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  • 2 Corinthians 11:32
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 32 In Damascus the governor under A·reʹtas the king was guarding the city of the Dam·a·scenesʹ to seize me,

  • 2 Corinthians 11:32
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 32 ἐν In Δαμασκῷ Damascus ὁ the ἐθνάρχης ethnarch Ἁρέτα of Aretas τοῦ the βασιλέως king ἐφρούρει was guarding τὴν the πόλιν city Δαμασκηνῶν of Damascenes πιάσαι to seize με, me,

  • 2 Corinthians 11:32
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 32 In Damascus the governor* under A·reʹtas the king was guarding the city of the Dam·a·scenesʹ to seize me,+

  • 2 Corinthians 11:32
    The Bible in Living English
    • 32 at Damascus King Harithath’s sheik had a force in the city of the Damascenes to arrest me,

  • 2 Corinthians 11:32
    American Standard Version
    • 32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to take me:

  • 2 Corinthians 11:32
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king was guarding the city of Damascenes to apprehend me,—

  • 2 Corinthians 11:32
    King James Version
    • 32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

  • 2 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 11:32 it-1 141, 162

  • 2 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 11:32 w62 661; w39 54

  • 2 Corinthians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 11:32

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 141, 162

      The Watchtower,

      11/1/1962, pp. 660-662

  • 2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 11:32

      the governor: Or “the ethnarch”; lit., “the ruler of a nation.” The Greek word e·thnarʹkhes, rendered “governor” here, occurs only once in the Christian Greek Scriptures. It refers to a position lower than that of a king but higher than that of a tetrarch (district ruler). (See study note on Mt 14:1.) However, over the centuries, the word had various meanings. The governor mentioned in this verse served as King Aretas’ representative in Damascus, but his nationality and exact responsibilities are not certain.

      Aretas the king: Aretas IV was an Arabian king who ruled from 9 B.C.E. to 40 C.E. His capital was in the Nabataean city of Petra, south of the Dead Sea, but he controlled Damascus as well. Paul here relates events that occurred shortly after his conversion to Christianity. The account in Acts says that “the Jews plotted together to do away with” Paul. (Ac 9:17-25) Paul attributes this attack to the local governor, or ethnarch, of Damascus, who served under the ruler Aretas. There is no contradiction between Luke’s account and Paul’s. One historical reference states: “The Jews furnished the motive, the Ethnarch the military force.”

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