Acts 23:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁸ And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁸ And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ And wishing to know the exact accusation which they were making against him, I brought him down before their council (Sanhedrin),

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁸ And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

Common English Bible

²⁸ I wanted to find out why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their council.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him, I brought him into their council.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁸ And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council.

Acts 23:28 Cross References

Matthew 5:22

but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgement; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

Acts 22:30

But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty, wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

Acts 23:1

And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.

Acts 23:10

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.