Acts 25:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Instead, they had some matters of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul claimed to be alive.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ζητήματα δέ τινα περὶ τῆς ἰδίας δεισιδαιμονίας εἶχον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ περί τινος Ἰησοῦ, τεθνηκότος, ὃν ἔφασκεν ὁ Παῦλος ζῇν.

Transliteration

Zētēmata de tina concerning tēs idias deisidaimonias eichon pros auton, and concerning a certain Iēsou, tethnēkotos, whom ephasken ho Paulos zēn.

Grammar Details

• *Zētēmata*: accusative, neuter, plural - questions/issues
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *tina*: accusative, neuter, plural - certain/some
• *tēs idias*: genitive, feminine, singular - their own
• *deisidaimonias*: genitive, feminine, singular - religion/superstition
• *eichon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they had/were having
• *pros auton*: preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - against him
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus (proper name)
• *tethnēkotos*: perfect active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having died/been dead
• *ephasken*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was asserting/claiming
• *ho Paulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Paul
• *zēn*: present active infinitive - to be alive/living

Word Meanings

• *Zētēmata*: questions/issues/disputes
• *tina*: certain/some
• *idias*: own/particular/special
• *deisidaimonias*: religion/superstition/religious observance
• *eichon*: had/were having/held
• *tethnēkotos*: having died/been dead/deceased
• *ephasken*: was asserting/claiming/declaring
• *zēn*: to be alive/living/to live

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  but{G1161} had{G2192} certain{G5100} questions{G2213} against{G4314} him{G846} of{G4012} their own{G2398} religion,{G1175} and{G2532} of{G4012} one{G5100} Jesus,{G2424} who was dead,{G2348} whom{G3739} Paul{G3972} affirmed{G5335} to be alive.{G2198}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} had{G2192}{(G5707)} certain{G5100} questions{G2213} against{G4314} him{G846} of{G4012} their own{G2398} superstition{G1175}, and{G2532} of{G4012} one{G5100} Jesus{G2424}, which was dead{G2348}{(G5761)}, whom{G3739} Paul{G3972} affirmed{G5335}{(G5707)} to be alive{G2198}{(G5721)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  but had certayne questions agaynst him of their awne supersticion and of one Iesus which was ded: whom Paul affirmed to be alyve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But had certayne questions agaynst him of their awne supersticions, and of one Iesus deed, whom Paul affirmed to be alyue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But had certaine questions against him of their owne superstition, and of one Iesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be aliue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But had certayne questions agaynst hym of their owne superstition, and of one Iesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alyue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living.

• World English Bible (2000)

  but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 23:29 : 29 I found that he was accused concerning matters of their law but had no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment.
• Acts 18:15 : 15 'But if this is about questions of words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.'
• Acts 18:19 : 19 They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
• Acts 25:7 : 7 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.
• Acts 26:22-23 : 22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to both small and great, saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: 23 that the Messiah must suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the light of the gospel to our people and to the Gentiles.
• 1 Cor 15:3-4 : 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
• 1 Cor 15:14-20 : 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith. 15 Furthermore, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
• Rev 1:18 : 18 'the living One. I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.'
• Acts 1:22 : 22 beginning from John's baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
• Acts 2:32 : 32 This Jesus God has raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.
• Acts 17:22-23 : 22 Paul then stood up in the middle of the Areopagus and said, 'Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 As I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So, you are worshiping in ignorance the very one I proclaim to you.
• Acts 17:31 : 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.