Apostelgeschichte 23:30

30 Und da vor mich kam, daß etliche Juden auf ihn lauerten, sandte ich ihn von Stund an zu dir und entbot den Klägern auch, daß sie vor Dir sagten, was sie wider ihn hätten. Gehab dich wohl!

Apostelgeschichte 23:30 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 23:30

And when it was told me
As it was by Paul's sister's son,

how that the Jews laid wait for the man;
had formed a conspiracy to take away his life, and laid a scheme in order to it, and at least intended, if they were not actually in ambush, to seize him as he should be brought from the castle to the sanhedrim:

I sent straightway to thee;
the prisoner Paul, under a guard of soldiers; this he did directly, as soon as ever he heard of the design of the Jews; and he sent him to Felix, as being governor, to whom the judgment of this affair properly belonged, and who was best qualified for it, at least in the chief captain's account; and who doubtless consulted his own honour and safety, lest he should incur blame and disgrace, should a Roman have been slain through any neglect or want of care in him:

and gave commandment to his accusers also, to say before thee what
they had against him;
it is reasonable to conclude, that he said nothing of this to them, though he might have determined he would, till after Paul was sent away; otherwise the affair would have been discovered, which he desired might be concealed:

farewell;
which is the conclusion of the epistle, and is a wish of health and happiness.

Apostelgeschichte 23:30 In-Context

28 Da ich aber erkunden wollte die Ursache, darum sie ihn beschuldigten, führte ich ihn in ihren Rat.

29 Da befand ich, daß er beschuldigt ward von wegen Fragen ihres Gesetzes, aber keine Anklage hatte, des Todes oder der Bande wert.

30 Und da vor mich kam, daß etliche Juden auf ihn lauerten, sandte ich ihn von Stund an zu dir und entbot den Klägern auch, daß sie vor Dir sagten, was sie wider ihn hätten. Gehab dich wohl!

31 Die Kriegsknechte, wie ihnen befohlen war, nahmen Paulus und führten ihn bei der Nacht gen Antipatris.

32 Des andern Tages aber ließen sie die Reiter mit ihm ziehen und wandten wieder um zum Lager.