Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
And desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council.
New American Standard Bible
“And
King James Version
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
Holman Bible
Wanting to know the charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down before their Sanhedrin.
International Standard Version
I wanted to know the exact charge they were making against him, so I had him brought before their Council.
A Conservative Version
And wanting to know for what reason they accused him, I brought him down to their council,
American Standard Version
And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:
Amplified
And wanting to know the exact charge which they were making against him, I brought him down to their Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court);
An Understandable Version
So, I brought him before the Council because I wanted to know the reasons for the charges [they were] bringing against him.
Anderson New Testament
But wishing to know the cause for which they accused him, I brought him down into their Sanhedrin.
Bible in Basic English
And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:
Daniel Mace New Testament
having been informed he was a Roman, I had him brought before their Sanhedrim, to hear what crime they laid to his charge.
Darby Translation
And desiring to know the charge on which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;
Godbey New Testament
and wishing to know the cause on account of which they clamored against him, I led him into their sanhedrim:
Goodspeed New Testament
As I wanted to learn what charge they made against him, I had him brought before their council,
John Wesley New Testament
And desiring to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him before their council: Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law,
Julia Smith Translation
And wishing to know the cause for which they accused him, I brought him down to this council:
King James 2000
And when I would have known the cause for which they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [because I] wanted to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought [him] down to their Sanhedrin.
Modern King James verseion
And being minded to know the charge for which they accused him, I brought him down to their sanhedrin;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when I would have known the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council.
Moffatt New Testament
Anxious to find out why they accused him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin,
Montgomery New Testament
"Anxious to find out why they had accused him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
NET Bible
Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.
New Heart English Bible
Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Noyes New Testament
And wishing to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;
Sawyer New Testament
and wishing to know the cause for which they accuse him, I took him down to their Sanhedrim,
The Emphasized Bible
And, being minded to find out the cause for which they were accusing him, I took him down into their High-council,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And desirous of knowing the crime of which they accused him, I brought him down into their sanhedrim
Twentieth Century New Testament
Wishing to ascertain exactly the ground of the charges they made against him, I brought him before their Council,
Webster
And when I would have known the cause for which they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
Weymouth New Testament
And, wishing to know with certainty the offense of which they were accusing him, I brought him down into their Sanhedrin,
Williams New Testament
As I wanted to know the exact charge they were making against him, I brought him before their council,
World English Bible
Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Worrell New Testament
And, wishing to know clearly the cause for which they were accusing him, I led him down into their Sanhedrin;
Worsley New Testament
But desiring to know the cause for which they accused him, I brought him down into their council:
Youngs Literal Translation
and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,
Themes
Caesarea » By roman soldiers to be tried by felix
Change of venue » Granted paul
Claudius lysius » Sends paul to felix
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 23:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Conspiracy To Kill Paul
27 This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen. 28 And desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. 29 I found that he was accused over questions about their Law, but there was no accusation against him deserving death or imprisonment.
Cross References
Acts 22:30
But on the next day, wishing to know for certain why he had been accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Council to assemble, and brought Paul down and set him before them.