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226 LIFE OF PAUL . crimemasked undera show ofreligiouszeal. InsteadofrebukingtheSatanicscheme,thepriests andrulerseagerlyaccededtoit. Paulhadspoken thetruthwhen he compared Ananiastoa whited sepulcher. The nextday theplotwould have beencarried intoeffect,had notGod by hisprovidenceinterposedtosavethelifeofhisservant. When Peter had beenmade a prisonerand condemnedtodeath, the brethren had offeredearnestprayer to God day and nightforhisdeliverance. But no such interestwas manifested in behalf of him who was lookedupon as an apostatefrom Moses,a teacher ofdangerousdoctrines. It was nottothe elders whose counselhad broughthim intothisdangerousposition,but tothewatchfulsympathy of a relative,thatPaul owed hisescapefrom a violent death . A nephew of the apostle, to whom he was stronglyattached, heard of the murderousconspiracy,and withoutdelayreportedthematterto his uncle. Paul immediatelycalledfor one of the centurions, and requested him to take the young man tothe commandant , sayingthathe had importantinformationto givehim. The youthwas accordinglybroughtin beforeClaudiusLysias,who receivedhim kindly,and taking him aside, inquiredthe nature of hismessage. The young man relatedtheparticularsoftheconspiracy, and with deep feelingentreatedthe commandant not to grant the requestwhich would be surelymade, that Paul be again broughtbeforethecouncil. Lysiaslistenedwith close attention. He saw the difficultiesof the situation,and instantlyformedhisplans. Choosing,however,nottorevealthem,he dismissedthe