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Acts 24:7
[] Brackets are used for marking additions made by later writers.
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Christian Standard Bible®
But Lysias the commander came and took him from our hands with great force,
But Lysias the commander came and took him from our hands with great force,
King James Version (1611)
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him away out of our hands:
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him away out of our hands:
King James Version
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
English Standard Version
Paul Before Felix at Caesarea And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly. For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.
Paul Before Felix at Caesarea And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude. But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly. For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.
New Century Version
But the officer Lysias came and used much force to take him from us.
But the officer Lysias came and used much force to take him from us.
Amplified Bible
but Lysias the commander came, and with great force took him out of our hands,
but Lysias the commander came, and with great force took him out of our hands,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him out of our hands,
"But Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him out of our hands,
Legacy Standard Bible
But Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him out of our hands,
But Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him out of our hands,
Complete Jewish Bible
Darby Translation
but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,
but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,
George Lamsa Translation
But the chief captain Lys''ias came, and by force took him away out of our hands and sent him to you,
But the chief captain Lys''ias came, and by force took him away out of our hands and sent him to you,
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
Paul Before Felix at Caesarea Maritima And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced much peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight. Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude. But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him.
Paul Before Felix at Caesarea Maritima And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced much peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight. Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude. But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him.
Literal Translation
but Lysias the chiliarch coming up with much force took him away out of our hands,
but Lysias the chiliarch coming up with much force took him away out of our hands,
American Standard Version
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul. And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by thy providence evils are corrected for this nation, we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul. And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by thy providence evils are corrected for this nation, we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:
Hebrew Names Version
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Etheridge Translation
but Lusios the tribune came, and with great force transferred him from our hands,
but Lusios the tribune came, and with great force transferred him from our hands,
Murdock Translation
But Lysias the Chiliarch came, and with great violence took him out of our hands, and sent him to thee.
But Lysias the Chiliarch came, and with great violence took him out of our hands, and sent him to thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the hye captayne Lysias, came vpon vs, and with great violence toke hym away out of our handes,
But the hye captayne Lysias, came vpon vs, and with great violence toke hym away out of our handes,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But Lysias the tribune coming upon us, with great violence took him away out of our hands,
But Lysias the tribune coming upon us, with great violence took him away out of our hands,
Weymouth's New Testament
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Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But Lisias, the trybune, cam with greet strengthe aboue, and delyuerede hym fro oure hoondis;
But Lisias, the trybune, cam with greet strengthe aboue, and delyuerede hym fro oure hoondis;
Webster's Bible Translation
But the chief captain Lysias came and with great violence took [him] out of our hands,
But the chief captain Lysias came and with great violence took [him] out of our hands,
New English Translation
The Accusations Against Paul After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor. When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight. Most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this everywhere and in every way with all gratitude. But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.
The Accusations Against Paul After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor. When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight. Most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this everywhere and in every way with all gratitude. But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.
New King James Version
But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,
But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,
New Living Translation
New Life Bible
But Lysias, the captain, came and took him out of our hands.
But Lysias, the captain, came and took him out of our hands.
New Revised Standard
Paul before Felix at Caesarea Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, and they reported their case against Paul to the governor. When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Your Excellency, because of you we have long enjoyed peace, and reforms have been made for this people because of your foresight. We welcome this in every way and everywhere with utmost gratitude. But, to detain you no further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. We have, in fact, found this man a pestilent fellow, an agitator among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. He even tried to profane the temple, and so we seized him.
Paul before Felix at Caesarea Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, and they reported their case against Paul to the governor. When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Your Excellency, because of you we have long enjoyed peace, and reforms have been made for this people because of your foresight. We welcome this in every way and everywhere with utmost gratitude. But, to detain you no further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. We have, in fact, found this man a pestilent fellow, an agitator among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. He even tried to profane the temple, and so we seized him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Lysias the tribune, coming upon us with great violence, took him away out of our hands;
But Lysias the tribune, coming upon us with great violence, took him away out of our hands;
Revised Standard Version
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Tyndale New Testament (1525)
but the hye captayne Lisias came vpon vs and with great violence toke him awaye out of oure hodes
but the hye captayne Lisias came vpon vs and with great violence toke him awaye out of oure hodes
Young's Literal Translation
and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,
and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Lysias the hye captayne came vpo vs, and with greate violence delyuered him out of oure handes,
But Lysias the hye captayne came vpo vs, and with greate violence delyuered him out of oure handes,
Mace New Testament (1729)
but general Lysias interpos'd, and with open force took him out of our hands,
but general Lysias interpos'd, and with open force took him out of our hands,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Contextual Overview
1 And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul. 2 And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation, 3 In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix. 4 But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement. 5 For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes: 6 Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took, 7 [] Brackets are used for marking additions made by later writers. 8 And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him. 9 And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the chief: Acts 21:31-33, Acts 23:23-32, Proverbs 4:16
great: Acts 21:35, Acts 23:10
Reciprocal: Acts 21:32 - and ran Acts 23:27 - was taken Acts 23:30 - and gave Acts 24:22 - When
Cross-References
Genesis 13:15
For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.
For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.
Genesis 15:18
In that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram, and said, To your seed have I given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
In that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram, and said, To your seed have I given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 17:8
And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
Genesis 24:1
Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure.
Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure.
Genesis 24:3
And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
Genesis 24:4
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:5
And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?
And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?
Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.
And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.
Genesis 24:7
The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.
The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.
Genesis 24:16
She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.
She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us,.... Suddenly, and at unawares, immediately, and with great haste, before they could execute their designs; which were not to judge Paul according to law, but to kill him, in the manner the zealots did:
and with great violence took him away out of our hands; for he came with an army, and rescued him, Acts 23:27 Some copies add, "and sent him to thee"; and so the Syriac version reads.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But the chief captain ... - Tertullus pretends that they would have judged Paul righteously if Lysias had not interposed; but the truth was, that, without regard to law or justice, they would have murdered him on the spot.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 24:7. With great violence — μετα πολλης βιας, I rather think, means with an armed force. Tertullus intimates that Lysias interfered contrary to law, and brought soldiers to support him in his infringement on their constitution. This is what he seems to say and complain of; for the Jews were vexed with Lysias for rescuing the apostle from their hands.
