Acts
16:17
Acts 16:17
(KJB) The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying,
These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us
the way of salvation.
(1611 KJB) The same followed Paul and vs, and cried,
saying, These men are the seruants of the most hie God, which shew vnto vs
the way of saluation.
(1587 Geneva Bible) She followed Paul and vs, and cryed,
saying, These men are the seruants of the most high God, which shewe vnto you
the way of saluation.
(1568 Bishops Bible) The same folowed Paul and vs, and
cryed, saying: These men are the seruauntes of the most hye God, which shewe
vnto vs the way of saluation.
(1539 Great Bible) The same
folowed Paul and vs, and cryed, sayinge: these men are the seruauntes of the
most hye God, which shew vnto vs the
waye of saluacyon.
(1537 Matthew’s Bible) The same folowed Paul and vs, &
cryed, saiynge: These men are the seruauntes of the moste hye God, which shew
vnto vs that waye of
saluacyon.
(1535 Coverdale Bible) ye same folowed Paul and vs, and
cryed, and sayde: These men are the seruauntes of the most hye God, which shewe
vs ye waye of saluacion.
(1534 Tyndale Bible) The same folowed Paul and vs and
cryed sayinge: these men are the servauntes of the most hye God which shewe vnto
vs the waye of salvacion.
(1382 Wycliffe Bible)
This suede Poul and vs, and criede, and seide, These men ben seruauntis
of the hiy God, that tellen to you
the weie of helthe.
Counterfeit
Versions
(CSB)
As she followed Paul and us she cried out, “These men, who are proclaiming to
you a way of salvation, are the servants of the Most High God.”
(CEB)
She began following Paul and us, shouting, “These people are servants of the
Most High God! They are proclaiming a way of salvation to you!”
(DARBY)
She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the
Most High God, who announce to you [the] way of salvation.
(DLNT)
This one, while closely-following Paul and us, was crying-out, saying,
“These men are slaves of the Most-High God, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation”.
(ISV)
She would follow Paul and us and shout, “These men are servants of the Most High
God and are proclaiming to you a way of salvation!”
(NABRE)
She began to follow Paul and us, shouting, “These people are slaves of the Most
High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.”
(NASV-1977)
She followed Paul and us and cried out repeatedly, saying, “These men are
bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you a way of
salvation.”
(NCB)
She began to follow Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants
of the Most High God, and they have come to proclaim to you a way of salvation.”
(NRSV)
While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, “These men are slaves of the
Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.”
(WEB)
Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High
God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”
(Young’s Literal Translation) she having followed Paul and us, was crying,
saying, `These men are servants of the Most High God, who declare to us a way of
salvation;'
Textus Receptus
αυτη κατακολουθησασα τω παυλω και ημιν εκραζεν λεγουσα
ουτοι οι ανθρωποι δουλοι του θεου του υψιστου εισιν οιτινες καταγγελλουσιν ημιν
οδον σωτηριας
Critical Text
– Hort & Westcott
αυτη κατακολουθουσα [τω] παυλω και ημιν εκραζεν λεγουσα
ουτοι οι ανθρωποι δουλοι του θεου του υψιστου εισιν οιτινες καταγγελλουσιν υμιν
οδον σωτηριας
Corrupted
Manuscripts
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Teaching
The Greek word is “odon” which means “way, road, or highway.” It comes from the Greek word “hodos.” So the word is correctly translated in both the King James Bible and the modern versions as “way.” However, the insertion of either a direct or indirect article is at the discretion of the translator. If a translator believes that there is only one way of salvation, then they will use the direct article “the.” If they believe there are multiple ways a person can become saved, then they will insert the indirect article “a.” In the case of the Textus Receptus Bibles including the KJB, the translators all knew that there is only one way to Heaven and that is through the Lord Jesus Christ. However, the modern versions above including the popular Christian Standard Bible believe there are multiple ways to become saved because they use the indirect article “a” signifying that Christ is only one way to Heaven. Even the Jehovah’s Witness Bible and the 1881 RV of Hort and Westcott got it right. Beware of the modern counterfeits because it only takes one word to change the entire meaning of a verse. Roman Catholics claim there is no salvation outside of their church which means the indirect article “a” plays right into their belief system teaching that they are also a way of salvation by keeping their rituals.