Episodes

Friday, 12 January 2024 He wrote a letter in the following manner: Acts 23:25 A literal translation says, “Having written a letter, having this form:” (CG). In the last verse, the commander ordered that beasts were to be provided to set Paul on...

Thursday, 11 January 2024 “and provide mounts to set Paul on, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.” Acts 23:24 A more literal translation would be, “And provide beasts, that, having set Paul upon, they might bring safely unto Felix the gov...

Wednesday, 10 January 2024 And he called for two centurions, saying, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night; Acts 23:23 A literal translation would be, “And havin...

Tuesday, 9 January 2024 So the commander let the young man depart, and commanded him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.” Acts 23:22 More literally, the Greek reads, “Therefore, indeed, the commander excused the young man, ha...

Monday, 8 January 2024 “But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the prom...

Sunday, 7 January 2024 And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask that you bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire more fully about him. Acts 23:20 A literal translation is, “And he said, ‘That the Jews agreed...

Saturday, 6 January 2024 Then the commander took him by the hand, went aside, and asked privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?” Acts 23:19 A literal translation is, “And the commander, having taken his hand, and having withdrawn in priv...

Friday, 5 January 2024 So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to say to you.” Acts 23:18 A literal translation would be, “He, the...

Thursday, 4 January 2024 Then Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him.” Acts 23:17 The words more literally read, “And Paul, having called one of the centurions, s...

Wednesday, 3 January 2024 So when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. Acts 23:16 The Greek more literally reads, “And the son of Paul’s sister, having heard of the ambush, having come and hav...

Tuesday, 2 January 2024 “Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he come...

Monday, 1 January 2024 They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul. Acts 23:14 A literal translation is, “Who, having come to the chief priest...

Sunday, 31 December 2023 Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy. Acts 23:13 The Greek more literally reads, “And they were more than forty having made this joint oath” (CG). The previous verse noted the Jews who had bande...

Saturday, 30 December 2023 And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. Acts 23:12 The Greek more literally reads, “And day havin...

Friday, 29 December 2023 But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.” Acts 23:11 More literally, it reads, “And the followi...

Thursday, 28 December 2023 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. Acts 2...

Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, “We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.” Acts 23:9 ...

Tuesday, 26 December 2023 For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection—and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. Acts 23:8 Luke just noted that a dissension had arisen between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. Now, as an explanato...

Monday, 25 December 2023 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. Acts 23:7 In the previous verse, Paul, standing before the council, had called out in the assembly that ...

Sunday, 24 December 2023 But when Paul perceived that 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; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am bei...

Saturday, 23 December 2023 Then Paul said, “I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” Acts 23:5 In the previous verse, those in the council questioned Paul’s w...

Friday, 22 December 2023 And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?” Acts 23:4 In the previous verse, Paul rebuked the person who ordered him to be struck, saying that God would strike him for his hypocrisy. Now, it says, “And...

Thursday, 21 December 2023 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?” Acts 23:3 The Greek more literally reads, “Then P...

Wednesday, 20 December 2023 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Acts 23:2 Chapter 23 began with Paul telling the council that he had citizened in all good conscience before God, even until that...