KJV ORIGINAL
Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The commander took the young man by the hand, pulled him aside where no one could hear, and asked, 'What do you need to tell me?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the most important conversations happen when someone pulls you aside and really listens.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Acts, including this passage, was written by Luke to an individual named Theophilus, likely in the mid-to-late first century CE. It describes the Roman commander Lysias taking Paul aside to privately question him about a newly revealed assassination plot against Paul.
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