Acts 9:29

He was speaking and debating ¹  with the Greek-speaking Jews, ²  but they were trying to kill him.

He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death.

He debated with some Greek–speaking Jews, but they plotted to murder him.

But then he ran afoul of a group called Hellenists--he had been engaged in a running argument with them--who plotted his murder.

Preaching in the name of the Lord without fear; and he had discussions with the Greek Jews; but they were working for his death.

He spoke and argued with the Hellenists; but they were attempting to kill him.

And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Hellenists, but they attempted to kill him.

He was speaking and debating ¹  with the Greek-speaking Jews, ²  but they were trying to kill him.

¹ tn Or “arguing.” BDAG 954 s.v. συζητέω 2 gives “dispute, debate, argue…τινί ‘w. someone’” for συνεζήτει (sunezhtei).

² tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.