³⁷And as Paul was to be led into ^sthe castle, he said unto the ⁿchief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? ³⁸^vArt not thou that Egyptian, which ^*before these days ^wmadest an uproar, and leddest out into ^xthe wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? ³⁹But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of ^yTarsus, a city in ^zCilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

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Footnotes

sver. 37. ch. 22:24. & 23:10, 16, 32.
n John 18:12 (Gk.). See Mark 6:21.
vComp. ch. 5:36, 37.
*[This Egyptian rose A.D. 55.]
wSee ch. 17:6.
x Matt. 24:26 (Gk.).
ych. 22:3. See ch. 9:11.
zSee Judith 2:21.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, “May I say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek? Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?” Paul replied, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?”

“Do you speak Greek?” he replied. “Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt and led four thousand terrorists out into the wilderness some time ago?”

Paul answered, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the commander, “Am I allowed to say something to you?”

He replied, “You know how to speak Greek? Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led four thousand men of the Assassins into the wilderness?”

Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Now I ask you, let me speak to the people.”

NLTNew Living Translation

As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, “May I have a word with you?”

“Do you know Greek?” the commander asked, surprised. “Aren’t you the Egyptian who led a rebellion some time ago and took 4,000 members of the Assassins out into the desert?”

“No,” Paul replied, “I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these people.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And as he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the military tribune, “Is it permitted for me to say something to you?” And he said, “Do you know Greek? Then you are not the Egyptian who before these days raised a revolt and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?” But Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no unimportant city. Now I ask you, allow me to speak to the people.”