ACTS 23:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, 'Lead this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him' — Paul's swift action mobilizes military authority on behalf of truth; the centurion becomes the conduit for revelation of the plot. Hierarchy becomes the vehicle for protection.
Church Fathers on Acts 23:17
And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune that he bring him down unto you tomorrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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