Acts 23 · Verse 19

Acts 23:19

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
Acts 23:19, King James Version

Acts 23:19 in other translations

BSBThe commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
WEBThe commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
ASVAnd the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?
YLTAnd the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, ‘What is that which thou hast to tell me?'
DARBYAnd the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?
BBEAnd the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?
WebsterThen the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

What does Acts 23:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:16-22

16-22. Paul's sister's son--(See on Ac 9:30). If he was at this time residing at Jerusalem for his education, like Paul himself, he may have got at the schools those hints of the conspiracy on which he so promptly acted.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 19. Took him by the hand. As an expression of kindness and civility. He did it to draw him aside from the multitude, that he might communicate his message privately.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 23:12-24

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 of iniquity. Paul knew that the Divine providence acts by reasonable and prudent means; and that, if he neglected to use the means in his power, he could not expect God's providence to work on his behalf. He who will not help…

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Acts 23:19 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosHaving taken holdG1949
δὲdethenG1161
τῆςtēsof theG3588
χειρὸςcheiroshandG5495
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
ὁhotheG3588
χιλίαρχοςchiliarchoscommanderG5506
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀναχωρήσαςanachōrēsashaving withdrawnG402
κατ᾽kat᾽inG2596
ἰδίανidianprivateG2398
ἐπυνθάνετο·epunthanetohe was inquiring:G4441
τίtiWhatG5101
ἐστινestinis itG1510
ὃhothatG3739
ἔχειςecheisyou haveG2192
ἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaito reportG518
μοι;moito me?G3165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 23:19

  • Nehemiah 2:4

    Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

  • Esther 9:12

    And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

  • Esther 5:3

    Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

  • Mark 9:27

    But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

  • Esther 7:2

    And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

  • Mark 10:51

    And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

  • Mark 8:23

    And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

  • Jeremiah 31:32

    Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
took.
Jer 31:32; Mr 8:23; 9:27
What.
Ne 2:4; Es 5:3; 7:2; 9:12; Mr 10:51

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Context

  • Acts 23:18

    So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

  • Acts 23:19

    Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

  • Acts 23:20

    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.

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Acts 23:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el tribuno, tomándole de la mano y retirándose aparte, le preguntó: ¿Qué es lo que tienes que decirme?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le chiliarque, l’ayant pris par la main et s’étant retiré à part, lui demanda: Qu’est-ce que tu as à me rapporter?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Oberste aber nahm ihn bei der Hand und zog sich mit ihm besonders zurück und fragte: Was ist es, das du mir zu melden hast?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Apprehendens autem tribunus manum illius, secessit cum eo seorsum, et interrogavit illum: Quid est quod habes indicare mihi?