So, &c. The chief captain indeed then.
let... depart. sent away. Greek. apoluo. App-174.
charged. commanded. Greek. parangello. See note on Acts 1:4.
See thou tell. to tell. Greek. eklaleo. Only here.
no man. no one. Greek. medeis.
shewed. Same as "signify", Acts 23:15.
JEWISH PLOT: REMOVAL OF PAUL. The Jews propose what the tribune, in Acts 22:30 to Acts 23:10, has already done on his own initiative; here we are on historical ground. The hated person being removed f...
THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
On the next night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness in Rome also." When it was day the Jews formed a plot and laid themselv...
_So the chief captain then let the young man depart_ There is but one conjunction in the original, which is doubly rendered here by _So_and _then_. It is better to omit the latter. _and charged him, S...
Ὁ ΜῈΝ ΟΥ̓͂Ν ΧΙΛΊΑΡΧΟΣ�, _so the chief captain let the young man depart_. For ἀπολύειν = to _dismiss_ a person, and let him go, Cf. 2Ma 12:25, ἀπέλυσαν αὐτὸν ἕνεκα τῆς τῶν�. ὍΤΙ ΤΑΥ͂ΤΑ ἘΝΕΦΆΝΙΣΑΣ ΠΡῸΣ...
PAUL IS CHEERED BY A VISION. THE JEWS CONSPIRE TO KILL HIM...
_THE JEWS CONSPIRED TO KILL PAUL ACTS 23:12-24:_ There was so much hatred toward Paul that more than forty Jewish men vowed that they would not eat nor drink until they had killed him. They even asked...
ΑΠΈΛΥΣΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΟΛΎΩ (G630) отпускать, ΠΑΡΑΓΓΕΊΛΑΣ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_ ΠΑΡΑΓΓΈΛΛΩ (G127) повелевать, приказывать, ΈΚΛΑΛΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΈΚΛΑΛΈΩ (G1583) говорить о...
g. The plot for Paul's life and his escape. Acts 23:12-30. Acts 23:12 And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink...
See notes on verse 17...
_ _ 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. So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charge...
10 The captain was more concerned that a Roman citizen should not be injured than to get their report, and so sends his soldiers to rescue him a second time from their clutches. It was well that he wa...
ST. PAUL SENT TO CÆESAREA 1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16....
ST. PAUL IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 23 PAUL SPEAKS TO THE *SANHEDRIN, 23:1-11 V1 Paul looked straight at the *Sanhedrin. He said, ‘My brothers, my conscience feels good about how...
SO THE CHIEF CAPTAIN. — The chiliarch is obviously glad of the intelligence. His sympathies are clearly with St. Paul personally as against the high priest and his followers. He welcomes an opportunit...
ἐκλαλῆσαι, Jdt 11:9 (but _al_ [374]), “to divulge,” here only in N.T., but in classical Greek, and in Philo. As in i. 4, transition to _oratio recta_, _cf._ Luke 5:14; Mark 6:9, etc., very common in G...
WOULD-BE MURDERERS BAFFLED Acts 23:12 The Lord had told His servant that he was needed in Rome, but the conspirators said that he should not leave Jerusalem. There is only one conclusion when such a...
By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and insulted. It was a most trying ordeal for the apostle. It is easi...
The Lord Protected Paul From the Jews With all the hostility the Jews had shown him since his arrival in Jerusalem, Paul may have doubted if he would ever escape that city and fulfill his desire to pr...
(12) 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. (12) There is no counsel against the Lord and his servants...
THE CONSPIRACY AND DELIVERANCE 11-35. That mighty vision was the secret of Paul's redoubtable courage and sanctified versatility. He knew he was to “see Rome.” God's heroes are immortal until the last...
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. (13) And they were more than forty...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
Paul addresses the council with the gravity and dignity of an upright man accustomed to walk with God. It is not a testimony borne to them for their good; but the appeal of a good conscience to their...
