Acts 21:19

When Paul ¹  had greeted them, he began to explain ²  in detail ³  what God ⁴  had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

After he had greeted them, he began to relate one by one the things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

After greetings were exchanged, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God had accomplished among the Gentiles through his ministry.

After a time of greeting and small talk, Paul told the story, detail by detail, of what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

When he had greeted them, he told in detail those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

When Paul ¹  had greeted them, he began to explain ²  in detail ³  what God ⁴  had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Or “to report,” “to describe.” The imperfect verb ἐξηγεῖτο (exhgeito) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

³ tn BDAG 293 s.v. εἷς 5.e has “καθ᾿ ἕν one after the other (hence τὸ καθ᾿ ἕν ‘a detailed list’: PLille 11, 8 [III bc]; PTebt. 47, 34; 332, 16) J 21:25. Also καθ᾿ ἕν ἕκαστον…Ac 21:19.”

⁴ sn Note how Paul credited God with the success of his ministry.