15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return 4 and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord 5 to see how they are doing.” 6
1 tn BDAG 600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.ε has “ἔχειν πρός τινα λόγον have a complaint against someone…19:38.”
2 tn L&N 56.1 has ‘if Demetrius and his workers have an accusation against someone, the courts are open’ Ac 19:38.”
3 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The official’s request is that the legal system be respected.
4 tn Grk “Returning let us visit.” The participle ἐπιστρέψαντες (epistreyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
5 tn See the note on the phrase “word of the Lord” in v. 35.
6 tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.b has “how they are” for this phrase.