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Acts 15:21
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KJ21
For Moses from olden times hath in every city those who preach him, he being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.”
ASV
For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
AMP
For from ancient generations [the writing of] Moses has been preached in every city, since he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
AMPC
For from ancient generations Moses has had his preachers in every town, for he is read [aloud] every Sabbath in the synagogues.
BRG
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
CSB
For since ancient times, Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city, and every Sabbath day he is read aloud in the synagogues.”
CSBA
For since ancient times, Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city, and every Sabbath day he is read aloud in the synagogues.’
CEB
After all, Moses has been proclaimed in every city for a long time, and is read aloud every Sabbath in every synagogue.”
CJB
For from the earliest times, Moshe has had in every city those who proclaim him, with his words being read in the synagogues every Shabbat.”
CEV
We must remember that the Law of Moses has been preached in city after city for many years, and every Sabbath it is read in our synagogues.
DARBY
For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.
DLNT
For from ancient generations, Moses has the ones proclaiming him in each city— being read in the synagogues every Sabbath”.
DRA
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him in the synagogues, where he is read every sabbath.
ERV
They should not do any of these things, because there are still men in every city who teach the Law of Moses. The words of Moses have been read in the synagogue every Sabbath day for many years.”
EASY
These rules are important, because people have known the Law of Moses for a very long time. On every Jewish day of rest, someone teaches us about the Law in our Jewish meeting places in every city.’
EHV
For from ancient times Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city, since he is being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
ESV
For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
ESVUK
For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
EXB
They should do these things, because for a long time in every city ·the law of Moses has been taught [L Moses has been preached/proclaimed; C referring to the Torah (the Law)]. And it is still read in the synagogue every Sabbath day.” [C These guidelines were to keep from offending pious Jews in the community and so promote unity in the Church.]
GNV
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, seeing he is read in the Synagogues every Sabbath day.
GW
After all, Moses’ words have been spread to every city for generations. His teachings are read in synagogues on every day of rest—a holy day.”
GNT
For the Law of Moses has been read for a very long time in the synagogues every Sabbath, and his words are preached in every town.”
HCSB
For since ancient times, Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city, and every Sabbath day he is read aloud in the synagogues.”
ICB
They should not do these things, because there are still men in every city who teach the law of Moses. For a long time the words of Moses have been read in the synagogue every Sabbath day.”
ISV
After all, Moses has had people to proclaim him in every city for generations, and on every Sabbath his books are read aloud in the synagogues.”
PHILLIPS
“I am firmly of the opinion that we should not put any additional obstacles before any Gentiles who are turning towards God. Instead, I think we should write to them telling them to avoid anything polluted by idols, sexual immorality, eating the meat of strangled animals, or tasting blood. For after all, for many generations now Moses has had his preachers in every city and has been read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath day.”
JUB
For Moses of old time has in every city those that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
KJV
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
AKJV
For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
LSB
For from ancient generations, Moses has those who preach him in every city, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
LEB
For Moses has those who proclaim him in every city from ancient generations, because he is read aloud in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
TLB
For these things have been preached against in Jewish synagogues in every city on every Sabbath for many generations.”
MSG
“So here is my decision: We’re not going to unnecessarily burden non-Jewish people who turn to the Master. We’ll write them a letter and tell them, ‘Be careful to not get involved in activities connected with idols, to guard the morality of sex and marriage, to not serve food offensive to Jewish Christians—blood, for instance.’ This is basic wisdom from Moses, preached and honored for centuries now in city after city as we have met and kept the Sabbath.”
MEV
For Moses has had in every city since early generations those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
MOUNCE
For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
NOG
After all, Moses’ words have been spread to every city for generations. His teachings are read in synagogues on every day of worship.”
NABRE
For Moses, for generations now, has had those who proclaim him in every town, as he has been read in the synagogues every sabbath.”
NASB
For from ancient generations Moses has those who preach him in every city, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
NASB1995
For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
NCB
For in every town for many generations, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he is read aloud in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
NCV
They should do these things, because for a long time in every city the law of Moses has been taught. And it is still read in the synagogue every Sabbath day.”
NET
For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every town from ancient times, because he is read aloud in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
NIRV
These laws of Moses have been preached in every city from the earliest times. They are read out loud in the synagogues every Sabbath day.”
NIV
For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
NIVUK
For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.’
NKJV
For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
NLV
For the Law of Moses has been read in every city from the early days. It has been read in the Jewish places of worship on every Day of Rest.”
NLT
For these laws of Moses have been preached in Jewish synagogues in every city on every Sabbath for many generations.”
NMB
For Moses since ancient times has had those who preach him in every city, and he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.
NRSVA
For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every sabbath in the synagogues.’
NRSVACE
For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every sabbath in the synagogues.’
NRSVCE
For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every sabbath in the synagogues.”
NRSVUE
For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
NTFE
Moses, after all, has from ancient times had people proclaiming him from city to city, since he is read in the synagogues sabbath after sabbath.”
OJB
"For Moshe Rabbenu from ancient dorot in every shtetl has his maggidim and in the shuls every Shabbos he has been read."
RGT
“For Moses has, for generations, had those who preach him in every city (seeing he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath).”
RSV
For from early generations Moses has had in every city those who preach him, for he is read every sabbath in the synagogues.”
RSVCE
For from early generations Moses has had in every city those who preach him, for he is read every sabbath in the synagogues.”
TLV
For Moses from ancient generations has had in every city those who proclaim him, since he is read in all the synagogues every Shabbat.”
VOICE
My reason for these four exceptions is that in every city there are Jewish communities where, for generations, the laws of Moses have been proclaimed; and on every Sabbath, Moses is read in synagogues everywhere.
WEB
For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
WE
Since the times of long ago there have been men who told about Moses in every city. They read his laws in the meeting places every Sabbath day.'
WYC
For Moses of old times hath in all cities them that preach him in synagogues, whereby each sabbath he is read.
YLT
for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him -- in the synagogues every sabbath being read.'
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