20He said, |The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.


In Context

17 Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, |Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.|

18 So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, |Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you.|

19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, |What is it that you have to tell me?|

20 He said, |The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

21 Therefore don't yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.|

22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, |Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.|

Acts 23:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:20He said: "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And he said: The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring forth Paul to morrow into the council, as if they meant to inquire some thing more certain touching him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20And he said, The Jews have agreed together to make a request to thee, that thou mayest bring Paul down to-morrow into the council, as about to inquire something more precise concerning him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul tomorrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring down Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat concerning him more perfectly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20and he said — 'The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire you that you would bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.