Acts 23:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 23:10 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
πολλῆς
polýs
G4183
many
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
γινομένης
gínomai
G1096
to become
στάσεως
stásis
G4714
insurrection
φοβηθεὶς
phobéō
G5399
to fear
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
χιλίαρχος
chilíarchos
G5506
military commander
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
διασπασθῇ
diaspáō
G1288
to break asunder
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
ὑπ’
hypó
G5259
under
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ἐκέλευσεν
keleúō
G2753
to command
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
στράτευμα
stráteuma
G4753
army
καταβὰν
katabaínō
G2597
to descend
ἁρπάσαι
harpázō
G726
to seize
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
μέσου
mésos
G3319
middle
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ἄγειν
ágō
G71
to lead
τε
té
G5037
and
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
παρεμβολήν
parembolḗ
G3925
encampment
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World English Bible Public Domain
When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And when a great argument happened, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to go down to seize him from the midst of them and to bring him into the fortress.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).