While Jesus was still speaking to the large crowds, His mother and [half-] brothers were standing outside [of the large house. See 13:1] wanting to speak to Him.
Acts 22:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And when they heard him speaking in the Hebrew language, they listened all the more quietly. So, he continued, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when they heard that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they were all the more quiet. And he continued, American Standard Version (1901) And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith, Common English Bible When they heard him address them in Aramaic, they became even more quiet. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they heard him speaking to them in the Hebrew language, they offered a greater silence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version (And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.) |
While Jesus was still speaking to the large crowds, His mother and [half-] brothers were standing outside [of the large house. See 13:1] wanting to speak to Him.
And when the commander gave him permission, Paul stood on the stairway and motioned to the people with his hand [for attention]. When they completely quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew [i.e., Aramaic] language, saying,