Discovery BoxActs 23:18 
Context23:18 So the centurion 1 took him and brought him to the commanding officer 2 and said, “The prisoner Paul called 3 me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
Acts 25:14
Context25:14 While 4 they were staying there many days, Festus 5 explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, 6 saying, “There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the centurion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.
3 tn Grk “calling.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
4 tn BDAG 1105-6 s.v. ὡς 8.b states, “w. pres. or impf. while, when, as long as…Ac 1:10; 7:23; 9:23; 10:17; 13:25; 19:9; 21:27; 25:14.”
5 sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.
6 tn Grk “Festus laid Paul’s case before the king for consideration.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατίθημι 2 states, “otherw. only mid. to lay someth. before someone for consideration, declare, communicate, refer w. the added idea that the pers. to whom a thing is ref. is asked for his opinion lay someth. before someone for consideration…Ac 25:14.”
