Kisah Para Rasul 9:11

9:11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ ¹  and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

Kisah Para Rasul 9:15

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument ²  to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. ³ 

Kisah Para Rasul 13:2

13:2 While they were serving ⁴  the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart ⁵  for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Kisah Para Rasul 15:36

Paul and Barnabas Part Company

15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return ⁶  and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord ⁷  to see how they are doing.” ⁸ 

Kisah Para Rasul 16:14

16:14 A ⁹  woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth ¹⁰  from the city of Thyatira, ¹¹  a God-fearing woman, listened to us. ¹²  The Lord opened her heart to respond ¹³  to what Paul was saying.

Kisah Para Rasul 21:13

21:13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking ¹⁴  my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, ¹⁵  but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

[9:11]  ¹ sn The noting of the detail of the locale, ironically called ‘Straight’ Street, shows how directive and specific the Lord was.

[9:15]  ² tn Or “tool.”

[9:15]  ³ tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).

[13:2]  ⁴ tn This term is frequently used in the LXX of the service performed by priests and Levites in the tabernacle (Exod 28:35, 43; 29:30; 30:20; 35:19; 39:26; Num 1:50; 3:6, 31) and the temple (2 Chr 31:2; 35:3; Joel 1:9, 13; 2:17, and many more examples). According to BDAG 591 s.v. λειτουργέω 1.b it is used “of other expression of religious devotion.” Since the previous verse described the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch, it is probable that the term here describes two of them (Barnabas and Saul) as they were serving in that capacity. Since they were not in Jerusalem where the temple was located, general religious service is referred to here.

[13:2]  ⁵ tn Or “Appoint.”

[15:36]  ⁶ tn Grk “Returning let us visit.” The participle ἐπιστρέψαντες (epistreyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[15:36]  ⁷ tn See the note on the phrase “word of the Lord” in v. 35.

[15:36]  ⁸ tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.b has “how they are” for this phrase.

[16:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “And a.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[16:14]  ¹⁰ tn On the term translated “a dealer in purple cloth” see BDAG 855 s.v. πορφυρόπωλις.

[16:14]  ¹¹ sn Thyatira was a city in the province of Lydia in Asia Minor.

[16:14]  ¹² tn The words “to us” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[16:14]  ¹³ tn Although BDAG 880 s.v. προσέχω 2.b gives the meaning “pay attention to” here, this could be misunderstood by the modern English reader to mean merely listening intently. The following context, however, indicates that Lydia responded positively to Paul’s message, so the verb here was translated “to respond.”

[16:14]  sn Lydia is one of several significant women in Acts (see 17:4, 12, 34; 18:20).

[21:13]  ¹⁴ tn The term translated “breaking” as used by Josephus (Ant. 10.10.4 [10.207]) means to break something into pieces, but in its only NT use (it is a hapax legomenon) it is used figuratively (BDAG 972 s.v. συνθρύπτω).

[21:13]  ¹⁵ tn L&N 18.13 has “to tie objects together – ‘to tie, to tie together, to tie up.’” The verb δέω (dew) is sometimes figurative for imprisonment (L&N 37.114), but it is preferable to translate it literally here in light of v. 11 where Agabus tied himself up with Paul’s belt.