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Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

Acts 16:4

In 9 translations

BSB
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
KJV
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
WEB
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
ASV
And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.
LSV
And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who [are] in Jerusalem,
YLT
And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who [are] in Jerusalem,
DBY
And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
DRC
And as they passed through the cities, they delivered unto them the decrees for to keep, that were decreed by the apostles and ancients who were at Jerusalem.
GNV
And as they went through the cities, they deliuered them the decrees to keepe, ordeined of the Apostles and Elders, which were at Hierusalem.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Spelling of παρεδίδοσαν: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: παρεδίδουν.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τῶν (“of the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Ἱεροσολύμοις.¶: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: Ἱερουσαλήμ.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: παρεδίδοσαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read παρεδίδοσαν; Robinson–Pierpont read παρεδίδουν.
  • SBLGNT: καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ; Robinson–Pierpont add τῶν.
  • SBLGNT: Ἱεροσολύμοις. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἱεροσολύμοις; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἱερουσαλήμ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὡς δὲ διεπορεύοντο τὰς πόλεις, παρεδίδοσαν αὐτοῖς φυλάσσειν τὰ δόγματα τὰ κεκριμένα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων τῶν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις.
RP2018
Ὡς δὲ διεπορεύοντο τὰς πόλεις, παρεδίδουν αὐτοῖς φυλάσσειν τὰ δόγματα τὰ κεκριμένα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τῶν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.
TR-Boyd
Ὡς δὲ διεπορεύοντο τὰς πόλεις, παρεδίδουν αὐτοῖς φυλάσσειν τὰ δόγματα τὰ κεκριμένα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τῶν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.πρεσβυτέρων ¦ πρεσβυπέρων ELZ
SCR1894
ως δε διεπορευοντο τας πολεις παρεδιδουν αυτοις φυλασσειν τα δογματα τα κεκριμενα υπο των αποστολων και των πρεσβυτερων των εν ιερουσαλημ

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 15:28–29It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements: You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from…
  • Acts 15:2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
  • Acts 11:30This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
  • Acts 15:6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.

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