Passage

Acts 13.28

Book: Acts · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"26. Brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you that fear God, to us is the word of this salvation sent forth. 27. For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him."

"28. And though they found no cause of death in him, yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain."

"29. And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb. 30. But God raised him from the dead:" (Acts 13:26-30, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"26. Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you. 27. For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn’t know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him."

"28. Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed."

"29. When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb. 30. But God raised him from the dead," (Acts 13:26-30, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"26. Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. 27. For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him."

"28. And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain."

"29. And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. 30. But God raised him from the dead:" (Acts 13:26-30, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"26. 'Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent, 27. for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, this one not having known, also the voices of the prophets, which every sabbath are being read, having judged [him], did fulfil,"

"28. and no cause of death having found, they did ask of Pilate that he should be slain,"

"29. and when they did complete all the things written about him, having taken [him] down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb; 30. and God did raise him out of the dead," (Acts 13:26-30, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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