Acts 23:10
8 For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
9 A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
12 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
- KJV
- And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
- WEB
- When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
- ASV
- And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.
- DARBY
- And a great tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been torn in pieces by them, commanded the troop to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and to bring [him] into the fortress.
- BLB
- And a great dissension arising, the commander, having feared, lest Paul should be torn to pieces by them, commanded the troop, having gone down, to take him by force from their midst and to bring [him] into the barracks.
- ÅB
- Da det nå oppsto stor strid, fryktet den øverste høvedsmann for at Paulus skulle bli slitt i stykker av dem, og han befalte krigsfolket å gå ned og rive ham ut fra dem og føre ham inn i festningen.
- OTB
- Striden ble så intens at kommandanten fryktet at Paulus kunne bli revet i stykker av dem. Han beordret troppene til å gå ned, ta ham med makt og føre ham inn i borgen.
- B1930
- Da det nu opstod stor strid, fryktet den øverste høvedsmann for at Paulus skulde bli slitt i stykker av dem, og han bød krigsfolket å gå ned og rive ham ut fra dem og føre ham inn i festningen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 22:24
the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
Read in contextJames 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Read in contextJames 3:14–4:2
But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
Read in contextActs 23:32
The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
Read in contextMicah 3:3
You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”
Read in contextPsalms 7:2
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Read in contextActs 19:28–31
When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Read in contextPsalms 50:22
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
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