Acts 8:40

8:40 Philip, however, found himself¹ at Azotus,² and as he passed through the area,³ he proclaimed the good news⁴ to all the towns⁵ until he came to Caesarea.⁶

Acts 14:21

Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria

14:21 After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra,⁷ to Iconium,⁸ and to Antioch.⁹

Acts 17:13

17:13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica¹⁰ heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God¹¹ in Berea,¹² they came there too, inciting¹³ and disturbing¹⁴ the crowds.

¹tn Or “appeared.”

²sn Azotus was a city on the coast of southern Palestine, known as Ashdod in OT times.

³tn The words “the area” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

⁴tn Or “he preached the gospel.”

⁵tn Or “cities.”

⁶sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.

map For location see Map2-C1; Map4-B3; Map5-F2; Map7-A1; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁷sn Lystra was a city in Lycaonia about 35 mi (60 km) northwest of Derbe.

map For location see JP1-E2; JP2-E2; JP3-E2.

⁸sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) north of Lystra.

⁹sn Antioch was a city in Pisidia about 90 mi (145 km) west northwest of Lystra.

map For location see JP1-E2; JP2-E2; JP3-E2; JP4-E2.

¹⁰sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).

¹¹tn Grk “that the word of God had also been proclaimed by Paul.” This passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹²sn Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica.

¹³tn BDAG 911 s.v. σαλεύω 2 has “incite” for σαλεύοντες (saleuonte") in Acts 17:13.

sn Inciting. Ironically, it was the Jews who were disturbing the peace, not the Christians.

¹⁴tn Or “stirring up” (BDAG 990-91 s.v. ταράσσω 2). The point is the agitation of the crowds.