^23:16But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush,⁶¹ he came and entered⁶² the barracks⁶³ and told Paul. ^23:17Paul called⁶⁴ one of the centurions⁶⁵ and said, “Take this young man to the commanding officer,⁶⁶ for he has something to report to him.”

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Footnotes

61 Or “plot” ( ἐνέδρα).
62 Grk “coming and entering …, he told.” The participles παραγενόμενος (paragenomenos) and εἰσελθών (eiselthōn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.
63 Or “the headquarters.” παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”
64 Grk “calling … Paul said.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesamenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
65 See the note on the word centurion in .
66 Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But the son of Paul’s sister, hearing about their ambush, came and entered the barracks and reported it to Paul. Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has something to report to him.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But Paul’s nephew—his sister’s son—heard of their plan and went to the fortress and told Paul. Paul called for one of the Roman officers and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered into the barracks and reported it to Paul. So Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the military tribune, because he has something to report to him.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

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