Acts 23:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.

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  • Acts 23:10 : 10 And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commaunded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
  • Acts 23:32 : 32 And the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.
  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their owne craftinesse.
  • 2 Sam 17:17 : 17 Now Ionathan and Ahimaaz abode by En-rogel: (for they might not be seene to come into the citie) & a maid went, and tolde them, and they went and shewed King Dauid.
  • Job 5:13 : 13 He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisedome, neither vnderstanding, nor counsell against the Lord.
  • Lam 3:37 : 37 Who is he then that sayth, & it commeth to passe, and the Lord commandeth it not?
  • Acts 21:34 : 34 And one cryed this, another that, among the people. So when he could not know the certeintie for the tumult, he commaunded him to be led into the castell.

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  • Acts 23:17-24
    8 verses
    80%

    17And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him.

    18So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.

    19Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?

    20And 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:

    21But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promes.

    22The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.

    23And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre of the night.

    24And let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.

  • Acts 23:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul.

    15Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.

  • Acts 23:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commaunded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.

    11Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.

    12And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed Paul.

  • Acts 23:30-33
    4 verses
    71%

    30And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commaunded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.

    31Then the souldiers as it was commaunded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

    32And the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.

    33Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.

  • Acts 22:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26Nowe when the Centurion heard it, hee went, and tolde the chiefe captaine, saying, Take heede what thou doest: for this man is a Romane.

    27Then the chiefe captaine came, and sayd to him, Tel me, art thou a Romane? And he said, Yea.

  • Acts 21:29-34
    6 verses
    70%

    29For they had seene before Trophimus an Ephesian with him in the citie, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the Temple.

    30Then all the citie was moued, and the people ran together: and they tooke Paul and drewe him out of the Temple, and forth with the doores were shut.

    31But as they went about to kill him, tydings came vnto the chiefe captaine of the band, that all Hierusalem was on an vproare.

    32Who immediately tooke souldiers & Centurions, and ran downe vnto them: and when they sawe the chiefe Captaine and the souldiers, they left beating of Paul.

    33Then the chiefe Captaine came neere and tooke him, and commaunded him to be bound with two chaines, and demaunded who he was, and what he had done.

    34And one cryed this, another that, among the people. So when he could not know the certeintie for the tumult, he commaunded him to be led into the castell.

  • Acts 9:24
    69%

    24But their laying awayte was knowen of Saul: nowe they watched the gates day and night, that they might kill him.

  • Acts 28:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16So when we came to Rome, the Centurion deliuered the prisoners to the generall Captaine: but Paul was suffered to dwell by him selfe with a souldier that kept him.

    17And the third day after, Paul called the chiefe of the Iewes together: and when they were come, he said vnto them, Men and brethren, though I haue committed nothing against the people, or Lawes of the fathers, yet was I deliuered prisoner from Hierusalem into the handes of the Romanes.

  • Acts 24:23
    68%

    23Then hee commaunded a Centurion to keepe Paul, and that he should haue ease, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister vnto him, or to come vnto him.

  • Acts 25:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2Then the high Priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes appeared before him against Paul: and they besought him,

    3And desired fauour against him, that hee would send for him to Hierusalem: and they layd waite to kill him by the way.

  • Acts 22:29-30
    2 verses
    68%

    29Then straightway they departed from him, which should haue examined him: and the chiefe captaine also was afrayd, after he knewe that hee was a Romane, and that he had bound him.

    30On the next day, because hee would haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes, he loosed him from his bonds, and commaunded the hie Priests and all their Councill to come together: and he brought Paul, and set him before them.

  • Acts 23:27-28
    2 verses
    68%

    27As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.

    28And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.

  • Acts 25:14-15
    2 verses
    67%

    14And when they had remained there many dayes, Festus declared Pauls cause vnto the King, saying, There is a certaine man left in prison by Felix,

    15Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.

  • Acts 22:24
    67%

    24The chiefe captaine commanded him to be led into the castle, and bade that he should be scourged, and examined, that he might knowe wherefore they cryed so on him.

  • Acts 24:7
    67%

    7But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,

  • Acts 25:23
    66%

    23And on the morowe when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pompe, and were entred into the Common hall with the chiefe captaines and chiefe men of the citie, at Festus commandement Paul was brought forth.

  • Acts 25:6
    66%

    6Now when he had taried among them no more then ten dayes, hee went downe to Cæsarea, and the next day sate in the iudgement seat, and commaunded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 16:27-28
    2 verses
    66%

    27Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.

    28But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme: for we are all here.

  • Acts 21:37
    65%

    37And as Paul should haue bene led into the castell, he sayd vnto the chiefe Captaine, May I speake vnto thee? Who sayd, Canst thou speake Greeke?

  • Acts 26:30
    65%

    30And when he had thus spoken, the King rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, and they that sate with them.

  • Acts 27:1
    65%

    1Now when it was concluded, that we should sayle into Italie, they deliuered both Paul, and certaine other prisoners vnto a Centurion named Iulius, of the band of Augustus.

  • Acts 16:36
    65%

    36Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.

  • Acts 19:31
    65%

    31Certaine also of the chiefe of Asia which were his friendes, sent vnto him, desiring him that hee woulde not present him selfe in the Common place.

  • Acts 16:38
    65%

    38And the sergeants tolde these woordes vnto the gouernours, who feared whe they heard that they were Romanes.

  • Acts 21:27
    65%

    27And when the seuen dayes were almost ended, the Iewes which were of Asia (when they sawe him in the Temple) moued all the people, and laide hands on him,