Acts 23:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said, 'The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are going to inquire more thoroughly about him.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ ὅτι Οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι συνέθεντο τοῦ ἐρωτῆσαί σε, ὅπως αὔριον εἰς τὸ συνέδριον καταγάγῃς τὸν Παῦλον, ὡς μέλλοντές τι ἀκριβέστερον πυνθάνεσθαι περὶ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Eipen de that The Ioudaioi synethento of-the erōtēsai you, so-that tomorrow into the synedrion katagagēs the Paulon, as mellontes something more-akribesterou pythanessthai concerning him.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *Ioudaioi*: nominative masculine plural - Jews
• *synethento*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they agreed together
• *erōtēsai*: aorist active infinitive - to ask
• *synedrion*: accusative neuter singular - council
• *katagagēs*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might bring down
• *Paulon*: accusative masculine singular - Paul
• *mellontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - being about to
• *akribesterou*: comparative adverb - more accurately
• *pythanessthai*: present middle infinitive - to inquire

Word Meanings

• *synethento*: agreed/plotted together/made an agreement
• *erōtēsai*: to ask/request/beg
• *synedrion*: council/Sanhedrin
• *katagagēs*: bring down/lead down
• *mellontes*: intending/about to/planning to
• *akribesterou*: more accurately/precisely/exactly
• *pythanessthai*: inquire/investigate/learn by inquiry

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though they would inquire somewhat more accurately about him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayd: the Iewes are determined to desyre the yt thou woldest brynge forth Paul to morowe into the counsell as though they wolde enquyre somwhat of him more parfectly.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde: The Iewes are agreed together, to desyre the, to let Paul be broughte forth tomorow before the councell, as though they wolde yet heare him better.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde: The Iewes are determined to desire thee, that thou wouldest bryng foorth Paul to morowe into the counsell, as though they would enquire somewhat of hym more perfectly.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he said -- `The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He replied,“The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 23:14-15 : 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.' 15 Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.
• Ps 12:2 : 2 Help, LORD, for the godly have vanished; the faithful have disappeared from among humanity.
• Dan 6:5-9 : 5 At this, the administrators and satraps sought to find a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or fault because he was faithful. No negligence or corruption was found in him. 6 Then these men said, 'We will not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless it is connected with the law of his God.' 7 So the administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said to him, 'King Darius, may you live forever! 8 All the governors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, advisors, and officials have agreed to establish a royal decree and enforce an edict: Anyone who petitions any god or human besides you, O king, for thirty days shall be thrown into the lions' den. 9 Now, O king, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed. 10 So King Darius signed the written decree and the edict. 11 When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went to his house. He had windows in his upstairs room that opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees to pray, giving thanks to his God, just as he had always done. 12 Then these men came as a group and found Daniel petitioning and pleading before his God.
• Acts 23:1 : 1 Gazing intently at the council, Paul said, 'Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God up to this day.'