Acts 22:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

² And when they heard him speaking in the Hebrew language, they listened all the more quietly. So, he continued,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² (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

² 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)

² And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

Common English Bible

² When they heard him address them in Aramaic, they became even more quiet.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² 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

² (And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)

Acts 22:2 Cross References

Matthew 12:46

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 21:40

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,