Acts 14:13

14:13 The priest of the temple ¹  of Zeus, ²  located just outside the city, brought bulls ³  and garlands ⁴  to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them. ⁵ 

Acts 6:7

6:7 The word of God continued to spread, ⁶  the number of disciples in Jerusalem ⁷  increased greatly, and a large group ⁸  of priests became obedient to the faith.

[14:13]  ¹ tn The words “the temple of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. The translation “the priest of (the temple/shrine of) Zeus located before the city” is given for this phrase by BDAG 426 s.v. Ζεύς.

[14:13]  ² sn See the note on Zeus in the previous verse.

[14:13]  ³ tn Or “oxen.”

[14:13]  ⁴ tn Or “wreaths.”

[14:13]  ⁵ tn The words “to them” are not in the Greek text, but are clearly implied by the response of Paul and Barnabas in the following verse.

[6:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “kept on spreading”; the verb has been translated as a progressive imperfect.

[6:7]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:7]  ⁸ tn Grk “a great multitude.”