Acts 25:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 25:16 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 →
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
οὓς
hós
G3739
who
ἀπεκρίθην
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἔθος
éthos
G1485
custom
Ῥωμαίοις
Rhōmaîos
G4514
Roman
χαρίζεσθαί
charízomai
G5483
to favor
τινα
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἄνθρωπον
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
πρὶν
prín
G4250
before
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κατηγορούμενος
katēgoréō
G2723
to accuse
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
πρόσωπον
prósōpon
G4383
face
ἔχοι
échō
G2192
to have
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
κατηγόρους
katḗgoros
G2725
accuser
τόπον
tópos
G5117
place
τε
té
G5037
and
ἀπολογίας
apología
G627
defense
λάβοι
lambánō
G2983
to take
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἐγκλήματος
énklēma
G1462
accusation
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World English Bible Public Domain
To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction, before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
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King James Version Public Domain
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
to whom I replied that the custom of the Romans is not to give any man as a favor before the one being accused may have the accusers by face and receive an opportunity of a defense concerning the accusation.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).