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Acts 26:3

NETBible	because you are especially¹ familiar with all the customs and controversial issues² of the Jews. Therefore I ask³ you to listen to me patiently.
NIV © biblegateway Act 26:3	and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.
NASB © biblegateway Act 26:3	especially because you are an expert in all customs and questions among the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
NLT © biblegateway Act 26:3	for I know you are an expert on Jewish customs and controversies. Now please listen to me patiently!
MSG © biblegateway Act 26:3	knowing how well you are acquainted with Jewish ways and all our family quarrels.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 26:3	The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 26:3	because you are especially familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews; therefore I beg of you to listen to me patiently.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 26:3	"especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which have to do with the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
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KJV	Especially <3122> [because I know <1492> (5761)_] thee <4571> to be <5607> (5752) expert <1109> <5037> in all <3956> customs <1485> and <2532> questions <2213> which are among <2596> the Jews <2453>_: wherefore <1352> I beseech <1189> (5736) thee <4675> to hear <191> (5658) me <3450> patiently <3116>_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 26:3	especially <3122> because you are an expert <1109> in all <3956> customs <1485> and questions <2213> among <2596> the Jews <2453> ; therefore <1352> I beg <1189> you to listen <191> to me patiently <3116> .
NET [draft] ITL	because you <4571> are <1510> especially <3122> familiar <1109> with all <3956> the customs <1485> and <2532> controversial issues <2213> of the Jews <2453> . Therefore <1352> I ask <1189> you to listen <191> to me <3450> patiently <3116> .
GREEK	malista <3122> ADV gnwsthn <1109> N-ASM onta <1510> (5752) V-PXP-ASM se <4571> P-2AS pantwn <3956> A-GPN twn <3588> T-GPN kata <2596> PREP ioudaiouv <2453> A-APM eywn <1485> N-GPN te <5037> PRT kai <2532> CONJ zhthmatwn <2213> N-GPN dio <1352> CONJ deomai <1189> (5736) V-PNI-1S makroyumwv <3116> ADV akousai <191> (5658) V-AAN mou <3450> P-1GS

NETBible

because you are especially¹ familiar with all the customs and controversial issues² of the Jews. Therefore I ask³ you to listen to me patiently.

NET Notes

¹tn BDAG 613 s.v. μάλιστα 1 states, “μ. γνώστην ὄντα σε since you are outstandingly familiar Ac 26:3.”

²tn Grk “several controversial issues.” BDAG 428 s.v. ζήτημα states, “in our lit. only in Ac, w. the mng. it still has in Mod. Gk. (controversial) question, issue, argument…Ac 15:2; 26:3. ζ. περί τινος questions about someth.…18:15; 25:19.”

³tn BDAG 218 s.v. δέομαι states, “In our lit. only w. the mng. to ask for something pleadingly, ask, request,” and then in section a.α states, “w. inf. foll.…Ac 26:3.”