Acts 21:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 21:37 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 →
μέλλων
méllō
G3195
to be about
τε
té
G5037
and
εἰσάγεσθαι
eiságō
G1521
to bring in
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
παρεμβολὴν
parembolḗ
G3925
encampment
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
χιλιάρχῳ
chilíarchos
G5506
military commander
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
ἔξεστίν
éxesti
G1832
it is lawful
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
εἰπεῖν
légō
G3004
to say
τι
tìs
G5100
a certain
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
σέ
sý
G4771
you
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἔφη
phēmí
G5346
to declare
ἑλληνιστὶ
Hellēnistí
G1676
Greek language
γινώσκεις
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, "May I speak to you?" He said, "Do you know Greek?
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King James Version Public Domain
And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And being about to be brought into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, “If it is permitted for me to say something to you?” But he said, “Do you know Greek?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).