Parallel Verses

Worsley New Testament

For thou bringest strange things to our ears; we would therefore know what these things mean.

New American Standard Bible

For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.”

King James Version

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

Holman Bible

For what you say sounds strange to us, and we want to know what these ideas mean.”

International Standard Version

It sounds rather strange to our ears, and we would like to know what it means."

A Conservative Version

For thou bring some surprising things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know whatever these things aim to be.

American Standard Version

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

Amplified

For you are bringing some startling and strange things to our ears; so we want to know what they mean.”

An Understandable Version

You are telling us some very unusual things and we would like to know what they mean."

Anderson New Testament

For you bring some strange things to our ears: we wish to understand then what these things mean.

Bible in Basic English

For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.

Common New Testament

For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean."

Daniel Mace New Testament

for what you say sounds so very strange, we should be glad to know what it means.

Darby Translation

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean.

Godbey New Testament

For you bring certain strange things to our hearing: therefore we desire to know what these things wish to be.

Goodspeed New Testament

Some of the things you tell us sound strange to us, and we want to know just what they mean."

John Wesley New Testament

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would therefore know, what these things mean?

Julia Smith Translation

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we wish therefore to know what these things may be.

King James 2000

For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what {these things mean}."

Modern King James verseion

For you bring certain strange things to our ears, therefore we are minded to know what these things mean.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For thou bringest strange tidings to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean."

Moffatt New Testament

You talk of some things that sound strange to us; so we want to know what they mean."

Montgomery New Testament

"For you are bringing certain strange things to our ears. We want to know, therefore, what these things mean."

NET Bible

For you are bringing some surprising things to our ears, so we want to know what they mean."

New Heart English Bible

For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."

Noyes New Testament

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.

Sawyer New Testament

for you bring certain strange things to our ears; we wish therefore to know what these things mean.

The Emphasized Bible

For, certain foreign things, art thou bringing into our hearing: We are minded to get to know, therefore, what these things please to be!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For thou bringest some strange stories to our ears; we wish therefore to know what these things mean.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For you are bringing some strange things to our notice, and we should like to know what they mean."

Webster

For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what these things mean.

Weymouth New Testament

For the things you are saying sound strange to us. We should therefore like to be told exactly what they mean."

Williams New Testament

For some of the things you bring sound startling to us; so we want to know just what they mean."

World English Bible

For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."

Worrell New Testament

for you bring to our ears certain strange things; we wish, therefore, to know what these things mean."

Youngs Literal Translation

for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

thou bringest
εἰσφέρω 
Eisphero 
Usage: 5

ξενίζω 
Xenizo 
Usage: 10

things to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

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

ἀκοή 
Akoe 
Usage: 21

we would
βούλομαι 
Boulomai 
will, would, be minded, intend, be disposed, be willing, list, of his own will
Usage: 31

γινώσκω 
Ginosko 
Usage: 147

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

ταῦτα 
Tauta 
Usage: 188

Context Readings

Paul In Athens

19 And they took and brought him to the Areopagus, and said, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest? 20 For thou bringest strange things to our ears; we would therefore know what these things mean. 21 (Now all the Athenians, and strangers sojourning among them, spent their time in nothing else, but to tell or to hear something new.)

Cross References

1 Peter 4:4

in which they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, and therefore speak evil of you:

Matthew 19:23-25

Then said Jesus to his disciples, Verily I tell you, that a rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven:

Mark 9:10

And they laid hold on that expression, querying among themselves, what means the rising from the dead?

Mark 10:24-26

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus repeating it, saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them, that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God!

John 6:60

Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard Him, said, This discourse is hard to be understood, who can take it in?

John 7:35-36

Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will He go, that we shall not find Him? will He go to them that are dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

Acts 2:12

And they were all amazed and in doubt, saying one to another, What can this mean?

Acts 10:17

Now while Peter was doubting in himself what might be the meaning of the vision which he had seen, behold the men that were sent from Cornelius, having enquired for Simon's house, stood at the door;

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the doctrine of the cross is to them, that perish, foolishness: but to us, who are saved, it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:23

to the Jews indeed a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness; but to them that are called,

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Hebrews 5:11

Concerning whom we have much to say and difficult to be explained, since ye are become dull of hearing.

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