Acts 23 Bible Study Questions

Acts 23:1-2 Bible Study Questions

"Looking earnestly at the council" (Acts 23:1), whom did Paul see?

Had Paul "lived in all good conscience before God" (Acts 23:1)?

Did Paul think that he had always lived in good conscience before God (see 1 Corinthians 15 and Galatians 1)?

Why did Paul say that he has "lived in all good conscience before God until this day" (Acts 23:1)?

Why would Paul say that to begin addressing the Sanhedrin?

How did the "high priest" (Acts 23:2) command Paul to be struck?

Why?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/acts/acts23-commentary.htm

Acts 23:3-5 Bible Study Questions

What does "whitewashed wall" (Acts 23:3) mean?

Why did Paul call Ananias a whitewashed wall?

Contrary to which "law" (Acts 23:3) was Paul being ordered struck?

Was Ananias "God's high priest" (Acts 23:4)?

Did Paul "revile" (Acts 23:4) Ananias?

Why did Paul say, "God will strike you" (Acts 23:3) to Ananias?

Why did Paul not recognize Ananias as the high priest?

How many people 'injured' or 'wounded' Paul's mouth as "Ananias commanded" (Acts 23:2)?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/acts/acts23-whitewashed-wall.htm

Acts 23:6-10 Bible Study Questions

Why did Paul suddenly shout that he was "a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee" (Acts 23:6)?

For what "hope and resurrection of the dead" (Acts 23:6) was Paul being judged (by the Sadducees)?

To what "spirit or an angel" (Acts 23:9) speaking to Paul were the Pharisees referring?

Shouldn't Paul first have given his personal testimony to the council?

Why did the Roman commander order his soldiers to retrieve Paul by force?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/acts/acts23-pharisees-and-sadducees.htm

Acts 23:11-15 Bible Study Questions

What do the Lord's words, "Be of good cheer, Paul" (Acts 23:11) imply?

Why not?

Why should Paul "be of good cheer" (Acts 23:11)?

How is that different from what the Lord does today when we are down and/or by ourselves?

When you are feeling down or lonely, do you first seek the company of Christians or Christ Himself?

Who were in on "this conspiracy" (Acts 23:13)?

For how long did the would-be-assassins expect to "eat nothing" (Acts 23:14)?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/acts/acts23-be-of-good-cheer.htm

Acts 23:16-24 Bible Study Questions

Who is "Paul's sister's son" (Acts 23:16)?

What was Paul's nephew doing in Jerusalem?

How was Paul's nephew able to enter the Roman barracks to speak to Paul?

How old was Paul's nephew?

Why did the commander tell Paul's nephew, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me" (Acts 23:22)?

Where was Paul being sent?

At what time were they leaving Jerusalem?

What was Paul's escort?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/acts/acts23-pauls-nephew.htm

Acts 23:25-35 Bible Study Questions

Who is "Claudius Lysias" (Acts 23:26)?

What does Claudius Lysias imply in Acts 23:27?

Is that true?

What does Claudius Lysias 'forget' to mention?

What was Claudius Lysias going to tell the Jews?

Where is "Antipatris" (Acts 23:31)?

Why did the "soldiers" (Acts 23:31) turn around at Antipatris?

Why did the governor ask Paul "what province he was from" (Acts 23:34)?

What was "Herod's Praetorium" (Acts 23:35)?

Speaking of 'great', whatever happened to those who swore the "great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul" (Acts 23:14)?

Answers: bibleversestudy.com/acts/acts23-claudius-lysias.htm