Acts 21:37
“And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 21:37 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Just as he was about to be taken into the Fort, Paul said to the commanding officer: “May I speak to you?” “Do you know Greek?” asked the commanding officer.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Hinweg mit ihm! Und als Paulus eben in das Lager hineingebracht werden sollte, spricht er zu dem Obersten: Ist es mir erlaubt, dir etwas zu sagen? Er aber sprach: Verstehst du Griechisch?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y como comenzaron á meter á Pablo en la fortaleza, dice al tribuno: ¿Me será lícito hablarte algo? Y él dijo: ¿Sabes griego?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Paulo, estando perto de entrar na área fortificada, disse ao comandante: É permitido a mim te falar alguma coisa?E ele disse: Tu sabes grego?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Conforme Paulo estava para ser levado até a fortaleza, ele perguntou ao comandante: "Posso dizer-lhe uma coisa?"Ele respondeu: "Falas grego?
📖 Acts 21:37 in Context
35And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
38Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
39But 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.
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