Kisah Para Rasul 11:29

11:29 So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, ¹  decided ²  to send relief ³  to the brothers living in Judea.

Kisah Para Rasul 6:1-2

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

6:1 Now in those ⁴  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ⁵  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ⁶  against the native Hebraic Jews, ⁷  because their widows ⁸  were being overlooked ⁹  in the daily distribution of food. ¹⁰  6:2 So the twelve ¹¹  called ¹²  the whole group ¹³  of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables. ¹⁴ 

[11:29]  ¹ tn So BDAG 410 s.v. εὐπορέω.

[11:29]  ² tn Or “determined,” “resolved.”

[11:29]  ³ tn Grk “to send [something] for a ministry,” but today it is common to speak of sending relief for victims of natural disasters.

[11:29]  sn The financial relief reflects the oneness of the church, meeting the needs of another (even racially distinct) community. Jerusalem, having ministered to them, now received ministry back. A later collection from Greece is noted in Rom 15:25-27, but it reflects the same spirit as this gift.

[6:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “these.” The translation uses “those” for stylistic reasons.

[6:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “were multiplying.”

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.

[6:1]  sn The Greek-speaking Jews were the Hellenists, Jews who to a greater or lesser extent had adopted Greek thought, customs, and lifestyle, as well as the Greek language. The city of Alexandria in Egypt was a focal point for them, but they were scattered throughout the Roman Empire.

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

[6:1]  ⁸ sn The care of widows is a major biblical theme: Deut 10:18; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12-13; 27:19; Isa 1:17-23; Jer 7:6; Mal 3:5.

[6:1]  ⁹ tn Or “neglected.”

[6:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “in the daily serving.”

[6:1]  sn The daily distribution of food. The early church saw it as a responsibility to meet the basic needs of people in their group.

[6:2]  ¹¹ sn The twelve refers to the twelve apostles.

[6:2]  ¹² tn Grk “calling the whole group…together, said.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενοι (proskalesamenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[6:2]  ¹³ tn Or “the multitude.”

[6:2]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “to serve tables.”