ACTs 24:2 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “As we are obtaining great peace through you, and as reforms are happening for this people through your foresight

UST So the governor commanded his soldiers to bring Paul in. When Paul arrived, Tertullus started arguing that Felix should punish him. He said to the governor, “During the time that you have ruled us, we have lived well. By planning wisely, you have made many things better for our Jewish people.

BSB § When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

BLB And of him having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, "We are attaining great peace through you, and excellent measures are being done to this nation through your foresight.

AICNT When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Through you, we enjoy much peace, and {reforms}[fn] are taking place for this nation through your foresight.

24:2, reforms: Some manuscripts read “very worthy deeds.”

OEB and, when the hearing came on, Tertullus began his speech for the prosecution.

WEBBE When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.

LSV and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, “Enjoying much peace through you, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through your forethought,

FBV When Paul was summoned, Tertullus began making his case against him. He said, “Your Excellency Governor Felix, we have enjoyed a long period of peace under you, and as a result of your wise judgment reforms have been enacted for the benefit of the nation.

TCNT When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to present his case before Felix, saying, “Since we have experienced much peace because of yoʋ, and [fn]prosperity is coming to this nation by yoʋr foresight,

24:2 prosperity is coming to ¦ reforms are being made for CT

T4T The governor commanded Paul to be brought {a soldier to bring Paul} in. When Paul arrived, Tertullus began to accuse him. He said to the governor, “Honorable Governor Felix, during the many years that you (sg) have ruled us, we (exc) have lived well/peacefully. By planning wisely, you have improved many things in this province.

LEB And when[fn] he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him,[fn] saying, “We have experienced[fn] much[fn] peace through you, and reforms are taking place in this nation through your foresight.

24:2 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had been summoned”)

24:2 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

24:2 *Here this participle (“have experienced”) and the following participle (“are taking place”) have been translated as finite verbs in keeping with English style

24:2 Or “many years,” with “years” understood

BBE And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,

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Wymth So Paul was sent for, and Tertullus began to impeach him as follows: "Indebted as we are," he said, "to you, most noble Felix, for the perfect peace which we enjoy, and for reforms which your wisdom has introduced to this nation,

ASV And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying,
¶ Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by thy providence evils are corrected for this nation,

DRA And Paul being called for, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: Whereas through thee we live in much peace, and many things are rectified by thy providence,

YLT and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, 'Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,

Drby And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,

RV And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by thy providence evils are corrected for this nation,

Wbstr And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him , saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by thy providence,

KJB-1769 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
(And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee/you we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deads are done unto this nation by thy/your providence, )

KJB-1611 And when he was called foorth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enioy great quietnesse, and that very worthy deeds are done vnto this natiō by thy prouidence:
(And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee/you we enioy great quietnesse, and that very worthy deads are done unto this natiō by thy/your providence:)

Bshps And when Paul was called foorth, Tartullus began to accuse hym, saying: Seyng that we obtayned great quietnesse by the meanes of thee, and that many good thynges are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence,
(And when Paul was called forth, Tartullus began to accuse him, saying: Seyng that we obtayned great quietnesse by the means of thee/you, and that many good things are done unto this nation through thy/your providence,)

Gnva And when he was called foorth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that we haue obtained great quietnesse through thee, and that many worthy things are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence,
(And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that we have obtained great quietnesse through thee/you, and that many worthy things are done unto this nation through thy/your providence, )

Cvdl Whan Paul was called forth, Tertullus begane to accuse him, and sayde: Seynge that we lyue in greate peace by the meanes of ye, and that many good thinges are done for this people thorow thy prouydence
(When Paul was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, and said: Seynge that we live in great peace by the means of ye/you_all, and that many good things are done for this people through thy/your prouydence)

TNT When Paul was called forth Tartullus beganne to accuse him saying: Seynge that we live in great quyetnes by the meanes of the and that many good thinges are done vnto this nacion thorow thy providence:
(When Paul was called forth Tartullus began to accuse him saying: Seynge that we live in great quyetnes by the means of the and that many good things are done unto this nation through thy/your providence: )

Wycl And whanne Poul was somened, Terculle bigan to accuse hym, and seide, Whanne in myche pees we doon bi thee, and many thingis ben amendid bi thi wisdom, euere more and euery where,
(And when Poul was somened, Terculle began to accuse him, and said, When in much peace we done by thee/you, and many things been amendid by thy/your wisdom, euere more and every where,)

Luth Da er aber herbeigerufen ward, fing an Tertullus zu verklagen und sprach:
(So he but herbeigerufen ward, caught at Tertullus to verklagen and spoke:)

ClVg Et citato Paulo cœpit accusare Tertullus, dicens: Cum in multa pace agamus per te, et multa corrigantur per tuam providentiam,
(And citato Paulo cœpit accusare Tertullus, saying: Since in multa pace agamus through you(sg), and multa corrigantur through tuam providentiam, )

