Passage

Acts 23.26

Book: Acts · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

24. and he bade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. 25. And he wrote a letter after this form:

26. Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.

This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. 28. And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council: (Acts 23:24-28, ASV)

WEB

24. He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor. 25. He wrote a letter like this:

26. “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

“This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. 28. Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council. (Acts 23:24-28, WEB)

KJV

24. And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. 25. And he wrote a letter after this manner:

26. Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. 28. And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council: (Acts 23:24-28, KJV)

YLT

24. beasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;' 25. he having written a letter after this description:

26. 'Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, hail:

This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman; 28. and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim, (Acts 23:24-28, YLT)

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Theological reading

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James 1.1

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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