30 But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why
he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief
priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him
before them. (Acts 20:30 (ESV)
Luke sets up for the next chapter when Paul will upset the
council and get them arguing among themselves. What is interesting is the
council will meet at the behest of the Roman Centurion. We have a separation of
church and state to this day, and there definitely was one of some sort at this
time too. The Romans were usually not that concerned with the doctrinal
disputes of the Jews, but at times the Romans had to the disputes in order to
maintain peace and order in the city. The same is largely true even today.
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