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Acts 21:33

Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
Acts 21:33 · King James Version
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In other versions

  • Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

    ASV

  • Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

    BBE

  • Then the chiliarch came up and laid hold upon him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be, and what he had done.

    DBY

  • Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

    WEB

  • Then the chief captain, having come nigh, took him, and commanded `him' to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,

    YLT

  • Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

    ENG

  • Then the chief captain came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains: and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

    WBT

  • The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

    BSB

In context

31And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.

33Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

34And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

35And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

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