Acts 23:32

32 The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.

Acts 23:32 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
English Standard Version (ESV)
32 And on the next day they returned to the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him.
New Living Translation (NLT)
32 They returned to the fortress the next morning, while the mounted troops took him on to Caesarea.
The Message Bible (MSG)
32 In the morning the soldiers returned to their barracks in Jerusalem, sending Paul on to Caesarea under guard of the cavalry.
American Standard Version (ASV)
32 But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
32 They returned to their barracks the next day and let the soldiers on horseback travel with Paul.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
32 The next day, they returned to the barracks, allowing the cavalry to go on with him.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
32 The next day they let the horsemen go on with him. The soldiers returned to the fort.

Acts 23:32 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 23:32

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him
That is, the two hundred soldiers, and the two hundred spearmen, who were all on foot, left the seventy horsemen to conduct Paul to Caesarea; for being come to Antipatris, all danger from the Jews was over:

and returned to the castle;
the castle Antonia in Jerusalem, from whence they set out.

Acts 23:32 In-Context

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.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night and brought him as far as Antipatris.
32 The next day they let the cavalry go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.
33 When the cavalry arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.
34 The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

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