Study it in the app“So he took him and brought him to the commander and says, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.””
Soοὖνheὁtookπαραλαβὼνhimαὐτὸνandbrought himἤγαγενtoπρὸςthe commanderτὸν χιλίαρχονandκαὶsays,φησίν“The prisonerὉ δέσμιοςPaulΠαῦλοςcalledπροσκαλεσάμενόςmeμεandasked meἠρώτησενto bringἀγαγεῖνthisτοῦτονyoung manτὸν νεανίανtoπρὸςyou,σέsince hehasἔχοντάsomethingτιto sayλαλῆσαίto you.”σοι
take along
To take someone along, into one's care or company.
Where else “paralabōn” appearslead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagen” appearscommander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchon” appearssay
Say.
Where else “phēsin” appearsprisoner
Prisoner.
Where else “desmios” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearssummon
Call to oneself, summon.
Where else “proskalesamenos” appearsrequest
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “ērōtēsen” appearsyoung man
Young man.
Where else “neanian” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echonta” appearstell
To tell someone something, announce it.
Where else “lalēsai” appears17And Paul, calling one of the centurions, said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.”
18 · This verse (above)
19And the commander, taking him by the hand and withdrawing privately, asked him, “What is it that you have to report to me?”
1. What it says
What does the Lord say to Paul the night after his appearance before the council? (v. 11)
2. What it means
Paul's nephew learns of a plot and reports it. What does the commander do with that information? (vv. 12-24)
3. How I live it
Paul was encouraged at a moment of great tension (v. 11). Who encouraged you when you needed it, and how can you do that for someone else?
