These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush.
Acts 23:34 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised After he read it, he asked what province he was from. When he learned he was from Cilicia, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Having read the letter, he asked to what province [Paul] belonged. When he discovered that he was from Cilicia [an imperial province], American Standard Version (1901) And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia, Common English Bible After he read the letter, he asked Paul about his home province. When he learned that he was from Cilicia, Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had read it, and had asked of what province he was, and understood that he was of Cilicia; |
These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush.
On the twenty-third day of the third month #– #that is, the month Sivan #– #the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai commanded for the Jews, to the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush. The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court.
Darius decided to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, stationed throughout the realm,
He travelled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Paul said, ‘I am a Jewish man from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Now I ask you, let me speak to the people.’
Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Opposition arose, however, from some members of the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, and they began to argue with Stephen.