OET interlinear ACTs 19:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐπαρρησιάζετο

˱he˲_/was/_speaking_boldly

The pronoun he refers to Paul. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “Paul was speaking boldly”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

διαλεγόμενος καὶ πείθων

discussing and persuading

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The phrase reasoning tells how Paul was persuading people in the synagogue in Ephesus. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning with an equivalent phrase that does not use “and.” Alternate translation: “reasonably persuading”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ

concerning the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of a kingdom, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “about how God had begun to rule as king”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ

concerning the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God

Luke assumes that his readers will understand that Paul was teaching that the kingdom of God had begun on earth when Jesus came as the Messiah. You can include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “about how, when Jesus came as the Messiah, God had begun to rule as king”