Discovery BoxActs 9:27 
Context9:27 But Barnabas took 1 Saul, 2 brought 3 him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that 4 the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly 5 in the name of Jesus.
Acts 9:29
Context9:29 He was speaking and debating 6 with the Greek-speaking Jews, 7 but they were trying to kill him.
1 tn Grk “taking Saul, brought him.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
2 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “and brought,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
4 tn Grk “and that,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
5 tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28.
6 tn Or “arguing.” BDAG 954 s.v. συζητέω 2 gives “dispute, debate, argue…τινί ‘w. someone’” for συνεζήτει (sunezhtei).
7 tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.
