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Acts 23:10

And 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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “is becoming” (γινομένης) before dissension here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having feared” (φοβηθεὶς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was becoming” (γενομένης) before dissension here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having revered” (εὐλαβηθεὶς) before the here.

πολλῆςpollēsa greatπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “a great”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.a greatδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γινομένηςginomenēsto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.στάσεωςstaseōsdissensionστάσις (stasis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “dissension”, the of-formG4714an insurrection, dissension; originally: standing, position, place.This verse uses “dissension”.dissensionφοβηθεὶςphobētheisfearingφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “fearing”, a single actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.fearingὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χιλίαρχοςchiliarchosmilitary officerχιλίαρχοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “military officer”, the subject formG5506a commander of a thousand men, a military tribune.μὴmēlestμήconjunction — “lest”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.lestδιασπασθῇdiaspasthēshould have been pulled in piecesδιασπάω (diaspaō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “should have been pulled in pieces”, a single actionG1288I tear apart, burst.should have been pulled in piecesὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.ὑπ’hupofὑπό (hupo)preposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐκέλευσενekeleusencommandedκελεύω (keleuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “commanded”, a single actionG2753I command, order, direct, bid.commandedτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στράτευμαstrateumasoldiersστράτευμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “soldiers”, the object formG4753an army, detachment of troops.the soldiersκαταβὰνkatabanto go downκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, aorist active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to go down”, a single actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.This verse uses “go down”.to go downἁρπάσαιharpasaito and to takeἁρπάζω (harpazō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to and to take”, a single actionG726I seize, snatch, obtain by robbery.and to takeαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromμέσουmesouamongμέσος (mesos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “among”, the of-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.amongαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἄγεινageinto bringἄγω (agō)verb, present active infinitive — “to bring”, an ongoing or repeated actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.to bringτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.εἰςeishim intoεἰςpreposition — “him into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.him intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παρεμβολήνparembolēncastleπαρεμβολή (parembolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “castle”, the object formG3925a camp, fort, castle, barracks, army in battle array.the castle

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γενομένηςgenomenēswhen there aroseγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle or passive participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “when there arose”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εὐλαβηθεὶςeulabētheisfearingεὐλαβέομαι (eulabeomai)verb, aorist deponent participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “fearing”, a single actionG2125I fear, am anxious, am cautious; I reverence.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring [him] to the castle.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should 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 castle.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

When 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.

Darby Translation

And a great tumult having arisen, the chiliarch, fearing lest Paul should have been torn in pieces by them, commanded the troop to come down and take him by force from the midst of them, and to bring [him] into the fortress.

Douay-Rheims

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

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