Acts 23:27

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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,

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

This man having been seized by the Jews and being about to be killed by them—having come up with the troop, I rescued [him], having learned that he is a Roman.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 23

²⁵ And he wrote the following letter:

²⁶ Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.

²⁷ 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,

²⁸ and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

²⁹ I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

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