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Acts 21:39–40

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But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
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,
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From verse 39

  1. Acts 22:3Rank 1 from verse 39
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    3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

  2. Acts 9:11Rank 2 from verse 39
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    11And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

  3. Acts 23:27Rank 3 from verse 39
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    27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

  4. Acts 6:9Rank 4 from verse 39
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    9¶ Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

  5. 1 Peter 3:15Rank 5 from verse 39
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    15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

  6. 1 Peter 4:15–16Rank 6 from verse 39
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    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.

    16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

  7. Acts 15:23Rank 7 from verse 39
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    23And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

  8. Acts 15:41Rank 8 from verse 39
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    41And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

  9. Acts 16:37Rank 9 from verse 39
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    37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

  10. Acts 21:37Rank 10 from verse 39
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    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?

  11. Acts 22:25–29Rank 11 from verse 39
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    25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

    26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

    27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

    28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

    29Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

  12. Acts 23:34Rank 12 from verse 39
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    34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

  13. Acts 9:30Rank 13 from verse 39
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    30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

From verse 40

  1. Acts 12:17Rank 1 from verse 40
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    17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

  2. Acts 22:2Rank 2 from verse 40
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    2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

  3. Acts 26:14Rank 3 from verse 40
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    14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

  4. John 5:2Rank 4 from verse 40
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    2Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

  5. Acts 19:33Rank 5 from verse 40
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    33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

  6. Acts 21:35Rank 6 from verse 40
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    35And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

  7. 2 Kings 9:13Rank 7 from verse 40
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    13Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.

  8. Acts 13:16Rank 8 from verse 40
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    16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

  9. Acts 6:1Rank 9 from verse 40
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    1AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

  10. John 19:13Rank 10 from verse 40
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    13¶ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

  11. John 19:17Rank 11 from verse 40
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    17And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

  12. John 19:20Rank 12 from verse 40
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    20This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

  13. Luke 23:38Rank 13 from verse 40
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    38And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  14. Revelation 16:16Rank 14 from verse 40
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    16And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

  15. Revelation 9:11Rank 15 from verse 40
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    11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

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Acts 21:39

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mean

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Sense 1: To intend, purpose, signify, or have in view; lowly, common, or of little worldly distinction, with ‘no mean’ indicating the opposite; middle or intervening, as in the mean time. Sense 2: A means, instrument, method, or agency by which something is done.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 21:40

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licence

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Permission, leave, authorization, or lawful opportunity granted to act, go, or speak.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

beckoned

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Past-tense or past-participial form of beckon (to make a gesture or sign calling or directing someone).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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silence

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Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.

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COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Hebrew

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1. A designation for Abraham and people of his descended nation, the Israelites or Jews. 2. The Hebrew language or tongue, and words or names expressed in it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tongue

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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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21:38Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

21:39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

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21:40And 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,

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22:1MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

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