23:26 Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor 4 Felix, 5 greetings.
1 tn Grk “read it.” The translation “read aloud” is used to indicate the actual practice of public reading; translating as “read” could be misunderstood to mean private, silent, or individual reading.
2 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people) is specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Or “at its encouraging message.”
4 tn Grk “Procurator.” The official Roman title has been translated as “governor” (BDAG 433 s.v. ἡγεμών 2).
5 sn Governor Felix. See the note on Felix in v. 24.