Acts 28:6 
Context| NET © | But they were expecting that he was going to swell up 1 or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited 2 a long time and had seen 3 nothing unusual happen 4 to him, they changed their minds 5 and said he was a god. 6 |
| NIV © | The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. |
| NASB © | But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god. |
| NLT © | The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and decided he was a god. |
| MSG © | They kept expecting him to drop dead, but when it was obvious he wasn't going to, they jumped to the conclusion that he was a god! |
| BBE © | But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god. |
| NRSV © | They were expecting him to swell up or drop dead, but after they had waited a long time and saw that nothing unusual had happened to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god. |
| NKJV © | However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | But they were expecting <4328> that he was about <3195> to swell <4092> up or <2228> suddenly <869> fall <2667> down <2667> dead <3498> . But after they had waited <4328> a long <4183> time and had seen <2334> nothing <3367> unusual <824> happen <1096> to him, they changed <3328> their minds <3328> and began to say <3004> that he was a god .<2316> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | But <1161> they were expecting <4328> that he <846> was going <3195> to swell up <4092> or <2228> suddenly <869> drop <2667> dead <3498> . So <1161> after they <846> had waited <4328> a long time <4183> and <2532> had seen <2334> nothing <3367> unusual <824> happen to <1519> him <846> , they changed <3327> their minds <3327> and said <3004> he <846> was <1510> a god .<2316> |
| NET © | But they were expecting that he was going to swell up 1 or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited 2 a long time and had seen 3 nothing unusual happen 4 to him, they changed their minds 5 and said he was a god. 6 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “going to burn with fever.” According to BDAG 814 s.v. πίμπρημι, either meaning (“swell up” or “burn with fever”) is possible for Acts 28:6. 2 tn The participle προσδοκώντων (prosdokwntwn) has been taken temporally. 3 tn The participle θεωρούντων (qewrountwn) has been taken temporally. 4 tn Grk “happening.” The participle γινόμενον (ginomenon) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. 5 tn Grk “changing their minds.” The participle μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. 6 sn And said he was a god. The reaction is like Acts 14:11-19 where the crowd wanted to make Paul and Barnabas into gods. The providence of God had protected Paul again. |
