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Acts 23:17 KJV
Acts · chapter 23 · verse 17 · King James Version
Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.Acts 23:17 · King James Version
Acts 23:17 in context
15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
16And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
17Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
18So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
19Then 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?
Key words (Strong's)
- centurionshekatontarchēsan officer in the Roman armyG1543 →
- captainchiliarchosa chiliarch, the commander of a thousand soldiers, the commander of a Roman cohort , any…G5506 →
- calledproskaleōto call to, to call to one s self, to bid to come to one s self, metaph., God is said to…G4341 →
- Bringapagōto lead away, esp. of those who are led off to trial, prison, or punishmentG520 →
- PaulpaulosPaul or Paulus = " small or little" , Paul was the most famous of the apostles…G3972 →
- saidphēmito make known one's thoughts, to declare, to sayG5346 →
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