Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Then they brought them before the praetors. "These men," they said, "are creating a great disturbance in our 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;
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,
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 owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them off to the magistrates in the public square. 20 Then they brought them before the praetors. "These men," they said, "are creating a great disturbance in our city. 21 They are Jews, and are teaching customs which we, as Romans, are not permitted to adopt or practise."
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Cross References
Acts 28:22
But we should be glad to hear from you what it is that you believe; for as for this sect all we know is that it is everywhere spoken against."
Matthew 2:3
Reports of this soon reached the king, and greatly agitated not only him but all the people of Jerusalem.
John 15:18-20
If the world hates you, remember that it has first had me as the fixed object of its hatred.
Acts 17:6-8
But, failing to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other brethren before the magistrates of the city, loudly accusing them. "These men," they said, "who have raised a tumult throughout the Empire, have come here also.
Acts 18:2
Here he found a Jew, a native of Pontus, of the name of Aquila. He and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Italy because of Claudius's edict expelling all the Jews from Rome. So Paul paid them a visit;
Acts 19:34
No sooner, however, did they see that he was a Jew, than there arose from them all one roar of shouting, lasting about two hours. "Great is the Ephesian Diana," they said.
Romans 12:2
And do not follow the customs of the present age, but be transformed by the entire renewal of your minds, so that you may learn by experience what God's will is--that will which is good and beautiful and perfect.
James 4:4
You unfaithful women, do you not know that friendship with the world means enmity to God? Therefore whoever is bent on being friendly with the world makes himself an enemy to God.