Acts 9:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 9:21 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 →
ἐξίσταντο
exístēmi
G1839
to displace
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πάντες
pâs
G3956
all
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἀκούοντες
akoúō
G191
to hear
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔλεγον
légō
G3004
to say
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
οὗτός
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πορθήσας
porthéō
G4199
to destroy
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
Ἱερουσαλὴμ
Hierousalḗm
G2419
Jerusalem
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἐπικαλουμένους
epikaléomai
G1941
to call upon
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ὄνομα
ónoma
G3686
name
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὧδε
hōde
G5602
here
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐληλύθει
érchomai
G2064
to come
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
δεδεμένους
déō
G1210
to bind
αὐτοὺς
autós
G846
he
ἀγάγῃ
ágō
G71
to lead
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἀρχιερεῖς
archiereús
G749
high priest
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World English Bible Public Domain
All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"
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King James Version Public Domain
But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the ones hearing were marveling and were saying, “Is not this the one having destroyed in Jerusalem the ones calling on this name? And he had come here for this, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?”
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