Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not keep silent,
New American Standard Bible
And the Lord said to Paul in the night by
King James Version
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Holman Bible
Then the Lord said to Paul in a night vision,
International Standard Version
One night, the Lord told Paul in a vision, "Stop being afraid to speak out! Don't remain silent!
A Conservative Version
And the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision at night, Fear not, but speak, and be not silent,
American Standard Version
And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:
Amplified
One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision,
An Understandable Version
Then the Lord spoke to Paul in a night vision [i.e., a divinely given dream]: "Do not be afraid, but speak up and do not hold [anything] back,
Anderson New Testament
And the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision in the night: Fear not; but speak, and be not silent;
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching:
Common New Testament
And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent;
Daniel Mace New Testament
then the Lord said to Paul in a vision by night, "be not afraid, but speak, and be not silenc'd:
Darby Translation
And the Lord said by vision in the night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;
Godbey New Testament
And the Lord spoke to Paul in the night through a vision, Fear not, but speak, and be not silent:
Goodspeed New Testament
One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, "Do not be afraid! Go on speaking and do not give up,
John Wesley New Testament
Then the Lord said to Paul by a vision, in the night, Fear not, but speak and hold not thy peace:
Julia Smith Translation
And the Lord said through a vision by night to Paul, Fear not, but speak, and thou shouldest not be silent:
King James 2000
Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not your peace:
Modern King James verseion
And the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Do not be afraid, but speak, and be not silent.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, "Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Moffatt New Testament
And the Lord said to Paul in a vision by night, "Have no fear, speak on and never stop,
Montgomery New Testament
And the Lord said to Paul in a vision, by night. "Have no fear; go on speaking, and do not keep silent;
NET Bible
The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,
New Heart English Bible
The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent;
Noyes New Testament
And the Lord said to Paul through a vision in the night, Be not afraid, but speak on, and be not silent;
Sawyer New Testament
And the Lord said to Paul, in a vision by night, Fear not, but speak and be not silent,
The Emphasized Bible
And the Lord said by night, through means of a vision, unto Paul - Be not afraid! but be speaking, - and do not hold thy peace;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then spake the Lord in a vision by night to Paul, Fear not, but speak; and hold not thy peace:
Twentieth Century New Testament
One night the Lord said to Paul, in a vision: "Have no fear, but continue to speak, and refuse to be silenced;
Webster
Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Weymouth New Testament
And, in a vision by night, the Lord said to Paul, "Dismiss your fears: go on speaking, and do not give up.
Williams New Testament
One night in a vision the Lord said to Paul, "Stop being afraid, go on speaking, never give up;
World English Bible
The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Don't be afraid, but speak and don't be silent;
Worrell New Testament
And the Lord said to Paul, through a vision by night, "Fear not, but speak, and be not silent;
Worsley New Testament
And the Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Fear not, but speak: and be not silent:
Youngs Literal Translation
And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, 'Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Appears to paul (on the road to damascus)
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
Paul » teaching » The word of God
Paul » The man of vision » The vision of testimony
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Second - with silas
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 18:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul, Silas, And Timothy In Corinth
8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household. And many of the Corinthians, [when they] heard about [it], believed and were baptized. 9 And the Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not keep silent, 10 because I am with you and no one will attack you to harm you, because many people are mine in this city."
Cross References
Acts 23:11
And the next night the Lord stood by him [and] said, "Have courage, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."
2 Corinthians 12:1-3
It is necessary to boast; [it is] not profitable, but I will proceed to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Isaiah 58:1
"Call with [the] throat; you must not keep back! lift up your voice like trumpet, and declare to my people their rebellion, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
Jeremiah 1:17
But you, you must gird your loins, and stand, and speak to them all that I command you. {Do not be afraid of them}, or I will shatter you {before} them.
Ezekiel 2:6-8
And you, son of man, you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because briers and thorns [are] with you, and you [are] sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their {looks}, for they [are] a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 3:9-11
Like a diamond {harder than flint} I have made your forehead; you must not fear them, and you must not be dismayed {on account of them}, for they {are a rebellious house}.
Jonah 3:2
"Get up! Go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the message that I [am] telling you."
Micah 3:8
But I, I am filled [with] power, with the Spirit of Yahweh, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his rebellion, and to Israel his sin.
Acts 16:9
And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain Macedonian man was standing there and imploring him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia [and] help us!"
Acts 22:18
and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and depart {quickly} from Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
Acts 27:23-25
For this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve came to me,
Ephesians 6:19-20
and for me, that a word may be given to me at the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
1 Thessalonians 2:2
but [after we] had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, just as you know, we had the courage in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition.