Paul’s Defense to Felix
Acts 24:19
In 9 translations
- BSB
- who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
- KJV
- Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
- WEB
- They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.
- ASV
- who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.
- LSV
- whom it is necessary to be present before you, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,
- YLT
- whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,
- DBY
- who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;
- DRC
- But certain Jews of Asia, who ought to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had any thing against me:
- GNV
- Who ought to haue bene present before thee, and accuse me, if they had ought against me.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἔδει (“it was necessary”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δεῖ (“it is necessary”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of ἐμέ: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: με.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: ἔδει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔδει; Robinson–Pierpont read δεῖ.
- SBLGNT: ἐμέ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐμέ; Robinson–Pierpont read με.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- τινὲς δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀσίας Ἰουδαῖοι, οὓς ἔδει ἐπὶ σοῦ παρεῖναι καὶ κατηγορεῖν εἴ τι ἔχοιεν πρὸς ἐμέ,
- RP2018
- οὓς δεῖ ἐπὶ σοῦ παρεῖναι καὶ κατηγορεῖν εἴ τι ἔχοιεν πρός με.
- TR-Boyd
- οὓς ἔδει ἐπὶ σοῦ παρεῖναι καὶ κατηγορεῖν εἴ τι ἔχοιεν πρός με.ἔδει ¦ δεῖ ST
- SCR1894
- ους εδει επι σου παρειναι και κατηγορειν ει τι εχοιεν προς με
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- Acts 23:30When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
- Acts 25:16I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
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