Acts 23:19

Acts 23:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
• New International Version (NIV)The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the commander took him by the hand, went aside, and asked privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

Context of Acts 23:19

17Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has a message for him.” 18So the centurion took him and led him to the commander and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.” The commander took him by the hand, stepped aside, and began asking him privately, “What is it that you have to report to me?” 20And he said, “The Judean leaders have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow—as if they are about to investigate more thoroughly about him. 21But do not give in to them, for more than forty of them have bound themselves by an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Even now, they are ready and waiting for your consent.”

Acts 23:19 word by word

ἐπιλαβόμενος δὲ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ ὁ χιλίαρχος καὶ ἀναχωρήσας κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἐπυνθάνετο· τί ἐστιν ὃ ἔχεις ἀπαγγεῖλαί μοι;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• the chief captainὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the chief captainχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
• tookἐπιλαμβάνωepilambanomai · to catchG1949
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• by the handχείρcheir · handG5495
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• wentἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• asideκατάkata · according toG2596
• privatelyἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• and askedπυνθάνομαιpunthanomai · to inquireG4441
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou hastἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• to tellἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Acts 23:19

• Jeremiah 31:32“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “I will put My Torah within them. Yes, I will write it on their heart. I will be their God and they will be My people.
• Mark 8:23Taking the blind man by the hand, Yeshua brought him outside the village. After spitting on the man’s eyes and laying His hands on him, Yeshua asked the man, “Do you see anything?”
• Mark 9:27But Yeshua took him by the hand and lifted him, and the boy stood up.
• Nehemiah 2:4The king asked me, “What is your request?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven,
• Esther 5:3Then said the king to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? Whatever you request, even as much as half of the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
• Esther 7:2and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king asked Esther again, “Whatever you request, even as much as half of the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
• Esther 9:12Then the king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men in the citadel of Shushan, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done, in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what is your request? It shall be granted to you. What other petition do you have? It shall be done.”
• Mark 10:51And answering him, Yeshua said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” The blind man said, “Rabboni, I want to see again!”

Commentaries on Acts 23:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Took him by the hand - As an expression of kindness and civility. He did it to draw him aside from the multitude, that he might communicate his message privately.Read the comment
• 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 23:19

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In the dictionaries

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

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