14:21 After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, 5 to Iconium, 6 and to Antioch. 7
3:11 While the man 10 was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway 11 called Solomon’s Portico. 12
1 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “learning about it, fled.” The participle συνιδόντες (sunidonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. It could also be taken temporally (“when they learned about it”) as long as opening clause of v. 5 is not translated as a temporal clause too, which results in a redundancy.
3 sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) south of Iconium, a Roman colony that was not on the main roads of Lycaonia. Because of its relative isolation, its local character was able to be preserved.
4 sn Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) southeast of Lystra.
5 sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) northwest of Derbe.
6 sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) north of Lystra.
7 sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.
8 tn Or “who would not believe.”
9 tn Or “embittered their minds” (Grk “their souls”). BDAG 502 s.v. κακόω 2 has “make angry, embitter τὰς ψυχάς τινων κατά τινος poison the minds of some persons against another Ac 14:2.”
10 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Or “portico,” “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.” The translation “covered walkway” (a descriptive translation) was used here because the architectural term “portico” or “colonnade” is less familiar. However, the more technical term “portico” was retained in the actual name that follows.
12 sn Solomon’s Portico was a covered walkway formed by rows of columns supporting a roof and open on the inner side facing the center of the temple complex. It was located on the east side of the temple (Josephus, Ant. 15.11.3-5 [15.391-420], 20.9.7 [20.221]) and was a place of commerce and conversation.