OET interlinear ACTs 20:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ λόγῳ ᾧ εἰρήκει

the word which ˱he˲_˓had˒_spoken

Luke is using the term word to mean the statement that Paul made by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the statement that he had made]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

οὐκέτι μέλλουσιν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ θεωρεῖν

no_longer ˱they˲_˓are˒_going (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὀδυνώμενοι μάλιστα ἐπί τῷ λόγῳ ᾧ εἰρήκει ὅτι οὐκέτι μέλλουσιν τό πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ θεωρεῖν προέπεμπον Δέ αὐτόν εἰς τό πλοῖον)

In his statement, Paul was using one part of himself, his face, to represent all of himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that they were never going to see him again]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

εἰρήκει, ὅτι οὐκέτι μέλλουσιν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ θεωρεῖν

˱he˲_˓had˒_spoken that no_longer ˱they˲_˓are˒_going (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὀδυνώμενοι μάλιστα ἐπί τῷ λόγῳ ᾧ εἰρήκει ὅτι οὐκέτι μέλλουσιν τό πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ θεωρεῖν προέπεμπον Δέ αὐτόν εἰς τό πλοῖον)

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [he had spoken, “You are going to see my face no more]