Acts 13:12-14

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Acts 13:12 sn See the note on proconsul in v. 8.
2. Acts 13:12 sn He believed. The faith of the proconsul in the face of Jewish opposition is a theme of the rest of Acts. Paul has indeed become “a light to the Gentiles” (Acts 13:47).
3. Acts 13:12 tn The translation “greatly astounded” for ἐκπλησσόμενος (ekplēssomenos) is given by L&N 25.219.
4. Acts 13:12 tn Grk “of,” but this could give the impression the Lord himself had done the teaching (a subjective genitive) when actually the Lord was the object of the teaching (an objective genitive).
5. Acts 13:13 tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
6. Acts 13:13 sn Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. See Acts 13:6.
7. Acts 13:13 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor. The journey from Paphos to Perga is about 105 mi (175 km).
8. Acts 13:13 sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor.
9. Acts 13:13 sn That is, John Mark.
10. Acts 13:13 sn Returned to Jerusalem. John Mark had originally accompanied them from Jerusalem (see Acts 12:25). John Mark’s decision to leave became an issue later for Barnabas and Paul (Acts 15:36-39).
11. Acts 13:14 tn Or “Passing by.”
12. Acts 13:14 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.
13. Acts 13:14 tn Or “at Antioch in Pisidia.”sn Pisidian Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 100 mi (160 km) north of Perga. It was both a Roman colony and the seat of military and civil authority in S. Galatia. One had to trek over the Taurus Mountains to get there, since the city was 3,600 ft (1,100 m) above sea level.
14. Acts 13:14 tn Grk “going into the synagogue they sat down.” The participle εἰσελθόντες (eiselthontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
15. Acts 13:14 sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.