Kisah Para Rasul 28:24

28:24 Some were convinced ¹  by what he said, ²  but others refused ³  to believe.

Kisah Para Rasul 27:11

27:11 But the centurion ⁴  was more convinced ⁵  by the captain ⁶  and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said. ⁷ 

Kisah Para Rasul 8:6

8:6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, ⁸  as they heard and saw the miraculous signs ⁹  he was performing.

[28:24]  ¹ tn Or “persuaded.”

[28:24]  ² tn Grk “by the things spoken.”

[28:24]  ³ sn Some were convinced…but others refused to believe. Once again the gospel caused division among Jews, as in earlier chapters of Acts (13:46; 18:6).

[27:11]  ⁴ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

[27:11]  ⁵ tn Or “persuaded.”

[27:11]  ⁶ tn BDAG 456 s.v. κυβερνήτης 1 has “one who is responsible for the management of a ship, shipmaster…W. ναύκληρος, the ‘shipowner’…Ac 27:11” See further L. Casson, Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, 316-18.

[27:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “than by what was said by Paul.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one to simplify the translation.

[27:11]  sn More convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said. The position taken by the centurion was logical, since he was following “professional” advice. But this was not a normal voyage.

[8:6]  ⁸ tn Grk “to what was being said by Philip,” a passive construction that has been changed to active voice in the translation.

[8:6]  ⁹ tn Here the following context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned. This term appears 13 times in Acts, but only twice more after Acts 8:13 (i.e., 14:3; 15:12).