Acts 17:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 17:15 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 →
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
καθιστάνοντες
kathístēmi
G2525
to place
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλον
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
ἤγαγον
ágō
G71
to lead
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
Ἀθηνῶν
Athēnai
G116
Athens
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λαβόντες
lambánō
G2983
to take
ἐντολὴν
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Σιλᾶν
Sílas
G4609
Silas
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Τιμόθεον
Timótheos
G5095
Timothy
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
τάχιστα
táchista
G5033
very quickly
ἔλθωσιν
érchomai
G2064
to come
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἐξῄεσαν
éxeimi
G1826
to go forth
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World English Bible Public Domain
But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the ones conducting Paul brought him as far as Athens and, having received a command to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).