Acts 16:19
Acts 16:19-22 The Message (MSG)
When her owners saw that their lucrative little business was suddenly bankrupt, they went after Paul and Silas, roughed them up and dragged them into the market square. Then the police arrested them and pulled them into a court with the accusation, “These men are disturbing the peace—dangerous Jewish agitators subverting our Roman law and order.” By this time the crowd had turned into a restless mob out for blood.
Acts 16:19 King James Version (KJV)
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers
Acts 16:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities
Acts 16:19 New Century Version (NCV)
When the owners of the servant girl saw this, they knew that now they could not use her to make money. So they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the city rulers in the marketplace.
Acts 16:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers
Acts 16:19 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
When her owners realised that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market-place to face the authorities.
Acts 16:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
Acts 16:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the market place [where trials were held]
Acts 16:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.