44:023:001 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and
           brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until
           this day.

44:023:002 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him
           to smite him on the mouth.

44:023:003 Then 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?

44:023:004 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest?

44:023:005 Then 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.

44:023:006 But 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.

44:023:007 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the
           Pharisees and the Sadducees:  and the multitude was divided.

44:023:008 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither
           angel, nor spirit:  but the Pharisees confess both.

44:023:009 And 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.

44:023:010 And 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.

44:023:011 And 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.

44:023:012 And 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.

44:023:013 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

44:023:014 And 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.

44:023:015 Now 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.