Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

They said, "This man is persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the Law."

New American Standard Bible

saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”

King James Version

Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Holman Bible

“This man,” they said, “persuades people to worship God contrary to the law!”

A Conservative Version

saying, This man is persuading men to worship God against the law.

American Standard Version

saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Amplified

declaring, “This man is persuading people to worship God in violation of the law [of Moses].”

An Understandable Version

and said [about him], "This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law [of Moses]."

Anderson New Testament

saying: This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

Bible in Basic English

Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.

Common New Testament

saying, "This man is persuading men to worship God contrary to the law."

Daniel Mace New Testament

this fellow, said they, would persuade us to set up a way of worship inconsistent with our law.

Darby Translation

saying, This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

Godbey New Testament

saying, This one persuades men to worship God contrary to law.

Goodspeed New Testament

"This fellow," they said, "is trying to induce people to worship God in ways that are against the law."

John Wesley New Testament

This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Julia Smith Translation

Saying, This one persuades men to worship God against the law.

King James 2000

Saying, This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

Lexham Expanded Bible

saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law!"

Modern King James verseion

saying, This one persuades men to worship God contrary to the Law.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

saying, "This fellow counceleth men to worship God contrary to the law."

Moffatt New Testament

crying, "This fellow incites men to worship God contrary to the Law."

Montgomery New Testament

"This fellow," they said, "is persuading men to offer unlawful worship to God."

NET Bible

saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!"

New Heart English Bible

saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

Noyes New Testament

saying, This man persuadeth people to worship God contrary to the law.

Sawyer New Testament

saying, This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

The Emphasized Bible

saying - Contrary to the law, is this one seducing men to be worshipping God.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

saying, This is the fellow that earnestly persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Charging him with persuading people to worship God in a way forbidden by the Law.

Webster

Saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Weymouth New Testament

"This man," they said, "is inducing people to offer unlawful worship to God."

Williams New Testament

and said, "This fellow is inducing people to worship God in ways that violate our laws."

World English Bible

saying, "This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

Worrell New Testament

saying, "This man is persuading men to worship God contrary to the law."

Worsley New Testament

saying, this fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Youngs Literal Translation

saying -- 'Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

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

ἀναπείθω 
Anapeitho 
Usage: 1

men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

to worship
σέβομαι 
Sebomai 
Usage: 8

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

παρά 
Para 
of, with, from, by ... side, at, than,
Usage: 145

References

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Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Paul Accused Before The Proconsul Gallio

12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jewish leaders gathered together, attacked Paul, and brought him before the judge's seat. 13 They said, "This man is persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the Law." 14 Paul was about to speak when Gallio admonished the Jewish leaders, "If there were some misdemeanor or crime involved, it would be reasonable to put up with you Jews.


Cross References

Acts 6:13

They had false witnesses stand up and say, "This man never stops saying things against this Holy Place and against the Law.

Acts 18:4

Every Sabbath, he would speak in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

Acts 18:15

But since it is a question about words, names, and your own Law, you will have to take care of that yourselves. I refuse to be a judge in these matters."

Acts 21:28

yelling, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere to turn against our people, the Law, and this place. More than that, he has even brought Greeks into the Temple and desecrated this Holy Place."

Acts 24:5-6

For we have found this man a perfect pest and an agitator among all Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader in the sect of the Nazarenes

Acts 25:8

Paul said in his defense, "I have done nothing wrong against the Law of the Jews, or of the Temple, or of the emperor."

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