Acts 23:22

Modern

So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

Traditional

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

Literal

Therefore indeed the commander dismissed the young man, having instructed him, “Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”

Latin

Tribunus igitur dimisit adolescentem, præcipiens ne cui loqueretur quoniam hæc nota sibi fecisset.

Greek

English

So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

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

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua 2:14
“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
Mark 1:44
“See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”