KJV King James Version
And as they cried out, and cast off [their] clothes, and threw dust into the air,
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Acts 22:23
And as they cried out, and cast off [their] clothes, and threw dust into the air,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
WEB World English Bible
As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
ASV American Standard Version
And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,
Surrounding context — Acts 22
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and [then] lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a [fellow] from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 And as they cried out, and cast off [their] clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26 When the centurion heard [that], he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
κραυγαζόντωνG2905 · kraugazōto shoutτεG5037 · teand/bothαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandῥιπτούντωνG4496 · rhiptōto throw/lay downτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱμάτιαG2440 · himationclothingκαὶG2532 · kaiandκονιορτὸνG2868 · koniortosdustβαλλόντωνG906 · ballōto throw: throwεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀέραG109 · aērair
Cross-references
2 Samuel 16:13And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.Acts 7:53Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept [it].Acts 26:11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.Acts 7:58And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.Ecclesiastes 10:3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool.
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