Acts 23:22

22 So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

Acts 23:22 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 23:22

So the chief captain then let the young man depart
After he had had the account from him, and was master of the whole affair:

and charged him, see thou tell no man that thou hast showed these
things to me;
which was prudently said; it was a right and wise thing to conceal this matter, that the men might go on with their designs, and an opportunity be taken to convey Paul away, before the time came fixed by them to execute them; for otherwise, should it have been known that their plot was discovered, they would have entered upon new measures.

Acts 23:22 In-Context

20 He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.

21 Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

22 So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

23 Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.

24 Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”