Acts 23:19 meaning and explanation

The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

Acts 23:19, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is a prisoner in Jerusalem, and his nephew has just come to the barracks with news of a plot to kill him. The commander, Claudius Lysias, a Roman tribune, treats the young man with unexpected courtesy: he takes him by the hand and draws him aside privately.

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