1 Paul|strong="G3972", regardant fixement le|strong="G1161" conseil, dit|strong="G3004" : « Frères|strong="G3956", j|strong="G1473"'ai|strong="G3588" vécu devant|strong="G2250" Dieu|strong="G2316" en|strong="G3004" toute|strong="G3956" bonne|strong="G3956" conscience|strong="G4893" jusqu'à|strong="G2316" ce|strong="G3778" jour|strong="G2250". »
2 Le|strong="G1161" grand prêtre, Ananias, ordonna|strong="G2004" à|strong="G1161" ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" se|strong="G1161" tenaient près|strong="G3936" de|strong="G3588" lui|strong="G1161" de|strong="G3588" le|strong="G1161" frapper|strong="G5180" sur|strong="G1161" la|strong="G1161" bouche|strong="G4750".
3 Alors|strong="G5119" Paul|strong="G3972" lui|strong="G2532" dit|strong="G3004" : « Dieu|strong="G2316" te|strong="G4771" frappera|strong="G3195", muraille|strong="G5109" blanchie|strong="G2867" ! T|strong="G4314"'assieds-tu pour|strong="G2532" me|strong="G1473" juger|strong="G2919" selon|strong="G2596" la|strong="G2532" loi|strong="G3551", et|strong="G2532" ordonnes-tu de|strong="G2532" me|strong="G1473" frapper|strong="G5180" contrairement à|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" loi|strong="G3551" ? ".
4 Ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" se|strong="G1161" tenaient là|strong="G1161" dirent|strong="G3004" : « Est-ce|strong="G3588" que|strong="G1161" tu|strong="G1161" diffames le|strong="G1161" grand prêtre de|strong="G3588" Dieu|strong="G2316" ? »
5 Paul|strong="G3972" dit|strong="G3004" : « Je|strong="G1063" ne|strong="G3756" savais|strong="G1492" pas|strong="G3756", frères, qu|strong="G3754"'il|strong="G1063" était|strong="G3588" grand|strong="G3756" prêtre. Car|strong="G1063" il|strong="G1063" est|strong="G3588" écrit|strong="G1125" : « Tu|strong="G4771" ne|strong="G3756" parleras|strong="G2046" pas|strong="G3756" mal|strong="G2560" d'un|strong="G3756" chef|strong="G3754" de|strong="G3756" ton|strong="G3588" peuple|strong="G2992" ».
6 Mais|strong="G1161" Paul|strong="G3972", voyant|strong="G2532" que|strong="G3754" les|strong="G2532" uns|strong="G2532" étaient|strong="G3588" sadducéens|strong="G4523" et|strong="G2532" les|strong="G2532" autres|strong="G2087" pharisiens|strong="G5330", s|strong="G2532"'écria|strong="G2896" dans|strong="G1722" le|strong="G2532" sanhédrin|strong="G4892" : « Hommes|strong="G2532" et|strong="G2532" frères|strong="G2532", je|strong="G1473" suis|strong="G1510" pharisien|strong="G5330", fils|strong="G5207" de|strong="G2532" pharisiens|strong="G5330". C|strong="G1161"'est|strong="G3588" au|strong="G1722" sujet|strong="G4012" de|strong="G2532" l|strong="G1161"'espérance|strong="G1680" et|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" résurrection|strong="G3754" des|strong="G2532" morts|strong="G3498" que|strong="G3754" je|strong="G1473" suis|strong="G1510" jugé|strong="G2919" ! »
7 Dès|strong="G2532" qu|strong="G2532"'il|strong="G2532" eut|strong="G1096" dit|strong="G2980" cela|strong="G2532", une|strong="G2532" dispute s|strong="G2532"'éleva|strong="G1096" entre|strong="G2532" les|strong="G2532" pharisiens|strong="G5330" et|strong="G2532" les|strong="G2532" sadducéens|strong="G4523", et|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" foule|strong="G1161" se|strong="G2532" divisa|strong="G4977".
