Acts 23:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 23:9 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 →
ἐγένετο
gínomai
G1096
to become
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
κραυγὴ
kraugḗ
G2906
outcry
μεγάλη
mégas
G3173
great
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀναστάντες
anístēmi
G450
to raise
τινὲς
tìs
G5100
a certain
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
γραμματέων
grammateús
G1122
scribe
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
μέρους
méros
G3313
part
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
Φαρισαίων
Pharisaîos
G5330
Pharisee
διεμάχοντο
diamáchomai
G1264
to fight
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
οὐδὲν
oudeís
G3762
nothing
κακὸν
kakós
G2556
evil
εὑρίσκομεν
heurískō
G2147
to find
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπῳ
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
τούτῳ
hoûtos
G3778
this
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἐλάλησεν
laléō
G2980
to speak
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ἄγγελος
ángelos
G32
angel
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World English Bible Public Domain
A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!"
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King James Version Public Domain
And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So a great uproar happened, and arising, some of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees were contending, saying, “We find nothing evil in this man. And if a spirit spoke to him, or an angel …”
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