Study it in the app“He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.”
Heὃςat onceἐξαυτῆςtookπαραλαβὼνsoldiersστρατιώταςandκαὶcenturionsἑκατοντάρχαςandran downκατέδραμενtoἐπ’them;αὐτούςandδὲwhen theyοἱsawἰδόντεςthe commanderτὸν χιλίαρχονandκαὶthe soldiers,τοὺς στρατιώταςthey stoppedἐπαύσαντοbeatingτύπτοντεςPaul.τὸν Παῦλον
immediately
Right away, at once.
Where else “exautēs” appearstake along
To take someone along, into one's care or company.
Where else “paralabōn” appearssoldier
Soldier.
Where else “stratiōtas” appearscenturion
Centurion: a Roman officer in command of about a hundred soldiers.
Where else “hekatontarchas” appearsrun down
Run down toward someone.
Where else “katedramen” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appearscommander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchon” appearsstop, cease
Stop, cease, finish; in the active, make stop, keep from.
Where else “epausanto” appearsstrike
Strike, beat.
Where else “typtontes” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appears31And while they were seeking to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
32 · This verse (above)
33Then the commander came near, took hold of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains, and he was inquiring who he was and what he had done.
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?
