37As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, |May I speak to you?| He said, |Do you know Greek?


In Context

34 Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn't find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

35 When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

36 for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, |Away with him!|

37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, |May I speak to you?| He said, |Do you know Greek?

38 Aren't you then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?|

39 But Paul said, |I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.|

Acts 21:37 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:37As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, "May I say something to you?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:37And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith to the tribune: May speak something to thee? Who said: Canst thou speak Greek?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:37And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:37But as he was about to be led into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, Is it allowed me to say something to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:37And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:37And Paul being about to be led into the castle, saith to the chief captain, 'Is it permitted to me to say anything unto thee?' and he said, 'Greek dost thou know?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to you? Who said, Can you speak Greek?