You people have forgotten God.\par So you had better understand\par before I tear you apart!\par If that happens,\par no person can save you!\par
Acts 23:10 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the strife became more and more tense and violent, the commandant, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him forcibly from among them and conduct him back into the barracks. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The dispute became so heated that the commander feared they might tear Paul to pieces. He ordered soldiers to go down and remove him by force from their midst. Then they took him back to the military headquarters. Catholic Public Domain Version And since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, and to bring him into the fortress. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. |
You people have forgotten God.\par So you had better understand\par before I tear you apart!\par If that happens,\par no person can save you!\par
If you don’t help me,\par I will be like an animal\par caught by a lion.\par I will be carried away,\par with no one to save me!\par
You are destroying my people! {\cf2\super [37]} \par You take their skin off them,\par and break their bones.\par You chop their bones up like \{meat\}\par to put in the pot!\par
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?”
Then the commander told the soldiers to take Paul into the army building. He told the soldiers to beat Paul. He wanted to make Paul tell why the people were shouting against him like this.
But Paul’s nephew heard about this plan. He went to the army building and told Paul about the plan.
The Jews had taken this man (Paul), and they planned to kill him. But I learned that he is a Roman citizen, {\cf2\super [460]} so I went with my soldiers and saved him.
I wanted to know why they were accusing him. So I brought him before their council meeting.
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\}.
I have traveled many, many times. And I have been in danger from rivers, from thieves, from my own people (the Jews), and from people who are not Jews. I have been in danger in cities, in places where no people live, and on the sea. And I have been in danger with people who say they are brothers, but are really not brothers.
My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Don’t become angry easily.
If you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, then you have no reason to boast. Your boasting is a lie that hides the truth.