Actes 23:16

16 Mais le fils de la sœur de Paul, ayant entendu ce complot, vint, et étant entré dans la forteresse, en informa Paul.

Actes 23:16 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 23:16

And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait,
&c.] Paul might have a sister living in Jerusalem; or this her son might be there on account of his studies; he might be a pupil to one of the doctors, by which means he might come at this secret, that such a number of men were in ambush, in order to take away his uncle's life: wherefore having got intelligence of it,

he went and entered into the castle;
the Alexandrian copy reads, "the synagogue"; but Paul was not there, but in the castle of Antonia; the Ethiopic version renders it, "the prison"; though it is plain that he was not very closely confined, it was easy to have access to him; the reason might be, not only because he was a Roman, but because he was uncondemned, nor was any charge proved against him:

and told Paul;
what he had heard, that such a number of men had entered into a conspiracy to take away his life, and lay in wait for him; and this was an instance both of duty and affection to his uncle, and worthy of imitation, whether it proceeded from natural relation, or from religion, or both.

Actes 23:16 In-Context

14 Et ils s'adressèrent aux principaux sacrificateurs et aux Anciens, et leur dirent: Nous nous sommes engagés avec des imprécations contre nous-mêmes, à ne rien manger, que nous n'ayons tué Paul

15 Vous donc, maintenant, avec le Sanhédrin, dites au tribun de le faire descendre demain au milieu de vous, comme si vous deviez vous informer plus exactement de son affaire; et nous sommes prêts à le tuer avant qu'il approche.

16 Mais le fils de la sœur de Paul, ayant entendu ce complot, vint, et étant entré dans la forteresse, en informa Paul.

17 Et Paul, ayant appelé un des centeniers, lui dit: Mène ce jeune homme vers le tribun, car il a quelque chose à lui rapporter.

18 Le centurion l'ayant pris, le mena vers le tribun, et lui dit: Le prisonnier Paul, m'ayant appelé, m'a prié de t'amener ce jeune homme, qui a quelque chose à te dire.