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Acts 23:33

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What does Acts 23:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
Acts 23:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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
“Who, when they came to Caesarea, etc.] The seventy horsemen: and delivered the epistle to the governor; to Felix, governor of Judea, who was now at Caesarea; namely, the letter which Claudius Lysias, the chief captain, sent to him; the form and contents of which are before given: these presented Paul also before him; concerning whom, and whose affairs, the letter was.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“delivered: Act 23:25-30 presented: Act 28:16 Acts 23:34”
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