Acts 23:34

And having read the letter, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

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In The King James Version

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

In Context

33And they, when they had come to Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

35he said, I will hear thee fully, when thy accusers also have arrived. And he ordered him to be kept in Herod's palace.

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Cross References

Daniel 6:1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, which should be over the whole kingdom,

Acts 6:9But some of those who belonged to the so-called synagogue of the Freedmen, and of the Cyrenaeans and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen;

Acts 21:39But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus, a citizen of no mean city of Cilicia; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.

Matthew Henry on Acts 23:13-35

A Conspiracy against Paul; Paul Sent to Felix. 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring… Read the whole commentary →

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