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Acts 22:2

When they heard him speak to them in their own language, they stopped making noise. Then he said,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hebrew;   Paul;   Thompson Chain Reference - Hebrew;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Damascus;   Lysias;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Paul the Apostle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Antonia;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Prophet;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Damascus;   Language of Christ;   Language of the Nt;   Paul the Apostle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Hebrews;   Hellenism;   Language of Christ;   Paul;   Science (2);   Tongue ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Washing;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Claudius;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Tongue;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.
King James Version (1611)
(And when they heard that hee spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
King James Version
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
English Standard Version
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said:
New American Standard Bible
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more quiet; and he said,
New Century Version
When they heard him speaking the Hebrew language, they became very quiet. Paul said,
Amplified Bible
When they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more quiet. And he continued,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more quiet; and he said,
Legacy Standard Bible
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even quieter; and he *said,
Berean Standard Bible
When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
Contemporary English Version
When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in Aramaic, they became even quieter. Then Paul said:
Complete Jewish Bible
When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they settled down more; so he continued:
Darby Translation
And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says,
Easy-to-Read Version
When the Jews heard Paul speaking Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said,
Geneva Bible (1587)
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrewe tongue to them, they kept the more silence, and he sayd)
George Lamsa Translation
And when they heard him speak to them in the Hebrew tongue (Aramaic), they were the more quiet: And he said,
Good News Translation
When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they became even quieter; and Paul went on:
Lexham English Bible
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Aramaic language, they became even more silent. And he said,
Literal Translation
And hearing that he spoke in the Hebrew dialect to them, they showed more quietness. And he said:
American Standard Version
And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,
Bible in Basic English
And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,
Hebrew Names Version
When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
International Standard Version
When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet, and he continued,
Etheridge Translation
And when they heard that Hebrew he was speaking with them, the more they ceased; and he said to them,
Murdock Translation
And when they perceived that he addressed them in Hebrew, they were the more quiet: and he said to them:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrue tongue to the, they kept ye more scilence. And he saith:)
English Revised Version
And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,
World English Bible
When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(And when they heard that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence:
Weymouth's New Testament
And on hearing him address them in Hebrew, they kept all the more quiet; and he said,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne sum herden that in Ebrew tunge he spak to hem, thei yauen the more silence.
Update Bible Version
And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he says,
Webster's Bible Translation
(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
New English Translation
(When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,
New King James Version
And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. Then he said:
New Living Translation
When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater.
New Revised Standard
When they heard him addressing them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then he said:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when they heard that, in the Hebrew language, he had begun to address them, they kept the more quiet. And he saith -
Douay-Rheims Bible
(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)
Revised Standard Version
And when they heard that he addressed them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet. And he said:
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Whe they hearde that he spake in ye Ebrue tonge to them they kept the moore silence. And he sayde:
Young's Literal Translation
and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, --
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan they herde that he spake vnto them in the Hebrue, they kepte the more sylence. And he sayde:
Mace New Testament (1729)
when they perceiv'd he talk'd Hebrew, they were the more silent.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When they heard Paul talking in their language, it got real quiet.

Contextual Overview

1 Paul said, "Brothers and fathers, listen to what I have to say to you." 2 When they heard him speak to them in their own language, they stopped making noise. Then he said,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in: Acts 21:40

Reciprocal: John 19:20 - in Acts 5:21 - But Acts 18:14 - when Acts 26:14 - in 1 Peter 3:15 - and be

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
But God said, "No, but your wife Sarah will give birth to your son. And you will give him the name Isaac. I will make My agreement with him and for his children after him, an agreement that will last forever.
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be full of sorrow because of the boy and the woman who serves you. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you. For your children and all their children's children after you will be given a name through Isaac.
Genesis 22:9
Then they came to the place that God told them about. Abraham built the altar there, and set the wood in place. Then he tied rope around his son Isaac, and laid him upon the wood on the altar.
Genesis 22:10
And Abraham put out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.
Genesis 22:12
The angel of the Lord said, "Do not put out your hand against the boy. Do nothing to him. For now I know that you fear God. You have not kept from Me your son, your only son."
Genesis 22:16
He said, "I have promised by Myself, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept from Me your son, your only son,
Judges 11:31
And I will give to the Lord whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the people of Ammon. I will give it to the Lord as a burnt gift."
Judges 11:39
She returned to her father after two months. And he did what he promised the Lord and she died without having a man. So it became the way in Israel
2 Kings 3:27
Then he took his oldest son who was to rule in his place, and gave him as a burnt gift on the wall. And many became very angry toward Israel. They left him and returned to their own land.
2 Chronicles 3:1
Then Solomon began to build the Lord's house in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah. It was there that the Lord had shown Himself to his father David. It was the place that David had chosen, on the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them,.... :-.

they kept the more silence; it being their mother tongue, and which they best understood; and which the captain and the Roman soldiers might not so well under stand; and chiefly because the Hellenistic language was not so agreeable to them, nor the Hellenistic Jews, who spoke the Greek language, and used the Greek version of the Bible; and such an one they took Paul to be, besides his being a Christian; wherefore when they heard him speak in the Hebrew tongue, it conciliated their minds more to him, at least engaged their attention the more to what he was about to say:

and he saith; the Syriac and Ethiopic versions add, "to them", as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Hebrew tongue - See the notes on Acts 21:40.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 22:2. When they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue — He had probably been traduced by the Jews of Asia as a mere Gentile, distinguished only by his virulence against the Jewish religion; which virulence proceeded from his malice and ignorance.


 
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