Acts 23:23-35
English Standard Version
Paul Sent to Felix the Governor
23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.[a] 24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to (A)Felix (B)the governor.” 25 And he wrote a letter to this effect:
26 “Claudius Lysias, to (C)his Excellency the governor Felix, (D)greetings. 27 (E)This man was seized by the Jews and (F)was about to be killed by them (G)when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, (H)having learned that he was a Roman citizen. 28 And (I)desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. 29 I found that he was being accused (J)about questions of their law, but (K)charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment. 30 (L)And when it was disclosed to me (M)that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, (N)ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.”
31 So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 And on the next day they returned to (O)the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him. 33 When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him. 34 On reading the letter, he asked what (P)province he was from. And when he learned (Q)that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing (R)when your accusers arrive.” And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's (S)praetorium.
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- Acts 23:23 That is, 9 p.m.
Acts 23:23-35
Lexham English Bible
23 And he summoned two of the centurions and[a] said, “Make ready from the third hour of the night two hundred soldiers and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen,[b] in order that they may proceed as far as Caesarea. 24 And provide mounts so that they can put Paul on them and[c] bring him[d] safely to Felix the governor.” 25 He wrote[e] a letter that had this form:[f]
26 Claudius Lysias.
To his excellency Governor Felix.
Greetings!
27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I[g] came upon them[h] with the detachment and[i] rescued him,[j] because I[k] learned that he was a Roman citizen. 28 And because I[l] wanted to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him[m] down to their Sanhedrin.[n] 29 I found he[o] was accused concerning controversial questions of their law, but having no charge deserving death or imprisonment. 30 And when it[p] was made known to me there would be a plot against the man, I sent him[q] to you immediately, also ordering his[r] accusers to speak against him[s] before you.
31 Therefore the soldiers, in accordance with their orders,[t] took Paul and[u] brought him[v] to Antipatris during the night. 32 And on the next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and[w] they returned to the barracks.[x] 33 The horsemen,[y] when they[z] came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him. 34 So after[aa] reading the letter[ab] and asking what province he was from, and learning that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be guarded in the praetorium[ac] of Herod.
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- Acts 23:23 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 23:23 A word of uncertain meaning, probably a military technical term
- Acts 23:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“put … on”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 23:24 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:25 Literally “writing”
- Acts 23:25 Or “content”
- Acts 23:27 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came upon”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 23:27 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:27 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came upon”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 23:27 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:27 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“learned”) which is understood as causal
- Acts 23:28 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal
- Acts 23:28 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:28 Or “council”
- Acts 23:29 Literally “whom”
- Acts 23:30 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was made known”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 23:30 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:30 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 23:30 Some manuscripts have “to state the charges against him” (literally, “to speak the things against him”)
- Acts 23:31 Literally “what was ordered to them”
- Acts 23:31 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 23:31 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:32 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“let”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 23:32 Or “headquarters”
- Acts 23:33 Literally “who”
- Acts 23:33 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 23:34 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“reading”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 23:34 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 23:35 The “praetorium” of Herod refers to the palace of Herod the Great in Caesarea Maritima
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