Kisah Para Rasul 11:1

Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church

11:1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted ¹  the word of God. ² 

Kisah Para Rasul 14:2

14:2 But the Jews who refused to believe ³  stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds ⁴  against the brothers.

Kisah Para Rasul 20:26

20:26 Therefore I declare ⁵  to you today that I am innocent ⁶  of the blood of you all. ⁷ 

Kisah Para Rasul 22:21

22:21 Then ⁸  he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Kisah Para Rasul 28:28

28:28 “Therefore be advised ⁹  that this salvation from God ¹⁰  has been sent to the Gentiles; ¹¹  they ¹²  will listen!”

[11:1]  ¹ tn See BDAG 221 s.v. δέχομαι 5 for this translation of ἐδέξαντο (edexanto) here.

[11:1]  ² tn Here the phrase “word of God” is another way to describe the gospel (note the preceding verb ἐδέξαντο, edexanto, “accepted”). The phrase could also be translated “the word [message] from God.”

[14:2]  ³ tn Or “who would not believe.”

[14:2]  ⁴ tn Or “embittered their minds” (Grk “their souls”). BDAG 502 s.v. κακόω 2 has “make angry, embitter τὰς ψυχάς τινων κατά τινος poison the minds of some persons against another Ac 14:2.”

[20:26]  ⁵ tn Or “testify.”

[20:26]  ⁶ tn Grk “clean, pure,” thus “guiltless” (BDAG 489 s.v. καθαρός 3.a).

[20:26]  sn I am innocent. Paul had a clear conscience, since he had faithfully carried out his responsibility of announcing to (the Ephesians) the whole purpose of God.

[20:26]  ⁷ tn That is, “that if any of you should be lost, I am not responsible” (an idiom). According to L&N 33.223, the meaning of the phrase “that I am innocent of the blood of all of you” is “that if any of you should be lost, I am not responsible.” However, due to the length of this phrase and its familiarity to many modern English readers, the translation was kept closer to formal equivalence in this case. The word “you” is not in the Greek text, but is implied; Paul is addressing the Ephesian congregation (in the person of its elders) in both v. 25 and 27.

[22:21]  ⁸ tn Grk “And.” Since this represents a response to Paul’s reply in v. 19, καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.

[28:28]  ⁹ tn Grk “Therefore let it be known to you.”

[28:28]  ¹⁰ tn Or “of God.”

[28:28]  ¹¹ sn The term Gentiles is in emphatic position in the Greek text of this clause. Once again there is the pattern: Jewish rejection of the gospel leads to an emphasis on Gentile inclusion (Acts 13:44-47).

[28:28]  ¹² tn Grk “they also.”