Acts 23:16
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Which when Paul's sister's son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

Acts 21:34
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude. And when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

Acts 21:37
And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith to the tribune: May I speak something to thee? Who said: Canst thou speak Greek?

Acts 23:10
And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune, fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from among them and to bring him into the castle.

Acts 23:17
And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune: for he hath some thing to tell him.

Acts 23:32
And the next day, leaving the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the castle.

Acts 24:23
And he commanded a centurion to keep him: and that he should be easy and that he should not prohibit any of his friends to minister unto him.

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Which when Paul's sister's son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

when.

Job 5:13 Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.

Lamentations 3:37 Mem. Who is he that hath commanded a thing to be done, when the Lord commandeth it not?

1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.

he went.

2 Samuel 17:17 And Jonathan and Achimaas stayed by the fountain Rogel: and there went a maid and told them: and they went forward, to carry the message to king David, for they might not be seen, nor enter into the city.

Context
The Plot to Kill Paul
15Now therefore do you with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him forth to you, as if you meant to know something more certain touching him. And we, before he come near, are ready to kill him. 16Which when Paul's sister's son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul. 17And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune: for he hath some thing to tell him.…
Lexicon
But [when]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

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

son
υἱὸς (huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of Paul’s
Παύλου (Paulou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

sister
ἀδελφῆς (adelphēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 79: A sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman. Fem of adephos; a sister.

heard about
Ἀκούσας (Akousas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

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

ambush,
ἐνέδραν (enedran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1747: An ambush, plot, treachery, fraud. Feminine from en and the base of hedraios; an ambuscade, i.e. murderous purpose.

he went
παραγενόμενος (paragenomenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3854: From para and ginomai; to become near, i.e. Approach; by implication, to appear publicly.

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

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

barracks
παρεμβολὴν (parembolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3925: From a compound of para and emballo; a throwing in beside, i.e., battle-array, encampment or barracks.

[and] told
ἀπήγγειλεν (apēngeilen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 518: To report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare. From apo and the base of aggelos; to announce.

Paul.
Παύλῳ (Paulō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.


Additional Translations
But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

But the son of Paul's sister, having heard of the ambush, having come near and having entered into the barracks, reported it to Paul.

And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

But Paul's sister's son, having heard of the lying in wait, came and entered into the fortress and reported [it] to Paul.

But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

And when the son of Paul's sister heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

But Paul's sister's son heard of the intended attack upon him. So he came and went into the barracks and told Paul about it;

But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,
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