Berean Standard Bible
Acts 23:16-33
16ButδὲdeG1161whentheὁhoG3588sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Paul’sΠαύλουPaulouG3972τῆςtēsG3588sisterἀδελφῆςadelphēsG79heard aboutἈκούσαςAkousasG191theτὴνtēnG3588plotἐνέδραν,enedranG1747,he wentπαραγενόμενος καὶ εἰσελθὼνparagenomenos kai eiselthōnG3854G2532G1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925andtoldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳ.PaulōG3972.
17ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341oneἕναhenaG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543andsaidἔφη·ephēG5346, “TakeἀπάγαγεapagageG520thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588young manνεανίανneanianG3494toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588commanderχιλίαρχον·chiliarchonG5506γὰρgarG1063;he hasἔχειecheiG2192somethingτιtiG5100to tellἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518himαὐτῷ.autōG846.”
18SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303the centurionὁhoG3588took himπαραλαβὼν αὐτὸν ἤγαγενparalabōn auton ēgagenG3880G846G71toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588commanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchonG5506andκαὶkaiG2532saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, “PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972theὁhoG3588prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198sentπροσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenosG4341andaskedἠρώτησενērōtēsenG2065meG1473to bringἀγαγεῖνagageinG71thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588young manνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495toπρὸςprosG4314youσὲseG4771.He hasἔχοντάechontaG2192somethingτιtiG5100to tellλαλῆσαίlalēsaiG2980youσοι.soiG4771.”
19δὲdeG1161TheτῆςtēsG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949the young manαὐτοῦautouG846by theὁhoG3588handχειρὸςcheirosG5495καὶkaiG2532,drewἀναχωρήσαςanachōrēsasG402himasideκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596G2398,and askedἐπυνθάνετο·epunthanetoG4441, “WhatτίtiG5101do you needἐστιν ὃ ἔχειςestin ho echeisG1510G3739G2192to tellἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaiG518meG1473?”
20δὲdeG1161He answeredεἶπενeipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453have agreedσυνέθεντοsunethentoG4934τοῦtouG3588to askἐρωτῆσαίerōtēsaiG2065youσεseG4771toὅπωςhopōsG3704bringκαταγάγῃςkatagagēsG2609τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588SanhedrinσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839on the pretextὡς μέλλονhōs mellonG5613G3195of acquiringπυνθάνεσθαιpunthanesthaiG4441more informationτιtiG199G5100aboutπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
21οὖνounG3767Do not letμὴmēG3361themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846persuadeπεισθῇςpeisthēasG3982youσὺsuG4771,becauseγὰρgarG1063more thanG4119fortyτεσσεράκοντα,tesserakontaG5062ἐξexG1537αὐτὸνautonG846menἄνδρεςandresG435are waiting to ambushἐνεδρεύουσινenedreuousinG1748himαὐτῶνautōnG846. TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have bound themselves with an oathἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτοὺςanethematisan he'autousG332G1438notμήτεmēteG3383to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315orμήτεmēteG3383drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095untilἕως οὗhe'ōs houG2193G3739they have killedἀνέλωσινanelōsinG337himαὐτὸνautonG846καὶkaiG2532;they areεἰσινeisinG1510readyἕτοιμοιhetoimoiG2092nowνῦνnunG3568,awaitingπροσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiG4327τὴνtēnG3588yourἀπὸ σοῦapo souG575G4771consentἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianG1860.”
22SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303theὉHoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506dismissedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630theτὸνtonG3588young manνεανίσκονneaniskonG3495and instructedπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853him, “Do not tellἐκλαλῆσαιeklalēsaiG1583anyoneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367thatὅτιhotiG3754you have reportedἐνεφάνισαςenephanisasG1718thisταῦταtautaG3778toπρόςprosG4314meG1473.”
23ThenΚαὶKaiG2532he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341τινὰςtinasG5100twoδύοduoG1417ofτῶνtōnG3588hiscenturionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “PrepareἑτοιμάσατεhetoimasateG2090two hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757καὶkaiG2532,seventyἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460,andκαὶkaiG2532two hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250spearmenδεξιολάβουςdexiolabousG1187toὅπωςhopōsG3704goπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198toἕωςhe'ōsG2193CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542inἀπὸapoG575the thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610of theτῆςtēsG3588nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571.
27ThisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588manἄνδραandraG435was seizedσυλλημφθένταsullēmphthentaG4815byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532ὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259theyαὐτῶν,autōnG846were aboutμέλλονταmellontaG3195to killἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaiG337himwhen I cameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186withσὺνsunG4862myτῷtōG3588troopsστρατεύματιstrateumatiG4753to rescueἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnG1807him.For I had learnedμαθὼνmathōnG3129thatὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστιν·estinG1510a Roman citizenῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514,
28andτεteG5037since I wantedβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014to understandἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921theirτὴνtēnG3588chargesαἰτίανaitianG156δι᾽di᾽G1223ἣνhēnG3739againstἐνεκάλουνenekalounG1458himαὐτῷautōG846,I brought him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609toεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846τὸtoG3588SanhedrinσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892.
29ὃνhonG3739I found thatεὗρονheuronG2147the accusationἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonG1458involvedπερὶperiG4012questionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213aboutτοῦtouG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846ownlawνόμουnomouG3551,butδὲdeG1161there wasἔχονταechontaG2192noμηδὲνmēdenG3367chargeἔγκλημα.egklēmaG1462worthyἄξιονaxionG514of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.
30WhenδέdeG1161IG1473was informed thatμηνυθείσηςmēnutheisēsG3377there wasἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510a plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917againstεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588manἄνδραandraG435,I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992himtoπρὸςprosG4314youσὲseG4771at onceἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824.I also instructedπαραγγείλας καὶparangeilas kaiG2532G3853hisτοῖςtoisG3588accusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725to presentλέγεινlegeinG3004their caseτὰtaG3588againstπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846beforeἐπὶepiG1909youσοῦ.souG4771.
31SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303theΟἱHoiG3588soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757followed their ordersκατὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον αὐτοῖςkata to diatetagmenon autoisG2596G3588G1299G846andbroughtἀναλαβόντες ἤγαγονanalabontes ēgagonG353G71τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972byδιὰdiaG1223nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaG494.
33When the horsemenοἵτινεςoitinesG3748arrivedεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542καὶkaiG2532,they deliveredἀναδόντεςanadontesG325theτὴνtēnG3588letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992to theτῷtōG3588governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232andκαὶkaiG2532presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972to himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
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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