Kisah Para Rasul 9:8

9:8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, ¹  he could see nothing. ²  Leading him by the hand, his companions ³  brought him into Damascus.

Kisah Para Rasul 16:9

16:9 A ⁴  vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there ⁵  urging him, ⁶  “Come over ⁷  to Macedonia ⁸  and help us!”

[9:8]  ¹ tn Grk “his eyes being open,” a genitive absolute construction that has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.

[9:8]  ² sn He could see nothing. This sign of blindness, which was temporary until v. 18, is like the sign of deafness experienced by Zechariah in Luke 1. It allowed some time for Saul (Paul) to reflect on what had happened without distractions.

[9:8]  ³ tn Grk “they”; the referents (Saul’s companions) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “And a.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[16:9]  ⁵ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[16:9]  ⁶ tn The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[16:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “Coming over.” The participle διαβάς (diabas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[16:9]  ⁸ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.