Acts 23:10

WEB

¹⁰When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

KJV

¹⁰And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

BSB

¹⁰The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.

FBV

¹⁰The argument was getting out of hand, so the commander, concerned that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered the soldiers to go and rescue him from them by force, and take him back into the fortress.

Extra References

Acts 22:24

²⁴the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

James 1:19

¹⁹So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

James 3:14-2

Acts 23:16

¹⁶But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

Micah 3:3

³who also eat the flesh of my people, and peel their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as meat within the cauldron.

Acts 23:32

³²But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

Psalms 50:22

²²“Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver.

Psalms 7:2

²lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is no one to deliver.

Acts 19:28-31

²⁸When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” ²⁹The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel. ³⁰When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him. ³¹Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

Acts 23:27

²⁷“This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.