Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting at En-rogel. A female servant was to go and tell them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they were not to be seen entering the city.
Acts 23:16 - English Standard Version 2016 Now the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the son of Paul's sister heard of their intended attack, and he went and got into the barracks and told Paul. American Standard Version (1901) But Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul. Common English Bible Paul’s sister had a son who heard about the ambush and he came to the military headquarters and reported it to Paul. Catholic Public Domain Version But when Paul's sister's son had heard of this, about their treachery, he went and entered into the fortress, and he reported it to Paul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Which when Paul's sister's son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul. |
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting at En-rogel. A female servant was to go and tell them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they were not to be seen entering the city.
He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home;
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?
Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.
As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?
And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.”
And on the next day they returned to the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him.
Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”