Acts 23:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When Paul's nephew heard about the plot, he went to the fortress and told Paul about it.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:17

Jonathan and Ahimaaz had been waiting at Rogel Spring because they did not want to be seen in Jerusalem. A servant girl went to the spring and gave them the message for David.

Proverbs 21:30

No matter how much you know or what plans you make, you can't defeat the LORD.

Proverbs 24:15

Don't be a cruel person who attacks good people and hurts their families.

Lamentations 3:37

No one can do anything without the Lord's approval.

Acts 21:34

Part of the crowd shouted one thing, and part of them shouted something else. But they were making so much noise that the commander could not find out a thing. Then he ordered Paul to be taken into the fortress.

Acts 21:37

When Paul was about to be taken into the fortress, he asked the commander, “Can I say something to you?” “How do you know Greek?” the commander asked.

Acts 23:10

The argument became fierce, and the commander was afraid that Paul would be pulled apart. So he ordered the soldiers to go in and rescue Paul. Then they took him back into the fortress.

Acts 23:17

So Paul said to one of the army officers, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something to tell him.”

Acts 23:32

The next day the foot soldiers returned to the fortress and let the soldiers on horseback take him the rest of the way.

Acts 24:23

He then ordered the army officer to keep Paul under guard, but not to lock him up or to stop his friends from helping him.

1 Corinthians 3:19

This is because God considers the wisdom of this world to be foolish. It is just as the Scriptures say, “God catches the wise when they try to outsmart him.”