Acts 23:19

The Plot to Kill Paul

18So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”19The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

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Berean Standard Bible
The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
American Standard Version (1901)
And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?
Bible in Basic English
And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the tribune taking him by the hand, went aside with him privately, and asked him: What is it that thou hast to tell me?
Free Bible Version
The commander took the young man by the hand and drew him aside. “What do you have to tell me?” he asked quietly.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
King James (Authorized) Version
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?
Plain English Version
The big boss soldier held the young man’s hand and took him away from the other people, and then he asked him, “What is the news you have for me?”
Translation for Translators
The commander took the young man by the hand, led him off by himself, and asked him, “What do you (sg) need to tell me?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
The chief captain took him by the hand to a private place and asked him, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Noah Webster Bible
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?
World English Bible
The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Young's Literal Translation
And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, 'What is that which thou hast to tell me?'