Acts 23:10
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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.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
In other translations
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.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
Greek words
πολλῆςpollēsgreatG4183δὲdethenG1161γινομένηςginomenēsis becomingG1096στάσεως,staseōsdissension,G4714φοβηθεὶςphobētheishaving fearedG5399ὁhotheG3588χιλίαρχοςchiliarchoscommanderG5506μὴmēlestG3361διασπασθῇdiaspasthēamay be torn to piecesG1288ὁho<the>G3588ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaulG3972ὑπ᾽hup᾽byG5259αὐτῶνautōnthemG846ἐκέλευσενekeleusenhe commandedG2753τὸtotheG3588στράτευμαstrateumatroopG4753καταβὰνkatabanhaving gone downG2597ἁρπάσαιharpasaito take by forceG726αὐτὸνautonhimG846ἐκekfromG1537μέσουmesoumidstG3319αὐτῶν,autōnof them,G846ἄγεινageinto bring [him]G71τεtethenG5037εἰςeisintoG1519τὴνtēntheG3588παρεμβολήν.¶parembolēnbarracks.G3925
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