Acts 11:1

Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church

11:1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted ¹  the word of God. ² 

Acts 17:11

17:11 These Jews ³  were more open-minded ⁴  than those in Thessalonica, ⁵  for they eagerly ⁶  received ⁷  the message, examining ⁸  the scriptures carefully every day ⁹  to see if these things were so.

[11:1]  ¹ tn See BDAG 221 s.v. δέχομαι 5 for this translation of ἐδέξαντο (edexanto) here.

[11:1]  ² tn Here the phrase “word of God” is another way to describe the gospel (note the preceding verb ἐδέξαντο, edexanto, “accepted”). The phrase could also be translated “the word [message] from God.”

[17:11]  ³ tn Grk “These”; the referent (the Jews in the synagogue at Berea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:11]  ⁴ tn Or “more willing to learn.” L&N 27.48 and BDAG 404 s.v. εὐγενής 2 both use the term “open-minded” here. The point is that they were more receptive to Paul’s message.

[17:11]  ⁵ sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).

[17:11]  ⁶ tn Or “willingly,” “readily”; Grk “with all eagerness.”

[17:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “who received.” Here the relative pronoun (“who”) has been translated as a pronoun (“they”) preceded by a semicolon, which is less awkward in contemporary English than a relative clause at this point.

[17:11]  ⁸ tn This verb (BDAG 66 s.v. ἀνακρίνω 1) refers to careful examination.

[17:11]  ⁹ tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.