ago describes bringing or taking someone or something to a destination, being led, and calls to go.

The verb most often marks conveying a person or object to a stated place or authority; it also describes persons being led under another’s direction and, in exhortations, calls for a group to go. A few clauses extend the movement into an intended result, such as bringing a Savior to Israel or many sons to glory.

1. Conveying someone or something to a destination · dominant

   Active forms regularly place a person or object before a destination or recipient: in Acts 17:19 the group brings Paul to the Areopagus, in Acts 18:12 Paul is brought before the tribunal, and in Luke 19:35 the colt is brought to Jesus. In John 19:13, the aorist active form occurs as Pilate brings Jesus outside and seats him on the judgment seat.

   Acts 17:19Acts 18:12Luke 19:35John 19:13Acts 11:26Acts 23:31
2. Being led or brought under direction · common

   Passive forms portray subjects as directed or taken by another agency: in Luke 4:1 Jesus is led by the Spirit, while in Luke 23:32 the criminals are being led away for execution. In Acts 25:23, the passive aorist reports that Paul was brought in after Festus gave the order.

   Luke 4:1Luke 23:32Acts 25:23Galatians 5:181 Corinthians 12:2Acts 21:34
3. Calling for movement · occasional

   Present active subjunctive forms invite shared movement: in John 11:7 the APB renders the clause "Let us go again to Judea," and in Mark 14:42 it renders "let us go" as the betrayer approaches. The singular present active form in James 4:13 opens an address with "Come now."

   John 11:7John 14:31Mark 14:42James 4:13
4. Bringing into a stated outcome · rare

   In Acts 13:23, the aorist active form occurs where God brings a Savior to Israel; Hebrews 2:10 uses an aorist active participle in the clause about bringing many sons to glory. The destination is expressed as Israel in one clause and glory in the other, rather than as a physical location.

   Acts 13:23Hebrews 2:101 Thessalonians 4:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these clauses, the APB commonly uses "brought" for movement to a place or authority and "led" for passive direction; exhortational forms appear as "go" or "Come now." Because the APB translates whole verses rather than aligning each term, these English choices confirm the clauses' overall movement without fixing a separate English equivalent in every occurrence.