^21:31While they were trying¹¹² to kill him, a report¹¹³ was sent up¹¹⁴ to the commanding officer¹¹⁵ of the cohort¹¹⁶ that all Jerusalem was in confusion.¹¹⁷

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Footnotes

112 Grk “seeking.”
113 Or “information” (originally concerning a crime; φάσις).
114 Grk “went up”; this verb is used because the report went up to the Antonia Fortress where the Roman garrison was stationed.
115 Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). In Greek the term χιλίαρχος (chiliarchos) literally described the “commander of a thousand,” but it was used as the standard translation for the Latin tribunus militum or tribunus militare, the military tribune who commanded a cohort of 600 men.
116 A cohort was a Roman military unit of about 600 soldiers, one-tenth of a legion.
117 συγχέω has “Pass. act.force be in confusion … ὅλη συγχύννεται Ἰερουσαλήμ 21:31.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman troops that the whole city of Jerusalem was in an uproar.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos.

NLTNew Living Translation

As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And as they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the military tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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