Verse 20
Acts 16:20
Young's Literal Translation
20
and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ προσαγαγόντες αὐτοὺς τοῖς στρατηγοῖς εἶπαν· Οὗτοι οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἐκταράσσουσιν ἡμῶν τὴν πόλιν Ἰουδαῖοι ὑπάρχοντες,
English Translation
And bringing them to the leaders, they said: These men are disturbing our city, being Jews.
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Chapter 16 Context
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And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a ce...
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who was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium;
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this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken [him], he circumcised him, because of...
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And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that...
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then, indeed, were the assemblies established in the faith, and were abounding in number every day;
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and having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit...
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having gone toward Mysia, they were trying to go on toward Bithynia, and the Spirit did not suffer t...
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and having passed by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
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And a vision through the night appeared to Paul -- a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling...
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and when he saw the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go forth to Macedonia, assuredly gathering...
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having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow...
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thence also to Philippi, which is a principal city of the part of Macedonia -- a colony. And we were...
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on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer...
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and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God (El...
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and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, 'If ye have judged me to...
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And it came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet u...
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she having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, 'These men are servants of the Most High God (E...
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and this she was doing for many days, but Paul having been grieved, and having turned, said to the s...
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And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas...
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and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, b...
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and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'
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And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from...
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many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor t...
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who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the...
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And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God (Elohim), and the prisoners were h...
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and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also...
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and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn...
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and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all h...
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And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,
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and having brought them forth, said, 'Sirs, what must I do -- that I may be saved?'
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and they said, 'Believe on the Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ, and thou shalt be saved -- thou and thy h...
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and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;
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and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe [them] from the blows, and was baptiz...
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having brought them also into his house, he set food before [them], and was glad with all the househ...
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And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, 'Let those men go;'
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and the jailor told these words unto Paul -- 'The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now,...
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and Paul said to them, 'Having beaten us publicly uncondemned -- men, Romans being -- they did cast...
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And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that t...
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and having come, they besought them, and having brought [them] forth, they were asking [them] to go...
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and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into [the house of] Lydia, and having seen th...
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