Pharisees were contending, s...

Tuesday, 26 December 2023   For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection—and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. Acts 23:8   Luke just noted that a dissension had arisen between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. Now, as an explanatory thought concerning why, he records, “For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection.”   Although it has been said in a jillion sermons over the ye...

Monday, 25 December 2023   And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. Acts 23:7   In the previous verse, Paul, standing before the council, had called out in the assembly that he stood before them because of “the hope and a resurrection of the dead.” With that remembered, it next says, “And when he had said this, a dissensio...

Sunday, 24 December 2023   But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!” Acts 23:6   Paul just proclaimed that he was unaware that the one who ordered him to be struck was the high priest. Now, before anyone els...

Saturday, 23 December 2023   Then Paul said, “I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” Acts 23:5   In the previous verse, those in the council questioned Paul’s words to the high priest, saying, “Do you revile God’s high priest?” In response, it next notes, “Then Paul said, ‘I did not know, brethren, that he wa...

Friday, 22 December 2023   And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?” Acts 23:4   In the previous verse, Paul rebuked the person who ordered him to be struck, saying that God would strike him for his hypocrisy. Now, it says, “And those who stood by said, ‘Do you revile God’s high priest?’”   In the response, the word “God” is in the emphatic position. According to their words,...

Thursday, 21 December 2023   Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?” Acts 23:3   The Greek more literally reads, “Then Paul said to him, ‘God is set to strike you, you plastered wall. And you, you sit judging me according to the law, and law-transgressing command me to...

Wednesday, 20 December 2023   And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Acts 23:2   Chapter 23 began with Paul telling the council that he had citizened in all good conscience before God, even until that day. With that, a violent reaction occurs. What Luke records begins with, “And the high priest Ananias.”   This Ananias would have been the son of Ne...

Tuesday, 19 December 2023   Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” Acts 23:1   The Greek is more literally translated, “And Paul, having looked fixedly at the council, said, ‘Men, brothers, I – in all good conscience – have citizened to God until this day.’”   In the previous verse, Paul was brought by t...

Monday, 18 December 2023   The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them. Acts 22:30   A literal translation would be, “And the next day, desiring to know for certain why he is accused by the Jews, he loosed him and com...

Sunday, 17 December 2023   Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. Acts 22:29   The words are more literally rendered, “Immediately, therefore, those being about to examine him departed from him. And also, the commander was afraid, having ascertained that he is a...

Saturday, 16 December 2023   The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.” And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.” Acts 22:28   While preparing to have Paul scourged, the centurion was alerted to the fact that Paul was Roman. Hearing this, the centurion told his commander. From there, the commander went to Paul and asked if he was Roman. Paul responded affirmatively. N...

Friday, 15 December 2023   Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.” Acts 22:27   A literal translation is, “And the commander, having come near, said to him, ‘Tell me, are you Roman?’ And he said, ‘Yes.’”   The centurion had just gone to the commander and informed him of Paul’s claim of being Roman. Having heard this, Luke next records, “And the commande...

Thursday, 14 December 2023   When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.’” Acts 22:26   A literal translation would be, “And the centurion, having heard, having gone to the commander reported, saying, ‘See what you are about to do! For this man is Roman” (CG).   As the Romans were binding Paul, intending to scourge him, he...

Wednesday, 13 December 2023   And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?” Acts 22:25   Paul has been taken into the barracks where the commander ordered that he be examined under scourging. Now, that continues with, “And as they bound him with thongs.”   Luke uses another word unique in Scriptu...

Tuesday, 12 December 2023   the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. Acts 22:24   The Greek reads, “The commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, having directed him examining by scourges so that he might know for what reason they cried out thus against him” (C...

Monday, 11 December 2023   Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, Acts 22:23   The tense of the verbs is all wrong in the NKJV. The Greek uses present participles, saying – “And they – howling and hurling their garments and casting dust into the air” (CG).   In the previous verse, the crowd before Paul shouted out for him to be removed from the earth, not b...

Sunday, 10 December 2023   And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!” Acts 22:22   In the previous verse, Jesus told Paul he was to depart because he was being sent far from Jerusalem to the Gentiles. Now, that continues with, “And they listened to him until this word.” The reference is...