Acts 23:34
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New International Version (©1984)
The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

New Living Translation (©2007)
He read it and then asked Paul what province he was from. "Cilicia," Paul answered.

English Standard Version (©2001)
On reading the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he learned that he was from Cilicia,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When he had read it, he asked from what province he was, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia,

International Standard Version (©2008)
After reading the letter, the governor asked which province Paul was from. On learning that he was from Cilicia,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
After the governor had read the letter, he asked Paul which province he was from. When he found out that Paul was from the province of Cilicia,

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

American 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;

American Standard Version
And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

Bible in Basic English
And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had read it, and had asked of what province he was, and understood that he was of Cilicia;

Darby Bible Translation
And having read it, and asked of what eparchy he was, and learned that he was of Cilicia,

English Revised Version
And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

Webster's Bible Translation
And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

Weymouth New Testament
Felix, after reading the letter, inquired from what province he was; and being told "from Cilicia,"

World English Bible
When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

Young's Literal Translation
And the governor having read it, and inquired of what province he is, and understood that he is from Cilicia;

Geneva Study Bible

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

People's New Testament

23:34 The governor... asked of what province he was. Felix was governor of Judea under the proconsul of Syria. Had he found the prisoner to be of some other province under the proconsul, he would probably have turned him over to its governor, but when he found he was of Cilicia, a distant part of the empire, he retained him. Compare Lu 23:6,7.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

34, 35. asked of what province he was-the letter describing him as a Roman citizen.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

23:25-35 God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern between the conscientious conduct of upright believers, and the zeal of false professors, though they disregard or understand not their doctrinal principles. All hearts are in God's hand, and those are blessed who put their trust in him, and commit their ways unto him.


Acts 6:9 But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.
Acts 21:39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."
Acts 25:1 Festus then, having arrived in the province, three days later went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. (NASB ©1995)

Belonged Cilicia Cili'cia Country Eparchy Felix Governor Hearing Inquired Letter Part Province Read Reading Understood


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

he asked. 25:1 Es 1:1 8:9 Da 2:49 6:1 Lu 23:6

Cilicia. 15:41 21:39

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