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

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].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Then summoning two of the centurions, he said, Have two hundred footmen ready by the third hour of the night (about 9:00 p.m.) to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night:

Common English Bible

²³ The commander called two centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to leave for Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: "Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ Then having called two centurions, he said to them: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen for the third hour of the night:

Acts 23:23 Cross References

Matthew 14:25

Then between three and six o’clock in the morning Jesus came walking to them on the [surface of the] lake.

Luke 12:38

And if he comes between nine o’clock and midnight or between midnight and three o’clock in the morning and finds them being watchful, those slaves will be blessed [for doing so].

Acts 23:22

So, the commander let the young man go, urging him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

Acts 23:31

So, the soldiers took charge of Paul and took him at night to Antipatris [Note: This was a town on the road between Jerusalem and Caesarea] as they were ordered.

Acts 23:32

The next day the soldiers allowed the horsemen to go on with Paul, while they [themselves] returned to headquarters.

Acts 23:33

When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul before him.

Acts 24:7

{Some ancient manuscripts add this verse} and we would have judged him according to our law but commander Lysias came and forcibly took him out of our hands

Acts 8:40

But [later on] Philip appeared at Azotus and after leaving there he preached the good news [of Jesus] to all the towns along the way until he reached Caesarea. [Note: Caesarea was a town on the west coast of Palestine, named after the emperor Caesar].