Acts 9:15

9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument 1  to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel. 2 

Acts 27:13

27:13 When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought 3  they could carry out 4  their purpose, so they weighed anchor 5  and sailed close along the coast 6  of Crete.

1 tn Or “tool.”

2 tn Grk “the sons of Israel.” In Acts, Paul is a minister to all nations, including Israel (Rom 1:16-17).

3 tn Grk “thinking.” The participle δόξαντες (doxante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

4 tn Or “accomplish.” L&N 68.29, for κρατέω, has “to be able to complete or finish, presumably despite difficulties – ‘to accomplish, to do successfully, to carry out.’ …‘thinking that they could carry out their purpose’ Ac 27:13.”

5 tn Or “departed.”

6 tn L&N 54.8, “παραλέγομαι: (a technical, nautical term) to sail along beside some object – ‘to sail along the coast, to sail along the shore.’…‘they sailed along the coast of Crete’ Ac 27:13.” With the addition of the adverb ἆσσον (asson) this becomes “sailed close along the coast of Crete.”