Acts 23:17

Modern

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Traditional

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

Literal

And Paul, having summoned one of the centurions, was saying, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.”

Latin

Vocans autem Paulus ad se unum ex centurionibus, ait: Adolescentem hunc perduc ad tribunum, habet enim aliquid indicare illi.

Greek

English

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Paul’s nephew stopped the plan to kill him by telling a Roman officer.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 22:3
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 8:8–9
The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Acts 23:23
Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
Acts 22:26
On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistles