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 Living Translation (NLT)The next day the commander ordered the leading priests into session with the Jewish high council. He wanted to find out what the trouble was all about, so he released Paul to have him stand before them.

Context of Acts 22:30

28The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.” And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.” 29Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. 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.

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 21:11When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”
• Acts 23:28And when I wanted to know the reason they accused him, I brought him before their council.
• Acts 26:29And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.”
• Matthew 27:2And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
• Acts 22:5as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished.
• Acts 5:21And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest and those with him came and called the council together, with all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
• Acts 23:15Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
• Matthew 10:17But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge 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

Topics related to Acts 22:30

• Claudius Lysius
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Priest
• Trial

In the dictionaries

• Paul
• Hence
• James
• Lysias, Claudius
• Persecute
• Scourge
• Uncondemned
• Acts of the Apostles
• Band
• Certain; Certainly; Certainty

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