Acts 23:19
World English Bible (WEB)
The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
In context
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
Acts 23:19 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
- KJV King James Version
- 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?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, 'What is that which thou hast to tell me?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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?