Acts 23:1-22 : King James Version

23 1And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said,
Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God
until this day. 2And the high priest Ananias commanded
them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. 3Then
said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for
sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be
smitten contrary to the law? 4And they that stood by
said, Revilest thou God's high priest? 5Then said Paul, I
wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written,
Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. 6But
when Paul perceived that the 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: of the hope and resurrection of the
dead I am called in question. 7And when he had so said,
there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees:
and the multitude was divided. 8For the Sadducees say
that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the
Pharisees confess both. 9And there arose a great cry: and
the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove,
saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel
hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. 10And
when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest
Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the
soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and
to bring him into the castle. 11And the night following
the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou
hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at
Rome. 12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded
together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would
neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13And
they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14And
they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound
ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we
have slain Paul. 15Now therefore ye with the council
signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to
morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly
concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
16And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in
wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. 17Then
Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this
young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to
tell him. 18So he took him, and brought him to the chief
captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed
me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto
thee. 19Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and
went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast
to tell me? 20And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire
thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council,
as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly. 21But
do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them
more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that
they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now
are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. 22So the
chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See
thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.