ACTs 13:47 Parallel Verse View

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ULT For thus the Lord has commanded us:
⇔  ‘I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles,
⇔  for you to be for salvation as far as the end of the earth.’ ”

UST We are doing this because the Lord God has commanded us to do it. He said in the Scriptures, ‘I have chosen you to reveal things about me to non-Jewish people that will be like a light to them. I have chosen you to tell people everywhere in the world the message that I want to save them.’ ”

BSB For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
⇔ ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
⇔ to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[fn]”

BLB For thus the Lord has commanded us: 'I have set you for a light of the Gentiles, you to be for salvation to the uttermost part of the earth.'"

AICNT For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”[fn]

13:47, Isaiah 49:6

OEB For this is the Lord’s command to us –
⇔ “I have destined you for a light to the Gentiles,
⇔ a means of salvation to the ends of the earth”.’

WEBBE For so has the Lord commanded us, saying,
⇔ ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles,
⇔ that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘ I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”

LSV for so the LORD has commanded us: I have set you for a light of nations—for your being for salvation to the end of the earth.”

FBV That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’ ”[fn]

13:47 Quoting Isaiah 49:6.

TCNT For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
⇔ ‘I have appointed yoʋ to be a light to the Gentiles,
⇔ so that yoʋ may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”

T4T We are doing that also because the Lord God has commanded us to do it. He said to us,
⇔ ‘I have appointed you to reveal things about me to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be like a light to them. I have appointed you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world about the one who came to save them.’ ”

LEB • For so the Lord has commanded us:‘I have appointed you[fn] a light for the Gentiles, • [fn] salvation to the end of the earth.’[fn]

13:47 Literally “for”

13:47 Literally “that you would bring”

13:47 An allusion to Isa 42:6|link-href="None"; 49:6

BBE For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

Moff No Moff ACTs book available

Wymth For such is the Lord's command to us. "`I have placed Thee,' He says of Christ, `as a light to the Gentiles, in order that Thou mayest be a Saviour as far as the remotest parts of the earth.'"

ASV For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying,
⇔ I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles,
⇔ That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.

DRA For so the Lord hath commanded us: I have set thee to be the light of the Gentiles; that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth.

YLT for so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations — for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.'

Drby for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.

RV For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Wbstr For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying , I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldst be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

KJB-1769 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
(For so hath/has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee/you to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou/you should be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. )

KJB-1611 [fn]For so hath the Lord cōmanded vs, saying, I haue set thee to bee a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for saluation vnto the ends of the earth.
(For so hath/has the Lord cōmanded us, saying, I have set thee/you to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou/you should be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.)

13:47 Esay 49. 6.

Bshps For so hath the Lorde commaunded vs. I haue made thee a lyght of the Gentiles, that thou be the saluation vnto the ende of the worlde.
(For so hath/has the Lord commanded us. I have made thee/you a light of the Gentiles, that thou/you be the salvation unto the end of the world.)

Gnva For so hath the Lord commanded vs, saying, I haue made thee a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be the saluation vnto the end of the world.
(For so hath/has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have made thee/you a light of the Gentiles, that thou/you should be the salvation unto the end of the world. )

Cvdl For so hath the LORDE comaunded vs: I haue set the to be a lighte vnto ye Gentyles, yt thou be ye Saluacion vnto the ende of the earth.
(For so hath/has the LORD commanded us: I have set the to be a lighte unto ye/you_all Gentyles, it thou/you be ye/you_all Saluacion unto the end of the earth.)

TNT For so hath the Lorde commaunded vs: I have made the a light to the getyls that thou be salvacion vnto the ende of the worlde.
(For so hath/has the Lord commanded us: I have made the a light to the getyls that thou/you be salvacion unto the end of the world. )

Wyc For so the Lord comaundide vs, Y haue set thee in to liyt to hethen men, that thou be in to helthe to the vtmest of erthe.
(For so the Lord commanded us, I have set thee/you in to light to hethen men, that thou/you be in to health to the vtmest of earth.)

