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9 Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, a“We find no evil in this man; but bif a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, clet us not fight against God.”  
10 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.

The Plot Against Paul

11 But athe following night the Lord stood by him and said,1 “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in bJerusalem, so you must also bear witness at cRome.”  
12 And when it was day, asome of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had bkilled Paul.  
13 Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.
14 They came to the chief priests and aelders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.  
15 Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you1 tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”  
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Acts 23:11.

Acts 23:11-13

Then Paul realized that there were both Pharisees and Sadducees present, and knowing that one group believes in the resurrection of the dead, while the other did not, Paul shifted the focus away from himself and on to the issue of the hope of the resurrection. This caused such an uproar between the two factions that the commander feared Paul would be torn apart by them. So he had Paul forcibly removed from the inquisition and taken to the barracks.

So Christ revealed Himself to Paul and spoke to him. As a result, he was filled with strength to continue his testimony, and with that assurance, he can do so. He must do it, and he will do it more confidently in the strength of this great power that he has been told he has.

Excerpted from Are You Strong in the Lord?

 
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