Kisah Para Rasul 9:36

Peter Raises Dorcas

9:36 Now in Joppa ¹  there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation means ²  Dorcas). ³  She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity. ⁴ 

Kisah Para Rasul 10:31

10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity ⁵  have been remembered before God. ⁶ 

Kisah Para Rasul 24:17

24:17 After several years ⁷  I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor ⁸  and to present offerings, ⁹ 

Kisah Para Rasul 4:34

4:34 For there was no one needy ¹⁰  among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling ¹¹  them ¹²  and bringing the proceeds from the sales

Kisah Para Rasul 10:2

10:2 He ¹³  was a devout, God-fearing man, ¹⁴  as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people ¹⁵  and prayed to God regularly.

Kisah Para Rasul 10:4

10:4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius ¹⁶  replied, ¹⁷  “What is it, Lord?” The angel ¹⁸  said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity ¹⁹  have gone up as a memorial ²⁰  before God.

Kisah Para Rasul 20:35

20:35 By all these things, ²¹  I have shown you that by working in this way we must help ²²  the weak, ²³  and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” ²⁴ 

[9:36]  ¹ sn Joppa was a seaport on the Philistine coast, in the same location as modern Jaffa. “Though Joppa never became a major seaport, it was of some importance as a logistical base and an outlet to the Mediterranean” (A. F. Rainey, ISBE 2:1118-19).

[9:36]  ² tn Grk “which being translated is called.” In English this would normally be expressed “which is translated as” or “which in translation means.” The second option is given by L&N 33.145.

[9:36]  ³ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. Dorcas is the Greek translation of the Aramaic name Tabitha. Dorcas in Greek means “gazelle” or “deer.”

[9:36]  ⁴ tn Or “and helping the poor.” Grk “She was full of good deeds and acts of charity which she was continually doing.” Since it is somewhat redundant in English to say “she was full of good deeds…which she was continually doing,” the translation has been simplified to “she was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.” The imperfect verb ἐποίει (epoiei) has been translated as a progressive imperfect (“was continually doing”).

[10:31]  ⁵ tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

[10:31]  ⁶ sn This statement is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Acts 10:4.

[24:17]  ⁷ tn BDAG 401 s.v. ἔτος has “δι᾿ ἐ. πλειόνων after several years 24:17.”

[24:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “to bring alms,” but the term “alms” is not in common use today, so the closest modern equivalent, “gifts for the poor,” is used instead.

[24:17]  ⁹ tn Or “sacrifices.” BDAG 887 s.v. προσφορά 1 has “προσφοράς ποιεῖν have sacrifices made Ac 24:17,” but this may be overly specific. It is not clear from the immediate context whether the offering of sacrificial animals (so BDAG assumes) or offerings of some other sort (such as financial gifts) are in view. The combination with ἐλεημοσύνας (elehmosuna") in the preceding clause may suggest monetary offerings. Some have suggested this is an allusion to the payments made by Paul on behalf of the four other men mentioned in Acts 21:23-26, but the text here seems to suggest something Paul had planned to do before he came, while the decision to pay for the expenses of the men in 21:23ff. was made at the suggestion of the Jerusalem leadership after he arrived. In either case, Paul was portraying himself as a pious worshiper of his God.

[4:34]  ¹⁰ tn Or “poor.”

[4:34]  ¹¹ tn Grk “houses, selling them were bringing.” The participle πωλοῦντες (pwlounte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[4:34]  ¹² tn The word “them” 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.

[10:2]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ 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]  ¹⁵ 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).

[10:4]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:4]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.

[10:4]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:4]  ¹⁹ tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

[10:4]  ²⁰ sn The language used in the expression gone up as a memorial before God parallels what one would say of acceptable sacrifices (Ps 141:2; Sir 35:6; 50:16).

[20:35]  ²¹ sn The expression By all these things means “In everything I did.”

[20:35]  ²² tn Or “must assist.”

[20:35]  ²³ tn Or “the sick.” See Eph 4:28.

[20:35]  ²⁴ sn The saying is similar to Matt 10:8. Service and generosity should be abundant. Interestingly, these exact words are not found in the gospels. Paul must have known of this saying from some other source.