Kisah Para Rasul 1:18

1:18 (Now this man Judas ¹  acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, ²  and falling headfirst ³  he burst open in the middle and all his intestines ⁴  gushed out.

Kisah Para Rasul 22:28

22:28 The commanding officer ⁵  answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” ⁶  “But I was even ⁷  born a citizen,” ⁸  Paul replied. ⁹ 

[1:18]  ¹ tn The referent of “this man” (Judas) was specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:18]  ² tn Traditionally, “with the reward of his wickedness.”

[1:18]  ³ tn Traditionally, “falling headlong.”

[1:18]  ⁴ tn Or “all his bowels.”

[22:28]  ⁵ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 24.

[22:28]  ⁶ sn Sometimes Roman citizenship was purchased through a bribe (Dio Cassius, Roman History 60.17.4-9). That may well have been the case here.

[22:28]  ⁷ tn BDAG 495-96 s.v. καί 2.b has “intensive: even…Ac 5:39; 22:28.”

[22:28]  ⁸ tn The word “citizen” is supplied here for emphasis and clarity.

[22:28]  sn Paul’s reference to being born a citizen suggests he inherited his Roman citizenship from his family.

[22:28]  ⁹ tn Grk “Paul said.” This phrase has been placed at the end of the sentence in the translation for stylistic reasons.