World English Bible
"Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council."
— Acts 23:28, World English Bible
“And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:”
“And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council: ”
“Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.”
“And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council.”
“And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:”
“And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:”
He wrote a letter like this:
"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.
Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."
So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.