And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to thee?
Acts 23:10 - Wesley's New Testament 1755 And as a great disturbance arose, the tribune 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. 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. |
And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to thee?
The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered him to be examined by scourging, that he might know, for what cause they cried so against him.
But Paul's sister's son, hearing of the ambush, came, and entering into the castle, told Paul.
and about to be killed by them, I came with the soldiery and rescued him, having learned, that he was a Roman.
And desiring to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him before their council: Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law,
On the morrow they returned to the castle, leaving the horsemen to go with him:
But Lysias the tribune coming upon us, with great violence took him away out of our hands,
in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from the heathen; in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers in the sea, in dangers among false brethren:
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
But if ye have bitter zeal and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth.