Acts 16:12 — Compare Translations

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And from there [we came] to Philippi, which is the chief city of the district of Macedonia and a [Roman] colony. We stayed on in this place some days;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And from there [we came] to Philippi, which is the chief city of the district of Macedonia and a [Roman] colony. We stayed on in this place some days;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

and from there to Philippi, a Roman colony and a leading city of the district of Macedonia. We stayed in that city for several days.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days.

English EASY 2024

We then travelled across the land to Philippi, the most important city in the region of Macedonia. The Romans ruled Philippi and many Roman people lived there. We stayed there for a few days.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then we went to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city in that part of Macedonia. We stayed there for a few days.

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

From there we went inland to Philippi, a city of the first district of Macedonia; it is also a Roman colony. We spent several days there.

English God's Word - GW 1995

and from there we went to the city of Philippi. Philippi is a leading city in that part of Macedonia, and it is a Roman colony. We were in this city for a number of days.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

and from there to Philippi, a Roman colony, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed in that city for a number of days.

English KJV 1611

And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

English LSB

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

and from there to Philippi, which is the main city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony. We stayed in this city several days.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and from there to Philippi, a leading city in that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We spent some time in that city.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony. It is an important city in that part of Macedonia. We stayed there several days.

English NIV

From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.

English NKJ 1982

and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days.

English NLT

From there we reached Philippi, a major city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony; we stayed there several days.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city for some days.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Finally we reached Philippi, a major city in the Roman colony of Macedonia, and we remained there for a number of days.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and from there to Philippi, which is the leading city of the district of Macedonia, and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and finally reached Philippi, a Roman colony just inside the Macedonian border, and stayed there several days.

English Tyndale 1537

and from thence to Philippos, which is the chiefest city in the parts of Macedonia and a free city. We were in that city abiding a certain days.