20They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar


In Context

17 This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved."

18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so troubled that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" At that moment the spirit left her.

19 When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar

21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice."

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten.

Acts 16:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:20And presenting them to the magistrates, they said: These men disturb our city, being Jews;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:20and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:20and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:20and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:20When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, |These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:20and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,