ACTS 23:27 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.”
'This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen' — the commander's report highlights his legal correctness: he rescued a citizen from extrajudicial violence. The narrative positions him as upholding Roman law.
Church Fathers on Acts 23:27
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; and provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. And he wrote a letter after this manner: Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sends greeting. This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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