Acts 21:40

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto [them] in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

BSB

Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

WEB

When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

YLT

And he having given him leave, Paul having stood upon the stairs, did beckon with the hand to the people, and there having been a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew dialect, saying:

F.O.G Original

(40) Now when he’d given permission, Paul stood upon the stairs motioning to the people with his hand and a great hushed silence happened. He spoke to them in the Hebrew-Aramaic dialect, saying…

F.O.G

(40) Now when he’d given permission, Paul stood upon the stairs motioning to the people with his hand and a great hushed silence happened. He spoke to them in the Hebrew-Aramaic dialect, saying…

F.O.G MSG

⁴⁰After receiving the commander’s permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When they were all silent, he spoke to them in Aramaic:ⁱ

Footnotes:

⁴⁰ⁱ Aramaic: The common language spoken by Jews in the Holy Land at this time, which would have immediately identified Paul as a fellow Jew to the crowd.