Acts 19:38

19:38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint ¹  against someone, the courts are open ²  and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there. ³ 

Acts 15:36

Paul and Barnabas Part Company

15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return ⁴  and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord ⁵  to see how they are doing.” ⁶ 

[19:38]  ¹ tn BDAG 600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.ε has “ἔχειν πρός τινα λόγον have a complaint against someone…19:38.”

[19:38]  ² tn L&N 56.1 has ‘if Demetrius and his workers have an accusation against someone, the courts are open’ Ac 19:38.”

[19:38]  ³ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The official’s request is that the legal system be respected.

[15:36]  ⁴ tn Grk “Returning let us visit.” The participle ἐπιστρέψαντες (epistreyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[15:36]  ⁵ tn See the note on the phrase “word of the Lord” in v. 35.

[15:36]  ⁶ tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.b has “how they are” for this phrase.