Acts 9:11

9:11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ ¹  and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

Acts 9:27

9:27 But Barnabas took ²  Saul, ³  brought ⁴  him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that ⁵  the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly ⁶  in the name of Jesus.

Acts 9:30

9:30 When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea ⁷  and sent him away to Tarsus.

Acts 21:39

21:39 Paul answered, ⁸  “I am a Jew ⁹  from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. ¹⁰  Please ¹¹  allow me to speak to the people.”

¹ sn The noting of the detail of the locale, ironically called ‘Straight’ Street, shows how directive and specific the Lord was.

² tn Grk “taking Saul, brought him.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Grk “and brought,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

⁵ tn Grk “and that,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

⁶ tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28.

⁷ sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine, south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.

⁸ tn Grk “said.”

⁹ tn Grk “a Jewish man.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “of a not insignificant city.” The double negative, common in Greek, is awkward in English and has been replaced by a corresponding positive expression (BDAG 142 s.v. ἄσημος 1).

¹¹ tn Grk “I beg you.”