Acts 23:23-35
Legacy Standard Bible
Paul Is Brought to Caesarea
23 And when he called to him two of the centurions, he said, “Make ready two hundred soldiers, [a]seventy horsemen, and two hundred [b]spearmen to proceed to (A)Caesarea by the [c]third hour of the night, 24 and provide mounts to put Paul on and bring him safely to (B)Felix the governor.” 25 And he wrote a letter having this form:
26 “Claudius Lysias, to the (C)most excellent governor Felix, (D)greetings.
27 “When this man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, (E)I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, (F)having learned that he was a Roman.
28 And (G)wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I (H)brought him down to their (I)Sanhedrin;
29 and I found him to be accused over (J)questions about their Law, but [d]under (K)no accusation deserving death or [e]imprisonment.
30 “And when I was (L)informed that there would be (M)a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing (N)his accusers to speak against him before you.”
31 So the soldiers, according to their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 But the next day, leaving (O)the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to (P)the barracks. 33 When these had come to (Q)Caesarea and delivered the letter to (R)the governor, they also presented Paul to him. 34 And when he had read it, he asked from what (S)province he was, and when he learned that (T)he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing after your (U)accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be (V)kept in Herod’s [f]Praetorium.
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- Acts 23:23 Lit and
- Acts 23:23 Or slingers, bowmen
- Acts 23:23 9 p.m.
- Acts 23:29 Lit having
- Acts 23:29 Lit bonds
- Acts 23:35 Governor’s official residence
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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