“And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;”
King James Version (KJV)
23:35 In Herod's palace - This was a palace and a court built by Herod the Great. Probably some tower belonging to it might be used for a kind of state prison.
Ac 23:34 The governor . . . asked of what province he was. Felix was governor of Judea under the proconsul of Syria. Had he found the prisoner to be of some other province under the proconsul, he would probably have turned him over to its governor, but when he found he was of Cilicia, a distant part of the empire, he retained him. Compare Lu 23:6,7.
And when the gouernour had read the letter, he asked of what prouince he was. And when he vnderstood that he was of Cilicia:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
When he had read it, he asked from what province he was, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,
- American Standard Version (1901)
And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,
- Basic English Bible
And having read [it], and asked of what eparchy he was, and learned that [he was] of Cilicia,
- Darby Bible
And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia,
- Webster's Bible
Felix, after reading the letter, inquired from what province he was; and being told "from Cilicia,"
- Weymouth Bible
When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
- World English Bible
And whanne he hadde red, and axide, of what prouynce he was, and knewe that he was of Cilicie,
- Wycliffe Bible
And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;
- Youngs Literal Bible