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Acts 23:31 — King James Version← Study notes

Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.


Acts 23:31Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 23:3117 words
GreekMeaning
ΟἱHoi
thearticleG3588
μὲνmen
IndeedwordG3303
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
στρατιῶταιstratiōtai
the soldiersnounG4757
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὸto
thatarticleG3588
διατεταγμένονdiatetagmenon
orderedverbG1299
αὐτοῖςautois
thempronounG846
ἀναλαβόντεςanalabontes
having takenverbG353
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ΠαῦλονPaulon
PaulnounG3972
ἤγαγονēgagon
brought himverbG71
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
νυκτὸςnyktos
nightnounG3571
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἈντιπατρίδαAntipatrida
AntipatrisnounG494
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 23:31

Like some king whom his body-guards escort, so did these convey Paul; in such numbers too, and by night, for fear of the wrath of the people. Now then you will say that they have got him out of the city, they desist from their violence? No indeed. But (the tribune) would not have sent him off with such care for his safety, but that while he himself had found nothing amiss in him, he knew the murderous disposition of his adversaries. And when the governor had read the letter,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 50 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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