¹¹ Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given these orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard:

²³ He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard^(A) but to give him some freedom^(B) and permit his friends to take care of his needs.^(C)

² Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention^(A) to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

¹¹ The Lord said,