Acts 24:7
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
Acts 24:7 in other translations
| YLT | and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away, |
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| DARBY | but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took him away with great force out of our hands, |
| Webster | But the chief captain Lysias came and with great violence took him out of our hands, |
What does Acts 24:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 24:5-8
5-8. a pestilent fellow--a plague, or pest. and a mover of sedition among all the Jews--by exciting disturbances among them. throughout the world--(See on Lu 2:1). This was the first charge; and true only in the sense explained on Ac 16:20. a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes--the second charge; and true enough.
Barnes' Notes
(d) "chief captain" Acts 21:33 (&) "chief captain" "commander"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 24:1-9
See here the unhappiness of great men, and a great unhappiness it is, to have their services praised beyond measure, and never to be faithfully told of their faults; hereby they are hardened and encouraged in evil, like Felix. God's prophets were charged with being troublers of the land, and our Lord Jesus Christ, that he perverted the nation; the very same charges were brought against Paul. The selfish and evil…
Acts 24:7 in the original Greek
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Context
- Acts 24:6
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
- Acts 24:7
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
- Acts 24:8
Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
Acts 24:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas interviniendo el tribuno Lisias, con grande violencia le quitó de nuestras manos, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais Lysias, le chiliarque, étant survenu, l’a emmené en l’arrachant d’entre nos mains avec une grande violence, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Lysias aber, der Oberste, kam herzu und führte ihn mit großer Gewalt aus unseren Händen weg, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Superveniens autem tribunus Lysias, cum vi magna eripuit eum de manibus nostris, |