OET interlinear ACTs 19:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

ἐγένετο δὲ

˱it˲_became (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ τόν Ἀπολλῶ εἶναι ἐν Κορίνθῳ Παῦλον διελθόντα τά ἀνωτερικά μέρη κατελθεῖν εἰς Ἔφεσον καί εὑρεῖν τινάς μαθητάς)

Luke is using the phrase And it happened that to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διελθόντα τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη

˓having˒_passed_through (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ τόν Ἀπολλῶ εἶναι ἐν Κορίνθῳ Παῦλον διελθόντα τά ἀνωτερικά μέρη κατελθεῖν εἰς Ἔφεσον καί εὑρεῖν τινάς μαθητάς)

Luke says that Paul traveled through the upper parts of the province of Asia to indicate that he followed a more direct route to Ephesus that went over higher ground than did the main route. The implication is that Paul wanted to go directly to Ephesus after visiting the churches in Galatia and Phrygia (18:23), as he had promised he would do if that was God’s will (18:21). You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [taking the most direct route]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

κατελθεῖν εἰς

˓to˒_come_down to

Luke says that Paul came down to Ephesus because he was coming down to the coast from a route that traveled over high ground. Alternate translation: [arrived in]

Note 4 topic: writing-participants

τινας μαθητάς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ τόν Ἀπολλῶ εἶναι ἐν Κορίνθῳ Παῦλον διελθόντα τά ἀνωτερικά μέρη κατελθεῖν εἰς Ἔφεσον καί εὑρεῖν τινάς μαθητάς)

Luke is using the phrase certain disciples to introduce these believers as new participants in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: [that there were already some believers in the city]