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Acts 21:40

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40So when* he permitted him,* Paul, standing there on the steps, motioned with his* hand to the people. And when there* was a great silence, he addressed them* in the Aramaic language, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“permitted”)
  2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
  5. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After receiving the commander’s permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When they were all silent, he said to them in Aramaic:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After he had given permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was a great hush, he addressed them in Aramaic:

NLTNew Living Translation

The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,