4But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.


In Context

1 Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor.

2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: "We have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and your foresight has brought about reforms in this nation.

3 Everywhere and in every way, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with profound gratitude.

4 But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.

5 "We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect

6 and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

Acts 24:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:4But that I be no further tedious to thee, I desire thee of thy clemency to hear us in few words.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:4But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:4But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:4But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:4Notwithstanding, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst of thy clemency hear us a few words.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:4But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:4and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious to you, I pray you that you would hear us of your clemency a few words.