Acts 23:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ So ·the officer [^Lhe] brought ·Paul’s nephew [^Lhim] to the ·commander [tribune] and said, “The prisoner, Paul, [^Lcalled me over and] asked me to bring this young man to you. He wants to tell you something.”

¹⁹ The ·commander [tribune] took the young man’s hand and led him to a place where they could be alone. He asked, “What do you ·want to tell [have to report to] me?”

²⁰ ·The young man [^LHe] said, “The Jews have ·decided [conspired; agreed] to ask you to bring Paul down to ·their council meeting [the Sanhedrin] tomorrow. They want you to think they are going to ·ask him more questions [^Linquire more accurately concerning him].