Kisah Para Rasul 21:24
Konteks21:24 take them and purify 1 yourself along with them and pay their expenses, 2 so that they may have their heads shaved. 3 Then 4 everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told 5 about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with 6 the law. 7
Kisah Para Rasul 22:14
Konteks22:14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors 8 has already chosen 9 you to know his will, to see 10 the Righteous One, 11 and to hear a command 12 from his mouth,
[21:24] 1 sn That is, undergo ritual cleansing. Paul’s cleansing would be necessary because of his travels in “unclean” Gentile territory. This act would represent a conciliatory gesture. Paul would have supported a “law-free” mission to the Gentiles as an option, but this gesture would represent an attempt to be sensitive to the Jews (1 Cor 9:15-22).
[21:24] 2 tn L&N 57.146 has “δαπάνησον ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς ‘pay their expenses’ Ac 21:24.”
[21:24] 3 tn The future middle indicative has causative force here. BDAG 686 s.v. ξυράω has “mid. have oneself shaved…τὴν κεφαλήν have one’s head shaved…Ac 21:24.”
[21:24] sn Having their heads shaved probably involved ending a voluntary Nazirite vow (Num 6:14-15).
[21:24] 4 tn Grk “and.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.
[21:24] 5 tn The verb here describes a report or some type of information (BDAG 534 s.v. κατηχέω 1).
[21:24] 6 tn Grk “adhere to the keeping of the law.” L&N 41.12 has “στοιχέω: to live in conformity with some presumed standard or set of customs – ‘to live, to behave in accordance with.’”
[21:24] 7 sn The law refers to the law of Moses.
[22:14] 8 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
[22:14] sn The expression God of our ancestors is a description of the God of Israel. The God of promise was at work again.
[22:14] 9 tn L&N 30.89 has “‘to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance’…‘the God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will’ Ac 22:14.”
[22:14] 10 tn Grk “and to see.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
[22:14] 11 sn The Righteous One is a reference to Jesus Christ (Acts 3:14).
[22:14] 12 tn Or “a solemn declaration”; Grk “a voice.” BDAG 1071-72 s.v. φωνή 2.c states, “that which the voice gives expression to: call, cry, outcry, loud or solemn declaration (… = order, command)…Cp. 22:14; 24:21.”