SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:34
Y el gobernador, leída la carta, pregunt de qu provincia era; y entendiendo que de Cilicia,
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 34. And when the governor, had read the letter , etc.] Which he doubtless opened and read as soon as he had received it, not knowing what important business might be contained in it, or of what dangerous consequence a neglect of reading it might be; this showed care and diligence in him: he asked of what province he was ; since he perceived by the letter he was a Roman, and that he might know whether he was under his jurisdiction, and whether the hearing of his case belonged to him; and it should seem that it rather belonged to the governor of Syria; but that the crimes he was charged with were committed in Judea, particularly that of profaning the temple. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia ; which was a Roman province, in which Tarsus was, where Paul was born free; ( Acts 21:39, 22:3).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 25-35 - God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and mora virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern between the conscientious conduct of upright believers, and the zeal of fals professors, though they disregard or understand not their doctrina principles. All hearts are in God's hand, and those are blessed who pu their trust in him, and commit their ways unto him __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
αναγνους 314 5631 V-2AAP-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ο 3588 T-NSM ηγεμων 2232 N-NSM και 2532 CONJ επερωτησας 1905 5660 V-AAP-NSM εκ 1537 PREP ποιας 4169 I-GSF επαρχιας 1885 N-GSF εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S και 2532 CONJ πυθομενος 4441 5637 V-2ADP-NSM οτι 3754 CONJ απο 575 PREP κιλικιας 2791 N-GSF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
34. Of what province (ek poiav eparciav). Rather, "from what kind of a province;" whether senatorial or imperial. See Introduction to Luke. Cilicia was an imperial province.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
23:34 {When he had read it} (anagnous). Second aorist active participle of anaginwskw, to know again, to read. {Of what province he was} (ek poias eparceias estin). Tense of estin (is) retained in indirect question. poias is strictly "of what kind of" province, whether senatorial or imperial. Cilicia, like Judea, was under the control of the propraetor of Syria (imperial province). Paul's arrest was in Jerusalem and so under the jurisdiction of Felix unless it was a matter of insurrection when he could appeal to the propraetor of Syria.
