Acts 23 · Verse 31

Acts 23:31

Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Acts 23:31, King James Version

Acts 23:31 in other translations

BSBSo the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
WEBSo the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
ASVSo the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
YLTThen, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,
DARBYThe soldiers therefore, according to what was ordered them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris,
BBESo the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.
WebsterThen the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

What does Acts 23:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:31-32
31-32. brought him ... to Antipatris--nearly forty miles from Jerusalem, on the way to Cæsarea; so named by Herod in honor of his father, Antipater.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 31. To Antipatris. This town was anciently called Cafar-Saba. Josephus says (Antiq. xiii. 23,) that it was about seventeen miles from Joppa. It was about twenty-six miles from Caesarea, and of course about thirty-five from Jerusalem. Herod the Great changed the name to Antipatris, in honour of his father Antipater. It was situated in a fine plain, and watered with many springs and fountains.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 Antipatris - This place, according to Josephus, Antiq. lib. xiii. cap. 23, was anciently called Capharsaba, and is supposed to be the same which, in 1 Maccabees 7:31, is called Capharsalama, or Carphasalama. It was rebuilt by Herod the Great, and denominated Antipatris, in honor of his father Antipater. It was situated between Joppa and Caesarea, on the road from Jerusalem to this latter city. Josephus says it was fifty stadia from Joppa. The distance between Jerusalem and Caesarea was about seventy miles.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 23:25-35

God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern between the conscientious conduct of upright believers, and the zeal of false professors, though they disregard or understand not their doctrinal principles. All hearts are in God's hand, and those are blessed who put their…

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Acts 23:31 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.

ΟἱHoi<the>G3588
μὲνmenIndeedG3303
οὖνounthereforeG3767
στρατιῶταιstratiōtai[the] soldiersG4757
κατὰkataaccording toG2596
τὸtothatG3588
διατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonorderedG1299
αὐτοῖςautoisthemG846
ἀναλαβόντεςanalabonteshaving takenG353
τὸνton<the>G3588
ΠαῦλονPaulonPaulG3972
ἤγαγονēgagonbrought [him]G71
διὰdiathroughG1223
νυκτὸςnuktosnightG3571
εἰςeistoG1519
τὴνtēn<the>G3588
Ἀντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaAntipatris.G494

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Cross references for Acts 23:31

  • Acts 23:23-24

    And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

  • 2 Timothy 2:3-4

    Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

  • Luke 7:8

    For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as.
23,24; Lu 7:8; 2Ti 2:3,4

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Context

  • Acts 23:30

    And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

  • Acts 23:31

    Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 23:32

    On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

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Acts 23:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los soldados, tomando á Pablo como les era mandado, lleváronle de noche á Antipatris.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les soldats donc, selon les ordres qui leur avaient été donnés, prirent Paul et le menèrent de nuit à Antipatris.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Kriegsknechte nun nahmen, wie ihnen befohlen war, den Paulus und führten ihn bei der Nacht nach Antipatris.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Milites ergo secundum præceptum sibi assumentes Paulum, duxerunt per noctem in Antipatridem.