OET interlinear ACTs 9:31

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἶχεν εἰρήνην

˓was˒_having peace

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [enjoyed peaceful conditions once more]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οἰκοδομουμένη καὶ πορευομένη

˓being˒_built (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἡ μέν Οὖν ἐκκλησία καθʼ ὅλης τῆς Ἰουδαίας καί Γαλιλαίας καί Σαμαρείας εἶχεν εἰρήνην οἰκοδομουμένη καί πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ Κυρίου καί τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος ἐπληθύνετο)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who did the action, you could state “God” or “the Holy Spirit.” Alternate translation: [As God built it up and it journeyed] or [As the Holy Spirit built it up and it journeyed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἰκοδομουμένη

˓being˒_built

Luke is speaking of the church as if it were a building that God was constructing. Alternate translation: [growing stronger]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ Κυρίου

going ˱in˲_the fear ˱of˲_the Lord

Here, journeying means “living.” Alternate translation: [living in the fear of the Lord]

πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ Κυρίου

going ˱in˲_the fear ˱of˲_the Lord

Here the word fear describes a deep respect for God. Alternate translation: [living with a deep respect for the Lord]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος

˱in˲_the exhortation ˱of˲_the Holy Spirit

Luke is using the possessive form to describe the Holy Spirit as the one who was giving the church encouragement. Alternate translation: [with the Holy Spirit encouraging them]