When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
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When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
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Which when they cam to Cesarea they delivered the epistle to the debite and presented Paul before him.
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Now when they came to C�sarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.
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Passages linked to Acts 23:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 23:23-24 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.” He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
- Acts 23:26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
- Acts 28:16 When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 33 Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered…
33 Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
Ver. 33. Presented Paul also before him] And so was fulfilled in him that of our Saviour, Mat 10:18. {See Trapp on "Mat 10:18"} Neither was he more afraid of Felix, than Moses and Micaiah were to stand before Pharaoh and Ahab, when once they had seen God in his majesty. Animo magno nihil magnum. With a great soul, nothing is great. (Seneca.)
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Caesarea; Caesarea Stratonis, as it was called, to difference…
Caesarea; Caesarea Stratonis, as it was called, to difference it from the other.
They presented Paul, as being their charge, whom they had safely kept, and now delivered according to appointment.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain I will hear thee, said he,.... The Arabic and…
I will hear thee, said he,.... The Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, "we will hear", which is a grand courtly way of speaking:
when thine accusers are come; which Lysias, in his letter, informed him that he had ordered them to come; which shows the governor to have some sense of justice and integrity, being desirous to hear both sides before he judged of the affair, though there was so much said in the chief captain's letter in favour of Paul's innocence, and against his enemies.
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And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall; or palace: this was a place built by Herod the great at Caesarea, of whose magnificent buildings here Josephus gives a large account. For besides the famous haven or port which he made here, he adorned the place with splendid palaces, he built a theatre, and an amphitheatre, and a "forum" (h), which was either a market place, or a court of judicature; and if the latter, perhaps the same that is here meant, in a part of which, or in a place adjoining to it, the apostle was put. Here he was kept by a guard of soldiers, but not in close confinement; he had much liberty, and his friends and acquaintance had leave to come to him; see Act 24:23. We read (i) of , which some interpret "the chamber of the judges of Caesarea"; or the place where they sat in judgment, and may be the same that is here meant; though others interpret it a prison; and so it seems was this judgment hall of Herod's.
(h) Joseph. de Bello Jud. l. 1. c. 21. sect. 5, 8. (i) Megillat Esther, fol. 85. 1.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. Who] That is, the seventy horsemen mentioned…
Verse 33. Who] That is, the seventy horsemen mentioned above.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. who, when they came to Cesarea] The Rev.…
33. who, when they came to Cesarea] The Rev. Ver. breaks up the relative into a conjunction and a personal pronoun. “And they, when, &c.” This makes the reference to the horsemen more clear.
and delivered the epistle [letter] to the governor] It is not easy to see what led the A. V. to give “epistle” here and “letter” for the same word in Act_23:25. Sometimes rhythm may account for such a variation, but that is not the case here.
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presented Paul also] If the letter as given above be a copy of the original, the prisoner was not mentioned in it by name, but the soldiers would merely declare that this was the man that had been committed to their charge.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And they for who, A.V; letter for epistle, A.V.…
And they for who, A.V; letter for epistle, A.V. Presented Paul; paresthsan. This is a word particularly used of setting any one before a judge. see Rom_14:10, and the subscription of 2 Timothy, (Ote ejk deuterou paresth Pulov tw Kaisari Nerwni).
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 31
See notes on verse 31
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