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Acts 23:10 KJV
Acts · chapter 23 · verse 10 · King James Version
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.Acts 23:10 · King James Version
Acts 23:10 in context
8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Key words (Strong's)
- dissensionstasisa standing, station, state, an insurrection, strife, insurrectionG4714 →
- commandedkeleuōto command, to orderG2753 →
- soldiersstrateumaan army, a band of soldiers, bodyguard, guards menG4753 →
- captainchiliarchosa chiliarch, the commander of a thousand soldiers, the commander of a Roman cohort , any…G5506 →
- fearingeulabeomaito act cautiously, circumspectly, to beware, fear, to reverence, stand in awe ofG2125 →
- piecesdiaspaōto rend asunder, break asunder, of a man, to tear in piecesG1288 →
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