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AICNT to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
OEB to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God’s people, by faith in me.”
WEBBE to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance amongst those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
WMBB (Same as above)
NET to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
LSV to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of Satan to God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified by faith that [is] toward Me.
FBV to open their eyes so they can turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, and so that they can receive forgiveness for their sins and a place with those who are set right as they trust in me.’
TCNT to open their eyes [fn]so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
T4T to help them to realize [MTY] what is true and to stop believing what is false [MET]. I am sending you to them so that they may let God control them and not let Satan control them any more. Then God will forgive their sins and will accept them as his people because they believe in me.’ That is what Jesus said to me.”
LEB to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
BBE To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
Moff No Moff ACTs book available
Wymth that they may turn from darkness to light and from the obedience to Satan to God, in order to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified through faith in Me.'
ASV to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
DRA To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.
YLT to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of the Adversary unto God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified, by faith that [is] toward me.
Drby to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to [fn]God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
RV to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
Wbstr To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
KJB-1769 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
KJB-1611 To open their eyes, and to turne them from darknesse to light, and from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receiue forgiuenesse of sinnes, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
(To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgivenesse of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.)
Bshps To open their eyes, that they may be turned from darknesse to lyght, & from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receaue forgeuenes of sinnes, & inheritaunce among them which are sanctified by fayth that is towarde me.
(To open their eyes, that they may be turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgivenes of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is towarde me.)
Gnva To open their eyes, that they may turne from darknes to light, and from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receiue forgiuenes of sinnes, and inheritance among them, which are sanctified by fayth in me.
(To open their eyes, that they may turn from darknes to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgivenes of sins, and inheritance among them, which are sanctified by faith in me. )
Cvdl to ope their eyes, that they maye turne from the darknesse vnto the lighte, and from the power of ye deuell vnto God, that they maye receaue forgeuenesse of synnes, and the enheritaunce with them that are sanctified by faith in me.
(to ope their eyes, that they may turn from the darkness unto the lighte, and from the power of ye/you_all devil unto God, that they may receive forgivenesse of sins, and the inheritance with them that are sanctified by faith in me.)
TNT to open their eyes that they myght turne from darcknes vnto lyght and from the power of Satan vnto God that they maye receave forgevenes of synnes and inheritaunce amonge the which are sanctified by fayth in me.
(to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light and from the power of Satan unto God that they may receive forgivenes of sins and inheritance among the which are sanctified by faith in me. )
Wycl to opene the iyen of hem, that thei ben conuertid fro derknesse to liyt, and fro power of Sathnas to God, that thei take remyssioun of synnes, and part among seyntis, bi feith that is in me.
(to opene the eyes of them, that they been conuertid from derknesse to light, and from power of Sathnas to God, that they take remyssioun of sins, and part among seyntis, by faith that is in me.)
Luth aufzutun ihre Augen, daß sie sich bekehren von der Finsternis zu dem Licht und von der Gewalt des Satans zu GOtt, zu empfangen Vergebung der Sünden und das Erbe samt denen, die geheiliget werden durch den Glauben an mich.
(aufzutun their/her Augen, that they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves bekehren from the/of_the darkness to to_him light and from the/of_the Gewalt the Satans to God, to empfangen Vergebung the/of_the Sünden and the heritage samt denen, the geheiliget become through the faith at mich.)
ClVg aperire oculos eorum, ut convertantur a tenebris ad lucem, et de potestate Satanæ ad Deum, ut accipiant remissionem peccatorum, et sortem inter sanctos, per fidem quæ est in me.
(aperire oculos their, as convertantur from darkness to lucem, and about potestate Satanæ to God, as accipiant remissionem sinners, and lot between sanctos, through faith which it_is in me. )
UGNT ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς, καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ.
(anoixai ofthalmous autōn, tou epistrepsai apo skotous eis fōs, kai taʸs exousias tou Satana epi ton Theon, tou labein autous afesin hamartiōn kai klaʸron en tois haʸgiasmenois pistei taʸ eis eme.)
SBL-GNT ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, τοῦ ⸀ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ.
(anoixai ofthalmous autōn, tou ⸀epistrepsai apo skotous eis fōs kai taʸs exousias tou Satana epi ton theon, tou labein autous afesin hamartiōn kai klaʸron en tois haʸgiasmenois pistei taʸ eis eme.)
TC-GNT ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, [fn]τοῦ ὑποστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ.
(anoixai ofthalmous autōn, tou hupostrepsai apo skotous eis fōs kai taʸs exousias tou Satana epi ton Theon, tou labein autous afesin hamartiōn, kai klaʸron en tois haʸgiasmenois pistei taʸ eis eme. )
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 / quotesinquotes
ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς, καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ
/to/_open_up eyes ˱of˲_them ˱for˲_that /to/_turn_back from darkness to light and ˱from˲_the power ¬the ˱of˲_Satan to ¬the God ˱for˲_that /to/_receive them forgiveness ˱of˲_sins and allotment among the_‹ones› /having_been/_sanctified ˱by˲_faith ¬which in me
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [to open their eyes to turn from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, for them to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among the ones having been sanctified by faith in him]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι
/to/_open_up eyes ˱of˲_them ˱for˲_that /to/_turn_back
Jesus is speaking of Paul helping people to understand the truth about him as if Paul would literally open the eyes of these people. Alternate translation: [to help them understand the truth about me so that they will turn]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς
/to/_turn_back from darkness to light
Jesus is speaking of Paul helping people to stop doing what is wrong and to start obeying God as if the Paul would be literally helping these people stop directing their attention to darkness and start directing it to light. Alternate translation: [so that they will stop doing what is wrong and start obeying God]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν
and ˱from˲_the power ¬the ˱of˲_Satan to ¬the God
By authority, Jesus implicitly means the control that Satan has over people who are under his authority. You can provide this information in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and no longer have Satan control them but have God control them]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ
˱for˲_that ¬the ˱for˲_that /to/_receive them forgiveness ˱of˲_sins and
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word forgiveness, you could express the same idea with the verb “forgive.” Alternate translation: [so that God may forgive their sins and give them]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
κλῆρον ἐν
allotment among
Jesus is speaking of the blessings that he gives to those who believe in him as if they were an inheritance such as children receive from their parents. Alternate translation: [the blessings that I give to]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ
the_‹ones› /having_been/_sanctified ˱by˲_faith ¬which in me
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. Alternate translation: [the ones whom I sanctify because they have faith in me]
