Acts 23:20

And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι Ioudaioi	G2453	Judæan · noun — nominative plural masculine, a people name
agreed	συνέθεντο sunethento	G4934	to place jointly · verb — second aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural
desire	ἐρωτῆσαί erōtēsai	G2065	to interrogate · verb — aorist active infinitive
thee	σέ sé	G4571	thee
that	ὅπως hopōs	G3704	what(-ever) how · conjunction
down	καταγάγῃς katagagēs	G2609	to lead down · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular
Paul	Παῦλον Paulon	G3972	(little · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
morrow	αὔριον aurion	G839	properly · adverb
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
council	συνέδριον sunedrion	G4892	a joint session · noun — accusative singular neuter
though	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
enquire	πυνθάνεσθαι punthanesthai	G4441	to question · verb — present middle or passive deponent infinitive
somewhat	τι ti	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — accusative singular neuter
of	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
him	αὐτοῦ. autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
more	μέλλον mellon	G3195	to intend · verb — present active participle, nominative singular neuter
perfectly	ἀκριβῶς akribōs	G199	exactly

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Cross-references

Acts 23:14-15 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have…
Psalms 12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Daniel 6:5-12 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
Acts 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 23:12–end

We have here the story of a plot against the life of Paul; how it was laid, how it was discovered, and how it was defeated. I. How this plot was laid. They found they could gain nothing by popular tumult, or legal process, and therefore have a recourse to the barbarous method of assassination; they will come upon him suddenly, and stab him, if they can but get him within their reach. So restless is their malice against this good man that, when one design fails, they will turn another stone. Now observe here, 1. Who they were that formed this conspiracy. They were certain Jews that had the utmost degree of indignation against him because he was the apostle of the Gentiles, Act 23:12. And they…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:19

took him by the hand--This shows that he must have been quite in his boyhood, and throws a pleasing light on the kind-hearted impartiality of this officer.

Adam Clarke on Acts 23:17

Bring this young man unto the chief captain - Though St. Paul had the most positive assurance from Divine authority that he should be preserved, yet he knew that the Divine providence acts by reasonable and prudent means; and that, if he neglected to use the means in his power, he could not expect God's providence to work in his behalf. He who will not help himself, according to the means and power he possesses, has neither reason nor revelation to assure him that he shall receive any assistance from God.

John Gill on Acts 23:20

And he said, the Jews have agreed to desire thee,.... By the Jews are meant, the Jewish sanhedrim, for the young man had not only intelligence of the conspiracy, and lying in wait of the forty men or more; but also of the agreement which the sanhedrim at the motion of these men were come into, to make the following request to the chief captain; which seems to confirm the above conjecture, that this young man might be a student under the president of the council, or one of the doctors, whereby he came at the knowledge of these things: that thou wouldst bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, &c. See Gill on Acts 23:15.

Dictionary and topics

Stephen — One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. “He fell asleep” with a prayer for his…
Change Of Venue · Granted Paul — Granted Paul
Claudius Lysius · Sends Paul to Felix — Sends Paul to Felix
Roman Empire, The · Allusions to judicial affairs of: Accused person protected from popular violence — Allusions to judicial affairs of: Accused person protected from popular violence

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 23:20

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 23:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:19

Adam Clarke on Acts 23:17

John Gill on Acts 23:20

Dictionary and topics

Acts 23:20

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 23:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:19

Adam Clarke on Acts 23:17

John Gill on Acts 23:20

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 23:17-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 23:16-22