1 Paul looked at the big group of leaders. He said, “I tried to do good for God all my life.” ️ 2 The head priest, Ananias, told the men to hit Paul on the mouth. 3 Paul said, “God will hit you back, you white wall! You judge me by the law, but you break the law.” ⚖️ 4 The men said, “Do you talk bad to God’s head priest?” ️⛪ 5 Paul said, “I did not know he was the head priest. The book says, do not talk bad about your leader.” 6 Paul saw some were Sadducees and some were Pharisees. He said, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee. They judge me because I say dead people will rise.” ✋ 7 The group began to fight with words. They split apart. ⚡ 8 Sadducees say no rise from dead, no angel, no spirit. Pharisees say yes to these. ️❌✅ 9 Big loud talk began. Some teachers with the Pharisees said, “We see no bad in Paul. Maybe a spirit or angel spoke to him.” 10 The fight got big. The boss guard was afraid Paul would be hurt. He told soldiers, “Go! Take Paul to the base.” ️♂️ 11 That night, Jesus stood by Paul. He said, <jesus>Be brave. You spoke about Me here. You will speak in Rome too.</jesus> ✝️✨️ 12 Next day, some Jews made a bad plan. They said, “We will not eat or drink till we kill Paul.” ️❌❌️ 13 More than forty men made this plan. 4️⃣0️⃣➕ 14 They told the head priests and old leaders, “We made a strong promise to kill Paul.” ⛪ 15 They said, “Tell the boss guard to bring Paul to you all. Say you all want more talk. We will hide and kill him on the way.” ️♂️️ 16 Paul’s sister’s son heard the plan. He went to the base and told Paul. ♂️ 17 Paul called a soldier leader. He said, “Please take this boy to the boss guard. He has news.” ➡️♂️ 18 The soldier took the boy to the boss guard. He said, “Paul, the man in chains, called me. He wants this boy to talk to you.” ♂️✈️ 19 The boss guard held the boy’s hand. He asked in quiet, “What do you need to tell me?” 20 The boy said, “The Jews will ask you to bring Paul to the group tomorrow. They act like they want more facts.” 21 “But do not go. More than forty men hide to hurt Paul. They promised not to eat or drink till he is dead. They wait for you to say yes.” ♂️️⏳ 22 The boss guard said, “Do not tell any one you told me.” Then he let the boy go. ➡️♂️ 23 He called two soldier leaders. He said, “Get 200 men, 70 on horses, 200 with spears. Go by night to Caesarea.” ️ 24 “Give Paul horses. Keep him safe to the leader Felix.” ️ 25 He wrote a letter. ✍️ 26 “From Claudius Lysias to Felix the leader. Hello.” 27 “Jews took Paul. They wanted to kill him. I came with soldiers and saved him. I learned he is a Roman.” ️♂️ 28 “I wanted to know why they were mad. I took him to their big group.” ❓️ 29 “They fought about their rules. Paul did no bad to die or to jail.” ⚖️ 30 “I heard of a plan on Paul. At once I sent him to you. I told the men who blame him to talk to you.” ✉️➡️ 31 The soldiers took Paul at night to a town named Antipatris. ♂️️ 32 Next day, the foot men went back. The horse men went on with Paul. ↩️➡️ 33 They came to Caesarea. They gave the letter to Felix. They brought Paul to him. ️ 34 Felix read it. He asked, “What place is he from?” He learned Paul was from Cilicia. ❓️ 35 Felix said, “I will hear you when the men who blame you come.” He kept Paul in Herod’s big house. ️⏳