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;
• New International Version (NIV)The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from 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,

Context of Acts 23:34

32They returned to the fortress the next morning, while the mounted troops took him on to Caesarea. 33When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix. He read it and then asked Paul what province he was from. “Cilicia,” Paul answered. 35“I will hear your case myself when your accusers arrive,” the governor told him. Then the governor ordered him kept in the prison at Herod’s headquarters.

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 Festus arrived in Caesarea to take over his new responsibilities, he left for Jerusalem,
• Esther 1:1These events happened in the days of King Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia.
• Esther 8:9So on June 25 the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Mordecai dictated. It was sent to the Jews and to the highest officers, the governors, and the nobles of all the 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. The decree was written in the scripts and languages of all the peoples of the empire, including that of the Jews.
• Daniel 2:49At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be in charge of all the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
• Daniel 6:1Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province.
• Luke 23:6“Oh, is he a Galilean?” Pilate asked.
• Acts 15:41Then he traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches there.
• Acts 21:39“No,” Paul replied, “I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these 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