Acts 9:27-28
New English Translation
27 But Barnabas took[a] Saul,[b] brought[c] him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that[d] the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly[e] in the name of Jesus. 28 So he was staying with them, associating openly with them[f] in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.
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- Acts 9:27 tn Grk “taking Saul, brought him.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomenos) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 9:27 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 9:27 tn Grk “and brought,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
- Acts 9:27 tn Grk “and that,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
- Acts 9:27 tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28.
- Acts 9:28 tn Grk “he was with them going in and going out in Jerusalem.” The expression “going in and going out” is probably best taken as an idiom for association without hindrance. Some modern translations (NASB, NIV) translate the phrase “moving about freely in Jerusalem,” although the NRSV retains the literal “he went in and out among them in Jerusalem.”
Acts 9:27-28
New International Version
27 But Barnabas(A) took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him,(B) and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus.(C) 28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
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