Acts 21:37
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21:37As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks,142 he said143 to the commanding officer,144 “May I say145 something to you?” The officer146 replied,147 “Do you know Greek?148
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- 142 Or “the headquarters.” παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”
- 143 Grk “says” (a historical present).
- 144 Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers) See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. .
- 145 Grk “Is it permitted for me to say” (an idiom).
- 146 Grk “He”; the referent (the officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 147 Grk “said.”
- 148 “Do you know Greek?” Paul as an educated rabbi was bilingual. Paul’s request in Greek allowed the officer to recognize that Paul was not the violent insurrectionist he thought he had arrested (see following verse). The confusion of identities reveals the degree of confusion dominating these events.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?”
“Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
As he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the commander, “Am I allowed to say something to you?”
He replied, “You know how to speak Greek?
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NLTNew Living Translation
As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, “May I have a word with you?”
“Do you know Greek?” the commander asked, surprised.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And as he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the military tribune, “Is it permitted for me to say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek?
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KJV 1900King James Version
And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
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