Devine Scripture

Acts 21:40

Acts chapter 21 · verse 40 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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,

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,

Context

v.39But Paul said, I am a Jew, of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee, give me leave to speak unto the people.

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Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 13:16

    And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken:

  • Acts 22:2

    And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

  • Revelation 16:16

    And they gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew Har-Magedon.

  • Revelation 9:11

    They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath the name Apollyon.

  • John 5:2

    Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheepgatea pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

  • Luke 23:38

    And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.