Acts 23:32

30 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

33 Who, when they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

34 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

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 next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
KJV
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
WEB
But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
ASV
But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
DARBY
and on the morrow, having left the horsemen to go with him, returned to the fortress.
BLB
And on the next day, having allowed the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the barracks;
ÅB
og dagen etter lot de hestfolket dra videre med ham og vendte selv tilbake til festningen.
OTB
Neste dag lot de rytterne fortsette med ham, mens de vendte tilbake til borgen.
B1930
og dagen efter lot de hestfolket dra videre med ham og vendte selv tilbake til festningen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 23:23

    And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

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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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