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Acts 23:21-23
Tree of Life Version
Acts 23:21-23
Tree of Life Version
21 But 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.”
22 So the commander dismissed the young man, charging him, “Tell no one that you have informed me about these things.”
Escorted to Caesarea
23 Calling two of his centurions, he said, “At the third hour of the night,[a] prepare two hundred soldiers, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to proceed as far as Caesarea.
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- Acts 23:23 9 p.m.
Acts 23:21-23
New International Version
Acts 23:21-23
New International Version
21 Don’t give in to them, because more than forty(A) of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him.(B) They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”
22 The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
Paul Transferred to Caesarea
23 Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen[a] to go to Caesarea(C) at nine tonight.(D)
Footnotes
- Acts 23:23 The meaning of the Greek for this word is uncertain.
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