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Acts 23:35
35he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers have arrived,” giving orders that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium (the governor’s official residence).
Acts 23:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
- New International Version (NIV)he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he said, "I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive." And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's praetorium.
- New King James Version (NKJV)he said, “I will hear you when your accusers also have come.” And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s Praetorium.
Context of Acts 23:35
33When these [horsemen] reached Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor, and also presented Paul to him. 34After reading the letter, he asked which province Paul was from, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia [an imperial province], he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers have arrived,” giving orders that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium (the governor’s official residence).
Read all of Acts 23Acts 23:35 word by word
διακούσομαί σου, ἔφη, ὅταν καὶ οἱ κατήγοροί σου παραγένωνται. κελεύσας ἐν τῷ πραιτωρίῳ τοῦ Ἡρῴδου φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I will hearδιακούωdiakouomai · to give a hearingG1251
- theeσύsu · youG4771
- said heφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
- whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
- accusersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- accusersκατήγοροςkatēgoros · accuserG2725
- are alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- comeπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
- Andτεte · and/bothG5037
- he commandedκελεύωkeleuō · to orderG2753
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- to be keptφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: guardG5442
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- Herod’sἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
- judgment hallπραιτώριονpraitōrion · praetoriumG4232
Cross-references for Acts 23:35
- Acts 23:30When I was told that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, also directing his accusers to bring their charges against him before you.”
- Acts 24:1Five days later, the high priest Ananias came down [from Jerusalem to Caesarea] with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus [acting as spokesman and counsel]. They presented to the governor their [formal] charges against Paul.
- Acts 25:16I told them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man [for punishment] before the accused meets his accusers face to face and has the opportunity to defend himself against the charges.
- Matthew 2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,
- Matthew 27:27Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.
- John 18:28Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper].
Commentaries on Acts 23:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35I will hear thee - ; I will give thee a fair, full, and attentive hearing when thy accusers are come; in whose presence thou shalt be permitted to defend thyself. In Herod's judgment - hall - ͅ ͅ, In Herod's praetorium, so called because it was built by Herod the Great. The praetorium was the place where the Roman praetor had his residence; and it is probable that, in or near this place, there was a sort of guard room, where state prisoners were kept…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35In Herod‘s judgment hall - Greek: in the praetorium of Herod. The word used here denoted formerly “the tent of the Roman praetor”; and since that was the place where justice was administered, it came to be applied to “halls (courts) of justice.” This had been raised probably by Herod the Great as his palace, or as a place for administering justice. It is probable, also, that prisons, or places of security, would be attached to such places.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern between the conscientious conduct of upright believers, and the zeal of false professors, though they disregard or understand not their doctrinal principles. All hearts are in God's hand, and those are blessed who put their trust in him, and commit their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35The governor followed the correct steps and waited for Paul's accusers to arrive before having an official legal hearing. Herod's Praetorium: Herod’s headquarters was the palace built by Herod the Great in Caesarea. Later, this palace became the residence (official home) of the Roman governors of Judea.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3534-35. asked of what province he was--the letter describing him as a Roman citizen.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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