*Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Acts 23:10 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Sha'ul would 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 barracks. 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. |
*Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.
lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
As Sha'ul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, *May I speak to you?* He said, *Do you know Greek?
the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
But Sha'ul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Sha'ul.
*This man was seized by the Judeans, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.