Acts 21:39 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 21:39 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 →
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
μέν
mén
G3303
truly
εἰμι
eimí
G1510
to be
Ἰουδαῖος
Ioudaîos
G2453
Jewish
Ταρσεύς
Tarseús
G5018
from Tarsus
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
Κιλικίας
Kilikía
G2791
Cilicia
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἀσήμου
ásēmos
G767
insignificant
πόλεως
pólis
G4172
city
πολίτης
polítēs
G4177
citizen
δέομαι
déomai
G1189
to ask
δέ
dé
G1161
but
σου
sý
G4771
you
ἐπίτρεψόν
epitrépō
G2010
to entrust
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
λαλῆσαι
laléō
G2980
to speak
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
λαόν
laós
G2992
people
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."
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King James Version Public Domain
But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Paul said, “I am a Jewish man, a Tarsian of Cilicia, a citizen of a not undistinguished city. And I ask of you, allow me to speak to the people.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).