Acts 14:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they tarried {G1563} no little time with the disciples.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Acts 11:26 : 26 and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people, and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
Acts 15:35 : 35 But Paul {G1161} and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Acts 14:3
80%
3Long time therefore {G3303} they tarried [there] speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, {G2532} granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts 14:24-27
4 verses
78%
24And they passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.
25And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia;
26and thence they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.
27And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Acts 15:33
76%
33And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.
Acts 28:14
75%
14where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.
Acts 14:21-22
2 verses
75%
21And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,
22confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.
Acts 18:11
74%
11And he dwelt there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Acts 14:6-7
2 verses
74%
6they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about:
7and there they preached the gospel.
Acts 18:20
74%
20And when they asked him to abide a longer {G3844} {G846} time, he consented not;
Luke 24:28-29
2 verses
74%
28And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.
29And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them.
Acts 21:4
73%
4And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.
Acts 9:28
72%
28And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,
Acts 1:21
72%
21Of the men therefore that have companied with us {G1722} all the time {G1722} that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
Acts 15:4
72%
4And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.
Acts 13:52
72%
52And the disciples were filled with joy {G2532} with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 1:4
72%
4and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [said he,] ye heard from me:
Luke 24:33
72%
33And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luke 24:14-15
2 verses
72%
14And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened.
15And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus {G2532} himself drew near, and went with them.
Acts 20:5-6
2 verses
71%
5But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.
6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.
Acts 1:13
71%
13And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [the son] of James.
1 Cor 16:8
71%
8But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost;
Acts 15:35
71%
35But Paul {G1161} and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
Acts 18:23
71%
23And having spent some time [there], he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
Acts 10:48
71%
48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Gal 1:18
71%
18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.
Acts 14:1
71%
1And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered {G846} together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
Acts 4:13
71%
13Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Acts 21:7
71%
7And when we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
Acts 9:43
70%
43And it came to pass, that he abode many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
Acts 20:11
70%
11And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
Acts 28:12
70%
12And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
Matt 28:16
70%
16But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Acts 28:30
70%
30And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,
Acts 20:8
70%
8And there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
Acts 14:18
70%
18And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.
Acts 21:17
70%
17And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
Acts 2:42
70%
42And {G2258} they continued stedfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Luke 24:52
70%
52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Acts 18:27
70%
27And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;
Acts 17:14
70%
14And then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul to go as far as to the sea: and {G5037} Silas and Timothy abode there still.
John 4:40
70%
40So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.