Acts 23:16

Easy To Read Version

But Paul’s nephew heard about this plan. He went to the army building and told Paul about the plan.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:17

{The priests’ sons,} Jonathan and Ahimaaz, waited at En Rogel. They did not want to be seen going into the town, so a servant girl came out to them. She gave them the message. Then Jonathan and Ahimaaz went and told those things to King David.

Job 5:13

God catches even wise people\par in their own traps.\par So those clever plans are not successful.\par

Proverbs 21:30

There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.

Proverbs 24:15

Don’t be like a thief that wants to steal from a good person or take away his home.

Lamentations 3:37

Nobody can say something\par and have it happen,\par unless the Lord orders it to happen.\par

Acts 21:34

Some people there were yelling one thing and other people were yelling other things. Because of all this confusion and shouting, the commander could not learn the truth about what had happened. So the commander told the soldiers to take Paul to the army building.

Acts 21:37

The soldiers were ready to take Paul into the army building. But Paul spoke to the commander. Paul asked, “Do I have the right to say something to you?”

Acts 23:10

The argument became a fight. The commander was afraid that the Jews would tear Paul to pieces. So the commander told the soldiers to go down and take Paul away from these Jews and to put him in the army building.

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the army officers {\cf2\super [458]} and said to him, “Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him.”

Acts 23:32

The next day the soldiers on horses went with Paul to Caesarea. But the other soldiers and the spearmen went back to the army building \{in Jerusalem\}.

Acts 24:23

Felix told the army officer {\cf2\super [472]} to keep Paul guarded. But he told the officer to give Paul some freedom and to let Paul’s friends bring the things that Paul needed.

1 Corinthians 3:19

Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. It is like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [21]} say, “He (God) catches the wise (smart) people when they use their sneaky ways.” {\cf2\super [22]}