Acts 21:38

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

art not thou, then, the Egyptian who before these days made an uprising, and did lead into the desert the four thousand men of the assassins?'

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  • Matt 24:26 : 26 `If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;
  • Acts 5:36-37 : 36 for before these days rose up Theudas, saying, that himself was some one, to whom a number of men did join themselves, as it were four hundred, who was slain, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered, and came to nought. 37 `After this one rose up, Judas the Galilean, in the days of the enrollment, and drew away much people after him, and that one perished, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered;
  • 1 Cor 4:13 : 13 being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 `Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

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  • Acts 21:36-37
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    36for the crowd of the people was following after, crying, `Away with him.'

    37And Paul being about to be led into the castle, saith to the chief captain, `Is it permitted to me to say anything unto thee?' and he said, `Greek dost thou know?

  • Acts 21:27-34
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    27And, as the seven days were about to be fully ended, the Jews from Asia having beheld him in the temple, were stirring up all the multitude, and they laid hands upon him,

    28crying out, `Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;'

    29for they had seen before Trophimus, the Ephesian, in the city with him, whom they were supposing that Paul brought into the temple.

    30All the city also was moved and there was a running together of the people, and having laid hold on Paul, they were drawing him out of the temple, and immediately were the doors shut,

    31and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

    32who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.

    33Then the chief captain, having come nigh, took him, and commanded `him' to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,

    34and some were crying out one thing, and some another, among the multitude, and not being able to know the certainty because of the tumult, he commanded him to be carried to the castle,

  • Acts 23:18-23
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    18He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, `The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked `me' this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'

    19And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, `What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

    20and he said -- `The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

    21thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves -- not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'

    22The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged `him' to tell no one, `that these things thou didst shew unto me;'

    23and having called near a certain two of the centurions, he said, `Make ready soldiers two hundred, that they may go on unto Caesarea, and horsemen seventy, and spearmen two hundred, from the third hour of the night;

  • Acts 7:27-28
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    27and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?

    28to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

  • Acts 23:15
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    15now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

  • Luke 23:19
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    19who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.

  • Acts 21:39
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    39And Paul said, `I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.'

  • Acts 23:9-10
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    9And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, `No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

    10and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring `him' to the castle.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21because of these things the Jews -- having caught me in the temple -- were endeavouring to kill `me'.

  • Acts 5:36
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    36for before these days rose up Theudas, saying, that himself was some one, to whom a number of men did join themselves, as it were four hundred, who was slain, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered, and came to nought.

  • Acts 28:17-18
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    17And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: `Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

    18who, having examined me, were wishing to release `me', because of their being no cause of death in me,

  • Acts 23:13
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    13and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,

  • Acts 24:5-7
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    5for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world -- a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes --

    6who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

    7and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

  • Acts 23:30
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    30and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

  • Acts 25:24
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    24And Festus said, `King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer;

  • Mark 15:7
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    7and there was `one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

  • Acts 28:4
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    4And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, `Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;'

  • Acts 9:21
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    21And all those hearing were amazed, and said, `Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

  • Acts 23:27
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    27This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them -- having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;

  • Acts 25:15
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    15about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

  • Acts 22:24-25
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    24the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, `By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

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    21and they are instructed concerning thee, that apostacy from Moses thou dost teach to all Jews among the nations, saying -- Not to circumcise the children, nor after the customs to walk;

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    40for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occasion by which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse;'

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    27and the chief captain having come near, said to him, `Tell me, art thou a Roman?' and he said, `Yes;'

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    22And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, `Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.'

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    32In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me,

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    19but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;