28And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:


In Context

25 And he wrote a letter after this form:

26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.

27 This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers, and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

28 And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

29 whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

30 And when it was shewn to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.

Acts 23:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:28And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:28I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:28And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:28And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28And desiring to know the charge on which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28And when I would have known the cause for which they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:28And when I would have known the cause why they accused him, I brought him forth into their council: