Kisah Para Rasul 23:18

23:18 So the centurion ¹  took him and brought him to the commanding officer ²  and said, “The prisoner Paul called ³  me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

Kisah Para Rasul 27:39

Paul is Shipwrecked

27:39 When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed ⁴  a bay ⁵  with a beach, ⁶  where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

[23:18]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the centurion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:18]  ² tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.

[23:18]  ³ tn Grk “calling.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[27:39]  ⁴ tn Or “observed,” “saw.”

[27:39]  ⁵ tn Or “gulf” (BDAG 557 s.v. κόλπος 3).

[27:39]  ⁶ sn A beach would refer to a smooth sandy beach suitable for landing.