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Paul’s Defense to the Crowd

Acts 22:20

In 9 translations

BSB
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’Or martyr
KJV
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
WEB
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
ASV
and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.
LSV
and when the blood of your witness Stephen was being poured forth, I was also standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;
YLT
and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also was standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;
DBY
and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.
DRC
And when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I stood by and consented, and kept the garments of them that killed him.
GNV
And when the blood of thy martyr Steuen was shed, I also stood by, and consented vnto his death, and kept the clothes of them that slew him.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ (“to the killing of him”); 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, Textus Receptus include καὶ (“and”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἐξεχύννετο: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἐξεχεῖτο.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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

  • SBLGNT: ἐξεχύννετο. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐξεχύννετο; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐξεχεῖτο.
  • SBLGNT: καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ; Robinson–Pierpont read τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὅτε ἐξεχύννετο τὸ αἷμα Στεφάνου τοῦ μάρτυρός σου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἤμην ἐφεστὼς καὶ συνευδοκῶν καὶ φυλάσσων τὰ ἱμάτια τῶν ἀναιρούντων αὐτόν.
RP2018
καὶ ὅτε ἐξεχεῖτο τὸ αἷμα Στεφάνου τοῦ μάρτυρός σου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἤμην ἐφεστὼς καὶ συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ, φυλάσσων τὰ ἱμάτια τῶν ἀναιρούντων αὐτόν.
TR-Boyd
καὶ ὅτε ἐξεχεῖτο τὸ αἷμα Στεφάνου τοῦ μάρτυρός σου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἤμην ἐφεστὼς καὶ συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ, καὶ φυλάσσων τὰ ἱμάτια τῶν ἀναιρούντων αὐτόν.
SCR1894
και οτε εξεχειτο το αιμα στεφανου του μαρτυρος σου και αυτος ημην εφεστως και συνευδοκων τη αναιρεσει αυτου και φυλασσων τα ιματια των αναιρουντων αυτον

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👤 Stephen◆ Paul gives his testimony

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  • Acts 8:1And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
  • Romans 1:32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
  • Revelation 2:13I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
  • Luke 11:48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
  • Acts 26:10And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  • Revelation 17:6I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

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