Acts 22:30

Acts 22:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
• New International Version (NIV)The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews. So the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Context of Acts 22:30

28The commanding officer answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” “But I was even born a citizen,” Paul replied. 29Then those who were about to interrogate him stayed away from him, and the commanding officer was frightened when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him tied up. The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

Acts 22:30 word by word

Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον βουλόμενος γνῶναι τὸ ἀσφαλές, τὸ τί κατηγορεῖται ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἔλυσεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκέλευσεν συνελθεῖν τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ πᾶν τὸ συνέδριον καὶ καταγαγὼν τὸν Παῦλον ἔστησεν εἰς αὐτούς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• On the morrowὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• On the morrowἐπαύριονepaurion · the next dayG1887
• becauseδέde · thenG1161
• he wouldβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
• have knownγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• the certaintyἀσφαλήςasphalēs · secureG804
• whereforeτίςtis · which?G5101
• he was accusedκατηγορέωkatēgoreō · to accuseG2723
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• he loosedλύωluō · to looseG3089
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• bandsδεσμόςdesmon desmos · chainG1199
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• commandedκελεύωkeleuō · to orderG2753
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• councilσυνέδριονsunedrion · councilG4892
• to appearἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• broughtκατάγωkatagō · to bring downG2609
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• and set himἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• beforeεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for Acts 22:30

• Acts 21:11He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it, and said, “The Holy Spirit says this: ‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
• Acts 23:28Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.
• Acts 26:29Paul replied, “I pray to God that whether in a short or a long time not only you but also all those who are listening to me today could become such as I am, except for these chains.”
• Matthew 27:2They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
• Acts 22:5as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to make arrests there and bring the prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
• Acts 5:21When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin – that is, the whole high council of the Israelites – and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.
• Acts 23:15So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”
• Matthew 10:17Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

Commentaries on Acts 22:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30He - commanded - all their council to appear - Instead of , to come, which we translate, to appear, , to assemble, or meet together, is the reading of ACE, nearly twenty others, the Ethiopic, Arabic, Vulgate, Chrysostom, and Theophylact: this reading Griesbach has received into the text; and it is most probably the true one: as the chief captain wished to know the certainty of the matter, he desired the Jewish council, or Sanhedrin, to assemble, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30On the morrow - After he had arrested Paul. Paul was still a prisoner; and if suffered to go at liberty among the Jews, his life would have been in danger. And commanded the chief priests … - Summoned a meeting of the Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the nation. He did this, as he was prevented from scourging Paul, in order to know what he had done, and that he might learn from the Jews themselves the nature of the charge against him. This was necessary for…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the mention of his being sent to the Gentiles, was so contrary to all their national prejudices, that they would hear no more. Their frantic conduct astonished the Roman officer, who supposed that Paul must have committed some great crime. Paul pleaded his privilege as a Roman citizen, by which he was exempted from all trials and punishments which might force him to confess himself…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear--that is, the Sanhedrim to be formally convened. Note here the power to order a Sanhedrim to try this case, assumed by the Roman officers and acquiesced in on their part.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 22

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings