Acts 16:10

16:10 After Paul ¹  saw the vision, we attempted ²  immediately to go over to Macedonia, ³  concluding that God had called ⁴  us to proclaim the good news to them.

Acts 23:17

23:17 Paul called ⁵  one of the centurions ⁶  and said, “Take this young man to the commanding officer, ⁷  for he has something to report to him.”

[16:10]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ² tn Grk “sought.”

[16:10]  ³ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[16:10]  ⁴ tn Or “summoned.”

[23:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “calling…Paul said.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:17]  ⁶ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

[23:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.