ACTs 14:13 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And the priest of Zeus, being before the city, bringing oxen and wreaths to the gates, was wanting to sacrifice with the crowds.

UST People worshiped Zeus at a temple just outside the gates of the city. The priest who was there heard what Paul and Barnabas had done, so he came to the city gate, where many people had already gathered. He brought bulls with wreaths of flowers around their necks. The priest and the crowd of people wanted to kill the bulls as part of a ceremony to worship Paul and Barnabas.

BSB The priest of Zeus, [whose temple] was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the [city] gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.

MSB The priest of Zeus, [whose temple] was just outside their city,[fn] brought bulls and wreaths to the [city] gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.

BLB And the priest of Zeus, being just outside the city, having brought oxen and wreaths to the gates, was desiring with the crowds to sacrifice.

AICNT The priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates and wanted to offer sacrifice with the crowds.

OEB and the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.

WEBBE The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The priest of the temple of Zeus, located just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

LSV And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, having brought oxen and garlands to the porches, wished to sacrifice with the multitudes,

FBV The priest of the temple of Zeus that lay just outside the town, brought oxen and wreaths[fn] to the town gates. He planned to carry out a sacrifice in front of the crowds.

14:13 Wreaths—these were put on animals just before they were sacrificed.

TCNT Then the priest of the shrine of Zeus that was located in front of [fn]their city brought bulls and garlands to the city gates, intending to offer sacrifices together with the crowds.

14:13 their ¦ the CT

T4T Just outside the gates of the city there was a temple where the people worshipped Zeus. The priest who was there heard what Paul and Barnabas had done, so he came to the city gate, where many people had already gathered. He brought two bulls with wreaths of flowers around their necks. The priest and the other people wanted to kill the bulls as part of a ceremony to worship Paul and Barnabas.

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BBE And the priest of the image of Jupiter, which was before the town, took oxen and flowers to the doors of the town, and was about to make an offering with the people.

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Wymth And the priest of Zeus—the temple of Zeus being at the entrance to the city—brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, and in company with the crowd was intending to offer sacrifices to them.

ASV And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.

DRA Which, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul had heard, rending their clothes, they leaped out among the people, crying,

YLT And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, oxen and garlands unto the porches having brought, with the multitudes did wish to sacrifice,

Drby And the priest of Jupiter who was before the city, having brought bulls and garlands to the gates, would have done sacrifice along with the crowds.

RV And the priest of Jupiter whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.

SLT And Jupiter’s priest, being before their city, having brought bulls and crowns to the gates, wished to sacrifice with the crowd.

Wbstr Then the priest of Jupiter, who was before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

KJB-1769 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

KJB-1611 Then the priest of Iupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen, and garlands vnto the gates, and would haue done sacrifice with the people.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

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Gnva Then Iupiters priest, which was before their citie, brought bulles with garlands vnto the gates, and would haue sacrificed with the people.
(Then Yupiters priest, which was before their city, brought bulls with garlands unto the gates, and would have sacrificed with the people. )

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TNT Then Iupiters Preste which dwelt before their cite brought oxe and garlondes vnto the churche porche and wolde have done sacrifise with the people.
(Then Yupiters Preste which dwelt before their cite brought ox and garlondes unto the churche porch and would have done sacrifice with the people. )

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ClVg Quod ubi audierunt Apostoli, Barnabas et Paulus, conscissis tunicis suis exilierunt in turbas, clamantes
(That where they_heard Apostoli, Barnabas and Paulus, conscissis tunicis to_his_own exilierunt in/into/on crowds, clamantes )

UGNT ὅ τε ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως, ταύρους καὶ στέμματα ἐπὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας ἐνέγκας, σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν.
(ho te hiereus tou Dios, tou ontos pro taʸs poleōs, taurous kai stemmata epi tous pulōnas enegkas, sun tois oⱪlois aʸthelen thuein.)

SBL-GNT ὅ ⸀τε ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς ⸀πόλεως ταύρους καὶ στέμματα ἐπὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας ἐνέγκας σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν.
(ho ⸀te hiereus tou Dios tou ontos pro taʸs ⸀poleōs taurous kai stemmata epi tous pulōnas enegkas sun tois oⱪlois aʸthelen thuein.)

RP-GNT Ὁ δὲ ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν, ταύρους καὶ στέμματα ἐπὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας ἐνέγκας, σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν.
(Ho de hiereus tou Dios tou ontos pro taʸs poleōs autōn, taurous kai stemmata epi tous pulōnas enegkas, sun tois oⱪlois aʸthelen thuein.)

TC-GNT Ὁ [fn]δὲ ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως [fn]αὐτῶν, ταύρους καὶ στέμματα ἐπὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας ἐνέγκας, σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελε θύειν.
(Ho de hiereus tou Dios tou ontos pro taʸs poleōs autōn, taurous kai stemmata epi tous pulōnas enegkas, sun tois oⱪlois aʸthele thuein. )

14:13 δε ¦ τε CT

14:13 αυτων ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως

¬the ˱of˲_Zeus ¬which being before the city

Luke is using the name Zeus to mean the temple that was associated with the worship of Zeus. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the temple of Zeus, which was before the city]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως

¬the ˱of˲_Zeus ¬which being before the city

Here, before means “in front of”. Luke is referring to the temple of Zeus that was located right outside the entrance to the city of Iconium. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: [of the Temple of Zeus that was located right outside the entrance to the city]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ταύρους καὶ στέμματα

bulls and garlands

The implication is that the priest had put these wreaths on the oxen because they were going to be offered as a sacrifice. That was the custom in this culture. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: [oxen that were wearing wreaths as sacrificial animals]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν

with the crowds ˱he˲_˓was˒_wanting ˓to_be˒_sacrificing

Luke means implicitly that the priest of Zeus wanted to offer the oxen as sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas, whom the people thought were the gods Zeus and Hermes. You can include this information if your readers need it to understand the sentence. Alternate translation: [was wanting to offer sacrifice with the crowds to Paul and Barnabas as the gods Zeus and Hermes]

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