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Handelingen 23:34

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34 En de stadhouder, den brief gelezen hebbende, vraagde, uit wat provincie hij was; en verstaande, dat hij van Cilicie was,

Handelingen 23:34 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 23:34

And when the governor, had read the letter
Which he doubtless opened and read as soon as he had received it, not knowing what important business might be contained in it, or of what dangerous consequence a neglect of reading it might be; this showed care and diligence in him:

he asked of what province he was;
since he perceived by the letter he was a Roman, and that he might know whether he was under his jurisdiction, and whether the hearing of his case belonged to him; and it should seem that it rather belonged to the governor of Syria; but that the crimes he was charged with were committed in Judea, particularly that of profaning the temple.

And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
which was a Roman province, in which Tarsus was, where Paul was born free; ( Acts 21:39 ) ( 22:3 ) .

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Handelingen 23:34 In-Context

32 En des anderen daags, latende de ruiters met hem trekken, keerden zij wederom naar de legerplaats.
33 Dewelken als zij te Cesarea gekomen waren, en den brief den stadhouder overgeleverd hadden, hebben zij ook Paulus voor hem gesteld.
34 En de stadhouder, den brief gelezen hebbende, vraagde, uit wat provincie hij was; en verstaande, dat hij van Cilicie was,
35 Zeide hij: Ik zal u horen, als ook uw beschuldigers hier zullen gekomen zijn. En hij beval, dat hij in het rechthuis van Herodes zou bewaard worden.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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