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Acts 23 — Sermon Preparation
Paul splits the Sanhedrin over resurrection, a plot on his life is uncovered, and he is escorted to Caesarea for his own safety. Below is a research summary for Acts 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 17
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Acts 23 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Παῦλος | Paûlos | G3972 | 15 | Paul, Paulus |
| χιλίαρχος | chilíarchos | G5506 | 6 | captain |
| συνέδριον | synédrion | G4892 | 5 | council |
| Φαρισαῖος | Pharisaîos | G5330 | 6 | Pharisee |
| παρίστημι | parístēmi | G3936 | 4 | assist, bring before, command, commend |
| ἀναθεματίζω | anathematízō | G332 | 3 | curse, bind with an oath |
| ἀνήρ | anḗr | G435 | 5 | fellow, husband, man, sir |
How preachers through history handled this text
17 public-domain excerpts on Acts 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern between the conscientious conduct of upright believers, and the zeal of false professors, though they disregard or understand not their doctrinal principles. All hearts are in God's hand, and those are blessed who put their trust in him, and commit their ways unto him.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 23:25–40 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Acts 23:11
- Rome— Acts 23:11
- Caesarea— Acts 23:23
- Aphek 2— Acts 23:31
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