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Acts 23:32

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What does Acts 23:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
Acts 23:32 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
32But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
33and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
34And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,
35I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod`s palace.
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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
“On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, etc.] That is, the two hundred soldiers, and the two hundred spearmen, who were all on foot, left the seventy horsemen to conduct Paul to Caesarea; for being come to Antipatris, all danger from the Jews was over: and returned to the castle; the castle Antonia in Jerusalem, from whence they set out.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“On the morrow they--the infantry. left the horsemen--themselves no longer needed as a guard. The remaining distance was about twenty-five or twenty-six miles.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“They left the horsemen - As they were then beyond the danger of the conspirators, the soldiers who had guarded them thus far returned to Jerusalem. return to 'Top of Page'”
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