Kisah Para Rasul 6:3

6:3 But carefully select from among you, brothers, ¹  seven ²  men who are well-attested, ³  full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge ⁴  of this necessary task. ⁵ 

Kisah Para Rasul 11:1

Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church

11:1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted ⁶  the word of God. ⁷ 

Kisah Para Rasul 11:12

11:12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers ⁸  also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

Kisah Para Rasul 11:29

11:29 So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, ⁹  decided ¹⁰  to send relief ¹¹  to the brothers living in Judea.

Kisah Para Rasul 14:2

14:2 But the Jews who refused to believe ¹²  stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds ¹³  against the brothers.

Kisah Para Rasul 18:18

Paul Returns to Antioch in Syria

18:18 Paul, after staying ¹⁴  many more days in Corinth, ¹⁵  said farewell to ¹⁶  the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by ¹⁷  Priscilla and Aquila. ¹⁸  He ¹⁹  had his hair cut off ²⁰  at Cenchrea ²¹  because he had made a vow. ²² 

Kisah Para Rasul 18:27

18:27 When Apollos ²³  wanted to cross over to Achaia, ²⁴  the brothers encouraged ²⁵  him ²⁶  and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he ²⁷  assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

Kisah Para Rasul 21:7

21:7 We continued the voyage from Tyre ²⁸  and arrived at Ptolemais, ²⁹  and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.

[6:3]  ¹ tn It is not clear from a historical standpoint (but it is unlikely) that women would have been involved in the selection process too. For this reason the translation “brothers” has been retained, rather than “brothers and sisters” (used in contexts where both male and female believers are clearly addressed).

[6:3]  ² sn Seven. Jewish town councils often had seven members (Josephus, Ant. 4.18.14 [4.214]).

[6:3]  ³ tn Or “are of good reputation” (BDAG 618 s.v. μαρτυρέω 2.b).

[6:3]  ⁴ tn The translation “put in charge” is given by BDAG 492 s.v. καθίστημι 2.

[6:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “of this need”; translated “necessary work” or “needed task” by L&N 42.22.

[11:1]  ⁶ tn See BDAG 221 s.v. δέχομαι 5 for this translation of ἐδέξαντο (edexanto) here.

[11:1]  ⁷ tn Here the phrase “word of God” is another way to describe the gospel (note the preceding verb ἐδέξαντο, edexanto, “accepted”). The phrase could also be translated “the word [message] from God.”

[11:12]  ⁸ sn Six witnesses is three times more than what would normally be required. They could confirm the events were not misrepresented by Peter.

[11:29]  ⁹ tn So BDAG 410 s.v. εὐπορέω.

[11:29]  ¹⁰ tn Or “determined,” “resolved.”

[11:29]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to send [something] for a ministry,” but today it is common to speak of sending relief for victims of natural disasters.

[11:29]  sn The financial relief reflects the oneness of the church, meeting the needs of another (even racially distinct) community. Jerusalem, having ministered to them, now received ministry back. A later collection from Greece is noted in Rom 15:25-27, but it reflects the same spirit as this gift.

[14:2]  ¹² tn Or “who would not believe.”

[14:2]  ¹³ tn Or “embittered their minds” (Grk “their souls”). BDAG 502 s.v. κακόω 2 has “make angry, embitter τὰς ψυχάς τινων κατά τινος poison the minds of some persons against another Ac 14:2.”

[18:18]  ¹⁴ tn The participle προσμείνας (prosmeina") is taken temporally.

[18:18]  ¹⁵ map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[18:18]  ¹⁶ tn Or “Corinth, took leave of.” Grk “saying farewell to”; the participle ἀποταξάμενος (apotaxameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[18:18]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “Syria, and with him.”

[18:18]  ¹⁸ sn See the note on Aquila in 18:2.

[18:18]  ¹⁹ tn Or “Aquila, who.” The relationship of the participle κειράμενος (keirameno") is difficult to determine. Traditionally it is taken to refer to Paul, meaning that Paul had his hair cut off because of the vow. However, due to the proximity of the noun ᾿Ακύλας (Akula") and the reversal of the normal order (Aquila and Priscilla, Acts 17:34), the participle is taken as adjectival referring to Aquila by H. Greeven, TDNT 2:777, n. 11. The later references to Paul in Jerusalem (Acts 21:23) do not resolve the problem, because the cutting of Paul’s own hair, while it may be implied, is not specifically mentioned in connection with the completion of the vows made by the other four.

[18:18]  ²⁰ tn The word “off” is supplied in the translation to indicate that this was not a normal haircut, but the shaving of the head connected with taking the vow (see Acts 21:24).

[18:18]  ²¹ tn That is, “before he sailed from Cenchrea.”

[18:18]  sn Cenchrea was one of the seaports for the city of Corinth, on the eastern side of the Isthmus of Corinth, on the Aegean Sea. It was 7 mi (11 km) east of Corinth.

[18:18]  ²² sn He had made a vow. It is debated whether this vow is a private vow of thanksgiving or the Nazirite vow, because it is not clear whether the Nazirite vow could be taken outside Jerusalem. Some have cited the Mishnah (m. Nazir 3:6, 5:4) to argue that the shaving of the hair can occur outside Jerusalem, and Josephus, J. W. 2.15.1 (2.313) is sometimes suggested as a parallel, but these references are not clear. H. Greeven, TDNT 2:777, is certain that this refers to the Nazirite vow. Regardless, it is clear that Paul reflected his pious dependence on God.

[18:27]  ²³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Apollos) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:27]  ²⁴ sn To cross over to Achaia. Achaia was organized by the Romans as a separate province in 27 b.c. and was located across the Aegean Sea from Ephesus. The city of Corinth was in Achaia.

[18:27]  ²⁵ tn Grk “encouraging [him], the brothers wrote.” The participle προτρεψάμενοι (protreyamenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. This was the typical letter of commendation from the Ephesians to the Achaeans.

[18:27]  ²⁶ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[18:27]  ²⁷ tn Grk “who, when he arrived.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“who”) was replaced with the pronoun “he” and a new sentence begun in the translation.

[21:7]  ²⁸ sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia.

[21:7]  ²⁹ sn Ptolemais was a seaport on the coast of Palestine about 30 mi (48 km) south of Tyre.