Acts 16:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 16:37 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
ἔφη
phēmí
G5346
to declare
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτούς
autós
G846
he
δείραντες
dérō
G1194
to flay
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
δημοσίᾳ
dēmósios
G1219
public
ἀκατακρίτους
akatákritos
G178
uncondemned
ἀνθρώπους
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
Ῥωμαίους
Rhōmaîos
G4514
Roman
ὑπάρχοντας
hypárchō
G5225
to be at hand
ἔβαλαν
bállō
G906
to throw
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
φυλακήν
phylakḗ
G5438
guard
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
νῦν
nŷn
G3568
now
λάθρᾳ
láthra
G2977
secretly
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐκβάλλουσιν
ekbállō
G1544
to cast out
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἐλθόντες
érchomai
G2064
to come
αὐτοὶ
autós
G846
he
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐξαγαγέτωσαν
exágō
G1806
to lead out
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most assuredly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"
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King James Version Public Domain
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Paul said to them, “Having beaten us in public without trial, men being Romans, they threw us into prison, and now they cast us out secretly? For not! Instead, coming themselves, let them lead us out.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).