Discovery BoxActs 16:19-20 
Context16:19 But when her owners 1 saw their hope of profit 2 was gone, they seized 3 Paul and Silas and dragged 4 them into the marketplace before the authorities. 16:20 When 5 they had brought them 6 before the magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion. 7 They are 8 Jews
1 tn Or “masters.”
2 tn On this use of ἐργασία (ergasia), see BDAG 390 s.v. 4. It is often the case that destructive practices and commerce are closely tied together.
3 tn Grk “was gone, seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
4 tn On the term ἕλκω ({elkw) see BDAG 318 s.v. 1.
5 tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
6 tn Grk “having brought them.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been taken temporally. It is also possible in English to translate this participle as a finite verb: “they brought them before the magistrates and said.”
7 tn BDAG 309 s.v. ἐκταράσσω has “agitate, cause trouble to, throw into confusion” for the meaning of this verb.
8 tn Grk “being Jews, and they are proclaiming.” The participle ὑπάρχοντες (Juparconte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
