OET interlinear ACTs 8:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

Σαῦλος δὲ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ

Saul (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Σαῦλος Δέ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμός μέγας ἐπί τήν ἐκκλησίαν τήν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις πάντες Δέ διεσπάρησαν κατά τάς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καί Σαμαρείας πλήν τῶν ἀποστόλων)

Luke is providing this background information to help readers understand why Saul was persecuting the church, as he relates in [8:3](../08/03.md) and in Chapter 9. Use a natural way in your language for introducing background information. Alternate translation: [Now Saul approved of the Sanhedrin executing Stephen]

Note 2 topic: writing-newevent

ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, διωγμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν

became (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Σαῦλος Δέ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμός μέγας ἐπί τήν ἐκκλησίαν τήν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις πάντες Δέ διεσπάρησαν κατά τάς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καί Σαμαρείας πλήν τῶν ἀποστόλων)

Luke uses this phrase to introduce a new event in the story, the scattering of the church and its witness beyond Jerusalem. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a new event. Alternate translation: [And so began that day a great persecution against the church]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ

on that ¬the day

Here, day is not a figurative word for “time.” Luke is referring to a specific day, the day on which Stephen was killed. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [on the day Stephen was killed,]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

πάντες & διεσπάρησαν

all & ˓were˒_dispersed

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [they all fled]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

πάντες & διεσπάρησαν

all & ˓were˒_dispersed

The word all is a generalization that emphasizes that a large number of the believers were affected. Alternate translation: [many of the believers were scattered] or [many of the believers fled]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Σαῦλος Δέ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμός μέγας ἐπί τήν ἐκκλησίαν τήν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις πάντες Δέ διεσπάρησαν κατά τάς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καί Σαμαρείας πλήν τῶν ἀποστόλων)

The implication is that the apostles remained in Jerusalem, even though they too experienced this great persecution. Alternate translation: [except the apostles, who remained in Jerusalem despite the persecution]