8 Car|strong="G1063" les|strong="G1161" sadducéens|strong="G4523" disent|strong="G3004" qu|strong="G1063"'il|strong="G1161" n|strong="G3361"'y|strong="G1161" a|strong="G3004" ni|strong="G3383" résurrection|strong="G1161", ni|strong="G3383" ange|strong="G1161", ni|strong="G3383" esprit|strong="G4151" ; mais|strong="G1161" les|strong="G1161" pharisiens|strong="G5330" confessent|strong="G3670" tout|strong="G1161" cela|strong="G1161".
9 Une|strong="G2532" grande|strong="G3173" clameur|strong="G2906" s|strong="G1487"'éleva|strong="G1096", et|strong="G2532" quelques-uns|strong="G2532" des|strong="G2532" scribes|strong="G1122", du|strong="G2532" côté|strong="G1161" des|strong="G2532" pharisiens|strong="G5330", se|strong="G2532" levèrent|strong="G2532" et|strong="G2532" disputèrent, disant|strong="G3004" : « Nous|strong="G2532" ne|strong="G2532" trouvons|strong="G2147" aucun|strong="G3762" mal|strong="G2556" en|strong="G1722" cet|strong="G3778" homme|strong="G3778". Mais|strong="G1161" si|strong="G1487" un|strong="G2532" esprit|strong="G4151" ou|strong="G2228" un|strong="G2532" ange|strong="G2532" lui|strong="G2532" a|strong="G1722" parlé|strong="G2980", ne|strong="G2532" luttons pas|strong="G3762" contre|strong="G2532" Dieu|strong="G2532" ! »
10 Une|strong="G1519" grande|strong="G4183" dispute|strong="G1537" s|strong="G1161"'étant|strong="G1161" élevée, le|strong="G1161" commandant, craignant|strong="G5399" que|strong="G1161" Paul|strong="G3972" ne|strong="G3361" soit|strong="G1096" mis|strong="G1096" en|strong="G1519" pièces|strong="G1288" par|strong="G5259" eux|strong="G1161", ordonna|strong="G2753" aux|strong="G1519" soldats|strong="G4753" de|strong="G1537" descendre|strong="G2597", de|strong="G1537" le|strong="G1161" prendre|strong="G1161" de|strong="G1537" force parmi|strong="G1519" eux|strong="G1161" et|strong="G1161" de|strong="G1537" l|strong="G1161"'amener|strong="G1519" dans|strong="G1519" la|strong="G1519" caserne.
11 La|strong="G2532" nuit|strong="G3571" suivante|strong="G1966", le|strong="G2532" Seigneur|strong="G2962" se|strong="G2532" tint|strong="G2532" près|strong="G5613" de|strong="G2532" lui|strong="G2532" et|strong="G2532" dit|strong="G3004" : « \+w Courage|strong="G2293"\+w*, \+w Paul|strong="G1161"\+w*, \+w car|strong="G1063"\+w* \+w de|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w même|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w que|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w tu|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w as|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w rendu|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w témoignage|strong="G3140"\+w* \+w de|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w moi|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w à|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w Jérusalem|strong="G2419"\+w*, \+w il|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w faut|strong="G1163"\+w* \+w que|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w tu|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w le|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w rendes|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w aussi|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w à|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w Rome|strong="G4516"\+w*. »
12 Lorsqu|strong="G1161"'il|strong="G1161" fit|strong="G4160" jour|strong="G2250", quelques|strong="G1161" Juifs|strong="G2453" s|strong="G1438"'assemblèrent et|strong="G1161" se|strong="G1161" lièrent par|strong="G1161" une|strong="G1161" malédiction, disant|strong="G3004" qu|strong="G3739"'ils|strong="G1161" ne|strong="G1161" mangeraient ni|strong="G3383" ne|strong="G1161" boiraient jusqu|strong="G2193"'à|strong="G3004" ce|strong="G3739" qu|strong="G3739"'ils|strong="G1161" eussent tué Paul|strong="G3972".
13 Il|strong="G1161" y|strong="G1161" avait|strong="G1161" plus|strong="G4119" de|strong="G3588" quarante|strong="G5062" personnes|strong="G4183" qui|strong="G3588" avaient|strong="G3588" formé|strong="G3588" cette|strong="G3778" conspiration.
