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Acts 23:20 KJV
Acts · chapter 23 · verse 20
And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.Acts 23:20 · King James Version
Acts 23:20 in context
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?
20And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
22So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- somewhattisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- councilsynedrionany assembly , whether convened to deliberate or pass judgment, any session or assembly…G4892 →
- enquirepynthanomaito enquire, ask, to ascertain, by enquiryG4441 →
- agreedsyntithēmito put together with, to place together, to join together, to place in one s mind, to…G4934 →
- desireerōtaōto question, to ask, to request, entreat, beg, beseechG2065 →
- morrowauriontomorrowG839 →
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We have here the story of a plot against the life of Paul; how it was laid, how it was discovered, and how it was defeated. I. How this plot was laid. They found they could gain nothing by popular tumult, or legal process, and therefore have a recourse to the barbarous method of assassination;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-35