Luth Denn also hat uns der HErr geboten: Ich habe dich den Heiden zum Licht gesetzt, daß du das Heil seiest bis an das Ende der Erde.
(Because also has us/to_us/ourselves the/of_the LORD geboten: I have you/yourself the heathens for_the light sett, that you the Heil be until at the Ende the/of_the earth.)

ClVg Sic enim præcepit nobis Dominus: Posui te in lucem gentium, ut sis in salutem usque ad extremum terræ.[fn]
(So because ordered us Master: Posui you(sg) in the_light gentium, as sis in salutem until to extremum terræ. )

13.47 Sic enim, etc. ID. Prophetia est præceptum immobile nobis: primum dicitur, deinde infertur Prophetæ testimonium ad personam Patris loquentis ad Filium. Posui te. Non ait, Posui vos, quia quod Christo dicitur, hoc ad apostolos, qui membra ejus sunt, pertinet. Posui te in lumen gentibus. BEDA. Hoc dictum est specialiter Christo, et tamen idem sibi dictum esse arbitrantur apostoli, quia membra ipsius sunt: sicut propter ejusdem corporis unionem dictum est, Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris? etc.

13.47 So because, etc. ID. Prophetia it_is præceptum immobile nobis: primum it_is_said, deinde infertur Prophetæ testimony to personam Patris loquentis to Son. Posui you(sg). Non ait, Posui vos, because that Christo it_is_said, this to apostolos, who members his are, belongs. Posui you(sg) in lumen gentibus. BEDA. This dictum it_is specialiter Christo, and tamen idem sibi dictum esse arbitrantur apostoli, because members ipsius are: like propter hisdem corporis unionem dictum it_is, Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris? etc.

UGNT οὕτως γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ Κύριος, τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν, τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς.
(houtōs gar entetaltai haʸmin ho Kurios, tetheika se eis fōs ethnōn, tou einai se eis sōtaʸrian heōs esⱪatou taʸs gaʸs.)

SBL-GNT οὕτως γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ κύριος· Τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς.
(houtōs gar entetaltai haʸmin ho kurios; Tetheika se eis fōs ethnōn tou einai se eis sōtaʸrian heōs esⱪatou taʸs gaʸs.)

TC-GNT Οὕτω γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ Κύριος,
⇔ Τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν,
⇔ τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς.
(Houtō gar entetaltai haʸmin ho Kurios,
⇔ Tetheika se eis fōs ethnōn,
⇔ tou einai se eis sōtaʸrian heōs esⱪatou taʸs gaʸs. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἡμῖν

˱to˲_us

By us, Paul and Barnabas mean themselves, but not the Jewish leaders to whom they are speaking, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν, τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς

˱I˲_/have/_set you for /a/_light ˱of˲_/the/_pagans ¬which to_be you for salvation to /the/_last ˱of˲_the earth

This quotation is from the prophet Isaiah. Even if your language does not customarily put one direct quotation inside another, it would be good to present this quotation from Isaiah as a direct quotation if possible, since God is addressing the Messiah directly in it. (Paul and Barnabas are saying that since they are disciples of the Messiah, the quotation also refers to their ministry.) You may be able to indicate its beginning with an opening second-level quotation mark or with some other punctuation or convention that your language could use to indicate the start of a second-level quotation. You may also be able to use special formatting to set off the quotation, as ULT does.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς

˱I˲_/have/_set you for /a/_light

Through this quotation from Isaiah, Paul and Barnabas are saying that the truth they are preaching about Jesus is like a light that allows people to see. You could use the same simile in your translation, or you could use a different comparison, to something else your readers would recognize that helps people to understand.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σε

you

The word you is singular here because it refers to the Messiah.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἶναί & εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς

to_be & for salvation to /the/_last ˱of˲_the earth

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of salvation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “should go and help people to be saved”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς

to /the/_last ˱of˲_the earth

This phrase is an idiom. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “everywhere on earth”

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