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 The participle προσδραμών (prosdramwn) is regarded as attendant circumstance.
5 tn The words “to it” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
6 tn Grk “heard him”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “and he.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.
8 tn Grk “he said”; but since what follows is a question, it is better English style to translate the introduction to the question “he asked him.”