Acts 23:15
“Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 23:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
So we want you now, with the consent of the Council, to suggest to the commanding officer that he should bring Paul down before you, as though you intended to go more fully into his case; but, before he comes here, we will be ready to make away with him.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Machet ihr nun jetzt mit dem Synedrium dem Obersten Anzeige, damit er ihn zu euch herabführe, als wolltet ihr seine Sache genauer entscheiden; wir aber sind bereit, ehe er nahe kommt, ihn umzubringen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora pues, vosotros, con el concilio, requerid al tribuno que le saque mañana á vosotros como que queréis entender de él alguna cosa más cierta; y nosotros, antes que él llegue, estaremos aparejados para matarle.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Agora vós, então, juntamente com o Supremo Conselho, fazei saber ao comandante que amanhã ele o traga a vós, como se fosse para que investigueis mais detalhadamente; e antes que ele chegue, nós estamos prontos para o matar.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Agora, portanto, informai ao comandante juntamente com o consellho para que vos traga Paulo, como se fôsseis investigar o caso dele com mais precisão. Quanto a nós, estamos preparados para matá-lo antes que ele chegue aqui".
📖 Acts 23:15 in Context
13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
14And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
16And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
17Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
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