Acts 24:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ But the commandant Lysias came and took him from us with violence and force,

American Standard Version (1901)

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Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ But Lysias, the tribune, overwhelming us with great violence, snatched him away from our hands,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ But Lysias the tribune coming upon us, with great violence took him away out of our hands;

Acts 24:7 Cross References

Acts 21:31

And as they were attempting to kill Paul, the commander of the military unit was informed that the entire city of Jerusalem was rioting.

Acts 21:35

When they got to the stairway [of the headquarters building] the soldiers had to carry Paul because of the [unrestrained] violence of the mob,

Acts 23:10

And when a serious debate broke out, the commander was afraid that Paul might [virtually] be torn apart by the mob, so he ordered his soldiers to go down [to the Council meeting] and forcibly remove Paul and take him to the battalion headquarters.

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].

Acts 24:6

We arrested him, for he attempted to desecrate [even] the Temple

Acts 24:8

[and] you will be able to determine the nature of our accusations against him by questioning him yourself.”