Acts 23:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²³ Then he summoned two of the centurions and said, “Get ready to leave by nine o’clock tonight for Caesarea with two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen.

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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.

Acts 23:23 Cross References

Acts 23:33

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

Acts 8:40

But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Luke 12:38

If he comes during the middle of the night or near dawn and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

Matthew 14:25

And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea.

Acts 23:22

So the tribune dismissed the young man, ordering him, “Tell no one that you have informed me of this.”

Acts 23:32

The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.

Acts 23:31

So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him during the night to Antipatris.