Acts 21:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, ”
Acts 21:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 21:40 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 21:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,”
Acts 21:40 — World English Bible
Acts 21:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand unto the people; and when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, saying, ”
Acts 21:40 — American Standard Version
Acts 21:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he having given him leave, Paul having stood upon the stairs, did beckon with the hand to the people, and there having been a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew dialect, saying:”
Acts 21:40 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 21:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when he had allowed him, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people; and a great silence having been made, he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, ”
Acts 21:40 — Darby Translation
Acts 21:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when he had giuen him licence, Paul stoode on the grieces, and beckened with the hand vnto the people: and when there was made great silence, hee spake vnto them in the Hebrewe tongue, saying, ”
Acts 21:40 — Geneva Bible
Acts 21:40 in Context — Acts 21
38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
What Does Acts 21:40 Mean?
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