"This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having u…" — Acts 23:27

Acts 23:27 · KJV

“This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.”

— Acts 23:27

Verse 26

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix {sendeth} greeting.

Verse 28

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

Acts 23 — Context

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix {sendeth} greeting.

This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

Cross References

Acts 22:25-29

And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

Acts 21:31-33

And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Acts 24:6

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

Acts 23:10

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring {him} into the castle.