Acts 13:16

Paul

¹⁴ But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

¹⁵ And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

¹⁷ The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

¹⁸ And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!
KJV: Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
WEB: Paul stood up, and gesturing with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
ASV: And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken:
DARBY: And Paul, rising up and making a sign with the hand, said, Israelites, and ye that fear God, hearken.
BLB: And Paul, having risen up and having motioned with the hand, said, “Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, listen:

ÅB: Da sto Paulus opp og slo til lyd med hånden og sa: Israelittiske menn og dere som frykter Gud! Hør:
OTB: Paulus reiste seg, gjorde tegn med hånden og sa: "Israels menn og dere som frykter Gud, hør:
B1930: Da stod Paulus op og slo til lyd med hånden og sa: Israelittiske menn og I som frykter Gud! Hør:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 12:17
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
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Acts 13:26
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
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Acts 10:2
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
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Psalms 49:1–3
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
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Psalms 67:7
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
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Revelation 2:11
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
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Psalms 85:9
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
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Revelation 2:17
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
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