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Acts 23:28

King James Version (KJV)

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And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

Acts 23:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 23:28

Theological / Devotional

Would have known. Literally, “desiring to know.” Lysias had intended to secure the desired information by scourging (see ch. 22:24), a fate from which his claim to Roman citizenship (v. 25) saved Paul.

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