Kisah Para Rasul 26:12

26:12 “While doing this very thing, ¹  as I was going ²  to Damascus with authority and complete power ³  from the chief priests,

Kisah Para Rasul 28:22

28:22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know ⁴  that people ⁵  everywhere speak against ⁶  it.”

[26:12]  ¹ tn Grk “in which [activity].” Due to the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 12 in the translation. The referent of the relative pronoun (“which”) was specified as “this very thing” for clarity.

[26:12]  ² tn Grk “going.” The participle πορευόμενος (poreuomenos) has been taken temporally.

[26:12]  ³ tn L&N 37.40 s.v. ἐπιτροπή states, “the full authority to carry out an assignment or commission – ‘authority, complete power.’ πορευόμενος εἰς τὴν Δαμασκὸν μετ᾿ ἐξουσίας καὶ ἐπιτροπῆς τῶν ἀρχιερέων ‘going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the high priests’ Ac 26:12. In Ac 26:12 the combination of ἐξουσία and ἐπιτροπή serves to reinforce the sense of complete authority.”

[28:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “regarding this sect it is known to us.” The passive construction “it is known to us” has been converted to an active one to simplify the translation.

[28:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “that everywhere it is spoken against.” To simplify the translation the passive construction “it is spoken against” has been converted to an active one with the subject “people” supplied.

[28:22]  ⁶ tn On the term translated “speak against,” see BDAG 89 s.v. ἀντιλέγω 1.