Acts 16:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,”

Acts 16:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 16:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 16:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city”

Acts 16:20 — World English Bible

Acts 16:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,”

Acts 16:20 — American Standard Version

Acts 16:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;”

Acts 16:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 16:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,”

Acts 16:20 — Darby Translation

Acts 16:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And brought them to the gouernours, saying, These men which are Iewes, trouble our citie,”

Acts 16:20 — Geneva Bible

Acts 16:20 in Context — Acts 16

18 E ela fazia isto por muitos dias. Mas Paulo, estando descontente com isto, virou-se, e disse ao espírito: Em nome de Jesus Cristo eu te mando que saias dela.E na mesma hora [o espírito] saiu.

19 E os senhores dela, vendo que a esperança de lucro deles tinha ido embora, pegaram a Paulo e a Silas, e [os] levaram à praça, diante dos governantes.

20 E apresentando-os aos magistrados, disseram: Estes homens perturbam nossa cidade, sendo judeus;

21 E eles anunciam costumes que não nos é lícito receber, nem fazer; pois somos romanos.

22 E a multidão se levantou juntamente contra eles; e os oficiais, rasgando suas roupas, mandaram que fossem açoitados.

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What Does Acts 16:20 Mean?

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