Acts 21:39

21:39 Paul answered, ¹  “I am a Jew ²  from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. ³  Please ⁴  allow me to speak to the people.”

Acts 23:18

23:18 So the centurion ⁵  took him and brought him to the commanding officer ⁶  and said, “The prisoner Paul called ⁷  me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

[21:39]  ¹ tn Grk “said.”

[21:39]  ² tn Grk “a Jewish man.”

[21:39]  ³ tn Grk “of a not insignificant city.” The double negative, common in Greek, is awkward in English and has been replaced by a corresponding positive expression (BDAG 142 s.v. ἄσημος 1).

[21:39]  ⁴ tn Grk “I beg you.”

[23:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the centurion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.

[23:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “calling.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.