Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, 'What is that which thou hast to tell me?'
New American Standard Bible
The
King James Version
Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
Holman Bible
Then the commander took him by the hand, led him aside, and inquired privately, “What is it you have to report to me?”
International Standard Version
The tribune took him by the hand, stepped aside to be alone with him, and asked, "What have you got to tell me?"
A Conservative Version
And the chief captain having grasped his hand, and having gone in private, he asked him, What is it that thou have to inform me?
American Standard Version
And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?
Amplified
The commander took him by the hand and stepping aside, began to ask him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
An Understandable Version
The commander took him by the hand, and walking along together, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
Anderson New Testament
And the officer took him by the hand, and went aside with him privately, and in quired: What is it that you have to tell me?
Bible in Basic English
And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me
Common New Testament
The commander took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
then the tribune taking him by the hand, retir'd with him in private, and ask'd, what he had to say.
Darby Translation
And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?
Godbey New Testament
And the chiliarch taking him by the hand, and having gone away privately, asked him, What is that which you have to tell me?
Goodspeed New Testament
So the colonel took him by the arm and stepping aside where they could be alone, asked, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
John Wesley New Testament
And the tribune taking him by the hand, and going aside privately asked, What is it, that thou hast to tell me?
Julia Smith Translation
The captain of a thousand, having taken his hand, and having withdrawn in private, inquired, What is it which thou hast to announce to me?
King James 2000
Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is it that you have to tell me?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the military tribune, taking hold of his hand and withdrawing privately, asked, "What is it that you have to report to me?
Modern King James verseion
And laying hold of his hand, and drawing aside privately, the chiliarch asked him, What is it that you have to tell me?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The high captain took him by the hand, and went apart with him out of the way, and asked him, "What hast thou to say unto me?"
Moffatt New Testament
The commander then took him by the hand aside and asked him in private, "What is the news you have for me?"
Montgomery New Testament
And the tribune took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
NET Bible
The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, "What is it that you want to report to me?"
New Heart English Bible
The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
Noyes New Testament
Then the chief captain took him by the hand and went aside privately, and asked him, What is it that thou hast to tell me?
Sawyer New Testament
And the chiliarch taking him by the hand and leading him aside, inquired, What is it that you have to tell me?
The Emphasized Bible
And the captain, taking him by the hand, and going aside, began, privately, to ask - What is it which thou hast to report unto me?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Hereupon the tribune taking him by the hand, and leading him aside, inquired, What is it that thou hast to communicate to me?
Twentieth Century New Testament
The Commanding Officer took the lad by the hand, and, stepping aside, asked what it was he had to tell him.
Webster
Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
Weymouth New Testament
Then the Tribune, taking him by the arm, withdrew out of the hearing of others and asked him, "What have you to tell me?"
Williams New Testament
So the colonel took him by the arm, stepped to one side so as to be alone, and asked him, "What is it you have to tell me?"
World English Bible
The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
Worrell New Testament
And the chief captain, taking hold of his hand, and going aside privately, was asking him, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
Worsley New Testament
And the tribune took him by the hand, and retiring into a private apartment asked him, What is it which thou hast to tell me?
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 23:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Conspiracy To Kill Paul
18 He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, 'The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked me this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.' 19 And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, 'What is that which thou hast to tell me?' 20 and he said -- 'The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;
Cross References
Nehemiah 2:4
And the king saith to me, 'For what art thou seeking?' and I pray unto the God of the heavens,
Esther 5:3
And the king saith to her, 'What -- to thee Esther, O queen? and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is given to thee.'
Esther 7:2
and the king saith to Esther also on the second day, during the banquet of wine, 'What is thy petition, Esther, O queen? and it is given to thee; and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is done.'
Esther 9:12
and the king saith to Esther the queen, 'In Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men, and the ten sons of Haman; in the rest of the provinces of the king what have they done? and what is thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request again? and it is done.'
Jeremiah 31:32
Not like the covenant that I made with their fathers, In the day of My laying hold on their hand, To bring them out of the land of Egypt, In that they made void My covenant, And I ruled over them -- an affirmation of Jehovah.
Mark 8:23
and having taken the hand of the blind man, he led him forth without the village, and having spit on his eyes, having put his hands on him, he was questioning him if he doth behold anything:
Mark 9:27
but Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.
Mark 10:51
And answering, Jesus saith to him, 'What wilt thou I may do to thee?' and the blind man said to him, 'Rabboni, that I may see again;'