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Home. Compare Act_19:21; Act_23:11. The purpose was fulfilled, but perhaps not in the way Paul expected.
centurion. Greek. hekatontarchos. See Act_21:32. Most texts omit this clause.
delivered. Greek. paradidomi. See Act_3:13.
captain of the guard. Greek. stratopedarches. Only here. Probably the Protect of the Praetorians.
Paul was suffered. Literally it was permitted (Greek. epitrepo. See Act_26:1) Paul.
dwell. Greek. meno. See p. 1511.
kept = guarded. He was chained by the wrist to the prisoner. Paul speaks of this chain in Act_28:20. Eph_6:20. Php_1:1, Php_1:7, Php_1:13, Php_1:14, Php_1:16. Col_4:18. Phm_1:10, Phm_1:13.