14 Ils|strong="G2532" allèrent|strong="G3748" trouver|strong="G2532" les|strong="G2532" principaux|strong="G2532" sacrificateurs|strong="G2532" et|strong="G2532" les|strong="G2532" anciens|strong="G4245", et|strong="G2532" dirent|strong="G3004" : Nous|strong="G2532" nous|strong="G2532" sommes|strong="G2532" liés par|strong="G2532" une|strong="G2532" grande|strong="G2532" malédiction|strong="G2532" pour|strong="G2532" ne|strong="G2532" rien|strong="G3367" goûter jusqu|strong="G2193"'à|strong="G2532" ce|strong="G3739" que|strong="G3739" nous|strong="G2532" ayons tué|strong="G2532" Paul|strong="G3972".
15 Maintenant|strong="G3568" donc|strong="G3767", vous|strong="G5210", avec|strong="G4862" le|strong="G1161" conseil, informez le|strong="G1161" tribun|strong="G5506" qu|strong="G3704"'il|strong="G1161" doit|strong="G3195" vous|strong="G5210" l|strong="G1161"'amener|strong="G1519" demain|strong="G3588", comme|strong="G5613" si|strong="G1161" vous|strong="G5210" alliez juger son|strong="G1519" cas plus|strong="G1161" exactement|strong="G3588". Nous|strong="G2249" sommes|strong="G2249" prêts|strong="G2092" à|strong="G1519" le|strong="G1161" tuer|strong="G1519" avant|strong="G4253" qu|strong="G3704"'il|strong="G1161" ne|strong="G1473" s|strong="G1161"'approche|strong="G1448". »
16 Le|strong="G2532" fils|strong="G5207" de|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" sœur|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" Paul|strong="G3972", ayant|strong="G2532" appris|strong="G2532" qu|strong="G2532"'ils|strong="G2532" étaient|strong="G3588" aux|strong="G2532" aguets, entra|strong="G1525" dans|strong="G1519" la|strong="G2532" caserne et|strong="G2532" en|strong="G2532" informa Paul|strong="G3972".
17 Paul|strong="G3972" fit|strong="G3972" venir|strong="G4341" un|strong="G5100" des|strong="G2192" centurions et|strong="G1161" dit|strong="G5346" : « Amenez ce|strong="G3778" jeune|strong="G1161" homme|strong="G3778" au|strong="G4314" commandant, car|strong="G1063" il|strong="G1161" a|strong="G4314" quelque|strong="G5100" chose|strong="G5100" à|strong="G4314" lui|strong="G4314" dire. »
18 Il|strong="G2532" le|strong="G2532" prit|strong="G3880" donc|strong="G3767" et|strong="G2532" l|strong="G2532"'amena au|strong="G2532" commandant en|strong="G2532" disant|strong="G2532" : « Paul|strong="G3972", le|strong="G2532" prisonnier|strong="G1198", m|strong="G1473"'a|strong="G2532" convoqué et|strong="G2532" m|strong="G1473"'a|strong="G2532" demandé|strong="G2065" de|strong="G2532" vous|strong="G2532" amener ce|strong="G3778" jeune|strong="G2532" homme|strong="G3778". Il|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" quelque|strong="G5100" chose|strong="G5100" à|strong="G2532" te|strong="G4771" dire|strong="G2980". »
19 Le|strong="G2532" commandant le|strong="G2532" prit|strong="G2532" par|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" main|strong="G5495" et|strong="G2532", s|strong="G2532"'éloignant, lui|strong="G2532" demanda|strong="G4441" en|strong="G2532" privé : « Qu|strong="G3739"'as-tu|strong="G5101" à|strong="G2532" me|strong="G1473" dire|strong="G3739" ? »
20 Il|strong="G1161" dit|strong="G3004" : « Les|strong="G1161" Juifs|strong="G2453" se|strong="G1161" sont|strong="G3588" mis|strong="G1161" d|strong="G1519"'accord|strong="G1519" pour|strong="G1519" te|strong="G4771" demander|strong="G2065" d|strong="G1519"'amener|strong="G1519" Paul|strong="G3972" demain|strong="G3588" au|strong="G1519" conseil, comme|strong="G5613" s|strong="G1161"'ils|strong="G1161" avaient|strong="G3588" l|strong="G1161"'intention de|strong="G3588" s|strong="G1161"'informer|strong="G1519" un|strong="G5100" peu|strong="G1519" plus|strong="G1161" précisément sur|strong="G1519" lui|strong="G1519".
