Acts 14:27

14:27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported ¹  all the things God ²  had done with them, and that he had opened a door ³  of faith for the Gentiles.

Acts 15:4

15:4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received ⁴  by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported ⁵  all the things God had done with them. ⁶ 

¹ tn Or “announced.”

² sn Note that God is the subject of the activity. The outcome of this mission is seen as a confirmation of the mission to the Gentiles.

³ sn On the image of opening, or of the door, see 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3.

⁴ tn BDAG 761 s.v. παραδέχομαι 2 has “receive, accept” for the meaning here.

⁵ tn Or “announced.”

⁶ tn “They reported all the things God had done with them” – an identical phrase occurs in Acts 14:27. God is always the agent.