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Acts 25:20

NETBible	Because I was at a loss¹ how I could investigate these matters,² I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried³ there on these charges.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Act 25:20	I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.
NASB © biblegateway Act 25:20	"Being at a loss how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters.
NLT © biblegateway Act 25:20	I was perplexed as to how to conduct an investigation of this kind, and I asked him whether he would be willing to stand trial on these charges in Jerusalem.
MSG © biblegateway Act 25:20	Since I'm a newcomer here and don't understand everything involved in cases like this, I asked if he'd be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 25:20	And as I had not enough knowledge for the discussion of these things, I made the suggestion to him to go to Jerusalem and be judged there.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 25:20	Since I was at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wished to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 25:20	"And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
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KJV	And <1161> because I <1473> doubted <639> (5734) of <1519> such <5127> manner <4012> of questions <2214>_, I asked <3004> (5707) [him] whether <1487> he would <1014> (5739) go <4198> (5738) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>_, and there <2546> be judged <2919> (5745) of <4012> these matters <5130>_. {I doubted...: or, I was doubtful how to enquire hereof}
NASB © biblegateway Act 25:20	"Being <639> at a loss <639> how <2214> to investigate <2214> such <3778> matters, I asked <3004> whether <1487> he was willing <1014> to go <4198> to Jerusalem <2414> and there <2546> stand <2919> trial <2919> on these <3778> matters.
NET [draft] ITL	Because I was at a loss <639> how I <1473> could investigate <2214> these matters <5130> , I asked <3004> if <1487> he were willing <1014> to go <4198> to <1519> Jerusalem <2414> and <2546> be tried <2919> there <2546> on <4012> these charges <5130> .
GREEK	aporoumenov egw thn peri toutwn zhthsin elegon bouloito ierosoluma kakei krinesyai toutwn

NETBible

Because I was at a loss¹ how I could investigate these matters,² I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried³ there on these charges.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Or “Because I was undecided.” Grk “Being at a loss.” The participle ἀπορούμενος (aporoumeno") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

²tn L&N 27.34 states, “ἀπορούμενος δὲ ἐγὼ τὴν περὶ τούτων ζήτησιν ‘I was undecided about how I could get information on these matters’ Ac 25:20. The clause ‘about how I could get information on these matters’ may also be rendered as ‘about how I should try to find out about these matters’ or ‘about how I could learn about these matters.’”

³tn Or “stand trial.”

⁴tn Grk “on these things.”