Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,
Acts 23:34 - English Standard Version 2016 On reading the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he learned that he was from Cilicia, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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; |
Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,
The king’s scribes were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day. And an edict was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, 127 provinces, to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, and also to the Jews in their script and their language.
Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court.
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;
Paul replied, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.”
Now three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen.