Acts 21:40
“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,”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 21:40 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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,
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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,
Open English Bible (OEB)English
The commanding officer gave his permission, and Paul, standing on the steps, made signs with his hand to the people, and, when comparative silence had been obtained, he said to them in Hebrew:
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Als er es aber erlaubt hatte, winkte Paulus, auf den Stufen stehend, dem Volke mit der Hand; nachdem aber eine große Stille eingetreten war, redete er sie in hebräischer Mundart an und sprach:
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y como él se lo permitió, Pablo, estando en pie en las gradas, hizo señal con la mano al pueblo. Y hecho grande silencio, habló en lengua hebrea, diciendo:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E tendo lhe permitido, Paulo pôs-se de pé nas escadas, acenou com a mão ao povo; e tendo havido grande silêncio, falou -lhes em língua hebraica, dizendo:
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando o comandante lhe deu permissão, Paulo levantou-se dos degraus e acenou ao povo com a mão. E quando houve um grande silêncio, falou-lhes na língua hebraica, dizendo:
📖 Acts 21:40 in Context
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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