| 15. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Acts 23:15:1 ⧉νῦνneennow Acts 23:15:2 ⧉οὖνoontherefore Acts 23:15:3 ⧉ὑμεῖςeemeesyou {plural} Acts 23:15:4 ⧉ἐμφανίσατεemfaneesatemake known Acts 23:15:5 ⧉τῷtoto the Acts 23:15:6 ⧉χιλιάρχῳkheeleearkhotribune Acts 23:15:7 ⧉σὺνseenwith Acts 23:15:8 ⧉τῷtothe Acts 23:15:9 ⧉συνεδρίῳseenedreeocouncil Acts 23:15:10 ⧉ὅπωςoposso that Acts 23:15:11 ⧉καταγάγῃkatagagheehe may bring down Acts 23:15:12 ⧉αὐτὸνaftonhim Acts 23:15:13 ⧉εἰςeesto Acts 23:15:14 ⧉ὑμᾶςeemasyou {plural} Acts 23:15:15 ⧉ὡςosas Acts 23:15:16 ⧉μέλλονταςmelontasbeing about Acts 23:15:17 ⧉διαγινώσκεινtheeayeenoskeento determine Acts 23:15:18 ⧉ἀκριβέστερονakreevesteronmore exactly Acts 23:15:19 ⧉τὰtathe things Acts 23:15:20 ⧉περὶpereeconcerning Acts 23:15:21 ⧉αὐτοῦaftoohim Acts 23:15:22 ⧉ἡμεῖςeemeeswe Acts 23:15:23 ⧉δὲdebut Acts 23:15:24 ⧉πρὸprobefore Acts 23:15:25 ⧉τοῦtoothe Acts 23:15:26 ⧉ἐγγίσαιenyeeseto approach Acts 23:15:27 ⧉αὐτὸνaftonhim Acts 23:15:28 ⧉ἕτοιμοίeteemeeready Acts 23:15:29 ⧉ἐσμενesmenwe are Acts 23:15:30 ⧉τοῦtooto Acts 23:15:31 ⧉ἀνελεῖνaneleento kill Acts 23:15:32 ⧉αὐτόνaftonhim |
| 15. Formal Translation Now therefore, you, together with the council, make it known to the commander so that he may bring him down to you, as though you are about to examine more precisely the matters concerning him. But we are ready, before he comes near, to kill him. |
| 15. Dynamic Translation So now, you and the council should inform the commander to bring him down to you, as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We, however, are ready to kill him before he even gets close. |