Acts 21:40

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs, and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

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  • Acts 12:17 : 17 But motioning to them with his hand to keep silence, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, 'Go and tell these things to James and to the brethren.' And he departed and went to another place.
  • John 5:2 : 2 Now there is in Jerusalem, by the Sheep Gate, a pool, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porches.
  • Acts 22:2 : 2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they became even more silent. And he said,
  • Acts 26:14 : 14 And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.
  • Acts 21:35 : 35 And when he reached the stairs, so it was, that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
  • Rev 9:11 : 11 They had a king over them, who is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
  • Rev 16:16 : 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
  • John 19:13 : 13 When Pilate heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
  • John 19:17 : 17 And he, bearing his cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha:
  • John 19:20 : 20 This title many of the Jews read, for where Jesus was crucified was near the city: and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
  • Acts 6:1 : 1 In those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a complaint by the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
  • Acts 13:16 : 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
  • Acts 19:33 : 33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with the hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people.
  • 2 Kgs 9:13 : 13 Then they hurried, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
  • Luke 23:38 : 38 And an inscription was also written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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  • Acts 22:1-2
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    1Men, brothers, and fathers, listen to my defense which I now present to you.

    2And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they became even more silent. And he said,

  • Acts 21:39
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    39But Paul said, I am a Jew from Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city: and, I implore you, allow me to speak to the people.

  • Acts 13:15-17
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    15And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak on.

    16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

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

  • Acts 21:36-37
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    36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

    37And as Paul was about to be led into the barracks, he said to the chief captain, May I speak with you? Who said, Can you speak Greek?

  • Acts 21:27-34
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    27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

    28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place: and furthermore he brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.

    29(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

    30And all the city was disturbed, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.

    31And as they went about to kill him, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

    32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

    33Then the chief captain came near, took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and asked who he was, and what he had done.

    34And some cried one thing, and some another, among the crowd: and when he could not determine the truth because of the uproar, he commanded him to be carried into the barracks.

  • Acts 23:18-20
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    18So he took him and brought him to the chief captain and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to tell you.

    19Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went aside privately and asked him, What is it you have to tell me?

    20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though they would inquire somewhat more accurately about him.

  • Acts 21:19-20
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    19And when he had greeted them, he declared in detail what things God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

    20And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law:

  • Acts 28:17
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    17After three days, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they had come together, he said to them, Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

  • Acts 14:9-10
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    9This man heard Paul speaking, who, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

    10Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on your feet. And he leaped up and walked.

  • Acts 26:1
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    1Then Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and answered for himself:

  • Acts 15:12
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    12Then all the multitude kept silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had worked among the Gentiles by them.

  • Acts 26:30
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    30And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them:

  • Acts 24:10
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    10Then Paul, after the governor had motioned to him to speak, answered, Since I know that you have been for many years a judge to this nation, I do cheerfully respond for myself:

  • Acts 14:18
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    18And with these sayings, they barely kept the people from sacrificing to them.

  • Acts 19:33
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    33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with the hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people.

  • Acts 20:1
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    1And after the uproar had ceased, Paul called the disciples to himself, embraced them, and departed to go into Macedonia.

  • Acts 23:9-10
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    9And there arose a great outcry, and the scribes who were of the Pharisees' group arose and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

    10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing that Paul might be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

  • Acts 22:30
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    30On the next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

  • Acts 20:36
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    36And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

  • Acts 22:21-23
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    21And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

    22And they listened to him until this word, and then lifted up their voices and said, Away with such a person from the earth, for it is not fit for him to live.

    23And as they cried out and threw off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

  • Acts 19:41
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    41And when he had spoken these things, he dismissed the assembly.

  • Acts 19:30
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    30And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him.

  • Acts 25:15
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    15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a judgment against him.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and attempted to kill me.

  • Acts 23:30
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    30And when it was disclosed to me that a plot was about to be executed against the man, I sent him immediately to you, having also commanded his accusers to state their case before you. Farewell.

  • Acts 18:6
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    6And when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, 'Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.'

  • Acts 21:12
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    12And when we heard these things, both we and those of that place pleaded with him not to go to Jerusalem.

  • Luke 1:22
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    22When he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.

  • Acts 2:14
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    14But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, 'Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words:

  • Acts 24:2
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    2And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and many worthy deeds are done for this nation by your providence,

  • Acts 24:23
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    23And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have freedom, and that he should permit none of his friends to minister or come to him.

  • Acts 23:4
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    4And those who stood by said, Do you revile God's high priest?