Acts 23:35 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 23:35

he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.

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ASV

I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s palace.

KJV

I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

I will hear thee, said he,.... The Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, "we will hear", which is a grand courtly way of speaking: when thine accusers are come; which Lysias, in his letter, informed him that he had ordered them to come; which shows the governor to have some sense of justice and integrity, being desirous to hear both sides before he judged of the affair, though there was so much said in the chief captain's letter in favour of Paul's innocence, and against his enemies.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In Herod’s judgment hall - Greek: in the praetorium of Herod. The word used here denoted formerly “the tent of the Roman praetor”; and since that was the place where justice was administered, it came to be applied to “halls (courts) of justice.” This had been raised probably by Herod the Great as his palace, or as a place for administering justice. It is probable, also, that prisons, or places of security, would be attached to such places.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I will hear thee--The word means, "give thee a full hearing." to be kept in Herod's judgment hall--"prætorium," the palace built at Cæsarea by Herod, and now occupied by the Roman procurators; in one of the buildings attached to which Paul was ordered to be kept.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
διακούσομαί	diakousomai	I will hear fully	G1251 →
σου,	sou	you,	G4771 →
ἔφη,	ephē	he was saying,	G5346 →
ὅταν	hotan	when	G3752 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
κατήγοροί	katēgoroi	accusers	G2725 →
σου	sou	of you	G4771 →
παραγένωνται.	paragenōntai	may have arrived.	G3854 →
κελεύσας	keleusas	having commanded	G2753 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
πραιτωρίῳ	praitōriō	Praetorium	G4232 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἡρῴδου	Hērōdou	of Herod	G2264 →
φυλάσσεσθαι	phulassesthai	to be guarded	G5442 →
αὐτόν.¶	auton	him.	G846 →

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Through
Acts 25:16
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
leads to
- John 7:51
  “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
- Deuteronomy 19:17–18
  both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.
- Acts 23:30
  When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
- Proverbs 18:17
  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
Through
Matthew 27:27
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
leads to
- John 18:33
  Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
- John 18:28
  Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
- Acts 10:1
  At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Through
Acts 23:30
When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
leads to
- Acts 23:20
  He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Acts

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Acts