Acts 23:32

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

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 that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him. "
31 So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him during the night to Antipatris.
32 The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.
34 On reading the letter, he asked what province he belonged to, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia,
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.