²⁰ Many of the Jews read this inscription, for ^(A)the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek.

¹³ So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on ^(A)the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic^[a] Gabbatha.

² Now there is in Jerusalem by ^(A)the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic^[a] called Bethesda,^[b] which has five roofed colonnades.

¹⁶ And ^(A)they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called ^(B)Armageddon.

¹¹ They have ^(A)as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is ^(B)Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.^[a]

¹² So Jesus also ^(A)suffered ^(B)outside the gate in order to sanctify the people ^(C)through his own blood.

¹⁴ And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me ^(A)in the Hebrew language,^[a] ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

² And when they heard that he was addressing them in ^(A)the Hebrew language,^[a] they became even more quiet. And he said:

⁴⁰ And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, ^(A)motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in ^(B)the Hebrew language,^[a] saying: