An Official Apology
Acts 16:38
In 9 translations
- BSB
- So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
- KJV
- And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
- WEB
- The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
- ASV
- And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;
- LSV
- And the rod-bearers told these sayings to the magistrates, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,
- YLT
- And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,
- DBY
- And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.
- DRC
- And let us out themselves. And the serjeants told these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid, hearing that they were Romans.
- GNV
- And the sergeants tolde these woordes vnto the gouernours, who feared whe they heard that they were Romanes.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀπήγγειλαν (“Reported”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Ἀνήγγειλαν (“they declared”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include δὲ (“then”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- Spelling of Ῥωμαῖοί: Tyndale House: ̔Ρωμαῖοι.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ἀπήγγειλαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπήγγειλαν; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἀνήγγειλαν.
- SBLGNT: ἐφοβήθησαν δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐφοβήθησαν δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont read καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἀπήγγειλαν δὲ τοῖς στρατηγοῖς οἱ ῥαβδοῦχοι τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα· ἐφοβήθησαν δὲ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ῥωμαῖοί εἰσιν,
- RP2018
- Ἀνήγγειλαν δὲ τοῖς στρατηγοῖς οἱ ῥαβδοῦχοι τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα· καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ῥωμαῖοί εἰσιν,
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀνήγγειλαν δὲ τοῖς στρατηγοῖς οἱ ῥαβδοῦχοι τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα· καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ῥωμαῖοί εἰσι,
- SCR1894
- ανηγγειλαν δε τοις στρατηγοις οι ραβδουχοι τα ρηματα ταυτα και εφοβηθησαν ακουσαντες οτι ρωμαιοι εισιν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Acts 22:29Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
- Matthew 21:46Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
- Matthew 14:5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
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