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Acts 24:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.


Acts 24:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 24:2316 words
GreekMeaning
διαταξάμενοςdiataxamenos
having commandedverbG1299
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
ἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchē
centurionnounG1543
τηρεῖσθαιtēreisthai
to keepverbG5083
αὐτὸνauton
of himpronounG846
ἔχεινechein
to let him haveverbG2192
τεte
thenwordG5037
ἄνεσινanesin
easenounG425
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μηδέναmēdena
notadjectiveG3367
κωλύεινkōlyein
to forbidverbG2967
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἰδίωνidiōn
private friendsadjectiveG2398
αὐτοῦautou
to himpronounG846
ὑπηρετεῖνhypēretein
to ministerverbG5256
αὐτῷautō
he / she / it / samepronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 24:23

See how much close investigation is made by the many in a long course of time, that it should not be said that the trial was hurried over. For, as the orator had made mention of Lysias, that he took him away with violence, Felix, he says, deferred them. Having knowledge of that way: that is, he put them off on purpose: not because he wanted to learn, but as wishing to get rid of the Jews. On their account, he did not like to let him go: to punish him was not possible; that…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 51 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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