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Acts 13:16

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13:16 So Paul stood up, 1  gestured 2  with his hand and said,

“Men of Israel, 3  and you Gentiles who fear God, 4  listen:

Acts 28:28

Context

28:28 “Therefore be advised 5  that this salvation from God 6  has been sent to the Gentiles; 7  they 8  will listen!”

1 tn This participle, ἀναστάς (anasta"), and the following one, κατασείσας (kataseisa"), are both translated as adverbial participles of attendant circumstance.

2 tn Or “motioned.”

3 tn Or “Israelite men,” although this is less natural English. The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context involving an address to a synagogue gathering, it is conceivable that this is a generic usage, although it can also be argued that Paul’s remarks were addressed primarily to the men present, even if women were there.

4 tn Grk “and those who fear God,” but this is practically a technical term for the category called God-fearers, Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 743-44.

5 tn Grk “Therefore let it be known to you.”

6 tn Or “of God.”

7 sn The term Gentiles is in emphatic position in the Greek text of this clause. Once again there is the pattern: Jewish rejection of the gospel leads to an emphasis on Gentile inclusion (Acts 13:44-47).

8 tn Grk “they also.”



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