Acts 21:39
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 21:39 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
“No,” said Paul, “I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of a city of some note; and I beg you to give me permission to speak to the people.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Paulus aber sprach: Ich bin ein jüdischer Mann aus Tarsus, Bürger einer nicht unberühmten Stadt in Cilicien; ich bitte dich aber, erlaube mir, zu dem Volke zu reden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces dijo Pablo: Yo de cierto soy hombre Judío, ciudadano de Tarso, ciudad no obscura de Cilicia: empero ruégote que me permitas que hable al pueblo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas Paulo lhe disse: Na verdade eu sou um homem judeu de Tarso, cidade não pouca importância da Cilícia; mas eu te rogo para que tu me permitas falar ao povo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Paulo disse: "Sou judeu, da cidade de Tarso, na Cilícia. Sou cidadão de uma cidade importante. Peço-te que me permitas falar ao povo".
📖 Acts 21:39 in Context
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.
40And 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,
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