1 tn For the Greek verb προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelizomai) translated as “proclaim the gospel ahead of time,” compare L&N 33.216.
2 tn The same plural Greek word, τὰ ἔθνη (ta eqnh), can be translated as “nations” or “Gentiles.”
3 sn A quotation from Gen 12:3; 18:18.
4 tn This term is plural in Greek (as is “murder” and “carousing”), but for clarity these abstract nouns have been translated as singular.
5 tc ‡ φόνοι (fonoi, “murders”) is absent in such important
6 tn Or “revelings,” “orgies” (L&N 88.287).