Acts 27:35-37

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Acts 27:35 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2. Acts 27:35 tn Grk “taking bread, gave thanks.” The participle λαβών (labōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
3. Acts 27:35 tn Or “before them all,” but here this could be misunderstood to indicate a temporal sequence.
4. Acts 27:35 tn Grk “and breaking it, he began.” The participle κλάσας (klasas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
5. Acts 27:37 tc One early ms (B) and an early version (sa) read “about seventy-six.” For discussion of how this variant probably arose, see F. F. Bruce, The Acts of the Apostles, 465.
6. Acts 27:37 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.