Kisah Para Rasul 17:11
Konteks17:11 These Jews 1 were more open-minded 2 than those in Thessalonica, 3 for they eagerly 4 received 5 the message, examining 6 the scriptures carefully every day 7 to see if these things were so.
Kisah Para Rasul 17:13
Konteks17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica 8 heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God 9 in Berea, 10 they came there too, inciting 11 and disturbing 12 the crowds.
[17:11] 1 tn Grk “These”; the referent (the Jews in the synagogue at Berea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[17:11] 2 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] 3 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] 4 tn Or “willingly,” “readily”; Grk “with all eagerness.”
[17:11] 5 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] 6 tn This verb (BDAG 66 s.v. ἀνακρίνω 1) refers to careful examination.
[17:11] 7 tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.
[17:13] 8 sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).
[17:13] 9 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] 10 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] 11 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] 12 tn Or “stirring up” (BDAG 990-91 s.v. ταράσσω 2). The point is the agitation of the crowds.
