23:33a

arrived in: This phrase in Greek is literally “entered into.” That is the usual way in Greek to speak of arriving at a city from some other place. In English, the usual way is arrived in or “went to.” In English, “went to” implies entering the city. Use the usual way of going to a city in your language.

Caesarea: See how you spelled this name in 23:23.

23:33b

delivered the letter to the governor: The Greek verb that the Berean Standard Bible translates as delivered was the usual term for formally giving an official letter or document to someone with authority.

Some languages have a formal word like the Greek. If that is true in your language, you may want to use it here. Some languages do not have a formal word like the Greek. For example:

gave the letter to the governor (Contemporary English Version)

governor: Felix was ruler over the Roman province of Judea. He decided matters relating to people of that area, including court cases. Consider what word or phrase to use for that meaning. See how you translated this word in 23:24.

23:33c

and presented Paul to him: The Greek clause indicates that the soldiers presented Paul to him after giving the letter to the governor. The Greek clause also has the word that means “also” here. For example:

they presented Paul also before him (Revised Standard Version)

presented Paul: Here the soldiers brought Paul before the governor. This was the first time that the governor met Paul. The governor would then decide what to do with Paul after reading the letter. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

handed Paul over (New International Version)
-or-
put Paul in front of him
-or-
led Paul to meet him

The context implies that Paul was now under the authority of the governor.

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