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Acts 23:10

The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
πολλῆςpollēsgreatG4183
δὲdethenG1161
γινομένηςginomenēsis becomingG1096
στάσεως,staseōsdissension,G4714
φοβηθεὶςphobētheishaving fearedG5399
hotheG3588
χιλίαρχοςchiliarchoscommanderG5506
μὴlestG3361
διασπασθῇdiaspasthēamay be torn to piecesG1288
ho<the>G3588
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaulG3972
ὑπ᾽hup᾽byG5259
αὐτῶνautōnthemG846
ἐκέλευσενekeleusenhe commandedG2753
τὸtotheG3588
στράτευμαstrateumatroopG4753
καταβὰνkatabanhaving gone downG2597
ἁρπάσαιharpasaito take by forceG726
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
ἐκekfromG1537
μέσουmesoumidstG3319
αὐτῶν,autōnof them,G846
ἄγεινageinto bring [him]G71
τεtethenG5037
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
παρεμβολήν.¶parembolēnbarracks.G3925

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)