Parallel Verses

Sawyer New Testament

and bringing them before the prefects said, These men, being Jews, greatly trouble the city,

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;

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;

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;

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

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

προσάγω 
Prosago 
Usage: 3


Usage: 0

to the magistrates
στρατηγός 
Strategos 
Usage: 10

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

οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ὑπάρχω 
Huparcho 
be, have, live, after, not tr
Usage: 41

Ἰουδαῖος 
Ioudaios 
Usage: 190

ἐκταράσσω 
Ektarasso 
Usage: 1

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

Context Readings

Paul And Silas Imprisoned

19 And her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, seizing Paul and Silas dragged them to the market, to the rulers, 20 and bringing them before the prefects said, These men, being Jews, greatly trouble the city, 21 and preach customs which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.

Cross References

Acts 28:22

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for it is known to us concerning this sect, that it is everywhere spoken against.

Matthew 2:3

And Herod the king hearing this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

John 15:18-20

If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before you.

Acts 17:6-8

but not finding them, they dragged Jason and some brothers to the rulers of the city, crying, These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

Acts 18:2

And finding a certain Jew by the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he went to them,

Acts 19:34

But knowing that he was a Jew, there was one voice from all, for about two hours, crying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Romans 12:2

and be not conformed to this life, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, that you may prove what is the will of God which is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

James 4:4

Adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whoever therefore wishes to be a friend of the world, is made an enemy of God.

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