Kisah Para Rasul 24:11

24:11 As you can verify ¹  for yourself, not more than twelve days ago ²  I went up to Jerusalem ³  to worship.

Kisah Para Rasul 24:26

24:26 At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, ⁴  and for this reason he sent for Paul ⁵  as often as possible ⁶  and talked ⁷  with him.

[24:11]  ¹ tn BDAG 369 s.v. ἐπιγινώσκω 2.c has “notice, perceive, learn of, ascertain…Also as legal t.t. ascertain (2 Macc 14:9) τὶ Ac 23:28; cp. 24:8. W. ὅτι foll. Ac 24:11.” “Verify” is an English synonym for “ascertain.”

[24:11]  ² tn Grk “it is not more than twelve days from when.” This has been simplified to “not more than twelve days ago.”

[24:11]  sn Part of Paul’s defense is that he would not have had time to organize a revolt, since he had arrived in Jerusalem not more than twelve days ago.

[24:11]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:26]  ⁴ tn Grk “he was hoping that money would be given to him by Paul.” To simplify the translation, the passive construction has been converted to an active one.

[24:26]  sn Would give him money. That is, would offer him a bribe in exchange for his release. Such practices were fairly common among Roman officials of the period (Josephus, Ant. 2.12.3 [2.272-274]).

[24:26]  ⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:26]  ⁶ tn “As often as possible” reflects the comparative form of the adjective πυκνός (puknos); see BDAG 897 s.v. πυκνός, which has “Neut. of the comp. πυκνότερον as adv. more often, more frequently and in an elative sense very often, quite frequently…also as often as possible…Ac 24:26.”

[24:26]  ⁷ tn On this term, which could mean “conferred with him,” see BDAG 705 s.v. ὁμιλέω.