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Acts 23:27

25 And he wrote a letter after this manner:

26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

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.

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

29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

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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;

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  • Acts 22:25–29

    And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

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  • Acts 21:31–33

    And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

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  • Acts 23:10

    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.

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  • Acts 24:6

    Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

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