Kisah Para Rasul 8:25

8:25 So after Peter and John ¹  had solemnly testified ²  and spoken the word of the Lord, ³  they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming ⁴  the good news to many Samaritan villages ⁵  as they went. ⁶ 

Kisah Para Rasul 13:7

13:7 who was with the proconsul ⁷  Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul ⁸  summoned ⁹  Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear ¹⁰  the word of God.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:48

13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice ¹¹  and praise ¹²  the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life ¹³  believed.

Kisah Para Rasul 15:36

Paul and Barnabas Part Company

15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return ¹⁴  and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord ¹⁵  to see how they are doing.” ¹⁶ 

Kisah Para Rasul 17:13

17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica ¹⁷  heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God ¹⁸  in Berea, ¹⁹  they came there too, inciting ²⁰  and disturbing ²¹  the crowds.

[8:25]  ¹ tn Grk “after they”; the referents (Peter and John) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:25]  ² tn The verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) can mean “warn,” and could be taken to refer specifically to the warning given to Simon in the preceding verses. However, a more general reference is more likely, referring to parting exhortations from Peter and John to the entire group of believers.

[8:25]  ³ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16, 1 Pet 1:25) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; here and in Acts 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

[8:25]  ⁴ tn Grk “they were returning to Jerusalem and were proclaiming.” The first imperfect is taken ingressively and the second is viewed iteratively (“proclaiming…as they went”).

[8:25]  ⁵ sn By proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages, the apostles now actively share in the broader ministry the Hellenists had started.

[8:25]  ⁶ tn “As they went” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the imperfect tense (see tn above).

[13:7]  ⁷ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

[13:7]  ⁸ tn Grk “This one”; the referent (the proconsul) is specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:7]  ⁹ tn Grk “summoning Barnabas and Saul, wanted to hear.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[13:7]  ¹⁰ sn The proconsul…wanted to hear the word of God. This description of Sergius Paulus portrays him as a sensitive, secular Gentile leader.

[13:48]  ¹¹ tn The imperfect verb ἔχαιρον (ecairon) and the following ἐδόξαζον (edoxazon) are translated as ingressive imperfects.

[13:48]  ¹² tn Or “glorify.” Although “honor” is given by BDAG 258 s.v. δοξάζω as a translation, it would be misleading here, because the meaning is “to honor in the sense of attributing worth to something,” while in contemporary English usage one speaks of “honoring” a contract in the sense of keeping its stipulations. It is not a synonym for “obey” in this context (“obey the word of the Lord”), but that is how many English readers would understand it.

[13:48]  ¹³ sn Note the contrast to v. 46 in regard to eternal life.

[15:36]  ¹⁴ 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]  ¹⁵ tn See the note on the phrase “word of the Lord” in v. 35.

[15:36]  ¹⁶ tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.b has “how they are” for this phrase.

[17:13]  ¹⁷ sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).

[17:13]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “that the word of God had also been proclaimed by Paul.” This passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[17:13]  ¹⁹ sn Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica.

[17:13]  ²⁰ tn BDAG 911 s.v. σαλεύω 2 has “incite” for σαλεύοντες (saleuonte") in Acts 17:13.

[17:13]  sn Inciting. Ironically, it was the Jews who were disturbing the peace, not the Christians.

[17:13]  ²¹ tn Or “stirring up” (BDAG 990-91 s.v. ταράσσω 2). The point is the agitation of the crowds.