Acts 23:19

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And the captain, taking him by the hand, and going aside, began, privately, to ask - What is it which thou hast to report unto me?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The commander took him by the hand, led him aside, and inquired privately, “What is it you have to report to me?”

King James Version (1611)
Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hand, and went with him aside priuately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

King James Version
Then 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?

English Standard Version
The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

New American Standard Bible
The commander took him by the hand, and stepping aside, began to inquire of him privately, "What is it that you have to report to me?"

New Century Version
The commander took the young man's hand and led him to a place where they could be alone. He asked, "What do you want to tell me?"

Amplified Bible
The commander took him by the hand and stepping aside, began to ask him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The commander took him by the hand and stepping aside, began to inquire of him privately, "What is it that you have to report to me?"

Legacy Standard Bible
And the commander took him by the hand and stepping aside, began to inquire of him privately, "What is it that you have to report to me?"

Berean Standard Bible
The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, "What do you need to tell me?"

Contemporary English Version
The commander took the young man aside and asked him in private, "What do you want to tell me?"

Complete Jewish Bible
The commander took him by the hand, led him aside privately and asked, "What is it you have to tell me?"

Darby Translation
And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?

Easy-to-Read Version
The commander led the young man to a place where they could be alone. The commander asked, "What do you want to tell me?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?

George Lamsa Translation
Then the captain took the young man by his hand, and drew him aside, and asked him, What have you to tell me?

Good News Translation
The commander took him by the hand, led him off by himself, and asked him, "What do you have to tell me?"

Lexham English Bible
And the military tribune, taking hold of his hand and withdrawing privately, asked, "What is it that you have to report to me?"

Literal Translation
And laying hold of his hand, and drawing aside privately, the chiliarch asked, What is it that you have to report to me?

American Standard Version
And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?

Bible in Basic English
And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

Hebrew Names Version
The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

International Standard Version
The tribune took him by the hand, stepped aside to be alone with him, and asked, "What have you got to tell me?"

Etheridge Translation
And the tribune took the youth by his hand, and led him on one side, and asked him, What hast thou to tell me?

Murdock Translation
And the Chiliarch took the young man by his hand, and led him one side, and asked him: What hast thou to tell me?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then the hye captayne toke hym by the hande, and went with hym out of the way, and asked hym: What is it that thou hast to tell me?

English Revised Version
And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is that thou hast to tell me?

World English Bible
The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the tribune taking him by the hand, and going aside privately asked, What is it, that thou hast to tell me?

Weymouth's New Testament
Then the Tribune, taking him by the arm, withdrew out of the hearing of others and asked him, "What have you to tell me?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the tribune took his hoond, and wente with hym asidis half, and axide hym, What thing is it, that thou hast to schewe to me?

Update Bible Version
And the colonel took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that you have to tell me?

Webster's Bible Translation
Then 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?

New English Translation
The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, "What is it that you want to report to me?"

New King James Version
Then the commander took him by the hand, went aside, and asked privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

New Living Translation
The commander took his hand, led him aside, and asked, "What is it you want to tell me?"

New Life Bible
The captain took him by the hand and they walked over where they could be alone. He said, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

New Revised Standard
The tribune took him by the hand, drew him aside privately, and asked, "What is it that you have to report to me?"

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the tribune, taking him by the hand, went aside with him privately and asked him: What is it that thou hast to tell me?

Revised Standard Version
The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The hye captayne toke him by the hond and wet a parte with him out of the waye: and axed him: what hast thou to saye vnto me?

Young's Literal Translation
And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, `What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then the hye captayne toke him by the hande, and wente asyde with him out of the waye, and axed him: What is it, that thou hast to saye vnto me?

Mace New Testament (1729)
then the tribune taking him by the hand, retir'd with him in private, and ask'd, what he had to say.

THE MESSAGE
The captain took him by the arm and led him aside privately. "What is it? What do you have to tell me?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
The commander looked around and then took the boy by the shoulder and led him a little way away and said, "What is it, son?"

