From 8a8a730225842440c14022d25ba81574dc88cf07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Obiwon Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 20:48:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'act/18/17.md' --- act/18/17.md | 8 ++------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/act/18/17.md b/act/18/17.md index dc851827f7..f08a296dc5 100644 --- a/act/18/17.md +++ b/act/18/17.md @@ -1,18 +1,14 @@ -# General Information: - -It is not clear what events this verse describes. The Jews had been accusing Paul, but it appears that they ended up beating Sosthenes and not Paul. - # So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat Possible meanings are 1) the Gentiles beat Sosthenes in the court in front of the judgment seat because he was the Jewish leader or 2) Sosthenes was a believer in Christ, so even though he was "the ruler of the synagogue," the Jews beat him in front of the court. # they all seized -This may be an exaggeration to emphasize the strong feelings the people had. Alternate translation: "many people seized" or "many of them grabbed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hyperbole]]) +"many people seized" or "many of them grabbed" # Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue -Sosthenes was "the ruler of the synagogue" at Corinth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) +Sosthenes was "the ruler of the synagogue" at Corinth. # beat him