Acts 15:31

15:31 When they read it aloud, the people rejoiced at its encouragement.

Acts 23:26

23:26 Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor Felix, greetings.


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.

tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people) is specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Or “at its encouraging message.”

tn Grk “Procurator.” The official Roman title has been translated as “governor” (BDAG 433 s.v. ἡγεμών 2).

sn Governor Felix. See the note on Felix in v. 24.