OET interlinear ACTs 11:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

ἐν & τῷ ἄρξασθαί με λαλεῖν

at & the_‹time› in & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν Δέ τῷ ἄρξασθαι μέ λαλεῖν ἐπέπεσεν τό Πνεῦμα τό Ἅγιον ἐπʼ αὐτούς ὥσπερ καί ἐφʼ ἡμάς ἐν ἀρχῇ)

Peter is using the word began to indicate that he had been doing something else (listening to Cornelius tell why he had summoned him) but then began to do something new when Cornelius finished speaking. It might not be necessary to translate the word began, since it may seem to convey redundant information that would be not be natural to express in your language. Alternate translation: [as I was speaking]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπέπεσεν τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς, ὥσπερ καὶ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀρχῇ

fell_on (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν Δέ τῷ ἄρξασθαι μέ λαλεῖν ἐπέπεσεν τό Πνεῦμα τό Ἅγιον ἐπʼ αὐτούς ὥσπερ καί ἐφʼ ἡμάς ἐν ἀρχῇ)

Peter is speaking of the Holy Spirit as if it fell on Cornelius and his guests. See how you translated the similar expressions in [8:16](../08/16.md) and [10:44](../10/44.md). Alternate translation: [they received the Holy Spirit, just as we did in the beginning]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτοὺς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν Δέ τῷ ἄρξασθαι μέ λαλεῖν ἐπέπεσεν τό Πνεῦμα τό Ἅγιον ἐπʼ αὐτούς ὥσπερ καί ἐφʼ ἡμάς ἐν ἀρχῇ)

The pronoun them refers to Cornelius and his guests. Alternate translation: [the man who had sent for me and the others in his house]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ὥσπερ καὶ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς

as (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐν Δέ τῷ ἄρξασθαι μέ λαλεῖν ἐπέπεσεν τό Πνεῦμα τό Ἅγιον ἐπʼ αὐτούς ὥσπερ καί ἐφʼ ἡμάς ἐν ἀρχῇ)

Here the word us refers to Peter himself and to the believers to whom he is speaking in Jerusalem, so use the inclusive form of that word if your language marks that distinction.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ἀρχῇ

at in ˓the˒_beginning

By in the beginning, Peter means the day of Pentecost. Alternate translation: [on the day of Pentecost]