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Acts 23:28

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 23:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:
Acts 23:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And he wrote a letter after this form:
26Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.
27This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
28And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:
29whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
30And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.
31So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And when I would have known the cause, etc.] Or crime, he was guilty of: wherefore they accused him: which they charged him with, and for which they beat him almost to death: I brought him forth into their council; their court of judicature, the great sanhedrim.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Act 22:30 Acts 23:29”
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