OET interlinear ACTs 14:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ἀνήγγελλον & αὐτῶν & ἤνοιξεν

˱they˲_˓were˒_declaring & them & ˱he˲_opened_up

The pronouns they and them refer to Paul and Barnabas, and the pronoun he refers to God. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Paul and Barnabas were reporting … them … God had opened]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς μετ’ αὐτῶν

as_much_as did ¬the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: παραγενόμενοι Δέ καί συναγαγόντες τήν ἐκκλησίαν ἀνήγγελλον ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεός μετʼ αὐτῶν καί ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως)

In many languages it would be an idiom to say that God had done something with Paul and Barnabas. It would mean that they had been the objects of God’s action. But the expression is not an idiom here. It means that Paul and Barnabas had been able to work in partnership with God. Alternate translation: [how much they had been able to do by working together with God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως

˱he˲_opened_up ˱to˲_the pagans ˓a˒_door ˱of˲_faith

Here, the possessive form describes not a door consisting of faith but a door that leads to faith. Alternate translation: [a door leading to faith]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως

˱he˲_opened_up ˱to˲_the pagans ˓a˒_door ˱of˲_faith

Here the expression opened a door means that God created an opportunity, as if a door that gave access to this opportunity had previously been closed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he had given the Gentiles an opportunity for faith]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἤνοιξεν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως

˱he˲_opened_up ˱to˲_the pagans ˓a˒_door ˱of˲_faith

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [he had given the Gentiles the opportunity to believe in Jesus]