Acts 23:34

Acts 23:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
• English Standard Version (ESV)On reading the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he learned that he was from Cilicia,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia,
• New Living Translation (NLT)He read it and then asked Paul what province he was from. “Cilicia,” Paul answered.

Context of Acts 23:34

32The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks. 33When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him. The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, 35he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.

Acts 23:34 word by word

ἀναγνοὺς δὲ καὶ ἐπερωτήσας ἐκ ποίας ἐπαρχείας ἐστὶν καὶ πυθόμενος ὅτι ἀπὸ Κιλικίας,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenδέde · thenG1161
• the governorὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the governorἡγεμώνhēgemōn · rulerG2232
• had readἀναγινώσκωanaginōskō · to readG314
• he askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• whatποῖοςpoios · what?G4169
• provinceἐπαρχίαeparchia · provinceG1885
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• when he understoodπυνθάνομαιpunthanomai · to inquireG4441
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• CiliciaΚιλικία, ΚιλικίαKilikia · CiliciaG2791

Cross-references for Acts 23:34

• Acts 25:1Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
• Esther 1:1This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush:
• Esther 8:9At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language.
• Daniel 2:49Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.
• Daniel 6:1It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
• Luke 23:6On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean.
• Acts 15:41He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
• Acts 21:39Paul answered, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.”

Commentaries on Acts 23:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Of what province he was - Greek: of what heparchy ̓́ eparchiashe was. He knew from the letter of Lysias that he was a Roman, but he was not informed of what place or province he was. This he doubtless did in order to ascertain whether he properly belonged to his jurisdiction. Roman provinces were districts of country which were entrusted to the jurisdiction of procurators. How far the jurisdiction of Felix extended is not certainly known. It appears…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. 23-35A large group riding horses safely brought Paul to the Roman governor Felix in Caesarea, the Roman headquarters for Judea. Paul would have more protection there than in Jerusalem. The soldiers carried out the mission that night with great care and secrecy (23:31).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

Topics related to Acts 23:34

• Caesarea
• Change of Venue
• Claudius Lysius
• Felix
• Judge
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Cilicia
• Band
• Conspiracy
• Cry
• James
• Tiller
• Acts of the Apostles
• 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