What happensPermalink
At the tribune’s command, the Sanhedrin interrogates Paul. The Pharisees defend him, but the Sadducees accuse him. Jesus visits Paul and tells him he must go to Rome. The Jews plot to kill Paul again, but his nephew finds out, so Paul is sent to Caesarea under heavy guard.
Why it mattersPermalink
Pharisees believed in resurrection, so they could believe Paul’s story about his vision of Jesus. Sadducees did not, so they continued to persecute him. Jesus’s visit confirms the prophecy from Acts 9 that Paul would witness before kings.
Key versePermalink
When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.