Acts 23
| Acts 23 | |
|---|---|
 Acts 23:11-17 in Papyrus 48, written about AD 250. | |
| Book | Acts of the Apostles |
| Category | Church history |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 5 |
Acts 23 is the twenty-third chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the period of Paul's imprisonment in Jerusalem then in Caesarea.[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke.[2]
Text
The original text is written in Koine Greek and is divided into 35 verses. Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 48 (ca. AD 250)
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 1-17)
- Codex Laudianus (ca. AD 550)
Location
The events in this chapter took place in Jerusalem, Antipatris and Caesarea.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped:
- Acts 23:1–10 = The Sanhedrin Divided
- Acts 23:11–22 = The Plot Against Paul
- Acts 23:23–35 = Sent to Felix
Verse 6
- 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 being judged!”[3]
Verse 11
- 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.”[4]
Verse 31
- Then the soldiers, as they were commanded, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ Acts 23:6
- ^ Acts 23:11
- ^ Acts 23:31
