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Acts 13:16

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13:16So Paul stood up,64 gestured65 with his hand and said,

“Men of Israel,66 and you Gentiles who fear God,67 listen:

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Footnotes

  1. 64 This participle, ἀναστάς (anastas), and the following one, κατασείσας (kataseisas), are both translated as adverbial participles of attendant circumstance.
  2. 65 Or “motioned.”
  3. 66 Or “Israelite men,” although this is less natural English. The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anēr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context involving an address to a synagogue gathering, it is conceivable that this is a generic usage, although it can also be argued that Paul’s remarks were addressed primarily to the men present, even if women were there.
  4. 67 Grk “and those who fear God,” but this is practically a technical term for the category called God-fearers, Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, 6:732–34, 743–44.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said:

“Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: “Fellow Israelites and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Paul stood up and motioned with his hand and said, “Fellow Israelites, and you who fear God, listen!

NLTNew Living Translation

So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them, and started speaking. “Men of Israel,” he said, “and you God-fearing Gentiles, listen to me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, he said, “Israelite men, and those who fear God, listen!

KJV 1900King James Version

Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said,

Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.