Acts 23:22

Acts 23:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
• New International Version (NIV)The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, "Tell no one that you have informed me of these things."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the commander let the young man depart, and commanded him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

Context of Acts 23:22

20The young man said, ‘Some Jewish men have agreed together to send a message to you. They will ask you to take Paul down to the meeting of the Jewish leaders tomorrow. They will say that they want to ask him more questions. But that is not true. 21Do not agree to do what they want. There are more than 40 men who will be hiding somewhere. They are waiting for Paul. They have made a serious promise to God. They will not eat or drink anything until they have killed Paul. They are now ready to do this. They will be waiting to hear your answer.’ The leader of the soldiers said to him, ‘Do not tell anyone that you told me about this.’ Then he sent the young man away. 23Then the soldiers' leader told two of his officers to come to him. He said to them, ‘Tell 200 of our soldiers to prepare themselves. They must go to Caesarea at nine o'clock tonight. 70 soldiers who ride on horses must also go. There must also be another 200 soldiers with their weapons. 24Take some horses for Paul to ride on. Take him to Felix the Roman ruler, and keep him safe on the journey.’

Acts 23:22 word by word

Ὁ μὲν οὖν χιλίαρχος ἀπέλυσεν τὸν νεανίσκον παραγγείλας μηδενὶ ἐκλαλῆσαι ὅτι ταῦτα ἐνεφάνισας πρός με.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• the chief captainχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
• letἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• the young manνεανίαςneanias · young manG3494
• and chargedπαραγγέλλωparaggellō · to orderG3853
• tellἐκλαλέωeklaleō · to speak outG1583
• no manμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• thou hast shewedἐμφανίζωemphanizō · to showG1718
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Acts 23:22

• Joshua 2:14The men replied, ‘We promise to do that. If anyone kills you or your family, may we die too! Do not tell anyone about us. When the Lord gives us this land, we will be kind to you. We will save your lives.’
• Mark 1:44He said, ‘Listen to me. Do not tell anyone about this. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest. Take him a gift for God. Moses' law tells you what you should give when you are clean again after this kind of disease. This will show everyone that you are now well again.’

Commentaries on Acts 23:22

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-24Verses 12-24 False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of. Yet the Lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes of iniquity. Paul knew that the Divine providence acts by reasonable and prudent means; and that, if he neglected to use the means in his power, he could not expect God's providence to work on his behalf. He who will not help himself according to his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-22Paul’s nephew stopped the plan to kill him by telling a Roman officer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2216-22. Paul's sister's son--(See on Ac 9:30). If he was at this time residing at Jerusalem for his education, like Paul himself, he may have got at the schools those hints of the conspiracy on which he so promptly acted.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 23:22

• Change of Venue
• Claudius Lysius
• Minister, Christian
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Band
• Conspiracy
• Cry
• James
• Tiller
• Acts of the Apostles
• Army, Roman
• Felix; Antonius
• Paul, the Apostle
• Province

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