Acts 16:28-30

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Acts 16:28 tn Grk “But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying.” The dative phrase μεγάλῃ φωνῇ (megalē phōnē) has been simplified as an English adverb (“loudly”), and the participle λέγων (legōn) has not been translated since it is redundant in English.
2. Acts 16:28 sn Do not harm yourself. Again the irony is that Paul is the agent through whom the jailer is spared.
3. Acts 16:29 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the jailer) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4. Acts 16:29 tn Or “and prostrated himself.”sn Fell down. The earthquake and the freeing of the prisoners showed that God’s power was present. Such power could only be recognized. The open doors opened the jailer’s heart.
5. Acts 16:30 tn Grk “And bringing them outside, he asked.” The participle προαγαγών (proagagōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun by supplying the conjunction “then” to indicate the logical sequence.
6. Acts 16:30 tn The Greek term (δεῖ, dei) is used by Luke to represent divine necessity.