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Acts 13:50

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 50 But the Jews incited the prominent women who were God-fearing and the principal men of the city, and they stirred up persecution+ against Paul and Barʹna·bas and threw them outside their boundaries.

Acts 13:50

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 50 οἱ The δὲ but Ἰουδαῖοι Jews παρώτρυναν urged on τὰς the σεβομένας venerating γυναῖκας women τὰς the εὐσχήμονας reputable καὶ and τοὺς the πρώτους first [men] τῆς of the πόλεως city καὶ and ἐπήγειραν they raised up upon διωγμὸν persecution ἐπὶ upon τὸν the Παῦλον Paul καὶ and Βαρνάβαν, Barnabas, καὶ and ἐξέβαλον they threw out αὐτοὺς them ἀπὸ from τῶν the ὁρίων boundaries αὐτῶν. of them.

Acts 13:50

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 50 But the Jews+ stirred up the reputable women who worshiped [God]* and the principal men of the city, and they raised up a persecution+ against Paul and Barʹna·bas and threw them outside their boundaries.

Acts 13:50

The Bible in Living English
- 50 But the Jews egged on the respectable religious women and the leading men of the city and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and they put them out of their territory.

Acts 13:50

American Standard Version
- 50 But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.

Acts 13:50

The Emphasized Bible
- 50 But the Jews urged on the devout women of the higher class and the chief men of the city, and roused up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas,—and thrust them out from their bounds.

Acts 13:50

King James Version
- 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 13

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 13:50
  
  who were God-fearing: Or “who worshipped God.” The Greek word seʹbo·mai may also be rendered “to revere; to venerate.” The Syriac Peshitta renders the expression “who feared God.” Some translations of the Christian Greek Scriptures into Hebrew (referred to as J^{7, 8, 10, 18} in App. C4) use the divine name here, and the expression can be rendered “who feared Jehovah.”