Kisah Para Rasul 19:37

19:37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers ¹  nor blasphemers of our goddess. ² 

Kisah Para Rasul 3:10

3:10 and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations ³  at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement ⁴  at what had happened to him.

[19:37]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “desecrators of temples.”

[19:37]  ² sn Nor blasphemers of our goddess. There was no formal crime with which Paul could be charged. He had the right to his religion as long as he did not act physically against the temple. Since no overt act had taken place, the official wanted the community to maintain the status quo on these religious matters. The remarks suggest Paul was innocent of any civil crime.

[3:10]  ³ tn Grk “alms,” but this term is not in common use today, so the closest modern equivalent, “donations,” is used instead. The idea is that of a donation to charity.

[3:10]  ⁴ sn Amazement is a frequent response to miracles of Jesus or the apostles. These took the ancients by as much surprise as they would people today. But in terms of response to what God is doing, amazement does not equal faith (Luke 4:36; 5:9, 26; 7:16).