Acts 14:25

14:25 and when they had spoken the word ¹  in Perga, ²  they went down to Attalia. ³ 

Acts 8:25

8:25 So after Peter and John ⁴  had solemnly testified ⁵  and spoken the word of the Lord, ⁶  they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming ⁷  the good news to many Samaritan villages ⁸  as they went. ⁹ 

[14:25]  ¹ tn Or “message.”

[14:25]  ² sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor.

[14:25]  ³ sn Attalia was a seaport in the province of Pamphylia on the southern coast of Asia Minor, about 12 mi (20 km) southwest of Perga.

[8:25]  ⁴ tn Grk “after they”; the referents (Peter and John) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:25]  ⁵ tn The verb διαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai) can mean “warn,” and could be taken to refer specifically to the warning given to Simon in the preceding verses. However, a more general reference is more likely, referring to parting exhortations from Peter and John to the entire group of believers.

[8:25]  ⁶ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16, 1 Pet 1:25) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; here and in Acts 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

[8:25]  ⁷ tn Grk “they were returning to Jerusalem and were proclaiming.” The first imperfect is taken ingressively and the second is viewed iteratively (“proclaiming…as they went”).

[8:25]  ⁸ sn By proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages, the apostles now actively share in the broader ministry the Hellenists had started.

[8:25]  ⁹ tn “As they went” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the imperfect tense (see tn above).