Acts 24:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,”

Acts 24:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 24:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 24:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.””

Acts 24:7 — World English Bible

Acts 24:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,”

Acts 24:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 24:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands, ”

Acts 24:7 — Darby Translation

Acts 24:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,”

Acts 24:7 — Geneva Bible

Acts 24:7 in Context — Acts 24

5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

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What Does Acts 24:7 Mean?

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