“And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,”
King James Version (KJV)
16:20 Being Jews - A nation peculiarly despised by the Romans.
Ac 16:20 To the magistrates. Roman officers, two in number, called "duumviri", or praetors. These men, being Jews. A great prejudice against Jews at this time existed in Europe. Near this time, Claudius Caesar expelled all Jews from Rome (Ac 18:2). Do exceedingly trouble our city. Raise disturbances.
And brought them to the Magistrates, saying, These men being Iewes, do exceedingly trouble our city,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, "These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;
- Basic English Bible
and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,
- Darby Bible
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
- Webster's Bible
Then they brought them before the praetors. "These men," they said, "are creating a great disturbance in our city.
- Weymouth Bible
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,
- World English Bible
And thei brouyten hem to the magistratis, and seiden, These men disturblen oure citee,
- Wycliffe Bible
and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;
- Youngs Literal Bible