Acts 22:2

Paul’s Defense to the Crowd

1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.” 2When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.

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Berean Standard Bible
When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
American Standard Version (1901)
And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,
Bible in Basic English
And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,
Douay-Rheims 1899
(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)
Free Bible Version
When they heard him speaking to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet.
Geneva Bible 1599
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrewe tongue to them, they kept the more silence, and he sayd)
King James (Authorized) Version
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
Plain English Version
All those people heard Paul talking to them in their own Hebrew language, so they settled down and became quiet, and they listened to him. Then Paul said to them,
Translation for Translators
When the crowd of people heard Paul speaking to them in their own Hebrew language, they became even more quiet and really listened. Then Paul said to them,
Unlocked Literal Bible
When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said,
Noah Webster Bible
(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
World English Bible
When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
Young's Literal Translation
and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, —