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OET (OET-RV) I’m writing to you about this man who had been captured by the Jews here and they were about to kill him when I moved in with my soldiers because he is a Roman citizen.
OET-LV The this man having_been_captured by the Youdaiōns, and going to_be_being_killed by them, having_approached with their army, I_rescued him having_learned that he_is a_Ɽōmaios.
SR-GNT Τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συλλημφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτῶν, ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι, ἐξειλάμην μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν. ‡
(Ton andra touton sullaʸmfthenta hupo tōn Youdaiōn, kai mellonta anaireisthai hupʼ autōn, epistas sun tōi strateumati, exeilamaʸn mathōn hoti Ɽōmaios estin.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT This man, having been seized by the Jews and about to be killed by them, coming with a detachment of soldiers, I rescued, having learned that he was a Roman.
UST I am sending you a man whose name is Paul. Certain Jews had seized him and were about to kill him. But I learned that he was a Roman citizen, so I and my soldiers went and rescued him.
BSB ¶ This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
BLB This man having been seized by the Jews and being about to be killed by them, having come up with the troop, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman.
AICNT This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, but when I had learned that he was a Roman citizen, I came with the troops and rescued him.
OEB The man whom I send with this had been seized by some Jews, and was on the point of being killed by them, when I came upon them with the force under my command, and rescued him, as I learned that he was a Roman citizen.
WEBBE “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learnt that he was a Roman.
WMBB “This man was seized by the Judeans, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learnt that he was a Roman.
NET This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I came up with the detachment and rescued him, because I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
LSV This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them—having come with the army, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;
FBV This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I arrived on the scene with soldiers and rescued him, because I had found out he was a Roman citizen.
TCNT This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.
T4T I have sent you(sg) this man, Paul, because certain Jews seized him and were about to kill him. But I heard someone tell me that he is a Roman citizen, so I and my soldiers went and rescued him.
LEB No LEB ACTs 23:27 verse available
BBE This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman.
Moff No Moff ACTs book available
Wymth This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen.
ASV This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
DRA This man being taken by the Jews, and ready to be killed by them, I rescued coming in with an army, understanding that he is a Roman:
YLT This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them — having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;
Drby This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, I came up with the military and took out [of their hands], having learned that he was a Roman.
RV This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers, and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Wbstr This man was taken by the Jews, and would have been killed by them: then I came with a body of soldiers, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.
KJB-1769 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.
KJB-1611 This man was taken of the Iewes and should haue beene killed of them: Then came I with an armie, and rescued him, hauing vnderstood that he was a Romane.
(This man was taken of the Yews and should have been killed of them: Then came I with an armie, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Romane.)
Bshps This man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue ben kylled of them: Then came I with souldeirs, & rescued hym, and perceaued that he was a Romane.
(This man was taken of the Yewes, and should have been killed of them: Then came I with souldeirs, and rescued him, and perceived that he was a Romane.)
Gnva As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
(As this man was taken of the Yewes, and should have been killed of them, I came upon them with the garrison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane. )
Cvdl The Iewes had taken this man, and wolde haue slayne him, then came I with soudyers, and rescued him, and perceaued that he is a Romayne.
(The Yews had taken this man, and would have slain/killed him, then came I with soldiers, and rescued him, and perceived that he is a Romayne.)
TNT This man was take of the Iewes and shuld have bene killed of them. Then cam I with soudiers and rescued him and perceaved that he was a Romayne.
(This man was take of the Yews and should have been killed of them. Then came I with soldiers and rescued him and perceived that he was a Romayne. )
Wycl This man that was take of the Jewis, and bigan to be slayn, Y cam vpon hem with myn oost, and delyuerede hym fro hem, whanne Y knewe that he was a Romayn.
(This man that was take of the Yewis, and began to be slayn, I came upon them with mine host, and delivered him from them, when I knew that he was a Romayn.)
Luth Diesen Mann hatten die Juden gegriffen und wollten ihn getötet haben. Da kam ich mit dem Kriegsvolk dazu und riß ihn von ihnen und erfuhr, daß er ein Römer ist.
(Diesen man hatten the Yuden gegriffen and wantedn him/it getötet have. So came I with to_him Kriegsvolk in_addition and riß him/it from to_them and erfuhr, that he a Römer is.)
ClVg Virum hunc comprehensum a Judæis, et incipientem interfici ab eis, superveniens cum exercitu eripui, cognito quia Romanus est.