21 Ne|strong="G2532" leur|strong="G2532" cède donc|strong="G3767" pas|strong="G3361", car|strong="G1063" plus|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" quarante|strong="G5062" hommes|strong="G2532" l|strong="G3739"'attendent|strong="G4327", qui|strong="G3588" se|strong="G2532" sont|strong="G3588" engagés par|strong="G1537" une|strong="G2532" malédiction|strong="G2532" à|strong="G2532" ne|strong="G2532" pas|strong="G3361" manger|strong="G5315" ni|strong="G2532" boire|strong="G4095" avant de|strong="G2532" l|strong="G3739"'avoir|strong="G2532" tué|strong="G2532". Maintenant|strong="G3568" ils|strong="G2532" sont|strong="G3588" prêts|strong="G2092", attendant|strong="G4327" la|strong="G2532" promesse|strong="G1860" de|strong="G2532" ta|strong="G2532" part|strong="G2532". »
22 Le|strong="G3754" commandant laissa donc|strong="G3767" partir le|strong="G3754" jeune|strong="G3754" homme|strong="G3778", en|strong="G3588" lui|strong="G4314" recommandant|strong="G3853" : « Ne|strong="G1473" dis|strong="G1473" à|strong="G4314" personne|strong="G3367" que|strong="G3754" tu|strong="G3754" m|strong="G1473"'as|strong="G3588" révélé ces|strong="G3778" choses|strong="G3588". »
23 Il|strong="G2532" appela|strong="G4341" deux|strong="G1417" des|strong="G2532" centurions, et|strong="G2532" dit|strong="G3004" : « Préparez|strong="G2090" deux|strong="G1417" cents|strong="G1250" soldats|strong="G4757" pour|strong="G2532" aller|strong="G4198" jusqu|strong="G2193"'à|strong="G2532" Césarée|strong="G2542", avec|strong="G2532" soixante-dix|strong="G2532" cavaliers|strong="G2460" et|strong="G2532" deux|strong="G1417" cents|strong="G1250" hommes|strong="G2532" armés de|strong="G2532" lances, à|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" troisième|strong="G5154" heure|strong="G5610" de|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" nuit|strong="G3571". »
24 Il|strong="G5037" leur|strong="G4314" demanda|strong="G4314" de|strong="G3588" fournir des|strong="G3588" montures|strong="G2934", afin|strong="G2443" de|strong="G3588" faire|strong="G2443" monter|strong="G1913" Paul|strong="G3972" sur|strong="G4314" l|strong="G4314"'une|strong="G4314" d|strong="G2443"'elles et|strong="G5037" de|strong="G3588" l|strong="G4314"'amener sain|strong="G1295" et|strong="G5037" sauf|strong="G5037" à|strong="G4314" Félix|strong="G5344", le|strong="G4314" gouverneur|strong="G2232".
25 Il|strong="G3778" écrivit|strong="G1125" une|strong="G2192" lettre|strong="G1992" ainsi|strong="G1992" conçue|strong="G1125" :
26 « Claudius Lysias|strong="G3079" au très excellent|strong="G2903" gouverneur|strong="G2232" Félix|strong="G5344" : Salutations.
27 Cet|strong="G3778" homme|strong="G3778" avait|strong="G2532" été|strong="G1510" saisi|strong="G4815" par|strong="G5259" les|strong="G2532" Juifs|strong="G2453" et|strong="G2532" allait|strong="G3195" être|strong="G2532" tué|strong="G2532" par|strong="G5259" eux|strong="G3778", lorsque|strong="G2532" je|strong="G2532" suis|strong="G1510" arrivé|strong="G3588" avec|strong="G4862" les|strong="G2532" soldats|strong="G4753" et|strong="G2532" que|strong="G3754" je|strong="G2532" l|strong="G2532"'ai|strong="G1510" secouru, ayant|strong="G2532" appris|strong="G2532" qu|strong="G3754"'il|strong="G2532" était|strong="G3588" romain|strong="G4514".
