44:023:016 And when Paul’s sister’s son
heard of their lying in wait, he
went
and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
44:023:017 Then 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.
44:023:018 So 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.
44:023:019 Then 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?
44:023:020 And 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.
44:023:021 But 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.
44:023:022 So 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.
44:023:023 And he called unto him two centurions,
saying, Make ready two
hundred
soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore
and
ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of
the
night;
44:023:024 And provide them beasts, that they may
set Paul on, and bring
him
safe unto Felix the governor.
44:023:025 And he wrote a letter after this manner:
44:023:026 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent
governor Felix sendeth
greeting.
44:023:027 This man was taken of the Jews, and should
have been killed of
them:
then came I with an army, and rescued him, having
understood
that he was a Roman.
44:023:028 And when I would have known the cause wherefore
they accused
him,
I brought him forth into their council:
44:023:029 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions
of their law, but
to
have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or
of
bonds.
44:023:030 And when it was told me how that the Jews
laid wait for the
man,
I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to
his
accusers
also to say before thee what they had against him.
Farewell.
44:023:031 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded
them, took Paul, and
brought
him by night to Antipatris.


