Paul before the Sanhedrin
Acts 23:10
In 9 translations
- BSB
- The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
- ASV
- And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.
- LSV
- and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to seize him out of their midst, and to bring [him] into the stronghold.
- YLT
- and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring [him] to the castle.
- DBY
- And a great tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been torn in pieces by them, commanded the troop to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and to bring [him] into the fortress.
- DRC
- And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
- GNV
- And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read γινομένης (“is becoming”); NA28, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read γενομένης (“was becoming”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read φοβηθεὶς (“having feared”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read εὐλαβηθεὶς (“having revered”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read καταβὰν (“having gone down”); Byzantine text read καταβῆναι (“to go down”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τε (“then”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (4)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: γινομένης. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read γινομένης; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read γενομένης.
- SBLGNT: φοβηθεὶς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read φοβηθεὶς; Robinson–Pierpont read εὐλαβηθεὶς.
- SBLGNT: καταβὰν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καταβὰν; Robinson–Pierpont read καταβῆναι καὶ.
- SBLGNT: τε. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τε; Westcott and Hort (1881) omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- πολλῆς δὲ γινομένης στάσεως φοβηθεὶς ὁ χιλίαρχος μὴ διασπασθῇ ὁ Παῦλος ὑπʼ αὐτῶν ἐκέλευσεν τὸ στράτευμα καταβὰν ἁρπάσαι αὐτὸν ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν, ἄγειν τε εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.
- RP2018
- Πολλῆς δὲ γενομένης στάσεως, εὐλαβηθεὶς ὁ χιλίαρχος μὴ διασπασθῇ ὁ Παῦλος ὑπ’ αὐτῶν, ἐκέλευσεν τὸ στράτευμα καταβῆναι καὶ ἁρπάσαι αὐτὸν ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν, ἄγειν τε εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.
- TR-Boyd
- Πολλῆς δὲ γενομένης στάσεως, εὐλαβηθεὶς ὁ χιλίαρχος μὴ διασπασθῇ ὁ Παῦλος ὑπ᾿ αὐτῶν, ἐκέλευσε τὸ στράτευμα καταβὰν ἁρπάσαι αὐτὸν ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν, ἄγειν τε εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.
- SCR1894
- πολλης δε γενομενης στασεως ευλαβηθεις ο χιλιαρχος μη διασπασθη ο παυλος υπ αυτων εκελευσεν το στρατευμα καταβαν αρπασαι αυτον εκ μεσου αυτων αγειν τε εις την παρεμβολην
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- James 3:14–4:2But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish…
- Acts 22:24the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
- James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Acts 21:30–36The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman…
- Micah 3:3You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”
- Acts 19:28–31When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus,…
- Acts 23:32The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
- Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- Acts 23:16But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
- Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
- Acts 23:27This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
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