SO THE CHIEF CAPTAIN THEN LET THE YOUNG MAN DEPART,.... After he had had the account from him, and was master of the whole affair: AND CHARGED HIM, SEE THOU TELL NO MAN THAT THOU HAST SHOWED THESE TH...
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. Ver. 22. _See thou tell no man_] Taciturnity is reckoned among...
_When Paul's sister's son heard_, &c. How privately soever this business was contrived, the providence of God so ordered it, that, for the deliverance of his faithful servant from this inhuman and blo...
SO THE CHIEF CAPTAIN THEN LET THE YOUNG MAN DEPART, AND CHARGED HIM, SEE THOU TELL NO MAN THAT THOU HAST SHOWED THESE THINGS TO ME. We have here the first and only direct reference to the family to wh...
The plot Revealed:...
In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to keep order. Paul then takes advantage of the occasion to speak earnest...
SO THE COMMANDER LET THE YOUNG MAN DEPART, AND COMMANDED _HIM,_ " TELL NO ONE THAT YOU HAVE REVEALED THESE THINGS TO ME. " 1. The commander requests the Paul's nephew tell no one about what has been...
Acts 23:17-22 Give the commander credit for believing Paul's nephew, in addition, after seeing the uncontrolled anger of the Jews in Acts 21:1 and this chapter, it would not be hard to believe such. p...
12-24 False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of. Yet the Lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes o...
The chief captain shows by this his care, both for St. Paul, and for the young man too; for had it been known that he had discovered their conspiracy, they would have sought his life, and might divers...
Acts 23:22 So G3303 G3767 commander G5506 let G630 man G3494 depart G630 (G5656) commanded G3853 ...
‘So the chief captain let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no man that you have signified these things to me.” ' So the chief captain let the lad go and told him to tell no one what he knew, or...
THE JEWS PLAN AN AMBUSH WITH THE PURPOSE OF SLAYING PAUL, WHICH IS THWARTED BY PAUL'S NEPHEW AND THE DIVINE HAND (23:12-24). We discover here how the hatred that has followed Paul around at the hands...
TELL NO MAN (μηδεν εκλαλησα). Indirect command (_oratio obliqua_) after παραγγειλας (charging) with first aorist active infinitive of εκλαλεω (in ancient Greek, but here only in N.T.), but construct...
CONTENTS: Paul before the Sanhedrin. The conspiracy to kill Paul and its defeat. Paul sent to Felix. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, Pharisees, Sadduces, Paul's sister's son, centurion, chief...
Acts 23:2. _Smite him on the mouth._ Ananias the highpriest commanded this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to persevere in preaching Christ. So Ahab commanded Micaiah to...
THEY TOOK A VOW. These Jews may have been some of his bitter enemies from Ephesus who had grabbed him in the temple. They may have been "armed terrorists" [Zealots - Assassins], who later played such...
_So the chief captain then let the young man depart._ VARIED DUTIES I. Paul’s nephew could do nothing. He was therefore told to hold his tongue--a very necessary duty sometimes. There is a time to sp...
_And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he … told Paul._ PAUL’S SISTER’S SON From this subject we learn-- I. That humble and nameless individuals are sometimes of great service i...
_And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul._ Paul in the castle at Jerusalem On two other occasions a special Divine encouragement was given to Paul similar to t...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 23:12. The Jews (rather than CERTAIN OF THE JEWS) who banded themselves together UNDER A CURSE to kill Paul were not the members of the Sanhedrim, who had forgotten their opini...
EXPOSITION ACTS 23:1 _Looking steadfastly on _for _earnestly beholding, _A.V.; _brethren _for _men and brethren, _A.V._; I have lived before God, _etc., for _I have lived, _etc., _before God, _A.V. L...
And so Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Acts 23:1). Paul was indeed a remarkable man. As Paul is writing to...
Joshua 2:14; Mark 1:44...
Observe here, 1. How wonderfully God overruled the heart of the chief captain, in that he took care both of St. Paul, and the young man also: he bids the young man depart; for had it been known that h...