ACTS 23:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?”
The commander took him by the hand and stepping aside, began to inquire of him privately, 'What is it that you have to report?' — the commander's private hearing of the nephew grants him credibility and suggests that Rome recognizes the legitimacy of Jewish plots against Paul. The secret communication ironically parallels the secret oath-conspiracy.
Church Fathers on Acts 23:19
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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