Kisah Para Rasul 4:20

4:20 for it is impossible ¹  for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”

Kisah Para Rasul 17:16

Paul at Athens

17:16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, ²  his spirit was greatly upset ³  because he saw ⁴  the city was full of idols.

[4:20]  ¹ tn Grk “for we are not able not to speak about what we have seen and heard,” but the double negative, which cancels out in English, is emphatic in Greek. The force is captured somewhat by the English translation “it is impossible for us not to speak…” although this is slightly awkward.

[17:16]  ² map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[17:16]  ³ tn Grk “greatly upset within him,” but the words “within him” were not included in the translation because they are redundant in English. See L&N 88.189. The term could also be rendered “infuriated.”

[17:16]  sn His spirit was greatly upset. See Rom 1:18-32 for Paul’s feelings about idolatry. Yet he addressed both Jews and Gentiles with tact and reserve.

[17:16]  ⁴ tn Or “when he saw.” The participle θεωροῦντος (qewrounto") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle; it could also be translated as temporal.