Acts 23:17 “Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man…”

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

World English Bible

Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”

American Standard Version

And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him.

Darby Translation

And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.

Young's Literal Translation

and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, 'This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.'

Bible in Basic English

And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

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Cross references

“one”

Proverbs 22:3 Acts 23:23 Acts 22:26 Matthew 10:16 Matthew 8:8 Matthew 8:9

Proverbs 22:3 · BSB

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

Acts 23:23 · BSB

Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.

Acts 22:26 · BSB

On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

Matthew 10:16 · BSB

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Matthew 8:8 · BSB

The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 8:9 · BSB

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

18So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

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