UGNT κληθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν ὁ Τέρτυλλος λέγων, πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες διὰ σοῦ, καὶ διορθωμάτων γινομένων τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας,
(klaʸthentos de autou, aʸrxato kataʸgorein ho Tertullos legōn, pollaʸs eiraʸnaʸs tugⱪanontes dia sou, kai diorthōmatōn ginomenōn tōi ethnei toutōi dia taʸs saʸs pronoias,)

SBL-GNT κληθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν ὁ Τέρτυλλος λέγων· Πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες διὰ σοῦ καὶ ⸀διορθωμάτων γινομένων τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας
(klaʸthentos de autou aʸrxato kataʸgorein ho Tertullos legōn; Pollaʸs eiraʸnaʸs tugⱪanontes dia sou kai ⸀diorthōmatōn ginomenōn tōi ethnei toutōi dia taʸs saʸs pronoias)

TC-GNT Κληθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν ὁ Τέρτυλλος λέγων, Πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες διὰ σοῦ, καὶ [fn]κατορθωμάτων γινομένων τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας,
(Klaʸthentos de autou, aʸrxato kataʸgorein ho Tertullos legōn, Pollaʸs eiraʸnaʸs tugⱪanontes dia sou, kai katorthōmatōn ginomenōn tōi ethnei toutōi dia taʸs saʸs pronoias, )

24:2 κατορθωματων ¦ διορθωματων 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 / activepassive

κληθέντος & αὐτοῦ

/having_been/_called & ˱of˲_him

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “when the governor summoned Paul”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

κατηγορεῖν

/to_be/_accusing_‹him›

The pronoun him refers to Paul. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “to accuse Paul”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

τυγχάνοντες

obtaining

By we, Tertullus means himself and his fellow Jews but not Governor Felix, to whom he is speaking, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

σοῦ & σῆς

you & your

Here the words you and your refer to Felix, the governor. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “you, Governor Felix … your”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ

¬the ˱to˲_nation this

Tertullus assumes that Governor Felix will understand that by this people he means the Jewish people. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “for the Jewish people”

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Paul Is Imprisoned for the Gospel

As the book of Acts attests, Paul was no stranger to imprisonment, and he catalogued his incarcerations among his many credentials of suffering that affirmed his legitimacy as an apostle to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians 6:4-5). The first mention of Paul being imprisoned is when he and Silas were arrested in Philippi after exorcising a spirit of divination from a slave girl (Acts 16). Paul’s actions angered the girl’s owners, since the men were no longer able to make money off of the girl’s fortune telling abilities. Later in his letter to the Corinthians, Paul notes that he had already suffered multiple imprisonments (2 Corinthians 11:23), making it clear that not all of Paul’s imprisonments and other sufferings were recorded in Scripture. The next imprisonment explicitly mentioned in Scripture is when Paul was arrested in the Temple in Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey (Acts 21:27-34). Soon after this Paul was sent to Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast, where he remained in prison for two years (Acts 23-26; see “Paul Is Transferred to Caesarea” map). This may be where Paul penned the letters commonly known as the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon). At the end of this time Paul appealed his case to Caesar and was sent to Rome, where he spent another two years under house arrest awaiting his trial before Caesar (Acts 28:16-31). If Paul did not write his Prison Epistles while he was at Caesarea, then it is likely that he wrote them from Rome during this time. The next time we hear of Paul being imprisoned is likely several years later in his second letter to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:8-17; 2:9; 4:9-21). Though it is not certain, the tone of Paul’s writing during this time of imprisonment, which seems markedly more somber than the optimistic outlook he seems to have about his incarceration during the writing of the Prison Epistles (e.g., Philippians 1:21-26; Philemon 1:22), suggests that this incarceration was not the same as his house arrest. If so, then it is possible that between his first and second incarcerations in Rome Paul fulfilled his intention to travel to Spain to continue spreading the gospel (Romans 15:22-28). Just prior to his second incarceration in Rome, Paul had informed Titus that he planned to spend the winter in Nicopolis northwest of Achaia and asked him to meet him there (Titus 3:12). Perhaps it was around this time or soon after that he was arrested once again and brought to Rome. Paul’s ultimate fate is not noted in Scripture, but tradition (Clement, Dionysius, Eusebius, and Tertullian) attests that this final imprisonment of Paul took place at what is now called Mamertine Prison. During Paul’s time this was the only prison in Rome and was called simply “the Prison,” and it was not typically used for long term incarceration but rather for holding those awaiting imminent execution. There, during the reign of Nero, Paul met his earthly death by the sword and was received into eternal life by his loving Savior, whom he had served so long.

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