Acts 16:20
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New International Version (©1984)
They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar

New Living Translation (©2007)
"The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!" they shouted to the city officials.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,

International Standard Version (©2008)
They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They are Jews

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
In front of the Roman officials, they said, "These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They're Jews,

King James Bible
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

American King James Version
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

American Standard Version
and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

Bible in Basic English
And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men disturb our city, being Jews;

Darby Bible Translation
and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,

English Revised Version
and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

Webster's Bible Translation
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

Weymouth New Testament
Then they brought them before the praetors. "These men," they said, "are creating a great disturbance in our city.

World English Bible
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

Young's Literal Translation
and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;

Geneva Study Bible

{12} And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

(12) Covetousness pretends a desire for common peace and godliness.

People's New Testament

16:20 To the magistrates. Roman officers, two in number, called duumviri, or praetors.

These men, being Jews. A great prejudice against Jews at this time existed in Europe. Near this time, Claudius Caesar expelled all Jews from Rome (Ac 18:2).

Do exceedingly trouble our city. Raise disturbances.

Wesley's Notes

16:20 Being Jews - A nation peculiarly despised by the Romans.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin magistrates

Gr. "praetors," Roman magistrates.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

20. These men, being Jews-objects of dislike, contempt, and suspicion by the Romans, and at this time of more than usual prejudice.

do exceedingly trouble our city-See similar charges, Ac 17:6; 24:5; 1Ki 18:17. There is some color of truth in all such accusations, in so far as the Gospel, and generally the fear of God, as a reigning principle of human action, is in a godless world a thoroughly revolutionary principle . How far external commotion and change will in any case attend the triumph of this principle depends on the breadth and obstinacy of the resistance it meets with.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

16:16-24 Satan, though the father of lies, will declare the most important truths, when he can thereby serve his purposes. But much mischief is done to the real servants of Christ, by unholy and false preachers of the gospel, who are confounded with them by careless observers. Those who do good by drawing men from sin, may expect to be reviled as troublers of the city. While they teach men to fear God, to believe in Christ, to forsake sin, and to live godly lives, they will be accused of teaching bad customs.


Acts 16:19 But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities,
Acts 16:21 and are proclaiming customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans." (NASB ©1995)

Agitating Authorities Chief City Confusion Creating Disturbance Disturbing Exceedingly Great Greatly Jews Magistrates Praetors Throwing Trouble Troubling Uproar Utterly


And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

being. 18:2 19:34 Ezr 4:12-15 Es 3:8,9

do. 17:6-8 28:22 1Ki 18:17,18 Mt 2:3 Joh 15:18-20 Ro 12:2 Jas 4:4

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