The chief captain shows by this his care, both for St. Paul, and for the young man too; for had it been known that he had discovered their conspiracy, they would have sought his life, and might divers ways have taken it away; and as for Paul, being disappointed in this, they would have made other attempts against him.
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Acts 23:22
22 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.