Acts 23:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ So there was a great ·uproar [commotion; outcry]. Some of the ·teachers of the law [scribes], who were Pharisees, stood up and ·argued [protested violently/vehemently], “We find ·nothing wrong [no fault; nothing evil] with this man. ·Maybe [^LWhat if…?] an angel or a spirit did speak to him.”

¹⁰ The argument was ·beginning to turn into such a fight [becoming so great] that the ·commander [tribune] was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. So he told the soldiers to go down and take Paul away and ·put him in [bring him to] the ·army building [barracks].

¹¹ The next night the Lord came and stood by Paul. He said, “Be brave [or Don’t be afraid; Rest assured]! [^LFor just as] You have ·told [testified to] people in Jerusalem about me. You must ·do the same [^Ltestify to me] in Rome.”