(Virum this_one comprehensum from Yudæis, and incipientem interfici away eis, superveniens when/with exercitu eripui, cognito because Romanus it_is. )
UGNT τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συνλημφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπ’ αὐτῶν, ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι, ἐξειλάμην μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν.
(ton andra touton sunlaʸmfthenta hupo tōn Youdaiōn, kai mellonta anaireisthai hup’ autōn, epistas sun tōi strateumati, exeilamaʸn mathōn hoti Ɽōmaios estin.)
SBL-GNT τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συλλημφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτῶν ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι ⸀ἐξειλάμην, μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν,
(ton andra touton sullaʸmfthenta hupo tōn Youdaiōn kai mellonta anaireisthai hupʼ autōn epistas sun tōi strateumati ⸀exeilamaʸn, mathōn hoti Ɽōmaios estin,)
TC-GNT Τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον [fn]συλληφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν, ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι [fn]ἐξειλόμην [fn]αὐτόν, μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστι.
(Ton andra touton sullaʸfthenta hupo tōn Youdaiōn, kai mellonta anaireisthai hup autōn, epistas sun tōi strateumati exeilomaʸn auton, mathōn hoti Ɽōmaios esti. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
23:23-35 A mounted escort took Paul safely to the Roman Governor Felix in Caesarea, the Roman headquarters for Judea. There Paul would have greater protection than in Jerusalem. The military operation was executed that night with secret efficiency and maximum security (23:31).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συνλημφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπ’ αὐτῶν & ἐξειλάμην
¬The man this (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συλλημφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτῶν ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι ἐξειλάμην μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν)
If your language does not use these passive forms, you could express these ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Learning that the Jews had seized this man and that they were about to kill him … I rescued him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
τῶν Ἰουδαίων
the Jews
The commander is using the name of a whole group, the Jews, to refer to some members of that group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “certain Jews”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
Ῥωμαῖός
/a/_Roman
Here the term Roman implicitly indicates Roman citizenship. Alternate translation: “a Roman citizen”
As the book of Acts attests, Paul was no stranger to imprisonment, and he catalogued his incarcerations among his many credentials of suffering that affirmed his legitimacy as an apostle to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians 6:4-5). The first mention of Paul being imprisoned is when he and Silas were arrested in Philippi after exorcising a spirit of divination from a slave girl (Acts 16). Paul’s actions angered the girl’s owners, since the men were no longer able to make money off of the girl’s fortune telling abilities. Later in his letter to the Corinthians, Paul notes that he had already suffered multiple imprisonments (2 Corinthians 11:23), making it clear that not all of Paul’s imprisonments and other sufferings were recorded in Scripture. The next imprisonment explicitly mentioned in Scripture is when Paul was arrested in the Temple in Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey (Acts 21:27-34). Soon after this Paul was sent to Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast, where he remained in prison for two years (Acts 23-26; see “Paul Is Transferred to Caesarea” map). This may be where Paul penned the letters commonly known as the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon). At the end of this time Paul appealed his case to Caesar and was sent to Rome, where he spent another two years under house arrest awaiting his trial before Caesar (Acts 28:16-31). If Paul did not write his Prison Epistles while he was at Caesarea, then it is likely that he wrote them from Rome during this time. The next time we hear of Paul being imprisoned is likely several years later in his second letter to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:8-17; 2:9; 4:9-21). Though it is not certain, the tone of Paul’s writing during this time of imprisonment, which seems markedly more somber than the optimistic outlook he seems to have about his incarceration during the writing of the Prison Epistles (e.g., Philippians 1:21-26; Philemon 1:22), suggests that this incarceration was not the same as his house arrest. If so, then it is possible that between his first and second incarcerations in Rome Paul fulfilled his intention to travel to Spain to continue spreading the gospel (Romans 15:22-28). Just prior to his second incarceration in Rome, Paul had informed Titus that he planned to spend the winter in Nicopolis northwest of Achaia and asked him to meet him there (Titus 3:12). Perhaps it was around this time or soon after that he was arrested once again and brought to Rome. Paul’s ultimate fate is not noted in Scripture, but tradition (Clement, Dionysius, Eusebius, and Tertullian) attests that this final imprisonment of Paul took place at what is now called Mamertine Prison. During Paul’s time this was the only prison in Rome and was called simply “the Prison,” and it was not typically used for long term incarceration but rather for holding those awaiting imminent execution. There, during the reign of Nero, Paul met his earthly death by the sword and was received into eternal life by his loving Savior, whom he had served so long.