Kisah Para Rasul 10:2

10:2 He ¹  was a devout, God-fearing man, ²  as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people ³  and prayed to God regularly.

Kisah Para Rasul 10:22

10:22 They said, “Cornelius the centurion, ⁴  a righteous ⁵  and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, ⁶  was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message ⁷  from you.”

Kisah Para Rasul 10:35

10:35 but in every nation ⁸  the person who fears him ⁹  and does what is right ¹⁰  is welcomed before him.

Kisah Para Rasul 13:16

13:16 So Paul stood up, ¹¹  gestured ¹²  with his hand and said,

“Men of Israel, ¹³  and you Gentiles who fear God, ¹⁴  listen:

Kisah Para Rasul 13:26

13:26 Brothers, ¹⁵  descendants ¹⁶  of Abraham’s family, ¹⁷  and those Gentiles among you who fear God, ¹⁸  the message ¹⁹  of this salvation has been sent to us.

[10:2]  ¹ tn In the Greek text this represents a continuation of the previous sentence. Because of the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was begun here in the translation.

[10:2]  ² sn The description of Cornelius as a devout, God-fearing man probably means that he belonged to the category called “God-fearers,” Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 43-44, and Sir 11:17; 27:11; 39:27.

[10:2]  ³ tn Or “gave many gifts to the poor.” This was known as “giving alms,” or acts of mercy (Sir 7:10; BDAG 315-16 s.v. ἐλεημοσύνη).

[10:22]  ⁴ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

[10:22]  ⁵ tn Or “just.”

[10:22]  ⁶ tn The phrase τοῦ ἔθνους τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων (tou eqnou" twn Ioudaiwn) is virtually a technical term for the Jewish nation (1 Macc 10:25; 11:30, 33; Josephus, Ant. 14.10.22 [14.248]). “All the Jewish people,” while another possible translation of the Greek phrase, does not convey the technical sense of a reference to the nation in English.

[10:22]  sn The long introduction of Cornelius by his messengers is an attempt to commend this Gentile to his Jewish counterpart, which would normally be important to do in the culture of the time.

[10:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “hear words.”

[10:35]  ⁸ sn See Luke 24:47.

[10:35]  ⁹ tn Or “shows reverence for him.”

[10:35]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “works righteousness”; the translation “does what is right” for this phrase in this verse is given by L&N 25.85.

[10:35]  sn Note how faith and response are linked here by the phrase and does what is right.

[13:16]  ¹¹ tn This participle, ἀναστάς (anasta"), and the following one, κατασείσας (kataseisa"), are both translated as adverbial participles of attendant circumstance.

[13:16]  ¹² tn Or “motioned.”

[13:16]  ¹³ tn Or “Israelite men,” although this is less natural English. The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context involving an address to a synagogue gathering, it is conceivable that this is a generic usage, although it can also be argued that Paul’s remarks were addressed primarily to the men present, even if women were there.

[13:16]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “and those who fear God,” but this is practically a technical term for the category called God-fearers, Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 743-44.

[13:26]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Men brothers,” but this is both awkward and unnecessary in English.

[13:26]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “sons”

[13:26]  ¹⁷ tn Or “race.”

[13:26]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “and those among you who fear God,” but this is practically a technical term for the category called God-fearers, Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 743-44. Note how Paul includes God-fearing Gentiles as recipients of this promise.

[13:26]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “word.”