Acts 23:16-18

23:16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, ¹  he came and entered ²  the barracks ³  and told Paul. 23:17 Paul called ⁴  one of the centurions ⁵  and said, “Take this young man to the commanding officer, ⁶  for he has something to report to him.” 23:18 So the centurion ⁷  took him and brought him to the commanding officer ⁸  and said, “The prisoner Paul called ⁹  me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

[23:16]  ¹ tn Or “plot” (BDAG 334 s.v. ἐνέδρα).

[23:16]  ² tn Grk “coming and entering…, he told.” The participles παραγενόμενος (paragenomeno") and εἰσελθών (eiselqwn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:16]  ³ tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”

[23:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “calling…Paul said.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:17]  ⁵ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

[23:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.

[23:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the centurion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:18]  ⁸ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.

[23:18]  ⁹ tn Grk “calling.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.