The commander took him by the hand, drew him aside and asked privately, “What is it you have to tell me?”
In context
17Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to report to him.” 18So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you; he has something to tell you.” 19The commander took him by the hand, drew him aside and asked privately, “What is it you have to tell me?” 20He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as though they intended to look into his case more closely. 21Do not let them persuade you. More than forty of them are lying in wait for him; they have bound themselves under an oath neither to eat nor drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting only for your consent.”
