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Acts 9:38

And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

KJV

ἐγγὺς δὲ οὔσης Λύδδας τῇ Ἰόππῃ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Πέτρος ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀπέστειλαν δύο ἄνδρας πρὸς αὐτὸν παρακαλοῦντες, μὴ ὀκνήσῃς διελθεῖν ἕως ἡμῶν.

Greek NT

Cum autem prope esset Lydda ad Joppen, discipuli, audientes quia Petrus esset in ea, miserunt duos viros ad eum, rogantes : Ne pigriteris venire ad nos.

Vulgate

And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men unto him, entreating him, Delay not to come on unto us.

ASV

And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppe, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not be slack to come unto them.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Peter
Places Lydda

In the original Greek

22 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Λύδδα
ludda
noun · 3×
Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διέρχομαι
dierchomai
verb · 41×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
παρακαλέω
parakaleo
verb · 108×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἀποστέλλω
apostello
verb · 131×
ἐγγύς
eggus
adverb · 30×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
Ἰόππη
ioppe
noun · 10×
ὀκνέω
okneo
verb · 1×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: δύο ἄνδρας | WH/Treg/NIV: δύο ἄνδρας
  • δύο ἄνδραςSBLGNT
  • δύο ἄνδραςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ὀκνήσῃς | WH/Treg/NIV: ὀκνήσῃς | RP: ὀκνῆσαι
  • ὀκνήσῃςSBLGNT
  • ὀκνήσῃςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὀκνῆσαιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἡμῶν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἡμῶν | RP: αὐτῶν
  • ἡμῶνSBLGNT
  • ἡμῶνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτῶνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 9:36 — Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.