Kisah Para Rasul 11:20
Konteks11:20 But there were some men from Cyprus 1 and Cyrene 2 among them who came 3 to Antioch 4 and began to speak to the Greeks 5 too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
Kisah Para Rasul 14:27
Konteks14:27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported 6 all the things God 7 had done with them, and that he had opened a door 8 of faith for the Gentiles.
Kisah Para Rasul 27:3
Konteks27:3 The next day we put in 9 at Sidon, 10 and Julius, treating Paul kindly, 11 allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed. 12
[11:20] 1 sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.
[11:20] 2 sn Cyrene was a city on the northern African coast west of Egypt.
[11:20] 3 tn Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
[11:20] 4 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19.
[11:20] 5 sn The statement that some men from Cyprus and Cyrene…began to speak to the Greeks shows that Peter’s experience of reaching out to the Gentiles was not unique.
[14:27] 7 sn Note that God is the subject of the activity. The outcome of this mission is seen as a confirmation of the mission to the Gentiles.
[14:27] 8 sn On the image of opening, or of the door, see 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3.
[27:3] 9 tn BDAG 516 s.v. κατάγω states, “Hence the pass., in act. sense, of ships and seafarers put in εἴς τι at a harbor…εἰς Σιδῶνα Ac 27:3.”
[27:3] 10 sn Sidon is another seaport 75 mi (120 km) north of Caesarea.
[27:3] map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
[27:3] 11 tn BDAG 1056 s.v. φιλανθρώπως states, “benevolently, kindly φιλανθρώπως χρῆσθαί (τινι) treat someone in kindly fashion…Ac 27:3.”
[27:3] sn Treating Paul kindly. Paul’s treatment followed the pattern of the earlier imprisonment (cf. Acts 24:23).
[27:3] 12 tn Grk “to go to his friends to be cared for.” The scene is an indication of Christian hospitality.