Acts 23:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 23:28

26 Claudius Lysias,
To the most excellent governor Felix:
Greetings.

27 ^aThis man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. Coming with the troops I rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

28 ^aAnd when I wanted to know the reason they accused him, I brought him before their council.

29 I found out that he was accused ^aconcerning questions of their law, ^bbut had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains.

30 And ^awhen it was told me that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him immediately to you, and ^balso commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him.
Farewell.

31 Then the soldiers, as they were commanded, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

32 The next day they left the horsemen to go on with him, and returned to the barracks.

Verse Comparison: Acts 23:28

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American Standard Version
And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

Amplified® Bible
And wishing to know the exact accusation which they were making against him, I brought him down before their council (Sanhedrin),

Contemporary English Version
I wanted to find out what they had against him. So I brought him before their council

Darby English Version
And desiring to know the charge on which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;

Good News Bible
I wanted to know what they were accusing him of, so I took him down to their Council.

International Standard Version
I wanted to know the exact charge they were making against him, so I had him brought before their Council.

King James Version
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

New American Standard Bible
"And wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Council;

New International Version
I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.

New King James Version
And when I wanted to know the reason they accused him, I brought him before their council.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And wanting to ascertain the charge for which they accused him, I brought him down to their Council;

Young's Literal Translation
and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

New English Translation
Since I wanted to know¹ what charge they were accusing him of,² I brought him down to their council.³

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