Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!”

King James Version

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Holman Bible

And with many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt generation!”

International Standard Version

Using many different expressions, Peter continued to testify and to plead: "Be saved," he urged them, "from this corrupt generation!"

A Conservative Version

And with many more other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this crooked generation.

American Standard Version

And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

Amplified

And Peter solemnly testified and continued to admonish and urge them with many more words, saying, “Be saved from this crooked and unjust generation!”

An Understandable Version

So, Peter testified and urged the crowd with many additional words, saying, "Save yourselves from [the condemnation coming on] this sinful generation [by responding to this message]."

Anderson New Testament

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying: Save yourselves from this wicked generation.

Bible in Basic English

And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

Common New Testament

And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation."

Daniel Mace New Testament

and with many other discourses did he conjure and exhort them, to save themselves from that depraved generation.

Darby Translation

And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

Godbey New Testament

And with many other words did he testify and exhort them, saying, Be saved from this wicked generation.

Goodspeed New Testament

He said much more besides in giving his testimony, and urged them to save themselves from that crooked age.

John Wesley New Testament

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

Julia Smith Translation

And with many other words he appealed earnestly and besought, saying, Be ye saved from this crooked generation.

King James 2000

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"

Modern King James verseion

And with many other words he earnestly testified and exhorted, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And with many other words bare he witness, and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this untoward generation."

Moffatt New Testament

And with many another appeal he urged and entreated them. "Save yourselves," he cried, "from this crooked generation!"

Montgomery New Testament

With many other words he continued to bear testimony, and kept entreating them, saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation."

NET Bible

With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation!"

New Heart English Bible

With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."

Noyes New Testament

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

Sawyer New Testament

And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

The Emphasized Bible

And, with many different words, bare he frail witness, and went on exhorting them saying - Be saved from this perverse generation!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Be saved from this untoward generation.

Twentieth Century New Testament

With many other words Peter enforced his teaching, while the burden of his exhortations was--"Save yourselves from the perverse spirit of this age."

Webster

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

Weymouth New Testament

And with many more appeals he solemnly warned and entreated them, saying, "Escape from this crooked generation."

Williams New Testament

With many more words he continued to testify and to plead with them to save themselves from that crooked age.

World English Bible

With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation!"

Worrell New Testament

Also with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation!"

Worsley New Testament

And with many other words did he press and exhort them, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

Youngs Literal Translation

Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, 'Be saved from this perverse generation;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
τε 
Te 
and, both, then, whether, even, also, not tr s
Usage: 170

with
λόγος 
Logos 
word, saying, account, speech, Word , thing, not tr,
Usage: 256

πλείων πλεῖον πλέον 
Pleion 
Usage: 40

ἕτερος 
heteros 
Usage: 76

λόγος 
Logos 
word, saying, account, speech, Word , thing, not tr,
Usage: 256

διαμαρτύρομαι 
Diamarturomai 
Usage: 13

and

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

παρακαλέω 
Parakaleo 
Usage: 102

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

σώζω 
Sozo 
Usage: 79

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

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

σκολιός 
Skolios 
Usage: 4

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Context Readings

The Response To Peter's Sermon

39 For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40 And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.


Cross References

Matthew 17:17

And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

Deuteronomy 32:5

They have acted corruptly toward Him,
They are not His children, because of their defect;
But are a perverse and crooked generation.

Numbers 16:28-34

Moses said, “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not my doing.

Proverbs 9:6

Forsake your folly and live,
And proceed in the way of understanding.”

Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

Matthew 16:4

An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.

Matthew 23:33

You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?

Mark 8:38

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Luke 21:36

But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

John 21:25

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they *were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself *would not contain the books that *would be written.

Acts 10:42

And He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead.

Acts 15:32

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brethren with a lengthy message.

Acts 20:2

When he had gone through those districts and had given them much exhortation, he came to Greece.

Acts 20:9

And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.

Acts 20:11

When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.

Acts 20:21

solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 20:24

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 28:23

When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 6:17

Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord.
And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will welcome you.

Galatians 5:3

And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.

Ephesians 4:17

So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Philippians 2:15

so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,

1 Thessalonians 2:11

just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,

1 Timothy 4:16

Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

Hebrews 3:12-13

Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.

James 4:8-10

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

1 Peter 5:12

Through Silvanus, our faithful brother (for so I regard him), I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!

Revelation 3:17-19

Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

Revelation 18:4-5

I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues;

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