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Acts 23:27

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This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

This {G5126} man {G435} was taken {G4815} of {G5259} the Jews {G2453}, and {G2532} should {G3195} have been killed {G337} of {G5259} them {G846}: then came I {G2186} with {G4862} an army {G4753}, and rescued {G1807} him {G846}, having understood {G3129} that {G3754} he was {G2076} a Roman {G4514}.

This man was seized by the Judeans and was about to be killed by them, when I came on the scene with my troops and rescued him. After learning that he was a Roman citizen,

This 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,

This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

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Cross-References

  • Acts 22:25 (5 votes)

    And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

  • Acts 22:29 (5 votes)

    Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

  • Acts 21:31 (3 votes)

    And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

  • Acts 21:33 (3 votes)

    Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

  • Acts 23:10 (2 votes)

    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 24:6 (2 votes)

    Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.