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Lexham English Bible
Acts 24:4
But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
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Christian Standard Bible®
But, so that I will not burden you any further, I request that you would be kind enough to give us a brief hearing.
But, so that I will not burden you any further, I request that you would be kind enough to give us a brief hearing.
King James Version (1611)
Notwithstanding, that I be not farther tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy clemencie a few words.
Notwithstanding, that I be not farther tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy clemencie a few words.
King James Version
Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
English Standard Version
But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.
But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.
New American Standard Bible
"But, that I may not weary you further, I beg you to grant us a brief hearing, by your kindness.
"But, that I may not weary you further, I beg you to grant us a brief hearing, by your kindness.
New Century Version
But not wanting to take any more of your time, I beg you to be kind and listen to our few words.
But not wanting to take any more of your time, I beg you to be kind and listen to our few words.
Amplified Bible
"But so that I do not weary you further, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing.
"But so that I do not weary you further, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But, that I may not weary you any further, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing.
"But, that I may not weary you any further, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing.
Legacy Standard Bible
But, that I may not weary you any further, I plead with you by your forbearance to hear us briefly.
But, that I may not weary you any further, I plead with you by your forbearance to hear us briefly.
Berean Standard Bible
But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
But in order not to burden you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
Contemporary English Version
I don't want to bother you, but please be patient with us and listen to me for just a few minutes.
I don't want to bother you, but please be patient with us and listen to me for just a few minutes.
Complete Jewish Bible
But, in order not to take up too much of your time, I beg your indulgence to give us a brief hearing.
But, in order not to take up too much of your time, I beg your indulgence to give us a brief hearing.
Darby Translation
But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.
But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.
Easy-to-Read Version
But I don't want to take any more of your time. So I will say only a few words. Please be patient.
But I don't want to take any more of your time. So I will say only a few words. Please be patient.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy courtesie a fewe wordes.
But that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy courtesie a fewe wordes.
George Lamsa Translation
But while I desire not to weary you with lengthy discussions, nevertheless, I beg you to hear in brief our humble complaint.
But while I desire not to weary you with lengthy discussions, nevertheless, I beg you to hear in brief our humble complaint.
Good News Translation
I do not want to take up too much of your time, however, so I beg you to be kind and listen to our brief account.
I do not want to take up too much of your time, however, so I beg you to be kind and listen to our brief account.
Literal Translation
But that I not hinder you more, I beseech you to hear us briefly in your fairness.
But that I not hinder you more, I beseech you to hear us briefly in your fairness.
American Standard Version
But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.
But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.
Bible in Basic English
But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.
But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.
Hebrew Names Version
But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
International Standard Version
But so as not to detain you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
But so as not to detain you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
Etheridge Translation
But, not to weary thee with many (words), I pray thee to hear our humbleness with brevity.
But, not to weary thee with many (words), I pray thee to hear our humbleness with brevity.
Murdock Translation
But, not to weary thee with numerous [fn] , I pray thee to hear our humbleness, in brief.
But, not to weary thee with numerous [fn] , I pray thee to hear our humbleness, in brief.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Notwithstandyng, that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy curtesie a fewe wordes.
Notwithstandyng, that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy curtesie a fewe wordes.
English Revised Version
But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.
But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.
World English Bible
But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
I beseech thee of thy clemency to hear us a few words.
I beseech thee of thy clemency to hear us a few words.
Weymouth's New Testament
But--not to detain you too long--I beg you in your forbearance to listen to a brief statement from us.
But--not to detain you too long--I beg you in your forbearance to listen to a brief statement from us.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But lest Y tarie thee lengere, Y preie thee, schortly here vs for thi mekenesse.
But lest Y tarie thee lengere, Y preie thee, schortly here vs for thi mekenesse.
Update Bible Version
But, that I not be further tedious to you, I entreat you to hear us of your clemency a few words.
But, that I not be further tedious to you, I entreat you to hear us of your clemency a few words.
Webster's Bible Translation
Notwithstanding, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst of thy clemency hear us a few words.
Notwithstanding, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst of thy clemency hear us a few words.
New English Translation
But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
New King James Version
Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your courtesy, a few words from us.
Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your courtesy, a few words from us.
New Living Translation
But I don't want to bore you, so please give me your attention for only a moment.
But I don't want to bore you, so please give me your attention for only a moment.
New Life Bible
We do not want to keep you here too long. I ask you to listen to our few words. You are known to be kind in this way.
We do not want to keep you here too long. I ask you to listen to our few words. You are known to be kind in this way.
New Revised Standard
But, to detain you no further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
But, to detain you no further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, lest I too long detain thee, I beseech thee to hear us concisely in thy considerateness.
But, lest I too long detain thee, I beseech thee to hear us concisely in thy considerateness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But that I be no further tedious to thee, I desire thee of thy clemency to hear us in a few words.
