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Acts 21:37

Paul

35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

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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.

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BSB
As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
KJV
And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
WEB
As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?
ASV
And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
DARBY
But as he was about to be led into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, Is it allowed me to say something to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
BLB
And being about to be brought into the barracks, Paul says to the commander, “Is it permitted to me to say something to you?” And he was saying, “Do you know Greek?
ÅB
Da nå Paulus skulle føres inn i festningen, sier han til den øverste høvedsmann: Får jeg lov å si et ord til deg? Han svarte: Kan du gresk?
OTB
Da Paulus skulle føres inn i brakken, spurte han kommandanten: "Kan jeg si noe til deg?" Han svarte: "Snakker du gresk?
B1930
Da nu Paulus skulde føres inn i festningen, sier han til den øverste høvedsmann: Får jeg lov å si et ord til dig? Han svarte: Kan du gresk?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 21:34

    And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

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  • Luke 21:15

    For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

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  • Matthew 10:18–20

    And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

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  • Acts 19:30

    And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

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  • Acts 21:19

    And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

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