Catholic Public Domain Version
"And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.” "
— Acts 23:24, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.”
“and he bade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. ”
“He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”
“and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor.””
“And provide beasts, that they may set Paul on and bring him safe to Felix the governor.”
“And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.”
“And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.”
But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you.”
And then the tribune dismissed the young man, instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.
Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.
And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”
For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:
“Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor, Felix: greetings.
This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.