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Bible in Basic English

And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.

New American Standard Bible

But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

King James Version

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Holman Bible

But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook his robe and told them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

International Standard Version

But when they began to oppose him and insult him, he shook out his clothes in protest and told them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the gentiles."

A Conservative Version

But when they opposed and slandered him, having shaken out his clothes, he said to them, Your blood is upon your heads. I am clean. From henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

American Standard Version

And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Amplified

But since the Jews kept resisting and opposing him, and blaspheming [God], he shook out his robe and said to them, “Your blood (damnation) be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

An Understandable Version

When the Jews resisted [Paul's efforts] and spoke against him and his message, he shook out his clothing [i.e., an expression of rejection and contempt] and said to them "Let your blood be on your own heads [i.e., you are responsible for whatever harm comes from your action]; I am not responsible. From now on I will go [and preach] to the Gentiles [only]."

Anderson New Testament

But when they set themselves in opposition, and reviled, he shook his clothing, and said to them: Your blood be upon your own head; I am clean. Henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

Common New Testament

But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."

Daniel Mace New Testament

but as they oppos'd him with invectives, he shook his garment, and said, "you your selves be answerable for your own destruction, I am clear: and for the future I shall address my self to the Gentiles."

Darby Translation

But as they opposed and spoke injuriously, he shook his clothes, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own head: I am pure; from henceforth I will go to the nations.

Godbey New Testament

And they opposing, and blaspheming, shaking his garments, he said to them, Your blood be upon your own head; I am pure: from now I will go to the Gentiles.

Goodspeed New Testament

But as they contradicted and abused him, he shook his clothes in protest, and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am not to blame for it! After this I will go to the heathen."

John Wesley New Testament

But when they set themselves in opposition and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said to them, Your blood is upon your own head; I am pure: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

Julia Smith Translation

And they opposing, and blaspheming, having shaken off the garments violently, he said to them, Your blood upon your head; I clean: from now will I go to the nations.

King James 2000

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his clothes, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [when] they resisted and reviled [him], he shook out [his] clothes [and] said to them, "Your blood [be] on your [own] heads! I [am] guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!"

Modern King James verseion

And they resisting and blaspheming, shaking his garment, he said to them, Your blood is on your own heads. I am pure from it. From now on I will go to the nations.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when they said contrary, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said unto them, "Your blood upon your own heads. And from henceforth I go blameless unto the gentiles."

Moffatt New Testament

But as they opposed and abused him, he shook out his garments in protest, saying, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am not responsible! After this I will go to the Gentiles."

Montgomery New Testament

But as they opposed him and abused him, he shook out his garments in protest, and said: "Your blood be upon your own hands. I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles."

NET Bible

When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!"

New Heart English Bible

When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads. I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles."

Noyes New Testament

And when they set themselves against him, and reviled, he shook his garments, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own heads! I am clean; from this time I will go to the gentiles.

Sawyer New Testament

But when they disputed and blasphemed, shaking his garments he said to them, Your blood be upon your heads; I, pure, from this time will go to the gentiles.

The Emphasized Bible

But, as they began opposing and defaming, shaking out his garments, he said unto them - Your blood, be upon your own head! Pure, am, I: henceforth, unto the nations, will I go.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But as they continued opposing and blaspheming, he shook his garments, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am pure from it: from this moment will I go to the Gentiles.

Twentieth Century New Testament

However, as they set themselves against him and became abusive, Paul shook his clothes in protest and said to them: "Your blood be on your own heads. My conscience is clear. From this time forward I shall go to the Gentiles."

Webster

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own heads: I am clean: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

Weymouth New Testament

But upon their opposing him with abusive language, he shook his clothes by way of protest, and said to them, "Your ruin will be upon your own heads. I am not responsible: in future I will go among the Gentiles."

Williams New Testament

But as they opposed and abused him, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, "Your blood be upon your own heads! I am not to blame for it myself. Hereafter I am going to the heathen."

World English Bible

When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!"

Worrell New Testament

But, when they resisted, and blasphemed, he, shaking out his garments, said to them, "Your blood be upon your own head! I am pure! Henceforth I will go to the gentiles."

Worsley New Testament

But as they opposed and blasphemed, he shook his garment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clear of it: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.

Youngs Literal Translation

and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, 'Your blood is upon your head -- I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἀντιτάσσομαι 
Antitassomai 
Usage: 5


Usage: 0

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

βλασφημέω 
Blasphemeo 
Usage: 31

he shook
ἐκτινάσσω 
Ektinasso 
Usage: 2

ἱμάτιον 
himation 
Usage: 44

and said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

πρός 
Pros 
εἰς 
Eis 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 412
Usage: 1267


Usage: 0

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

αἷμα 
Haima 
Usage: 83

be upon
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

κεφαλή 
Kephale 
Usage: 63

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

am clean
καθαρός 
Katharos 
Usage: 21

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

νῦν 
Nun 
Usage: 102

I will go
πορεύομαι 
Poreuomai 
go, depart, walk, go way,
Usage: 101

Context Readings

Paul, Silas, And Timothy In Corinth

5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. 6 And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles. 7 And moving from there, he went into the house of a man named Titus Justus, a God-fearing man, whose house was very near the Synagogue.


Cross References

2 Samuel 1:16

And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.

Ezekiel 18:13

And has given out his money at interest and taken great profits: he will certainly not go on living: he has done all these disgusting things: death will certainly be his fate; his blood will be on him.

Ezekiel 33:4

Then anyone who, hearing the sound of the horn, does not take note of it, will himself be responsible for his death, if the sword comes and takes him away.

Nehemiah 5:13

And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise to the Lord. And the people did as they had said.

Acts 13:51

But they, shaking off the dust of that place from their feet, came to Iconium.

Ezekiel 3:18-19

When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly be your fate; and you give him no word of it and say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his evil way, so that he may be safe; that same evil man will come to death in his evil-doing; but I will make you responsible for his blood.

Leviticus 20:9

Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

Leviticus 20:11-12

And the man who has sex relations with his father's wife has put shame on his father: the two of them are to be put to death; their blood will be on them.

Ezekiel 33:8-9

When I say to the evil-doer, Death will certainly overtake you; and you say nothing to make clear to the evil-doer the danger of his way; death will overtake that evil man in his evil-doing, but I will make you responsible for his blood.

Matthew 8:11

And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

Matthew 10:14

And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet.

Matthew 21:43

For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

Matthew 22:10

And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.

Matthew 27:25

And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

Luke 9:5

And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

Luke 10:10-11

But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,

Luke 22:65

And they said a number of other evil things against him.

Acts 13:45-47

But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching.

Acts 19:9-10

But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.

Acts 20:26-27

And so I say to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men.

Acts 26:11

And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

Acts 26:20

But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.

Acts 28:28

Be certain, then, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hearing.

Romans 3:29

Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles:

Romans 9:25-26

As he says in Hosea, They will be named my people who were not my people, and she will be loved who was not loved.

Romans 9:30-33

What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

Romans 10:12-13

And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:

Romans 11:11-15

So I say, Were their steps made hard in order that they might have a fall? In no way: but by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, so that they might be moved to envy.

1 Thessalonians 2:14-16

For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

1 Timothy 5:22

Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

2 Timothy 2:25

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

James 2:6-7

But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?

1 Peter 4:4

And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

1 Peter 4:14

If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.

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