16Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, |Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.


In Context

13 Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

14 But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.

15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, |Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.|

16 Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, |Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

17 The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.

18 For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

Acts 13:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with [his] hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:16Standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and said: "Men of Israel and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:16Then Paul rising up, and with his hand bespeaking silence, said: Ye men of Israel, and you that fear God, give ear.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And Paul, rising up and making a sign with the hand, said, Israelites, and ye that fear God, hearken.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And Paul having risen, and having beckoned with the hand, said, 'Men, Israelites, and those fearing God, hearken:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and you that fear God, give audience.