Acts 20:30

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers
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Acts 20 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
New King James Version

Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.
New American Standard Bible

and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
New International Version

Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them.
The Amplified Bible

Even from among your own selves men will come to the front who, by saying perverse (distorted and corrupt) things, will endeavor to draw away the disciples after them [to their own party].
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

And from among yourselves there shall arise men mouthing things which have been distorted and corrupted for the purpose of drawing away the disciples after themselves.
Phillips’ Modern English

Yes, and even from among you men will arise speaking perversions of the truth, trying to draw away the disciples and make them followers of themselves.
Williams’ Language of the People

Even from your own number men will appear who will try, by speaking perversions of truth, to draw away the disciples after them.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

Also 2532 of 1537 your 5216 own selves 846 shall men 435 arise, 450 speaking 2980 perverse things, 1294 to draw away 645 disciples 3101 after 3694 them. 846
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