34 So after[a] reading the letter[b] and asking what province he was from, and learning that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing whenever your accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be guarded in the praetorium[c] of Herod.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:34 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“reading”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Acts 23:34 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Acts 23:35 The “praetorium” of Herod refers to the palace of Herod the Great in Caesarea Maritima

34 The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,(A) 35 he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers(B) get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard(C) in Herod’s palace.

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