Acts 22:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,”

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BSBPD

“When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, --”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 22:2 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 21:40Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

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