Acts 7:45

7:45 Our ¹  ancestors ²  received possession of it and brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our ancestors, ³  until the time ⁴  of David.

Acts 15:36

Paul and Barnabas Part Company

15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return ⁵  and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord ⁶  to see how they are doing.” ⁷ 

Acts 28:15

28:15 The brothers from there, ⁸  when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius ⁹  and Three Taverns ¹⁰  to meet us. When he saw them, ¹¹  Paul thanked God and took courage.

[7:45]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[7:45]  ² tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[7:45]  ³ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[7:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “In those days.”

[15:36]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn See the note on the phrase “word of the Lord” in v. 35.

[15:36]  ⁷ tn BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.b has “how they are” for this phrase.

[28:15]  ⁹ sn Mention of Christian brothers from there (Rome) shows that God’s message had already spread as far as Italy and the capital of the empire.

[28:15]  ¹⁰ sn The Forum of Appius was a small traveler’s stop on the Appian Way about 43 mi (71 km) south of Rome (BDAG 125 s.v. ᾿Αππίου φόρον). It was described by Horace as “crammed with boatmen and stingy tavernkeepers” (Satires 1.5.3).

[28:15]  ¹¹ sn Three Taverns was a stop on the Appian Way 33 mi (55 km) south of Rome.

[28:15]  ¹² tn Grk “whom, when he saw [them], Paul.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) was replaced by the personal pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence begun here in the translation.