Acts 23:28

28 I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.

Acts 23:28 in Other Translations

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

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

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

28 Wanting to know what he had done wrong, I had him brought before their council.

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

28 I wanted to know what they had against him. So I took him to their Jewish council

28 Wanting to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down before their Sanhedrin.

28 I wanted to know why they were bringing charges against him. So I brought him to their Sanhedrin.

Acts 23:28 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 23:28

And when I would have known the cause
Or crime, he was guilty of:

wherefore they accused him:
which they charged him with, and for which they beat him almost to death:

I brought him forth into their council;
their court of judicature, the great sanhedrim.

Acts 23:28 In-Context

26 Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.

27 This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen.

28 I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.

29 I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment.

30 When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also ordered his accusers to present to you their case against him.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 22:30