Kisah Para Rasul 8:25

8:25 So after Peter and John ¹  had solemnly testified ²  and spoken the word of the Lord, ³  they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming ⁴  the good news to many Samaritan villages ⁵  as they went. ⁶ 

Kisah Para Rasul 8:40

8:40 Philip, however, found himself ⁷  at Azotus, ⁸  and as he passed through the area, ⁹  he proclaimed the good news ¹⁰  to all the towns ¹¹  until he came to Caesarea. ¹² 

Kisah Para Rasul 10:36

10:36 You know ¹³  the message ¹⁴  he sent to the people ¹⁵  of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace ¹⁶  through ¹⁷  Jesus Christ ¹⁸  (he is Lord ¹⁹  of all) –

Kisah Para Rasul 14:21

Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria

14:21 After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, ²⁰  to Iconium, ²¹  and to Antioch. ²² 

Kisah Para Rasul 16:10

16:10 After Paul ²³  saw the vision, we attempted ²⁴  immediately to go over to Macedonia, ²⁵  concluding that God had called ²⁶  us to proclaim the good news to them.

[8:25]  ¹ tn Grk “after they”; the referents (Peter and John) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:25]  ² tn The verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) can mean “warn,” and could be taken to refer specifically to the warning given to Simon in the preceding verses. However, a more general reference is more likely, referring to parting exhortations from Peter and John to the entire group of believers.

[8:25]  ³ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16, 1 Pet 1:25) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; here and in Acts 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

[8:25]  ⁴ tn Grk “they were returning to Jerusalem and were proclaiming.” The first imperfect is taken ingressively and the second is viewed iteratively (“proclaiming…as they went”).

[8:25]  ⁵ sn By proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages, the apostles now actively share in the broader ministry the Hellenists had started.

[8:25]  ⁶ tn “As they went” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the imperfect tense (see tn above).

[8:40]  ⁷ tn Or “appeared.”

[8:40]  ⁸ sn Azotus was a city on the coast of southern Palestine, known as Ashdod in OT times.

[8:40]  ⁹ tn The words “the area” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[8:40]  ¹⁰ tn Or “he preached the gospel.”

[8:40]  ¹¹ tn Or “cities.”

[8:40]  ¹² sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.

[8:40]  map For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:36]  ¹³ tn The subject and verb (“you know”) do not actually occur until the following verse, but have been repeated here because of the requirements of English word order.

[10:36]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the word.”

[10:36]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “to the sons.”

[10:36]  ¹⁶ sn Peace is a key OT concept: Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15; also for Luke: Luke 1:79; 2:14; Acts 9:31. See also the similar phrase in Eph 2:17.

[10:36]  ¹⁷ tn Or “by.”

[10:36]  ¹⁸ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[10:36]  ¹⁹ sn He is Lord of all. Though a parenthetical remark, this is the theological key to the speech. Jesus is Lord of all, so the gospel can go to all. The rest of the speech proclaims Jesus’ authority.

[14:21]  ²⁰ sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) northwest of Derbe.

[14:21]  map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2.

[14:21]  ²¹ sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) north of Lystra.

[14:21]  ²² sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.

[14:21]  map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.

[16:10]  ²³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ²⁴ tn Grk “sought.”

[16:10]  ²⁵ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[16:10]  ²⁶ tn Or “summoned.”