Before the Sanhedrin, Paul's declaration of good conscience before God earns a slap by Ananias' order, which Paul curses then apologizes upon learning he addressed the high priest. Paul cleverly divides the council by proclaiming himself a Pharisee on trial for hope in resurrection, sparking violent Pharisee-Sadducee conflict until soldiers rescue him. The Lord appears that night assuring Paul he must witness in Rome as in Jerusalem, and when a conspiracy of forty Jews vow to kill Paul before eating again, Paul's nephew reports the plot to the tribune who transfers Paul under heavy military escort to Governor Felix at Caesarea.
Read Acts Chapter 23 Summary
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Characters in This Chapter
Places in This Chapter
Position in Book
Jerusalem ChurchChapters 1-7
Expansion to Judea/SamariaChapters 8-12
Paul's First JourneyChapters 13-14
Jerusalem CouncilChapters 15
Paul's Second JourneyChapters 16-18
Paul's Third JourneyChapters 19-21
Paul's Trials and RomeChapters 22-28
Arrest, trials, appeal to Caesar, shipwreck, Rome.
Bible Bites
The Gospel Spreads in 28 Chapters
The book of Acts contains 28 chapters chronicling the explosive growth of the early church from Jerusalem to Rome. Written by Luke as a sequel to his Gospel, it begins with 120 believers in an upper room and ends with Paul preaching boldly in the capital of the Roman Empire.
ActsThe narrator joins the story
In Acts 16:10, Luke suddenly switches from 'they' to 'we,' revealing he personally joined Paul's missionary journey. These 'we passages' (Acts 16, 20-21, 27-28) provide eyewitness accounts showing Luke was present for key events including Paul's shipwreck.
Acts 16:10