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Bible in Basic English
And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;
New American Standard Bible
and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,
King James Version
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
Holman Bible
Bringing them before the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews
International Standard Version
They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They are Jews
A Conservative Version
And after bringing them to the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, disturb our city,
American Standard Version
and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
Amplified
and when they had brought them before the chief magistrates, they said, “These men, who are Jews, are throwing our city into confusion and causing trouble.
An Understandable Version
And when they brought them before the city officials, they made this charge [against them]: "These Jewish men are causing too much trouble in our city,
Anderson New Testament
And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, who are Jews, do greatly trouble our city;
Common New Testament
and when they had brought them to the magistrates they said, "These men are Jews and they are throwing our city into an uproar.
Daniel Mace New Testament
having presented them to the Officers, they said, these men, who are Jews, raise great disorders in our city, and preach such maxims,
Darby Translation
and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,
Godbey New Testament
and leading them to the magistrates, said, These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews,
Goodspeed New Testament
and brought them before the chief magistrates. "These men," they said, "are Jews, and they are making a great disturbance in our town.
John Wesley New Testament
And having brought them to the pretors, they said, These men,
Julia Smith Translation
And having brought them to the generals, they said, These the men who cause disturbance to our city, being Jews,
King James 2000
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [when they] had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,
Modern King James verseion
And bringing them near to the judges, they said, These men, being Jews, are exceedingly troubling our city.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and brought them to the officers, saying, "These men trouble our city, which are Jews
Moffatt New Testament
Bringing them before the praetors they declared, "These fellows are Jews who are making an agitation in our town;
Montgomery New Testament
Then they brought them before the praetors, saying. "These fellows are Jews, who are making a great disturbance in our city.
NET Bible
When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews
New Heart English Bible
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,
Noyes New Testament
and having brought them before the magistrates, said, These men are grievously disturbing our city, being Jews;
Sawyer New Testament
and bringing them before the prefects said, These men, being Jews, greatly trouble the city,
The Emphasized Bible
and, leading them forward unto the magistrates, said - These men, are exceedingly troubling our city, they, being Jews,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and presenting them to the magistrates, they said, These are the men that exceedingly disturb the peace of our city, being Jews,
Twentieth Century New Testament
And took them before the Magistrates. "These men are causing a great disturbance in our town," they complained;
Webster
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
Weymouth New Testament
Then they brought them before the praetors. "These men," they said, "are creating a great disturbance in our city.
Williams New Testament
and brought them to the chiefs of the police court. They said, "These men are Jews; they continue to make great disturbance in our town
World English Bible
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,
Worrell New Testament
and, leading them forward to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are greatly disturbing our city;
Worsley New Testament
And when they brought them to the governors, they said, These men cause great disturbance in our city, for they are Jews, and teach customs,
Youngs Literal Translation
and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against paul and silas
Courts of justice » Causes in, were opened by » The complainant
Criminals » Confined in prisons
False teachers » Instances of » Witnesses » Against paul
Falsehood » Instances of » Paul's traducers, falsely accusing him of treason to caesar
Heresy » Paul and silas accused of
Indictments » Instances of » Paul and silas
Israel » Kings of judah » Persecution of
Jews, the » Called God's people » Persecuted
Magistrate » An officer of civil law
Malice » Instances of » Masters of the sorcerous damsel toward paul
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
Paul » Persecuted » Prison » Singing » Gospel
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 16:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul And Silas Imprisoned
19 But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers; 20 And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town; 21 Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.
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Cross References
Acts 28:22
But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked.
1 Kings 18:17-18
And when he saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Is it you, you troubler of Israel?
Ezra 4:12-15
We give news to the king that the Jews who came from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are building up again that uncontrolled and evil town; the walls are complete and they are joining up the bases.
Esther 3:8-9
And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.
Matthew 2:3
And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
John 15:18-20
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
Acts 17:6-8
And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;
Acts 18:2
And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them;
Acts 19:34
But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
Romans 12:2
And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.
James 4:4
O you who are false to God, do you not see that the friends of this world are not God's friends? Every man desiring to be a friend of this world makes himself a hater of God.