But that I be no further tedious to thee, I desire thee of thy clemency to hear us in a few words.
Revised Standard Version
But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.
But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Notwithstondinge that I be not tedeous vnto the I praye the that thou woldest heare vs of thy curtesy a feawe wordes.
Notwithstondinge that I be not tedeous vnto the I praye the that thou woldest heare vs of thy curtesy a feawe wordes.
Young's Literal Translation
and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;
and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Notwithstondinge yt I be nomore tedious vnto the, I praye the, that of thy curtesy thou woldest heare vs a few wordes.
Notwithstondinge yt I be nomore tedious vnto the, I praye the, that of thy curtesy thou woldest heare vs a few wordes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but not to trespass upon you too far, be pleas'd to hear what I have to say in brief, with your usual indulgence.
but not to trespass upon you too far, be pleas'd to hear what I have to say in brief, with your usual indulgence.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But I will make this short because I know you are a busy man and have better things to do.
But I will make this short because I know you are a busy man and have better things to do.
Contextual Overview
1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor. 2 And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced much peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight. 3 Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude. 4 But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. 5 For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, 6 who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him. When you yourself examine him you will be able to find out from him about all these things of which we are accusing him." And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these things were so. And when the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, "Because I know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully with respect to the things concerning myself. You can ascertain that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. And neither did they find me arguing with anyone or making a crowd develop in the temple courts nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city. Nor can they prove the things to you concerning which they are now accusing me. But I do confess this to you, that according to the Way (which they call a sect), so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things that are in accordance with the law and that are written in the prophets, having a hope in God which these men also themselves await: that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. For this reason also I myself always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people. So after many years, I came to practice charitable giving and offerings to my people, in which they found me purified in the temple courts, not with a crowd or with a disturbance. But there are some Jews from Asia who ought to be present before you and bring charges against me, if they have anything against me, or these men themselves should say what crime they found when I stood before the Sanhedrin, other than concerning this one declaration that I shouted while standing there before them: ‘I am being judged before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead!'" But Felix, because he understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, put them off, saying, "When Lysias the military tribune comes down, I will decide your case." He ordered the centurion for him to be guarded and to have some freedom, and in no way to prevent any of his own people from serving him. And after some days, when Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and listened to him concerning faith in Christ Jesus. And while he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid and replied, "Go away for the present, and when I have an opportunity, I will summon you." At the same time he was also hoping that money would be given to him by Paul. For this reason also he sent for him as often as possible and talked with him. And when two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. And because he wanted to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul behind as a prisoner. 7Paul Before Felix at Caesarea Maritima And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, all of whom brought charges against Paul to the governor. And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "We have experienced much peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight. Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude. But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, who even attempted to desecrate the temple, and we arrested him. 8 When you yourself examine him you will be able to find out from him about all these things of which we are accusing him." 9 And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these things were so.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that: Hebrews 11:32
Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:16 - stand Jeremiah 26:11 - saying Acts 26:3 - to hear
Cross-References
Genesis 12:7
And Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." And he built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
And Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." And he built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
Genesis 24:20
And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water. And she drew water for all his camels.
And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water. And she drew water for all his camels.
Genesis 24:23
and said, "Please tell me, whose daughter are you? Is there a place at the house of your father for us to spend the night?"
and said, "Please tell me, whose daughter are you? Is there a place at the house of your father for us to spend the night?"
Genesis 28:2
Arise, go to Paddan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take for yourself a wife from there, from the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
Arise, go to Paddan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take for yourself a wife from there, from the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee,.... Suggesting, that he could say a great deal more under this head, but, for brevity sake, should omit it; and because he would not tire his patience, and hinder business going forward:
I pray thee, that thou wouldst hear us of thy clemency a few words; he praises him for his humanity and good nature, and for his patience in hearing causes, and promises him great conciseness in the account he should give him; and entreats that, according to his wonted goodness, he would condescend to hear what he had to lay before him; all which was artfully said to engage attention to him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Be not further tedious unto thee - By taking up your time with an introduction and with commendation.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 24:4. That I be not farther tedious unto thee — That I may neither trespass on thy time, by dwelling longer on this subject, nor on thy modesty, by thus enumerating thy beneficent deeds.
Hear us of thy clemency — Give us this farther proof of thy kindness, by hearkening to our present complaint. The whole of this exordium was artful enough, though it was lame. The orator had certainly a very bad cause, of which he endeavoured to make the best. Felix was a bad man and bad governor; and yet he must praise him, to conciliate his esteem. Paul was a very good man, and nothing amiss could be proved against him; and yet he must endeavour to blacken him as much as possible, in order to please his unprincipled and wicked employers. His oration has been blamed as weak, lame, and imperfect; and yet, perhaps, few, with so bad a cause, could have made better of it.
