Acts 23:27
25 And he wrote the following letter:
26 Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.
This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
28 and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
29 I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
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
- This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
- KJV
- This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
- WEB
- “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
- ASV
- This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
- DARBY
- This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, I came up with the military and took out [of their hands], having learned that he was a Roman.
- BLB
- This man having been seized by the Jews and being about to be killed by them—having come up with the troop, I rescued [him], having learned that he is a Roman.
- ÅB
- Denne mann, som var grepet av jødene og nær ved å bli drept av dem, ham fridde jeg ut; jeg kom til med krigsfolket, etter at jeg hadde fått vite at han var romersk borger;
- OTB
- Denne mannen ble tatt av jødene og var i ferd med å bli drept av dem, men jeg grep inn med troppene og reddet ham, etter å ha fått vite at han er romersk borger.
- B1930
- Denne mann, som var grepet av jødene og nær ved å bli drept av dem, ham fridde jeg ut; jeg kom til med krigsfolket, efterat jeg hadde fått vite at han var romersk borger;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 22:25–29
But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
Read in contextActs 21:31–33
While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
Read in contextActs 23:10
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.
Read in contextActs 24:6
and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.
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