Kisah Para Rasul 5:38

5:38 So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, ¹  it will come to nothing, ² 

Kisah Para Rasul 17:11

17:11 These Jews ³  were more open-minded ⁴  than those in Thessalonica, ⁵  for they eagerly ⁶  received ⁷  the message, examining ⁸  the scriptures carefully every day ⁹  to see if these things were so.

[5:38]  ¹ tn Here ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

[5:38]  ² tn Or “it will be put to an end.”

[17:11]  ³ tn Grk “These”; the referent (the Jews in the synagogue at Berea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:11]  ⁴ tn Or “more willing to learn.” L&N 27.48 and BDAG 404 s.v. εὐγενής 2 both use the term “open-minded” here. The point is that they were more receptive to Paul’s message.

[17:11]  ⁵ sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).

[17:11]  map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[17:11]  ⁶ tn Or “willingly,” “readily”; Grk “with all eagerness.”

[17:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “who received.” Here the relative pronoun (“who”) has been translated as a pronoun (“they”) preceded by a semicolon, which is less awkward in contemporary English than a relative clause at this point.

[17:11]  ⁸ tn This verb (BDAG 66 s.v. ἀνακρίνω 1) refers to careful examination.

[17:11]  ⁹ tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.