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Acts 15:3
New English Translation
Acts 15:3
New English Translation
3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia[a] and Samaria, they were relating at length[b] the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy[c] to all the brothers.
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- Acts 15:3 sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine in ancient Syria.
- Acts 15:3 tn L&N 33.201 indicates that ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdiēgeomai) means to provide detailed information in a systematic manner, “to inform, to relate, to tell fully.” “Relating at length” conveys this effectively in the present context.
- Acts 15:3 tn For ἐποίουν (epoioun) in this verse BDAG 839 s.v. ποιέω 2.c has “they brought joy to the members.”
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