Acts 23:28
Strong's Lexicon
and
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

since I wanted
βουλόμενός (boulomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1014: To will, intend, desire, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to 'will, ' i.e. be willing.

to understand
ἐπιγνῶναι (epignōnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1921: From epi and ginosko; to know upon some mark, i.e. Recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge.

[their]
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.

charges
αἰτίαν (aitian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 156: From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.

[against]
ἐνεκάλουν (enekaloun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1458: To bring a charge against, accuse. From en and kaleo; to call in, i.e. Bring to account.

him,
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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.

I brought [him] down
κατήγαγον (katēgagon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2609: From kata and ago; to lead down; specially, to moor a vessel.

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

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 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.

Sanhedrin.
συνέδριον (synedrion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4892: A council, tribunal; the Sanhedrin, the meeting place of the Sanhedrin.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

Young's Literal Translation
and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wanting to know the charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down before their Sanhedrin.

New American Standard Bible
"And wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Council;

King James Bible
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.

New Living Translation
Then I took him to their high council to try to learn the basis of the accusations against him.

English Standard Version
And desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council.

New American Standard Bible
"And wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Council;

King James Bible
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wanting to know the charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down before their Sanhedrin.

International Standard Version
I wanted to know the exact charge they were making against him, so I had him brought before their Council.

NET Bible
Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.

American Standard Version
And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

English Revised Version
And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

Young's Literal Translation
and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,
















Cross References
Matthew 5:22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Acts 22:30
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

Acts 23:1
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Acts 23:10
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.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 23:27
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.

Acts 23:26
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

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

Acts 23:29
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

Acts 23:30
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

Acts 23:31
Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
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