King James Version
Acts 23:27 in the King James Version says “This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having u...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.”
Acts 23:27 · KJV
And he wrote a letter after this manner:
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
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“was taken”
G4815to clasp, i.e., seize (arrest, capture); specially, to conceive (literally or figuratively); by implication, to aid
“of”
G5259under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“should”
G3195to intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probabili
“have been killed”
G337to take up, i.e., adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e., abolish, murder
“of”
G5259under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“then came I”
G2186to stand upon, i.e., be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal)
“with”
G4862with or together (but much closer than g3326 or g3844), i.e., by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, additi
“an army”
G4753an armament, i.e., (by implication) a body of troops (more or less extensive or systematic)
“and rescued”
G1807actively, to tear out; middle voice, to select; figuratively, to release
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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