Acts 20:1

Context

Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece

20:1 After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging¹ them and saying farewell,² he left to go to Macedonia.³

Acts 21:34

Context
21:34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else,⁴ and when the commanding officer⁵ was unable⁶ to find out the truth⁷ because of the disturbance,⁸ he ordered Paul⁹ to be brought into the barracks.¹⁰

[20:1] ¹tn Or “exhorting.”

[20:1] ²tn Or “and taking leave of them.”

[20:1] ³sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[21:34] ⁴tn L&N 33.77 has “ἄλλοι δὲ ἄλλο τι ἐπεφώνουν ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ‘some in the crowd shouted one thing; others, something else’ Ac 21:34.”

[21:34] ⁵tn Grk “he”; the referent (the commanding officer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:34] ⁶tn This genitive absolute construction has been translated temporally; it could also be taken causally: “and since the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth.”

[21:34] ⁷tn Or “find out what had happened”; Grk “the certainty” (BDAG 147 s.v. ἀσφαλής 2).

[21:34] ⁸tn Or “clamor,” “uproar” (BDAG 458 s.v. θόρυβος).

[21:34] ⁹tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:34] ¹⁰tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”