28 Désireux de|strong="G1223" savoir|strong="G3739" pourquoi|strong="G1223" ils|strong="G3739" l|strong="G3739"'accusaient|strong="G1458", je|strong="G3739" l|strong="G3739"'ai|strong="G3739" fait|strong="G3588" descendre|strong="G2609" dans|strong="G1519" leur|strong="G3739" conseil.
29 J|strong="G1161"'ai|strong="G2192" trouvé|strong="G2147" qu|strong="G3739"'on|strong="G1161" l|strong="G1161"'accusait sur|strong="G4012" des|strong="G2192" questions|strong="G4012" relatives|strong="G2213" à|strong="G2192" leur|strong="G3739" loi|strong="G3551", mais|strong="G1161" qu|strong="G3739"'il|strong="G1161" n|strong="G3739"'était|strong="G3588" accusé|strong="G1458" de|strong="G3588" rien|strong="G3367" qui|strong="G3588" mérite|strong="G3588" la|strong="G1161" mort|strong="G2288" ou|strong="G2228" la|strong="G1161" prison|strong="G1199".
30 Lorsqu|strong="G1161"'on|strong="G2532" m|strong="G1473"'a|strong="G1519" dit|strong="G3004" que|strong="G2532" les|strong="G2532" Juifs|strong="G3588" attendaient|strong="G3588" cet|strong="G2532" homme|strong="G2532", je|strong="G1473" te|strong="G4771" l|strong="G1161"'ai|strong="G1510" envoyé|strong="G3992" immédiatement, en|strong="G2532" chargeant ses|strong="G2532" accusateurs|strong="G2725" de|strong="G2532" te|strong="G4771" présenter|strong="G1161" eux|strong="G1161" aussi|strong="G2532" leurs|strong="G2532" accusations contre|strong="G1909" lui|strong="G2532". Adieu. »
31 Les|strong="G1519" soldats|strong="G4757", exécutant leurs|strong="G2596" ordres, prirent donc|strong="G3767" Paul|strong="G3972" et|strong="G3767" le|strong="G1519" conduisirent|strong="G4757" de|strong="G1223" nuit|strong="G3571" à|strong="G1519" Antipatris.
32 Le|strong="G1161" lendemain|strong="G1887", ils|strong="G1161" laissèrent|strong="G1439" les|strong="G1161" cavaliers|strong="G2460" qui|strong="G3588" devaient l|strong="G1161"'accompagner et|strong="G1161" retournèrent|strong="G5290" à|strong="G1519" la|strong="G1519" caserne.
33 Lorsqu|strong="G2532"'ils|strong="G2532" arrivèrent|strong="G1525" à|strong="G1519" Césarée|strong="G2542" et|strong="G2532" remirent|strong="G3748" la|strong="G2532" lettre|strong="G1992" au|strong="G1519" gouverneur|strong="G2232", ils|strong="G2532" lui|strong="G2532" présentèrent|strong="G3936" aussi|strong="G2532" Paul|strong="G3972".
34 Après|strong="G1161" l|strong="G1161"'avoir|strong="G2532" lue|strong="G2532", le|strong="G2532" gouverneur|strong="G1161" demanda|strong="G1905" de|strong="G2532" quelle|strong="G4169" province|strong="G1885" il|strong="G2532" était|strong="G2532" originaire. Ayant|strong="G2532" compris qu|strong="G3754"'il|strong="G2532" était|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" Cilicie|strong="G2791", il|strong="G2532" dit|strong="G3754" :
35 « Je|strong="G2532" t'entendrai|strong="G1251" pleinement|strong="G2532" quand|strong="G3752" tes|strong="G2532" accusateurs|strong="G2725" seront|strong="G2532" aussi|strong="G2532" arrivés|strong="G3854". » Il|strong="G2532" ordonna|strong="G2753" qu|strong="G2532"'on|strong="G2532" le|strong="G2532" garde|strong="G5442" dans|strong="G1722" le|strong="G2532" palais d|strong="G1722"'Hérode|strong="G2264".