Contextual Overview

¹² And, when it became day, the Jews, forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had slain Paul. ¹³ And they were, more than forty, who, this sworn-confederacy, had formed. ¹⁴ And they went unto the High-priests and Elders, and said - With a curse have we bound ourselves, to taste, nothing, until we have slain Paul. ¹⁵ Now, therefore, do, ye, with the High-council, make it appear unto the captain, that he should bring him down unto you, as though about to ascertain more exactly the things that concern him; and, we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. ¹⁶ But Paul's sister's son hearing of the lying-in-wait, happening to be near, and coming into the castle, - reported it unto Paul. ¹⁷ And Paul, calling unto him one of the centurions, said - This young man, lead thou away unto the captain, for he hath somewhat to report unto him. ¹⁸ He, therefore, taking him with him, brought him unto the captain, and saith - The prisoner Paul, calling me unto him, requested me to bring this young man unto thee, as having somewhat to tell thee. ¹⁹ And the captain, taking him by the hand, and going aside, began, privately, to ask - What is it which thou hast to report unto me? ²⁰ And he said - The Jews, have agreed to request thee, that, to-morrow, thou wouldst bring, Paul, down into the High-council, as though about to ascertain something, more exact, concerning him. ²¹ Thou, therefore, do not be persuaded by them, for there are lying in wait for him, from among them, more than forty men, - who, indeed, have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor drink, till they have killed him; and, now, are they ready, awaiting the promise, from thee.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

took: Jeremiah 31:32, Mark 8:23, Mark 9:27

What: Nehemiah 2:4, Esther 5:3, Esther 7:2, Esther 9:12, Mark 10:51

Reciprocal: Judges 3:19 - a secret 2 Kings 9:6 - he arose

Cross-References

Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face, shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground, because therefrom, wast thou taken, - For, dust, thou art, And, unto dust, shalt thou return.

Genesis 23:9
That he would give me, the cave of Machpelah, which pertaineth unto him, which is within the bounds of his field, - For full silver, let him give it me in your midst, For a possession of a buryingplace.

Genesis 23:10
Now, Ephron, was sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, - so Ephron the Hittite responded to Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, even all that were entering the gate of his city, saying:

Genesis 47:30
When I shall lie down with my fathers, then shalt thou carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said: I, will do according to thy word.

Genesis 50:13
so his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, - which Abraham bought - with the field - for a possession of a buryingplace from Ephron the Hittite over against Mamre.

Genesis 50:25
Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear saying, - God will, surely concern, himself for you, So shall ye carry up my bones, from hence.

Job 30:23
For I know that, unto death, thou wilt bring me back, even unto the house of meeting for every one living.

Ecclesiastes 6:3
Though a man should beget a hundred children, and live, many years, so that many should be the days of his years but, his own soul, should not be satisfied with the good, and he should not even have, a burial, I said, Better than he, is an untimely birth!

Ecclesiastes 12:5
Yea, at what is high, they be in fear, and there be, terrors, in the way, and the almond be rejected, and the grasshopper drag itself along, and desire perish, - for man is going to his age-abiding home, when the wailers shall go round in the streets;

Ecclesiastes 12:7
And the dust return to the earth, as it was, - and, the spirit, return unto God, who gave it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then the chief captain took him by the hand,.... Some have thought that the reason of this was, that he expected that the young man had brought him a present in his hand, from Paul; but this is to represent him as a sordid mercenary man, which ought not to be said, without sufficient proof; rather this should be considered as an instance of civility and humanity, and what showed him to be a man of breeding and good manners; and might be done partly out of respect to Paul, and partly to encourage the young man to use freedom in the account he was about to give him:

and went with him aside privately; concluding by his coming from Paul, and perceiving by the account of the centurion, that he had a secret to communicate to him; wherefore it was acting a wise and prudent part to take him into a private room, and hear what he had to say:

and asked him, what is that thou hast to tell me? thereby giving the young man an opportunity, and encouraging him to relate the secret to him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Took him by the hand - As an expression of kindness and civility. He did it to draw him aside from the multitude, that he might communicate his message privately.