Acts 16:20
World English Bible (WEB)
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
In context
18 She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
21 and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
22 The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
Acts 16:20 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
- KJV King James Version
- And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
- ASV American Standard Version
- and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;
- DBY Darby Translation
- and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,
- WBS Webster Bible
- And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,