A crafty person sees danger and hides, but the naïve keep going and suffer for it.
Acts 23:17 - Tree of Life Version Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has a message for him.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Paul, calling in one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the commandant, for he has something to report to him. American Standard Version (1901) And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him. Common English Bible Paul called for one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander because he has something to report to him.” Catholic Public Domain Version And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: "Lead this young man to the tribune. For he has something to tell him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune, for he hath some thing to tell him. |
A crafty person sees danger and hides, but the naïve keep going and suffer for it.
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Then the band of soldiers, with the captain and the officers of the Judeans, seized Yeshua and tied Him up.
Now when the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it, saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is Roman.”
But the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush. He went into the headquarters and told Paul.
So the centurion took him and led him to the commander and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.”
Calling two of his centurions, he said, “At the third hour of the night, prepare two hundred soldiers, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to proceed as far as Caesarea.