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Acts 24:7
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But Lysias the commander came and took him from our hands with great force,
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke 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,
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.
But the officer Lysias came and used much force to take him from us.
but Lysias the commander came, and with great force took him out of our hands,
"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,
but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,
But the chief captain Lys''ias came, and by force took him away out of our hands and sent him to you,
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.
but Lysias the chiliarch coming up with much force took him away out of our hands,
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:
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but Lusios the tribune came, and with great force transferred him from our hands,
But Lysias the Chiliarch came, and with great violence took him out of our hands, and sent him to thee.
But the hye captayne Lysias, came vpon vs, and with great violence toke hym away out of our handes,
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But Lisias, the trybune, cam with greet strengthe aboue, and delyuerede hym fro oure hoondis;
But the chief captain Lysias came and with great violence took [him] out of our hands,
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.
But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,
But Lysias, the captain, came and took him out of our hands.
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.
But Lysias the tribune, coming upon us with great violence, took him away out of our hands;
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but the hye captayne Lisias came vpon vs and with great violence toke him awaye out of oure hodes
and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,
But Lysias the hye captayne came vpo vs, and with greate violence delyuered him out of oure handes,
but general Lysias interpos'd, and with open force took him out of our hands,
Contextual Overview
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
And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not to set his foot on; yet he promised to give it him for a possession, even to his seed after him, when he had no child.
Are they not all ministring spirits, sent forth to serve for them who shall inherit salvation?
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the joint heirs of the same promise.
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and there were slain in the earthquake seven thousand men, and the rest were terrified, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
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.