Paul and Silas Imprisoned

Acts 16:17

In 9 translations

BSB: This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
KJV: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
WEB: Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”
ASV: The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation.
LSV: she having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us [the] way of salvation!”
YLT: she having followed Paul and us, was crying, saying, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of salvation;'
DBY: She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you [the] way of salvation.Elohim
DRC: This same following Paul and us, cried out, saying: These men are the servants of the most high God, who preach unto you the way of salvation.
GNV: She followed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying, These men are the seruants of the most high God, which shewe vnto you the way of saluation.

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Where the editions differ

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NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read κατακολουθοῦσα (“having followed”); NA28, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read κατακολουθήσασα (“having followed”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὑμῖν (“to you”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἡμῖν (“to us”).

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: κατακολουθοῦσα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κατακολουθοῦσα; Robinson–Pierpont read κατακολουθήσασα.
SBLGNT: ὑμῖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὑμῖν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἡμῖν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: αὕτη κατακολουθοῦσα τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ ἡμῖν ἔκραζεν λέγουσα· Οὗτοι οἱ ἄνθρωποι δοῦλοι τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου εἰσίν, οἵτινες καταγγέλλουσιν ὑμῖν ὁδὸν σωτηρίας.
RP2018: Αὕτη κατακολουθήσασα τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ ἡμῖν, ἔκραζεν λέγουσα, Οὗτοι οἱ ἄνθρωποι δοῦλοι τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου εἰσίν, οἵτινες καταγγέλλουσιν ἡμῖν ὁδὸν σωτηρίας.
TR-Boyd: Αὕτη κατακολουθήσασα τῷ Παύλῳ καὶ ἡμῖν, ἔκραζε λέγουσα, Οὗτοι οἱ ἄνθρωποι δοῦλοι τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου εἰσίν, οἵτινες καταγγέλλουσιν ἡμῖν ὁδὸν σωτηρίας.ἡμῖν ¦ ὑμῖν ELZ
SCR1894: αυτη κατακολουθησασα τω παυλω και ημιν εκραζεν λεγουσα ουτοι οι ανθρωποι δουλοι του θεου του υψιστου εισιν οιτινες καταγγελλουσιν ημιν οδον σωτηριας

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Philippi Salvation Illyricum Macedonia Astrology Follow Sign Readings, Select Silas Demons

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Cross-references most cited first

John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
1 Peter 2:16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
Mark 5:7And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
Daniel 6:20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than…
Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,
Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Luke 4:41Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
Psalms 57:2I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
Jonah 1:9“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”
Luke 4:34“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
Hebrews 10:19–22Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, and since we have a great priest over the house…
Matthew 7:13–14Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Daniel 5:18As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
Daniel 6:16So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
Matthew 8:29“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

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