King James Version
Acts 23:35 in the King James Version says “I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.”
Acts 23:35 · KJV
Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I will hear”
G1251to hear throughout, i.e., patiently listen (to a prisoner's plea)
“when”
G3752whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“accusers”
G2725against one in the assembly, i.e., a complainant at law; specially, satan
“are”
G3854to become near, i.e., approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly
“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
“judgment hall”
G4232the praetorium or governor's courtroom (sometimes including the whole edifice and camp)
“to be kept”
G5442to watch, i.e., be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid
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