Acts 21:38
Good News Translation
"Then you are not that Egyptian fellow who some time ago started a revolution and led four thousand armed terrorists out into the desert?"

New Revised Standard Version
Then you are not the Egyptian who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?”

Contemporary English Version
"Aren't you that Egyptian who started a riot not long ago and led 4,000 terrorists into the desert?"

New American Bible
So then you are not the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led the four thousand assassins into the desert?”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Art not thou that Egyptian who before these days didst raise a tumult and didst lead forth into the desert four thousand men that were murderers?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Art not thou that Egyptian who before these days didst raise a tumult and didst lead forth into the desert four thousand men that were murderers?

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Acts 5:36,37 For before these days rose up Theodas, affirming himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves. Who was slain: and all that believed him were scattered and brought to nothing. . . .

Matthew 5:11 Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:

1 Corinthians 4:13 We are blasphemed: and we entreat. We are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all, even until now.

Context
Paul Speaks to the People
37And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith to the tribune: May I speak something to thee? Who said: Canst thou speak Greek? 38Art not thou that Egyptian who before these days didst raise a tumult and didst lead forth into the desert four thousand men that were murderers? 39But Paul said to him: I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.…
Cross References
Matthew 24:26
If therefore they shall say to you, Behold he is in the desert: go ye not out. Behold he is in the closets: believe it not.

Mark 15:7
And there was one called Barabbas, who was put in prison with some seditious men, who in the sedition had committed murder.

Luke 23:19
Who, for a certain sedition made in the city and for a murder, was cast into prison.

Acts 5:36
For before these days rose up Theodas, affirming himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves. Who was slain: and all that believed him were scattered and brought to nothing.

Acts 21:37
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