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Acts 2:10-12
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Acts 2:10-12
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10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene,[a] and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and proselytes,[b] Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”[c] 12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”
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- Acts 2:10 tn According to BDAG 595 s.v. Λιβύη, the western part of Libya, Libya Cyrenaica, is referred to here (see also Josephus, Ant. 16.6.1 [16.160] for a similar phrase).
- Acts 2:11 sn Proselytes refers to Gentile (i.e., non-Jewish) converts to Judaism.
- Acts 2:11 tn Or “God’s mighty works.” Here the genitive τοῦ θεοῦ (tou theou) has been translated as a subjective genitive.
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