Acts 16:20

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Acts 16:20

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And having brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 16

¹⁸ She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.

¹⁹ When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

²⁰ They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

²¹ by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

²² The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.

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