Acts 23:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁷ So, Paul called for one of the officers and said [to him], “Take this young man to the commander; he has something [important] to tell him.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Then Paul, calling in one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the commandant, for he has something to report to him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Paul called for one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander because he has something to report to him.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: "Lead this young man to the tribune. For he has something to tell him."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune, for he hath some thing to tell him.

Acts 23:17 Cross References

Matthew 10:16

“Here is how it will be: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore you should be as crafty [Note: The Greek word here is “sensible”] as snakes, yet as harmless [Note: The Greek word is “sincere”] as doves.

John 18:12

So, the detachment of [Roman] soldiers, their commanding officer and the Jewish [Temple] guards arrested Jesus and tied Him up.

Acts 22:26

When the officer heard this, he [immediately] went and told the commander, saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

Acts 23:16

But Paul’s nephew learned of their plot and went to the headquarters and told Paul [all about it].

Acts 23:18

So, the officer took Paul’s nephew to the commander and said, “Paul, the prisoner, called for me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

Acts 23:23

Then he called two of his officers and said, “Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o’clock tonight.” [Note: This was calculated according to Jewish time].