Acts 25:19
Strong's Lexicon
They only had
εἶχον (eichon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

some
τινα (tina)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

contentions
ζητήματα (zētēmata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2213: A question, subject of inquiry, dispute. From zeteo; a search, i.e. a debate.

with
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

regarding
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

[their]
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

own
ἰδίας (idias)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

religion
δεισιδαιμονίας (deisidaimonias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1175: Religion in general; in a bad sense: superstition. From the same as deisidaimonesteros; religion.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a certain
τινος (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

[who] had died,
τεθνηκότος (tethnēkotos)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2348: To die, be dying, be dead. A strengthened form of a simpler primary thano than'-o; to die.

[but] whom
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

Paul
Παῦλος (Paulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

affirmed
ἔφασκεν (ephasken)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5335: To assert, affirm, profess. Prolongation from the same as phemi; to assert.

to be alive.
ζῆν (zēn)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Young's Literal Translation
but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instead they had some disagreements with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive.

New American Standard Bible
but they [simply] had some points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.

King James Bible
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.

New Living Translation
Instead, it was something about their religion and a dead man named Jesus, who Paul insists is alive.

English Standard Version
Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.

New American Standard Bible
but they simply had some points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.

King James Bible
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instead they had some disagreements with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive.

International Standard Version
Instead, they had several arguments with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died—but Paul kept asserting he was alive.

NET Bible
Rather they had several points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claimed to be alive.

American Standard Version
but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

English Revised Version
but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Young's Literal Translation
but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;
















Cross References
Acts 17:22
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

Acts 18:15
But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

Acts 23:29
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

Acts 25:18
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:

Acts 26:3
Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 25:17
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

Acts 25:16
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

Acts 25:20
And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

Acts 25:21
But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

Acts 25:22
Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
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