Acts 23:8-12

⁸(The Sadducees say there is no resurrection from the dead, no angels, and no spirits, but Pharisees believe in all of these.)

⁹A great commotion erupted and some of the Pharisee teachers of the law stood up and argued fiercely, saying, “We find this man not guilty! Maybe a spirit spoke to him, or an angel!”

¹⁰The argument was getting out of hand, so the commander, concerned that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered the soldiers to go and rescue him from them by force, and take him back into the fortress.

¹¹Afterwards, during the night, the Lord stood by Paul, and told him, “Keep up your courage! Just as you have given your testimony about me in Jerusalem, so you must be my witness in Rome as well.”

¹²Next day some Jews plotted together, and they took an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.