Acts 23:33
New International Version
When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

New Living Translation
When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix.

English Standard Version
When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.

Berean Standard Bible
When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.

Berean Literal Bible
who having entered into Caesarea and having delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.

King James Bible
Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

New King James Version
When they came to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

New American Standard Bible
When these horsemen had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

NASB 1995
When these had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

NASB 1977
And when these had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

Legacy Standard Bible
When these had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

Amplified Bible
When these [horsemen] reached Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor, and also presented Paul to him.

Christian Standard Bible
When these men entered Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When these men entered Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

American Standard Version
and they, when they came to Cæsarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

Contemporary English Version
When they came to Caesarea, they gave the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

English Revised Version
and they, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the soldiers arrived in the city of Caesarea with Paul, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

Good News Translation
They took him to Caesarea, delivered the letter to the governor, and turned Paul over to him.

International Standard Version
When these men came to Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

Majority Standard Bible
When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.

NET Bible
When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

New Heart English Bible
When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

Weymouth New Testament
and, the cavalry having reached Caesarea and delivered the letter to the Governor, they brought Paul also to him.

World English Bible
When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.

Berean Literal Bible
who having entered into Caesarea and having delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.

Young's Literal Translation
those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, did present also Paul to him.

Smith's Literal Translation
Who having come into Cesarea and given up the letter to the leader, they also placed Paul before him.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who, when they were come to Caesarea, and had delivered the letter to the governor, did also present Paul before him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.

New American Bible
When they arrived in Caesarea they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.

New Revised Standard Version
When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they brought him to Cæs-a-re’a, and delivered the letter to the governor, and also presented Paul before him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they brought him to Caesarea and gave the letter to the Governor and presented Paulus before him.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
When they came to Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.

Godbey New Testament
Who, having come into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also committed Paul to him.

Haweis New Testament
So when they came to Cæsarea, and had delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also to him.

Mace New Testament
who upon their arrival at Cesarea, delivered the letter to the governour, and presented Paul to him.

Weymouth New Testament
and, the cavalry having reached Caesarea and delivered the letter to the Governor, they brought Paul also to him.

Worrell New Testament
who, indeed, coming to Caesarea, and delivering the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

Worsley New Testament
who, when they came into Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Paul Sent to Felix
32The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him. 33When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him. 34The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,…

Cross References
Acts 21:31-33
While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil. / Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. / The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

Acts 22:24-30
the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him. / But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?” / On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.” ...

Acts 24:1-9
Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul. / When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation. / In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude. ...

Acts 25:1-5
Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, / where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus / to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way. ...

Acts 9:15-16
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel. / I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

Acts 26:30-32
Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them. / On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” / And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Acts 28:16
When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Acts 16:37-39
But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!” / So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens. / They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.

Acts 19:21
After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”

Acts 25:10-12
Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well. / If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!” / Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

Acts 27:1-2
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. / We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.

Acts 28:30-31
Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him. / Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:10-13
in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you. / For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, / that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. ...

2 Corinthians 11:32-33
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. / But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.

Philippians 1:12-14
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. / As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. / And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.


Treasury of Scripture

Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

delivered.

Acts 23:25-30
And he wrote a letter after this manner: …

presented.

Acts 28:16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

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Acts 23
1. As Paul pleads his cause,
2. Ananias commands them to strike him.
7. Dissension among his accusers.
11. God encourages him.
14. The Jews' vow to kill Paul,
20. is declared unto the chief captain.
27. He sends him to Felix the governor.














When the horsemen arrived
The term "horsemen" refers to the cavalry unit that was part of the Roman military escort assigned to protect Paul. In the Greek, the word used is "ἱππεῖς" (hippeis), which specifically denotes mounted soldiers. This highlights the seriousness with which the Roman authorities took the threat against Paul, ensuring his safe passage with a significant military presence. Historically, this reflects the Roman Empire's emphasis on law and order, and their infrastructure that allowed for rapid and secure travel across vast distances.

in Caesarea
Caesarea was a significant city in the Roman province of Judea, serving as the administrative center and the residence of the Roman governor. Named after Caesar Augustus, it was a hub of Roman culture and governance. Archaeological findings, such as the remains of the grand harbor and the amphitheater, underscore its importance. Theologically, Caesarea represents a place where the early church intersected with Roman authority, a setting for pivotal moments in the spread of the Gospel.

they delivered the letter
The "letter" refers to the written communication from Claudius Lysias, the Roman commander, to Felix, the governor. In the Roman world, letters were a primary means of official communication, often sealed and delivered by trusted couriers. This act of delivering the letter signifies the formal and legal nature of Paul's transfer, ensuring that the governor was informed of the circumstances and charges, reflecting the Roman commitment to due process.

to the governor
The "governor" here is Felix, the Roman procurator of Judea. His role was to maintain peace and oversee legal matters in the province. Historically, Felix is known for his harsh rule and corruption, as noted by the historian Tacitus. In the biblical narrative, Felix represents the worldly authority that Paul must navigate, a reminder of the challenges faced by early Christians in a pagan world.

and handed Paul over to him
The phrase "handed Paul over" indicates the formal transfer of custody. In Greek, the word "παρέστησαν" (parestēsan) implies presenting or standing beside, suggesting a respectful and official handover. This moment is significant as it places Paul under the jurisdiction of Roman law, setting the stage for his defense of the Gospel before Roman authorities. It underscores the theme of divine providence, as God uses these circumstances to further His purposes, allowing Paul to witness to the highest levels of government.

Verse 33. - And they for who, A.V.; letter for epistle, A.V. Presented Paul; πάρεστησαν. This is a word particularly used of setting any one before a judge (see Romans 14:10, and the subscription of 2 Timothy, Ὅτε ἐκ δευτέρου παρέστη Πῦλος τῷ Καίσαρι Νέρωνι).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[When the horsemen]
οἵτινες (hoitines)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.

arrived
εἰσελθόντες (eiselthontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

in
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Caesarea,
Καισάρειαν (Kaisareian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2542: From Kaisar; Caesaria, the name of two places in Palestine.

they delivered
ἀναδόντες (anadontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 325: To send up, deliver, hand over, yield. From ana and didomi; to hand over.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

letter
ἐπιστολὴν (epistolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1992: A letter, dispatch, epistle, message. From epistello; a written message.

to the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

governor
ἡγεμόνι (hēgemoni)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2232: From hegeomai; a leader, i.e. Chief person of a province.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

presented
παρέστησαν (parestēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3936: Or prolonged paristano from para and histemi; to stand beside, i.e. to exhibit, proffer, recommend, substantiate; or to be at hand, aid.

Paul
Παῦλον (Paulon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

to him.
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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